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Heat and humidity offer a weekend-long, double-barreled assault

Temperature records will be threatened. Energy-sapped residents and midsummer tourists will flock to beaches and air-conditioned rooms for relief. Welcome to the hottest weekend of 2019. 2 hours ago
7 ways to beat the scorching heat this weekend Heat hacks: 12 tips and tricks to keeping your house cool Forecasters warn Saturday and Sunday will be ?major scorchers? Boston, Lawrence declare heat emergencies and set up cooling centers

A captain befriends a sea gull and keeps the crackers coming
Gloucester schooner captain Heath Ellis and Polly Five Toes have become celebrity BFFs on Cape Ann.

Stan Grossfeld
An improbable dream comes true for overlooked player on 1967 Red Sox
The Red Sox recently presented the family of the late Ken Poulsen an AL Championship ring.

opinion

Michael A. Cohen

Trump has turned the racial dog whistle into a steam whistle
RENÉE GRAHAM

With racism in America, there?s never a teachable moment
THOMAS ABT | IDEAS

Democrats are skipping out on the most important gun fight of all
Scot Lehigh

Boorish bikers beat a Boston retreat

How is Beto O?Rourke hoping to revive his campaign? By getting back to his roots
The rock-star energy has faded, and O?Rourke is doing what he can to recapture the magic that existed during his campaign against Ted Cruz.

LARRY EDELMAN
Boston Fed president tells Trump to back off. Politely, of course
Eric Rosengren used a speech in New York to make the case for an independent Federal Reserve.

ORIOLES 11, RED SOX 2

Orioles knock around David Price, pound Red Sox

The lefthander got touched up for six runs in four innings in a loss to lowly Baltimore. 2 hours ago

Activists pledging to organize a boycott of Wayfair

The activists have organized a petition signed by several hundred customers pledging a boycott in a show of support for Wayfair employees who had staged their own protest in June.

Two more North Atlantic right whales found dead in Canadian waters

Two more North Atlantic right whales were found dead in Canadian waters this week, authorities said on Friday.

Cannabis commission defends pace of pot shop openings and lower-than-expected tax revenue

The chairman of Massachusetts? cannabis commission is defending the agency after a state lawmaker criticized the lower-than-expected tax revenue generated for the state and the slow pace of licensing marijuana businesses.

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  7. Blue Cross?s approach to paying doctors based on quality of care shows results, Harvard study finds
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We?re examining end-of-life medical care in Mass. Please share your loved ones? experiences to help our reporting

The Globe is looking into the end-of-life medical care that Massachusetts residents receive. We want to examine how the healthcare system can improve care for dying patients.

50TH ANNIVERSARY OF FIRST MOON LANDING

The story of the moon landing, told through Globe headlines 50 years ago
This week marks the 50th anniversary of Apollo 11, the NASA mission that first landed people on the moon. (Mark Gartsbeyn / Globe Correspondent)

Draper dusts off treasures of the Apollo era

The moon landing and Chappaquiddick: How this week in 1969 unfolded in the pages of the Globe

Photos: A look back at the 1969 moon landing

How Massachusetts made the Apollo 11 moon landing possible

Your smartphone has 1,000,000 times more memory than the Apollo computer

Opinion

Editorial

How a ?moonshot? came to symbolize the potential of government
Letters

?A collective sense of awe? ? readers recall Apollo 11
Alan Price

To achieve today?s moonshots, we must be bold

Sports

Promise in current Red Sox bullpen mix

Irishman Shane Lowry shares lead, but local hero Rory McIlroy misses cut at British Open

Former NFL offensive lineman Mitch Petrus dies of heat stroke

Politics

After distancing himself from hostile chant, Trump calls rally supporters ?incredible patriots?

