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Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn?t concerned about Moscow?s interference in US election

His assertion prompted alarmed White House officials to limit access to the remarks to an unusually small number of people, according to three former officials with knowledge of the matter.
The basics of Trump's Ukraine whistle-blower scandal ? so far
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MICHAEL A. COHEN

Forget impeachment. Donald Trump needs to resign

Elected officials have been strangely hesitant to call on the president to step down.
Editorial

Republican silence supports Trump?s threats

Amateur pro-Trump sleuths scramble to unmask whistle-blower

 House committees issue first subpoena to Pompeo as part of Ukraine scandal

President Trump?s envoy for Ukraine gives his resignation

Some call records were kept on secret server over concern for leaks, officials say

It?s early, but polls show shift on impeachment

Here are 10 notable quotes from a historic week in Washington

As vaping became widespread with little known about its health effects, US government delayed key regulations

Experts say the FDA missed several opportunities to ward off what has become a public health crisis around vaping. 28 minutes ago

Harvard president likens fund-raising effort to freeing of slaves

Harvard president Larry Bacow in a meeting earlier this week used the 13th Amendment, which freed American slaves from bondage, to describe the university?s fund-raising efforts and its relationship with donors.

Protesters denounce police sweep that swept up addicts, homeless

More than 100 drug users, public health advocates, and supporters marched down Massachusetts Avenue on Saturday to protest ?Operation Clean Sweep.? 34 minutes ago
Dave Epstein

As winter makes an entrance in Montana, temperatures remain warm in New England

A snow storm in Montana is a harbinger of winter, although the forecast for New England calls for mild temperatures into the middle of next week. 2 hours ago

Yvonne Abraham
Sugar?s day of reckoning may be here
If we could convince enough Americans to resist unconscionably aggressive marketing by the beverage industry, we could get a handle on our addiction. Some hardy state legislators want to do just that.

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Cartoon | Christopher Weyant

?Being Presidential?
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Instead of resurrecting the ?People?s Pledge,? let?s bury it for good
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Climate change is making us sick
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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Our new series "On the Street" explores neighborhood change through the lens of retail and real estate.

MATTHEW GILBERT
Ranking the top 10 ?SNL? stars since 2000
Who made us laugh the hardest this millennium? Here?s a highly subjective ranking (and a few tough omissions).

?This has been my home?: Artists devastated over impending loss of studios
Longtime tenants at the Artist Studios Building are reeling after being told this week that they must vacate their studios by May and reapply for admission under an ambitious new BCA residency program planned there.

For two of EEE?s youngest victims, ages 5 and 6, the battle against the devastating virus goes on
One had just started first grade, the other, kindergarten, when the flu-like symptoms struck. Both tested positive for the rare, mosquito-borne virus.

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?Everything is changing?: Climate change on Cape Cod

If we are going to preserve Cape Cod we must learn to look for warnings we would prefer to ignore. The marsh, the birds, the forest, the food: so much is changing, shifting or washing away.

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A victim of violence in her own country, her fate would be decided by a tough immigration judge

Glenda Bautista, who fled El Salvador after her son?s killing in 2017, faced long odds in her bid to remain in the US.

Does Rudy Giuliani have a media strategy?
?It is impossible that the whistle-blower is a hero and I?m not. And I will be the hero! These morons ? when this is over, I will be the hero,? said Giuliani.

?Whitey? Bulger?s girlfriend Catherine Greig living with his relatives in Hingham
The house is owned by a daughter and son-in-law of Bulger?s brother, William M. Bulger, who was the longtime president of the Massachusetts Senate and a former president of the University of Massachusetts.

Rhode Island

Grand jury will review case involving Wyatt guard?s confrontation with protesters

A lawyer representing Thomas Woodworth said he thinks a grand jury probe would start next week.

