Death toll in Baghdad bombings rises to 115

People gather at the site of a suicide car bomb in the Karrada shopping area, in Baghdad, Iraq July 3, 2016. REUTERS/Khalid al Mousily

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Two bombs exploded, including one in a crowded market area, and the Islamic State claimed responsibility.

Elie Wiesel, 1928-2016

Elie Wiesel attends a symposium of Jewish-Hungarian solidarity in Budapest's parliament in 2009.

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OPINION | ALAN M. DERSHOWITZ

A tribute to humanity?s teacher

Elie Wiesel did more to bring the word ?human? into human rights than any person in modern history.

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Wiesel, a longtime professor at BU, also was remembered fondly in the broader Jewish community.

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Wiesel was an unflinching witness to the Holocaust?s crimes against humanity.

Man dies after getting trapped underwater while trying to free boat

Jesse Loubier dove into the water in Quincy to untangle a mooring line and became trapped underwater, officials said.

Body of missing canoeist found in Littleton

Authorities recovered the body of a 23-year-old man near the shoreline of Fort Pond in Littleton on Saturday night.

Man struck and killed by car on Interstate 495

A man walking at night on Interstate 495 was struck and killed by a car in Franklin after midnight Sunday, state police said.

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Most Mass. doctors wary of approving marijuana use

The concentration of medical marijuana approvals in the hands of a few physicians is a story of both opportunity and fear.

Boy, 8, trampled and killed by cow in Georgetown

George Carter was injured by the animal after it apparently ?got spooked,? his mother said.

NBA free agency

Al Horford has been named to four All-Star Games.

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Passion of Celtics fans helped draw Al Horford to Boston

In Atlanta, support at home games was sometimes tepid, and Horford noticed Boston?s basketball excitement.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

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Al Horford?s signing helps helps the Celtics erase the stigma of being unable to attract a major free agent.

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The Patriots quarterback joined a group of Celtics officials and players who met with Durant in New York on Saturday.

 Boston- 07/02/2016 Boston Red Sox vs LA Angels. Sox manager John Farrell reacts by closing his eyes as Angels Gregorio Petit hits a double in the 8th inning with the Sox down, 20-2. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(sports)

Angels 21, Red Sox 2

Red Sox get hammered during historic loss

The defeat, capped by an 11-run seventh inning, was the team?s worst since 2000.

Fourth of July

Where you can see fireworks this weekend

From Cape Ann to Concord to Plymouth, there are parades and fireworks aplenty this holiday weekend.

A broadside of the Declaration of Independence.

Ty Burr

Through the years, July Fourth events a microcosm of our nation

Happy birthday, America! The Fourth of July means more than you may realize.

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If you?re a fan of music and lively patriotism, look no further than the 43rd Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular for a way to celebrate this holiday weekend.

CAMBRIDGE, MA - 6/23/2016: Aicha Belabbes says her afternoon prayer before breaking the daily Ramadan fast with her family at her home in Cambridge on Thursday, June 23, 2016. Fasting during Ramadan is more difficult this year because the month falls around the summer solstice, when daylight lasts longest during the year. (Timothy Tai for The Boston Globe)

Timothy Tai for The Boston Globe

The calendar makes for a once-in-a-generation Ramadan

Imagine abstaining from food and drink for about 17 hours a day. That?s what many of our Muslim neighbors are doing.

Kevin Cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-11295.jpg ?Model immigrant story? faces uncertain ending

Deporting Pearse McDermott does not punish someone who cynically beat the system.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-11311.jpg Don?t run from unions

The prosecution of City Hall employees might make some officials reluctant to promote union labor.

Travel: The VIP Lounge

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We caught up with Gronk to talk all things travel.

Opinion & Ideas

IDEAS | Carly Carioli

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Boston police kept tabs on a modern composer in Symphony Hall.

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.