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Pence canceled New Hampshire trip to avoid meeting a drug trafficker

When Vice President Mike Pence abruptly canceled a trip this month to New Hampshire to discuss the opioid epidemic, White House officials refused to say why.
Mike Pence unexpectedly cancels N.H. event Pence?s chief of staff still won?t say why VP canceled N.H. trip

Tornado warning briefly issued for parts of Cape Cod

A tornado warning was in effect until 11 p.m. in several locations on Cape Cod, including East Harwich, East Dennis, and Dennis. 11 minutes ago

The ticket?s in the mail. Providence tracks down 99 R.I. motorists who registered their cars in Maine.

The unpaid tickets total more than $16,000 owed to the city of Providence.
On a single plot in rural Maine, a slew of Rhode Island car registrations

Lawmakers largely followed Baker?s lead to reach compromise to curb drug costs

Governor Charlie Baker initially laid out the plan in January. Legislators softened some of the original language, but generally followed Baker?s blueprint.

Several businesses destroyed in 8-alarm Natick blaze

Heavy smoke poured from a building containing several downtown businesses as officials closed surroundings roads to allow firefighters to knock down the blaze.
Photos: Scenes from the Natick fire

Mysterious sunflower syndrome is spotlighted at MGH

Patients are compulsively drawn to bright light, which triggers an unusual type of seizure.

Federal budget would raise spending by $320 billion

RMV oversight hearing halted when two officials don?t show up to testify

opinion

PEDRO REINA-PÉREZ

Puerto Rico is burning

Cartoon | dan wasserman

The GOP?s toxic medicine
editorial

Budget sets stage for ed reform, drug cost controls
JOAN VENNOCHI

Putting Richard Neal and the old guard on guard

Jim McBride
With oodles of talent and depth, there will be plenty of interesting position battles during Patriots training camp
Making the 53-man roster will likely be a monumental task when camp starts in Foxborough on Thursday.

Video of Tom Brady and his daughter jumping off a waterfall gave plenty of people a scare

Kevin Cullen
There?s no sending back Birukti Tsige, because she?s already going places
Birukti is many things: an immigrant from Ethiopia, a brilliant Malden High graduate, and a believer in speaking her mind, even before this president moved into the White House.

Mayor Walsh may be called to testify in City Hall corruption case
The case ? about whether two of his top aides pressured a concert promoter to hire union stagehands for Boston Calling in 2014 ? began Monday. If Walsh were called, it would be the first time that a sitting mayor in Boston has taken the stand in a criminal trial in nearly 100 years.

Police release video clips of suspect who left Holocaust denial flyers at Marblehead synagogue
In one clip, a suspect places a flyer on a sign located at Temple Emanu-El and then appears to photograph it with a cellphone.

Thousands of Puerto Ricans demonstrate against governor
Waving flags, chanting and banging pots and pans, tens of thousands of Puerto Ricans jammed a highway Monday to demand the resignation of Gov. Ricardo Rosselló in a crisis triggered by a leak of offensive, obscenity-laden chat messages between him and his advisers.

Roxbury nursing program plagued by high turnover, lack of qualified personnel
A series of problems led the state to pull the accreditation of Roxbury Community College?s nursing program last month.

larry edelman

Elizabeth Warren?s recession warning isn?t up to her usual standards

In her latest political post, the presidential candidate relies on some fear-mongering and a few debatable assertions.
Warren warns of another economic crash as she touts her policies as a way to prevent it

One arrested in Cambridge park after naked bike ride after-party

A 37-year-old man was arrested at a park in Cambridge Saturday night after Massachusetts State Police broke up an after-party for the World Naked Bike Ride, State Police said.

Boston Beer?s spiked seltzer drives latest sales boom

Distribution of Boston Beer Co.?s Truly Hard Seltzer, not its flagship Sam Adams offerings, have helped send the company?s shares to record highs this month, analysts said.

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  2. Pence canceled New Hampshire trip to avoid meeting a drug trafficker
  3. Insider or outsider? Ayanna Pressley might be trying to have the best of both worlds
  4. Home security system proved anything but
  5. Tornado warning briefly issued for parts of Cape Cod
  6. Eduardo Rodriguez shines as Red Sox rough up Rays
  7. Puerto Rico is burning
  8. Long before the shooting, Big Papi had brushes with people who ?want something from me?
  9. A man battling addiction dies in jail, and his mother remembers and remembers

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.

Sports

Any suggestion of trading Mookie Betts right now is ludicrous

Julian Edelman to miss beginning of training camp with thumb injury, report says

BC predicted to finish fifth in ACC?s Atlantic Division

Politics

La. police officer suggests Ocasio-Cortez should be shot

Warren warns of another economic crash as she touts her policies as a way to prevent it

Ahead of Mueller hearings, top Democrats accuse Trump of ?high crimes and misdemeanors?

