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THOMAS FARRAGHER

Shark expert wants to know what makes the predator tick

Shark sightings have forced the temporary closure of Cape Cod beaches dozens of times since the beginning of July, with warning flags flying from Nantucket to Provincetown, from Wellfleet to Martha?s Vineyard.

BEN VOLIN
Where?s Josh Gordon? One man?s search for the would-be Patriots receiver
Ben Volin headed to Gainesville, Fla., where the suspended wideout is training during his suspension.

Federal judge bars murder evidence in Nathan Carman civil trial

Insurers must try to prove Carman caused his boat to sink without delving into potential motives. The companies claim Carman deliberately sabotaged the boat to kill his mother and previously killed his grandfather.
Read Nathan Carman?s e-mailed response to inquiries from the Globe

opinion

editorial

Lawmakers should keep pressing RMV records request
MATT O?MALLEY

To save our climate, start with our buildings
Meta Wagner

A crash course in empathy
Snapshot

Big Number: Eucharistic uncertainty

dan shaughnessy
Frustrated Red Sox running out of games
The Red Sox foolishly rested their starting pitchers in March and April in expectation that they would have more in the tank for October. Now there probably is not going to be an October.

Let there be light: Once-shattered and shuttered Portland gay bar opens up to the world

Blackstones once was the regular target of thrown bricks, so many that the owners put plywood over the windows. That?s changed.

most read on bostonglobe.com

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  2. RMV was long aware of problems that led to scandal, documents show
  3. Where?s Josh Gordon? One man?s search for the would-be Patriots receiver
  4. Frustrated Red Sox running out of games
  5. Fatal explosion in Russia released radiation, giving United States pause
  6. Before jail suicide, Jeffrey Epstein was left alone and not closely monitored
  7. John Oliver admonishes Trump for ?pathological? response to El Paso shooting on ?Last Week Tonight?
  8. Patriots? Ja?Whaun Bentley looks ready to contribute
  9. Shark expert wants to know what makes the predator tick

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.

John Oliver admonishes Trump for ?pathological? response to El Paso shooting on ?Last Week Tonight?

?Look, we all know how much Trump struggles to do the bare minimum of being a president, but it?s still genuinely shocking how much he struggles to do the bare minimum of being a [expletive] person,? Oliver said on Sunday?s episode of ?Last Week Tonight.? 57 minutes ago

CBS and Viacom worked into night to hammer out a deal

The boards of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. were negotiating late into Sunday night to hash out a price for the long-awaited merger, according to people familiar with the matter. an hour ago

18-year-old shot in Salem Saturday, flown to Boston for treatment

An 18-year-old man was shot in Salem during a drive-by shooting Saturday and flown to Boston for his injuries, police said.

Jewish groups lament immigration crisis during protest at Boston office

Hundreds gathered outside the John F. Kennedy Federal Building to mark the saddest holiday of the Jewish calendar with a lamentation for the suffering of undocumented immigrants.

Editors' picks

?I?ve never seen anybody like me?: Childhood burn survivors embrace their scars at summer camp

For some mothers, donated breast milk is the answer, and the demand is big

Elizabeth Warren circles in Iowa as Joe Biden stumbles
Jazmine Ulloa

I?m from El Paso. Here?s what it?s like to go home after a mass shooting

Sports

Birthday wasn?t a banner day for Michael Chavis

Patriots? Ja?Whaun Bentley looks ready to contribute

Bid to bring horse racing back to Berkshires faces hurdles

Politics / Business

With new investing rules, you can be part of the crowd that?s funding startups

Vertex sets its sights on taming pain

WeWork rose fast on short-term leases. But can it stick around long-term?

Nation / World

Escaped Tennessee inmate is captured, officials say

Border official says timing of immigration raids was ?unfortunate?

Climate of fear: when just one part of an island bans abortion

Lifestyle

?Hobbs & Shaw? repeats at No.?1 against slew of newcomers

Tony Bennett performs private concert at Encore Boston Harbor Casino

Cash-strapped students are skipping meals at colleges

Rhode island

Providence officer shot ? and he likely was saved by a bulletproof vest

Tyrone Robinson, 19, was arrested after he allegedly shot the officer Friday afternoon outside a strip mall.
RHODE MAP

Don?t forget: The state dropped the ball with Providence schools, too

If the Johns Hopkins University report on Providence schools served as a scathing indictment of generations of city leaders, it?s worth asking: Where were state officials for the last 25 years?

