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Trump says Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’

The comments come a week after the White House told the Smithsonian that its museums would be required to adjust any content that the administration finds problematic within 120 days.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington on May 3. President Trump said in a post to social media on Tuesday that the Smithsonian museums focus too much on “how bad slavery was."

Chris Pratt (right) and his wife Katherine Schwarzenegger, who is cousins with Health and Human Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., arrived at the premiere of "The Electric State" in Los Angeles in February.

‘I think he’s great’: Chris Pratt speaks on his relationship to extended family member RFK Jr.

The Marvel and “Jurassic World” star spoke about his interactions with the controversial Health and Human secretary during an appearance on Bill Maher's podcast.

Senator Susan Collins, Republican of Maine, spoke with a reporter on July 29 in Washington.

Susan Collins to get Hollywood treatment at fundraiser with Democrats

Some of Hollywood's most prominent Democrats are set to hold a fundraiser next month for one of America's most endangered Republicans.

Director of National Intelligence Tulsi Gabbard spoke with reporters in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House, on July 23.

Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials

Many of the officials who were targeted left the government years ago after serving in both senior national security positions and lower-profile roles far from the public eye.

Justice Department to begin giving Congress files from Jeffrey Epstein investigation, lawmaker says

Masataka Yoshida went down swinging in the eighth inning, the third Sox batter to strike out after they loaded the bases.

Orioles 4, Red Sox 3 (11 inn.)

Red Sox can’t capitalize on late-inning, bases-loaded opportunities, lose to Orioles in 11

The Sox dropped another stunner after leaving the bases loaded in the eighth, ninth, and 10th innings.

Here’s what to do if you’re caught in a rip current
More than 100 people die each year in rip currents in the US. Learn how to spot them and how to safely escape.

See rip-tide risks for New EnglandMaps detail high surf advisory in effect for New England

In 1991, an August hurricane named Bob made landfall in New England
Bob, the most recent tropical storm to make landfall in New England, emerged rather quickly out of the Bahamas and traveled north along the Eastern Seaboard on a collision course with New England.

High pressure slides east while a weak system brings scattered showers across parts of New England on Wednesday.

Forecast | Ken Mahan

Cool temperatures with scattered showers expected for a mundane Wednesday

High surf advisories remain in effect for coastal Rhode Island, the South Coast of Massachusetts, and the Cape and Islands.

As waves from Hurricane Erin crash and 'No Swimming' flags flap in the breeze, people walk on the beach in Nags Head, N.C., on Aug. 19.

Hurricane Erin churns up dangerous waves and closes beaches along US East Coast

While forecasters remain confident the center of the monster storm will remain far offshore, the outer edges are likely to bring damaging tropical-force winds, large swells and life-threatening rip currents into Friday.

Nantucket beaches close as Hurricane Erin approaches, stirring high surf, rip current risk

INNOVATION BEAT
Meet the Harvard librarian fighting publishers for cheaper ebooks
Kyle Courtney is working on legislation that would compel publishers to cut libraries a better deal.

Long-planned towers could soon rise along Morrissey Boulevard
Boston-based real estate development firm Copper Mill intends to start construction next year on a $450 million residential project at 75 Morrissey Blvd., where the long-empty Channel 56 building now stands.

Rehoboth man to be charged with murder of missing pregnant teen after human remains found at his home

Gregory Groom, 22, is due to be arraigned Wednesday in Taunton District Court for the death of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, officials said.

Boy, 16, charged with driving under the influence in connection with Marblehead crash that killed girl, 13

The crash happened just before 3 a.m. on Atlantic Avenue, officials said.

Miss Hall’s School failed to stop teacher from sexually abusing five students over 20 years, independent investigator finds
The investigation also discovered that seven other former employees allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with students dating back to the 1940s.

Two adults, two children found dead in N.H. home in apparent murder-suicide, officials say. A toddler was found uninjured.

A 911 call was placed from the home around 8:20 p.m. on Monday, police said.

RI POLICING

R.I. prosecutor told police to turn off a body-worn camera during her arrest. Do officers have to comply?

Police video shows a state prosecutor telling officers it is “protocol” for them to turn off the camera if “a citizen” asks them to do so. Experts say that’s not true.

The race to rescue PBS and NPR stations
The Knight Foundation and other top organizations are aiming to provide $50 million to stabilize the public radio and TV stations most at risk from the recent federal government funding cuts.

