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‘It’s outrageous’: Mass. governor forays into national debate over Texas redistricting vote

Governor Healey hosted 10 Democratic Texas state legislators at the State House on Tuesday who left Texas in order to halt Republican's efforts to vote on a redrawn congressional map.
ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL

Why is Trump blaming Massachusetts for congressional redistricting drama?

It’s a lot to untangle, but here's what to know.

Several states consider redrawing congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight

The process of changing congressional maps to ensure one party’s victory over another — called gerrymandering — has typically been done more furtively, with parties fearing a backlash from voters wary of a rigged system.

RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development. Follow live updates.

The projects — 22 of them — are being led by some of the nation’s leading pharmaceutical companies like Pfizer and Moderna to prevent flu, COVID-19 and H5N1 infections.

Harvard negotiations over settlement with White House intensify, Trump administration says

The negotiations have advanced to the point where the administration is looking over proposed text that could lead to a deal.
Columbia and Brown to disclose admissions and race data in Trump deal

Lawmakers push efforts to ban ICE from wearing masks at Boston legislative summit

Elizabeth Warren, campaigning for Mamdani, scorns Cuomo and billionaires

KARA BASKIN
The tables have turned. Restaurant workers offer 8 ways to be a better guest.
Be nice. Don’t ghost. Here’s what professionals wish that we, the dining public, did better.

Kara Baskin: I eat in a lot of restaurants. These are my top 8 pet peeves.

We asked Globe readers about their restaurant pet peeves. They did not hold back.

Here are some of the most common dining grievances.

Donnie Wahlberg turns heads in downtown Boston, filming new TV series, ‘Boston Blue’

“Boston Blue” will premiere Oct. 17 and will stream on Paramount+.

A Somerville restaurant is cutting back late-night hours after at least 62 calls to police

Gauchao Brazilian Cuisine has been the site of numerous noise complaints, reports of fights breaking out, and even a shooting that is still under investigation, according to officials.

Governor Healey signs pay raise for bar advocates

It remains unclear if the $20 per hour raise, over the next two years, will end the lawyers ongoing work stoppage.

A Canadian boater says he was ‘kidnapped’ by the US Coast Guard. American officials say he crossed into US waters.

The encounter occurred as the United States continues to harden its vast northern border in an effort to curb illegal immigration and smuggling.

‘A few new chapters’: Two members of Karen Read’s legal team to join her defense in wrongful death suit

Alan Jackson, who led the legal team that secured Read's acquittal in June, is among the lawyers joining her defense.

New State Police boss pledges to combat ‘erosion of trust’ between the force and the public

“We want a State Police force that we can be proud of, that we can believe in,” Noble said in an interview at the State Police headquarters on Tuesday.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
As P&G prepares to redevelop Gillette campus, South Boston residents push for more
The “World Shaving Headquarters” is the largest remaining vestige of South Boston’s old industrial waterfront.

Wildfire smoke is becoming more problematic in New England; major contributor to poor air quality

Map: What’s the air quality like in New England?

Man serving time for killings in Montana, Boston charged with cold case murders in Lowell, Cambridge

Possible case of rare tick-borne virus investigated on Martha’s Vineyard

Four people die in crash of medical transport plane on Navajo Nation in northern Arizona

What to know as Israel considers reoccupying Gaza in what would be a major escalation of the war

Celtics reportedly trading Georges Niang, two second-round picks for Jazz rookie RJ Luis Jr.

By moving the final year of Niang's contract ($8.2 million), the Celtics are now firmly under the second salary-cap apron.
Movie review |★★

‘Freakier Friday’ is double the body swapping, but not double the fun

It’s a Friday you won’t thank God for in this sequel to the 2003 remake reuniting Jamie Lee Curtis and Lindsay Lohan.

Feeling better after shot to wrist, Marcelo Mayer focused on returning to Red Sox this season

The shot was administered Saturday. Mayer said there’s a “100 percent” difference in his wrist since the injection.
Best of the Best

More than just the North End: The very best Italian restaurants around Boston

At the best comedy clubs in Boston, big laughs come in small spaces

The seven yummiest lobster rolls around Boston

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Opinion
IDEAS | DAVID SHAYWITZ

The key insight fitness trackers are missing

Health tech is obsessed with metrics. But real flourishing requires something more.
Renée Graham

Is Trump trying to sanitize his political legacy at the Smithsonian?

Lee Zeldin

Building the Constitution Pipeline is vital for New England’s grid stability

MARCELA GARCÍA

A legal win for immigrant protections — but the clock is still ticking

LETTERS

No deal — Harvard must stand and fight

More recent News

‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of selling Matthew Perry fatal dose gets September trial date

Jasveen Sangha, who prosecutors say was known to her customers as “The Ketamine Queen,” is charged with five counts of ketamine distribution, including one count of distribution resulting in death.

Boston launches program to support small minority-, women-owned businesses seeking city contracts

The city selected 27 businesses to receive up to $200,000 and six months of industry-specific assistance.
innovation beat

A cellphone ban in schools? Here’s new data on how students are using devices.

Data from Boston tech startup Aura found that nearly one in 12 students used their phone for more than 2 hours a day while in school.

How is the Montana shooting suspect still at large? Check out the terrain.
Searches in high-profile cases are often resolved quickly, but there are exceptions, particularly in dense forests or rural areas with lots of places to hide.

Three up, three down, and whom to watch ahead of the Patriots’ joint practice with Commanders on Wednesday
The Patriots practiced without helmets for a little more than an hour on Tuesday.

Jillian Dempsey, a staple in Boston pro women’s hockey, announces retirement
Dempsey, who played nearly her entire pro career in Boston, joined the Boston Fleet on a reserve contract ahead of the 2024-25 season, appearing in nine games and tallying two assists.

