How do you get into Harvard? For the lucky few, there?s the Z list.

According to five years of admissions data and internal e-mails and documents that Harvard had to provide Students for Fair Admissions for the court case, about 50 to 60 students in the college?s freshman class of more than 1,600 students enter through the Z list process.

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Universities across the country have their admissions lists, rejection lists, and waitlists, but Harvard?s end-of-the-admissions-line Z list is a place of both purgatory and privilege.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/20cabc3141574cc1b6ca60c0f14477b9-20cabc3141574cc1b6ca60c0f14477b9-0.jpg New York Times publisher rebuts Trump?s account of private meeting

A.G. Sulzberger said he had accepted President Trump?s invitation for the July 20 meeting mainly to raise his concerns about his ?deeply troubling anti-press rhetoric.?

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President Trump joked that he could have had Tom Brady as a son-in-law.

In this July 26, 2018, photo, President Donald Trump acknowledges the audience after speaking at the United States Steel Granite City Works plant in Granite City, Ill. Trump's trade policies are turning long-established Republican orthodoxy on its head. There are tariff fights, and there?s now $12 billion in farm aid that represents the type of government intervention GOP voters railed against a decade ago. (AP Photo/Jeff Roberson)

Trump says he would shut down government if Democrats don?t agree to his immigration proposals

President Trump said Sunday he?d be willing to shut down the government if Democrats refuse to vote for his immigration proposals, including building a wall along the US-Mexico border.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on March 17, 2015 a worker packs coils for delivery at the production site of a German steel company in Salzgitter. Imposed stiff tariffs by the United States on European, Mexican and Canadian steel and aluminium, that have come into effect on June 1, 2018, have sparked immediate countermeasures by Mexico and Canada, while the European Union threatened a similar response, throwing up the prospect of a painful conflict between some of the world's biggest economies. / AFP PHOTO / Tobias SCHWARZTOBIAS SCHWARZ/AFP/Getty Images

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Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

To see capitalism at its finest, you might have to visit Europe

Across the Atlantic, competition among businesses is alive and well.

WASHINGTON, DC - MAY 30: Rudy Giuliani, former New York City mayor and current lawyer for U.S. President Donald Trump, speaks to members of the media during a White House Sports and Fitness Day at the South Lawn of the White House May 30, 2018 in Washington, DC. President Trump hosted the event to encourage children to participate in sports and make youth sports more accessible to economically disadvantaged students. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Giuliani says Trump could soon decide on Mueller interview

Rudy Giuliani said Sunday the president may be open to an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller even if it involves some questions about alleged obstruction of justice.

Quechee, VT. - 06/26/18- Thomas Thorburn 10, from Wilder, Vermont leaps into the cool water of the Ottauquechee River of the Quechee Gorge in Quechee State park. The U.S. Route 4 bridge is seen in the distance, is a popular vantage point to look down into the 165 feet deep gorge. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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July was hot and humid, and that will continue into August

The hot, sunny weather we?ve experienced likely won't abate anytime soon.

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Democratic Senator Jeanne Shaheen said her office had been the target of a hacking attacks and that such attacks have been widespread in politics.

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Lewis? spokeswoman Brenda Jones said Sunday that the 78-year-old Georgia congressman will stay in the hospital until doctor?s observations are complete.

Police identify 77-year-old man killed in Dorchester stabbing

Authorities have identified a 77-year-old man who was fatally stabbed in Dorchester last week, Boston police said Sunday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AFP_18019F.jpg Raging California blaze claims 6th victim

The death toll climbed to six, and authorities worried that another forecast for high winds could fan the flames even further.

Crew member Marjan Gracar drops a chunk of pond ice on to the ground at Rockywold Deephaven Camps on Squam Lake in Holderness, NH Friday, July 13, 2018. A family camp, Rockywold Deephaven still uses ice-blocks to cool its cabins. CREDIT: Cheryl Senter for The Boston Globe

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At New Hampshire family camp, iceboxes preserve, among other things, tradition

Campers cherish the iceboxes ? fed by blocks of ice harvested each January ? in a tradition that recalls a bygone New England.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/12/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner071218METRO22firefighter3.jpg First responders can be haunted by close encounters with suffering and death

He was a first responder who?d seen it all, but then the memories rushed back and crushed him. Now he advocates for firefighters facing PTSD, a burden rarely discussed but very real.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee_072918_soxtwins7_spts.jpg Nathan Eovaldi shuts out Twins in Red Sox? debut

The righthander threw seven scoreless innings, holding Minnesota to four hits while striking out five.

