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‘Representation matters’: Kamala Harris isn’t just the first Black woman on a major ticket. She’s also the first Asian American

Days into her selection, multiple communities are laying claim to Kamala Harris’s milestone moment — and debating the political meaning of her multicultural background.

Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy

Mass. reports 319 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 21 new deaths
Key metrics monitored for the state’s pace of reopening are still low relative to the springtime surge, but Thursday’s numbers come a day after the state raised the number of communities classified as high-risk for COVID-19 spread from four to 11. 2 hours ago

The latest COVID-19 numbers in MassachusettsTown-by-town dataKey metrics the state is monitoring for reopeningHere’s a look at the state map of communities that are high, moderate, and low risk for COVID-19

Brigham’s parent company was warned in 2014 about Nabel’s potential conflict of interest

Years before she became embroiled in a controversy about her position on the board of directors of Cambridge biotech Moderna, there were questions about Brigham and Women’s Hospital president Elizabeth Nabel’s seat on another firm’s board.

Harvard pandemic expert Ashish Jha takes a more optimistic view of the fall and winter

The director of the Harvard Global Health Institute said Thursday the consensus view is that the country is moving toward a “horrible fall and winter. Lots of people dying, hospitals in big trouble, and we’re largely shut at home." But he said he was more optimistic than that.

Former Boston police union head charged with yearslong sexual abuse of young girl

Patrick M. Rose, former president of the Boston Police Patrolmen’s Association, allegedly sexually assaulted a girl for five years, when she was 7 to 12 years old.

Analysis
Trump hasn’t ‘won the day’ all summer. It’s unclear when he might again
Given that polling puts President Trump behind by 10 points nationally and even higher in some critical swing states, he will need a series of good days to regain his footing in the race.

Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate

Opinion

Listen to the data on school reopening

Kamala Harris is ready. Black women are always ready.

Harris has the credibility to take the fight to Trump

IDEAS | David Shribman

Even Canada is down on the United States

Hybrid schooling could be a public health disaster, some doctors warn
Massachusetts school districts are not alone in viewing the hybrid model as a palatable answer to a politicized and volatile dilemma this fall. But some infectious disease experts believe it could fuel the transmission of COVID-19.

A town-by-town look at what each Mass. school district is planningBoston teachers rally for remote learning; BPS postpones 1st day of school

When it comes to reopening schools, Dr. Fauci says Rhode Island is in ‘a very good place’
The nation’s top infectious disease specialist praised Rhode Island’s response to the coronavirus pandemic during a Facebook Live discussion with Governor Gina Raimondo Thursday.

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

Graphic: US shows little signs of being able to control coronavirus spread

In Fourth District shake-up, Cavell drops out, super PACs emerge to back Mermell
Dave Cavell said he is endorsing Jesse Mermell, a former Brookline selectwoman, with the goal of defeating Jake Auchincloss, a Newton city councilor and former Republican. Mermell also picked up the support of Attorney General Maura Healey and a pair of super PACs.

Settling bias allegations with four apartment brokers, attorney general wins fines, mandatory training
The settlements come on the heels of a Suffolk University study that used undercover testing to show that Black renters and those with Section 8 vouchers were routinely blocked, ignored, or turned away by rental agents.

President Trump says UAE to open diplomatic ties with Israel

President Trump said on Thursday that the United Arab Emirates and Israel have agreed to establish full diplomatic ties as part of a deal to halt the annexation of occupied land sought by the Palestinians for their future state.

Trump, denouncing funding sought for post office, says a mail-in voting election isn’t possible without it

Patriots rookie offensive lineman Dustin Woodard, 22, suddenly retires
A league source said COVID-19 did not factor into Woodard's decision.

Teachers, officers, firefighters, and other municipal workers don’t reflect Greater Boston’s diversity, new study shows
At a time of nationwide protests against racial inequities, the study by the Metropolitan Area Planning Council found that the municipal workforce in Metro Boston is both whiter and older than the region’s civilian workforce and population.

