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Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

Friday’s jobs report showed that just 73,000 jobs were added last month and that 258,000 fewer jobs were created May and June than previously estimated.

Federal Reserve governor steps down, giving Trump slot to fill

President Trump has stepped up his criticism of the Fed since chair Jerome Powell said that the central bank would keep its short-term interest rate unchanged.
Trump calls on the Federal Reserve board to take full control of the central bank from Powell

Wall Street falls the most since May after employers slash hiring and tariffs roll out. Follow live updates.

The S&P 500 fell 1.6 percent, and the Dow Jones Industrial Average dropped 1.2 percent. The Nasdaq composite lost 2.2 percent.
Trump orders US nuclear subs repositioned over statements from ex-Russian leader Medvedev

Jeffrey Epstein’s former girlfriend, Ghislaine Maxwell, is transferred to a prison camp in Texas

Maxwell was convicted in 2021 of helping Epstein sexually abuse underage girls and was sentenced to 20 years in prison.

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump

The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape — in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.

Congressional Democrats threaten investigation if Harvard makes deal with Trump

The group of 14 Congressional Democrats said Harvard can still lead by example and not agree to terms from Trump.

Judge allows the National Science Foundation to withhold hundreds of millions of research dollars

Alan Dershowitz says farmers market on the Vineyard refused to sell him pierogi over his politics

Mayoral candidate Josh Kraft will not release tax return, says he earned $6.3 million in 2024

Kraft has come under fire from opponent Mayor Michelle Wu for a lack of transparency over his personal financial situation and any potential conflicts of interest it could present as he seeks the mayoralty.

Italian restaurant in Beacon Hill to close after two decades of operation

Grotto celebrated its 22nd anniversary last month.

Heat pump owners to get a break on electric rates to lower winter costs

The state’s high electric rates and the heating demands of New England winters have produced soaring power bills for heat pump owners.
Shirley Leung

As Boston neighborhoods thrive, downtown languishes. Has Wu paid enough attention to the core of the city’s economy?

Mayor Wu promised to spread the wealth to Boston neighborhoods. But did it come at the expense of downtown?
Dan Shaughnessy

The Red Sox’ trade deadline inaction speaks louder than words, and other thoughts

The Sox make pledges about playing meaningful games in September and October, but they value payroll flexibility and controllable contracts.
Four things to know about new Red Sox pitcher Dustin May

Afghan US army interpreter detained by ICE is accused of being a national security risk. His lawyer said ICE hasn’t disclosed why.

Zia S., whose last name is being withheld due to safety concerns for his family and relatives abroad, was arrested leaving a green card appointment in East Hartford, Conn. on July 16.
THE FINE PRINT

Landlords can’t penalize tenants for reasonable wear and tear, state’s top court says

The court also says signed leases requiring professionally cleaning are void and unenforceable, a victory for tenants.
Landlords can no longer require renters to pay the middleman

New Hampshire becomes first state in New England to ban gender-affirming care for minors

Governor Ayotte signed a bill that prohibits healthcare providers from prescribing puberty blockers and hormone therapy for people under 18.
Governor Ayotte signs legislation requiring IDs for absentee voting in New Hampshire

Governor Healey ends state of emergency for Mass. shelter system, closes all hotel shelters

Governor Maura Healey announced on Friday the closure of all hotel shelters and the end of a state of emergency she declared in August 2023.

3-alarm fire heavily damages popular Marshfield seafood spot
291 Ocean Street, the eatery named for its address in the Brant Rock section of town, suffered an “extensive loss,” in Friday's fire, officials said.

Radio calls reveal chaos of apparent carjacking, police shooting in Everett

Admilson Vizcaino remains hospitalized and an investigation into his alleged actions and the use of deadly force by an Everett officer are both ongoing.

Special prosecutor Hank Brennan files withdrawal motion from Karen Read case

Brennan’s firm billed the Norfolk district attorney’s office $566,000 from September 2024, when he first signed on to the case, to the conclusion of the trial in mid-June, records show.

Manhunt launched after 4 killed in a shooting at a Montana bar

The suspect, who was identified as 45-year-old Michael Paul Brown, lived next door to the bar, according to public records.

