Cape DA: Office made mistake in drunken driving case

Cotuit, MA - 7/30/18 - A memorial has been erected near the scene of a fatal head-on crash, on Saturday in Cotuit. New father Kevin Quinn (cq), of Mashpee, was killed when a driver being pursued by police crashed into him. That driver also died at the scene. Photo by Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff Topic 31pursuit Reporter: J.D. Capelouto

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Nearly two months before he led police on a chase that ended in a fatal head-on collision, Mickey Rivera was accused of driving drunk in Hyannis.

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Electricity suppliers would be required to accelerate how much renewable energy they buy over a decadelong period under a bill unveiled Monday on Beacon Hill.

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Mickey Rivera, who caused a deadly head-on crash that killed a Marine veteran, was facing charges that he played a role in a 2015 murder and was free on $1,000 cash bail, officials said.

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The registry is part of sweeping legislation to tax and regulate the booming business of renting homes by-the-night through popular websites such as Airbnb.

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Many selective colleges and universities made it clear in court filings that Harvard?s race-conscious practices are far from unusual and urged the court to uphold them.

After posting bail, Marcus Maseda (center) left with his mother Kimberly Koval (second from right, hidden) at Falmouth District Court. They were arraigned on charges of interfering with police officers, who were following suspect Malik Koval.

Relatives of man who allegedly shot Falmouth officers jumped on one officer?s back, police say

Two relatives of suspect Malik Antonio Koval are also slated to be arraigned Monday in Falmouth District Court.

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President Trump said he would meet with the Iranian president with ?no preconditions? during a news conference Monday.

Ayanna Pressley (left), Maura Healey, and Mike Capuano.

Globe staff photos

JOAN VENNOCHI

A generational shift in politics finally arrives in Mass.

It?s powered by the conviction that it?s OK to challenge an incumbent or establishment darling.

Capital Source

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Stanley C. Rosenberg, the former Senate president who resigned his seat in May, is re-emerging on the legislative stage ? in Los Angeles.

The Rev. Robert S. White, head of the Stigmatine Fathers and Brothers, says his order wants to remain on its hilltop property in Waltham, which has been its American headquarters for almost a century.

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Waltham votes to seize priests? bucolic home and build a high school on the property

Waltham officials want to take a 46-acre plot to build a new high school. A tiny order of priests who?ve called the land home for a century aren?t happy.

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The suit claims the owners and operators of the Missouri tourist boat put profits over people?s safety.

Man suffers serious in West Roxbury shooting

The man was found near the intersection of Washington and LaGrange streets, police said.

Police department in western Mass. town resigns en masse

The former Blandford officers left instructions on its Facebook page for town residents on what they should do in an emergency.

red sox 2, phillies 1

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Swihart?s ground-rule double knocked in Eduardo Nunez for the winning run.

A beachgoer walked past a sign warning of sharks on an Orleans beach  earlier this month.

Head of Meadow beach in Truro closed after great white shark spotted near swimmers

Swimmers were ordered out of the waters after researchers spotted a great white shark swimming near them.

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Photos and video of a great white shark that was caught off the coast of Rhode Island have gone viral on social media.

Alex Speier

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With hours remaining before Tuesday?s trade deadline, the Red Sox? focus remains both familiar and consistent: They are scouring the market in hopes of a bullpen upgrade.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wrestlerDeaths.jpg After 3 recent fatalities, a closer look at the causes of death for pro wrestlers

A look at how some of the biggest names of wrestling died.

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?The Truth About Aaron: My Journey to Understand My Brother,? by Jonathan Hernandez, is due out in October.

Chad Finn

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A team of old friends-turned-theoretical-foes could be a genuine Super Bowl contender.

HINGHAM, MA - 6/25/2018: CLOCK WINDER...a job someone has to do ! A tradition ! Kevin Rowe for 10 years is a clock winder in the town of Hingham.. One of his duties is to climb up inside a steeple every 8-10 days and wind an E. Howard & Co clock at New North Church in Hingham. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC stand alone photo ( contact Kevin Rowe 617 633 2854, kevin6qa@gmail.com , Andrea Young Hingham Historic Commission 781 741 1492 )

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Hingham clockwinder keeps time at New North Church

Kevin Rowe makes a regular trip to the top of the steeple to keep the 19th-century clock running smoothly.

Opinion | Richard North Patterson

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Both parties have embraced fiscal fecklessness.

BOSTON, 7/29/2018 - From Left, Danny Burstein, Karen Olivo, and Aaron Tveit at the MFA following a Gala performance of Moulin Rouge celebrating the reopening of the Emerson Colonial Theatre Josh Reynolds for The Boston Globe (Lifestyle, fNames Kilgannon)

Emerson Colonial Theatre can, can, can at ?Moulin Rouge! The Musical? reopening gala performance

Stars and drama devotees welcomed the newly restored theater back Sunday with a glitzy red carpet and party fitting of the night?s show: ?Moulin Rouge! The Musical.?

Gemma New leads a a mixed chamber ensemble and sopranos Fotina Naumenko and Mary Bonhag at Ozawa Hall.

Music Review

At Tanglewood, a fleeting festival of the new

The Tanglewood Music Center?s annual Festival of Contemporary Music opened on Thursday night under the direction of composer Thomas Adès. 

Sacha Baron Cohen got Georgia state Representative Jason Spencer to pull down his pants and yell the N-word on ?Who Is America??

TV Critic?s Corner

Sacha Baron Cohen is his own straight man

In the midst of people saying and doing idiotic things, Cohen somehow stays in character and doesn?t sabotage himself.

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The Millers said they are speaking about the tragedy in hopes of preventing it from happening to other families.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/04/04/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_anita_hill.jpg Anita Hill to John Oliver: ?I?ve had my life turned upside down?

The Brandeis University law professor was interviewed by Oliver, and the segment appeared on Sunday?s episode of ?Last Week Tonight.?

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CBS will keep its CEO in place, but will hire an outside counsel to conduct a sexual misconduct investigation.

HELP DESK

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If your only goal is to capture a moment and post it to social media or quickly send it to a friend, a smartphone is the better choice, obviously. But there?s more to consider.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

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An artist?s proposal for the site confronts the city?s legacy of slavery in a fruitful way.

Special reports

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How the 2003 Boston Summer League helped introduce LeBron James to the NBA.

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Luke Lavis brings varicolored detail to the colorless biological systems.

Globe event

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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

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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

Love Letters: The Podcast

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

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Real Estate

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As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

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The Big Picture

The life aquatic

The summer heat is here. Take a look at animals cooling off with water or in their aquatic environments.

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.