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President Trump, despite past rhetoric, condemns ?bigotry?

President points to mental illness, video games as causes of massacres

In the wake of the latest mass shootings, President Trump called for measures aimed at addressing mental illness, hateful ideologies, and violent video games. However, he said ?mental illness and hatred pulls the trigger? but ?not the gun.? 49 minutes ago
President Trump confuses location of Ohio mass shooting in White House address Transcript: Trump?s remarks on Texas, Ohio shootings

Obama calls on Americans to reject language that ?normalizes racist sentiments?

In a rare statement, former President Obama called on Americans to reject language from leaders that ?feeds a climate of fear and hatred? in the wake of a shooting in Texas that left 22 dead. an hour ago

Despite condemnation of hate, Trump has ramped up his use of ?invasion? rhetoric in recent months

Cardinal O?Malley calls for leaders to act after ?unacceptable? mass shootings
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El Paso absorbs more grief as shooting deaths climb to 22
Dayton

Unknown if Ohio gunman targeted his own sister during shooting

Kennedy family gathers for funeral of 22-year-old Saoirse Kennedy Hill on Cape Cod
With tears and profound sadness, mourners gathered at a church in Centerville Monday for the funeral of Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy. an hour ago

Photos from outside the funeral services for 22-year-old Saoirse Kennedy Hill
Kennedy Hill, a Boston College student, was found unresponsive at the Kennedy compound in Hyannis Port on Thursday and later pronounced dead at Cape Cod Hospital.

Kevin Cullen

Courtney Kennedy and Paul Hill?s enduring agony

Stocks see worst drop of the year as China counters Trump?s tariffs with cheaper currency

US stocks plunged to their worst loss of the year Monday and investors around the world scrambled to sell on worries about how much President Trump?s worsening trade war will damage the global economy. 47 minutes ago

Woman trapped inside luggage compartment of Peter Pan bus rescued after calling 911; driver charged

She accused a female bus driver of purposefully locking her inside the compartment while she was trying to get something from her bag, according to police. 22 minutes ago

Boston police arrest man who allegedly attacked woman in South End

Man who mailed explosive devices to Democrats, CNN gets 20-year sentence

State Police rescue woman who fell 30 feet from tower in Blue Hills Reservation

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Gun reform alone won?t address white supremacist extremism

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Trump?s crazy tariffs have outfoxed the Fed

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Commentary

Death of RFK?s granddaughter is latest burden for Kennedys

A high-stakes gambler had VIP perks and a million in losses. But where did the cash come from?

Unwatched, a sober home business boomed. Then they found the bones
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Marianne Williamson?s candidacy raises the question: Is there such a thing as too much democracy?

Latest Metro / Local News

Arrest made in fatal hit-and-run crash in Charlestown

They showed up to buy iPhones in South Boston. Instead they got robbed, and police caught a suspect.

Former police commissioner Evans testifies in Boston Calling case

Two turkeys shot with arrows in Sudbury; police look for suspects

Sports

Game 115: Royals at Red Sox lineups and notes

Tom Brady is at ease with the terms of his new deal

Weak week has disappointing Red Sox season at its nadir

Politics / Business

GateHouse Media, a major player in Massachusetts, buys USA Today publisher Gannett

Mitch McConnell trips, fractures shoulder while at home in Kentucky

Hometown advantage? Not for Boston?s ad agencies

Nation / World

Two gun control proposals are already being discussed in Congress. Will they move forward now?

Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges

In wake of El Paso shooting, Mexico says it will take actions to protect Mexicans in US

Lifestyle

Rob Delaney talks Kelly?s Roast Beef, Logan Airport, and Twitter ahead of Boston shows

Hannibal Buress announces surprise comedy set at WBUR?s CitySpace on Tuesday

At Newport Jazz Festival: homages, hip-hop, and everything in between

Rhode island

How five Providence teachers of the year think we should fix the city?s schools

The Globe asked five recent winners of the Providence Teacher of the Year award how they would improve the district. Their answers are revealing.

