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Blue Line service resumes after shutdown during morning commute
About 200 passengers were forced to disembark a train in a tunnel between stations and frustration grew as shuttle buses were slow to arrive in downtown traffic.

Woman stabbed in Belmont; suspect captured after crash

A man allegedly stabbed a woman in Belmont Wednesday morning and was later captured when he crashed his vehicle in Cambridge, prosecutors said. 56 minutes ago

Facing their toughest challenge, members of ‘the Squad’ turned to Pressley for her ‘positive, loving tone’
Ayanna Pressley has been in the limelight in recent days after President Trump attacked her and three other Congressional women of color, and her star is shining.

Adrian Walker: Ayanna Pressley has done more than weather Trump’s attacks. She’s winningTrump focuses on race, returning to his electoral strategy ahead of 2020

House votes to condemn Trump’s racist tweets

Kellyanne Conway asks reporter’s ethnicity as she defends Trump’s racist remarksThe long, sordid history behind Trump’s ‘go back’ to your country comments

Confusion, fear spread on Mexico border with new Trump asylum policy
Asylum-seekers gathered in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, grappled to understand what a new US policy that all but eliminates refugee claims by Central Americans — and many others — means for them. 22 minutes ago

Somerville Hospital to shutter emergency department, open urgent-care center
Hospital officials said they have considered the plan for three years and that it was not related to the 2016 case of Laura Levis. She found a locked door when she arrived at Somerville Hospital, collapsed outside, and later died.

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Congresswomen targeted by Trump vow to fight his ‘hateful’ policies

Governor Baker calls Trump tweets ‘racist’ and ‘shameful’

Lifestyle

I’m shy. I don’t drink. I dislike dating sites. Help!

What is FaceApp, the program everyone is using to find out what they’ll look like as an old person?

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Masked man wielding a knife robs Arlington bank
A knife-wielding man robbed an Arlington bank Wednesday morning with his face covered by a napkin, police said. an hour ago

1999 Women’s World Cup soccer memorabilia up for auction
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Hot, muggy, rainy weather on tap

Stormy weather is in our future, followed by some oppressive heat this weekend.

6-year-old Utah girl dies after getting hit with father’s golf ball, police say
Police say the ball struck the girl in the back of the head on Monday morning, while the father and daughter were golfing at Sleepy Ridge Golf Course in Orem, Utah. 22 minutes ago

Driver of car dragged underneath truck suffers ‘only minor injuries’
A driver whose car was dragged by a tractor-trailer early Tuesday sustained only minor injuries.

Lynn man arrested for drugs, gun, and driving a motorcycle on learner’s permit

A 33-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday morning during a traffic stop after police discovered he was driving on a learner’s permit and had drugs and a gun, police said. 2 hours ago

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The nation was shocked and devastated after the Kennedy family was beset by yet another tragedy on July 16, 1999: A plane flown by John F. Kennedy Jr. had gone missing off Cape Cod, and all three occupants inside were presumed dead.

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It’s part of a presentation showing resiliency of proposed development at L Street Power Station site.

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Care New England withdraws from merger talks with Lifespan, Brown
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Xaverian Brothers’ disclosure on past sexual abuse falls short

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Over the last two decades, developer Steve Samuels has transformed the Fenway neighborhood into a retail mecca. His latest project aims to add new vibrancy to the streetscape.

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‘It’s like walking into a scrapbook’: How Pittsfield’s Wahconah Park has endured
The park, which turns 100 this summer, is a repository of memories. That has as much to do with childhood chums and adolescent shenanigans as it does with towering home runs and fabled sun delays.

Joaquin ‘El Chapo’ Guzman sentenced to life in prison

Apple, Google continue inclusive push with new emojis

John Paul Stevens, liberal leader on Supreme Court, dies at 99

Major Mass. hospitals pledge to train doctors in addiction care

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Man arrested in slaying of La. African-American history museum founder

Metro

France honored Bob Cleverdon for saving it from the Nazis; he honors us just by being Bob

Jim Kurtz and Bob Cleverdon met last year by chance. Turns out Kurtz’s father and Cleverdon were brothers in arms who never met but defeated the Nazis and saved the world.

Woman stabbed in Belmont; suspect captured after crash

A man allegedly stabbed a woman in Belmont Wednesday morning and was later captured when he crashed his vehicle in Cambridge, prosecutors said.

Masked man wielding a knife robs Arlington bank

A knife-wielding man robbed an Arlington bank Wednesday morning with his face covered by a napkin, police said.

1999 Women’s World Cup soccer memorabilia up for auction

Items from the personal collection of former US national soccer team goalkeeper Tracy Noonan are up for bid.

Photos: Looking back on the Chappaquiddick crash
Fifty years ago, on July 18, 1969, a crash involving a car driven by Senator Ted Kennedy killed Mary Jo Kopechne after the vehicle plunged off a bridge in Chappaquiddick on Martha’s Vineyard.

Lynn man arrested for drugs, gun, and driving a motorcycle on learner’s permit
A 33-year-old man was arrested early Wednesday morning during a traffic stop after police discovered he was driving on a learner’s permit and had drugs and a gun, police said.

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Debate over whether to test a second Ebola vaccine turns acrimonious

Elon Musk’s Neuralink unveils its brain-machine interface technology

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Novak Djokovic-Roger Federer Wimbledon finale was simply tennis at its very best

Djokovic picked up his 16th career Grand Slam title in winning the longest final at the All England Club.

