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Lawsuit accuses Peabody gym teacher of sexual abuse of students over decades

The suit also names the City of Peabody as a defendant.

Construction worker injured on Congress Street in Seaport area
The worker suffered non-life-threatening injuries at 370 Congress Street and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

No, Liz Cheney won’t be in Congress. She won’t be president either. But here is what she has been up to all along.

Tuesday night's Wyoming Republican primary loss was all part of a larger plan by Liz Cheney.

After conceding GOP primary, Liz Cheney says she’s ‘thinking about’ making a run for presidentThese Republicans voted to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection. Where do they stand now?

Pence tells GOP to stop lashing out at FBI over Trump search
Former vice president Mike Pence on Wednesday urged fellow Republicans to stop lashing out at the FBI over the search of former President Donald Trump’s Florida home last week.

Rudy Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe

Right-wing groups hit Boston Children’s with barrage of threats over trans health program

Witnesses: 50 bicyclists surrounded car in Boston’s South End and driver was punched in face

The romance novel section at the front of Porter Square Books in a 2019 file photo.

She added ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ and ‘Fleabag’ to her online cart. The Cambridge bookstore reached out.

When an online customer ordered two emotional titles from Porter Square Books, a bookstore employee decided to send along a little note, just to make sure the customer was okay. The kind gesture sparked an outpouring on social media.

‘Both boys were destined to make an impact’: Vineyard restaurant owner launches fund-raiser after ‘Jaws’ bridge tragedy
The owner of the Martha's Vineyard restaurant where Tavaris and Tavaughn Bulgin worked launched a GoFundMe on Tuesday to assist their family with travel, transport, funeral, and memorial service costs.

Patriots training camp report: Tempers flare for a second straight day
Things got heated after Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson was crunched and injured on a blindside hit from Carolina’s Kenny Robinson.

Police officers close off access to the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge after 77-year-old Richard Dujardin, a longtime Providence Journal reporter who lived in Providence, was found dead on the bridge Monday Aug. 15, 2022 in Milwaukee. Dujardin was vacationing in Milwaukee and fell to his death after a drawbridge was raised while he was walking across it, according to a Milwaukee County Medical Examiner’s Office report.

Former Providence Journal reporter dies in fall from drawbridge in Milwaukee

Richard Dujardin, 77, was crossing the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge in downtown Milwaukee on Monday when the drawbridge opened while he was still on it. An investigation is ongoing.

The Boy and Bird Fountain in the Boston Public Garden might be the only source of water in the city today after expected rain missed the region.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

Another chance of rain doesn’t materialize

A summer nor’easter missed us today and so it's back to the sunshine tomorrow with pleasant temperatures between 75 and 80.

My husband had an affair with my best friend. Can the friendship be saved?

I’m getting conflicting advice from my friends and family on what to do.

What do you think? Add your comment.

US Representative Liz Cheney spoke to supporters at a primary night event on Aug. 16 in Jackson, Wy.

Liz Cheney’s loss is grim news for America

Although she will soldier on in the cause of truth, her platform has shrunk.

More mush from Mike Pence

IDEAS | Gleb Tsipursky

A recession would boost remote work

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

Remembering Anne Heche

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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150 years of The Boston Globe

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.

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CDC director announces organization shake-up aimed at speed

The planned changes at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention come amid ongoing criticism of the agency’s response to COVID-19, monkeypox, and other public health threats.

Alleged drunk driver arrested in fatal wrong-way crash on Interstate 495 in Hopkinton

A Taunton man was charged with operating under the influence of alcohol after he allegedly drove the wrong way on Interstate 495 in Hopkinton and caused a fatal crash, State Police said.

Three men arrested after fights on Block Island and on ferry plead not guilty

The men from Providence and Pawtucket are charged with disorderly conduct, after fights at Ballard’s Beach Resort and on the Block Island Ferry.

TV ad supporting ‘millionaires tax’ hits airwaves

Raise Up Massachusetts, the coalition behind the "Fair Share Amendment" that would raise taxes on the portion of a person’s annual income above $1 million, rolled out its first television ad on Tuesday.

John DePetro, R.I. radio talk show host, arrested for trespassing in Warwick

DePetro had gone to the private residence to “continue to search for answers from the owner” about Charlotte Lester, 44, who went missing in May

Five-alarm fire displaces 20 people in Chelsea
One man was trapped on the third floor and had to be rescued by firefighters who used a ground ladder to reach him.

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The Batman costume loved by Noah Pozner, the youngest Sandy Hook victim, at his father’s home.

One family’s epic fight against Sandy Hook conspiracies, Alex Jones, and those who deny their son ever lived

Noah Pozner loved his family, and Batman, and was the youngest victim of the Newtown school shooting in 2012. His parents have been on a mission to defend the truth ever since.

The Green New Deal is a concept, not a plan. Advocates say Mayor Wu is missing that so far.
Dozens of experts and advocates praised the mayor for doing far more than her predecessors to spotlight the climate crisis. But as Wu’s administration has struggled to find the right leader for city climate efforts, her broader mission remains undefined.

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.

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.

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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

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Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

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

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‘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

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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

Former Providence Journal reporter dies in fall from drawbridge in Milwaukee

Richard Dujardin, 77, was crossing the Kilbourn Avenue Bridge in downtown Milwaukee on Monday when the drawbridge opened while he was still on it. An investigation is ongoing.

‘Both boys were destined to make an impact’: Vineyard restaurant owner launches fund-raiser after ‘Jaws’ bridge tragedy

The owner of the Martha's Vineyard restaurant where Tavaris and Tavaughn Bulgin worked launched a GoFundMe on Tuesday to assist their family with travel, transport, funeral, and memorial service costs.

