Obama makes historic visit to Hiroshima
US President Barack Obama (R) holds a minute silence after placing a wreath at the cenotaph in the Peace Momorial park in Hiroshima on May 27, 2016 with Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe. Obama on May 27 paid a moving tribute to victims of the world's first nuclear attack. / AFP PHOTO / TOSHIFUMI KITAMURATOSHIFUMI KITAMURA/AFP/Getty Images

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The visit presents a diplomatic tightrope for a U.S. president trying to make history without ripping open old wounds.

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Donald Trump?s largely unconventional approach to policy issues has left experts wondering how to get their arms around his platform.

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Renée Graham

Democrats need to fight the GOP, not each other

While many were predicting the death of the GOP, few seemed to notice that the Democrats? own house was even more divided.

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Some District of Columbia neighborhoods just seem presidential.

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?I never look at sunshine in the same way,? Nathaniel Kibby?s victim, who was held captive for nine months in N.H., said Thursday.

Doctors suspended for medical marijuana, opiates violations

The Board of Registration in Medicine unanimously voted to suspend the licenses of Dr. John C. Nadolny and Dr. Fred J. Thale.

Lawmakers move to tighten oversight of nursing homes

State senators voted to raise maximum fines on troubled facilities and to require regulators to scour the finances of homes.

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According to Egyptian security officials, a French ship is carrying equipment that can find flight data and cockpit voice recorders ? the so-called ??black boxes.??

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The appointment of Peter Healy is designed to give the health system?s chief executive, Kevin Tabb, more time to focus on strategy.

A view of York Harbor, Maine.

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In York Harbor, historic charms and Rod Stewart

Just what would Fanny Chapman have thought of Rod Stewart?s infamous disco era anthem ?Do Ya Think I?m Sexy??

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In Boston, things are going so smoothly that the TSA redeployed Logan?s security director to work with a new management team in Chicago.

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In a Memorial Day tribute, the flags represent each service member from Massachusetts killed since the Revolutionary War.

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Memorial Day weekend marks the unofficial start of summer. Here?s how to make the most of it.

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How do you turn a hulking garage above one of Boston?s busiest streets into a glittering garden of towers without closing the facility?

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The lawsuit is more than the latest twist in a family soap opera and its outcome may shape the future of Viacom and CBS.

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DANTE RAMOS

Employers want noncompetes, but what?s it worth to them?

Time and freedom are worth something, and compensation is in order when they?re restricted.

There?s an app for that

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Google?s new Science Journal app uses the inner workings of your phone to teach the inner workings of the world.

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About 3 million people had viewed Donovan Livingston?s spoken poetry on race and education in the one day after he delivered it.

Rockies 8, Red Sox 2

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Buchholz couldn?t keep the Sox in the game on a rare night at Fenway when the offense was held in check.

Love Letters

Should she tell his fiancee before moving on?

I found out a few weeks ago that he got engaged to someone that he has been involved with all along.

Opinion & Ideas

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In work, we are professional; in life, personal. It seems a reasonable division of human purpose. But sometimes divisions grow blessedly fuzzy.

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Ground Game

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The report could affect Hillary Clinton?s ability to pivot her campaign heading into the general election.

The Big Picture

Mount Sinabung erupts

Mount Sinabung erupted violently in Indonesia this week, killing at least seven and forcing thousands to flee.

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Massive office complex proposed for Flower Exchange site
Police officers and first responders lined up at the wake for Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarentino.

Thousands gather for wake of slain Auburn officer
The crowd at City Hall Plaza at Boston Calling, May 2015.

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The Weekender: Boston Calling, ?Roots,? and glow sword wars
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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Wade Boggs?s number finally retired by Red Sox
Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte in the remake of the miniseries ?Roots.?

Television Review

A ?Roots? for right now
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Jackie Bradley?s streak is over, but Xander Bogaerts?s is at 19

Mass. Senate approves ban on plastic bags
The MFA has announced that its partnership with Nagoya/Boston Museum of Fine Arts won?t be renewed when the contract expires in 2019.

Critic?s Notebook

The MFA won?t be staying in Japan beyond 2019
Janelle Monae is part of the most impressive Boston Calling lineup to date.

