President Trump: Maybe ?fire and fury? statement wasn?t enough

Talking to reporters on Thursday, Trump said North Korea needs to ?get their act together? or it will be in trouble ?like few nations have ever been.?

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President Trump said on Thursday that he?ll declare a national emergency to deal with the nation?s opioid crisis.

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In remarks to reporters, Trump dismissed Putin?s move, saying it would ??cut down our payroll?? at the State Department?? and ??save a lot of money.??

Senator Elizabeth Warren?s meetings and briefings focused on efforts to counteract Russian efforts to damage European democracies, she said in an interview.

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Elizabeth Warren?s overseas education continues in Poland and Estonia

Warren?s five-day trip started in Poland, where she met with US and Polish officials and had dinner with a unit of Army reservists from Brockton.

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Linguists in America and abroad are noticing a new trend ? the president?s words are increasingly changing the English language itself.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_05piketolls14_MET-9819.jpg State used car-tracking tech seven times last year, but never got a hit

When a vehicle is added to the ?hot list,? the system will alert authorities as soon as it passes under the state?s toll gantries.

Defendants and attorneys arrived at the John Joseph Moakley United States Courthouse on Monday.

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KEVIN CULLEN

Teamster 4 were rude and crude, but is that illegal?

Prosecutors painted them as menacing goons who hurled venomous slurs outside the ?Top Chef? film shoot. The defense countered that their conduct was not against federal law.

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Nathan Carman was driving a pickup truck on Interstate 91 in Vernon on Monday when he was rear-ended by a tractor-trailer.

Beaches are closed in Chatham after shark attacks a seal

A shark was spotted off the coast of Chatham after it bit a seal around 3:15 p.m. Thursday.

Umpire Bruce Froemming tries to keep Alex Rodriguez and Jason Varitek separated in 2004.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Red Sox-Yankees matchups have some juice again

Ok, so it?s not the same as 2003-04, but the teams are battling for first place and are about to see a lot of each other.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/07/23/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/eisen_fire08_072317.jpg Waltham apartment complex fire was arson

Officials estimate the 10-alarm Waltham fire, which began in the early morning hours of July 23, caused $110 million worth of damage.

Christopher Muther

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/08/BostonGlobe.com/Travel/Images/Final.jpg The 12 worst things that people do on airplanes

We kindly ask that you quickly stow your overhead luggage, take your seat, and read these tips on how to be a better passenger.

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AIG asked a judge to declare that the company, which issued a homeowner?s policy to Cosby, has no duty to provide coverage for his ongoing court battle, but a judge sided with Cosby.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/02122012_12wetrains4-8181267.jpg MBTA nixes controversial commuter rail Wi-Fi towers

Many communities along the commuter rail system had objected to the installation of hundreds of 75-foot-tall towers to provide the service.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/quincyassault1-9829.jpg Violent pier attack ?not a reflection of what Quincy is about,? mayor says

Video recently surfaced online of several teenagers pummeling another group of kids on a pier at Squantum Point Park.

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The child was the subject of an Amber Alert after her mother, Lee-Ann Rickheit, allegedly kidnapped her in Worcester Wednesday night.

Monica Lewinsky.

Scaramucci referenced the Monica Lewinsky scandal ? and Lewinsky responded

While slamming a reporter on Twitter, Anthony Scaramucci made a reference to the 1990s scandal ? eliciting a response from Lewinsky herself.

Boston Public Library

Get your ?eclipse glasses? from the Boston Public Library

You?re going to need them if you plan to stare up at the celestial event on Aug. 21.

Talking Points

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/10/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_Construction_677662.jpg UMass turns to public-private partnerships for development

The old Bayside Expo site in Dorchester isn?t much to look at now. But the 20-acre property?s owner wants developers to imagine it as a modern-day Harvard Square.

Things to Do

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/ryan_ComicCon_names.jpg The Weekender: Cosplay, Broadway, and Lethal Ladies

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

Investigations

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/03/03/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_MB3WQ.jpg Documenting Hate: Submit an incident you know about

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

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/08/10/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Menzel.jpg Struggling with addiction in an opioid ?treatment desert?

Experts recommend medication-assisted treatment for opioid addiction, but much of the country is a ?treatment desert.?