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The Patriots are known across the NFL for the emphasis they place on conditioning, especially running.

A sign warns beach goers of the presence of great white sharks at Lighthouse Beach in Chatham, MA. Every year, more and more great whites are spotted off the coast of Cape Cod due to the increasing seal population. 08/14/15 Julia Cumes for the Boston Globe

Shark photos spark controversy on social media

Some animal lovers said they were offended or horrified when they saw photos of a dead white shark posted on social media platforms on Saturday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/df8c2c0e0fe7427b93940c39852fce38-09b92d6b7d2a4a81a9cd029680f47470-0.jpg Polar bear killed after attack on Arctic cruise ship guard

Norwegian authorities said a polar bear on Saturday attacked and injured a polar bear guard who was leading tourists off a cruise ship on an Arctic archipelago. The polar bear was shot dead by another employee.

Tourists pays homage to the?days when the Mohawk Trail was one of?the most traveled scenic highways in the Northeast.

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What?s old is what?s new at Tourists in North Adams

Tourists update the concept of the mid-century roadside motel, paying homage to the days when the Mohawk Trail was one of the most traveled scenic highways in the Northeast.

Your Home | Refresh

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/24/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/opener0729melrose.jpg Updating a Melrose Victorian with bright and cheerful color

The owners wanted a kid-friendly scheme that works with their eclectic tastes and their home?s turn-of-the-century architecture. And they weren?t afraid of bold color.

Your Home | Magazine

Don?t miss out on this money for energy-efficient home improvements

Strategic upgrades can help you slash heating and cooling expenses ? and maybe even make some money while you?re at it.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Handout_29kirsner_01_biz.jpg At PillPack, a lot of credit goes to the father of invention

CEO TJ Parker?s concept grew out of ideas from his dad?s modest New Hampshire pharmacy business. Amazon is buying the company for about $1 billion.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/ac7c3756455c4e6a93c4edd7ed710157-ac7c3756455c4e6a93c4edd7ed710157-0.jpg Harvey Weinstein?s insurers balk at paying his legal bills

The policies, they have written in court filings, specifically excluded coverage for ??such blatantly egregious and intentionally harmful acts.??

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Here are some steps you can take to help stop companies from knowing exactly where you are all the time.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/szymczak_votingX_01.jpg Time for a spring primary in Massachusetts

Fall primaries are great for incumbents, but problematic for challengers.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/20/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Commuting_print.jpg The target: you and your every move

How companies use geolocation data to target you ? and everyone around ? in ways you?re not even aware of.

Newsletters

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Two years after saying they?d consider licensing new suppliers of marijuana for scientific purposes, none has been approved.

Globe event

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Seattle mayor Jenny Durkan spoke at a Globe event on how innovation is shaping our world, and she?s in high demand among the hundreds of mayors gathered in Boston.

Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/18/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/FlfQGTy9_585.jpg More about Last Seen: The Largest Unsolved Art Heist ever

A true-crime podcast about the most valuable ? and confounding ? art heist in history: the theft of 13 irreplaceable artworks from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum in Boston.

Cars

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Pittsburgh sees hands-on restart of Uber's self-driving cars

Uber officials say the company has taken the first step toward relaunching its self-driving cars on Pittsburgh area streets four months after a fatal accident involving one of the cars in Tempe, Arizona

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/05/16/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lovelettersalbum.jpg Getting over a breakup

Meredith Goldstein explores how to move on when a relationship ends.

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Real Estate

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/stan-fellows-home-nest-illustration$medium.jpg Spring House Hunt: Should parents buy property in a college town?

As the spring house hunt gets underway and National College Decision Day nears, thoughts are turning to campus housing.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The life aquatic

The summer heat is here. Take a look at animals cooling off with water or in their aquatic environments.

Crossword

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Puzzled? Keep trying your hand at our interactive crossword and see if you can triumph.