They were going to be special: 4 lives taken in an instant

A memorial was made at the scene of the East Bridgewater crash that killed four teenagers on May 19.

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The teenagers were driving down a gently curving two-lane road in East Bridgewater, headed to their favorite restaurant; a typical Saturday afternoon. They never arrived.

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Rudy Giuliani said Sunday that he does not see Special Counsel Robert Mueller?s investigation into Russia involvement in the election as legitimate. ?Not any more, I don?t,? he said.

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Indications are growing that a meeting between President Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong Un may happen.

UMass president Marty Meehan gave an upbeat State of the University speech at the UMass Club in Boston on March 5.

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UMass Boston and Meehan: Where did it go wrong?

The UMass system?s move to buy the Mount Ida College campus ? for UMass Amherst?s use ? has further fractured the relationship between Marty Meehan and Harbor Point.

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The president said the Times quoted a White House official ?who doesn?t exist.? Other outlets were in on the same conference call, though.

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Florida, Alabama, and Mississippi launched emergency preparations ahead of the storm, expected to bring 5 to 10 inches of rain, or more.

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First it was the same-sex marriage referendum in 2015, now it?s the vote to repeal a restrictive abortion ban. The landslide result is another step in the country?s shift to the left.

South Boston?s M Street Beach was found to be safe 100 percent of the time for swimming, according to a Save the Harbor/Save the Bay report.

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No dirty water here: Boston beaches among best in US

We?ve come a long way from the bad old days. Area beaches were safe for swimming 94 percent of the time in 2017, according to Save the Harbor/Save the Bay.

Richard Jenkins will graduate as valedictorian of his class at Girard College in Philadelphia. He?ll attend Harvard on a full scholarship in the fall.

Once homeless, he?s now off to Harvard

Richard Jenkins, 18, of Philadelphia shuttled between homeless shelters from fourth to sixth grades. He?ll encounter a much different world inside Harvard Yard.

Yvonne Abraham

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Acknowledging the full humanity of undocumented immigrants requires so much of us. Sometimes it?s easier to see them as less than human.

Cleveland, OH: 5-25-18: The Cavaliers LeBron James moves past the Celtics Jayson Tatum in first quarter action. The Boston Celtics visited the Cleveland Cavaliers for Game Six of their NBA Eastern Conference Finals playoff series at the Quicken Loans Arena. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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TARA SULLIVAN

Game 7 against LeBron James: It doesn?t get better than this

The young Celtics are getting the ultimate opportunity and a unique learning experience. Tonight, we?ll see if they have what it takes to end LeBron James?s reign in the East.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

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Sure, the Celtics don?t have Gordon Hayward and Kyrie Irving, but a loss Sunday would leave a bitter taste.

The crowd danced during a performance by the Oh Sees at Boston Calling on Saturday.

SIGHTS AND SOUNDS

Day 2 at Boston Calling featured an array of music

Among the artists who will be present Sunday on the festival?s final day: Eminem, Khalid, Boston?s Cousin Stizz, The Decemberists, and actress Natalie Portman.

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner040518METRO08RailEngineers131.jpg How a 3-mile train ride turns into a 120-mile journey

The link between the commuter rail system?s north and south sides is out of commission through mid-June. The result: Train moves take a roundabout trip through Worcester.

Talking shop

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More than a dozen new storefronts are opening on the city?s best-known shopping street.

Senate Minority Leader Chuck Schumer spoke to House Minority Leader Nancy Pelosi during a news conference at the Capitol earlier this month.

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Analysis

Democrats lack a unifying force and a unifying message

Nearly two years after Hillary Clinton?s loss to Donald Trump, the party still seems to be groping for a motivating purpose.

Ideas | Joanna Weiss

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In real life, women are gaining power. So what?s the allure of ?The Handmaid?s Tale,? whose latest season shows fine actresses suffering in garish ways?

A teen visits a memorial to the shooting victims at Santa Fe High School in Texas.

Ty Burr

Why do some events become historic and others fade from memory?

American memory can be as complicated as American history.

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The former president stopped in at the monthly pancake breakfast at Kennebunkport?s American Legion Post 159.

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

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The NFL tried to frame this policy as a compromise about the national anthem, but it isn?t.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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Lawmakers should reject the governor?s efforts to weaken a compassionate release measure for sick and elderly inmates.

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Real Estate

Back Bay penthouse goes for $8 million

In our weekly roundup, the four priciest home sales were in Boston proper. A penthouse apartment on Huntington Avenue took the top spot, raking in $8,000,000, followed by a downtown high-rise that sold for $5,000,000, and units in the South End and the Seaport District that went for $3,000,000-plus.