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Wednesday, August 10, 2022
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Transportation

Orange Line riders — and mayors — still in the dark about how commuters are supposed to get around during shutdown

The T offered contradictory information about what riders can expect. On Tuesday, flyers posted at stations and the agency’s website featured conflicting routes for shuttle buses that will replace train service. After Globe inquiries, the website was changed. Continue reading →

Politics

Mar-a-Lago search sparks questions about Trump’s potential legal peril

The decision to take the unprecedented step of searching an ex-president’s home would likely have required the sign off of top officials including Attorney General Merrick Garland as well as a federal judge, and would not have been made lightly, former prosecutors said. Continue reading →

Politics

Infighting, obfuscation, delay: the chaotic end of Massachusetts’ legislative session

Longtime watchers of the Legislature are used to blown deadlines and obfuscation. But they said this session ended with an unusual amount of work still remaining to be done. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Mass. truck driver is acquitted in 2019 motorcycle crash that killed seven motorcyclists

Volodymyr Zhukovskyy, 26, was acquitted of all charges, seven counts of manslaughter, seven counts of negligent homicide, and one count of reckless conduct. Continue reading →

Health

Once the ‘it’ supplement, vitamin D is losing its sparkle

Vitamin D supplements, regularly consumed by millions of Americans, have not held up to the considerable hype of warding off many common, dreaded diseases. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Grand jury declines to indict woman in Emmett Till killing

It is now increasingly unlikely that Carolyn Bryant Donham, who is now in her 80s, will ever be prosecuted for her role in the events that led to Till’s lynching. Continue reading →

Nation

Albuquerque police detain suspect in killings of Muslim men

For several days, residents have been reeling at the possibility that someone could be targeting Muslims, in a city already upended by a harrowing spike in murders. Continue reading →

The World

World

At least 8 dead in Seoul-area flooding amid record rainfall

At least eight people have died after record rainfall fell over South Korea on Monday and Tuesday, including the capital, Seoul, inundating city streets and flooding subway stations. Continue reading →

World

Large explosions rock Russian military air base in Crimea

Powerful explosions rocked a Russian air base in Crimea and sent towering clouds of smoke over the landscape Tuesday in what may mark an escalation of the war in Ukraine. At least one person was killed and several others were wounded, authorities said. Continue reading →

World

Another wave of extreme heat targets Europe, prompting alerts

It’s been barely three weeks since a historic spate of extreme temperatures baked Western Europe, smashing all-time records in Britain. Now a new heat wave is building over the continent, with alerts issued and more records in jeopardy. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Repairs to Orange Line: the T better get it right

Federal regulators should be watching how well the transit agency handles an upcoming 30-day closure of the Orange Line. Continue reading →

OPINION

Reading the tea leaves about the FBI’s search of Mar-a-Lago

Something so unprecedented needs both a legally and a politically persuasive justification. Continue reading →

LETTERS

Atop list of tips for renters: Check for basic safety conditions

Rooms without windows or with very small windows are often described as bedrooms. The Sanitary Code and related codes require that all habitable rooms have a minimum amount of natural light and ventilation based on square footage. Continue reading →

Metro

Transportation

With problems mounting, the ‘Civil War MBTA’ account returned to Twitter to address rider frustrations

Brian Estabrook watched last month as yet another nightmarish incident on the MBTA unfolded. He knew then it was time to relaunch his tongue-in-cheek Twitter account, @MbtaWar, that pokes fun at the T. Continue reading →

Health

Who should get the monkeypox vaccine? What to know as Mass. limits shots to one dose only

The second dose, normally administered 28 days later, will be offered after supplies increase. Here are answers to some common questions about the monkeypox vaccine. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Candidates for Suffolk district attorney square off in debate

The Democratic candidates for Suffolk district attorney took part in a debate Tuesday evening that focused on young people’s experiences in the court system but included barbs from a challenger who had called on the incumbent to step down just one day earlier. Continue reading →

Sports

red sox

Chris Sale out for the season after undergoing surgery on right wrist following bicycle accident

“You couldn’t make this up, right?” said Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom. The fractured wrist is the latest setback for Sale, who has made only 14 starts since 2019. Continue reading →

red sox

Jackie Bradley Jr. signs with Blue Jays after being released by Red Sox

Bradley, a Gold Glove winner and the ALCS MVP in 2018, was a .236/.315/.404 hitter in 964 games for the Sox before he was released last week. Continue reading →

Braves 9, Red Sox 7 (11 innings)

Red Sox can’t find magic formula, lose to Braves in 11 innings, 9-7

The loss was the Sox’ fifth loss in six games, as they remain in last place in the AL East. Continue reading →

Business

Technology

A local currency in the Berkshires is going digital

"BerkShares" have been around for more than 15 years in the form of pastel-colored paper bills. Now, its creators are testing a digital version that allows customers to pay through an app. Continue reading →

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Big wind farms planned in far Northern Maine could benefit Mass.

Mass. climate bill could help state connect to wind power from Northern Maine Continue reading →

Business

Amid Aduhelm woes, Biogen moves to pare back office space

The Cambridge-based drugmaker has listed its space for lease at buildings in Kendall Square and Weston. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Lamont Dozier, writer of numerous Motown hits, dies at 81

The prolific songwriter and producer was crucial to the success of Motown Records. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSIC REVIEW

At Tanglewood, ‘Lessons in Love and Violence’: a study in sonic storytelling

The American premiere of English composer George Benjamin’s highly anticipated third opera concluded the Festival of Contemporary Music. Continue reading →

Books

Meng Jin’s ‘Self-Portrait with Ghost’ explores dignity, joy and the present through short stories

The author will appear with fellow writer Taymour Soomro at Harvard Book Store on Thursday. Continue reading →

FOOD

With record-breaking temperatures on Boston’s patios, are restaurant owners breaking a sweat?

Outdoor dining has been a salvation for restaurants courting germ-sensitive diners. But what happens when it’s 100 degrees outside? You'd be surprised. Continue reading →