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What to watch in Tuesday’s primaries: Cheney in trouble while Palin eyes comeback

Elections in Wyoming and Alaska on Tuesday could relaunch the political career of a former Republican star and effectively end the career of another — at least for now.

Former Suffolk assistant district attorney indicted on rape charge in New York

Adam Foss, 42, who now lives in Los Angeles, was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse in a New York State Supreme Court indictment, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said in a statement Tuesday.

Rare late summer Nor’easter brings high surf, wind advisories to Eastern Mass.

A high surf advisory extends from Newburyport to Cape Cod and Nantucket, which are both also under a wind advisory into Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Patriots place cornerbacks Malcolm Butler and Joejuan Williams on season-ending injured reserve
Williams will miss the 2022 season because of a shoulder injury, a league source confirmed, while Butler’s injury is undisclosed.

Red Sox 5, Pirates 3
Nick Pivetta simply brilliant, but bullpen struggles as Red Sox hold off Pirates, 5-3
The Red Sox scored all of their runs in the first two innings, while the hosts scored their three off the Sox bullpen in the eighth.

Jason Varitek surprised a fan at Canobie Lake Park who didn’t recognize him

Pen gun found in carry-on luggage at Logan Airport; 17th firearm detected this year at security checkpoint

Diane Dillon in her new income-restricted apartment in Medford. "I would’ve liked to stay in Revere, I really do love the city and it gave me a lot," she said. "But I had to cut my losses and go."

In booming Revere, affordable housing stalls as city grapples with its future

Long a working-class haven on the North Shore, Revere these days is a city grappling with its identity: welcoming upscale developers while also trying to keep costs manageable for longtime residents.

A home in Barnstable. Recent data indicates home sale prices in Greater Boston may have finally peaked.

Sales are down, and prices are leveling off: More signs of a downshift in Boston-area housing market

Sky-high home sales prices and persistent inflation rates are discouraging people from buying a house, and the market appears to be slowly inching towards normalcy.

KEVIN CULLEN
At this block party in Dorchester, politics is on the menu
For more than a half-century, the residents of Hewins Street in Dorchester have closed off their street and held a party, which draws pols like moths to light.

Representative Tami Gouveia of Acton, Mayor Kim Driscoll of Salem, and Senator Eric Lesser of Longmeadow, the Democratic candidates for lieutenant governor.

In lieutenant governor’s race, little daylight separates Democrats on policy

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Big ideas coming from normally under-the-radar Mass. races

Stephen E. Conley was remembered as "the life of the party" by his family.

Somerville man who died riding his bicycle remembered by his family for a ‘personality like no other’

The 72-year-old Somerville man fatally injured last Friday when he was “doored” while riding his bicycle in a bike lane in the city of his birth was recalled in an obituary as someone who loved motorcycles, his scally cap - but most of all, his family.

A man paused at the makeshift memorial for the Bulgin brothers on the “Jaws Bridge” in Edgartown on Martha’s Vineyard on Tuesday. The brothers jumped off the bridge that connects Edgartown to Oak Bluffs on Sunday night. The body of Tavaris Bulgin, 26, was recovered Monday morning. The search for Tavaughn Bulgin was suspended due to weather.

Authorities suspend search for missing man who jumped from ‘Jaws’ bridge on Martha’s Vineyard

Hampered by poor weather, authorities suspended their search on Martha’s Vineyard Tuesday afternoon for a 21-year-old Jamaican man who went missing Sunday night after he and his older brother jumped from a bridge connecting Edgartown and Oak Bluffs.

Mr. Marr, with his wife, Cynthia, at the Ireland Fund Dinner in 1998.

Robert Marr, business executive and Dorchester Boys and Girls Clubs founder, dies at 86

Scholarships funded by Mr. Marr and his brother have helped about 2,000 students attend Catholic schools.

Commuters take the Orange Line on Aug. 3, 2022 after an announcement that the city will shutter the line for a month to provide much needed improvements.

Orange Line shutdown spurs musicians to perform a parody they call ‘Charlie (Baker) on the MBTA’

Many commuters have voiced frustration on social media over the impending month-long closure of the MBTA Orange Line. A few others, however, have found a musical message to be a more effective way to vent.

Shutdown will cause ‘severe’ traffic congestion throughout the region, officials warn

Flip Todd, a leader of the Portland Proud Boys, spoke during a gathering on July 16, 2022, in Gladstone, Ore.

Millions of Americans believe political violence is justified. Here’s how to prevent it.

The plan is simple and something many of our political leaders already know in their hearts and minds that we need.

