TSA says ?Quiet Skies? surveillance snared zero threats

In a briefing with congressional committee staffers, TSA officials provided details on the ?Quiet Skies? program, which expanded in March to include monitoring by teams of armed, undercover air marshals.

BURLINGTON, MA - 7/18/2018: A rooftop deck has a dining area, grill and outdoor television with a view of the main road below at the office park. Suburban office park...The District Burlington in Burlington is an example of changes that are made to draw workers out of urban areas (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: BUSINESS TOPIC 28coolsuburbs

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Developers are trying to make the suburbs cool. Is that possible?

Employers and developers along America?s Technology Highway are trying compete with Boston and Cambridge for the best companies and talent, by adding urban lifestyle features.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Smith-226937-18777.jpg Smith College to bring in outside investigator after student was racially profiled

Smith College will hire an investigator to review the incident of a black student who was racially profiled while she eating lunch on campus.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/25/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee_bodycamera13_met-11726-11546.jpg Boston to phase in 400 body cameras after test finds benefits

A report on a year-long pilot found that the number of complaints against officers who used the cameras as well as the officers? reported use of excessive force slightly dropped.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_bird6_met.jpg Cities grappling with scooter outbreak

Years after the Segway wars, Boston and its next door neighbors are grappling with another two-wheeled transportation innovation.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/DonneganSystems02potbiz_006.jpg Varied companies have high hopes for a marijuana opportunities

Companies ranging from law firms to gardening equipment suppliers are trying to cash in on Massachusetts? burgeoning marijuana industry.

James Paschal (center) hung out with loved ones on a recent birthday camping trip.

?He?d do anything for you?: Family remembers man killed in Canton boating accident

James Paschal was fishing in a pond around 8 p.m. when he started struggling and shouting for help.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-18786.jpg 25 years later, family still seeks answer to Grafton girl?s murder

Ten-year-old Holly Piirainen disappeared on Aug. 5, 1993, while vacationing with her family in Sturbridge. Her body was found three months later, but her death remains a mystery.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Susan_Pipitone.jpg Everett?s first female firefighter dies from cancer

Susan Pipitone, a 25-year veteran of the department, died from occupational cancer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/BeckyFullerandMarkAshleyMaxfieldRealEstate_islandrealestate_04x_met.jpg Private island up for sale in New Hampshire; only $2.19 million

New Hampshire?s known for many things, including first-in-the-nation presidential primaries, publicly operated liquor stores, and . . . private islands?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/64770efe-5abd-4125-9d8f-8a5155e10132.jpg Youth care worker sexually abused immigrant boys

Federal authorities allege that a former youth care worker at a Phoenix-area facility for immigrant youths sexually abused eight teenage boys, one of several cases brought to light in recent weeks.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Walker_080218_ribbon_001x.jpg Blue bows honor South Boston toddler killed in crash

A local florist is selling the bows in honor of Colin McGrath and will donate the proceeds to South Boston Catholic Academy. 

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RED SOX 15, YANKEES 7

Red Sox power past the Yankees in first game of four-game series

A sellout crowd was on its feet chanting ?Steve, Steve, Steve? in the eighth inning at Fenway Park, hoping to see Steve Pearce become the first Red Sox player to hit four home runs in a game.

NICK CAFARDO | ON BASEBALL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_soxvsyankees_sports219.jpg In a game they probably should have lost, the Red Sox won convincingly

With Chris Sale on the DL, and CC Sabathia on the mound for the Yankees, the Red Sox rallied from a 4-0 deficit for a stirring victory.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tlumacki_soxvsyankees_sports613.jpg Steve Pearce blasts way into Red Sox record book

Pearce is the third Red Sox to hit three homers in a game against the Yankees, joining Mo Vaughn and Kevin Millar.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan-20604.tif A night like this makes the journey worth it for Steve Pearce

Hitting three home runs against the Yankees leaves an indelible mark on the best rivalry in baseball.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Chin080218PatriotsTrainingCampPractice_Spt3.jpg Tom Brady could have escaped Deflategate with a fine, but refused to blame equipment guys, new book says

Brady was offered a $1 million fine, but no suspension by Roger Goodell if he implicated John Jastremski and Jim McNally.