Alex Speier I On baseball
Red Sox need to give young starters a longer leash
No young Red Sox pitcher has made more than one big league start as a first-time call-up since 2015,

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Comfort Zone

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Bedrock Gardens, a safe haven of beauty

This podcast revisits Boston’s 1974 busing crisis

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As Kamala Harris faces racist and sexist online attacks, women’s groups and Democratic operatives say they have her back

Black women have become frequent targets of an onslaught of online hate from domestic and foreign perpetrators whose tactics have become more sophisticated and harder to trace, disinformation and media analysts said.

Ed Markey is making it personal in the Senate race
When he launched his audacious challenge to incumbent Senator Ed Markey last year, Joe Kennedy III’s last name was seen as a huge advantage. On Tuesday night, Markey sought to turn that family connection into a cudgel.

Chad Finn
In this era of home runs or nothing, baseball is getting pretty boring
The all-or-nothing nature of the game has robbed it of perhaps its most appealing aspect: a diversity of skill and style.

Rhode Islanders won’t need witnesses if they vote by mail this fall

Republicans had challenged a lower court ruling that waived the mail ballot witness requirement because of the coronavirus outbreak.

When it comes to reopening schools, Dr. Fauci says Rhode Island is in ‘a very good place’

On the run in Hell’s Half Acre -- and elsewhere

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | David Shribman

Even Canada is down on the United States

Mary Ann Sorrentino

Beating the coronavirus with knives, forks, and moving tables

Michael Martignetti

Mass. should enact End of Life Options Act

Tomiko Brown-Nagin

Equal justice requires lawmakers reform qualified immunity for police

Baker’s Parole Board stalls clemency process

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What should we do with plantations?

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Dont’a Hightower’s fiancée was in labor for 17 hours. He used ‘28-3’ to help her push through

Photos: Mayflower II, a reimagining of vessel used by pilgrims, sails home to Plymouth

Devastated by multiple tragedies, a border city seeks a bridge to the future

‘I want to save everything’: In the era of COVID-19, a small army of animal lovers is providing triage for creatures in distress

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Martha’s Vineyard man killed at Florida hotel
Charles Morgan, 59, of West Tisbury, was killed at a hotel near Fort Lauderdale, Fla. while visiting his father, and a man has been charged with murder, authorities said.

With just weeks to go, wrench thrown in Neal-Morse congressional race

Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse was gaining steam ahead of the Sept. 1 primary, until last week, when the race was thrown into chaos and finger-pointing over accusations of serious misconduct by Morse — followed by evidence that young supporters of Democratic incumbent Richard Neal may have ginned up the controversy to take down their opponent.

‘Representation matters’: Kamala Harris isn’t just the first Black woman on a major ticket. She’s also the first Asian American

Days into her selection, multiple communities are laying claim to Kamala Harris’s milestone moment — and debating the political meaning of her multicultural background.

FBI’s tally of how often police use force has plenty of holes

Great white shark sighted off the coast of Wells, Maine

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Matt Donahue, Medfield force winner-take-all MIBL final against Ashland

In his first playoff start, righthander tossed six strong innings and catcher Michael Gilio threw out three base runners in a 4-2 victory in Quincy.

Dougie Hamilton roofs winner as Carolina evens series with Bruins

Boston's ninth-overall pick nine years ago beat Tuukka Rask with 11:30 to play, the Bruins coming up short without top scorer David Pastrnak.

NCAA cancels Division I fall championships (but not major college football)

Football is not impacted, but soccer, field hockey, women's volleyball, cross-country, and water polo for the 357 Division I schools will be.

Rockets’ Russell Westbrook to miss start of series with Oklahoma City

Drone causes delay in Red Sox-Rays game at Fenway Thursday afternoon

Harold Varner III grabs share of early lead at Wyndham Championship

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The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson’s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

Covid-19′s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

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Business

TALKING POINTS
HarborOne to lay off more than 40 as branch business slows
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Daimler to settle US emissions charges for $2.2 billion
German automaker Daimler said Thursday that it had agreed to pay $2.2 billion to settle accusations that Mercedes-Benz cars and vans sold in the United States were programmed to cheat on emissions tests.

Europe sees an olive branch in latest US tariff move

Settling bias allegations with four apartment brokers, attorney general wins fines, mandatory training

Michael Apkon, Tufts Medical CEO, steps down after less than two years on the job

Mass. Gaming Commission says no dice to poker, roulette, craps

Politics

Trump makes clear his opposition to more money to support mail voting

Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy

Trump hasn’t ‘won the day’ all summer. It’s unclear when he might again

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Marijuana

Where does Kamala Harris stand on marijuana?

