Civil rights leaders, clergy renew focus on racial climate

The organizers called for an overhaul of the admission policy for exam schools.

epa05397826 Relatives of Umut Sakaroglu, a custom officer at Ataturk Airport who was killed in the attacks on 28 June, mourn during a funeral in Istanbul, Turkey, 29 June 2016. At least 41 people were killed and more than 239 others were wounded in three separate gun and bomb attack outside and inside the terminal of Istanbul's Ataturk international airport on 28 June, media reported quoting officials. The attacks have been linked to either the Islamic State (IS) militant group or Kurdish separatists, media added. EPA/SEDAT SUNA

Turkish state media say 13 suspects detained over airport attack

Anadolu Agency says the three foreign nationals are among the group of suspects detained in Istanbul on Thursday.

Pembroke- 6/28/2016 Gypsy moth caterpillar infestation is taking a toll on oak trees in the area. A closeup of one on an infested oak tree in Pembroke. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

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For this massive caterpillar invasion, it?s crunch time

A Biblical outbreak of voracious, finger-long gypsy moth caterpillars, the biggest in more than three decades, is devouring trees across Mass.

Council approves city budget amid education fight

The Boston City Council passed a nearly $3 billion budget, but some councilors said the increases for the city?s schools were not enough.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/firefighter-11229.jpg Firefighter allegedly shot by friend while drinking, playing with gun

The victim?s friend allegedly said he was the one who shot the firefighter, believing the gun was not loaded while they were both drinking.

Boston, MA - 06/29/2016 - Demonstrators protest across the street from a fund raiser featuring U.S. Republican Presidential candidate Donald Trump in Boston, MA, June 29, 2016. (Keith Bedford/Globe Staff)

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Trump raises funds ? and hackles ? in Boston and Maine

More than 100 people stood outside chanting against the presumptive Republican nominee.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/2016-06-29T213730Z_326841406_S1AETMTNVMAA_RTRMADP_3_USA-ELECTION-TRUMP.jpg LePage-Trump ?bromance? blooms in Bangor

?I want to thank our governor, our governor, I call him ours,? said Donald Trump, who referred to the Maine governor simply as Paul.

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DNA testing isn?t a perfect way to determine a person?s ethnic background, experts say.

Manager of Cambridge art gallery fired amid sex assault allegation

A popular Cambridge art gallery and performance space fired its manager amid allegations that he sexually assaulted a musician there.

City officials indicted

Boston City Hall Plaza.

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Boston Calling investigation continues

Tim Sullivan and Kenneth Brissette now both face charges of conspiracy and extortion for allegedly withholding city permits from Boston Calling

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/IMG_7096.JPG Walsh?s coffee hour in North End disrupted

After indictment of a second city department head, Mayor Martin J. Walsh was met with picketers demanding anwers.

NBA draft coverage

FILE - In this April 24, 2016, file photo, Houston Rockets' Dwight Howard dunks against the Golden State Warriors during the first half in Game 4 of a first-round NBA basketball playoff series in Houston. Toronto's DeMar DeRozan, Atlanta's Al Horford, Memphis point guard Mike Conley and Houston's Dwight Howard are among those who figure to become free agents this summer when the NBA's new television deal will kick in. (AP Photo/David J. Phillip, File)

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Superman (Dwight Howard) could rescue Celtics

A marriage between center Dwight Howard and the Celtics would be a perfect fit.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abraham-11328.jpg The troubling state of drunken driving prosecution

Will Bruins great Ray Bourque get special treatment after his arrest for driving drunk?Let?s hope not.

OPINION | MARK T. WILLIAMS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0630serra.jpg A five-point plan to save the MBTA?s pension fund

These initiatives would go a long way in ensuring lasting reform.

Ideas | Thanassis Cambanis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/30/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/2016-06-29T093447Z_642148714_S1AETMRBRRAA_RTRMADP_3_MIDEAST-CRISIS-SYRIA.jpg Time for US to act in Syria

Invasion and isolationism aren?t the only options.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/09/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/mag0426essayA1.jpg The days of the dreaded annual pelvic exam for women may be numbered

A panel said that there?s not enough evidence to support doing them for women who are healthy and not pregnant.

TECH LAB

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/videostill_bray.jpg Segway?s safer, smarter hoverboard offers a plush ride

Designed not to burn your house down, the miniPRO is made for people with money to burn.

Movie Review

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/28/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/TheBFGlede.psd Spielberg turns ?The BFG? into a living Dahl

The latest pixel-enhanced family fantasy is a pleasurable mash-up of Spielbergian exuberance and Roald Dahl?s dark wit.

Love Letters

He communicates with his ex on Snapchat

Should I confront her? Should I break up with him? I really don?t know what to do, and something is definitely fishy.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/youth01.jpg Fund summer jobs for low-income teens

As a budget deal looms, lawmakers should make state-funded summer jobs for teens a priority.

Globe investigations

Families in fear

The state?s plan to close psychiatric hospitals has had unintended consequences.

The story behind 'Spotlight'

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Nation & World

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