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Politics

With Manchin on board, spotlight turns to Sinema — and COVID

The party-bucking Democrat left the Capitol on Thursday without disclosing whether she’d support Joe Manchin’s sweeping deal with Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer. Democrats also expressed concern about having their 50 senators able to vote, with COVID keeping some out of action. Continue reading →

Health

It’s unlikely that you’ll catch monkeypox on the T: Answering questions about the virus

The World Health Organization has declared the outbreak a public health emergency. We spoke to experts to find out who’s most at risk, where to get tested, and what else the public needs to know. Continue reading →

Politics

In a surprise, Baker says taxpayers could receive ‘north of $2.5 billion’ in tax relief under little-known law

With state coffers overflowing, Massachusetts taxpayers could receive billions in tax help under an obscure 36-year-old law, Governor Charlie Baker announced. His office estimated taxpayers could get back roughly 7 percent of the income taxes they paid in 2021. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Teen’s killing on a Dorchester street brings calls for action

Chris Sanders was in the living room of his home on Ellington Street in Dorchester on Wednesday evening when he heard gunshots. He stepped outside and looked toward adjacent Erie Street — and spotted a teenager collapsed in the street. Continue reading →

Biotech

‘Please do not erase’: A treasured whiteboard at Boston Children’s Hospital has not been touched for 15 years

Preserved for posterity on the 12th floor of a research building, the board captures notes from the former chief of surgery’s transformative cancer research. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

West Virginia punishes banks that it says don’t support coal

The move is the first time a state has worked to sever banking relationships with major Wall Street firms over objections to their efforts to reduce dangerous planet-warming emissions. Continue reading →

Nation

House passes bill to subsidize US-made semiconductor chips in win for Biden

The House on Thursday voted to pass the $280 billion Chips and Science Act, a bill that would subsidize domestic semiconductor manufacturing and invest billions in science and technology innovation, in a bid to strengthen the United States’ competitiveness and self-reliance in what is seen as a keystone industry for economic and national security. Continue reading →

Nation

States with abortion bans are among least supportive for mothers and children

Analysis finds states with abortion bans are among least supportive for mothers and children. Continue reading →

The World

World

Crops ‘stored everywhere’: Ukraine’s harvest piles up

A small army of combine harvesters rolled across an endless farm field on a recent afternoon in western Ukraine, kicking dust clouds into the blue sky as the machines gathered in a sea of golden wheat. Mountains of soy and corn will be reaped in coming weeks. It will all add to a 20-million-ton backlog of grain that has been trapped in Ukraine during Russia’s grinding war. Continue reading →

World

Iran ramps up drone exports, signaling global ambitions

Iran has made steady advances in the design and production of military drones in recent years, and has stepped up their transfer to militant groups across the Middle East as it seeks to shift the dynamics of battlefields from Yemen to Gaza. Continue reading →

World

Russia attacks Kyiv area for the first time in weeks

Russian forces launched a missile attack on the Kyiv area for the first time in weeks Thursday and pounded the northern Chernihiv region as well, in what Ukraine said was revenge for standing up to the Kremlin. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

The matter with Kansas

An abortion ballot question reveals the broken state of our politics, Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

As the finish line nears, a few tasks remain for Beacon Hill

Expanding abortion rights, overhauling marijuana regulation, and legalizing happy hour remain unfinished business for the Legislature and Governor Baker. Continue reading →

LETTERS

How to create a community where we all want to live? Tax the rich.

I want nothing more than to create a community that values education, robust public resources, and collective investment in shared well-being. Continue reading →

Metro

Politics

Baker signs $52.7 billion budget into law, pressures Legislature to adopt priority dangerousness bill

In a last-dash effort to get a priority piece of legislation into law, Governor Charlie Baker rewrote a policy rider and added a proposal aimed at protecting survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault from facing their abusers before trial by allowing a court to hold people suspected of certain crimes without bail. Continue reading →

Metro

Will the next member of “The Squad” come from Vermont?

Becca Balint is racking up big endorsements and big PAC backing as she seeks to become the first woman to represent Vermont in Congress. Continue reading →

Politics

In the Long Island Bridge legal saga, another victory for Boston

Thursday brought the City of Boston a second legal victory this week in its long-running battle with Quincy over rebuilding Long Island Bridge, a piece of infrastructure many see as a key element in building an addiction recovery campus on the island and alleviating the local opioid epidemic. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

Patriots defense learns a lesson late in practice on Day 2 of training camp

"You might have won for 59 minutes and 59 seconds, but that last second of the game is what really matters," said veteran safety Adrian Phillips. Continue reading →

christopher l. gasper

Chaim Bloom’s balancing act has the Red Sox teetering and toppling over

The Red Sox would be better off committing wholeheartedly to something or someone, starting with Xander Bogaerts and Rafael Devers. Continue reading →

chad finn

These hopeless Red Sox should be ready to trade players — but which ones?

The trade deadline is less than a week away, and it seems wildly optimistic to think the Red Sox are headed for the postseason. Continue reading →

Business

TECH LAB

Stamp-size ultrasound patch could be a diagnostic game-changer

MIT engineers say their system allows real-time monitoring over an extended period of time. Continue reading →

Economy

The US is not in a recession. But we’re getting uncomfortably close.

The economy shrank for a second straight quarter, the Commerce Department said Thursday. Continue reading →

THE PRICE YOU PAY

Dunkinflation: Even Boston’s go-to breakfast spot has gotten pricier

You’re not imagining things. Your coffee and hash browns cost more than they used to. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Bernard Cribbins, British actor known for ‘Doctor Who,’ is dead at 93

A British actor who had roles on “Doctor Who” and “Fawlty Towers,” Bernard Cribbins's contributions to children’s programs delighted young audiences over a career that spanned seven decades. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSIC REVIEW

A glittering goodbye from Elton John at Gillette Stadium

John kicked off his 2½-hour concert, the first of two Foxborough dates on his farewell tour, with a boisterous rendition of “Benny and the Jets” before diving into a string of hits and deep cuts from his five-decade-plus career. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW

Review: B.J. Novak proves his chops in directorial debut ‘Vengeance’

B.J. Novak’s sly directorial debut, which he wrote and stars in, lampoons podcast tropes — and poaches from them. Continue reading →

Music

At the Newport Jazz Festival, 10 exciting boundary-stretchers

The three-day festival is this Friday through Sunday. We’ve combed the lineup for a few recommendations from out on the fringes. Continue reading →