Trump tweets about R.I. governor as he attacks NYT columnist

Trump says debt limit talks in ?good shape? after Pelosi rebuff

Lifestyle

?The Lightning Thief? is a blast ? and that?s no myth

?Cats? trailer unites the Internet in abject terror

Matt Damon teams up with ?Spotlight? director Tom McCarthy for new movie

Business

British firm?s plans to build private dorms in Boston hit a snag

Another cool new office, this one for business catering company ezCater

Tide wants to do your laundry for you ? so I let them do mine

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In wake of horrific crash, Baker files legislation to strengthen commercial driver licensing

Acting in the wake of a horrific crash last month involving a Massachusetts man who should not have had commercial driver?s license, Governor Baker is proposing legislation to strengthen the state?s laws regulating such drivers.

Lawrence man pleads not guilty to rape, drug charges in connection with death of 13-year-old

A 47-year-old Lawrence man on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges that he provided drugs to 13-year-old Chloe Ricard and sexually assaulted her before dropping her off unconscious at a local hospital, where she later died.

No parole for ex-gang member who committed Holyoke slaying at 16 with sawed-off shotgun
Officials urged the man, who committed murder as a 16-year-old, to ?refrain from engaging in anti-social behavior? and get treatment before he tries again to win his freedom in a few years.

Accused child rapist from Leominster arrested Thursday in Illinois after 6 years on the run

An accused child rapist from Leominster was arrested in Illinois after six years on the run - and just one month on the State Police Most Wanted list, State Police said.

Abandoned kitten rescued from box on Malden sidewalk
Malden police rescued a kitten that was found abandoned in a box on the side of a road Wednesday, police said.

Suspect chased from Brookline is arrested in Boston?s Muddy River
The wild police pursuit ended when the suspect was apprehended in the river, officials said.

Charlestown man with warrant nabbed at North Station after allegedly evading fare

A Charlestown man allegedly evaded a fare at the North Station T stop Thursday and gave MBTA Transit Police a fake name when they caught him, but authorities quickly determined his true identity and discovered he was wanted for other crimes.

Charlestown man with warrant nabbed at North Station after allegedly evading fare

A Charlestown man allegedly evaded a fare at the North Station T stop Thursday and gave MBTA Transit Police a fake name when they caught him, but authorities quickly determined his true identity and discovered he was wanted for other crimes.

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?Since I got my bike, I?ve stopped playing ?Fortnite??

A strange craze has swept the city?s streets, as young kids in huge packs have turned BMX cruisers ? a fad of the ?80s ? into the street movement of the moment.

Two Massachusetts colleges ranked in top 10 of colleges that pay off the most
According to data compiled by CNBC, Harvard and MIT offered students a low net cost and high expected salary.

Tide wants to do your laundry for you ? so I let them do mine
With the pithy slogan ?Life, Not Laundry,? Tide now operates 140 dry cleaning stores in 19 states, and Tide University is cleaning students? clothes at 23 colleges, including MIT.

Rhode island

Lincoln Chafee: The party of peace: Why I joined the Libertarian Party

The party is willing to fight against irresponsible American global behavior and against the inexorable march to more senseless wars.

R.I. education chief seeks control of Providence schools
Angélica Infante-Green is planning to ask the Council on Elementary and Secondary Education for the authority to ?reconstitute? Providence?s struggling school system.

R.I. has turbulent first year of legal sports betting
Sports gamblers were more likely to win in Rhode Island than anywhere else in the country over the last year, but analysts predict the state will bounce back.

Opinion, Ideas & Commentary

Editorial Cartoon

Trump has a squad of his own
Opinion | Diane Hessan

Trump vs. the Squad ? voters weigh in
Opinion | David S. Friedman

Remembering John Paul Stevens, a model of humility and kindness

Editorial

Domestic workers deserve labor protections
Opinion | Matthew V. Storin

A journalist looks back on covering Chappaquiddick
IDEAS | PHILIP EIL

Consumers called out Nike and Uber for their labor conditions. Now, it?s time to shame colleges

VISUAL STORIES

MBTA releases video of Red Line derailment

A look back at JFK Jr.?s life and death on the 20th anniversary of his plane crash off Martha?s Vineyard

Photos: The changing face of Federal Hill

Photos: A look back at the 1969 moon landing

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Shirley Leung

Red Line?s slow service, explained

Believe it or not beleaguered riders, the MBTA is making progress on getting the Red Line back to normal. Now don?t get too excited.