Remembering Anne Heche

Reckless anti-raid rhetoric fuels surge in violence

Empty MCI-Framingham, close it forever, and never build another prison in Massachusetts

IDEAS | Emily Weinstein and Carrie James

What we get wrong about teens and screens

CRIMINAL LEGAL SYSTEM | Brandon Hasbrouck
Dear Mr. Trump: I support your 4th Amendment rights. I wish you supported ours
I have the deepest of sympathies for anyone subjected to such police violence, though I must confess to having some doubts that this is quite what happened at Mar-a-Lago.

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What the drought means for this year’s apple crop
This summer’s unrelenting drought and numerous heat waves may actually have you looking forward to doing fall things. Here's what to expect if apple picking is on your to-do list in the coming months.

Boston school leaders check off first tasks under state-supervised improvement plan
The report submitted by the district on Monday to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education outlined a series of projects still in progress but also included a few concrete innovations already up and running.

INNOVATION BEAT
As tech sector rebounds, Definitive Healthcare CEO sees billion-dollar opportunity
The Framingham data merchant is looking to expand as tech companies rebound from a rocky year.

Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of ‘Das Boot’ and ‘The Perfect Storm’ dies
Heralded as an antiwar masterpiece, “Das Boot” was nominated for six Oscars, including for Mr. Petersen’s direction.

Biden signs massive climate, health care legislation
The legislation includes the most substantial federal investment in history to fight climate change — some $375 billion over the decade — and would cap prescription drug costs at $2,000 out-of-pocket annually for Medicare recipients.

FDA clears path for hearing aids to be sold over-the-counter
The FDA's decision fulfilled a long-sought wish of consumers frustrated by expensive exams and devices.

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Baked goods from Butternut Bakehouse.

WHAT SHE'S HAVING | KARA BASKIN

At Butternut Bakehouse, a former Rialto pastry chef rises on her own

Suzana Samad sells morning buns, honey-glazed biscuits, croissants, galettes, and all manner of sweet carbs from a spare little storefront with no frills, no fanfare, and (for now) a modest line of neighborhood regulars every morning.

Sinkhole that swallowed a car in the South End is filled
The combined efforts of the Boston Water and Sewer Commission crews and private contractors working late into Monday night resulted in the car being removed, the sinkhole being filled in, repairs being made to the 20-inch broken main, and fresh paving covering where it all happened.

‘Not only a financial burden, but an emotional burden’: How inflation is affecting back-to-school shopping
Rising costs have put a strain on the back-to-school shopping experience for some local parents and students.

Boston wants to ban fossil fuels in new buildings
The City of Boston is seeking state permission to ban fossil fuels from new construction, a step toward reducing climate-harming emissions on a large scale, Mayor Michelle Wu said Tuesday.

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Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Leonidas Kavakos, Emanuel Ax, Antoine Tamestit, and Yo-Yo Ma performing Dvorak's Piano Quartet No. 2 at Tanglewood.

Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma celebrate friendship, music, and more at Tanglewood

Top row from left: Ben Affleck with Jennifer Lopez in "Gigli"; with Matt Damon in "Good Will Hunting"; and as Batman in "Zack Snyder's Justice League." Bottom row from left: Affleck with Jeremy Renner in "The Town"; in "Argo"; and with Joey Lauren Adams in "Chasing Amy."

For Ben Affleck’s 50th birthday, we’re celebrating the good, the bad, and the ‘Gigli’

Jeffrey Cirio, who performed in Harald Lander's Etudes as a member of Boston Ballet in 2014, returns to the company this fall as principal dancer.

Boston Ballet’s 2022-2023 roster of dancers includes the return of an audience favorite

Kehlani performs at Leader Bank Pavilion.

Love connections from Kehlani at Leader Bank Pavilion

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Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Encore Boston Harbor opened the WynnBet Sports Bar on Saturday, Sept. 11, 2021.

Richard A. Daynard, Mark A. Gottlieb, and Harry Levant

Massachusetts makes a losing bet on gambling

Attorney General Maura Healey has prosecuted police officers, among other public employees, but no elected officials. Why this former elected official? And, why now, when he’s running for office?

Maura Healey and the odd prosecution of Dean Tran

Luke Robins, right, embraced his partner Anthony Paiva after being vaccinated on Aug. 8 for monkeypox at Open Door Health, a Rhode Island Public Institute initiative.

Sean Cahill and Kenneth H. Mayer

The US response to monkeypox has not worked. Here’s how to fix it.

A sign in the parking lot of West Virginia's only abortion clinic, Women's Health Center of West Virginia, cautions patients about an anti-abortion center located next door on Friday June 17, 2022, in Charleston, W.Va.

Pro-life pregnancy centers shouldn’t be allowed to manipulate women

BOSTON, MA - 8/9/2022 Interim Suffolk County District Attorney Kevin Hayden participates in a debate with City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo at More Than Words Bookstore in Boston on Tuesday. Erin Clark/Globe Staff

TOPIC: 10DADEBATE

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Is Kevin Hayden fit to be district attorney?

