The Trump presidency

Mike Dubke resigns as Trump?s communications director

Mike Dubke worked closely with White House press secretary Sean Spicer and served as a behind-the-scenes player helping manage communications strategy.

Ground Game

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While President Trump was out of the country, the Russia stories only increased in scope and intensity.

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The renewed criticism comes after German Chancellor Angela Merkel?s suggestion that her country needs to adopt a more independent stance in world affairs.

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In a Sydney speech, Senator John McCain said Australia wasn?t alone in questioning whether America was still committed to upholding peace and justice around the world.

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The president consumes classified intelligence like he does most everything else in life, ravenously and impatiently.

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?It is illegal to possess recreational marijuana in New Hampshire, even if you only ?smoke it in Massachusetts,?? the department said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1204.jpg ?Everyone thinks I?m a hero, but I don?t really think I am?

A man who pulled a woman from her car after a violent wreck in Reading downplayed his role.

Police investigated a deadly stabbing on a train in northeast Portland Friday.

Portland, Ore., mayor calls for free-speech and anti-sharia rallies to be canceled after stabbings

Mayor Ted Wheeler asked the federal government to revoke a permit for one rally and block another.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/manchester_boston_composite.jpg Chilling similarities between Tsarnaevs, Manchester bomber

Like Dzhokhar and Tamerlan Tsarnaev, Salman Abedi was a son of refugees who had recently visited his parents? homeland.

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Michael McCarthy made his way back to his seat after a sidebar with the judge.

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Jurors hear of short life of Bella Bond as trial opens

The defense sought to paint the man accused of murdering 2-year-old Bella Bond as a caring, intelligent person.

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Michael McCarthy of Dorchester is accused of killing his girlfriend?s daughter and dumping the girl?s body in the ocean in 2015.

Three young bears caught in N.H. college town, taken north

The search is still on for the mother of the juvenile bears, whose fate has caused a major debate in Hanover.

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Gypsy moth rashes were first documented in the early 1980s, during the last major infestation in the Northeast.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/05/21/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/KS052017_bingomatron_01.jpg The real drama in Boston?s theater district? The intermission dash to the ladies? room.

Intermission is short and the line for women?s room is long at the Boston Opera House. Paula Brennan?s job is to keep things moving along.

The

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New York artist places a ?Pissing Pug? statue at the feet of the ?Fearless Girl?

A New York artist is sparking controversy after he installed a paper mache dog that appeared to be urinating on the recently-installed ?Fearless Girl? statue.

The production of ?Hear Word!? at the ART.

Musical of Alanis Morissette?s ?Jagged Little Pill? coming to the ART

The American Repertory Theater?s 2017-18 lineup will feature four world premieres.

Alex Speier

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If Dustin Pedroia is out for an extended period of time, a trade could be necessary to give the Red Sox more infield options.

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The forward is coming off his junior season at Notre Dame, having led the Fighting Irish to the Frozen Four.

DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - FEBRUARY 02: Tiger Woods of the United States plays from a bunker on the 6th hole during the first round of the Omega Dubai Desert Classic at Emirates Golf Club on February 2, 2017 in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Francois Nel/Getty Images)

Police found Tiger Woods asleep at the wheel, but he had no alcohol in his system

The report says officers woke Woods, who had ??extremely slow and slurred speech?? and told them he took several prescriptions.

Love Letters

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?I know it was ?guy talk,? but that doesn?t excuse it.?

Gal Gadot in a scene from

Women-only screenings of ?Wonder Woman? sell out and prompt complaints

The Alamo Drafthouse Cinema chain said that the project could expand to other locations around the country.

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Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Richard North Patterson

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Through ruthlessness and calculation, Vladimir Putin?s Russia has taken on Western democracy. So what must America do?

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Dr. James Holsapple had ?vehemently objected? to doctors doing two operations at once.

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In America, everyone who has a cellphone thinks they are a professional photographer. They are not.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

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Doctors and patients are turning to this decades-old method, but it can take weeks and cost tens of thousands of dollars.