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We picked the best food spots in Greater Boston. Here’s how you responded.

The top sandwich shops, bakeries, doughnuts, and more, as picked by readers.

Trump’s tariffs are making money. That may make them hard to quit.

Tariffs are generating billions of dollars for the federal government, money that policymakers may start to rely on.

‘Great news but a weird twist.’ After the NIH moved to restore hundreds of grants, researchers remain in limbo.

After a judge ordered the NIH to reinstate biomedical research grants in June, scientists had a brief moment of celebration. But researchers say the process of restoring their funding and restarting their projects remains clouded by confusion and delays.

Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’

Without a deal in hand, Republicans say they may try to change Senate rules when they return in September to speed up the pace of confirmations.
Trump displays his volatile side as he lashes out over jobs data and Russia

Red Sox 6, Astros 1
Red Sox ride Astros implosion, Lucas Giolito gem to fifth straight win and series sweep
Giolito allowed just one run over eight innings, which was more than enough for Boston after Houston's disastrous fourth inning.

Tara Sullivan

The sale and move of the Connecticut Sun to Boston is a no-brainer. Why isn’t the WNBA on board?

The league’s statement is an absolute head-scratcher, putting the brakes on everything good about the potential sale, stifling so much remarkably positive news.
Steve Pagliuca-led group reaches deal to buy Connecticut Sun, but WNBA cool on potential move to Boston

For training camp hopefuls, special teams can be a path to a Patriots roster spot. Just ask Brendan Schooler.

"The first big thing I tell guys is, take the opportunities that you’re given," Schooler said. "It’s what you do with those.”

Quincy residents say mayor’s $285K salary is just too high

“Quincy Citizens for Fair Raises” has taken to the streets with pen and petition to bring Mayor Thomas P. Koch’s approved $285,000 annual salary to a public vote in November.

‘A sweet kid’: South Boston man, 35, identified as body found floating off New Hampshire coast

David Shader was a Marine Corps veteran who worked in IT at the time of his death

‘It’s not an education agency’: Advocates slam school use of the court for student truancy
Critics argue schools should not turn to a judicial system that is built to prosecute criminal cases. Instead, children and families would benefit from help in connecting with support services.

Cross-border chase ends with escaped illegal lizard in custody, officials say
Officials announced the capture of Goose, an illegally owned water monitor who escaped from his home in Webster on July 18.

Israeli forces kill at least 23 people seeking food in Gaza, witnesses and officials say
Hospital officials and witnesses described crowds that face gunfire as they surged around aid sites in Gaza.

Man taken into custody by Cambridge police after 18-hour standoff
Police made the arrest Saturday after first encountering the man with two knives in Central Square

Former Medfield town employee pleads guilty to stealing $125,000 in public funds

Ryder, 51, of Medfield, pled guilty to stealing municipal funds and exploiting his public office for financial gain.

Small earthquake shakes the New York and New Jersey area

Is it a boy or a girl? New Harvard study suggests it’s not just random chance.

On a spirited Saturday, the Newport Jazz Festival defies labels

Saturday's congenial crowd heard plenty of sounds that stretched the boundaries of “traditional” jazz at the annual Newport festival.
Odie Henderson review | ★★★

‘The Naked Gun’ reboot is as funny as it is unnecessary

Liam Neeson uses a particular set of skills to pull off this consistently funny remake.
LOVE LETTERS

I don’t want to have children with my partner

I’d like to adopt – without him.
Best of the Best

Bowling, pickleball, and other games in Boston for the young at heart

High spirits: The nine best cocktail bars for a drink (or two)

The Coolidge Corner, The Brattle Theatre, and five more of the best movie theaters around Boston

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Opinion
JEFF JACOBY

Canada fixed its air traffic control decades ago. Why can’t America?

The case for privatizing the system.
Renée Graham

Trump seems suspiciously open to a pardon for Ghislaine Maxwell

IDEAS | Ben Jacques

Walt Whitman exalted the meaning and beauty of honest labor

Joan C. Williams

How Democrats can stop talking past each other and start winning

Vanessa Kerry

Gutting EPA climate rules will put lives at risk

More recent News

Pope Leo XIV tells 1 million Catholic youths that they are ‘the sign a different world is possible’

More than a million young Catholics gathered in Rome for a week of faith, reflection, and a call to build a peaceful world.

Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point

A video showing the violent arrest of a Black college student in Florida has sparked calls for drivers to use cameras that show a view from inside their car.

SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

SpaceX has delivered a new crew to the International Space Station in just 15 hours

Revising the reputation of the most reviled man in rock ’n ’roll history
In ‘The Colonel and the King,’ Peter Guralnick offers an unexpected view of Elvis Presley’s legendary manager, Colonel Tom Parker.

Dunkin’ releases controversial commercial mentioning genetics amid uproar over Sydney Sweeney ads
First, American Eagle featured Sydney Sweeney talking about her genes and her jeans. And now Dunkin’ has Gavin Casalegno.

For Boston Foundation’s Lee Pelton, now is the time to make an impact
Boston Foundation chief Lee Pelton says the philanthropic group can help bridge a challenging time for the city.

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Massachusetts resettled thousands of homeless families in apartments. Now some can’t pay rent.

Some families have to leave a Massachusetts rental assistance program before they have a stable income, or even a work permit.

Already at the top of the opera world, Matthew Aucoin has composed his most audacious piece yet
A musically dense score set to a pastiche of poetry, his "Music for New Bodies" will be staged at Tanglewood.

A Roslindale family was priced out of Boston. So they bought in Fall River. They’re not the only ones.
As more and more people in expensive cities such as Boston look for cheaper housing, Fall River is emerging as an option for first-time home buyers.

The art of mending: ‘I cannot repair a broken . . . relationship with a strained family member, but I can darn a sock.’
Some area artisans are dedicating themselves to the practice of physical repair and using it as a meditation on life’s trickier fissures.

Culture & Lifestyle

On a spirited Saturday, the Newport Jazz Festival defies labels

The Newport Jazz Festival begins with swing, soul, and a sprinkle of pop

From R&B to biotech, Aloe Blacc knows how to raise spirits

Tom Brady’s soccer docuseries, plus more new TV shows and movies to watch this weekend

Special Projects

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope

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

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | RICH BARLOW

I didn’t want to need free groceries

EDITORIAL

‘A civil rights issue’: Why Massachusetts needs a new literacy law

David D’Alessandro

This is how the Market Basket family feud will end

Alex Beam

Hunter Biden is looking sprightly. Maybe what doesn’t kill you really does make you stronger.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Involuntary commitment should be on the table in the opioid crisis

IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Lebanon’s biggest problem is not Israel

Metro

‘It’s not an education agency’: Advocates slam school use of the court for student truancy

Critics argue schools should not turn to a judicial system that is built to prosecute criminal cases. Instead, children and families would benefit from help in connecting with support services.

Quincy residents say mayor’s $285K salary is just too high

“Quincy Citizens for Fair Raises” has taken to the streets with pen and petition to bring Mayor Thomas P. Koch’s approved $285,000 annual salary to a public vote in November.

Cross-border chase ends with escaped illegal lizard in custody, officials say

Officials announced the capture of Goose, an illegally owned water monitor who escaped from his home in Webster on July 18.

Former Medfield town employee pleads guilty to stealing $125,000 in public funds

Ryder, 51, of Medfield, pled guilty to stealing municipal funds and exploiting his public office for financial gain.

Sports

Red Sox 6, Astros 1

Red Sox ride Astros implosion, Lucas Giolito gem to fifth straight win and series sweep

Giolito allowed just one run over eight innings, which was more than enough for Boston after Houston's disastrous fourth inning.
Patriots

For training camp hopefuls, special teams can be a path to a Patriots roster spot. Just ask Brendan Schooler.

"The first big thing I tell guys is, take the opportunities that you’re given," Schooler said. "It’s what you do with those.”
Astros at Red Sox | 11:35 a.m. (Roku)

Game 113: Astros at Red Sox lineups and notes for the series finale

The Red Sox have won four straight and six of their last seven.
harness racing

Ake Svanstedt trains and drives Nordic Catcher S to a record-setting Hambletonian victory

Tara Sullivan

The sale and move of the Connecticut Sun to Boston is a no-brainer. Why isn’t the WNBA on board?

Baseball

MLB Speedway Classic between Reds and Braves suspended by rain in the bottom of the first

Business

Trump’s tariffs are making money. That may make them hard to quit.

Tariffs are generating billions of dollars for the federal government, money that policymakers may start to rely on.

Until Trump fired her, she was an economist with bipartisan support

Nearly the entire Senate supported Erika McEntarfer in 2024 to lead the agency that produces key data on jobs and inflation.

Not just Big Bird: What to know about the Corporation for Public Broadcasting and its funding cuts

FBI redacted Trump’s name in Epstein files for privacy reasons

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Readers' recommendations

We picked the best food spots in Greater Boston. Here’s how you responded.