Lifestyle

With Renée Fleming, world premiere of ?The Brightness of Light? delights at Tanglewood

All the Hollywood movies and TV shows filming in Massachusetts in 2019

Ben Mezrich is making ?Billions? for Showtime

Business

Equifax to pay up to $700 million in data breach settlement

A pitch for ?reality-based? startups

Boston Fed president tells Trump to back off. Politely, of course

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Roxbury man accused in fatal hit-and-run in Somerville pleads not guilty

The driver charged in the deadly hit-and-run crash this weekend that killed 52-year-old Cheryl Pauline Richards was arraigned Monday morning.

Woman charged with drunken driving in Lowell after allegedly striking bicyclist

The driver of the vehicle who hit the biker was identified as Jacquelyn Hopkinson, 26, of Dracut, Lowell police said.

High-energy dog returns to shelter a record four times after overwhelming adopters

A dog is back at a Jamaica Plain animal shelter because of her boundless energy, the Massachusetts Society for the Prevention for Cruelty to Animals said.

Hot air balloon makes emergency landing on Andover roadway

The balloon landed on Route 125 Monday morning, officials said.

Stevens? colleagues pay respects in Supreme Court ceremony

John Paul Stevens died last week in Florida at age 99 after suffering a stroke, and his body is in repose in the court?s Great Hall.

Titanic survivor?s light-up cane goes for $62,500 at Newport auction

A Titanic survivor?s walking stick with an electric light she used to signal for help from a lifeboat has sold for $62,500 at an auction of maritime items in Rhode Island

Tom Hanks really does look like Mr. Rogers ? the new movie trailer is proof

The trailer for ?A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood,? the film about the TV icon, was posted online Monday.
Dave Epstein

It was the humidity that made it so miserable

All that water vapor combined with all the heat gave us temperatures that felt well over 100 degrees for most of the daylight hours this past weekend.

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Long before the shooting, Big Papi had brushes with people who ?want something from me?

David Ortiz has long grappled with the risks of life in the limelight, encountering past trouble with Dominican associates, including one man on his own payroll.

Invisible no more: Social Security will soon slide into insolvency
Barring Washington getting over its dysfunction and fixing Social Security, the program may soon have to cut benefits for tens of millions of retirees.

In legalizing marijuana, Canada did everything differently. Here?s what we can learn
Though it approached legalization very differently than Mass., Canada is grappling with some of the same challenges: high prices, short supplies, a robust black market.

Rhode island

This Rhode Island native wanted to move the HQ of his big company to the state. He says he got a ho-hum response

Despite the reception, TriMark USA President and CEO Jerry Hyman wants to give Rhode Island another shot.

RHODE MAP
SCOOP: Mulling lawsuit, R.I. League of Cities and Towns hires Angel Taveras in battle over continuing union contracts
Former Providence Mayor Angel Taveras might no longer hold elected office, but that doesn?t mean he?s out of the game.

Lockdown ordered at R.I. prison after inmate stabbing
The altercation occurred within the Adult Correctional Institutions? maximum security wing, a spokesman said.

Opinion, Ideas & Commentary

Renée Loth

Trump?s human rights ? and wrongs
Jennifer C. Braceras

Partisan politics blocks a qualified judicial appointment in N.H.
Editorial

Holding the line on casino expansion
SCOT LEHIGH

Boorish bikers beat a Boston retreat
Rachelle G. Cohen

Redefining public corruption not an option
Letters

Key issues of criminal justice reform are debated

VISUAL STORIES

In a dramatic close call, a big shark grabs a fish and surprises boaters in Cape Cod Bay

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

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Home security system proved anything but

The peace of mind of having the system was replaced with stress and frustration for a Swampscott couple dealing with ADT and its business partner.

Dan Shaughnessy
Eck on David Price: ?He?s my new Kirk Gibson?
Dennis Eckersley is happy to spend time at the Hall of Fame with friends and family rather than engage in a dust-up with the Red Sox pitcher.

GARY WASHBURN | SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES
Isaiah Thomas?s story is a lesson for NBA stars
Thomas?s willingness to play injured during the 2017 postseason aggravated a hip problem that cost him a shot at a max contract.

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.

Metro

?Why don?t they go back?: the increasing psychological toll of racism in the Trump era

Minorities say they?re feeling more emotional strain caused by President Trump?s frequent overt hostility.

Man injured after car crashes into liquor store in Bridgewater

The injured man, a Bridgewater resident, was taken to South Shore Hospital with injuries that were not life-threatening, police said.

Dominican national charged with using US citizen?s Social Security number, stealing government benefits

Prosecutors said Noemi Mejia, 51, used the identity of a US citizen from Puerto Rico to get federal housing assistance benefits.

