Scorch of July: Boston celebrates a hot, humid Fourth

SLIDER--Jose Hernandez, left, and his wife, Daniella, right, relax in the shade with their children (top to bottom) Carlos, 15, Santi, 11, and Ana, 13, while waiting for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to begin at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, MA on July 04, 2018. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Jose Hernandez, his wife, Daniella, and their children ? Carlos, 15, Santi, 11, and Ana, 13 ? found some shade on a very hot day at the Esplanade.

SLIDER--Bethany Long, of East Haddam, CT plays with her dog, Milo, while waiting for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to begin at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, MA on July 04, 2018. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

Bethany Long of East Haddam, Conn., played with her dog, Milo, on the Esplanade.

SLIDER-- Ben Woupio of Northbridge, MA, was decorated for the occasion while waiting for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to begin at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, MA on July 04, 2018. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Ben Woupio of Northbridge was decorated for the Fourth of July.

SLIDER--Tanya Matthews of Augusta, GA, protects herself from the sun while waiting for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to begin at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, MA on July 04, 2018. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Tanya Matthews of Augusta, Ga., protected herself from the sun.

SLIDER-- Jenna Boller, left, makes a picture Melinda Goodwin while waiting for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular to begin at the Hatch Shell on the Esplanade in Boston, MA on July 04, 2018. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Jenna Boller took a picture of Melinda Goodwin.

SLIDER - The US Constitution fire guns in salute near Castle Island in South Boston. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: () Topic: (05turnaroundphoto)

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The USS Constitution fired guns near Castle Island in South Boston.

SLIDER - JULY FOURTH -Quincy, Ma.--July 4, 2018-- Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff---A bubble float during the Squantum 4th of July parade

Stan Grossfeld/ Globe Staff

Bubbles floated during the Squantum Fourth of July parade.

SLIDER - JULY FOURTH -Boston, MA - 07/04/18 - Doc Rutstein (cq) of Braintree gets ready for his 24th year in a row on the Esplanade before the July 4 Boston Pops concert. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: () Topic: (05esplanade)

Lane Turner/Globe Staff

Doc Rutstein of Braintree enjoyed his 24th year in a row on the Esplanade.

SLIDER - JULY FOURTH -Boston, MA - 07/04/18 - A State Police boat patrolled on the Esplanade before the July 4 Boston Pops concert. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: () Topic: (05esplanade)

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A State Police boat patrolled the Charles River.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_fireworks2_met-11947.jpg A guide to the Fourth of July on the Esplanade

The music starts at 8 p.m. and the fireworks at 10:30 p.m. And the MBTA is free after 9:30 p.m.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_fireworks9_met.jpg Here are all the local fireworks displays in Mass.

Boom go the fireworks. But where? We?ve got you covered, with a list of all the displays in the state.

Hundreds gather for reading of the Declaration of Independence and parade at Old State House

Several attendees cheered throughout the reading and at its conclusion, when confetti cannons shot red, white, and blue ticker tape into the air above the crowd.

American flags fly in the breeze during the Air Land and Sea, A World at War re-enactment, held Saturday, June 23, 2018, in St. Joseph, Mich., by the Lest We Forget organization.(Don Campbell/The Herald-Palladium via AP)

Renée Graham

I?m an American. It?s my flag, too

I surrendered my flag to those who literally and figuratively wield it against their fellow Americans. Now I want it back.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady waved during minicamp last month.

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It?s a double holiday for Tom Brady and his family

The Patriots quarterback is celebrating America?s birthday ? and his mom?s.

A fireworks stand in Arlington, Va.

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.

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Norwood resident paints huge American flag on his lawn for the Fourth of July

Arthur McCann used stencils to paint 50 white stars and a measuring tape to make sure the stripes were straight and of equal length. His 7-year-old daughter Jenna helped.

?The water is still too rough.? Anxiety mounts over how to rescue Thai boys from cave

Videos released Wednesday by the Thai navy, which is overseeing the effort, show the boys in apparently good spirits.

Ursula Trump, whose husband is seventh cousins with President Donald Trump, outside her bakery in Freinsheim, Germany, May 29, 2018. The German village of Kallstadt, where both of President Trump?s paternal grandparents were born, doesn?t like to advertise its connection to the president. ?You can?t choose your relatives, can you?? Ursula Trump said. (Lena Mucha/The New York Times)

Trump?s ancestral village abounds with his relatives. Few will admit it

Ursula Trump, who runs the Trump bakery in the next village, eventually relented, palms upturned, and sighed: ?You can?t choose your relatives, can you??

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/04/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/3.LG%20in%20Mosul.jpg Elizabeth Warren wraps up Iraq trip

The visit is bound to raise further speculation about a possible run for president in 2020, as the Massachusetts Democrat continues trying to bolster her foreign policy credentials.

WASHINGTON, DC - JULY 04: Eduardo Rodriguez #57 of the Boston Red Sox pitches in the first inning during a baseball game against the Washington Nationals at Nationals Park on July 4, 2018 in Washington, DC. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)

Mitchell Layton/Getty Images

RED SOX 3, NATIONALS 0

Eduardo Rodriguez changes things up, leads Red Sox to sweep

Eduardo Rodriguez was strong, and Rafael Devers and Eduardo Nunez scored in the seventh inning to break a scoreless tie.

Foxborough, MA 9/18/16 Patriots Julian Edelman catches for a gain in the first quarter during a game against the Miami Dolphins at Gillette Stadium. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe Staff)

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Here?s what the Patriots are up against without Julian Edelman

New England faces Houston, Jacksonville, Detroit, and Miami in the first month of the season while the Julian Edelman serves a suspension.

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.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/01/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/sarkisian-obit-079b0c0c-7cb6-11e8-80be-6d32e182a3bc.jpg Leo Sarkisian, creator of the Voice of America?s ?Music Time in Africa,? dies at 97

Leo Sarkisian, a self-taught ethnomusicologist, was born in Lawrence and began his music studies in Greater Boston?s Armenian community.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/DERSHOWITZ_REPUTATION_ADV13_1.jpg 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.

NESTOR RAMOS

//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.

Man killed in Roxbury shooting Tuesday night

The man, who was in his 30s, was found with a gunshot wound and taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.

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?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.

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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.

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