Mass. regulators release 619,000 aging marijuana vapes for sale, despite lead contamination concerns

The paper mill was everything in this small town. Then it exploded

Racing the clock to stop drug-resistant superbugs

Recipes: Three light salads to cool you down in the heat of August

I’m a widow and I discovered I’m dating a married man

sports

Here’s the schedule for the Celtics-Sixers first-round playoff series

As he struggles in Philadelphia, Al Horford appreciates his time with the Celtics

Rafael Devers, Red Sox embarrassed to cap sweep by Rays

metro

Martha’s Vineyard man killed at Florida hotel

With just weeks to go, wrench thrown in Neal-Morse congressional race

‘Representation matters’: Kamala Harris isn’t just the first Black woman on a major ticket. She’s also the first Asian American

Nation

Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy

Federal appeals court: Male-only draft is constitutional

Prince Harry, Meghan Markle move into new California home

World

Lebanon’s government resigns amid widespread anger over blast

China sanctions 11 US politicians, heads of organizations

New Belarus protests after authoritarian leader reelected

politics

Trump gives credence to false, racist Harris conspiracy

Trump hasn’t ‘won the day’ all summer. It’s unclear when he might again

Biden calls for nationwide mask mandate

business

HarborOne to lay off more than 40 as branch business slows

Daimler to settle US emissions charges for $2.2 billion

Europe sees an olive branch in latest US tariff move

lifestyle

Talk to the animals and channel your family’s inner ‘ee-i-ee-i-oh’

DOJ investigation finds Yale discriminates against Asian Americans, white applicants

These 6 hotels offer discounts to locals

marijuana

Where does Kamala Harris stand on marijuana?

Mass. regulators release 619,000 aging marijuana vapes for sale, despite lead contamination concerns

Mass. regulators fine Revolutionary Clinics $120,000 for selling tainted marijuana vapes

opinion

Kamala Harris is ready. Black women are always ready.

COVID-19: Where do we go from here?

Harris has the credibility to take the fight to Trump

food & dining

From Bangladesh to Brazil, inside one Somerville restaurant

Top Shelf Cookies to open storefront in Dorchester this fall

Recipe: Grilled salmon tops these veggie-filled quinoa bowls

travel

Talk to the animals and channel your family’s inner ‘ee-i-ee-i-oh’

These 6 hotels offer discounts to locals

Not comfortable staying at a hotel yet? Try glamping at one

Books

Bibliophiles: Reading poetry, meditating on religion

A sublime ‘Summer’

Expert shares amazing anecdotes in ‘Tales From the Ant World’

Movies

In ‘Project Power,’ on Netflix, one pill makes you larger, and one pill makes you small

Cardi B and a war over ‘WAP’

Doc Talk: Hiroshima remembered, percussion pedagogy, feminist critique, present tense

Television

Alex Newell gets to be himself on ‘Zoey’s Extraordinary Playlist,’ and it feels fabulous

Watch ‘The Capture,’ but don’t believe your eyes

‘We Hunt Together’ shows the potential to amuse

music

Pianist Conrad Tao wants you to question everything

A new hearing for composer Ethel Smyth, who created the sound of suffrage

Tanya Donelly’s warm reimagining of her pop favorites gets an assist from the Parkington Sisters

Theater/Dance

Live theater returns to the Berkshires in a changed world

SpeakEasy launches podcast of new work by Boston playwrights

In his new podcast, Mike Birbiglia and guests are creating comedy in real time

globe local

FBI’s tally of how often police use force has plenty of holes

Teachers, officers, firefighters, and other municipal workers don’t reflect Greater Boston’s diversity, new study shows

Should political candidates in Massachusetts pledge not to accept donations from police unions?

Obituaries

Carroll Hardy, whose pinch-hit appearance was part of Red Sox history, dies at 87

Wayne Fontana, hitmaker with ‘The Game of Love,’ 74

Sumner M. Redstone, media mogul who controlled CBS and Viacom, dies at 97