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Massachusetts

Welcome to Patio-Palooza, a.k.a. Boston’s outdoor dining scene

Greater Boston — once too buttoned-up to dine al fresco — has gone mad for outdoor dining. Parking spaces, alleys, driveways, the sidewalk in front of a UPS store. Wherever you look, food is being served. Continue reading →

Politics

At the kickoff event of the 2024 presidential race, Trump voters in Iowa say they are ready to move on

To be sure, there was plenty of praise for Trump at the conference. But in interviews with 15 attendees, all of whom voted for Trump in 2020, none said they hoped the former president would run again. Continue reading →

Vermont

Pilot killed in fall from hot air balloon in Vermont, 4 passengers uninjured

A hot-air balloon ride ended tragically on Thursday in Bradford, Vermont, when 72-year-old Brian Boland became trapped under the basket and then plummeted to his death, police said. Continue reading →

Politics

Voters approved a tax deduction on charitable donations in 2000. Lawmakers and Baker are at odds on whether to delay it again

Taxpayers have been allowed to take advantage of the small but notable piece of tax relief only once because lawmakers suspended the measure in 2002, citing a budget crunch. Continue reading →

World

German floods raise the bar on extreme weather events

Days before roiling waters tore through western Germany, a European weather agency issued an “extreme” flood warning after detailed models showed storms that threatened to send rivers surging to levels that a German meteorologist said had not been seen in 500 or even 1,000 years. By Friday, those predictions proved devastatingly accurate, with more than 100 people dead and 1,300 unaccounted for. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

3 men charged in deadly 2018 Missouri tourist boat accident

The total of 63 felony charges were filed in Stone County against the captain, the general manager and the manager on duty the day of the accident for the Ride the Ducks attraction on Table Rock Lake near the tourist mecca of Branson, in southwestern Missouri. Continue reading →

Nation

Unstable weather will continue to fuel huge Oregon blaze

Dry, unstable and windy conditions will keep fueling a massive wildfire in southern Oregon, forecasters said, as the largely uncontained blaze grows by miles each day. Continue reading →

Nation

Rare monkeypox virus reported in Dallas resident

Dallas County health authorities are reporting a case of rare monkeypox virus in an individual who traveled from Nigeria to Dallas. Continue reading →

The World

World

Border numbers rise in June amid concerns for migrant safety

Federal officials have logged more than 1.1 million apprehensions at the US-Mexico border this fiscal year, after another busy month in June, Customs and Border Protection said in a news release Friday. Continue reading →

World

Danish Siddiqui, Reuters photojournalist, is killed in Afghanistan

Danish Siddiqui, an Indian national and Reuters staff journalist, was embedded with members of Afghanistan’s elite special forces in the southern province of Kandahar, a former Taliban stronghold. Continue reading →

World

Hundreds greet former president Aristide on return to troubled Haiti

Jean-Bertrand Aristide, a charismatic yet divisive figure in Haiti who was receiving unspecified medical treatment in Cuba, arrived back in a country simmering with tension over the July 7 assassination of President Jovenel Moïse as new details about the investigation emerged. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

‘Small’ bills would spell big wins

Let’s open doors for students with intellectual disabilities, allow more Alzheimer’s patients to stay home. Continue reading →

OPINION

MassGOP’s Jim Lyons leads the party into oblivion

With Republican voter registration headed for single digits, finding candidates is like a unicorn hunt. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Here is what one doctor wrote in reply to a vaccine-reluctant patient

You are much more likely to become ill and die or suffer severe consequences from infection with COVID-19 than you are to have a side effect of the vaccine. Continue reading →

Metro

easing back

‘A wonderful, human thing to do’: Chorus resumes in-person rehearsals for first time since start of pandemic

A community choir reunites after months apart during the pandemic. But while the musicians are overjoyed to sing again, not everyone is comfortable returning to rehearsal. Continue reading →

Politics

As COVID eased, a state senator running for auditor planned Greece trip on outside group’s dime

Senator Diana DiZoglio now says she will not take the trip to Athens so she can attend Democratic committee meetings. Continue reading →

Metro

Exam school decision was the right one, but real equity demands more

The Boston School Committee — facing a level of public pressure unseen in years — did the city a great service Wednesday night by voting to upend a decades-old admission policy for the city’s exam high schools. Continue reading →

Sports

ON BASEBALL

For concerned Alex Cora, COVID outbreak supersedes rivalry with Yankees

Six Yankees have tested positive for COVID-19 since returning from the All-Star break. Continue reading →

NHL

Are Nick Ritchie or Jakub Zboril good choices for the Seattle Kraken in the NHL expansion draft?

Part 3 of the Globe's series looking at Bruins who could be available for the Kraken focuses on a left wing and a defenseman. Continue reading →

RED SOX 4, YANKEES 0

Eduardo Rodriguez, Red Sox clean up against Yankees in first game out of break

The lefthander pitched 5 2/3 shutout innings, and Boston got home runs from Christian Arroyo and J.D. Martinez to top a New York team shorthanded because of COVID. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Trump showerhead rule to increase water flow getting dumped

Now, with a new president in office, the Energy Department is going back to a standard adopted in 2013, saying it provides plenty of water for a good soak and a thorough clean. Continue reading →

Business

Vineyard Wind developers sign deal with unions to build $2.8b project

The deal with the unions is seen as another key milestone in finally launching the Vineyard Wind project, and by extension the entire offshore wind industry. Continue reading →

Business

Top BPDA official leaving City Hall for Amazon

Jonathan Greeley's move comes at a time when the Seattle-based tech giant could benefit from someone with his expertise. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Biz Markie, known for classic rap song ‘Just a Friend,’ dies

Markie, a hip-hop staple known for his beatboxing prowess, turntable mastery and the 1989 classic “Just a Friend,” has died. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Harry Rosenfeld, a key figure in The Washington Post’s Watergate coverage, dies at 91

A child in Nazi Germany who barely escaped the Holocaust, Harry Rosenfeld became a key Washington Post editor during its Pulitzer Prize-winning coverage of the Watergate break-in and resulting scandal. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MOVIES

Wellesley student Mila Cuda guided the poetry that makes up ‘Summertime’

The Los Angeles native led the young artists responsible for the movie's script. Continue reading →

MUSEUMS

‘A walk back in time’: Hancock Shaker Village opens trail to new archeological site

The newly unearthed remnants reveal a site for those who wanted to test out the faith. “If you thought you were interested in Shakerism, they put you there for a year or so to see if it really was for you,” said director and CEO Jennifer Trainer Thompson. Continue reading →

ART

Boston Camera Club unspools its art along Fan Pier

"The Focused Eye: Our Unique Views" combines photography with creative responses from community members. Continue reading →