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  1. Caligula in the Hamptons Opinion, August 16

    Vying for social influence and top-tier gossip in the Hamptons? The Romans were just like you — but they liked drowning people for fun more, too.

  2. Quick! Get the Wind and Solar Discounts Before It’s Too Late! Opinion, August 15

    Here’s what states need to do: Buy renewables now while the discount is still available.

  3. Federal Prosecutors Seek Death Penalty in Fatal Shooting of Border Patrol Agent U.S., August 14

    A federal grand jury in Vermont indicted Teresa Youngblut, 21, on murder and other charges, seven months after a violent encounter during a traffic stop.

  4. $525,000 Homes in Maine, Georgia, and North Carolina Real Estate, August 13

    A condo in Stonington, a Colonial Revival in Warrenton and a ranch house in Durham.

  5. Ralph Lauren, ‘The Gilded Age’ and Black Affluence Style, August 13

    Recent portrayals of the Black elite have shown the complexities that can come with representing class.

  6. We Just Updated Our Boston Dining Guide Food, August 12

    A generational Vietnamese restaurant goes upscale and Portuguese seafood in South End. Plus a bonus for book lovers.

  7. Why Is Martha’s Vineyard Going Vegan? It’s All About Tick Bites. Food, August 12

    Islanders’ diets are being upended by an onslaught of alpha-gal syndrome, a tick-induced allergy to meat and dairy.

  8. Children in State Care Were Sexually Abused. How Much Money Are They Owed? U.S., August 11

    New Hampshire is backing away from a promise to pay victims hundreds of millions of dollars. Other states are also rethinking payouts to those harmed under their care.

  9. Michelle Obama and Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson Draw Crowds on Martha’s Vineyard Style, August 10

    In Oak Bluffs, film premieres, book fairs and star-studded soirees attracted fans who came for the art and stayed for the community.

  10. ‘The Gilded Age’ Goes to Newport. But of Course. Style, August 8

    The Rhode Island getaway for the wealthy plays a key role in HBO’s lavish soap opera of the 1880s.

  11. Caso Flow: la sobredosis que derribó un imperio de heroína En español, August 6

    La muerte de un hombre tras consumir una heroína llamada Flow en una pequeña ciudad de Vermont reveló una operación de drogas que conectaba dos ciudades y envió a una fiscala de Nueva York a un viaje desgarrador.

  12. Jacob’s Pillow Cancels Remainder of Festival After Death at Center U.S., August 6

    A production manager died at the dance center last week in what the district attorney’s office in Berkshire County, Mass., described as a workplace accident.

  13. The Texas Redistricting Fight, Explained U.S., August 4

    Here is why Democrats in the Texas House left the state, why Republicans in the Legislature want to redraw political maps and why other states are involved.

  14. El encanto de las librerías que muestran a sus mascotas En español, August 3

    En las tiendas de libros de todo Estados Unidos, algunos de los vendedores más populares tienen cuatro patas, orejas inquietas y bigotes.

  15. Production Manager at Jacob’s Pillow Is Killed in ‘Tragic Accident,’ Center Says U.S., August 2

    Jacob’s Pillow canceled weekend programming as staff members grieved the death of Kat Sirico, who was moving staging platforms that toppled, the authorities said.

  16. Feeding the Limitless Maine Lobster Roll Boom, Seafloor to Summer Table Food, July 31

    At one of the most renowned lobster shacks — and across the country — the star dish just keeps getting more popular.

  17. 36 Hours in Nantucket Interactive, July 31

    The island off Cape Cod has a windswept beauty and plenty of history to explore.

  18. In Massachusetts, a Work Stoppage Forces Judges to Dismiss Criminal Cases U.S., July 30

    Seeking higher pay, lawyers for indigent defendants won’t take new clients. As a result, judges must dismiss cases against people accused of crimes who lack lawyers.

  19. $600,000 Homes in West Virginia, Missouri and Massachusetts Real Estate, July 30

    An 1870 house in Charles Town, an Italianate home in St. Louis and a condo in Boston.

  20. Gunman Storms Manhattan Skyscraper, and Harvard Considers Potential $500 Million Deal The Headlines, July 29

    Plus, when the peanut M&M was in trouble.

  21. States Sue Trump Administration Over Efforts to Get Food Stamp Data New York, July 29

    The lawsuit argues that the federal government’s demand was an attempt to obtain sensitive personal information for use outside the food stamp program.

  22. Thomas Sayers Ellis, Poet of ‘Percussive Prosody,’ Dies at 61 Books, July 28

    A verbal gymnast on and off the page (as well as a musician and photographer), he was a founder of the Dark Room Collective, a community of writers, and fostered a boom in Black poetry.

  23. Fear of ICE Jolts a Maine Beach Town Travel, July 28

    Wells, like many U.S. tourist spots that rely on foreign labor, is fearful of immigration raids. The local police department’s agreement to collaborate with federal agents only adds to the anxiety.

  24. Italian Flag Colors Were Removed From a Street. Residents Rebelled. U.S., July 27

    Newton, Mass., replaced a street’s red, white and green centerline with standard yellow stripes, citing traffic safety concerns, weeks before an annual Italian American festival.