Wellesley man charged with taking inappropriate recording of minor

Police received a report earlier this month that a man may have photographed a child in a shower at a Wellesley gym.

Stoneham man charged with trafficking fentanyl
A Stoneham man was charged with fentanyl trafficking in federal court in Boston, the US attorney for the District of Massachusetts said in a statement Monday.

Education advocates see progress on Beacon Hill
Many education advocates are characterizing the state?s new budget as a big step toward overhauling school funding, but they are still eager for Beacon Hill to pass a separate and more comprehensive remake of the state?s 26-year-old funding formula.

STAT

A new kind of CAR-T becomes a micro-pharmacy, eliminating glioblastoma in mice

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

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

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

sports

Dan Shaughnessy

He went to the Baseball Hall of Fame in Cooperstown and unearthed these nuggets

Could Curt Schilling, Barry Bonds, and Roger Clemens join Derek Jeter in the Class of 2020 inductees at the Baseball Hall of Fame?

Eduardo Rodriguez shines as Red Sox rough up Rays

The lefthander improved to 12-4 by allowing just two hits ? both infield singles ? over seven scoreless innings.

Yankees victimized by rare triple play

The Twins?s triple play was their first in more than two years, squelching a first-inning rally in the series opener.

Andrew Benintendi has adjusted his swing while trying to get comfortable at the plate

The Red Sox left fielder went 3 for 5 with a homer Monday to snap out of a prolonged slump.

White Sox first team to use foul pole-to-pole netting
The White Sox unveiled the extended protective netting when they hosted the Miami Marlins on Monday night.

Celtics guard Marcus Smart accepts invitation to USA basketball training camp
The team is preparing for the FIBA World Cup Aug. 31-Sept. 15 and Kemba Walker and Jayson Tatum also are on the roster.

Politics

Pence canceled New Hampshire trip to avoid meeting a drug trafficker
When Vice President Mike Pence abruptly canceled a trip this month to New Hampshire to discuss the opioid epidemic, White House officials refused to say why.

Business

TALKING POINTS
State calls off bidding on East Boston railroad right-of-way
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Marijuana

Interest in hemp production growing in North Dakota
Farmers in North Dakota are lining up to plant hemp for CBD production, state officials said.

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

Without pickup baseball, an empty space remains

NFL suspends Seahawks? Jarran Reed for six games

Joe Bertagna to step down as Hockey East commissioner

metro

Art Neville, member of Neville Brothers, Meters, dies at 81

A man battling addiction dies in jail, and his mother remembers and remembers

MBTA protesters call for low-income fare

Nation

Fiancee sues over principal's death in bone marrow procedure

Thousands take to the streets in Puerto Rico to demand governor?s resignation

Stevens remembered as ?brilliant man? at Supreme Court ceremony

World

Kenya?s finance minister arrested, to be charged with fraud

New Zealand plans new round of gun restrictions, including registry

India launches Chandrayaan-2 moon mission on second try

politics

Insider or outsider? Ayanna Pressley might be trying to have the best of both worlds

Chelsea Clinton and Marc Mezvinsky welcome third child

La. police officer suggests Ocasio-Cortez should be shot

business

State calls off bidding on East Boston railroad right-of-way

Equifax to pay up to $700m in data breach settlement

Lawmakers largely followed Baker?s lead to reach compromise to curb drug costs

arts

A school teetering on the brink in ?Greater Good?

?Game of Thrones? still worth playing despite ending

With Renée Fleming, world premiere of ?The Brightness of Light? delights at Tanglewood

lifestyle

ICA to screen extended version of Solange Knowles?s film, ?When I Get Home?

Is your egg done? No more guessing

Patrick McEnroe supports P-Town tennis gala and cheers on wife, singer Melissa Errico, at Art House

marijuana

Interest in hemp production growing in North Dakota

Minnesota recreational pot push focuses on economic benefits

Pot policy review in United States isn?t helping stocks

opinion

Key issues of criminal justice reform are debated

Budget sets stage for ed reform, drug cost controls

Putting Richard Neal and the old guard on guard

food & dining

6 expert tips for reading a beer label

Recipe: Salmon burgers in buns with corn salsa are the ultimate fish sandwiches

Ban Tôi chef-owner Chieu Nguyen used to run a nail salon. Now he?s doing what he loves.

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 Hanks really does look like Mr. Rogers ? the new movie trailer is proof

?Avengers: Endgame? is now the highest-grossing film of all time

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

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

With Renée Fleming, world premiere of ?The Brightness of Light? delights at Tanglewood

When Bob Marley came to Allston

When a lifelong record collector reaches his turning point

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

Art Neville, member of Neville Brothers, Meters, dies at 81

Andrew Dibner, former BU professor who pioneered the medical alert device field, dies at 93

Robert Morgenthau, longest-serving Manhattan DA, dies at 99