Best of the Best

These six record stores are a vinyl lover’s delight

Best of the Best

Larz Anderson Auto Museum and 10 other things to do around Boston with kids

CONNECTIONS

Ever since I was born I’ve found a way to ruin my sister’s birthday parties. We’re still close.

metro

‘A sweet kid’: South Boston man, 35, identified as body found floating off New Hampshire coast

Garrett, 10, has a big personality

‘Great news but a weird twist.’ After the NIH moved to restore hundreds of grants, researchers remain in limbo.

sports

After falling behind early, Red Sox offense erupts for fourth straight win at Fenway

Lionel Messi exits with hamstring injury but Inter Miami defeats Necaxa in Leagues Cup match

Cameron Young closing in on first PGA Tour win with 5-shot lead at Wyndham Championship

business

It’s Trump’s economy now. The latest financial numbers offer some warning signs.

SpaceX delivers four astronauts to the International Space Station just 15 hours after launch

For Boston Foundation’s Lee Pelton, now is the time to make an impact

politics

Senate heads home with no deal to speed confirmations as irate Trump tells Schumer to ‘go to hell’

Until Trump fired her, she was an economist with bipartisan support

Watchdog agency investigating ex-Trump prosecutor Jack Smith for alleged illegal political activity

Nation

Brutal arrest of Black student in Florida shows benefits of recording police from new vantage point

Small earthquake shakes the New York and New Jersey area

Officers scour mountainous area of Montana for ex-soldier suspected of killing 4 in bar

World

Pope Leo XIV tells 1 million Catholic youths that they are ‘the sign a different world is possible’

Israeli forces kill at least 23 people seeking food in Gaza, witnesses and officials say

A former US soldier finds a home in Mexican wrestling

opinion

Trump isn’t done with the judiciary

A columnist walks into another columnist’s newsletter …

Entre columnistas: una entrevista que no sabías que necesitabas

lifestyle

I don’t want to have children with my partner

What does it mean to be ‘working on yourself’?

Five escapist beach reads for when you just need to tune it all out

food & dining

We picked the best food spots in Greater Boston. Here’s how you responded.

Row 34 to open in Kenmore Square; Louis Corner replaces Barbara Lynch’s Butcher Shop

A new Revival Cafe location in Watertown has a very appealing setting

travel

A grand Kennebunkport Inn reopens, and a belt breezes through TSA

I’m in my hot flashes era. It’s changed how I travel.

I’m new to Boston. Here’s how I’ve turned every weekend into a staycation.

Arts

Vacationland through other eyes: Three photographers see many faces of Maine

A Gloucester of another century, when fishing was king, returns in pictures

Amid a culture of fear, a celebrated artist’s most important exhibition is pulled from Smithsonian

Books

Revising the reputation of the most reviled man in rock ’n ’roll history

The New England Poetry Club’s new summer series is reframing Americana

Author readings around Boston this week

Movies

Tom Brady’s soccer docuseries, plus more new TV shows and movies to watch this weekend

The problem with the Las Vegas Sphere’s new take on ‘The Wizard of Oz’

‘Is Ben playing Turtle Boy in the movie deal?’ Ben Affleck and Karen Read backer hung out and people noticed.

Television

‘I don’t want to go back in the system’: Harris talks political future in first post-election interview with Colbert

‘King of the Hill’ still has something to say in its return

In ‘Marc Maron: Panicked,’ the comedian finds familiar turf to good effect

music

On a spirited Saturday, the Newport Jazz Festival defies labels

The Newport Jazz Festival begins with swing, soul, and a sprinkle of pop

From R&B to biotech, Aloe Blacc knows how to raise spirits

Theater/Dance

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company’s ‘As You Like It’ is a trouser tale with deep pockets and pleasant surprises

Tangled branches in Company One’s ‘The Meeting Tree’

At Jacob’s Pillow, the Stephen Petronio Company takes a farewell bow

Health

‘Great news but a weird twist.’ After the NIH moved to restore hundreds of grants, researchers remain in limbo.

Is it a boy or a girl? New Harvard study suggests it’s not just random chance.

Researchers forecast what Trump’s bill will mean for patients: Debt and delayed care

Obituaries

Jeannie Seely, who pushed boundaries and broke hearts at the Grand Ole Opry, dies at 85

Rose Leiman Goldemberg, 97, dies; her ‘Burning Bed’ was a TV benchmark

Robert Wilson, provocative playwright and director, is dead at 83