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Newton Weather

Who’ll stop the rain? No one, apparently

This rainy weather is bad for our spirits, our camping trips, our painters. Continue reading →

Globe Local

Wellesley woman says she was attacked and seriously injured by three men in an Airbnb rental in Barcelona

A Wellesley woman was allegedly abducted and dropped down a flight of stairs after she was directed to a second location by her Airbnb host. She suffered life-threatening injuries and filed a lawsuit against the popular rental site. Continue reading →

News analysis

Trump’s fake fraud claims inspire real voting restrictions, leaving Democrats desperate

Voting restrictions are being considered in more than a dozen states this year. Republican lawmakers, citing the need for more election security, are changing laws in GOP-led legislatures as local Democrats protest to little effect. Continue reading →

CANDIDATE PROFILE

Andrea Campbell gained success despite early tragedies. As mayor, she wants to give all Bostonians the same opportunities that helped her

Boston mayoral candidate Andrea Campbell says she would offer all Bostonians truly equitable opportunities that could halt more families’ generational cycles of poverty and incarceration. The first in a series of profiles of the historic field of candidates vying to be Boston’s next mayor. Continue reading →

Business

Facebook plans to triple its Kendall Square office space

Facebook appears poised to roughly triple the size of its offices in Cambridge, making the technology giant the latest to place a big bet on Kendall Square real estate. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

EPA approved toxic chemicals for fracking a decade ago, new files show

For much of the past decade, oil companies engaged in drilling and fracking have been allowed to pump into the ground chemicals that, over time, can break down into toxic substances known as PFAS — a class of long-lasting compounds known to pose a threat to people and wildlife — according to internal documents from the Environmental Protection Agency. Continue reading →

Nation

Task force will review Interior Dept.’s police forces

A recent report on the US Park Police’s handling of protesters in Lafayette Square last year cited problems with that agency’s communications, both internally and with other agencies involved in clearing the square before Donald Trump’s photo op. Continue reading →

Nation

Bootleg Fire rages in Oregon, burning 50 structures and threatening California’s power supply

A fast-growing wildfire blazing across southwest Oregon has burned through more than 153,500 acres, forced hundreds of evacuations and is imperiling a major power grid as much of the West endures yet another heat wave. Continue reading →

The World

World

Top US general steps down in Afghanistan

The top American general in Afghanistan stepped down Monday, a symbolic moment as the United States nears the end of its 20-year-old war and Taliban fighters sweep across the country. Continue reading →

World

Biden calls Cuba protests ‘clarion call for freedom’

As the largest protest movement in decades swept Cuba, President Biden on Monday called on the Cuban government to heed the demands of thousands of citizens who took to the streets on Sunday to protest power outages, food shortages, and a worrying lack of medicine. Continue reading →

World

Arrest in Haiti assassination leaves some baffled: ‘Nobody ever heard of him’

Questions are swirling over the arrest of a doctor with ties to Florida described as playing a central role in the death of Haiti’s president, Jovenel Moïse. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Glimmers of progress on police reform

Local communities are trying to revamp their approach to public safety. Continue reading →

OPINION

Who is the real Geoff Diehl?

The GOP gubernatorial hopeful, who used to tout his role as honorary state cochair of Trump’s 2016 presidential campaign, is backing away from Trump and his base. Continue reading →

OPINION

Why the United States needs to intervene in Haiti — again

The United States bears partial responsibility for Haiti’s predicament today and must share in the responsibility of helping to rebuild the country. Continue reading →

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Metro

Politics

In escalating drama for Massachusetts GOP, some donors say they won’t give unless the party makes major changes

In a letter, 16 donors not only pledged to withhold their cash if Chairman Jim Lyons remains in charge, but even promised to raise $1 million for the party should it “reorient party leadership” and take “appropriate action to restore the Massachusetts Republican Party’s reputation.” Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Boston suffers violent weekend with 10 people shot

Acting Mayor Kim Janey said Monday she was dismayed by the weekend’s violence, but also noted that the rate of serious crime remains down in Boston compared to last year. Continue reading →

Metro

Maine nearly triples its number of monitoring devices since fatal shark attack last year

Almost a year since recording its first fatal shark attack, the state of Maine has nearly tripled the number of shark monitoring devices in the waters off its coast. Continue reading →

Sports

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

With a new coach and fresh motivation, Celtics star Jayson Tatum wants to be seen as one of the league’s best

Despite career-best numbers last season, Tatum was left off the All-NBA teams, a slight that did not go unnoticed. Continue reading →

mlb draft

2021 MLB Draft Day 2: Red Sox select Florida outfielder Jud Fabian in second round

Fabian was one of three position players from the SEC drafted by the Red Sox on Day 2. They also selected four pitchers. Continue reading →

MLB Draft

How Marcelo Mayer became a scouting impossible dream come true

Marcelo Mayer often seemed a pipe dream for the Red Sox, but the shortstop slipped to No. 4 and those that scouted him couldn't be more excited. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Facebook plans to triple its Kendall Square office space

Facebook appears poised to roughly triple the size of its offices in Cambridge, making the technology giant the latest to place a big bet on Kendall Square real estate. Continue reading →

Business

Massachusetts restaurants received nearly $1 billion in federal relief aid, but many were shut out

A total of 2,556 businesses here were awarded grants, out of some 6,867 applicants. The average award was $388,000, the highest in the country. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

After Florida tragedy, condo owners are asking: Does my building set aside enough money for repairs?

It’s not unusual for unit owners to disagree, sometimes bitterly, over how much money to spend on maintenance and on big-ticket repairs. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Ruth Silman, ‘multi-dimensional’ lawyer, mother, and friend, dies at 52

The first woman managing partner in Nixon Peabody's Boston office, she also climbed all 46 high peaks in the Adirondacks before turning 46. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

The whip-smart British comedy ‘This Way Up’ is the perfect post-pandemic binge

“This Way Up” could be a blueprint for how to handle post-pandemic television. Continue reading →

MUSIC REVIEW

At Tanglewood, BSO makes joyful return to live performance

Music director Andris Nelsons kicked things off Saturday with an all-Beethoven program. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

Which shows will return and which ones will not

A lot of readers have been wondering about whether their favorite network series have been renewed. Continue reading →