IDEAS | Sheldon Himelfarb and Phil Howard

Global information wars are a threat to the planet. This is how we could broker peace.

Metro

Somerville man who died riding his bicycle remembered by his family for a ‘personality like no other’

The 72-year-old Somerville man fatally injured last Friday when he was “doored” while riding his bicycle in a bike lane in the city of his birth was recalled in an obituary as someone who loved motorcycles, his scally cap - but most of all, his family.

Former Suffolk assistant district attorney indicted on rape charge in New York

Adam Foss, 42, who now lives in Los Angeles, was charged with first-degree rape and first-degree sexual abuse in a New York State Supreme Court indictment, the office of Manhattan District Attorney Alvin L. Bragg Jr. said in a statement Tuesday.

Rare late summer Nor’easter brings high surf, wind advisories to Eastern Mass.

A high surf advisory extends from Newburyport to Cape Cod and Nantucket, which are both also under a wind advisory into Wednesday morning, the National Weather Service said.

Boston school leaders check off first tasks under state-supervised improvement plan

The report submitted by the district on Monday to the state Department of Elementary and Secondary Education outlined a series of projects still in progress but also included a few concrete innovations already up and running.

Sports

Nick Pivetta had a firm grip on the Pirates' lineup Tuesday, throwing seven innings of one-hit shutout ball.

Red Sox 5, Pirates 3

Nick Pivetta simply brilliant, but bullpen struggles as Red Sox hold off Pirates, 5-3

The Red Sox scored all of their runs in the first two innings, while the hosts scored their three off the Sox bullpen in the eighth.

Trevor Story (10) last saw live action July 12 when he suffered a hairline fracture in his wrist while batting against the Rays.

Red Sox notebook

Trevor Story gets in the swing of rehab with some batting practice

The Red Sox second baseman is confident he can return to the team by the end of the month.

Michael Thorbjornsen has had a big summer.

Wellesley’s Michael Thorbjornsen lands co-medalist honors at the 122nd men’s US Amateur Championship

Thorbjornsen, 20, finished 3 under, tied with Fred Biondi, Luke Gutschewski, and Hugo Townsend for the No. 1 spot.

Serena Williams loses; US Open is next

Patriots running back James White lauded by Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft as he officially retires from the NFL

Five Mass. gymnasts take first steps toward Paris Olympics in this week’s US Championships

Business

Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack

KYIV, Ukraine — Explosions and fires ripped through an ammunition depot in Russian-occupied Crimea on Tuesday in the second suspected Ukrainian attack on the peninsula in just over a week, forcing the evacuation of more than 3,000 people.

In booming Revere, affordable housing stalls as city grapples with its future

Long a working-class haven on the North Shore, Revere these days is a city grappling with its identity: welcoming upscale developers while also trying to keep costs manageable for longtime residents.

Turnpike project to bring $200 million in new taxes

Under Byers, Interise is branching out to more of Massachusetts

Summer Tomato Tian

Recipes: Summer tomatoes stand out in these side and salad dishes

Advice: My neighbors didn’t come to my party

This week's daters: Leah and Robert

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘It had been a little over two years since I had gone on a date’

On Saturday, check out the In Between Days music festival in Quincy.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Aug. 15-21

metro

Judy Collins performs at the "Hallelujah: Leonard Cohen, A Journey, A Song" during the 2022 Tribeca Festival at Beacon Theatre in June in New York City.

From piano prodigy to folk legend, Judy Collins still leaves audiences ‘Spellbound’

Rhode Island’s ‘meh’ race for governor

Sunrise service at Scituate Lighthouse to remember those lost to overdoses

sports

Kiké Hernández is back in the Sox lineup for the first time since June 7 after a lengthy injury layoff.

Back from a ‘traumatizing’ injury, Kiké Hernández hopes to be the catalyst for a Red Sox stretch run

Morgan Smith takes command at 119th Massachusetts Women’s Amateur Championship

Utah boy injured in fall out of bed at Little League World Series

business

Results improved more than expected in late July thanks to robust back-to-school sales, lower fuel prices, and more buying by wealthier customers seeking bargains, Walmart CEO said.

Walmart beats lowered profit estimates, boosts forecast

Gmail is getting (another) redesign. Here’s how to find what you need.

Education Department wipes out $4b in ITT Tech student loans

politics

President Biden signed the Democrats' landmark climate change and health care bill in the White House in Washington on Tuesday. From left, Senator Joe Manchin, Senate majority leader Chuck Schumer, House majority whip James Clyburn, Representative Frank Pallone, and Representative Kathy Castor watched.

Biden signs expansive health, climate, and tax law

Cheney braces for loss as Trump tested in Wyoming and Alaska

Biden signs massive climate, health care legislation

Nation

Adam Foss, seated, at his arraignment in State Supreme Court in lower Manhattan on Tuesday.

