Patrick stays quiet as his former aide runs for governor

Because he is now a managing director at Bain Capital, Deval Patrick says, he is barred under federal rules from saying anything about any candidates for state or local office.

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High-performing black high school students are applying to multiple top-tier schools and getting offers from most of them.

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The new measure bans renters and investors from renting apartments by the night, hotel-style, on popular websites like Airbnb.

Amarilys Martinez held her dog Nikko in Nashua, N.H., on Wednesday after they were reunited.

Keith Bedford/Globe Staff

Her dog was stolen, so she played a sleuth to solve the crime before the police

Amarilys Martinez came out of store in Nashua, N.H., to find her dog missing from her car. She posted about it on Facebook, received a call, and traveled to Methuen, where she got her dog back.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-17016.jpg Not enough Boston schools are named for women. Here are some suggestions

Of 125 Boston public schools, only 10 are named for women. Can?t Boston do better than this?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/a9cff88d5e934515a92447470e4a428e-a9cff88d5e934515a92447470e4a428e-17007.jpg In bizarre scene, inspectors for US Marshals testify in disguise at Salemme trial

Two inspectors for the US Marshals Service underwent a makeover before they took the stand Wednesday.

Democratic gubernatorial candidates Jay Gonzalez (left) and Bob Massie.

Capital Source

In governor?s race, a Democratic Twitter fight

Gubernatorial candidate Jay Gonzalez?s campaign created a bit of a sympathetic bounce-back for Bob Massie with some unfortunate tweets.

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A jury found the Boston Red Sox weren?t negligent in a case involving a Brookline woman injured by a foul ball at Fenway Park.

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John Distasio, 50, told police that he lost control of the Ferrari as he was changing gears.

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President Trump stretched credulity at home and abroad Wednesday by declaring there is ?no longer a Nuclear Threat from North Korea.?

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In Massachusetts, workers need to earn $28.64 to afford a 2-bedroom apartment. It?s even higher in the Boston area.

Containers of maple syrup, with nutrition facts on their labels are lined up on a table at Morse Farm Sugarworks in East Montpelier, Vt., Tuesday, May, 1, 2018. Maple syrup and honey producers aren't too sweet on a plan to label their natural products as containing added sugars. The FDA plans to require updated nutrition labels for products that would say that pure maple syrup and honey contain added sugars. (AP Photo/Lisa Rathke)

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A battle is happening over whether natural maple syrup has added sugar

Pure maple syrup doesn?t have added sugar, syrup makers say. Except it does, the FDA says. And that?s a recipe for a bitter controversy.

Boston Red Sox's Xander Bogaerts, right, greets teammate Mookie Betts after Betts rounded the bases on a solo home run in the third inning of a baseball game against the Baltimore Orioles, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Baltimore. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

RED SOX 5, ORIOLES 1

Red Sox complete sweep of Orioles

Chris Sale pitched into the seventh inning, and Mookie Betts and J.D. Martinez hit home runs as the Red Sox won in Baltimore.

MIT professor Neri Oxman

Names

MIT professor Neri Oxman may have moved on from Brad Pitt

The architect/designer who teaches at the MIT Media Lab is apparently spending time with a billionaire hedge fund manager.

Stanton, Delaware-June 30, 2018- Stan Grossfeld/ Globe Staff- Overall of long lines at Vegas Sports Betting at Delaware Park Racetrack.

STAN GROSSFELD

Legalized sports betting is already a big hit in Delaware

Delaware is the first state to take advantage of the Supreme Court ruling, and there is plenty of action.

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Meghan Markle submitted for Emmy consideration for her role in ?Suits?

The actress, who married Prince Harry last month, was submitted in the supporting actress category, according to a USA Network representative.

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The adult film star claims she had a brief affair with President Trump more than a decade ago.

Gayle Griffiths Fraser recently rediscovered a ring dating to 1737.

John Tlumacki/Globe Staff

An 18th-century ring is discovered in Marblehead, and a family mystery is solved

The one-of-a-kind ring was made in memory of a Marblehead resident who died in 1737. It was found in 1949 and rediscovered this year.

Portraits in the Louis Bornstein Family Amphitheater will be dispersed to help foster a more diverse environment.

Hospital will disperse portraits of past white male luminaries, put the focus on diversity

Brigham and Women?s Hospital has plans to remove portraits of former department chairs ? all men, all white save one ? that have lined its amphitheater for decades.

A police officer stands near traffic along County Road 39 near the site of the U.S. Open Golf Championship, Wednesday, June 13, 2018, in Southampton, N.Y. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

TARA SULLIVAN

The most perilous hazard at this US Open could be the traffic

Massive backups around Shinnecock Hills have raised fears that players could miss tee times this week.

STAT

Topless women with company logos painted on their bodies danced at unofficial party during BIO convention

?Objectifying women ? in this case, even physically branding them with sponsorship of companies in our industry ? it just felt so wrong,? one attendee said.

FILE - This combination of photos provided by the U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations shows William Howard Hughes Jr., after being captured in June 2018, at left, and an image from his time at the U.S. Air Force. Hughes, a Kirtland Air Force Base officer with top security clearance, who deserted 35 years ago and was arrested in California last week worked for years as a consultant for the University of California. (U.S. Air Force Office of Special Investigations via AP, File)

Air Force officer who vanished worked for University of California system

An Air Force officer who vanished 35 years ago and was arrested last week worked for years as a consultant for the University of California system, former colleagues said.

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Antarctica?s ice sheet is melting at rapidly increasing rate, now pouring more than 200 billion tons of ice into the ocean annually.

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We want talk about what REAL Bostonians do in the summer, not what guidebooks tell tourists to do.

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/11/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_NewLogo-4068.jpg Is there such a thing as a ?sophisticated? breakup?

After his infidelity, she just wants to move on and be happy.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | David Daley

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/12/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/abda60d38e9946b6a9ee343f4baa6dc9-abda60d38e9946b6a9ee343f4baa6dc9-0.jpg Voters are taking on the challenge to make elections more fair

Nationwide, voters are pushing nonpartisan referendums to address gerrmandering, access to the polls, and voting methods.

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.

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