Poetry helped Jerry Beck as a kid. Now he?s taking it on the road with the Poetry Mobile
Just a year after Jerry Beck, the founder of Fitchburg?s Revolving Museum, set off to break the world record for the largest paper airplane, he is back with a new passion project ? the Poetry Mobile.

Chad Finn
David Price still has no clue what Dennis Eckersley is all about
Eckersley was open and honest about David Price?s infamous ambush on him two years ago, but Price has not been.

As RMV scandal unfurled, leader of embattled unit vacationed in Europe
Weeks into a still-growing scandal, the Registry remains mired in questions about how it failed to track errant motorists for months, if not years, through the office headed by Thomas Bowes, longtime Braintree town councilor, and now a mayoral hopeful.

Metro

Here are the key unanswered questions surrounding the Mass. RMV scandal

Four weeks have passed since Volodymyr Zhukovskyy allegedly crashed head-on into a group of motorcyclists in New Hampshire, killing seven people.

Two Delta aircrafts clip wings at Logan airport

Delta flight 2488 made contact with the wing of another Delta aircraft at Logan Airport on Friday night, Delta Airlines representative Susannah Thurston said in a statement.

Brookline schools superintendent resigns

Andrew Bott, who led the district for three years, The Brookline School Committee is expected to pick an interim leader soon.

Referencing Queen, Madonna, and Cher, TripAdvisor blasts ?Straight Pride Parade? over alleged trademark infringement

TripAdvisor, the Needham-based travel company, has written a cease-and-desist letter to an organizer behind the controversial ?Straight Pride Parade? scheduled for later this summer in Boston, alleging that he is infringing upon the company?s intellectual property rights.

Heat and humidity offer a weekend-long, double-barreled assault
Temperature records will be threatened. Energy-sapped residents and midsummer tourists will flock to beaches and air-conditioned rooms for relief. Welcome to the hottest weekend of 2019.

A captain befriends a sea gull and keeps the crackers coming
Gloucester schooner captain Heath Ellis and Polly Five Toes have become celebrity BFFs on Cape Ann.

STAT

What the Ebola emergency means, what it doesn?t mean, and what?s next

Role of seizures in Alzheimer?s disease is gaining overdue attention

Opinion: I wanted to try medical marijuana. Why couldn?t my doctors help me?

Opinion: New insights from a bird?s-eye view of clinical trials

sports

SPORTS LOG

NFL won?t suspend Chiefs? Tyreek Hill in case involving son

The league said it could not conclude Hill violated its personal conduct policy.

Orioles knock around David Price, pound Red Sox

The lefthander got touched up for six runs in four innings in a loss to lowly Baltimore.

Promise in current Red Sox bullpen mix

With Nathan Eovaldi likely joining this weekend, Alex Cora might have found a relief corps he can trust ... for a moment, anyway.

Red Sox? plan for Nate Eovaldi ? use in ?high-leverage? spots

Manager Alex Cora said once the righthander is activated he won?t be the closer, at least not right away.

ALEX SPEIER | MINOR DETAILSAn umpire?s son is making a striking impression as a Red Sox prospect
Thad Ward, a fifth-round pick in 2018, has impressed in his first full season in the organization.

MASSACHUSETTS AMATEUR
Swampscott?s Steven DiLisio rolls to first Mass Am title
The 21-year-old Duke student never trailed in the 36-hole final, shooting 8-under par in beating Hopkinton?s Jimmy Hervol.

Politics

How is Beto O?Rourke hoping to revive his campaign? By getting back to his roots
The rock-star energy has faded, and O?Rourke is doing what he can to recapture the magic that existed during his campaign against Ted Cruz.

Business

Activists pledging to organize a boycott of Wayfair
The activists have organized a petition signed by several hundred customers pledging a boycott in a show of support for Wayfair employees who had staged their own protest in June.