Former Boston prosecutor turned advocate is charged with rape in Manhattan

A new round of Colorado River cuts revealed

Judge throws out plea deals for couple in submarine spy case

World

Kenyan presidential candidate Raila Odinga delivered an address to the nation at his campaign headquarters in downtown Nairobi, Kenya, on Tuesday.

After a bitter contest, Kenyan opposition leader rejects election result

Explosions rock Crimea in suspected Ukrainian attack

The secret powers of an Australian prime minister, now revealed

opinion

Water levels at certain points in the Charles River were at an all-time low, as seen at Millennium Park on Aug. 4. Most of Massachusetts is now experiencing a critical drought.

Droughts aren’t a ‘new normal,’ they’ll worsen unless we address the climate crisis

Así es vivir en una sequía: Ya no podemos contar con agua corriente todos los días

This is what it’s like to live in a drought: We can no longer count on running water every day

lifestyle

Why aren’t we married yet?

‘Star Trek’ actor Jonathan Frakes on Riker’s return, beaming down to Boston

He’s hooked up with nearly all of his female friends

food & dining

Giant Gorilla Greens, microgreens grown indoor farm in Woburn.

Small business, tiny greens, huge nutritional value, big taste

These baking pans can keep summer going all year long

At Butternut Bakehouse, a former Rialto pastry chef rises on her own

travel

Sarah Bicknell picked gala apples at Farmer Dave's in Dracut last year, after a very wet summer. Will this year's drought cause apples to be different this year?

What the drought means for this year’s apple crop

Don’t know a jibe from a jib? Check out The Sailing Museum in Newport

The Silver Scream Con in Danvers, a new restaurant in Portland, and a military vehicles museum in Wyoming

Arts

M’Kenzy Cannon, still from video "Intruder," 2022. Digital. From "Please Let Me In" at the Mills Gallery at Boston Center for the Arts.

Anyone home? M’Kenzy Cannon show invites introspection

‘Exposure 2022′ takes photography to unexpected places

Painterly weavings at Praise Shadows Art Gallery

Books

Mr. Evans's first novel was “The Horse Whisperer.”

Nicholas Evans, whose ‘Horse Whisperer’ became a phenomenon, dies at 72

In widowhood, making sense of a turbulent marriage

Reading everything from Dr. Seuss to books about war

Movies

Mr. Petersen, with Brad Pitt, his star in the movie "Troy" in 2004.

Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of ‘Das Boot’ and ‘The Perfect Storm’ dies

Nicholas Evans, whose ‘Horse Whisperer’ became a phenomenon, dies at 72

MFA’s Boston French Film Festival is back with slate of seven films

Television

Maitreyi Ramakrishnan attended the Los Angeles premiere of the third season of Netflix's "Never Have I Ever" on Aug. 11.

‘Never Have I Ever’: Third season is a real charm

This week’s TV: ‘House of the Dragon’ arrives, ‘Saul’ departs, and more Lakers

Bandleader Jon Batiste is leaving ‘The Late Show’

music

Commuters take the Orange Line on Aug. 3, 2022 after an announcement that the city will shutter the line for a month to provide much needed improvements.

Orange Line shutdown spurs musicians to perform a parody they call ‘Charlie (Baker) on the MBTA’

At Leader Bank Pavilion, songs in the key of Elvis

Emanuel Ax and Yo-Yo Ma celebrate friendship, music, and more at Tanglewood

Theater/Dance

The cast of "And Your Little Dog Too!" performs the play outdoors in Chelsea Square. From left: Alondra Pérez, Samuel Regueros, Alan Kuang, Gabriela Medina-Toledo, Ann Carpenter, and Ethan Williams.

In a bilingual ‘And Your Little Dog Too!,’ we’re off to see the wizard in Chelsea

Boston Ballet’s 2022-2023 roster of dancers includes the return of an audience favorite

A too-muted ‘Hymn’ at Shakespeare & Company

globe local

As it did last year, Scituate is holding a sunrise service outside the Scituate Lighthouse to commemorate International Overdose Awareness Day.

Sunrise service at Scituate Lighthouse to remember those lost to overdoses

Newton reopens library children’s room after renovation, expansion

‘I’m gambling all the time with my crops’: Farmers struggle to adapt to drought

Obituaries

Mr. Marr, with his wife, Cynthia, at the Ireland Fund Dinner in 1998.

Robert Marr, business executive and Dorchester Boys and Girls Clubs founder, dies at 86

Wolfgang Petersen, blockbuster filmmaker of ‘Das Boot’ and ‘The Perfect Storm’ dies

Nicholas Evans, whose ‘Horse Whisperer’ became a phenomenon, dies at 72