In Maine, Trump takes aim at Somali refugees

Republican presidential nominee Donald Trump.

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Donald Trump claimed President Obama and Hillary Clinton do not fully recognize the threats posed by terrorism.

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The Harvard Republican Club called the Republican nominee a "threat to the survival of the Republic."

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President Obama says a $1.7 billion claim settlement he approved with Iran wasn?t a secret when it was finalized in January.

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The discovery of more than 1,000 animals living in deplorable conditions on a farm in the town led to the dismissal of the two inspectors.

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No arrests have been made, however.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_busstop1_met.jpg Is this the sorriest bus stop in America?

The desolate parcel sits on a traffic island in the middle of a road.

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Four members of the Mafia were arrested in Western Mass. on charges of conspiring to extort about $17,000 from a tow truck driver.

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Nearly four dozen suspects were arrested Thursday in a massive case charging them with crimes right out of a Martin Scorsese movie.

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The department allowed the city?s biggest taxi owner to transfer 362 medallions days before he was charged with federal fraud and tax offenses.

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The entire Mass. delegation wants Congressman Lamar Smith to stop asking for records from a probe into whether Exxon Mobil misled the public on climate change.

Kyzr Willis?s father Ralph placed his hand on the glass of the horse-drawn hearse at the start of the funeral procession.

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Funeral honors life of Kyzr Willis

The 7-year-old boy was found dead in the water last week after he went missing from a summer program in South Boston.

Love Letters

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Recently I met a man who seemed like a perfect character in some young adult romance novel. I was completely infatuated before I found out he was married.

THURSDAY?S PATRIOTS PRACTICE REPORT

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A very physical practice wrapped up about a half-hour earlier than usual.

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The Globe held a 30-minute online experiment to predict the outcome of the baseball season.

THINGS TO DO

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/25/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/SS-07566r.jpg The Weekender: Bowie, Buress, and the Olympic Games

Everything fun to do this weekend in Boston and beyond.

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This year?s Careers in Accounting and Management Professions program gave more than two dozen minority students a free crash course in the profession.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Hayes_5roadpitch11_biz.jpg Head out on the highway, looking for investments

About 45 investors are riding through Vermont on motorcycles, stopping to get pitched by local startups.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/07/13/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/tlumacki_billy_sbarbershop_north228.jpg The best haircut in Lowell, and a place of hope

In the back room at Billy?s Barbershop, a resource center helps men reclaim their lives from the clutches of addiction and incarceration.

Fencer Ibtihaj Muhammad poses for photos at the 2016 Team USA Media Summit Wednesday, March 9, 2016, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (AP Photo/Damian Dovarganes)

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Behind a fencer?s mask, a Muslim woman competes for America

The American fencer will make history at the 2016 Summer Games as the first US Olympic athlete to compete wearing a hijab.

Book Review

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Colson Whitehead?s ?Underground Railroad? blends the savage realism of slavery and a surreal underground railroad.

Boston-07/26/2016- Boston Common looks like a desert as the heat wave takes a toll on the once green grass on the Boston Common, in which most of the grass there is parched. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki(metro)

Has your town issued water restrictions?

More than 140 communities have issued restrictions on non-essential outdoor water use as the state deals with a drought.

THE ARGUMENT

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Read two views and vote in our online poll.

Globe investigations

Private schools, painful secrets

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/160607_BH__ErikaSchickel3.jpg The unexpected price of reporting abuse: retaliation

The Globe found 15 instances of retaliation at New England private schools against students or employees who raised concerns about sexual abuse by staffers.

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.

The Big Picture

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Rio locals reflect on upcoming Olympics

Residents expressed mixed feelings about the cost and security of the Games, while holding out hope they will bring joy to a nation facing economic and political crises.