As battle looms over admissions, Harvard goes on the attack

The university is preparing for what is likely to be the fiercest attack yet on its use of race in drawing up each freshman class.

President Trump and Kim Jong Un, the leader of North Korea, walked together in Singapore.

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News analysis

The art of a deal: Trump is gambling, big time

The president is betting everything on the ?terrific relationship? and ?very special bond? that he said he developed with the mercurial Kim Jong Un.

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The top US diplomat was visiting South Korea on Wednesday.

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The insurer declined to specify what led to the resignation of Eric Schultz, who became chief executive in 2010.

You got the message, even if you didn?t want it

Proponents laud the convenience of group texts. To others it is nothing short of a daily assault.

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The city?s Compensation Advisory Board supported a pay increase in a March report. A 4-percent hike means Marty Walsh would make $207,000, and city councilors $103,500.

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Marty Walsh, who opposed the 2016 referendum that legalized cannabis in Mass., is increasingly at odds with other big-city mayors, his own party, and city voters.

Adrian Walker

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The Poor People?s Campaign of Massachusetts hadn?t attracted much attention during its first few weeks of peaceful protests, but that changed Monday.

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Lara Eldridge fought back tears as she testified at the murder trial of her then-boyfriend Paul Weadick and former Mafia boss ?Cadillac Frank? Salemme.

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The state?s largest labor organization called the Somerville Democrat ?an outspoken supporter of the right to organize.?

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Bush turned 94 Tuesday. He spent the day relaxing at his Kennebunkport compound.

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Weary T riders don?t see any light at the end of a very dark tunnel

Tuesday morning?s 2½-hour closure of the Green Line made lots of commuters late. ?It?s the same issues over and over again,? one rider said.

RED SOX 6, ORIOLES 4

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The Sox have won 12 of 13 games Rodriguez has started, but he only went 5? innings on Tuesday.

World Cup coverage

The bid groups for Morocco and North America wil find out Wednesday who will be hosting the 2026 World Cup.

Will North America get the 2026 World Cup? We?ll soon find out

The joint US-Canada-Mexico bid appears to be the favorite entering Wednesday morning?s vote.

Hayden Bird

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/11/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Rex_FIFA_Fan_Fest_opening_ceremony_9709166E.jpg Your guide to the 2018 World Cup

Soccer?s biggest tournament kicks off Thursday in Russia, although the United States is only an observer this time around.

Shirley Leung

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Three years after Boston?s bid for the games self-destructed, Los Angeles is planning for how the 2028 Games there will unfold.

Justin Trudeau visited a boxing gym in Toronto in 2015.

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NESTOR RAMOS

President Trump called Trudeau ?meek.? The guy who faced him in a boxing ring begs to differ

A Canadian senator also thought Justin Trudeau was meek and mild. Then Trudeau kicked his butt.

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The wife of Ottawa Senators star Erik Karlsson has filed an order of protection against the girlfriend of one of Karlsson?s teammates.

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Regarding James?s free agency, the Celtics point guard said only, ?We?ll see what management decides.?

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A beam that supports a new steel grid above the stage failed, raising the question of whether the world premiere at the refurbished theater might be affected.

Necropsy planned for rare pygmy sperm whale found on Ipswich beach

The 9½-foot-long, 800-pound whale was alive when beach-goers discovered it on Steep Hill Beach Tuesday, but it later died, officials said.

Rudy Giuliani

Names

Rudy Giuliani accused of affair with married N.H. hospital administrator

A report says the former New York mayor?s relationship with Maria Rose Ryan began before Giuliani?s third wife filed for divorce in April.

Dave Chappelle and Jon Stewart

Stand-up, then a sit-down with Dave Chappelle, Jon Stewart, and Michael Che at the Wang

The three-hour show, the first of five in Boston, ended with a free-for-all conversation about race, gender, and politics.

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Comcast Corp. could soon enter a bidding war with Walt Disney Co. for the movie and TV production assets of 21st Century Fox.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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One thing is clear: President Trump has altered the nature of the US relationship with North Korea.

Globe event

Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

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

 

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

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The now-discredited notion that the disease is caused by an individual?s character or emotions led to heinous treatments.

Real Estate

Recent home sales in Boston and Cambridge (June 13)

ALLSTON: 42-44 Hano St.; Two-family Row-End, built in 1890, 1,942 square feet, 10 rooms, 6 bedrooms, 2 baths, on 1,534-square-foot lot.

Real Estate

Address

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Opioids land more women behind bars

This lone county jail in a remote corner of Appalachia offers an agonizing glimpse into how the tidal wave of opioids and methamphetamines has ravaged America.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.