Smith staffer put on leave after calling police on black student

Smith College campus in Northampton, Mass.

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A Smith College employee who called campus police Tuesday to report that a black student eating her lunch looked ?out of place? has been put on leave.

A ?Black Lives Matter? banner hung on a building of Smith College on Friday.

COMMENTARY | Jeneé Osterheldt

?All I did was be black.? It?s not just Smith College. America?s racism has no lone wolf

Don?t wrap yourself in the comfort of believing these are isolated incidents. Don?t nestle into the distance, ready to believe this doesn?t happen in your neighborhood.

Suit alleges racist, sexist behavior at Boston Water and Sewer

A lawsuit accuses the Boston Water and Sewer Commission of fostering an ?open atmosphere of misogyny and racism.?

08/03/2018 Boston Ma - A sailboat off of Castle Island was in need of assistance after some sort of emergency. . Reporter:Topic

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe staff

Sailboat struck by lightning, catches fire off Castle Island

A sailboat was struck by lightning and caught fire in waters off Castle Island on Friday afternoon, prompting rescuers to take nine people off the vessel.

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The governor instead ordered transportation officials to conduct a wide-ranging study of traffic congestion.

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One of Paul Manafort?s tax preparers admitted Friday that she helped disguise $900,000 in foreign income as a loan in order to reduce the former Trump campaign chairman?s tax burden.

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Democrats can?t seem to win in their attempts at sloganeering. Every attempt only serves as a reminder that the party lacks a clear leader and that it has trouble conveying policy in emotional terms.

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The details of the purchase by Carman, 24, were made public in documents filed Friday in US District Court.

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Authorities say the former head of South Carolina?s Republican Party told them that he killed his mother?s dog because God told him to and that he was the second coming of Jesus Christ.

Michael A. Cohen

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Our immediate goal should be reuniting every family. Another goal: ensure the monsters responsible for this barbarism are never allowed to live it down.

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Jeremy Pincus, 53, was arraigned in Boston Municipal Court on Thursday and was released on personal recognizance.

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A ?jaw-dropping? find puts to rest a decades-long search in Massachusetts.

Guatemalan immigrants deported from the United States arrive at the Air Force base in Guatemala City on June 22, 2018.

Getty images

PERSPECTIVE | MAGAZINE

A foreigner?s view of America?s immigration problem: You like kicking us out

They wanted me to want to stay. And then, they wanted me to know I could be refused ? in other words, that rejection should flow from America to me.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Advance/Images/tater_map_NEW.jpg Your itinerary for a tater tot crawl through Boston

A flight of eateries serving upscale versions of the humble potato treat.

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There are certain places in New England that are a whole lot more fun ? and magical ? when young kids are along. Here are 10 favorites.

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The skies opened over the Boston area this afternoon with torrential rainfall.

Ideas | Zachary D. Kaufman

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/AP_18199592776044.jpg When sexual abuse is common knowledge ? but nobody speaks up

The #MeToo movement has shown not only how rampant sexual abuse is, but also how often third parties disregard it ? or even enable it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/02tattoo.jpg ?NOT a Nazi?: Worcester County Sheriff?s Office defends employee?s tattoo

The Massachusetts Bail Fund tweeted a picture of a correctional officer?s tattoo that they claimed had ties to white supremacy. Turns out, it was the employee?s old football number.

Dinner with Cupid

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/CupidAUG.jpg ?He ordered before I had even looked at the menu?

Will this date be doomed from the very start?

NESTOR RAMOS

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I was going to do my best to preserve one of these endangered creatures by riding it all the way home to Quincy, out of the reach of Birdnappers.

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Sunita Williams, the veteran astronaut with roots in Needham, is going back into space.

Cooking | Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/main0805crop.jpg DIY recipes for fans of Fudgsicles, Popsicles, and Creamsicles

These easy recipes let you fill your freezer with the cool, sweet taste of summer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/c4a4bc516dbe4a48ac0c617db422db0b-c4a4bc516dbe4a48ac0c617db422db0b-0.jpg Dozens of ravenous goats appear in Boise neighborhood

More than 100 ravenous goats stormed an Idaho neighborhood early Friday morning, chowing down on residents? lawns and gardens for about an hour and a half.

Pretty soon, you could pick up an old Red or Orange Line car for $800 or so.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff/File 2018

Starts & Stops

For sale: retired T subway cars (may need crane)

The old Red and Orange Line cars weigh some 30 tons and might sell for $800 or so.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/04jellyfish.jpg Venomous Portuguese man o? wars wash up on Martha?s Vineyard

The Edgartown Parks Department is urging beachgoers to swim with caution after receiving multiple reports of Portuguese man o? wars washing up on South Beach.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumacki_patriotscamp_sports102.jpg Tom Brady?s birthday cake weighs 1,200 pounds, made with 250 pounds of sugar

The New England Patriots are celebrating their star quarterback?s 41st birthday Friday with a 1,200-pound red, white, and blue cake.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/silo.jpg On the folk circuit, actor Jeff Daniels aims to be fingerpickin? good

The actor isn?t just dabbling in music when he?s between roles, though he senses your skepticism.

US actress Chloe Sevigny poses as she arrives on May 14, 2018 for the screening of the film

Fascinating first trailer revealed for Lizzie Borden biopic ?Lizzie?

Did Lizzie Borden murder her father and stepmother? And was it because of an illicit sexual relationship?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/_NELN02_arts.jpg Another film about an infamous Boston mobster is in the works

This time it isn't Whitey Bulger.

Opinion & Ideas

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/graham-1593.jpg The war on Christians isn?t actually happening

Jeff Sessions? new Religious Liberty Task Force is what?s really worrisome.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Capture2.JPG An oral history of LeBron James and the 2003 UMass-Boston Summer League

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

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As CEO of the health care venture from Amazon and partners, Gawande could make a huge impact on mental health.

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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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.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month, July 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: the Puerto Rican Parade, Taylor Swift performing at Gillette Stadium, and celebrating fourth of July.

Crossword

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