Jacob’s Pillow dance peformances canceled Friday due to fatality, officials say

The death is being investiged by the Berkshire district attorney's office.

Three survivors of fatal Fall River fire sue assisted living facility, safety equipment company

Teacher admits to fatally stabbing couple on a hike with their kids in a random attack in Arkansas

Tell us: How are you savoring your last weekend of 8 p.m. sunsets this year?

Tuesday’s Red Sox game will feature all-female broadcast crew

Portland Sea Dogs announcer Emma Tiedemann and NESN reporter Alanna Rizzo will handle play-by-play and color, respectively.

Dunkin’ releases controversial commercial mentioning genetics amid uproar over Sydney Sweeney ads

How American Eagle’s Sydney Sweeney ‘good jeans’ ad went wrong

Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch returns to CEO role

Chief executive Michael Spillane is stepping down as head of the Sam Adams maker on Aug. 15, amid consolidation in the craft beer industry.
Best of the Best

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

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

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

More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

Opinion
Bernie Sanders

US must stop arming Israel as Gaza starves

The tide is turning. Americans want this to end. They do not want to be complicit in an unfolding famine and daily massacres.
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

Trump isn’t done with the judiciary

David D’Alessandro

This is how the Market Basket family feud will end

EDITORIAL

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

MARCELA GARCÍA

A columnist walks into another columnist’s newsletter …

More recent News

‘I don’t want to go back in the system’: Harris talks political future in first post-election interview with Colbert
The former vice president stopped by “The Late Show” for her first major interview since losing the 2024 presidential election.

sports media
NFL reportedly on the verge of selling media assets, including RedZone, to ESPN
ESPN would get access to the popular RedZone channel, as well as NFL Network and an additional seven regular-season games (six international and a Saturday afternoon late-season contest).

In homicide investigations, one State Police unit falls below the rest
The unit attached to the Norfolk DA’s office has the lowest homicide clearance rate among State Police. It has also been at the center of recent controversy over its investigations.

Algae bloom discovered in section of Charles River

The area of concern extends from the Harvard Bridge, which connects the Back Bay to Cambridge, to the Museum of Science.
New initiatives aim to make Charles River and Mass. beaches more swimmable

Legendary whale named Salt seen off coast of Provincetown
"Everybody that follows whales in New England knows Salt,” said Chad Avellar, the owner of SeaSalt Charters on Cape Cod.

Eight times ‘South Park’ showed no mercy with its celebrity takedowns, from Bono to Kanye West
Here are eight scathing celebrity takedowns from the show’s nearly three-decade history.

Recommended reads

After hiker suffered injury on Mount Katahdin, she sheltered for the night. Then the weather turned treacherous.

After she hurt her knee, Beata Kosc spent the night at the top of the mountain, praying for rescue.

PARENTING UNFILTERED
Five escapist beach reads for when you just need to tune it all out
Here are some of my favorite summertime new releases that might make you forget your own troubles for a few hours, or at least until camp pickup.

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.

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.

Culture & Lifestyle

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

Oscar winner Jessica Chastain is hitting the books at Harvard

‘This is my ancestors, this is my people’: Why ‘Chief of War’ is Jason Momoa’s most personal project yet

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

Eugene Scott

‘Babies over billionaires’: Why dads are turning on Trump

PODCAST | SAY MORE

Is sports betting America’s next addiction crisis?

JOAN VENNOCHI

Involuntary commitment should be on the table in the opioid crisis

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

Afghan US army interpreter detained by ICE is accused of being a national security risk. His lawyer said ICE hasn’t disclosed why.

Zia S., whose last name is being withheld due to safety concerns for his family and relatives abroad, was arrested leaving a green card appointment in East Hartford, Conn. on July 16.

3-alarm fire heavily damages popular Marshfield seafood spot

291 Ocean Street, the eatery named for its address in the Brant Rock section of town, suffered an “extensive loss,” in Friday's fire, officials said.

Mayoral candidate Josh Kraft will not release tax return, says he earned $6.3 million in 2024

Kraft has come under fire from opponent Mayor Michelle Wu for a lack of transparency over his personal financial situation and any potential conflicts of interest it could present as he seeks the mayoralty.