Construction worker injured on Congress Street in Seaport area

The worker suffered non-life-threatening injuries at 370 Congress Street and was taken to an area hospital for treatment.

In a rarity, a billionaire-backed super PAC enters race for Mass. lieutenant governor

The political action committee is expected to spend significant sums to bolster Salem Mayor Kim Driscoll in her three-way primary with state Senator Eric Lesser and state Representative Tami Gouveia. Among the PAC’s top donors listed on the ad: billionaire Robert T. Hale Jr., chief executive of Quincy-based Granite Telecommunications.

Sports

Front row, left to right, are BC head team physician Robert Nascimento, Red Sox and Patriots team physician Kelly McInnis, and Revolution medical director Scott Martin. In the back is Augustus Mazzocca, chief of the MGH Sports Medicine Service.

Meet the doctors who help get Boston’s sports stars back in action after injuries

The team behind the teams is a group of medical professionals who have to be ready at a moment's notice and treat a vast variety of ailments.

Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson was hurt Wednesday on a hit that led to a dustup.

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Patriots training camp report: Tempers flare for a second straight day

Things got heated after Patriots receiver Kristian Wilkerson was crunched and injured on a blindside hit from Carolina’s Kenny Robinson.

In its transition to the NEPSAC, the Austin Prep football team will not snap a ball in practice until Aug. 30.

HIGH SCHOOL NOTEBOOK

In move to NEPSAC, Austin Prep football has a bit more time to prepare for kickoff

Second-year coach John Florence and the Cougars will compete in the Evergreen League, with the opener vs. Dexter Southfield scheduled for Sept. 24.

Previewing the WNBA playoffs: favorites, contenders and pretenders

On defense, BC’s mission is to hold its ground against the run

Red Sox at Pirates | 7:05 p.m. (NESN)

Game 118: Red Sox at Pirates lineups and notes

Business

TV ad supporting ‘millionaires tax’ hits airwaves

Raise Up Massachusetts, the coalition behind the "Fair Share Amendment" that would raise taxes on the portion of a person’s annual income above $1 million, rolled out its first television ad on Tuesday.

Planned Parenthood to spend record $50 million in midterm elections

The effort, which breaks the group's previous $45 million spending record set in 2020, comes months after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, the landmark 1973 case that created a constitutional right to have an abortion.

‘We’re finally here’: Harvard graduate spearheads custom gene therapy for younger brother

US retail sales were flat in July as inflation takes a toll

The Batman costume loved by Noah Pozner, the youngest Sandy Hook victim, at his father’s home.

One family’s epic fight against Sandy Hook conspiracies, Alex Jones, and those who deny their son ever lived

My husband had an affair with my best friend. Can the friendship be saved?

Summer Tomato Tian

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

Advice: My neighbors didn’t come to my party

metro

A screenshot of the Aug. 8 night brawl on the Block Island Ferry from a video taken by a passenger on the ferry.

Three men arrested after fights on Block Island and on ferry plead not guilty

Another chance of rain doesn’t materialize

Rhode Island political news: August 2022

sports

Middleboro Little League got the chance to ride in a parade through Williamsport on Monday.

Middleboro, ahead of opening game, feels prepared for the chaos at the Little League World Series

US Gymnastics Championships: Five Massachusetts men take their first steps toward 2024 Olympics

Nick Pivetta was simply brilliant, but the Red Sox still had to hold off the Pirates because of bullpen struggles

business

Haruyuki Takahashi, executive board member of the Tokyo Organizing Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games arrives at Tokyo 2020 Executive Board Meeting in Tokyo on March 30, 2020.

Japan makes arrests on bribery suspicions in Tokyo Olympics

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

Turnpike project to bring $200 million in new taxes

politics

Clockwise from left: Wyoming Representative Liz Cheney, Utah Senator Mitt Romney, Maine Senator Susan Collins, Alaska Senator Lisa Murkowski, and Illinois Representative Adam Kinzinger.

These Republicans voted to impeach Trump for incitement of insurrection. Where do they stand now?

Rudy Giuliani faces grand jury in Georgia 2020 election probe

Planned Parenthood to spend record $50 million in midterm elections

Nation

A Centers for Disease Control and Prevention sign stands at the entrance of their offices in Atlanta.

CDC director announces organization shake-up aimed at speed

Liz Cheney says she’s ‘thinking about’ making a run for president in 2024

‘A path I could not and would note take’: Watch Liz Cheney’s impassioned concession speech

World

Marc and Debra Tice, the parents of Austin Tice, who is missing in Syria, speak during a press conference, at the Press Club, in Beirut, Lebanon, Dec. 4, 2018.

Syria denies it is holding American journalist Austin Tice

China and US spar over climate on Twitter

Crimea ‘sabotage’ highlights Russia’s woes in Ukraine war

opinion

A focus group of teenage girls used their smartphones in Santa Monica, Calif., in 2015.

What we get wrong about teens and screens

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

Questions mount after FBI raid on Mar-a-Lago

lifestyle

The romance novel section at the front of Porter Square Books in a 2019 file photo.

She added ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ and ‘Fleabag’ to her online cart. The Cambridge bookstore reached out.

Why aren’t we married yet?

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

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

The romance novel section at the front of Porter Square Books in a 2019 file photo.

She added ‘I’m Glad My Mom Died’ and ‘Fleabag’ to her online cart. The Cambridge bookstore reached out.

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

In widowhood, making sense of a turbulent marriage

Movies

Idris Elba in "Beast."

Stringer Bell, Nelson Mandela, Heimdall, and Macavity? They’re all Idris Elba.

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

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

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