'Free speech' rally in Boston

Protesters at Boston Common were peaceful, but they made their point

Throngs on Boston Common chanted ? sometimes angrily, often profanely ? against Nazis, racism, the KKK, and fascists.

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Tens of thousands overwhelm ?free speech? rally

JOAN VENNOCHI

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I just hope that by silencing their enemies, they don?t empower them and give them a louder megaphone than they had before.

Adrian Walker

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In effect, Saturday?s ?free speech? rally became a giant peace rally.

Thousands of people marched down Tremont Street on Saturday.

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Resolute and ready, Boston marchers made their voices heard

One week after violence in Charlottesville, anything seemed possible. Would there be bloodshed here, too?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_081917_20rallyphotos_18663x.jpg ?Free speech? rally ends after just 45 minutes

Rally organizers had planned for 14 speakers to participate in the two-hour-long event.

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Representative Adam Schiff said Sunday that ?there are some serious issues with our president that aren?t going to go away, that aren?t going to get better.?

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Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pushed back against demands that he resign from Donald Trump?s cabinet.

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Dylan Smyth was a rising sophomore at Concord-Carlisle High School, the principal said in an e-mail.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_boston_overnight.jpg 4 people taken to hospitals after separate incidents in Boston

Two people were in critical condition after a shooting in the Theater District, according to Boston EMS.

Pauline Chase and Maurice Temple.

New Hampshire State Police

In a small N.H. town, it?s hard to hire a hit man without drawing attention

The police tapes, played in court earlier this month, revealed a riveting tale of a broken family and the ultimate betrayal, allegedly masterminded by a 5-foot-3 octogenarian.

Texans 27, Patriots 23

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Also, Rex Burkhead put on a show, and Dion Lewis continues to gain momentum.

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

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?Quarterbacks that you think can do it, who go out on Sundays and win for you, you can?t lose them,? said Scot McCloughan.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/170524_BS_031.jpg Comedian and civil rights activist Dick Gregory, 84, dies

Mr. Gregory, a former Plymouth resident, died Saturday in Washington.

In this file photo, the solar eclipse is seen as the sun sets behind the Rocky Mountains from downtown Denver in May 2012.

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Solar eclipse viewing events to be held around Boston

Grab your solar eclipse sunglasses and check out one of these solar eclipse viewing events in the Boston area.

spotlight | part 1

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A Globe review finds the children are often denied love and support and pressured to keep the scandal secret. And the church has done little to help.

spotlight | part 2

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He thought he was alone, being the child of a Catholic priest. He was wrong.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/170322_MJ_041.jpg ?I never once found any evidence that [Tom] Yawkey was personally racist,? biographer says

Bill Nowlin spent six years researching and writing the book, which is due out in February.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/08/27/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Boghosian_28namesRaisman5_ART.jpg Aly Raisman calls out USA Gymnastics on abuse scandal

The Needham Olympian is the highest-profile athlete to publicly reprimand the organization.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/19/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/IMG_0609.jpg Heavy rain leads to flash flooding on Cape Cod

In Wellfleet, which received between 6 and 7 inches of rain, the weather caused a car to fall into a sinkhole as the beach eroded away.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

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People across the U.S. will be able to watch Monday?s solar eclipse ? but can watching it without any protection hurt your eyes?