Italian restaurant in Beacon Hill to close after two decades of operation

Grotto celebrated its 22nd anniversary last month.

Sports

PATRIOTS

Patriots’ one-on-one battles in the trenches gives an early look at who’s faring better before the games begin

Big guys crashing into bigger guys in the August heat has traditionally been used as a way to gauge who is ahead, the offensive line or their defensive counterparts.
NORTHEAST 7V7 CHAMPIONSHIP

‘He’s so good at both you can’t pick one’: BB&N dual threat Ellis Barnes puts on a show in Northeast 7v7 championship

Lightning fast and hard to beat on both sides of the ball, Barnes helped the Knights capture their second consecutive Northeast 7v7 title by beating Leominster, led by Coastal Carolina-bound Orisis Lopez.
sports media

NFL reportedly on the verge of selling media assets, including RedZone, to ESPN

ESPN would get access to the popular RedZone channel, as well as NFL Network and an additional seven regular-season games (six international and a Saturday afternoon late-season contest).
Revolution

Goalkeeper Matt Turner rejoins Revolution on loan from French club Lyon

red sox

Tuesday’s Red Sox game will feature all-female broadcast crew

Astros at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (Apple TV)

Game 111: Astros at Red Sox lineups and notes

Business

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump

The closure is expected to have a profound impact on the journalistic and cultural landscape — in particular, public radio and TV stations in small communities across the United States.

Federal Reserve governor steps down, giving Trump slot to fill

President Trump has stepped up his criticism of the Fed since chair Jerome Powell said that the central bank would keep its short-term interest rate unchanged.

Wall Street falls the most since May after employers slash hiring and tariffs roll out

Trump removes official overseeing jobs data after dismal employment report

magazine
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

Governor Healey ends state of emergency for Mass. shelter system, closes all hotel shelters

Governor Ayotte signs legislation requiring IDs for absentee voting in New Hampshire

Radio calls reveal chaos of apparent carjacking, police shooting in Everett

sports

Scott Zeron likes his chances at a fourth victory in harness racing’s Hambletonian

Boston Legacy sign midfielder Alba Caño from FC Barcelona

Four things to know about new Red Sox pitcher Dustin May

business

Boston Beer Co. founder Jim Koch returns to CEO role

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

Two pubs claim to be London’s oldest riverside pub. Which one is right?

politics

Corporation for Public Broadcasting to shut down after being defunded by Congress, targeted by Trump

Federal Reserve governor steps down, giving Trump slot to fill

Wall Street falls the most since May after employers slash hiring and tariffs roll out. Follow live updates.

Nation

Manhunt launched after 4 killed in a shooting at a Montana bar

Trump administration freezes $339M in UCLA grants and accuses the school of rights violations

Childhood vaccination rates have dropped again, CDC data shows

World

Trump says he ordered subs repositioned in rare nuclear threat to Russia

Death toll soars in Russian strike on Kyiv

El Salvador ends term limits, letting Bukele seek reelection indefinitely

opinion

The Hula Hoop: And we’ve come full circle

Boston’s downtown is in trouble and needs reinvention

A columnist walks into another columnist’s newsletter …

lifestyle

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

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

The art of mending: ‘I cannot repair a broken . . . relationship with a strained family member, but I can darn a sock.’

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

Author readings around Boston this week

A different kind of wedding singer, in a new novel by a writer and a songwriter

Kamala Harris will release ’107 Days,’ a behind-the-scenes look at her historic presidential run

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

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

Justin Timberlake says he’s been diagnosed with Lyme disease

How did pianist Emanuel Ax convince ‘Star Wars’ composer John Williams to write him a concerto? He hand-wrote a letter.

Theater/Dance

‘As You Like It’ finds wit and pleasant surprises in a 426-year-old play

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

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

Health

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

New initiatives aim to make Charles River and Mass. beaches more swimmable

The state’s bill to wrest control of Brighton hospital from equity firm is far higher than first expected

Obituaries

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

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

Horst Mahler, 89, dies; voice of the German far left, then the far right