Police investigate another accusation against prominent Bristol resident

Interim Bristol Police Chief Brian Burke said that another person reported allegations against David E. Barboza on Thursday, shortly after the Globe published past accusations.
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Five key facts to know about R.I. kids. How teachers would fix Providence schools.

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Opinion, Ideas & Commentary

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These animals are so ugly. But we need them.

Opinion | Steve Locke

Why I withdrew my proposed slave memorial at Faneuil Hall
Editorial

A missed opportunity to mark Boston?s shameful role in slavery
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An alternative to US world dominance
Ideas | Beth Wolfensberger Singer

Treating Facebook like a (partly evil) baby
Opinion | Heidi Legg

New sources of hope for local journalism

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Photos from outside the funeral services for 22-year-old Saoirse Kennedy Hill

Let?s admit it: This is who we are

Puffins fill up nesting islands this year despite challenges

9 photos of the more than 200 asylum seekers at the Portland Expo Center

Metro

Microburst in Attleboro downs hundreds of trees and knocks out power

The storm brought downed trees, flooding, and power outages, said Attleboro Mayor Paul Heroux.

2 Mass. men arrested in armed robbery attempt in Maine

Two Massachusetts men were arrested Monday for allegedly trying to steal marijuana plants and cash in York, Maine, federal prosecutors said.

Kennedy family gathers for funeral of 22-year-old Saoirse Kennedy Hill on Cape Cod

With tears and profound sadness, mourners gathered at a church in Centerville Monday for the funeral of Saoirse Kennedy Hill, the granddaughter of Robert F. Kennedy.

Trump is loading America?s guns with racism, bigotry, and supremacy

President Trump condemned supremacy in the wake of this weekend?s mass shootings, but will he answer for his part in the hate mongering?

Cardinal O?Malley calls for leaders to act after ?unacceptable? mass shootings
Cardinal Seán P. O?Malley, the archbishop of Boston, is calling the mass shootings in El Paso and Dayton over the weekend in El Paso and Dayton ?unacceptable in any society.?

Two turkeys shot with arrows in Sudbury; police look for suspects
Massachusetts Environmental Police are looking for the person or persons who shot at least two turkeys with an arrow in Sudbury within the last two weeks, Fresh Start Wildlife Rehab said.

STAT

The vaccine whisperers: Counselors gently engage new parents before doubts harden

Biologist George Church apologizes for contacts with Jeffrey Epstein

Opinion: Stopping cancer screening can be tough sell to older, sicker patients

Should patients get a say in deciding whether a drug is cost-effective?

sports

Christopher L. Gasper

Tom Brady?s extension avoids some awkwardness but guarantees nothing

A happy ending isn?t a Foxborough fait accompli, and either side could have a change of heart about 2020 and 2021.

There are plenty of reasons for the Red Sox? 2019 flop

A bad approach to the start of the season and a misplaced optimism that they could build the bullpen on the cheap has been too much to overcome.

Count Pedro Martinez among those who think baseball is home run happy

The three-time Cy Young Award winner believes the baseballs are too tight since he last pitched in 2009.

Tom Brady is at ease with the terms of his new deal

At 42, he is staking his football future on this season, and he seems perfectly fine with that.

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Day 9: Patriots head into the Lions? den
With the first exhibition game coming up Thursday, the teams worked out together in Michigan.

NFL writer Don Banks dies at 57
Banks, who covered pro football for more than three decades, died after covering the Pro Football Hall of Fame inductions.

Politics

Trump condemns ?bigotry,? stops short of major gun reform
President Trump on Monday condemned weekend shootings in Texas and Ohio as barbaric crimes ??against all humanity?? and called for bipartisan cooperation to respond to an epidemic of gun violence.

Business

GateHouse Media, a major player in Massachusetts, buys USA Today publisher Gannett
Two of the country?s largest newspaper companies have agreed to combine. Gannett publishes newspapers and websites across the country, including USA Today.

Marijuana

Officials in Portland, Maine, propose marijuana retail licensing rules
Officials in Maine?s largest city are proposing licensing regulations for recreational and medical marijuana businesses.

