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Critics say Trump?s insults of Warren were a double scoop of misogyny, racism

Senator Elizabeth Warren labeled President Trump?s Thursday comments about her ?creepy? and assured her supporters that she can ?handle a bully.?

What?s the deal with President Trump and Elton John?

President Trump doesn?t express much affection for celebrities, but one entertainer he can?t seem to stop admiring is Elton John.

State lands tax windfall: $1.2 billion more than expected

Much of the unexpected revenue came from unstable sources, such as capital gains taxes.

Boston?s Walsh opposes North End Starbucks proposal

Mayor Martin J. Walsh is opposing a prospective Starbucks location at the entrance of the North End.

Police ID man fatally shot on Fourth of July in Dorchester

Deondra Lee, 36, was found suffering from multiple gunshot wounds shortly before 10 p.m. in the area of Brookford and Dacia streets.

Former state Senate president Stanley Rosenberg (left) and estranged husband Bryon Hefner. — Elise Amendola/Associated Press/File 2018

Judge overseeing lawsuit against Hefner, Rosenberg steps down

Judge Debra Squires-Lee did not say why she recused herself from the case against Bryon Hefner and Stanley Rosenberg.

Investigators probe apparent drowning at Millbury pond

Authorities are investigating the apparent drowning of a man at a Millbury pond, which followed six other drowings this week.

Starts & Stops

MBTA loses reprieve from outsourcing restriction

The T had used a three-year exemption from an anti-privatization law to win major savings and concessions.

At Maine retreat, disabled veterans find sense of belonging

This weeklong retreat brings together military veterans who have survived devastating injuries.

Immigrant grad student shocked by abrupt Army discharge

Panshu Zhao enlisted in the Army through a program offering a path to citizenship. Now, he has been abruptly discharged.

Meriem Palesty, left, from Washington, a Muslim woman of Syrian descent, argues her point with Samuel Tebi, from Gaithersburg, Md., a supporter of President-elect Donald Trump, during an election protest in front of the White House, Friday, Nov. 11, 2016 in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon) — AP Photo/Alex Brandon

Opinion | Alan M. Dershowitz

The left?s desire to live in a political silo when it comes to Trump

Some radical Trump opponents prefer to cut off dialogue. They see no other side to the issue.

Dave Epstein

What?s the weather going to be like the rest of the summer?

It looks as though we?ll get a break in the heat this weekend, but then what happens for the rest of July and into August?

Cool down this summer in these magical gardens

Public gardens in Norwell, Beverly, and Wellesley beckon with woodlands, wildflowers, and terraces.

Marcus Smart frustrated by wait, but Celtics have no plans to part with him

A source close to Smart said that as it stands, there is a ?95 percent chance? Smart will not sign a multiyear deal with the Celtics this summer.

Dan Shaughnessy

Will we ever know what PED Julian Edelman took?

That?s just one of many thoughts to ponder.

NAMES

Taylor Swift?s tour rolls into Gillette soon. Will she visit her $18m R.I. manse?

Looks like another Fourth of July in Rhode Island has passed without a paparazzi-heavy appearance by Taylor Swift. What gives?

Names

Aerosmith?s most popular song was inspired by . . . Barbra Streisand?

The band?s only song to ever hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart has a surprising origin story.

Lena Headey as Cersei Lannister on ?Game of Thrones.? — HBO via AP/File

Buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert

The best villains on TV

The worst people in TV?s post-millennial era are also the most complicated. Think Livia Soprano or Cersei Lannister.

At local toy stores, mermaids are in (unicorns, too)

Light-up basketballs, amazing bubbles, even sloths are having their moment in the sun.

Nestor Ramos

A tourist asked for recommendations in Boston. And social media responded ? with kindness

What if we all saw our city through the eyes of an earnest tourist?

Great white shark snatched fish off hook, captain says

A great white shark leapt out the water and ate a bass that was being reeled in from a boat in Cape Cod Bay Thursday morning.

Ed Schultz, 64, blunt-spoken political talk-show host

Mr. Schultz was a conservative whose politics moved left before he joined MSNBC?s lineup and then shifted again when he was hired by Russia?s state-financed international cable network.

Chad Finn

Let?s compare and contrast Pedro Martinez and Chris Sale

Sale is no Martinez, but he sure has done a lot of Pedro-like things.

Scott Pruitt?s exit and Bill Shine?s hire make it clear: Trump?s image is top priority

Public service is a foreign concept for the Trump administration.

Special reports

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?

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

Getting over a breakup

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

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Paul Rudd returns as Ant-Man/Scott Lang in??Ant-Man and the Wasp.?

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?Ant-Man and the Wasp? is a Marvel marvel

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

After YouTube fame, Boston Dynamics is ready to sell its robots

Waltham native is on Trump?s short list for Supreme Court

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) scrambles against Philadelphia Eagles defensive end Brandon Graham (55), during the first half of the NFL Super Bowl 52 football game, Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez)

A fellow NFL quarterback says Tom Brady scrambles ?like a baby giraffe?

FILE - In this Jan. 10, 2018 file photo New Orleans Pelicans center DeMarcus Cousins (0) shoots a free throw in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Memphis Grizzlies in Memphis, Tenn. Cousins will be ready to play at some point this season. And when he is, the two-time defending NBA champions will be waiting. Adding a fifth All-Star to their already glitzy lineup, the Golden State Warriors have come to terms with Cousins on a one-year, $5.3 million deal _ not the biggest money move on Day 2 of the NBA Free Agency period, but the most intriguing. (AP Photo/Brandon Dill, file)

Bob Ryan

One dominant team in NBA is nothing new, and it?s never been bad for league

Democratic Gubernatorial candidate Bob Massie.

Bob Massie lags on fund-raising, gives campaign another loan

West Nile virus found in Jamaica Plain mosquito pond

Elizabeth Rowe, Principal Flute at the Boston Symphony Orchestra

The BSO?s principal flutist says she is paid far less than the man who is the principal oboist

The fire left a Chestnut Street home destroyed early Friday morning in Marlborough.

Dog?s barks helped alert family to fire in Marlborough home

Shipping containers are transferred at a port in Qingdao in China?s eastern Shandong province on Friday.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

There are no bullets or bombs, but trade wars have real casualties

Boston activist Evan Greer, photographed in 2015, has launched a petition urging the university to end its contract with ICE.

Northeastern University under fire for receiving millions from ICE contract

A Remington typewriter on dispaly at a closeout sale at Twin State Typewriter in White River Junction, Vt. Ths store is closing soon.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

In Vermont, it?s the end of the typographical era

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Chris Sale has won three of his last four starts,

Red Sox at Royals | 8:15 p.m. (NESN)

It?s Chris Sale vs. one of baseball?s worst teams. Predictions, anyone?

The Red Sox begin their three-game series in Kansas City one game ahead of the Yankees in the AL East.

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Groups split over reviving Boston?s mounted police unit

A group of business folks saw their offer to raise funds for mounted patrols rebuffed by the Boston Police Foundation. Now they?re starting their own group.

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Scott Pruitt resigns as EPA head

Pruitt, the embattled head of the Environmental Protection Agency, resigned after a cascade of controversies over his lavish spending, ethical lapses, and management decisions.