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Health officials are forecasting a fall COVID-19 surge, but one with fewer fatalities than past coronavirus spikes. The good news: A variant-specific booster has just been authorized to cope with the expected rise in cases.

BOSTON — On a shoestring budget, and with the endorsement of the 45th president, Republican Geoff Diehl sailed to a primary victory Tuesday and on to a November contest with Democratic Attorney General Maura Healey to be governor of Massachusetts.

BOSTON — There’s plenty of uncertainty in the Red Sox’ starting rotation going into 2023, with looming departures and spots to fill.

BOSTON — When Nick Pivetta hobbled off the field with an injury to end the third inning, it looked like another blow that would derail another Red Sox night.

BOSTON — New Celtics forward Danilo Gallinari has suffered a torn ACL in his left knee, the team announced Friday, which will likely cause him to miss most of the 2022-23 season and possibly all of it.

Gripping and clever, although not entirely, “One Way” tells the story of a fugitive on the run, or I should say, on a bus, trying to get away from a gang from which he has stolen cash and cocaine.

In “Gigi & Nate,” a film directed by BAFTA Award-winning Irishman Nick Hamm of the far superior 2016 drama “The Journey,” London-born Charlie Rowe (“Rocketman”) plays Nate Gibson of Nashville, Tennessee, a young man left quadriplegic by a life-threatening bacterial infection. After attempting suicide, Nate gets a service animal, a…

BOSTON — Even as the Red Sox faced long odds to make the playoffs as they entered September on Thursday – a 1 percent chance, according to FanGraphs – manager Alex Cora did his best to remain optimistic and even hoped for the seemingly impossible.

As the Red Sox fade completely out of the playoff picture, the focus over the next month will turn to the future and how they can bounce back in 2023.