Analysis

Democrats are searching for a clear message as they battle Trump

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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The Democrats have hopes of winning the House of Representatives in November, but don?t seem to have a unifying vision other than being against President Trump.

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President Trump?s tweet Sunday afternoon was the latest signal that his concerns about the North?s stance toward the summit had been allayed.

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Former President George H.W. Bush was hospitalized Sunday in Maine after he experienced low blood pressure and fatigue, a spokesman said.

Teenager fatally shot in Worcester Saturday night

The 16-year-old boy, whose name has not been released, was found lying in the road with gunshot wounds, police said in a statement.

This undated photo provided by the Volusia County Sheriff's Office shows a note florida authorities say a woman slipped to a staff member at an animal hospital in Florida. Authorities say the woman was beaten and held captive for two days at gunpoint by her boyfriend, and escaped when she convinced him bring their dog to the animal hospital, where she slipped the note to a staff member. The Daytona Beach News-Journal reports 39-year-old Jeremy Floyd was arrested at DeLand Animal Hospital. (Volusia County Sheriff's Office via AP)

Volusia County Sheriff's Office via AP

Woman held captive slips note to veterinary employee

A woman who was held captive for two days at gunpoint by her boyfriend escaped when she convinced him to bring their dog to an animal hospital ? and then slipped a note to a staff member.

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

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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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A cold front has brought plummeting temperatures and potential rain, but the holiday should be rain free.

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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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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.

Boston, MA--5/27/2018-- Wade Boggs lifts his cap to the crowd as he is announced for the Red Sox alumni game. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: Reporter:

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

?Somehow it still felt familiar?: Former Red Sox players return to Fenway for alumni game

Team Luis Tiant and Team Dwight Evans played four innings with Team Tiant winning, 2-0.

BRAVES 7, RED SOX 1

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Sale gave up six runs over 4? innings as the Red Sox were denied a three-game sweep at Fenway.

TARA SULLIVAN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tara_sullivan_20171204.jpg 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.

Allston, MA - May 26, 2018: Jack White performs during the Boston Calling Music Festival in Allston, MA on May 26, 2018. With 45 musical acts, seven comedians, two podcasts, and one Natalie Portman performing on three stages and one arena over the course of three days, Boston Calling has never offered festival-goers so many options. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: arts reporter:

music review

At Boston Calling, a missed opportunity to mix it up

The festival?s second day featured alt rockers at one end of the grounds, hip-hop and R&B artists at the other.

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

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They were going to be special: 4 are gone in an instant

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.

Will Power, of Australia, leads Simon Pagenaud, of France, though the first turn during the Indianapolis 500 auto race at Indianapolis Motor Speedway, in Indianapolis Sunday, May 27, 2018. (AP Photo/AJ Mast)

INDIANAPOLIS 500

Will Power wins the Indy 500

Power took the lead with four laps to go, and gave team owner Roger Penske a 17th win in the Indy 500. Danica Patrick crashed in the final start of her racing career.

Pastry chef Joshua Livsey displays the Boston cream pie at Harvest restaurant.

Has the Boston cream pie changed for the worse?

The ?Sweet Caroline? of desserts has been manipulated beyond recognition.

Globe Magazine

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?Exiting the plane felt like a historic moment, like when the first man walked on the moon. I wondered if gravity felt different in America.?

Ideas | Thanassis Cambanis

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/24/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/GettyImages-462066360.jpg How did Moqtada al-Sadr become a statesman?

Throughout the Iraq war, al-Sadr was a high-profile villain. Now everybody ? including the United States ? has just gotten used to him.

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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.

In this May 23, 2018, photo provided by Chris Stewart the sun sets through ?vog,? or volcanic smog, in Kailua-Kona, Hawaii. Kilauea volcano on Hawaii?s Big Island has had it all over the past three weeks: molten rock shooting toward the sky, lava oozing from the ground and ash clouds rising miles into the air. You can also add

Besides lava and ash, Hawaii volcano is pumping out ?vog?

Scientists say higher sulfur dioxide emissions recorded at the volcano?s summit in recent days are creating the potential for heavier than usual vog, or volcanic smog.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

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

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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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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.

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.