Trump administration changes course on affirmative action

Pedestrians walk past the Widener Library at Harvard University campus after recent news about disciplinary actions resulting from the cheating scandal. JOSH REYNOLDS FOR THE BOSTON GLOBE (Metro, Landergan)

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The move is seen as a signal that the federal government may challenge Harvard University?s admissions practices and prod other schools to drop race-conscious policies. On Tuesday, Harvard and other universities defended their admissions policies as legal.

Boston Red Sox' Steve Pearce, left, Xander Bogaerts, and J.D. Martinez celebrate Bogaerts' three-run home run during the fifth inning of an interleague baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park Tuesday, July 3, 2018, in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)

Red Sox 11, Nationals 4

Red Sox put on a fireworks show in Washington

The Red Sox hit three home runs against the Nationals for their seventh win in their past nine games.

Foxborough- 06/05/18- Julian Edelman walks off the field after the Patriots held a minicamp at the Gillette Stadium practice facility. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

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Julian Edelman?s four-game suspension is upheld

The Patriots receiver is eligible to return to the active roster on Oct. 1.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_gunbill2_met.jpg People deemed to be a danger can lose gun rights under new law

The law gives courts the authority to strip weapons from people who are a danger to themselves or others, strengthening the state?s already strict gun laws.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/95f86c333c4c4fb6914de6e8e6762846-95f86c333c4c4fb6914de6e8e6762846-0.jpg Can a text message help cool energy use on hot days?

A new program aims to get consumers to cut down on electricity usage at peak times.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/03/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/RinaldiStatePoliceHQ02.jpg Former Mass. State Police trooper pleads guilty in overtime fraud case

Gregory Raftery regularly left shifts early or failed to show up for them at all, but still collected the extra cash. The guilty plea comes days after three additional troopers were indicted for similar alleged fraud.

Thai rescue workers inside the cave complex where 12 boys and their soccer coach went missing.

Here are the options to get soccer players out of the Thai cave. None of them are easy

Here?s a look at the options for extracting the 12 boys and the coach from the cave in northern Thailand and why it could take some time.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_26glxpic2_MET.jpg ?It?s kind of simple,? Mike Capuano responds when asked about Ocasio-Cortez

Representative Michael Capuano got a little testy Monday when asked about Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez?s win in New York and calls to abolish Immigration and Customs Enforcement.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/clark_FEMA_HOTELS_070118_998.jpg Judge orders FEMA to extend stays for Puerto Rican evacuees

The extension will keep several hundred families temporarily housed in hotels in 22 states and Puerto Rico for three more weeks.

-- PHOTO MOVED IN ADVANCE AND NOT FOR USE - ONLINE OR IN PRINT - BEFORE DEC 13, 2015. -- Alan Dershowitz, the criminal defense attorney, in New York, Nov. 11, 2015. Dershowitz is in an increasingly virulent war with one of the few attorneys whose fame matches his own, David Boies, who is representing a woman alleging that Dershowitz had sex with her when she was underage. ?This is very serious,? Dershowitz said. ?It involves my life, my legacy, my career, my history, my reputation.? (Todd Heisler/The New York Times)

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The Martha?s Vineyard crowd strikes back at Alan Dershowitz

The former Harvard Law professor?s high-profile friends have turned combative because of his vocal and visible support of President Trump.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/nestor-17533.jpg Alan Dershowitz said he?s being shunned on the Vineyard. Then the mocking began

?I?m not whining,? the famed lawyer said after facing a relentless chorus of mockery over his op-ed in which he said some people were avoiding him because of his defenses of President Trump.

Here?s where applicants for recreational marijuana licenses are in Massachusetts

Data released by the Cannabis Control Commission show where marijuana companies are trying to open.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner070318METRO04fireworks168.jpg Across N.H. border, business is booming at fireworks stores ? with shoppers from Mass.

A visit to several bustling shops Tuesday, on one of their busiest days of the year, showed that the cross-border tradition is alive and well, despite Massachusetts? efforts to remind its residents that fireworks are illegal here.

In front of Boston?s Old City Hall, tour guide Margaret Ann Brady kept cool on a hot day while talking to city visitors.

Drinking in Boston?s history on the day before the Fourth of July

Tourists at popular historic spots in Boston said the date deepened their experience.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/AFP_1716KE.jpg Think you know the Fourth of July? Test your knowledge with this tricky quiz

It hopefully comes as no surprise to you that the Fourth of July is about more than just hot dogs and fireworks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/PlusTurnpike.jpg Fourth of July traffic could be bad for the next several days

Traffic is expected to be heavy during the extended holiday period. The best advice: Plan on congestion and leave early.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/kreiter_northendparziales2_lfstyl[1].jpg How to eat like a local in the North End

Break away from the crowds, the lines, the tourists and you?ll find where the locals are: at the hidden gems full of heavenly meatballs and perhaps the best cappuccino you will ever have.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/04122009_12buspaper6-7209259.jpg Even fishing and coal mining are not losing jobs as fast as the newspaper industry

Since 2000, employment in the newspaper industry is down by more than 60 percent.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_062118_feature_15458x.jpg There have been 7 shark sightings in 2 days on the Cape ? and more are expected

The sharks are sharing the warming waters with seals, fish ? and holidaymaking humans.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/turner062618SPORTSgolfcourses49.jpg Restoration has made George Wright and Franklin Park golfing jewels

Boston?s two public golf courses are in such great shape that this year?s Mass. Amateur will be played on them.

Opinion & Ideas

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/03/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-4546.jpg Happy birthday, America. Welcome to the Banana Republic

America is devoid of political accountability, and representative democracy is more an idea than reality.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiCoventry04.jpg A night of horror, heroism, and tragedy in Coventry

Six months after a fire killed a father and his little son, questions still outrun an answer to the biggest lingering question: Why couldn?t they get out?

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/unnamedpi%20c.jpg Watch ?Runnin??: The opioid crisis hits Somerville

?Runnin?,? now available for purchase on Vimeo, takes an intimate look at a group of friends in Somerville who came of age as the opioid epidemic took hold and morphed into a national nightmare. It retraces the lives of friends lost, and one last member of the group struggling to avoid the same fate.

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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