Representative Katherine Clark walks back ‘genocide’ remark about Israel-Hamas war

Netanyahu brands Australia’s Albanese ‘weak’ over Palestinian state recognition

A debilitating mosquito-borne virus spreads to more regions of the world
The virus, chikungunya, is not circulating in the United States, but it is endemic in Mexico. It is rarely fatal, but it causes excruciating and prolonged joint pain and weakness.

One lane on Memorial Drive is closed amid fears that the Riverview condo building in Cambridge might collapse.

Bad concrete. A quick evacuation. Now, before Cambridge condo building is demolished: court.

The demolition of Cambridge’s Riverview condo building is drawing closer, as the complex effort to topple the troubled concrete structure makes its way through the judicial process.

Patriots quarterback Drake Maye played two series in each of the first two preseason games.

Busy day for Drake Maye, which could indicate he won’t play Thursday, and other notes from Patriots practice

Coach Mike Vrabel said Monday that this week’s practice reps would inform him for personnel decisions on Thursday.

Absences of Christian Gonzalez and Carlton Davis given other Patriots cornerbacks time to shine

People gathered outside the Kiruna Church, a Sami-style wooden Swedish Lutheran church, in Kiruna, Sweden, on Tuesday, during its move along a 5-kilometer route east to a new city center as part of the town's relocation.

Swedish church is being moved down the road

The Kiruna Church is being moved this week along a three-mile route east as part of the town’s relocation. It’s happening because the world’s largest underground iron-ore mine is threatening to swallow the town.

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

Trump and the not-so-noble Nobel

The peace prize long ago forfeited any claim to be a reliable measure of who genuinely advanced world peace.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Kate Merrill wasn’t wrong to correct the pronunciation of Concord

Renée Graham

Why Trump continues to lie about the 2020 presidential election

IDEAS | Jeff Clements

Courts keep shredding campaign finance laws. It’s time to amend the Constitution.

MARCELA GARCÍA

At Boston’s Dominican parade and festival, fear lingers but joy wins

More recent News

Boston police defend communications system after alleged radio ‘breakdown’

City councilors Ed Flynn and Erin J. Murphy said the department’s "main radio channel failed for nearly 30 minutes" during a spate of violence near Franklin Park.

Richard Lee, activist who founded a pot ‘university,’ dies at 62

Tagged "the Johnny Appleseed of pot," Mr. Lee was considered one of the country's most influential legalization activists.

Officials alert public after great white shark bites fish off Ogunquit, Maine, fire chief says

We want the public to be aware of today’s sighting, and we are actively monitoring the area for any additional activity,” the Ogunquit Fire Department wrote in a Facebook post Tuesday.

Brockton High School choral director arrested for paying a minor for sex

Matthew Cunningham, 35, was placed on leave Tuesday, Brockton Public Schools said.

What to know about the lawsuit filed against secretive religious community in Orleans

A Christian enclave on Cape Cod is facing a federal lawsuit for allegedly forcing children to work long hours building an event space without compensation.

Kraft claims Wu is illegally using public resources for her campaign. Experts say that’s hard to prove.

Every elected official enjoys the incumbency advantage when seeking reelection. But Josh Kraft alleges that Mayor Michelle Wu has crossed the line into improper behavior.

The chatbot updated. Users lost a friend.

OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, released a new version of its chatbot, called GPT-5. People immediately found its responses to be less warm and effusive than GPT-4o, OpenAI’s primary chatbot before the update.

These local teens love transit so much they made a hyperrealistic MBTA bus simulator on Roblox
Want to drive a T bus? A 19-year-old from Everett made a game that lets you take the wheel.

‘It’s definitely Rat City for a reason.’ A ‘rat safari’ in Allston sheds flashlight on rodent problem.
The free Rat Walk was organized by the Rat City Arts Festival, a local group that hosts a music festival and events celebrating Allston-Brighton.

SHIRLEY LEUNG
Grace Lee reached the pinnacle of her banking career. Then she walked away.
Lee took inspiration from former state economic secretary Yvonne Hao when she made the decision to walk away from M&T Bank to have more time to be there for her husband and mother.

Culture & Lifestyle

"Shin Godzilla" will come to HBO Max sometime soon.

‘Shin Godzilla’ is coming to HBO Max

Marie Masters Webb, Katherine Saik DeLugan, and Melanie Ashkar star as Rheinmaidens in Scene 1 of "Das Rheingold" in 2024.

