Watch now: How cities are grappling with disruptive technologies and their impact on the workforce

The Boston Globe is hosting a discussion Friday evening featuring the launch of a major new report on smart cities and two moderated sessions about how cities are grappling with the issues of disruptive technologies and their impact on the workforce. The panel begins at 5 p.m., watch it live here.

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The pressure to curate outward perfection often masks inner struggles.

The system targets fog, water droplets about 10 microns in size that are suspended in air. Fog is produced both naturally and by cooling towers.

MIT says new system captures water in fog

Researchers at MIT say they?ve found a simple, highly efficient way to capture the water in fog and potentially reuse it.

Foxboro- 05/22/18- The Patriots held off-season OTA's on the practice field of Gillette Stadium. Julian Edelman catches a pass during a drill. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff Staff(metro)

Read Julian Edelman?s apology: ?I don?t know what happened?

Julian Edelman posted an apology to Instagram on Friday after he violated the NFL?s policy on performance-enhancing substances.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-19880.jpg LeBron James as a Celtic ? now that?s fantasy sports

Just imagine the possibilities if he were to sign with Boston as a free agent . . .

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/RinaldiOpenBook01.jpg For more Boston restaurants, staying in business means being an open book

Restaurateurs are embracing the challenges of tight margins and high stakes with a novel solution: sharing their financial information with their workers. 

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/06/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_prideparade_metro004.jpg Everything you need to know for the 2018 Boston Pride Parade

Heading to the Boston Pride Parade this Saturday? Here?s everything you need to know about the route, how to get there, and more.

New charges filed against Manafort in Russia probe

The new charges come after prosecutors accused Paul Manafort of attempting to tamper with witnesses as he awaits trial on felony charges related to foreign lobbying work.

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Melvin Rabin admitted this week that he violated professional boundaries. But it took state regulators more than two years to resolve his case.

Former New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu spoke at the US Conference of Mayors meeting in Boston on Friday.  He and a at least two other mayors in attendance are thinking about presidential runs in 2020.

GROUND GAME

Could one of these mayors make history and jump from City Hall to the White House?

Unlikely as it may seem, the United States has never elected a mayor directly to the presidency.

From left, President of the European Council Donald Tusk, British Prime Minister Theresa May, German Chancellor Angela Merkel, U.S. President Donald Trump, Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, French President Emmanuel Macron, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, Italian Prime Minister Giuseppe Conte and President of the European Commission Jean-Claude Juncker gather for the family photo at the G-7 summit, Friday, June 8, 2018, in Charlevoix, Canada. (AP Photo/Evan Vucci)

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Trump calls for Russia to be reinstated to G-7, threatens allies on trade

President Trump lobbed what amounted to a diplomatic stink bomb as he left the White House for the annual two-day G-7 summit, where he arrived late and planned to leave early.

Mandatory Credit: Photo by YURI GRIPAS/POOL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9704899z) Donald J. Trump and Melania Trump President Donald Trump and First Lady Melania Trump visit Federal Emergency Management Agency, Washington, Usa - 06 Jun 2018 US President Donald J. Trump is joined by and First Lady Melania Trump as he speaks at 2018 Hurricane Briefing at the Federal Emergency Management Agency Headquarters, in Washington, DC, USA, 06 June 2018.

Trump says a ?big operation? kept first lady from G-7

President Trump revealed new details on Friday about the closely guarded medical condition of Melania Trump.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/FBIsurveillancephotos_19salemme_04_art-16445-16767.jpg ?Cadillac Frank? Salemme?s lawyer asks gangster witness: Isn?t that you in the picture?

In a surprise twist Friday in the murder trial of former New England Mafia boss Francis ?Cadillac Frank? Salemme, his lawyer flashed an old family photograph in a bid to shatter the credibility of the government?s star witness, Stephen ?The Rifleman? Flemmi.

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The Democratic candidates jousted over policy and priorities while touting their progressive views.

Starts & Stops

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Parking-3445583.jpg Michelle Wu wants Boston to consider charging for residential parking permits

The city councilor says there are too many cars for too few parking spaces in some neighborhoods.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/06/09/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/736343db-e9c6-4a9c-b61e-3f2385703684-1557.jpg Fans can pre-register now for a shot at tickets to ?Hamilton? in Boston

Tickets will go on sale at 9 a.m. on Tuesday, June 19.

Dorchester pedestrian shoots motorist after argument at crosswalk, police say

An argument between a pedestrian and a motorist in the Codman Square area of Dorchester turned violent Friday afternoon, according to police.

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

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

Listen:   Apple Podcasts   |   Stitcher   |   RadioPublic

 

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/CALIF_BRIDGE_SUICIDES_6-16703.JPG Sobering news on spiking suicide rates reveal a public health crisis that cannot be ignored

Suicide rates spiked significantly in 44 states between 1999 and 2016, with significant increases in Massachusetts, Vermont, and New Hampshire.

Newsletters

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Our new weekly summer newsletter, ?Eat. Drink. Eat some more,? gives you 15 weeks of recipes and restaurant tips. Find out more.

Special reports

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

The face in the waves

Jaimee was beloved. Jaimee was struggling. Then Jaimee was gone. Her family threw everything into solving the first mystery ? who killed her. The second was so much harder. How could they live on without her?

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Birth%20control.jpg Pressure mounts on drug makers to move birth control over the counter

The nation?s largest physicians group could soon join in the chorus calling to expand access to birth control.