Relatives of passengers who were aboard MH17 from Amsterdam cried as they arrived at the airport in Malaysia.

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Relatives of passengers who were aboard MH17 from Amsterdam cried as they arrived at the airport in Malaysia.

A Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people crashed in eastern Ukraine, officials said.

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A Malaysia Airlines plane carrying 298 people crashed in eastern Ukraine, officials said.

A guidebook was found in the wreckage.

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A guidebook was found in the wreckage. Most of the people aboard were from the Netherlands.

In Kuala Lumpur, a woman who said she believed her sister was on the flight cried as she waited for more information.

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In Kuala Lumpur, a woman who said she believed her sister was on the flight cried as she waited for more information.

Both the government and pro-Russia separatists denied any responsibility for downing the aircraft.

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Both the government and pro-Russia separatists denied any responsibility for downing the aircraft.

The US has concluded that the aircraft was shot down by surface-to-air missiles.

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The US has concluded that the aircraft was shot down by surface-to-air missiles.

Bouquets were placed in front of the Dutch embassy in Kiev. The flight was traveling from Amsterdam to Malaysia when it crashed.

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Bouquets were placed in front of the Dutch embassy in Kiev. The flight was traveling from Amsterdam to Malaysia.

Separatists stood at the site of the crash in the Donetsk region.

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Separatists stood at the site of the crash in the Donetsk region.

Plane incident may bolster Obama against Putin

The downing of a commercial jet in the Ukrainian war zone could help President Obama if evidence points to Moscow?s allies.

Siti Dina wept after seeing her daughter?s name on the list of passengers who were aboard the downed Malaysia Airlines jet.

Passengers of downed Malaysian jet include AIDS researchers

?A number of people? were on their way to Australia to attend the 20th International AIDS conference, an official said.

The gap between the two is now the narrowest it has been in the seven weeks since the Globe began polling.

Poll has Martha Coakley, Charlie Baker in dead heat

Democrat Martha Coakley has seen her edge over Republican Charlie Baker nearly erased in the last several weeks.

Israeli tanks headed to the Gaza border.

Incursion into Gaza targeting tunnels, Israel says

Israeli leaders said the ground operation was not intended to topple Hamas.

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The grocery chain had threatened to fire any workers who walk out of their jobs in support of ousted leader Arthur T. Demoulas.

sports media

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As talented as he is, it won?t protect him from facing real consequences if he?s so crudely outlandish again.

$53b acquisition of Shire to be announced Friday

Pharmaceutical giant AbbVie Inc. plans to announce tomorrow morning its buyout of the Lexington firm.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

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The federal case against three former Probation Department officials shows that it?s business as usual with lawmakers.

Movies

Movie Review

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Richard Linklater and his cast came away with a film that gets much out of its young star ? and cinema itself.

Globe must-reads

Bill Belichick and the Patriots begin their quest for a fourth Lombardi Trophy when they start camp on Wednesday. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

Patriots can rescue summer
Joseph O?Donnell

Human remains found in storage facilities
TV personality Stuart Scott accepted the 2014 Jimmy V Perseverance Award during the 2014 ESPYS at the Nokia Theatre in Los Angeles on July 16.

Daily Dose

Talking about dying the good death
FCC commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel

FCC commissioner weighs in on net neutrality

Tractor-trailer drives into Common
The salute to Derek Jeter at the All-Star Game took a weird turn when Cardinals pitcher Adam Wainwright initially said he grooved a pitch for Jeter to drive.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

MLB is wasting its All-Star Game
Sales at the souvenir store across the street from Fenway Park are better than at this time last year. But if the team misses the playoffs, there will be no surge in sales in October.

Red Sox losses mount, but only on the field
Brother Jim McIntosh started the texting service for prayer requests at St. Anthony Shrine this spring.

Friars? prayers only a text away
Boston Mayor Martin Walsh said he was shocked to learn that the BRA still keeps most of its records on paper.

BRA lost out on millions in fees, audit says

Mansfield school chief quits amid plagiarism charges
Katharyn Dawson, at her Groton shop, Second Hand Prose, has had a central role in protests against Kinder Morgan?s expansion.