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Your Home | The Guide

Is your kids? clutter driving you crazy? These six tips can help.

Perspective

Lessons in parenting . . . from "The Bachelorette"
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?I?m uncommonly ambitious for an academic?

Connections

I learned about friendship by watching my mom and her friends at the kitchen table

sports

With zero bogeys in 72 holes, J.T. Poston claims Wyndham title

In her major championship debut, Hinako Shibuno wins Women?s British Open

Is it over for the Red Sox? Here?s what history says

metro

Kennedy family gathers for funeral of 22-year-old Saoirse Kennedy Hill on Cape Cod

Trump is loading America?s guns with racism, bigotry, and supremacy

Two turkeys shot with arrows in Sudbury; police look for suspects

Nation

Obama calls on Americans to reject language that ?normalizes racist sentiments?

Despite condemnation of hate, Trump has ramped up his use of ?invasion? rhetoric in recent months

Transcript: President Trump?s remarks on the shootings in Texas and Ohio

World

Brazil gang leader dresses up as daughter in jail escape bid

Teenager arrested after boy, 6, is thrown from Tate museum

Kashmir tensions intensify amid India-Pakistan skirmishes

politics

Obama calls on Americans to reject language that ?normalizes racist sentiments?

Despite condemnation of hate, Trump has ramped up his use of ?invasion? rhetoric in recent months

Transcript: President Trump?s remarks on the shootings in Texas and Ohio

business

GateHouse Media, a major player in Massachusetts, buys USA Today publisher Gannett

Opinion: Stopping cancer screening can be tough sell to older, sicker patients

Biologist George Church apologizes for contacts with Jeffrey Epstein

arts

Subject and style are at war in flawed ?Ben Butler?

At Newport Jazz Festival: homages, hip-hop, and everything in between

The week in TV: Back to ?90210,? Woodstock past and present, and two-sentence horror stories

lifestyle

Hannibal Buress announces surprise comedy set at WBUR?s CitySpace on Tuesday

Brush for glassware mounts in your sink

At Oleana, leaving a perfect night to chance

marijuana

Officials in Portland, Maine, propose marijuana retail licensing rules

This is the most marijuana-friendly Congress in history

Photos: Weedmaps Museum of Weed opens in Los Angeles

opinion

Trump?s rhetoric stokes the danger in our midst

An unmentioned villain in heat waves ? and climate change

The AK-45

food & dining

At Oleana, leaving a perfect night to chance

Recipe: A smoky corn salad tops slices of lean, flavorful grilled skirt steak

At the Fancy Food Show, vegan and vegetarian foods dominate

travel

Cycle a picturesque coastal route from Gloucester to Maine

Logan, JetBlue rank low for on-time arrivals, especially in the summer

A shining Star in the Atlantic

Books

Growing pains, family ties, and a larger-than-life lawyer

Local bestsellers for the week ending July 28

In ?Trick Mirror,? the face of a major new talent

Movies

Scene Here: Festivals to the south ? in Rhode Island and on the Vineyard

?The Great Hack? looks at how history was changed, and Tarantino changes history

No Stills, no Nash, no Young ? but a lot of Crosby

Television

Stephen King to write new ending for ?The Stand? TV series

?The Handmaid?s Tale? arc across three seasons, from ?praise be? to ?please end?

Joss Whedon bringing sci-fi ?epic? with Laura Donnelly to HBO

music

Bang on a Can turns up the volume with LOUD Weekend at Mass MoCA

Beach Road Weekend puts the Vineyard on the summer festival map

At Newport, collaborations link the past, present, and future of jazz

globe local

Arlington pair echo history in Hockey Night win

For some rock climbers, nothing beats bouldering

Night at the Brewseum returns to Easton

Obituaries

Cliff Branch, star receiver for NFL?s Raiders, dies at 71

D.A. Pennebaker, pioneer of cinéma vérité in America, dies 94

Nuon Chea, Khmer Rouge?s infamous ?Brother No. 2,? dies at 93