Rhode Island?s oldest black church marks 200th birthday

Providence?s Congdon Street Baptist Church has had an integral role in providing spiritual and educational needs for the community.

Bold Types
Wayfair

Niraj Shah

Shah explains how the company has been building supply-chain infrastructure to speed up shipping and compete with Amazon.

About Bold Types

Globe reporter Janelle Nanos sits down with leaders in the city?s business community to talk about their career paths, work and accomplishments, as well as their vision for Boston?s future.

Next Bold Types

Lyndia Downie has been Pine Street Inn's president since 2000.

Opinion, Ideas & Commentary

Editorial

After Dayton and El Paso, sizing up the 2020 Democrats on guns
Opinion | Michael A. Cohen

Democratic race is starting to jell
Letters

Clash over how to address equity in Boston exam schools
Ideas | Abraar Karan

The clinical value in listening
Editorial

Pilot program could boost rail travel in Western Mass.
JEFF JACOBY

For good reason, statehood for D.C. has always been a nonstarter

VISUAL STORIES

Beer, boots, and now a movie. Tiny Allagash sees its name become a brand

For Red Sox minor leaguer who lives in an RV, life is a wonderful road game

Globe staff photos of the month, July 2019

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

Metro

A mild week is expected with high temperatures in the 70s and 80s

Sunday was mild, with lots of sun and a high of 80 degrees, quite a difference from the torrential rains of a year ago.

Car catches fire on I-91 in Springfield Sunday night

Two lanes of traffic on Interstate 91 northbound in Springfield were shut down Sunday night after a car caught fire, but no one was injured, officials said.

MBTA bus driver sent to the hospital after goose flies into windshield

An MBTA bus driver was sent to the hospital after a goose flew into the bus windshield on Sunday morning in Newton, officials said.

MBTA plans to shut down core sections of subway lines on fall weekends for repairs

Outside of Thanksgiving weekend, a part of the system will be shut down every weekend between Sept. 7 and the end of 2019.

In New Hampshire, can lightning strike twice for a liberal like Bernie Sanders?
In the state?s past first-in-the-nation presidential primaries, Democratic winners have almost always been moderates. The exception? Sanders.

18-year-old shot in Salem Saturday, flown to Boston for treatment
An 18-year-old man was shot in Salem during a drive-by shooting Saturday and flown to Boston for his injuries, police said.

STAT

For every 69 high-dose opioid prescriptions, U.S. pharmacies dispensed only one overdose-reversal drug

Amid rising concern, pay-to-play clinical trials are drawing federal scrutiny

Ann Curry is going to air patients? medical mysteries on live TV

My favorite patient turned on me. I learned about emotional work

sports

Dan Shaughnessy

Keeping up with the times a challenge for this ancient sportswriter

Outdated references. An allergy for analytics. Longing for the past. This journalist has grown old in the business.

Chris Owings?s first game with Red Sox doesn?t go well

Owings was signed by the Red Sox to a minor league contract June 17. He was called up Saturday after hitting .325 in Pawtucket.

Angels? extra effort enough to beat Red Sox in 10

Boston?s bullpen couldn?t hold a one-run lead then lost it in extras in its second straight defeat.

Kevin Harvick wins at Michigan for second victory of the season

With three races before the playoffs, Harvick is hopeful the timing of his strong performance helps him win a championship.

Sports Log
Serena Williams retires four games into Rogers Cup final
Williams, who was suffering from back spasms, wept after stopping, making a winner of Canadian teenager Bianca Andreescu.

US gymnastics championships
Simone Biles shows how it?s done with sixth US title
Biles nailed her boundary pushing triple-twisting, double-flip (a.k.a. the ??triple-double?) at the end of her first tumbling run.

