The majority of Harvard?s incoming class is nonwhite

Harvard?s push to broaden diversity comes as the Trump administration turns its focus on affirmative action policies.

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A proposal by President Trump?s administration would undo the Affordable Care Act?s five-year-old mandate for birth control coverage.

FILE - In this July 31, 2017, file photo, President Donald Trump in the East Room of the White House. Trump signed on Aug. 2, what he called a

White House: Trump?s disputed phone conversations actually happened in person

Two conversations President Trump spoke about ? with the head of the Boy Scouts and the president of Mexico ? were not fabricated, Sarah Sanders said.

WASHINGTON, DC - AUGUST 02: Senior Advisor to the President for Policy Stephen Miller talks to reporters about President Donald Trump's support for creating a 'merit-based immigration system' in the James Brady Press Briefing Room at the White House August 2, 2017 in Washington, DC. Earlier in the day President Donald Trump signed bipartisan legislation into law placing new sanctions on Russia and reducing his ability to lift the sanctions on Moscow. (Photo by Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

It was Stephen Miller vs. Jim Acosta at today?s White House briefing

White House senior policy adviser Stephen Miller tore into CNN?s Jim Acosta without really engaging in substance.

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Get ready for Convention Center Expansion 2.0

The state?s convention hall operator issued a request for proposals to design a master plan for the 70-acre campus.

First safe repair of disease-causing gene in human embryos

Scientists could be able to alter DNA in the future in a way that protects not just one baby from a disease that runs in the family, but his or her offspring as well.

Deval Patrick, Joseph P. Kennedy III, Seth Moulton, Elizabeth Warren, John Kerry

JOAN VENNOCHI

Potomac Fever is infecting Massachusetts

Politicians from both sides of the aisle are considering a presidential run.

Boston, MA., 04/13/15, STORY AND PHOTO EMBARGOED UNTIL 9:00PM APRIL 13, 2015) Deval Patrick will work at Bain Capital. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff -- 0607Diversityleaders

Yvonne Abraham

President Patrick? Maybe, maybe not

Deval Patrick would really, really have to want to be president to subject himself to the kinds of scrutiny and attacks he would face.

Kenneth Brissette.

Ex-Walsh aide allegedly discussed withholding ?Top Chef? permits

Kenneth Brissette, who was indicted for allegedly pressuring a music festival to hire union workers, also talked about canceling permits for ?Top Chef.?

Four clerks from Haymarket RMV arrested in alleged identity theft scheme

Six people, including four registry clerks, were charged with allegedly using the state?s Registry of Motor Vehicles to produce fake IDs for undocumented immigrants.

Man fatally shot in Ronan Park in Dorchester

The victim, a man believed to be in his 20s, may have known the person who shot him, police said.

Construction worker killed while working on Medford home

The 50-year-old Massachusetts man was crushed by a concrete slab, authorities said.

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Meet an MLK Scholar turned community activist

Watch Darius Davis talk about his journey of personal success and community outreach.

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SHIRLEY LEUNG

This defunct dry dock could be the city?s next great park

Forget about building condos or offices at Dry Dock No. 4. The Seaport District needs a signature public space.

Three men dashed across the intersection of Congress and State Street Wednesday.

These photos and videos show just how bad today?s storms were

From hail to substantial water on the floor of an MBTA station, here?s a look at how the thunderstorms impacted locals.

The Vava II, currently docked in Boston Harbor, is reportedly owned by Swiss billionaire Ernesto Bertarelli and his wife, Kirsty, a former Miss United Kingdom title-holder and singer.

This yacht is so big, it had to inform the Coast Guard it was coming to Boston

Turns out when superyachts dock in the Hub, they stay a while.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Handout_names01_liv-001.jpg Heather Unruh says TV newswomen encouraged to dress ?more provocatively?

It?s not clear if dressing ?more provocatively? was a directive from the WCVB-TV bosses, but it?s obviously not something Heather Unruh was interested in doing.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/mooch.jpg Scaramucci says he?s not dating Fox News host

He and Kimberly Guilfoyle are just good friends, he says.

Love letters

My boyfriend wants me to stop eating lunch with the guys at work

She?s had lunch with male colleagues for years, but now her boyfriend says it?s time to cut it out.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Dickey_03furniture01_met.jpg From Seaport shipwreck to fancy furniture: Charlestown woodworker repurposes scraps

John Dickey is putting wood repurposed from the 19th century shipwreck on display this month.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Boghosian_Patriots14_SPTS-001.jpg Rob Gronkowski has adopted the Tom Brady workout/diet plan

About three months ago, Gronkowski started working out with Brady and his trainer, Alex Guerrero.

Jennifer Garner and Ben Affleck?s mother, Christine Anne Boldt, in Los Angeles on Tuesday.

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Ben Affleck enjoying ?summer of love? with new girlfriend

The couple were spotted in a liquor store in Maine over the weekend.

The new Polar Seltzer flavors are flying off the shelves. But do they actually taste good?

Two reporters took to Faneuil Hall on Wednesday, asking visitors what they thought of the new flavors. Here?s what they had to say.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/greenhouse_retailjobsAmazon-3_business.jpg Amazon?s hiring spree could include 700 new jobs in Mass.

People looking for work swarmed the massive Amazon warehouse in Fall River Wednesday for a job fair ? part of a one-day recruiting event.

?Last Week Tonight? with John Oliver.

ACLU defends Oliver on CEO?s suit: ?Anyone can legally say, ?Eat (expletive), Bob!??

You might say the ACLU isn?t happy about coal CEO Bob Murray?s lawsuit targeting HBO host John Oliver.

Laptop computer being watched in the office by a security camera concept for big brother surveillance or internet computer security

Tech Lab

Don?t bet on Internet privacy

What you do online usually stays online; it?s captured not just by your computer, but by many others.

A shopper carried a box and an order slip in his mouth as he made his way through a mob of shoppers during a sales tax holiday in 2007.

Baker pushes sales tax holiday, but legislative leaders aren?t interested

Governor Charlie Baker filed legislation Wednesday to designate August 19 and 20 as a sales tax holiday weekend throughout the state.

Movie Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/01/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/detroit-UDP_04202FD_R_rgb.jpg In powerful ?Detroit,? brutality, outrage, and blind spots

The movie?s intentions are pure. The results are enraging, often in accordance with director Kathryn Bigelow?s hopes, sometimes against.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/WAG.jpg Wagamama opens in the Seaport

Steven Mangleshot, Wagamama?s executive chef of 17 years, who had traveled from London to come to the party, said this location has a perk that the other?s don?t.

Investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_MB3WQ.jpg 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.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Colin%20Holme.jpg WATCH: The man with the most famous brain in science

Colin Holmes never planned for his brain to go viral, but it?s showed up in over 800 scientific papers.