As allies turned against him, a bad week became worse for Trump

President Donald Trump speaks during the 2018 Ohio Republican Party State Dinner, Friday, Aug. 24, 2018, in Columbus, Ohio. (AP Photo/John Minchillo)

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It was a bruising week for President Trump, with a trio of men who are intimately familiar with his secrets and business dealings now cooperating with prosecutors.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/dc412154e3134d4c9de64c277ab7748d-dc412154e3134d4c9de64c277ab7748d-0.jpg The scourge of fentanyl is more clear in the battle against opioid use

The devastating and growing prevalence of fentanyl was the dominant message in the state?s latest quarterly report on opioid-related deaths.

Pilot dies after small plane crashes in Hanson

Scott Landis and his brother were flying to spread their father?s ashes when their plane?s engine failed on takeoff.

Pope Francis smiles on arrival at Dublin International Airport on August 25, 2018, at the start of his visit to Ireland to attend the 2018 World Meeting of Families. (Photo by Charles McQuillan / POOL / Getty Images)CHARLES MCQUILLAN/AFP/Getty Images

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In Ireland, Pope says he shares outrage over cover-up of ?repugnant crimes?

Francis? trip to Ireland, the first by a pope in 39 years, has been overshadowed by renewed anger over the Catholic Church?s systemic failures to protect children.

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Questions about how Trooper Leigha Genduso, an unindicted co-conspirator in a major marijuana trafficking case, became a civilian dispatcher in 2008 and then a trooper erupted earlier this year.

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Now in its 45th year, Boston?s Carnival parade will feature a colorful pageant of floats, music, and marchers to celebrate the region?s Caribbean-American community and its culture.

Tents used by homeless people on Greenfield?s common have been removed on orders of Mayor William F. Martin.

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?It?s basically a war against the poor.? Former Greenfield tenters struggle to find shelter

After a homeless camp abruptly had to leave the town common, confusion and disorder reign as people seek long-term solutions to their housing insecurity.

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11 former New Hampshire prep school staff accused of abuse

Two outside investigations into sexual assault allegations at a New Hampshire prep school have identified 11 former staff members accused of abusing students over several decades.

Randolph man is killed in Interstate 95 rollover crash

The 26-year-old driver died in a single-car crash on Interstate 95 northbound, south of Exit 5, at about 3:30 a.m.

The body-hugging design Serena Williams rocked as she competed in the French Open in May is not going to be allowed at that tournament in the future.

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COMMENTARY

With or without the catsuit, Serena Williams is going to serve black excellence

From dress codes to doping tests, the tennis world keeps trying to hold Serena Williams back. But the queen knows how to hold court.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/07/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_debate1_met.jpg Capuano and Pressley squabble over NRA pledge

Capuano met Friday with student activists who are marching from Worcester to Springfield to demand stricter gun laws. A leader of the march said Capuano told the group he simply ?doesn?t do pledges.?

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The New York Police Department says Thomas Frieden, who also is a former New York City health commissioner, was arrested on Friday morning in Brooklyn.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

The man who asks the tough questions at Fenway? It?s WBZ?s Jonny Miller

He is a Boston sports media institution, probably the hardest-working guy in our business.

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BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

Bill Belichick will be busy with cutdowns on the horizon and an active trade market to negotiate

The NFL preseason officially ends after Thursday night?s games, and leads into one of the busiest weekends of the year.

Chad Finn

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Yes, it?s only preseason, but Phillip Dorsett and Cordarrelle Patterson are gathering in more admirers.

RAYS 10, RED SOX 3

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/25/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/b35bff0b11a64d6990df79e9f9044594-b35bff0b11a64d6990df79e9f9044594-21489.jpg Rays light up Hector Velazquez, roll past Red Sox

Tampa Bay erupted for eight runs in the first three innings in a blowout win.

Whether at the Somerville Theater or other classic spots like the Coolidge Corner Theatre or the Brattle, Greater Boston has always had a special moviegoing scene.

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Why the moviegoing experience remains special ? and in Greater Boston especially

Visiting the Brattle, the Coolidge, the Somerville, and the Boston Common.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/07/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner071718BIZ18smell13.jpg What?s that smell? Electronic noses can sniff it out

Cambridge-based C2Sense is one of a number of companies developing technology that can sense and identify scent.

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Tesla Inc. CEO Elon Musk says investors have convinced him that he shouldn?t take the company private, so the firm will remain on the public stock markets.

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The developer could just spend his time focused on his long-awaited Fenway Center project, which is finally under way. But he?s also cofounder of Stop Handgun Violence, and there?s some marching to be done.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/clark_mgm_springfield_082418_06.jpg MGM Springfield opens with fanfare

The state?s first resort casino opened its doors with a grand parade and celebration that will continue into the night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/513260620.jpg How to protect yourself from mosquitoes

West Nile virus has arrived in Massachusetts. Flipping over wading pools and inspecting your window screens can help keep your home safe from mosquitoes that spread it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Mosquito-Borne-IllnessesA-7704881-19658.jpg First human cases of West Nile virus confirmed in Mass.

Three women have contracted the mosquito-borne virus, an announcement that comes just days after authorities increased the statewide risk level for the West Nile from low to moderate.

Congressional candidate Brianna Wu showed off a cardboard cutout of her opponent incumbent Representative Stephen Lynch.

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For Brianna Wu, it?s a whole new game

Brianna Wu, a video game developer, is trying to channel her online renown into a campaign for Congress.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rex_Indigenous_people_isolated_of_Br_9804764A.jpg Drone spots isolated tribe in Amazon

The new video footage shows the first images of members of an isolated Amazon tribe that had no known contact with the outside world, the Brazilian government said this week.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ?He?s a med student at the same university as me?

Will her research on sexual selection aid her in the world of romance?

Miss Conduct

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I know it?s their car, but it made my ride a bad experience.

book review

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/21/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/LittleWomen_EP2_7.jpg We may need ?Little Women? now more than ever

At 150 ?Little Women? still matters. Why? It hints of a better way to live.

Ideas | John Hilliard

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/23/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/ideas%20illo%20web%2090x90.jpg When children were always someone else?s problem

Society once left poor and abandoned children to their fate. A sensational ? and highly publicized ? 1875 murder case in Massachusetts was a turning point.

HELP DESK

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/11/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/XXdrinkingoutside_010.jpg It?s 5 p.m. and it?s still warm out. So where do I get a drink around here?

Finally, there are a few good answers to a summertime question that has been plaguing Greater Boston since Prohibition.

Opinion & Ideas

Editorial

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_walsh1_met-001[1].jpg An elected school committee? So old-school

Those who want an elected school committee also lose sight of the fact that it?s the mayor who controls the budget ? and that?s how it has always been.

Special reports

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/20/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/4Y7A7448TaylorUsry-kixF--90x90@BostonGlobe.com-Homepage.jpg TSA says air marshals don?t follow ?ordinary? travelers. Some ordinary travelers beg to differ

She?s a social media manager for an arts-and-crafts company, and somehow became a target of a secret TSA surveillance program.

Newsletters

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/24/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/collins03-1024x573.jpg Sacha Baron Cohen tried to prank Francis Collins ? and science won out

The latest public figure duped by Sacha Baron Cohen: the NIH director. Here?s how he kept his cool.

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.

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Uber's vision of self-driving cars begins to blur

Uber executives have been divided over what to do with the autonomous business since March 18, when one of Uber?s self-driving cars struck and killed a woman in Tempe, Arizona.