Trump focus of ads ? both positive and negative

President Donald Trump

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President Trump may not be on the ballot this November, but he?s dominating the airwaves nationally, with more than a quarter of political ads mentioning him.

According to five years of admissions data and internal e-mails and documents that Harvard had to provide Students for Fair Admissions for the court case, about 50 to 60 students in the college?s freshman class of more than 1,600 students enter through the Z list process.

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How do you get into Harvard? For the lucky few, there?s the Z list.

Universities across the country have their admissions lists, rejection lists, and waitlists, but Harvard?s end-of-the-admissions-line Z list is a place of both purgatory and privilege.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/composite_3.jpg ?It came down to a matter of inches.? Father of injured Falmouth police officer grateful following shooting

Across Falmouth, residents expressed relief and gratitude on Saturday that two officers survived the shootout.Across Falmouth, residents expressed relief and gratitude on Saturday that two officers survived the shootout.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/18/BostonGlobe.com/BigPicture/Images/973567452.jpg Rep. John Lewis hospitalized, under ?routine observation?

The civil rights icon has been hospitalized in Atlanta for undisclosed reasons.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/senter_00010.jpg In New Hampshire, Moulton calls for ?new generation of political leadership?

Moulton, who represents Massachusetts? Sixth Congressional District, was the keynote speaker at the Merrimack County Democrats? main summer event.

Worcester police investigate apparent drowning in Lake Quinsigamond

The body of a 37-year-old woman was found face down in the water at Lake Park Saturday morning, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/PQPFStormTotalQPFWeb1-18642.jpg Sunny, drier Sunday to follow humid Saturday

The humidity will ease off for a few days as a cold front moves through the region, according to forecasters.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/8496313246f2438dbb6308cc9877a79b-8496313246f2438dbb6308cc9877a79b-0.jpg 3 confirmed dead in California wildfire

Family members say three people missing in a Northern California wildfire have been confirmed dead.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_29warrenpic13_MET.jpg Elizabeth Warren criticizes GOP on opioid crisis, immigration

At a town hall Saturday, Warren sharply criticized the Trump administration and congressional Republicans for straying away from American values.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/1004911150.jpg Black man accuses Sean Spicer of hurling racial slur at him

A black man yelled at former White House press secretary Sean Spicer in a bookstore and accused Spicer of calling him a racial slur when they were students at a prep school decades ago.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/jacoby-1606.jpg Nations don?t trade with each other, and trade is not a war

The United States and Canada are not competing firms. Trade is conducted by individuals, not by countries.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_28commavepic7_MET.jpg Construction on Commonwealth bridge off to a good start

Construction to replace the westbound side of the Commonwealth Avenue Bridge began Thursday evening and will last until Aug. 11.

Captain Rick Stack, a long-time North Attleboro firefighter, has been diagnosed with PTSD.

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Firefighter haunted by horrors past

He was a first responder who?d seen it all, but then the memories rushed back and crushed him. Now he advocates for firefighters facing PTSD, a burden rarely discussed but very real.

RED SOX 10, TWINS 4

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin072818RedSox-Twins_Spt26.jpg Red Sox pound their way past Twins

J.D. Martinez drilled his 32nd homer to lead a 14-hit attack as the Red Sox won their second straight over Minnesota.

Foxborough-7/27/2018 The Patriots held their second day of training camp at the Gillette Stadium facility. Coach Bill Belichick listened to a reporters question during his morning press availability. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

Ben Volin | On Football

Scrutiny comes with Bill Belichick?s job, but it sure was loud this offseason

The Malcolm Butler and Jimmy Garoppolo decisions are among the reasons the Patriots coach faced a barrage of criticism.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/9086737ae71843f5949de7c4ff2a5943-9086737ae71843f5949de7c4ff2a5943-0.jpg Devin Lucien was on his way to Green Bay, then his agent got a call from the Patriots

The receiver was delayed at the airport because of an itinerary snafu by the Packers, then fate intervened.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/WCVB_28booth_001.jpg Clark Booth, 79, a TV sportscaster and more for decades

Mr. Booth widely roamed Boston?s sports, news, and features landscapes for 55 years.

Roxbury, MA 7/14/2013 Moussa Gueye (cq),8, of Lexington listening to a rally on the Trayvon Martin verdict in Florida in Dudley Square on Sunday July 14, 2013. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) Topic: 15trayvonreaxphoto Reporter:

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Renée Graham

In Trump?s America, Trayvon Martin?s story goes on

A new documentary on Trayvon Martin?s death is difficult to watch, because his story continues: Again and again, black victims are defamed and dehumanized.

Nestor Ramos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/400_nestor.jpg Got a Lamborghini? You needn?t worry about being towed

This is a tale of two parking violations: one in Cambridge that resulted in a ticket, another in Missouri that landed a woman in jail.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/21/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Walker_072118_29weiweipix_7760x.jpg Ai Weiwei brings a potent show to Provincetown

?Rebar and Case? springs from the moment when the famed artist?s practice slammed into the brick wall of the Chinese government.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Handout_29kirsner_01_biz.jpg At PillPack, a lot of credit goes to the father of invention

CEO TJ Parker?s concept grew out of ideas from his dad?s modest New Hampshire pharmacy business. Amazon is buying the company for about $1 billion.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chatham_Shark_Images-001.jpg In a dramatic scene, shark kills seal only feet from beach-goers in Nauset

Swimmers and surfers at Nauset Beach hurried to dry land after a great white shark was seen eating a seal close to the shore Friday afternoon.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/regularblank-8424-khLF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com.jpg How to stop your smartphone from tracking you

Here are some steps you can take to help stop companies from knowing exactly where you are all the time.

Opinion & Ideas

Dante Ramos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/ramos-1605.jpeg Relax ? the bikes and scooters don?t bite

Instead of freaking out over dockless bikes and electric scooters, we should be welcoming them.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Commuting_print.jpg The target: you and your every move

How companies use geolocation data to target you ? and everyone around ? in ways you?re not even aware of.

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Two years after saying they?d consider licensing new suppliers of marijuana for scientific purposes, none has been approved.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg 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.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

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Pittsburgh sees hands-on restart of Uber's self-driving cars

Uber officials say the company has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh area streets four months after a fatal accident involving one of the cars in Tempe, Arizona