Protests grow over proposed pipeline

What it?s like to live and play in the Cape Cod League

Capital

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Clockwise from top left: Republican Karyn Polito, Democrat Leland Cheung, Democrat Mike Lake, and Democrat Steve Kerrigan.

Is a lieutenant governor even needed?

Seven hopefuls are championing not only their candidacies but also the indispensability of the office.

NH state Rep. Tom Walsh new owner of Robie's Country Store,

Need some hands to shake? This is the spot

A new proprietor is working to keep the tradition of Robie?s Country Store going.

Sports

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Red Sox notebook

John Farrell must keep the Red Sox focused on games and not on persistent trade rumors.

Trade deadline looming

John Farrell must keep the Red Sox focused on games and not on persistent trade rumors.

Metro

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Steve Grossman.

After initial approval, Steve Grossman protests Partners deal

The gubernatorial hopeful said the settlement between his opponent, Martha Coakley, and Partners is a raw deal.

Columnists

Yvonne Abraham

The weather we love to hate
Eduard Shevardnadze gestured during a news conference in 1998.

NICHOLAS BURNS

A Cold War lesson for Iran

Thomas Farragher

Trial displays favoritism to extreme
Bud Selig was on hand at what he says was his final All-Star Game as commissioner.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Bud Selig leaving complicated MLB legacy

Last winter, the Pine Street Inn saw an overcrowding of homeless men trying to escape the extreme cold.

Shirley Leung

Pine St. Inn?s bold move

SCOT LEHIGH

The state Senate needs a honest debate about charters
Afghan presidential candidate Abdullah Abdullah, left, and rival candidate Ashraf Ghani appeared in Kabul Saturday.

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Politics, Afghanistan-style

JEFF JACOBY

The way to alter the Constitution is by amendment, not interpretation

Kevin Cullen

Gordon College insults our intelligence

Adrian Walker

Games quest can?t be elite
LeBron James will be back in a Cavaliers uniform next season with the goal of winning an NBA title for Northeast Ohio.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

LeBron?s homecoming will start new legacy
Steve Grossman spoke during a recent candidates forum in Boston.

Yvonne Abraham

Steve Grossman is gaining votes, one at a time

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Jon Broderick, wearing a hat and shirt with the name of his friend Michael Alden?s book, plays in Vegas.

A seat at the card sharks? table for Danvers man

Jon Broderick dreamed about winning the World Series of Poker. Last week he got his shot at the Rio Casino in Las Vegas.

Nation & World

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Protesters on both sides of the immigration issue showed up at a detention facility in Oracle, Ariz., after a local sheriff spread the word a busload of kids was on its way.

Small town riled over migrant policy

People on both sides of the issue rallied Wednesday in Oracle, Ariz., after learning some migrant children were to be housed there temporarily.

Business

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With the Nokia deal, Microsoft?s employee headcount rose from about 99,000 last year to 127,000 as of last month.

Microsoft will eliminate up to 18,000 jobs over next year

It?s the boldest move by CEO Satya Nadella since he took the reins from Steve Ballmer in February.

Arts

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Stage REview

Justin Harris and Juani Feliz in ?Welcome to the Arroyo?s.?

Highs and lows from Circuit Theatre shows

The Circuit Theatre Company celebrates its fifth season with ?Welcome to Arroyo?s? and ?The Walk Across America for Mother Earth? at Club Oberon.

Style

Dana and Michael Arnold?s post-wedding reception celebration in 2011 included fireworks (top) and treats from an ice cream truck.

Call the planner: We need a wedding after party

The average wedding cost nearly $30,000 last year. With more couples adding after parties to the celebration, expenses seem sure to rise.

Globe Insiders

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Following the July 21 screening at Kendall Square Cinema, enjoy a discussion moderated by Globe editor Janice Page.

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Magazine

The cover for the July 13 2014 issue

Andrew Dreyfus: The last health care reform optimist
The cover for the June 29 2014 issue

The complicated sex life of baby boomers
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Considering parole for a teen murderer
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Things to do around New England every weekend of summer 2014

Ideas

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Behind the Massachusetts casino kerfuffle is a country that?s always been torn about whether to trust Lady Luck.