Bicyclist struck, killed by tractor-trailer in Back Bay

Police and crime investigators were on the scene after a bicyclist killed Friday when she was hit by a tractor-trailer near the intersection of Beacon Street and Massachusetts Avenue.

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Police are still looking for the truck driver, who may not have seen the woman on the bike.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cavanaugh_17gardner5_metro.jpg Gardner Museum guard wrote thesis on art heist

Richard Abath?s history with the 25-year-old case, which he has never made a secret, came flooding back Thursday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/483217448.jpg In final ?Daily Show,? Stewart refuses to call it a goodbye

?It?s a pause in the conversation,? Jon Stewart said in his last remarks at the end of the warm and sincere hour-long episode.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Gasper-7216.jpg Deflategate has become a quagmire for both sides

How does it help the NFL brand to have the credibility of its chief executive and greatest player simultaneously under attack?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/8b141a60d4784460bd506b02cc76e7fc-8b141a60d4784460bd506b02cc76e7fc-0.jpg Ron Wolf to Roger Goodell: ?Way to go on that Brady thing?

The former Packers GM made the comment to the NFL commissioner on Hall of Fame weekend.

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Ideas

Defining parks for the social good

Frederick Law Olmsted advocated for government to protect the public?s right to nature.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/06/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/jt2.jpg For James Taylor, Fenway the ?ultimate hometown? show

The Thursday night concert, with Bonnie Raitt sharing the bill, sold out in a matter of hours.

Ty Burr

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/09262009_26atkins1-7369195.jpg ?Charles Manson?s Hollywood? is a different sort of ?Serial?

The ?Charles Manson?s Hollywood? podcast is a long-form history lesson designed for the mind by way of the ears.

shirley leung

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/shirleyleung_150-4533.png Baker may loosen purse strings for expanded South Station

After staying neutral on hosting the Olympics, Governor Baker seems to be itching for an ambitious project to call his own.

Republican presidential debate

Donald Trump (center) is the front-runner in the Republican presidential primary.

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JOAN VENNOCHI

Is Donald Trump?s moment over?

In the debate, Trump was shallow, egotistical, unelectable, and entertaining ? but less entertaining than he was cracked up to be.

Defiant Trump takes center stage in GOP debate

In a rollicking Republican presidential primary debate, Donald Trump refused to rule out running as an independent.

7 key moments from the Republican presidential debate

Here are seven critical moments from the most consequential day yet in the 2016 Republican presidential race.

US adds 215,000 jobs in July; unemployment rate at 5.3%

The numbers are a key piece of evidence for the Federal Reserve in deciding whether the economy can withstand higher interest rates.

Angela Wilson lead a mindfulness training session with employees from Clinical & Support Options in Pittsfield.

Handout

Mindful movement makes its way into the office

To ease stress, workplace mindfulness is spreading from Silicon Valley campuses to old-school corporate America.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Southfield_413687-4564.jpg Old South Weymouth base goes Hollywood

An earlier plan for filmmaking at the old naval station fell flat, but now an old hanger is being renovated into a film studio and sports facility.

?This is the next opportunity we have to save people,? says Bud  Zaouk of QinetiQ North America. He is working on two systems to prevent a car from operating if the driver is drunk.

Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Waltham company on the road to a digital DUI solution

QinetiQ North America is behind one of the most ambitious efforts to improve auto safety since the seat belt became mandatory.

Ground Game

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/04/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/bush2--90x90.jpg Who?s on top in the race for the GOP nomination?

The Boston Globe has revised its rankings of the top 10 Republican presidential candidates in New Hampshire.

Opinion

farah stockman | Boston after busing

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/stockman-1305.jpg Did busing slow Boston?s desegregation?

The violence that erupted forced black families to flee from communities that once embraced them.

The Big Picture

Monsoon flooding in India, Pakistan and Myanmar

Hundreds have died in floods and landslides, and thousands have been displaced, with more rain expected in some areas.

BetaBoston

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/06/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/bray-4568.jpg Threat to Android may take time to fix

Security researchers say the bug is a truly dangerous threat, but most affected phones are defenseless.

Crux

John L. Allen Jr. | Crux

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/08/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/cbdfb43d6252416fa89957672ad26939.jpg Pope urges welcome for those who remarry after divorce

Currently, Catholics who divorce and remarry outside the church aren?t allowed to receive Communion.