Politics

Pence thanks Baker after visit to Nantucket ? but vice president can?t keep up with Lance Armstrong
Governor Charlie Baker greeted Vice President Mike Pence at the Nantucket airport Saturday. The vice president was on the island to attend a fund-raiser, and he had time for a bike ride ? as did Lance Armstrong.

Business

CBS and Viacom worked into night to hammer out a deal
The boards of CBS Corp. and Viacom Inc. were negotiating late into Sunday night to hash out a price for the long-awaited merger, according to people familiar with the matter.

Marijuana

Plan to catch stoned drivers risks punishing innocent people, critics say
In the absence of a pot ?breathalyzer,? Governor Charlie Baker supports expanding a controversial program that relies largely on police observations.

magazine
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?I came back from the bathroom ... and he was ordering his Uber?
Cover Story

How to shop for pot in Massachusetts
GLOBE MAGAZINE

These are the most common questions marijuana budtenders get asked
Love Letters

I just flew to another city to have dinner with my work crush

sports

Patrick Reed rallies to win Northern Trust

Mi Jung Hur claims Ladies Scottish Open

Frustrated Red Sox running out of games

metro

Here?s a guide to the T?s proposed fall weekend closures

Car catches fire on I-91 in Springfield Sunday night

MBTA bus driver sent to the hospital after goose flies into windshield

Nation

Tennessee prison escapee captured after 5-day manhunt

Scientists warn of too many pink salmon in North Pacific

What?s on school menus this fall? Trade mitigation

World

Greek island sees evacuations as wildfire flares back up

Muslims clash with Israeli police at Jerusalem holy site

North Korea says it tested new type of missile, further enhancing its arsenal

politics

Elizabeth Warren circles in Iowa as Joe Biden stumbles

Trump-McConnell 2020? Senate leader glues self to president

Democratic candidates blame Trump, NRA for inaction on guns

business

CBS and Viacom worked into night to hammer out a deal

Vertex sets its sights on taming pain

With new investing rules, you can be part of the crowd that?s funding startups

arts

John Oliver admonishes Trump for ?pathological? response to El Paso shooting on ?Last Week Tonight?

?The Terror: Infamy? conjures ghosts of a real American horror story

?Hobbs & Shaw? repeats at No.?1 against slew of newcomers

lifestyle

Lance Armstrong says he dropped VP Pence on Nantucket bike trail

Jake Gyllenhaal took French model girlfriend to Martha?s Vineyard

Sarah Silverman shares video of anti-Semitic pastor wishing for her death

marijuana

Plan to catch stoned drivers risks punishing innocent people, critics say

Farmers ditch soybeans for weed?s cousin, hemp

Retired baseball All-Star Shane Victorino announces Hawaii cannabis partnership

opinion

Massachusetts needs congestion pricing now

All hands on deck to clean up a troubled corner

A crash course in empathy

food & dining

Shake Shack to open new location, this one in Downtown Crossing

A conversation with Tiffani Faison of Sweet Cheeks and Tiger Mama, and soon Orfano

Serving up splendor Downeast

travel

Finding good coffee on the Cape is no longer a grind

Looking for a New England getaway before summer ends? Here are some suggestions

New ways to appreciate Boston?s architecture

Books

Claire Millikin finds poetry amid the pines of Maine in ?Ransom Street?

For Jess Row, a long read is time well spent

Historically speaking, the kids are alright

Movies

?Hobbs & Shaw? repeats at No.?1 against slew of newcomers

Upcoming movie events here and about

Director Richard Linklater talks about his latest, ?Where?d You Go, Bernadette?

Television

John Oliver admonishes Trump for ?pathological? response to El Paso shooting on ?Last Week Tonight?

?The Terror: Infamy? conjures ghosts of a real American horror story

?Manson: The Women? takes viewers inside ?family?

music

Tavares brothers are still in harmony

John Fogerty celebrates 1960s rock with ?My 50-Year Trip? tour

On ?Immunity,? Clairo takes pop in a fresh direction

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

Darryl Drake, 62, longtime Steelers coach

Anner Bylsma, eminent cellist with an ear for the past

Sushma Swaraj, 67, popular Indian minister and Modi ally