  25. Harvard’s Powerful Leader Faces Intense Scrutiny in Trump Fight U.S., July 26

    As Harvard and the government negotiate to end a conflict with billions of dollars on the line, some ask whether Penny Pritzker, the head of the school’s governing board, should step down.

  26. Behind a Maine Coffee Company’s Decision to Raise Prices Business, July 25

    Like many companies, Rock City Coffee resisted increasing prices as President Trump’s trade war drove its costs up. Then it ran out of options.

  27. John Williams Hasn’t Stopped Composing. His Latest? A Piano Concerto. Arts, July 25

    Williams, best known for his film work, has a parallel career in classical music. His concerto, haunted by the ghosts of jazz past, is premiering at Tanglewood.

  28. The Night the Andrea Doria Sank New York, July 25

    Survivors of the 1956 disaster at sea, which killed 51 people, will gather this weekend in Manhattan.

  29. 8 Art Shows to See Before They Close Arts, July 24

    Radiant Rembrandts, vibrant portraiture of everyday life and uncanny photographs in New York and Boston, to catch before they’re gone come August and September.

  30. In the Berkshires, Installing Art, Bearing the Consequences Arts, July 24

    Visitors can grab a map and follow the trail to outdoor sculptures at the Clark Art Institute. But be ready for a surreal encounter.

  31. The Circus Comes to Williamstown, With Celebrities and Beefcake Theater, July 24

    Pamela Anderson, Amber Heard and Tennessee Williams on ice are part of Jeremy O. Harris’s big tent at the famous summer festival.

  32. Flight Attendant Who Filmed Girls in Lavatory Is Sentenced to More Than 18 Years U.S., July 24

    The former flight attendant, Estes Carter Thompson III, of Charlotte, N.C., secretly filmed girls using the restroom on American Airlines flights in 2023, prosecutors said.

  33. Savoring Country Pleasures at 5 New Getaways Travel, July 23

    Tired of the usual summer beach vacation? Try glamping near a rushing river, or luxuriating at a 300-year-old rural inn.

  34. Oxygen Machine Played Role in Fire That Killed 10 in Massachusetts, Officials Say U.S., July 22

    The fire began in a resident’s room in an assisted living facility in Fall River, where investigators found an oxygen machine and “smoking materials.”

  35. Converting a Favorite Rental on Cape Cod Into a Legacy Real Estate, July 21

    When an old beach house in Truro, Mass., was listed for sale, a family of former renters snapped it up and renovated it for a growing clan.

  36. How to Reduce Student Absenteeism Letters, April 13

    Readers discuss the reasons for the spike since the pandemic and how to lure students back.

  37. 2 Ex-Officials at Veterans Home Where 76 Died in Covid Outbreak Avoid Jail Time Express, March 27

    The former superintendent and medical director of the Holyoke Soldiers’ Home in Massachusetts were indicted in 2020 on charges of neglect after many residents became sick and died.

  38. Man Gets 2 Years in Prison for Spending Pandemic Money on Alpaca Farm Express, August 31

    Dana L. McIntyre, who owned a pizzeria in a Boston suburb, defrauded the federal government out of more than $660,000, the Justice Department said.

  39. Robert F. Kennedy Jr. and the Coalition of the Distrustful Op Ed, June 30

    The people who believe he is going to save America.

  40. With Pandemic Aid Ending, Vermont’s Homeless Are Forced From Hotels National, June 20

    The state has begun emptying hotels of about 2,800 homeless people living there as part of a pandemic-era program — and offering them tents — after federal funding ran out.

  41. The Airman Who Wanted to Give Gamers a Real Taste of War World, April 13

    The group liked online war games. But then Jack Teixeira, an active-duty airman, began showing them classified documents, members say.

  42. Some Millionaires Moved Out, but There Are Still Plenty Left Metro, February 23

    New York State tax figures show that 1,453 millionaire taxpayers moved away in 2021, while 80,000 remained.

  43. In Maine, a Rare Influx of New Residents, and a Housing Crunch National, February 3

    New arrivals over the last few years have fueled hopes of population growth, but workers increasingly struggle to find housing in a market gone wild.

  44. What if You Could Go to the Hospital … at Home? Science, November 19

    Hospital-at-home care is an increasingly common option, and it is often a safer one for older adults. But the future of the approach depends on federal action.

  45. Masks Cut Covid Spread in Schools, Study Finds Science, November 10

    In a so-called natural experiment, two school districts in Boston maintained masking after mandates had been lifted in others, enabling a unique comparison.

  46. Republican Governors to Migrants: Go Away Letters, September 20

    “Govs. Greg Abbott and Ron DeSantis are using asylum seekers as political tools,” a reader writes. Also: President Biden and the pandemic; abortion prosecutors; arms for Ukraine.

  47. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  48. Voting access updates: Mail ballots are at issue as states consider new rules and legal action. Politics, July 15

    A signature-matching rule in North Carolina is rejected, mail ballots in Pennsylvania are in dispute, and more.

  49. Remembering One in One Million Insider, May 15

    As the United States marks one million Covid-19 deaths, Times journalists reflect on the one story or moment from the pandemic that will stay with them forever.