The Trump presidency

E-mail claims Russians sought to aid Trump

The e-mail says the Russian government wanted to boost Donald Trump in his bid for the White House.

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The circumstances surrounding the meeting fueled new questions about the Trump campaign?s possible ties to Russia.

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/10/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-3854.jpg A stunning admission from Trump Jr.

His defense seems to be that because no information was provided, no one should pay attention to it.

Ground Game

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President Trump?s son not only met with a Russian lawyer, but he came away frustrated that she didn?t give him anything good.

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Anchor Chris Cuomo tried several times to wrap up the interview, but Conway kept going ? for 35 minutes.

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The council voted, 17-6, in favor of the nonbinding resolution.

Boston Mayor Martin Walsh and State Representative Jay Livingstone looked at the view to Boston from the Amazon Cambridge offices.

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Amazon says it will bring 900 jobs to Fort Point

The online retail giant confirmed it has signed a lease for a space similar in size to spaces the company already occupies in Kendall Square and Back Bay.

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Bampumim Teixeira pleaded not guilty to charges that could send him to prison for the rest of his life.

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The federal government has canceled a plan to relocate the FBI headquarters to Maryland or Virginia.

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The New Jersey governor was filling in for soon-to-depart Mike Francesa on WFAN.

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The county sheriff said that officials are looking for more bodies, too.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_11paulrevere-3_metro.jpg City archeologist digs into historic North End

An archaeological dig is underway at the Pierce-Hichborn house in the North End.

Alex Speier

What it?s like to face Chris Sale

The starting pitcher for the American League in the All-Star Game is a hitter?s nightmare. Here?s why.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/812178846.jpg Yankees slugger Aaron Judge destroys the competition in Home Run Derby

The 6-foot-7-inch rookie slugged 47 home runs, including several that cleared 500 feet, to win the Derby.

The Fine Print | Sean P. Murphy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_aig2_biz.jpg When a small error on a check costs you everything

Insurer AIG terminated Madeleine Maldonado?s long-term care insurance due to a $98.92 error.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/07/01/BostonGlobe.com/HealthScience/Images/Was8733198.jpg Study suggests drinking soda in pregnancy affects kids? weights

Massachusetts researchers looked at more than 1,000 mother-child pairs over an extended period.

BOSTON, MA - 04/19/16 - The Blue Man Group performs during a recent show. Blue Man Group is turning 25 this year. Their first performance, in New York, was in 1991, and they've been in Boston for 21 years. Lane Turner/Globe Staff Section: LIV Reporter: ethan gilsdorf Slug: 28blueman

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critic?s notebook

Speaking volumes, often without words

Performers and performances have found the power of saying nothing, including Cirque du Soleil and Blue Man Group.

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Researchers tagged a third shark this season, and three others were spotted off of Cape Cod over the weekend.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/07/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/coaching0716cross.jpg Meet the fittest folks in the world, built in a gym in Natick

Ben Bergeron has trained some of the CrossFit world?s highest achieving athletes.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AFP_MO5P3[1].jpg Tabloids focusing on when Ben Affleck began relationship with girlfriend

Us Weekly says it was a long time ago.

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The comedian, who has publicly wrestled with grief over the sudden death of his wife last year, announced that he?s engaged.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/10/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/RinaldiMedfordSpotNews02.jpg Standoff with man barricaded inside car near Kiss 108 studio in Medford ends

One woman said a man pulled up in his car and asked her to ?play the axe song? before pulling out an actual axe.

FILE - In this June 12, 2015 file photo, lobster are seen at the Clam Shack in Kennebunkport, Maine. The state's lobstermen set a record for the value of the lobster catch for the seventh year in a row. Maine lobsters were worth a little more than $533 million at the docks in 2016, exceeding the previous year's record total by more than $30 million, Marine Resources Commissioner Patrick Keliher said. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, File)

The best lobster roll at a Portland festival wasn?t from Maine?or even New England

The winning creation from a lobster roll competition in Maine came from a restaurant in Utah.

ARLINGTON, VA - JULY 10: U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis awaits the arrival of Tunisian Prime Minister Youssef Chahed during an honor cordon ceremony at the Pentagon July 10, 2017 in Arlington, Virginia. Chahed will participate in bilateral meetings with Vice President Mike Pence later in the day. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

High school journalist scores elusive interview with James Mattis

The secretary of defense has found a new audience for his blunt wisdom: budding high school journalists.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Live%20independently.jpg Drive to help nursing home patients live on their own faces uncertain future

A national initiative to help patients move from nursing homes to their own apartments could face deep cuts under GOP health care plans.