Evan Horowiwtz | Quick Study

How can you tell there?s a recession coming?

Traders Eric Schumacher, left, and Robert Charmak work on the floor of the New York Stock Exchange, Tuesday, Aug. 7, 2018. Stocks are opening higher on Wall Street as technology companies and banks put up some solid gains. (AP Photo/)

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There are two kinds of indicators to watch: Worrisome economic trends and excessive optimism. It?s not hard to spot both right now.

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Half of people with Alzheimer?s haven?t been diagnosed, and half those with a diagnosis don?t know.

A blue tarp hung in front of the Alewife garage.

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Alewife garage to open for Monday commute, but will close at night and next weekend

A weekend survey of the garage, which underwent repairs last week after falling concrete damaged a parked car, found it was ?structurally sound.?

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The recording was played Sunday on ?Meet the Press,? where Omarosa Manigault Newman, a former adviser to President Trump, promoted her new book, ?Unhinged.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/b08280033716436ca1df7ea6ea8198fe-b08280033716436ca1df7ea6ea8198fe-0.jpg ?Beautiful? and ?Lovely?: Trump tweets reflect fixation on women?s appearances

When President Trump took to Twitter to complain about two women with connections to the Russia investigation, he affixed special descriptions to both.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Rex_White_supremacists_march_on_anni_9788291AG.jpg ?Unite the Right? rally: low attendance and an early exit by white nationalists in D.C.

A year after the deadly gathering in Charlottesville, Virginia, a few dozen white nationalists marched Sunday ? but their numbers were dwarfed by thousands of counterprotesters.

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The mother whale carried the baby on her head for at least 17 days in an image of grief that struck an emotional chord worldwide.

Man shot while sitting in his car at Stoughton gas station

The man was in his car at the Mobil station at on Sharon Street just after 3 a.m. when another man walked up to the vehicle and shot him, police said.

Iraq War veteran Maura Sullivan, a Democrat who is running for Carol Shea-Porter?s seat in Congress, moved to the state in July 2017, three months before announcing her campaign.

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She moved to the state last year. Now she?s running for Congress. Can she win in N.H.?

Maura Sullivan moved to the state three months before announcing her campaign, and she otherwise has almost zero ties to New Hampshire.

Two men stabbed during fight in Boston?s theater district on Saturday

Two men were treated for stab wounds and one was arrested after a fight broke out in Boston?s theater district early Saturday, police said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Walker_040618_07mountida_0278x.jpg New England?s smallest colleges are struggling

A Globe review of federal data shows that many small, private colleges in New England are struggling to meet expenses as their tuition revenue has declined.

Mr. Sipe died last week in San Diego at the age of 85.

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Appreciation

Richard Sipe helped uncover pattern of clergy sex abuse

Sipe, who died Wednesday, explained that the clergy abuse horrors the Globe?s Spotlight team was discovering were quite likely part of a pattern throughout the church.

Nick Cafardo | On Baseball

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The ace showed no signs of rust after two weeks of rest with 12 strikeouts, one hit, and 68 pitches over five shutout innings.

pga championship

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Koepka, who has won the last two US Opens, added to his success in the majors.

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The 42-year-old had his best closing round in a major with a 6-under-par 64.

Adrian Walker

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/walker%20(3)-19164.jpg Is change coming to Massachusetts politics this fall? Or maybe not so much?

Will 2018 be a year of political change in Massachusetts ? or simply a close call for the status quo?

Shirley Leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/leung_20131018.jpg Tom Brady?s agent talks about being mocked by WEEI host in an Asian accent

Don Yee has been experiencing racism in the sports industry since he began his career, but said he felt ?very sad that in 2018 we hadn?t made much progress since the ?70s.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiLynnFlooding05.jpg Roads flooded throughout Boston area after heavy rain

Lynn saw more than 8 inches of rain. Roads were closed in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville. A Green Line train derailed after hitting debris on the track.

Globe Magazine

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/family0812mag.jpg Happier parents do these 10 things

Raising children shouldn?t rob us of joy. Here?s how one mother restored her sense of contentment.

The Revolution will open at 40 Berkeley St., a former YWCA.

Mount Vernon Co.

Boutique hotel to open soon at former South End YWCA and hostel

Mount Vernon Co. said it will open the Revolution Hotel later this year, turning the former YWCA at 40 Berkeley St. into a 164-room hotel.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_081118_14DefJourney_0002x.jpg An arena-rock triple play from Journey, Def Leppard, and Cheap Trick

Despite their aesthetic differences, the shared classic-rock pedigree of the bands made for a natural fit at Fenway Park Saturday night.

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The former Celtics star said playing in Boston ?was all love? before calling Cleveland a ?s---hole? in an Instagram live video.

British actor Idris Elba starred in HBO?s ?The Wire.?

His name is Idris Elba, but will he be first black Bond?

The British actor stoked speculation he may take over the role of James Bond when Daniel Craig steps aside.

Constance Wu and Henry Golding star in ?Crazy Rich Asians.?

?Crazy Rich Asians? comes to the screen with big expectations

The movie arrives with big expectations from readers ? and viewers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/allston3.jpg Inside Boston?s hottest hotels, from bleak to chic

Travel writer Christopher Muther slept around so you don?t have to.

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The renowned Boston architect says he cares about ?making social spaces.?

Opinion & Ideas

Ideas | Juan Miró and Edmund Gordon

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/09/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/AP_268102798157.jpg For universities, diversity is atonement for past sins

Diversity in higher education is part of making amends for historical complicity with systemic racism.

Special reports

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Air marshals are conducting a new domestic surveillance program, tracking people as they fly and move through airports. It might be illegal.

Newsletters

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STAT

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Meteorologist Kelvin Droegemeier could soon become the country?s top-ranking scientist.

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.

Cars

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Should I repair my car at the dealer or a local garage?

Should I pick up a used drive shaft and let a local garage do the repair, or should I just have the dealer install a new one? Q. There is a rumble-like vibration when accelerating in my 2012 Toyota Highlander with 165,000 miles on it. The dealer determined that the car needs a center-driveshaft replacement. The [?]

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

Summertime festivals around the world

Photographers capture communities gathering at events organized to celebrate a variety of cultural observances.

Crossword

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