A small but mighty Brattleboro opera company takes on Wagner’s epic ‘Ring.’

On May 31, Ben Sidell (right) and Garett Weinstein wed at The Inn at Mattei’s Tavern in Los Olivos, Calif. in the Santa Ynez Valley. Ben is the founder of SweetBoy Bakery and pastry director for Saltie Girl, which is owned by his mother restauranteur Kathy Sidell.

The food was divine at Ben Sidell’s Wine Country wedding to Garett Weinstein. After all, restaurants run in the family.

‘America’s Team,’ Jerry Jones, and the pleasures of hate watching

Special Projects

Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston’s busing era.

An Ambulance passes Glenwood Regional Medical Center in West Monroe, LA on August 28, 2024.

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

Explore the project: Snitch City

In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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JOAN VENNOCHI

Kate Merrill wasn’t wrong to correct the pronunciation of Concord

The lines of this crosswalk, which is located on the Brookline side of the circle, are barely visible.

ALAN WIRZBICKI

‘Inexcusable’: Why is Cleveland Circle still such a mess?

Even basic information feels like a fragile concept.

Austin Sarat

The toxic brew that awaits professors this fall

IDEAS | DAVID C. ROBERTS

‘Is it the dying kind?’

Stacey Abrams, voting rights activist and former Georgia state legislator, pictured in Atlanta, Georgia, in 2022.

KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Why autocracy is rising in America, and how to stop it before it’s too late

The photos on these banners in a Beirut suburb say a lot about the governance of Lebanon. On the left is the speaker of Parliament, Nabih Berri. On the right is Hassan Nasrallah, who was killed by an Israeli strike on Sept. 27. Lebanon hasn’t had a president for two years because Hezbollah keeps blocking candidates.

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Nantucket beaches close as Hurricane Erin approaches, stirring high surf, rip current risk

In Nantucket, all south-facing beaches are closed; only Jetties Beach remains open with lifeguards on duty.

Rehoboth man to be charged with murder of missing pregnant teen after human remains found at his home

Gregory Groom, 22, is due to be arraigned Wednesday in Taunton District Court for the death of 18-year-old Kylee Monteiro, officials said.

Richard Lee, activist who founded a pot ‘university,’ dies at 62

Tagged "the Johnny Appleseed of pot," Mr. Lee was considered one of the country's most influential legalization activists.

These maps detail how Erin is impacting New England with dangerous rip currents, 10-foot waves

A high surf advisory is in effect through Thursday for south-coastal areas as Hurricane Erin's powerful winds churn rough surf and rip currents.

Sports

Orioles 4, Red Sox 3 (11 inn.)

Red Sox can’t capitalize on late-inning, bases-loaded opportunities, lose to Orioles in 11

The Sox dropped another stunner after leaving the bases loaded in the eighth, ninth, and 10th innings.

Aaron Judge hit his 40th home run of the season in the first inning, one of nine hit by the Yankees in a 13-3 win over the Rays.

YANKEES 13, RAYS 3

Yankees tie club record with nine home runs in win over Rays

Judge, Bellinger and Stanton went back-to-back-to-back in the first inning to give the Yankees a 3-0 lead four batters into the game.

Red Sox manager Alex Cora has the team in contention for a playoff spot after three straight years of missing the postseason.

Christopher L. Gasper

Red Sox manager Alex Cora is still a difference-maker in the dugout

Cora has mixed and matched, maximizing a Red Sox roster that looks ticketed to return the franchise to the postseason for the first time since 2021.

RED SOX

Another frustrating start for Walker Buehler ends early

Celtics

‘We’re not playing for second.’ Bill Chisholm and Wyc Grousbeck discuss sale of the Celtics and where they go from here.

Patriots

Busy day for Drake Maye, which could indicate he won’t play Thursday, and other notes from Patriots practice

Business

Richard Lee, activist who founded a pot ‘university,’ dies at 62

Tagged "the Johnny Appleseed of pot," Mr. Lee was considered one of the country's most influential legalization activists.

TALKING POINTS

Primary care push by CVS meets resistance

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in

The race to rescue PBS and NPR stations

magazine

PERSPECTIVE

My students don’t have a local newspaper. Making their own changed everything.

MISS CONDUCT Classics

Sharing my pregnancy news hurt a friend who’d had a miscarriage

on the cover

A fraudulent cancer breakthrough, a test for the future president of MIT, and a new age of doubt in science

Participants enjoy getting out on the water during Neponset Day in 2023.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 18-24

metro

Marblehead police are investigating the fatal crash.