Game 96: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes

Eduardo Rodriguez will be on the mound as the Red Sox look to bounce back from a loss against Toronto.

Herbie Aikens claims top seed at Massachusetts Amateur golf championship

Aikens had five birdies in his round at The Country Club, and will begin the match play portion of the tournament on Wednesday.

Andrew Cashner’s assessment of his Red Sox debut: ‘I didn’t think I was very sharp’

The Red Sox newest starter struggled to get into a groove against a divisional foe he’s had success against in the recent past.

Yankees 8, Rays 3
Benches clear before Yankees KO Rays
No punches were thrown following a shouting match between CC Sabathia and Avisail Garcia.

Blue Jays 10, Red Sox 4
‘We just gave it to them.’ Red Sox lose in Andrew Cashner’s debut
The righthander was roughed up in his first start for the Red Sox, allowing six runs on eight hits.

Politics

Confusion, fear spread on Mexico border with new Trump asylum policy
Asylum-seekers gathered in Nuevo Laredo, Mexico, grappled to understand what a new US policy that all but eliminates refugee claims by Central Americans — and many others — means for them.

Business

Frequency signs $80m deal with Japan’s Astellas Pharma
Woburn biotech is working on a drug to restore hearing.

Marijuana

US weed leader Curaleaf surges on $875 million deal
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Cover Story

Sharks on Cape Cod: Just how scared should we be?

Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ‘I appreciated her asking if the 10-year age difference bothered me’

Cooking

Recipes: Three new ways to love grains

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do in and around Boston, July 15-21

sports

The Red Sox were pathetic, and new guy Andrew Cashner was no help either

Red Sox demote struggling Ryan Brasier to Pawtucket

Jimmy Garoppolo says there is no comparison to learning from Tom Brady

metro

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Masked man wielding a knife robs Arlington bank

1999 Women’s World Cup soccer memorabilia up for auction

Nation

Man arrested in slaying of 75-year-old La. activist Sadie Roberts-Joseph

Federal data show opioid shipments ballooned as crisis grew

Trump focuses on race, returning to his electoral strategy ahead of 2020

World

UAE-based oil tanker disappears in Iranian waters in the Strait of Hormuz

Japan to subsidize fishermen’s disposal of ocean plastic

Italian police seize missile and Nazi paraphernalia from suspected extremist fighters

politics

Trump focuses on race, returning to his electoral strategy ahead of 2020

House votes to condemn Trump’s racist tweets

‘I abandon the chair’: House debate delayed over Pelosi’s condemnation of Trump tweets

business

Debate over whether to test a second Ebola vaccine turns acrimonious

Opinion: I get asked a lot about longevity. It helps that I’m 104

Elon Musk’s Neuralink unveils its brain-machine interface technology

arts

‘Lion King’ remake offers a muffled roar

TV marks the moon landing milestone

What the Emmys got right (‘Fleabag,’ ‘Schitt’s Creek’) and wrong (‘Game of Thrones’)

lifestyle

Matt Damon shot an arrow at Chris Hemsworth while on vacation - and it didn’t go well

‘Jeopardy!’ did a Boston movies category last night. Can you guess all five clues?

You can visit, as long as you promise not to sing ‘Walking in Memphis’

marijuana

US weed leader Curaleaf surges on $875 million deal

California pot seller asks court to void county delivery ban

Vikings backup RB Roc Thomas gets 3-game suspension after pleading guilty to marijuana possession

opinion

A journalist looks back on covering Chappaquiddick

How Democrats and Republicans rig the rules against independents

Jeers for Trump, a cheer for ‘the Squad’

food & dining

Mr. Tamole team brings authentic tamales to town

This is nuts: Peanut butter, now in powder form

Gift from the sea: New Bedford’s bounty starts with scallops

travel

You can visit, as long as you promise not to sing ‘Walking in Memphis’

Cool cruising along the Cape Cod Rail Trail

Some of the Cape’s finest hours: On the big screen and printed page

Books

In Pulitzer-winner Colson Whitehead’s ‘The Nickel Boys,’ a childhood lost to Jim Crow

Professor and clinician Sharon Lamb explores how mothers mother

‘The Ghost Clause’ peers through the walls of loss and memory

Movies

‘Lion King’ remake offers a muffled roar

Lulu Wang draws on family history in ‘The Farewell’

In Focus: Some truth about true crime

Television

TV marks the moon landing milestone

List of nominees for the 2019 Primetime Emmy Awards

‘Game of Thrones’ earns a record-breaking 32 Emmy nods

music

South African musician Johnny Clegg dies at 66 after cancer battle

At Tanglewood, Andris Nelsons and BSO shake the Shed with long-awaited Verdi Requiem

Aimee Mann’s voice does the talking in Beverly show

globe local

For dam on Hanover/Norwell line, the days are numbered

Newton mayor seeks limits on e-cig sales

Cops call this meals-on-wheels a steal

Obituaries

John J. Landers Jr., award-winning photographer and Boston Herald picture editor, at 82

Mortimer Caplin, charismatic and hard-driving IRS commissioner, dies at 103

Pernell Whitaker, tactical, defensive boxing champ, dies at 55