Suit alleges racist, sexist behavior at Boston Water and Sewer

A lawsuit accuses the Boston Water and Sewer Commission of fostering an ?open atmosphere of misogyny and racism.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/skies-77682c66-938d-11e8-a679-b09212fb69c2.jpg ?Quiet Skies? a waste of time and resources, air marshals say

In a briefing with congressional committee staffers, TSA officials provided details on the ?Quiet Skies? program, which expanded in March to include monitoring by teams of armed, undercover air marshals.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/8c57125ac20e42f5a19725c791ebe64e-8c57125ac20e42f5a19725c791ebe64e-0.jpg Democrats spent 2 years working on a new slogan. Here?s what they came up with

Democrats can?t seem to win in their attempts at sloganeering. Every attempt only serves as a reminder that the party lacks a clear leader and that it has trouble conveying policy in emotional terms.

William B Evans at Aea C-11 Boston Police District during a roll call early Friday morning.

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During his final roll call, Evans tells officers to be safe out there

Boston Police Comissioner William Evans made his-next-to last appearance as the city?s top cop inside the station where he was employed as a cadet.

BURLINGTON, MA - 7/18/2018: A rooftop deck has a dining area, grill and outdoor television with a view of the main road below at the office park. Suburban office park...The District Burlington in Burlington is an example of changes that are made to draw workers out of urban areas (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: BUSINESS TOPIC 28coolsuburbs

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Developers are trying to make the suburbs cool. Is that possible?

Employers and developers along America?s Technology Highway are trying compete with Boston and Cambridge for the best companies and talent, by adding urban lifestyle features.

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INNOVATION ECONOMY

Five ways the state?s revised noncompete rules could affect you

Does your employer have the right to limit where you decide to work next? Here?s what new legislation says about the issue of noncompetes.

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Smith College will hire an investigator to review the incident of a black student who was racially profiled while she eating lunch on campus.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Constitution%20Wharf%20entrance.jpg Castle Island Brewing Co. to open beer garden in Charlestown after earlier plan fell through

A change of plans just couldn?t keep this beer garden down.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-18786.jpg 25 years later, family still seeks answer to Grafton girl?s murder

Ten-year-old Holly Piirainen disappeared on Aug. 5, 1993, while vacationing with her family in Sturbridge. Her body was found three months later, but her death remains a mystery.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/04jellyfish.jpg Venomous Portuguese man o? wars wash up on Martha?s Vineyard

The Edgartown Parks Department is urging beachgoers to swim with caution after receiving multiple reports of Portuguese man o? wars washing up on South Beach.

The magical world of puppets comes alive at the Puppet Showplace Theater in Brookline.

10 things to do in New England while your kids are still young

There are certain places in New England that are a whole lot more fun ? and magical ? when young kids are along. Here are 10 favorites.

NESTOR RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/nestor-18662.jpg With Bird scooters about to be pulled off Cambridge streets, I decided to set one free

I was going to do my best to preserve one of these endangered creatures by riding it all the way home to Quincy, out of the reach of Birdnappers.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan-20604.tif ?I?m never going to forget it?: Steve Pearce and the game of a lifetime

Hitting three home runs against the Yankees leaves an indelible mark on the best rivalry in baseball.

Jackie Bradley Jr. celebrates after he slides safely into home in the fourth inning on a hit by Andrew Benintendi.

ALEX SPEIER

?It was about time, you know??: Assessing the damage of Red Sox? fourth inning eruption

An eight-run inning helped course-correct the Sox offensive, which was hitting .185 with runners in scoring position since the All-Star break.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin080218PatriotsTrainingCampPractice_Spt3.jpg Tom Brady could have escaped Deflategate with a fine, but refused to blame equipment guys, new book says

Brady was offered a $1 million fine, but no suspension by Roger Goodell if he implicated John Jastremski and Jim McNally.

Tom Brady?s birthday cake.

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Tom Brady?s birthday cake weighs 1,200 pounds, made with 250 pounds of sugar

The New England Patriots are celebrating their star quarterback?s 41st birthday Friday with a 1,200-pound red, white, and blue cake.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/e0fb3b044b954f7888574de1ad96effb-e0fb3b044b954f7888574de1ad96effb-0.jpg Four things to know about Eric Decker, the newest Patriots receiver

The former Minnesota standout has the size and speed to potentially be an intriguing option in the Patriots offense.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/_NELN02_arts.jpg Another film about an infamous Boston mobster is in the works

This time it isn't Whitey Bulger.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/24/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/davis_job5_liv.jpg What does your spouse do for a living? These days the answer often is, ?I?m not quite sure?

It is the unspoken truth of the tech age: Many of us cannot accurately describe what our spouse does for a living.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/powercouplenomasthead.jpg The top 10 most powerful and influential married couples in pop music history

It?s a top 10 with a ring on it.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/leung-8622.jpg Fear not, East Boston: Parks mean you won?t end up another Seaport

Some of the city?s most expansive waterfront parks are planned for the Eastie side of the harbor.This matters because it means luxury buildings won?t completely wall off the waterfront.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/copanddog-18673-kPSG--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Boston Police officer reunites lost dog with owner

When a young Boston police officer spotted the four-legged pedestrian wandering aimlessly with a leash dangling from his neck, he knew something was amiss.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Paschal,James2.jpg ?He?d do anything for you?: Family remembers man killed in Canton boating accident

James Paschal was fishing in a pond around 8 p.m. when he started struggling and shouting for help.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/AFP_17Y65R.jpg Omarosa?s back, charges Trump showed signs of mental decline

A former White House staffer is claiming in a new book that President Trump has exhibited a ?mental decline that could not be denied.?

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New Hampshire?s known for many things, including first-in-the-nation presidential primaries, publicly operated liquor stores, and . . . private islands?

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Jennifer C. Braceras

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiUmass03.jpg Smear campaign against Marty Meehan misses UMass successes

An ad campaign against the UMass system president ignores the positive steps Meehan has taken on financial aid and fiscal oversight.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Capture2.JPG An oral history of LeBron James and the 2003 UMass-Boston Summer League

How the 2003 Boston Summer League helped introduce LeBron James to the NBA.

Newsletters

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A convenient digest of the top political news of the past week, delivered every Saturday. Sign up now.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Off%20the%20Charts.jpg Dear Atul: As you go on your listening tour, don?t forget about mental health

As CEO of the health care venture from Amazon and partners, Gawande could make a huge impact on mental health.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

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A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

Cars

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Why do my brakes rattle?

I hear a rattle while going over bumps in my old Ford Bronco. Any thoughts on what it could be? Q. I hear a rattle while going over bumps in my old Ford Bronco. I had the front end all checked out and the shocks replaced, but I can still hear it. Any thoughts on [?]

Love Letters: The Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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Real Estate

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, July 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: the Puerto Rican Parade, Taylor Swift performing at Gillette Stadium, and celebrating fourth of July.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.