Boy, 16, charged with driving under the influence in connection with Marblehead crash that killed girl, 13

‘This is amazing, and we’re very grateful’: Rob Gronkowski celebrates opening of Gronk Playground in Boston

R.I. Governor McKee and his campaign manager ‘part ways’ after less than three months

sports

Pacers coach Rick Carlisle received a contract extension after leading Indiana to the Eastern Conference finals in each of the last two seasons, including a trip to the NBA Finals last season.

Pacers reward coach Rick Carlisle for NBA Finals run with mulityear contract extension

Dolphins add Matthew Judon to linebacker corps

Red Sox give Ceddanne Rafaela a ‘mental day’ amid deep slump, extreme defensive splits

business

ChatGPT's landing page is seen on a computer screen on Aug. 4 in Chicago.

The chatbot updated. Users lost a friend.

Walmart recalls frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination

Meet the Harvard librarian fighting publishers for cheaper ebooks

politics

Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials

Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials. See a recap.

Is this thing on? Accidental authenticity of Trump’s hot mic moment is latest in a long global list.

Nation

Ranger fired for hanging transgender flag in Yosemite and park visitors may face prosecution

Hurricane Erin churns up dangerous waves and closes beaches along US East Coast

Susan Collins to get Hollywood treatment at fundraiser with Democrats

World

Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese gestures during a press conference in Sydney, Australia, on Dec. 12, 2024.

Netanyahu brands Australia’s Albanese ‘weak’ over Palestinian state recognition

A debilitating mosquito-borne virus spreads to more regions of the world

Vietnamese are helping Cuba with 38-cent donations. A lot of them.

opinion

Xavier Ceron, 3, of Boston, attended his first Dominican Parade on Aug. 17.

At Boston’s Dominican parade and festival, fear lingers but joy wins

Courts keep shredding campaign finance laws. It’s time to amend the Constitution.

Israel-Hamas war roils Somerville mayoral race

lifestyle

The Cape Hatteras lighthouse stood on the Outer Banks of North Carolina in 1995.

Hurricane Erin’s massive waves threaten to isolate North Carolina’s Outer Banks

Oklahoma ideology test for teachers from New York and California draws criticism

The food was divine at Ben Sidell’s Wine Country wedding to Garett Weinstein. After all, restaurants run in the family.

food & dining

Kaia's spanakopita is a modernization of the classic Greek dish, garnished with herbs and flowers.

Warm and wonderful, Kaia celebrates modern Greek cuisine

‘The city is dead’: D.C. restaurant reservations drop amid federal crackdown

Walmart recalls frozen shrimp over potential radioactive contamination

travel

What does it take to live the dream on a Vermont sheep farm?

Two flights forced to return to Logan Airport in Boston on Sunday

These two waterfront hotels in New England were ranked among the 10 best in the US, per USA Today readers

Arts

Trump says Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’

Photographically, California in the ‘60s comes to Hyannis in 2025

‘Sculpture to Be Seen from Mars’ sets the tone in a deeply stirring exhibit about time and our place in it

Books

“I never made a big thing of it,” Mr. Caroff said of the iconic, ubiquitous designs he created.

Joe Caroff, who gave James Bond his signature 007 logo, dies at 103

From Superman to MLK Jr., 97-year-old Andover resident and comic artist honored in Boston for his legendary career

Hummingbird Books to host first Children’s Local Author Fair

Movies

‘I think he’s great’: Chris Pratt speaks on his relationship to extended family member RFK Jr.

Joe Caroff, who gave James Bond his signature 007 logo, dies at 103

‘Butterfly,’ ‘Night Always Comes,’ plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

Television

‘Shin Godzilla’ is coming to HBO Max

‘America’s Team,’ Jerry Jones, and the pleasures of hate watching

MSNBC will change its name later this year as part of corporate divorce from NBC

music

A small but mighty Brattleboro opera company takes on Wagner’s epic ‘Ring.’

Joe Caroff, who gave James Bond his signature 007 logo, dies at 103

Bobby Whitlock, keyboardist for Derek and the Dominos, dies

Theater/Dance

WanTing Zhao (left) and Madoka Sugai join the company as principal dancers.

Boston Ballet announces roster for 2025-26

Outstanding dance numbers and the Wiz himself help light up ‘The Wiz’ at the Opera House

He almost left comedy altogether. Now, Liam McGurk is sharing a more personal side onstage.