For two of EEE?s youngest victims, ages 5 and 6, the battle against the devastating virus goes on

Lifespan leaders offered to resign to advance merger talks with Care New England, Brown
Newton

Update coming on redesign of Needham Street/Highland Avenue

Innovation will be focus of real estate forum in Newton

Sports

Bruins wallop undermanned Blackhawks

Alex Cora acccepts that change is coming for Red Sox

Patrice Bergeron sees first game action

Politics / Business

Mike Pompeo subpoenaed by House committees over Ukraine scandal

Nation / World

Boris Johnson is referred to watchdog over scandal

Favorite in Austria?s election seems open to reunion with the far right

Fraud, misconduct threaten Afghan presidential election

Lifestyle

At Tiny House Festival, live large by living small

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Ideas | Tatiana Schlossberg

Buying jeans, eating burgers, watching Netflix: They affect the environment, too
Opinion | Thomas J. Hynes Jr.

Retire the Hynes and expand Boston?s future
JOAN WICKERSHAM

Listen to the women
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Two cheers for Walmart
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Babies v. Massachusetts courts?
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Pension liabilities leave a Bay State brickyard and its workers in ?survival mode?

Photos: Patriots take on Jets in AFC East showdown

?My guidance counselor didn?t do any of this?: How school counselors? roles have evolved

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Metro

Capital Source

New Boston schools superintendent already faces changes on leadership team

Brenda Cassellius, who started July 1, is contending with departures on her leadership team, from personnel to finance.

Authorities investigate student assault at liberal arts college in Western Mass.

A student was treated for minor injuries after being assaulted in a wooded area of Bard College at Simon?s Rock in Great Barrington, officials said.

Protesters denounce police sweep that swept up addicts, homeless

More than 100 drug users, public health advocates, and supporters marched down Massachusetts Avenue on Saturday to protest ?Operation Clean Sweep.?

Brush fire in North Andover contained

The North Andover Fire Department received a report at around 7 a.m. of the brush fire in a swampy area, an official said.

14-year-old Dorchester boy arrested for possessing loaded handgun
The juvenile was arrested Friday night on the playground at the Trotter School in Dorchester, Boston police said.

Pilot suffers life-threatening injuries after helicopter crashes in Sanford, Maine
Sanford fire officials responded to Sanford Seacoast Regional Airport at about 10:24 a.m. after receiving a report that a helicopter had ?crashed,? the Sanford fire department said in a statement.

STAT

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Mental health apps are scooping up your most sensitive data. Will you benefit?

Startup becomes first consumer DNA company to offer anonymous sequencing

sports

ADAM HIMMELSBACH

Kyrie Irving said he ?failed? his Celtics teammates in midst of difficult season

In his first public comments since joining the Nets, he explains how his grandfather?s death made him reevaluate his priorities.

Alex Cora acccepts that change is coming for Red Sox

With plans to cut payroll in 2020 and a new GM on the way, the Sox manager is already thinking ahead.

Patrice Bergeron sees first game action

The Bruins have kept a careful watch on the healing of his injured groin.

Red Sox lose again to Orioles

They will try to avoid being swept Sunday in the final game of the season.

WNBA FINALS
Sun are out for respect ? and a championship
Overlooked Connecticut has plenty of motivation for its matchup against the Mystics in the WNBA Finals.

CHAD FINN I SPORTS MEDIA
Who is not afraid to ask the tough sports questions?
Among Patriots reporters, the two mentioned most were Mike Reiss of ESPN and Tom Curran of NBC Sports Boston.

Politics

Some call records were kept on secret server over concern for leaks, officials say
The White House put some reconstructed transcripts of delicate calls between President Trump and foreign officials, including President Vladimir Putin and the Saudi royal family, into a highly classified computer system after embarrassing leaks of his conversations, according to current and former officials.

Business

chesto means business
Bringing Baker?s transit agenda to the biz community
Commuters want a quick fix to Greater Boston?s maddening road congestion and transit breakdowns. But that?s not what Stephanie Pollack had to offer on Friday.

