Piece by piece, acting FBI Director Andrew McCabe undermined recent White House explanations about the firing of FBI Director James Comey.
Trump says Comey was ?showboat? and he planned to fire him anyway The White House had previously said President Trump fired Comey at the recommendation of Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
SCOT LEHIGH
Team Trump?s cover story falls apart For anyone with their eyes open, Donald Trump?s credibility lies in pieces.
Trump quote-tweets Rosie O?Donnell on James Comey President Trump?s official account retweeted O?Donnell?s December comment and stated, ?We finally agree on something Rosie.?
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When mercy is repaid with mercilessness The man charged with two doctors? murders might have been in a position to kill them because he was the beneficiary of mercy.
Funeral services set for South Boston murder victims A service will be held Friday at the Gate of Heaven Church in the South Boston neighborhood where the couple lived.
A group of black students at Harvard announced they would hold their own graduation ceremony. But the event is hardly unique.
No foul play in boy?s drowning death last summer, says DA No evidence of foul play was found in the drowning death last summer of 7-year-old Kyzr Willis in South Boston.
Police search for ?extremely dangerous? suspect in Lowell murder A woman was shot and killed Thursday at her apartment building, sparking a police search for a man considered armed and ?extremely dangerous.?
After legal threat, J.P. Licks changes name of ?Chipwich? to ?Lixwich? ?I said, ?OK, busted!?? said the owner of J.P. Licks. ?I was expecting it. I was surprised it took them three or four years to catch on to it.?
Special section | Game Changers
In a revolutionary place like Boston, good ideas are as common as bad drivers. See who made our list.
Game Changers
Boston is so far ahead of innovation, it?s like we?re in our own time zone The city?s creative types often find themselves so far in the future, it?s hard to get back to the present.
Prepare for battle: Medieval melee planned for Boston Common Grab your (foam) swords, strap on your (foam) shields, and prepare for an epic battle of ?Game of Thrones? proportions.
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RED SOX 4, BREWERS 1
Betts?s three-run blast broke a 1-1 tie and allowed the Sox to salvage the series finale in Milwaukee.
Capital Source
When the Globe tried to root out the facts about the appointment, aides to Governor Charlie Baker said the man?s resume was not a public document.
Capital Source
Scott Brown helps raise money for PAC targeting Elizabeth Warren The former US senator ? who will soon be in New Zealand ? is inserting himself in the Massachusetts Senate race.
Ideas | Janelle Nanos
The onslaught of spam calls will keep getting worse An army of robocalls have descended upon us, content to dial until someone answers.
THINGS TO DO
The Weekender: WikiLeaks, New Kids, and the great Goldie Hawn The Globe?s picks for everything fun this weekend.
Names
The full Boston Calling schedule is here Chance the Rapper or Sigur Rós? Weezer or Major Lazer?
A strange Oval Office meeting Trump?s Oval Office meeting with Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov was strangely timed to say the least.
Opinion | Zephyr Teachout
Trump and the art of the lie President Trump lies to assert power over reality.
Summer of ?67
The summer that changed Boston The nation was splintering, and Boston wasn?t immune. But something was happening here.
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Advice on taking real estate photos from a Pulitzer-winning photographer In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.
Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.
Trump?s pick to run mental health services is poised to shake things up Dr. Elinore McCance-Katz, of Rhode Island, is calling for a bold shift in priorities.
Stuck at work while the Red Sox have a matinee? Follow along to see if they can snap their two-game losing streak.
The number of drug deaths in the state during the first three months of 2017 showed a slight decline.
Once broken down, pallets yield a surprising amount of quality wood to build an abundance of projects.
So far, Maine Republicans have only a young state senator preparing to challenge US Senator Angus King, an independent.
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The Sienna also continues as the only family van that offers all-wheel drive.
Boko Haram kidnapped 276 schoolgirls from the town of Chibok in April 2014, bringing the extremist group?s deadly rampage in northern Nigeria to the world?s attention.
The prizes go to winners of the sixth annual President?s Innovation Challenge, a competition for students to develop solutions to pressing problems within the health and life sciences industry.
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The Society of Arts + Crafts gives the debate over gun control an artistic twist.
And his dad was there to cheer him on.
Boston Globe coverage and the movie ?Spotlight? ?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.
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The Big Picture
Ringling Bros. and Barnum & Bailey Circus performed for the last time in New England. After 146 years, ?The Greatest Show on Earth? ends it historic run.
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