Health

A woman models an example of the transcranial direct current stimulation cap used in the recent study by researchers at Hebrew SeniorLife. The cap used in the recent study had fewer electrodes on it.

‘Yes, I am going to exercise.’ Can a brain zap boost fitness, lower depression, and treat chronic pain?

FDA’s new expert panels are rife with financial conflicts and fringe views

Mass. hospitals pushed executive pay to new heights in 2023. Here’s how much CEOs made.

Obituaries

Mr. Lee, shown in 2010, founded Oaksterdam University, a California training school for workers in the cannabis industry.

Trump says Smithsonian focuses too much on ‘how bad slavery was’

‘I think he’s great’: Chris Pratt speaks on his relationship to extended family member RFK Jr.

Susan Collins to get Hollywood treatment at fundraiser with Democrats

Trump administration revokes security clearances of 37 current and former government officials

Red Sox can’t capitalize on late-inning, bases-loaded opportunities, lose to Orioles in 11

Here’s what to do if you’re caught in a rip currentMore than 100 people die each year in rip currents in the US. Learn how to spot them and how to safely escape.

In 1991, an August hurricane named Bob made landfall in New EnglandBob, the most recent tropical storm to make landfall in New England, emerged rather quickly out of the Bahamas and traveled north along the Eastern Seaboard on a collision course with New England.

Cool temperatures with scattered showers expected for a mundane Wednesday

Hurricane Erin churns up dangerous waves and closes beaches along US East Coast

INNOVATION BEATMeet the Harvard librarian fighting publishers for cheaper ebooksKyle Courtney is working on legislation that would compel publishers to cut libraries a better deal.

Long-planned towers could soon rise along Morrissey BoulevardBoston-based real estate development firm Copper Mill intends to start construction next year on a $450 million residential project at 75 Morrissey Blvd., where the long-empty Channel 56 building now stands.

Rehoboth man to be charged with murder of missing pregnant teen after human remains found at his home

Boy, 16, charged with driving under the influence in connection with Marblehead crash that killed girl, 13

Miss Hall’s School failed to stop teacher from sexually abusing five students over 20 years, independent investigator findsThe investigation also discovered that seven other former employees allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with students dating back to the 1940s.

Two adults, two children found dead in N.H. home in apparent murder-suicide, officials say. A toddler was found uninjured.

R.I. prosecutor told police to turn off a body-worn camera during her arrest. Do officers have to comply?

The race to rescue PBS and NPR stationsThe Knight Foundation and other top organizations are aiming to provide $50 million to stabilize the public radio and TV stations most at risk from the recent federal government funding cuts.

Representative Katherine Clark walks back ‘genocide’ remark about Israel-Hamas war

A debilitating mosquito-borne virus spreads to more regions of the worldThe virus, chikungunya, is not circulating in the United States, but it is endemic in Mexico. It is rarely fatal, but it causes excruciating and prolonged joint pain and weakness.

Bad concrete. A quick evacuation. Now, before Cambridge condo building is demolished: court.

Busy day for Drake Maye, which could indicate he won’t play Thursday, and other notes from Patriots practice

Swedish church is being moved down the road

Trump and the not-so-noble Nobel

Kate Merrill wasn’t wrong to correct the pronunciation of Concord

Why Trump continues to lie about the 2020 presidential election

Courts keep shredding campaign finance laws. It’s time to amend the Constitution.

At Boston’s Dominican parade and festival, fear lingers but joy wins

More recent News

Boston police defend communications system after alleged radio ‘breakdown’

Richard Lee, activist who founded a pot ‘university,’ dies at 62

Officials alert public after great white shark bites fish off Ogunquit, Maine, fire chief says

Brockton High School choral director arrested for paying a minor for sex

What to know about the lawsuit filed against secretive religious community in Orleans

Kraft claims Wu is illegally using public resources for her campaign. Experts say that’s hard to prove.

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The chatbot updated. Users lost a friend.

These local teens love transit so much they made a hyperrealistic MBTA bus simulator on RobloxWant to drive a T bus? A 19-year-old from Everett made a game that lets you take the wheel.

‘It’s definitely Rat City for a reason.’ A ‘rat safari’ in Allston sheds flashlight on rodent problem.The free Rat Walk was organized by the Rat City Arts Festival, a local group that hosts a music festival and events celebrating Allston-Brighton.