US President Donald Trump speaks at a political rally at Mohegan Sun Arena in Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania on August 2, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / MANDEL NGANMANDEL NGAN/AFP/Getty Images

Trump trashes media as ?fake, fake disgusting news? at rally

Thundering that the media is the ?fake, fake disgusting news,? President Trump unleashed a torrent of grievances Thursday at a Pennsylvania campaign rally in which he cast journalists as his true political opponent.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ff1e37ce2351407e9e1dc824b524dc69-ff1e37ce2351407e9e1dc824b524dc69-18771.jpg Jim Acosta walks out of White House briefing after tense exchange with Sarah Sanders

The issue of the White House?s relationship to members of the media has resurfaced after television reporters were targets of Trump supporters? ire at a rally in Tampa this week.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/27/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/AFP_17Y65R.jpg Omarosa?s back, charges Trump showed signs of mental decline

A former White House staffer is claiming in a new book that President Trump has exhibited a ?mental decline that could not be denied.?

If this rotting pier is redeveloped as Piers Park III, East Boston could soon be a neighborhood with 15 acres of waterfront parkland.

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SHIRLEY LEUNG

Fear not, East Boston: Parks mean you won?t end up another Seaport

Some of the city?s most expansive waterfront parks are planned for the Eastie side of the harbor.

04/21/2018 Boston Ma Suffolk County DA Candidate Greg Henning (cq) at a Democratic forum.Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff Reporter:Topic.

DA candidate proposes unit to investigate unsolved shootings in Suffolk County

Greg Henning has proposed a plan to more aggressively investigate shootings in which no one is shot or someone was shot but not killed. The goal, he said, is to prevent future fatal shootings.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/BEDFORD_20180429_DEBATE_032-001[1].jpg Rufus Gifford says he?s donating a contribution from CBS head accused of sexual harassment

Rufus Gifford said he sent Leslie Moonves?s $2,700 contribution to Planned Parenthood of Massachusetts on Monday.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/13/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/66ba48d144cd45b88fe6a6ee27fe93fa-66ba48d144cd45b88fe6a6ee27fe93fa-0.jpg Matt Damon to play McDonald?s Monopoly fraud mastermind in film directed by Ben Affleck

Matt Damon and Ben Affleck likely hope their next film will not only pass Go, but collect more than $200.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/04/26/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Bedford_170425_QUICK_BITE_005.jpg Les Sablons in Harvard Square closing

Partners Jeremy Sewall, Garrett Harker, Shore Gregory, and Skip Bennett opened Les Sablons just over a year ago, in April 2017.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/3171dbcd606647988b70683bed2e1710-3171dbcd606647988b70683bed2e1710-0.jpg Aly Raisman on learning to be proud of her body

The Olympic gold medalist and Needham native is continuing to speak out to empower women.

Love Letters

Can I have a friend with benefits and still stay married?

She loves her husband, but their sex life has gone MIA. She thinks a no-strings guy on the side might be the answer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/04/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreitre_mgh3_splt.jpg How to land an appointment with a sought-after doctor

Here are some strategies for getting in to see some of the region?s top doctors.

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Jennifer C. Braceras

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/03/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiUmass03.jpg Smear campaign against Marty Meehan misses UMass successes

An ad campaign against the UMass system president ignores the positive steps Meehan has taken on financial aid and fiscal oversight.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Capture2.JPG An oral history of LeBron James and the 2003 UMass-Boston Summer League

How the 2003 Boston Summer League helped introduce LeBron James to the NBA.

Newsletters

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STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Abilifystill.jpg Hundreds claim Abilify triggered uncontrollable urges to gamble

A judge is pushing for a settlement of lawsuits claiming the drug Abilify triggered compulsive behavior.

Globe event

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/06/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/SeattleTimes_10kirsner02_biz.jpg Seattle?s mayor talks growing pains that offer some lessons for Boston

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

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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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I hear a rattle while going over bumps in my old Ford Bronco. Any thoughts on what it could be? Q. I hear a rattle while going over bumps in my old Ford Bronco. I had the front end all checked out and the shocks replaced, but I can still hear it. Any thoughts on [?]

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

Globe staff photos of the month, July 2018

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: the Puerto Rican Parade, Taylor Swift performing at Gillette Stadium, and celebrating fourth of July.

Crossword

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