Marijuana

US investigation of vaping-related illnesses focuses on THC
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found two-thirds who got sick in Illinois and Wisconsin said they vaped prefilled THC cartridges from one brand.

magazine
On the COver

The Most Stylish Bostonians of 2019

Perspective | Magazine

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Connections

My visiting mom wanted lobster. I wanted quality time with her ? in the kitchen.

Style Watch

Amping up a family room and breakfast nook

sports

Josh Gordon has rewarded Patriots for their faith in him

Might this year be different for the Buffalo Bills?

Martha?s Vineyard girls? cross-country relies on Great Eight

metro

As vaping became widespread with little known about its health effects, US government delayed key regulations

Protesters denounce police sweep that swept up addicts, homeless

14-year-old Dorchester boy arrested for possessing loaded handgun

Nation

Researchers question Census Bureau?s new approach to privacy

Some call records were kept on secret server over concern for leaks, officials say

Trump told Russian officials in 2017 he wasn?t concerned about Moscow?s interference in US election

World

Earthquake shakes eastern Indonesia, kills at least 20

Boris Johnson criticized over comments about slain parliament member

Hong Kong?s embattled leader faces barrage of criticism at ?dialogue? session

politics

Kellyanne Conway says Pelosi succumbed to pressure from men on impeachment

Mike Pompeo subpoenaed by House committees over Ukraine scandal

The basics of Trump's Ukraine whistle-blower scandal ? so far

business

Bringing Baker?s transit agenda to the biz community

Amid expansion, Steward Health Care System reports losses

Wells Fargo names new CEO, ending extensive six-month search

lifestyle

Kelly Reichardt discusses her new Western ?First Cow? after New York Film Festival premiere

Raphael Saadiq serenades crowd at groundbreaking party for Back Bay hotel

For event-planner extraordinaire Bryan Rafanelli, ?Our success is to tell your story?

marijuana

US investigation of vaping-related illnesses focuses on THC

Danvers mall vape shop sues state over temporary ban

Vermont considering banning sale of vaping products

opinion

Instead of resurrecting the ?People?s Pledge,? let?s bury it for good

Climate change is making us sick

Republican silence supports Trump?s threats

food & dining

The VIP Lounge with Max Weinberg

Why a Somali nook in East Boston is one of the country?s best new restaurants

With the Jewish New Year about to begin, three Jewish cookbooks have just come out

travel

In Norway, so much beauty ? 24 hours a day ? and fear of its demise

Gretna Green kept showing up in the romance novels I read, so I showed up in Gretna Green

Visit Errol, N.H., for what there is ? and for what there isn?t

Books

Hometown tales, teenage kicks, renegade rockers, and lone wolves

?The Lager Queen of Minnesota,? and three more tales of brothers and sisters

?Land of Wolves? author moseys between stacks at the ranch

Movies

?Joker? opens next week. It?s already controversial

An animated feature about a Surrealist director? Yes, ?Buñuel in the Labyrinth of the Turtles?

In ?Abominable,? he?s white and furry and heading for the Himalayas

Television

A high school election makes for hit-or-miss satire in Netflix?s ?The Politician?

Plunge in Emmy Awards viewership not a surprise

?Game of Thrones,? ?Fleabag? take top honors at Emmy Awards

music

Nick Cave, unplugged and unfiltered at Sanders Theatre

Get ready for Boston?s fall classical season with these four new releases

Tyshawn Sorey forcefully pushes past the boundaries between classical and jazz

Theater/Dance

David Byrne?s ?American Utopia? a marvel of humanity and hope

In a spirited ?Rosencrantz & Guildenstern? at the Huntington, doom without the gloom

In ?Black Light,? asking us to think ? and feel

globe local

Obituaries

Joseph C. Wilson, diplomat caught in dispute over Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, dies at 69

Jacques Chirac, French president who championed European identity, is dead at 86

The Rev. Alison Cheek, one of first women ordained as Episcopal priests, dies at 92