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Metro

‘It’s outrageous’: Mass. governor forays into national debate over Texas redistricting vote

Governor Healey hosted 10 Democratic Texas state legislators at the State House on Tuesday who left Texas in order to halt Republican's efforts to vote on a redrawn congressional map.

Governor Healey signs pay raise for bar advocates

It remains unclear if the $20 per hour raise, over the next two years, will end the lawyers ongoing work stoppage.

New State Police boss pledges to combat ‘erosion of trust’ between the force and the public

“We want a State Police force that we can be proud of, that we can believe in,” Noble said in an interview at the State Police headquarters on Tuesday.

Lawmakers push efforts to ban ICE from wearing masks at Boston legislative summit

“There is no evidence that wearing masks is necessary for anything but intimidation of people,” said state Representative James K. Hawkins, a Democrat from Attleboro, who has filed a bill on Beacon Hill.

Sports

NFL

NFL and ESPN reach nonbinding agreement for sale of NFL Network and other media assets

The league and ESPN still have to negotiate a final agreement and get approval from NFL owners. The agreement will also have to undergo regulatory approvals.
Red Sox Notebook

Feeling better after shot to wrist, Marcelo Mayer focused on returning to Red Sox this season

The shot was administered Saturday. Mayer said there’s a “100 percent” difference in his wrist since the injection.
NFL

Rams running back Kyren Williams agrees to three-year contract extension worth up to $33 million

Williams has produced back-to-back 1,100-yard seasons as the Rams’ starting running back, and he made the Pro Bowl in 2023 while finishing third in the NFL in yards rushing.
Tara Sullivan

NESN’s all-female broadcast booth ready for Tuesday’s Red Sox game: ‘Once the first pitch is thrown, we just do our job’

WNBA

Seattle Storm acquire All-Star guard Brittney Sykes in trade with Washington Mystics

Trump creates task force to prepare for 2028 Olympic Games in Los Angeles

Business

What to know as RFK Jr. pulls $500m in funding for vaccine development

Kennedy said he wants the health department to move away from mRNA vaccines and to start “investing in better solutions.” No details were provided on what those other technologies might be.
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Vertex falls after FDA doubts broad use of chronic pain drug

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The Boston Foundation announces $1.5 million in grants for state’s food system

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metro

Boston launches program to support small minority-, women-owned businesses seeking city contracts

A Somerville restaurant is cutting back late-night hours after at least 62 calls to police

Wildfire smoke is becoming more problematic in New England; major contributor to poor air quality

sports

NFL suspends Vikings’ Jordan Addison for three games over DUI case

Patriots place cornerback Marcellas Dial (torn ACL) on injured reserve, add running back JaMycal Hasty

A brain-injured football player returns home, his life changed forever. His family seeks answers from Sharon officials.

business

A cellphone ban in schools? Here’s new data on how students are using devices.

GOP congressman faces heated town hall where hundreds boo him for supporting Trump’s big bill

Brown could face $30m loss from ‘Big Beautiful Bill,’ and is preparing for layoffs, sell some real estate

politics

What to know as RFK Jr. pulls $500m in funding for vaccine development

Several states consider redrawing congressional maps after Texas kicks off fight

RFK Jr. pulls $500 million in funding for vaccine development. Follow live updates.

Nation

Tennessee man says he hurt badly during lethal injection without deactivating defibrillator

‘Ketamine Queen’ accused of selling Matthew Perry fatal dose gets September trial date

Columbia, Brown to disclose admissions and race data in Trump deal

World

What to know as Israel considers reoccupying Gaza in what would be a major escalation of the war

Netanyahu hints at expanded war in Gaza but former Israeli military and spy chiefs object

Russia says it will stop abiding by missile treaty

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Bird flu may be airborne on dairy farms, scientists report

A former Rolling Stone says the Met has his stolen guitar. The museum disputes it.

food & dining

The FDA is targeting orange juice. Here’s why, and what the science says.

Recipe: Making her mother’s refrigerator bread and butter pickles is project, but a gratifying one

Recipe: Chill cinnamon raisin scone dough overnight and bake in the morning to delight summer guests

travel

Where to eat on Block Island during your casual summer day trip

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

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

Arts

Looking back at ‘Where’s Boston?’ then and where Boston is now

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

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

Books

Author readings around Boston this week

An English writer on a mysterious Mexican sojourn yields an absorbing new novel

In ‘The Broken King’ Michael Thomas chronicles his experiences with fatherhood, being Black in Boston, and mental health

Movies

‘Freakier Friday’ is double the body swapping, but not double the fun

See the star-studded first trailer for ‘Ella McCay,’ filmed in Rhode Island

Five movie screenings to see around Boston this week

Television

Donnie Wahlberg turns heads in downtown Boston, filming new TV series, ‘Boston Blue’

The Red Sox have entered the villa: ‘Love Island USA’ stars throw out first pitch at Fenway

Before there was ‘Naked Gun,’ there was ‘Police Squad!’

music

A former Rolling Stone says the Met has his stolen guitar. The museum disputes it.

Yo-Yo Ma and friends anchor a Tanglewood weekend of music forged in unprecedented times

Stevie Nicks reschedules concerts, including Boston show, because of shoulder injury

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

Possible case of rare tick-borne virus investigated on Martha’s Vineyard

Bird flu may be airborne on dairy farms, scientists report

Gates Foundation pledges $2.5 billion to women’s health initiatives

Obituaries

Ion Iliescu, Romania’s first freely elected president after 1989 revolution, has died at 95

Marjorie Agosin, poet and Wellesley professor who championed Latina writers, dies at 69

Stella Rimington, Britain’s first female MI5 spy chief, dies at 90