Michelle Carter receives 15 months in jail; will remain free pending appeal

A judge sentenced Michelle Carter to two and a half years, with 15 months to serve and 15 months probation, for goading her boyfriend to kill himself in a high-profile texting suicide case. However, he allowed Carter to remain free while awaiting appeal.

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Michelle Carter received her sentence on Thursday.

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A landmark plan to curb pollution in lakes, rivers, and streams throughout Massachusetts has been delayed for at least another year.

Tom Tinlin, the former state highway administrator, stepped down from his post after a close call with death.

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Nestor Ramos

He thought he was dying, but highway chief paved his own road to salvation

Tom Tinlin needed a lot of things to go his way when a blood vessel in his brain burst in April. Fittingly, one of them was traffic.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Clemens is one of the most unappreciated, unfairly maligned superstars in Boston history.

Alex Speier

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/01/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_devers1_spts.jpg Who will have the better career: Yoan Moncada or Rafael Devers?

The former teammates are coming up in precisely the right organizations.

THOMAS FARRAGHER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/farragher-9789.jpg A cross-country bicycle trip of a lifetime ? delayed 40 years

John Sweeney averaged 65 miles a day, mostly along Route 20, a 3,365-mile ribbon of asphalt that is the longest road in the United States.

In honor of his G.O.A.T. status, the Patriots decided to bring in some surprise guests to help celebrate Tom Brady?s 40th birthday.

The Patriots brought in some real goats to celebrate Tom Brady?s birthday

In honor of his G.O.A.T. status, the Patriots decided to bring in some surprise guests to help celebrate Brady?s 40th birthday.

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Tauri Adamczyk, 16, hauled in a nearly 8-pound bowfin as the first certified catch of its kind in Massachusetts.

Capital Source

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Under the new law, Attorney General Maura Healey, Treasurer Deborah Goldberg, and Baker had until Aug. 1 to name five appointees each to the Cannabis Advisory Board.

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Robert Hardy, a veteran British stage and screen actor who played Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge in the ?Harry Potter? movies, has died.

The Senate voted 94-1 on Thursday to pass a broad Food and Drug Administration bill that contained a measure written by Senator Elizabeth Warren to allow consumers to purchase hearing aids without going through a licensed audiologist or other specialist.

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Warren scores victory on bill to make hearing aids cheaper, easier to buy

Breaking through the Senate?s near-constant gridlock, Elizabeth Warren on Thursday scored a rare bipartisan legislative win.

From left, the ?Top Chef? cast in 2014: head judge Tom Colicchio, judge Gail Simmons, and hosts Padma Lakshmi and Andy Cohen.

?Top Chef? crew say their tires were slashed after clashing with Teamsters

After facing off with angry Teamsters in Milton in 2014, a crew member said he found the tires of vans and other vehicles slashed.

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Some people redeem so many winning tickets that they raise questions about the integrity and oversight of the $5 billion state lottery.

State takes control of Minuteman Health

The small Boston-based insurer has faced financial challenges since it was founded in 2013. Officials say coverage through the company will not be affected.

Amauris Roman, along with other teens, chanted

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Mass., TD Garden strike deal on oversight discovered by teens

A group of teenagers discovered the venue had failed to live up to its obligations to hold three fund-raisers a year to benefit the Department of Conservation and Recreation.

The Trump presidency

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The grand jury is located in Washington, according to a Wall Street Journal report, which cited people familiar with the investigation.

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The governor is expected to publicly announce his decision Thursday evening at a campaign rally with the president.

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?I won New Hampshire because New Hampshire is a drug-infested den,? President Trump privately told Mexican president Enrique Peña Nieto.

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The Washington Post obtained transcripts of Trump?s talks with Peña Nieto and Australian Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull.

talking points

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Principals and superintendents across Rhode Island are going back to school -- and they?ve got the state?s top chief executives to thank.

THINGS TO DO

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/31/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/AFP_QM8GG.jpg The Weekender: Hot jazz, Coldplay, and global warming

The Globe?s picks for the best ways to spend your weekend.

Comm. Ave. Bridge construction

graphic

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Public transportation officials are using a variety of measures to minimize the impact to commuters of all types.

Confidential tips

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Do you know about wrongdoing that needs to be exposed? Call the Globe Spotlight team: 617-929-7483 or [email protected].

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | John R. Kasich

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Meaningful change happens only with bipartisan support, open debate, and the normal push and pull of the legislative process.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/16/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi16standoff05[1].jpg His parents said he just needed to sleep. A SWAT team came instead

In Hingham, a welfare check on a disconsolate young man with a gun turned into something utterly unimaginable.

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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It?s the first state in the nation to offer medication-assisted treatment to its entire prison population ? in hopes it will reduce recidivism.