Marijuana

I wanted to try medical marijuana. Why couldn?t my doctors help me?
Medical marijuana may have come to the states, but there is no integration with the medical community.

magazine
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?I am a devout Christian and he is an atheist. Classic!?
Cover Story

?I got lucky, man.? Dennis Eckersley on surviving his tough times

Miss Conduct

Advice: At a party, we were served vegan mystery food
Perspective | Magazine

I was a paramedic at the US border. Kids need doctors now.

sports

Yankees manager Aaron Boone suspended one game and fined for umpire rant

An improbable dream comes true for overlooked player on 1967 Red Sox

Former NFL offensive lineman Mitch Petrus dies of heat stroke

metro

MBTA releases dramatic video footage of June Red Line derailment

Referencing Queen, Madonna, and Cher, TripAdvisor blasts ?Straight Pride Parade? over alleged trademark infringement

Heat and humidity offer a weekend-long, double-barreled assault

Nation

As NASA celebrates its biggest triumph, there are worries it won?t be able to do it again

Anxious Democratic governors urge 2020 field not to veer too far left

?It?s our America?: Michelle Obama speaks out amid Trump tweet furor

World

5.3 magnitude earthquake hits near Greek capital of Athens

At least 17 injured at UK ?car cruise? event

Kyoto Animation Studio Arson Kills 33, Shocking Japan

politics

?It?s our America?: Michelle Obama speaks out amid Trump tweet furor

After distancing himself from hostile chant, Trump calls rally supporters ?incredible patriots?

New Hampshire residents open wallets for Buttigieg, Sanders, and Warren

business

Activists pledging to organize a boycott of Wayfair

Trump says debt limit talks in ?good shape? after Pelosi rebuff

Judge to slash $2 billion award for couple with cancer in Roundup lawsuit

arts

The Ticket: What?s happening in the local arts world

Hostile yahoos, horrifying ?Cats,? hustling bots, and thriving house plants

?The Lightning Thief? is a blast ? and that?s no myth

lifestyle

A room of one?s own

Brendan MacAllister

Almost two years after diagnosis, NBC10 anchor Natasha Verma, now cancer-free, heading to new station

marijuana

I wanted to try medical marijuana. Why couldn?t my doctors help me?

Cannabis commission defends pace of pot shop openings and lower-than-expected tax revenue

Homeland Security chief won?t say whether immigrant families should be separated over marijuana

opinion

Criticizing our country, freely . . . for now

Trump has turned the racial dog whistle into a steam whistle

With racism in America, there?s never a teachable moment

food & dining

Where to take your kids to eat this summer vacation

Mr. Tamole team brings authentic tamales to town

This is nuts: Peanut butter, now in powder form

travel

Why drive to Newport when you can float instead?

In San Francisco, new destinations over the top

You can visit, as long as you promise not to sing ?Walking in Memphis?

Books

A speed-reading archaeologist digs in to catch up

Location, location, location

Bodies in detail, Kipling in Vermont, and Shakespeare in the park

Movies

Tom Cruise surprises Comic-Con audience with ?Top Gun? sequel trailer

A child?s death, a ruined life, in ?Who Killed Garrett Phillips??

Doc Talk: More moon, more Morris, more music

Television

Tina Fey, Robert Carlock create comedy for Ted Danson

Chris Rock to star in new season of ?Fargo?

Tired of ?dopey? children?s shows, author James Patterson concocts ?Kid Stew?

music

When Bob Marley came to Allston

When a lifelong record collector reaches his turning point

A happy reunion, and the journey of ?Penelope? to Tanglewood

globe local

For dam on Hanover/Norwell line, the days are numbered

Newton mayor seeks limits on e-cig sales

Cops call this meals-on-wheels a steal

Obituaries

Mitch Petrus, former Giants offensive lineman, at 32

Arthur Ryan, who founded the low-cost fashion chain Primark, dies at 83

Marylou Whitney, ?Queen of Saratoga,? dies at 93