SHIRLEY LEUNGGrace Lee reached the pinnacle of her banking career. Then she walked away.Lee took inspiration from former state economic secretary Yvonne Hao when she made the decision to walk away from M&T Bank to have more time to be there for her husband and mother.

Culture & Lifestyle

‘Shin Godzilla’ is coming to HBO Max

A small but mighty Brattleboro opera company takes on Wagner’s epic ‘Ring.’

The food was divine at Ben Sidell’s Wine Country wedding to Garett Weinstein. After all, restaurants run in the family.

‘America’s Team,’ Jerry Jones, and the pleasures of hate watching

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care

Explore the project: Snitch City

Nightmare in Mission Hill

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Kate Merrill wasn’t wrong to correct the pronunciation of Concord

‘Inexcusable’: Why is Cleveland Circle still such a mess?

The toxic brew that awaits professors this fall

‘Is it the dying kind?’

Why autocracy is rising in America, and how to stop it before it’s too late

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

Nantucket beaches close as Hurricane Erin approaches, stirring high surf, rip current risk

Rehoboth man to be charged with murder of missing pregnant teen after human remains found at his home

Richard Lee, activist who founded a pot ‘university,’ dies at 62

These maps detail how Erin is impacting New England with dangerous rip currents, 10-foot waves

Sports

Red Sox can’t capitalize on late-inning, bases-loaded opportunities, lose to Orioles in 11

Yankees tie club record with nine home runs in win over Rays

Red Sox manager Alex Cora is still a difference-maker in the dugout

Another frustrating start for Walker Buehler ends early

‘We’re not playing for second.’ Bill Chisholm and Wyc Grousbeck discuss sale of the Celtics and where they go from here.

Busy day for Drake Maye, which could indicate he won’t play Thursday, and other notes from Patriots practice

Business

Richard Lee, activist who founded a pot ‘university,’ dies at 62

Primary care push by CVS meets resistance

Newspapers are rescued from closure in Wyoming and South Dakota as buyers swoop in

The race to rescue PBS and NPR stations

My students don’t have a local newspaper. Making their own changed everything.

Sharing my pregnancy news hurt a friend who’d had a miscarriage

A fraudulent cancer breakthrough, a test for the future president of MIT, and a new age of doubt in science

Five things to do around Boston, Aug. 18-24

metro

Boy, 16, charged with driving under the influence in connection with Marblehead crash that killed girl, 13

Here’s what to do if you’re caught in a rip current
More than 100 people die each year in rip currents in the US. Learn how to spot them and how to safely escape.

In 1991, an August hurricane named Bob made landfall in New England
Bob, the most recent tropical storm to make landfall in New England, emerged rather quickly out of the Bahamas and traveled north along the Eastern Seaboard on a collision course with New England.

INNOVATION BEAT
Meet the Harvard librarian fighting publishers for cheaper ebooks
Kyle Courtney is working on legislation that would compel publishers to cut libraries a better deal.

Long-planned towers could soon rise along Morrissey Boulevard
Boston-based real estate development firm Copper Mill intends to start construction next year on a $450 million residential project at 75 Morrissey Blvd., where the long-empty Channel 56 building now stands.

Miss Hall’s School failed to stop teacher from sexually abusing five students over 20 years, independent investigator finds
The investigation also discovered that seven other former employees allegedly engaged in sexual misconduct with students dating back to the 1940s.

The race to rescue PBS and NPR stations
The Knight Foundation and other top organizations are aiming to provide $50 million to stabilize the public radio and TV stations most at risk from the recent federal government funding cuts.

A debilitating mosquito-borne virus spreads to more regions of the world
The virus, chikungunya, is not circulating in the United States, but it is endemic in Mexico. It is rarely fatal, but it causes excruciating and prolonged joint pain and weakness.

These local teens love transit so much they made a hyperrealistic MBTA bus simulator on Roblox
Want to drive a T bus? A 19-year-old from Everett made a game that lets you take the wheel.

‘It’s definitely Rat City for a reason.’ A ‘rat safari’ in Allston sheds flashlight on rodent problem.
The free Rat Walk was organized by the Rat City Arts Festival, a local group that hosts a music festival and events celebrating Allston-Brighton.

SHIRLEY LEUNG
Grace Lee reached the pinnacle of her banking career. Then she walked away.
Lee took inspiration from former state economic secretary Yvonne Hao when she made the decision to walk away from M&T Bank to have more time to be there for her husband and mother.