Female-forward slate of stars in strongest Boston Calling festival yet
Mitchell Robson, 14, of Marblehead, celebrated after correctly spelling a word.

Danvers student comes up short in national spelling bee finals

Grilling recipes for Memorial Day weekend

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May 26, 2016; Pittsburgh, PA, USA; Pittsburgh Penguins right wing Bryan Rust (17) and goalie Matt Murray (R) celebrate after defeating the Tampa Bay Lightning 2-1 to win the Eastern Conference Championship in game seven of the Eastern Conference Final of the 2016 Stanley Cup Playoffs at the CONSOL Energy Center. Mandatory Credit: Charles LeClaire-USA TODAY Sports

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Penguins rule Game 7

Bryan Rust nets 2 goals, Matt Murray makes 16 saves to push Pittsburgh into Cup final vs. San Jose.

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A Woody Woodpecker ornament and other wood cutouts have appeared on a traffic island in Somerville.

Traffic island figures get a pardon from Somerville mayor

?This appears to be a case of guerrilla art, or guerrilla decorating if you prefer,? city spokeswoman Denise Taylor said in an e-mail.

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Former Governor of Massachusetts William F. Weld poses for a photograph in his office in New York Thursday May 19, 2016. (Tina Fineberg for The Boston Globe)

Bill Weld and the Libertarian platform

Once a no-nonsense federal anti-drug prosecutor, the former Mass. governor is hoping to win the VP nod from a party that calls for legalizing drugs.

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The Car Doc talks problematic signals, CVT transmissions and more

Plus, what to do when waiting to address an airbag recall.

Columnists

For Scott Kirsner column on display at Logan 5/29/16. A new display that was just installed at Logan Airport, on 400 years of innovation history in Massachusetts.

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Yvonne Abraham

Charlie Baker?s badge of courage
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1986 Red Sox feeling the love of grateful Nation

Hiawatha Bray | tech lab

Is digital justice colorblind?
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JOAN VENNOCHI

It?s hard to make the NFL look serious about brain injury research
?If we?re going to sustain the club... we have to reflect the Harvard of today,? said Karen Van Winkle.

Shirley Leung

Harvard Club of Boston is not an old boys? club anymore

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

In concussion studies, NFL protects itself
Former Governor William F. Weld.

JEFF JACOBY

Bill Weld, Libertarians are just the ticket

SCOT LEHIGH

The twin tests Donald Trump presents

Howard Bregman kneeled beside a growing memorial for Auburn Police Officer Ronald Tarentino Jr. Monday.

KEVIN CULLEN

The most dangerous moment for police
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MICHAEL A. COHEN

Still panicked about Trump? Don?t be
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David Ortiz?s age-defying feats are extraordinary

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More than 4,000 migrants rescued in single day

In one of the busiest days of the Mediterranean migrant crisis, and at least 20 died trying to reach Europe.

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The aging bridge is replaced with an elevated civic space in this rendering from the contest.

Big ideas (and lots of them) for the Northern Avenue Bridge

The city received 133 entries in a citywide contest, with images ranging from hand-drawn pictures to sophisticated computerized renderings.

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Oscar Isaac portrays Apocalypse in ?X-Men: Apocalypse.?

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The new ?X-Men? movie is apocalypse ow

?X-Men: Apocalypse? is the poster child for superhero-franchise overkill ? a noisy, over-crowded, over-digitized bore.

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Malachi Kirby as Kunta Kinte in the remake of the miniseries ?Roots.?

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A ?Roots? for right now

The remake of the blockbuster 1977 miniseries is as spikily relevant now as the original was in its time.

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Getting divorced? Men, in all likelihood, your diet will suffer

A new study found that when their marriages come to an end, men turn to a much worse diet than women do.

Globe investigations

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More than 200 victims. At least 90 legal claims. At least 67 private schools in New England. This is the story of hundreds of students sexually abused by staffers, and emerging from decades of silence today.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Design New England

Design New England

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With their home as canvas, the couple behind KTII Design Group embrace the stylistic power of change.

Magazine

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The incredible untold story of America?s first police detectives