Suicide rates rise sharply across the US, new report shows

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found that suicide rates went up significantly in 44 states, and in 25 of them, including Massachusetts, the increases exceeded 30 percent.

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When the president arrives Friday in Quebec, he will find US alliances badly frayed, turning Trump?s tariffs into the focus of the G-7 summit.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse_08pedestrian-1_metro-16706.jpg Man killed in hit-and-run crash was retired art teacher who taught at Stoneham High School

A South End man who spent 40 years as an arts teacher at Stoneham High School was identified as the person killed in a hit-and-run crash in Allston.

Sunglasses belonging to the 80-year-old man who was struck and killed in a crosswalk in the 1300 block of Commonwealth Avenue on Wednesday.

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NESTOR RAMOS

Alleged hit-and-run driver voiced attitude many drivers adopt: Get out of my way

If Phocian Fitts feels as if he did nothing wrong, that?s in part the result of a justice system that has long been very quick to excuse motorists.

Despite warning, MassDOT continued toll-free perk for workers, retirees

The issue of state employee perks has taken on new urgency amid a state comptroller investigation into the untold number of untaxed benefits given to public employees.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/969250878.jpg Justice Department says heart of health law unconstitutional

The Trump administration said in a court filing late Thursday that it will no longer defend key parts of the Affordable Care Act.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/ba90dd3b55ba498c97e4b197b7bc9285-ba90dd3b55ba498c97e4b197b7bc9285-0.jpg Mitt Romney predicts 4 more years for President Trump

He once called Donald Trump ?a con man,? but Romney is predicting that Trump will ?easily? win his party?s presidential nomination in 2020 and ?solidly? win a second term.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/03/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/963760790.jpg Giuliani says Stormy Daniels has ?no reputation,? affair not credible

??I?m sorry I don?t respect a porn star the way I respect a career woman or a woman of substance or a woman who isn?t going to sell her body for sexual exploitation,?? Rudy Giuliani said.

Praise from Democrats is making Baker harder to hit

Republican Governor Charlie Baker?s reelection campaign has a potent weapon: More than three years of praise from high-ranking Democrats.

10/25/15: Foxborough, MA: With only three days off betwen games, Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (rear) and head coach Bill Belichick (front) will have very little time to get ready for Thursday night's game vs the Dolphins. They are pictured on the sidelines during Sunday's game vs. the Jets. The New England Patriots hosted the New York Jets in a regular season NFL football game at Gillette Stadium. (Globe Staff Photo/Jim Davis) section:sports topic:Patriots-Jets (1)

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Julian Edelman case gives Bill Belichick more ammunition against Alex Guerrero

The trainer?s closeness to Edelman could have repercussions with the Belichick-Tom Brady relationship.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_alex1_spts-11841.jpg Alex Guerrero defends himself in light of Julian Edelman?s suspension

The trainer called Edelman?s suspension a disappointment, and called his training methods ?legal.??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/22/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/tlumacki_patriotsoffseasonpractice_sports208.jpg How did a poster on Reddit beat everyone to the Julian Edelman suspension story?

ESPN was first to report the Patriot?s suspension Thursday, but a rumor of the ban appeared on Reddit Wednesday night.

TIGERS 7, RED SOX 2

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin060718RedSox-Tigers_Spt10.jpg Tigers pounce on Red Sox early, avert sweep

Jalen Beeks had a rough big league debut, giving up five runs in the first inning and six overall.

PETER ABRAHAM I ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin060718RedSox-Tigers_Spt8.jpg Andrew Benintendi had better get used to the spotlight

For the 23-year-old Benintendi, celebrity is harder to deal with than opposing pitchers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamed-16781.jpg Mass. native, after being in space for 168 days: ?It?s pretty surreal?

Scott Tingle recalled looking down at Earth during his spacewalk outside the International Space Station, his view framed by nothing more than his space visor.

BOSTON, MA - 7/26/2016: A view of the Hancock Towers and the Prudential area in Boston. skyline aerial (David L Ryan/Globe Staff Photo) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo

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Boston and other smart cities run better, but they should be even smarter, report says

A McKinsey study suggests how cities could improve public services by wider adoption of ?smart? technologies.

? ? ? | Movie Review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/H_04270_rgb.jpg ?Hereditary? is going to scare the bejesus out of everyone

It?s an eerie mood piece that slowly and surely tightens the thumb screws before all hell breaks loose.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/945515802[1]-U84935131118cRC--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg Is CBS about to remove Jeff Glor as ?Evening News? anchor?

Just six months after landing in the chair once occupied by Walter Cronkite and Dan Rather (and Katie Couric and Scott Pelley), Glor may be pushed out because of lackluster ratings.

Tony Awards

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Marcus_SpongeBob_009.jpg Picks and predictions for the Tonys

?Angels in America,? ?Harry Potter,? ?My Fair Lady,? and ?The Band?s Visit? lead the list of contenders.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/88902484-a163-11e7-8cfe-d5b912fabc99.jpg ?Fixer Upper? stars Chip and Joanna Gaines fined by EPA for lead paint violations

For five seasons, Chip and Joanna Gaines were the darlings of HGTV with their popular home-improvement show ??Fixer Upper.??

The Boomer Issue | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/pickleball0610boom.jpg This sport has taken retirement communities by storm

As kids they loved Frisbee and Wiffle ball. As retirees they?ve taken to another oddly-named game.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/logo1-16677.jpg Smarter Cities, Smarter Skills

A Boston Globe event series on how technology and the tech economy are reshaping our world.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

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

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-4410.jpg Unforgivable: Trump can?t square his pardon fever with his treatment of immigrant children

Most of Trump?s pardons appear to be politically expedient, while his treatment of children at the border is inexcusable.

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