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Steward Health Care said Friday that it is closing two of its Massachusetts hospitals — Carney Hospital in Dorchester and Nashoba Valley Medical Center in Ayer — that received no qualified bids in its sales process. The bankrupt company said it will shutter the hospitals by the end of August.

"A doctor dismissed my leg pain as being psychological, suggesting to my mom, not me, the patient, to see a psychiatrist instead of investigating the pain I was experiencing.
That made me feel, uh, crazy, uh, frustrated, and not respected or cared for. "

The families moved into the church a few months after they fled Afghanistan in 2021. They and their supporters realized how difficult it would be to find large, affordable permanent housing in the area. The church's rector is leading an effort to develop a system of housing for the families and others who've been forcibly displaced from their homelands.

Vice President Kamala Harris has set fundraising records since President Biden announced he was bowing out of the presidential race on Sunday. Massachusetts-based Democratic fundraiser Alan Solomont joined WBUR's Deborah Becker to to talk about Harris' early haul and what it means for the presidential race moving forward.

Some party veterans say they wanted a series of mini-forums to hear from Harris and other top Democrats. Harris already has the backing of enough delegates to win the party's presidential nomination.

Remembrances are pouring in for philanthropist and advertising executive Jack Connors who died from cancer at his home in Brookline on Monday. He was 82.