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Globe staffers provided updates and analysis as 10 Democratic presidential candidates took the stage for the first of two debate nights.

Warren shows off policy chops but declines to hit rivals on packed debate stage

A collection of 10 candidates, led by fiery liberal Elizabeth Warren, debated on national television for two hours. 6 minutes ago
Fact check: Night 1 of the Democratic National DebateAnalysis: Winners and losers from Democratic presidential debate’s first nightTechnical difficulties cause glitch at start of second hour of debate

Fallout from fatal New Hampshire crash continues with state officials pointing fingers
Massachusetts officials accepted some of the responsibility for failing to suspend the commercial driver’s license of Volodymyr Zhukovskyy.

A look at the checkered past of the truck driver charged in deadly N.H. crash

After a deadly crash, Jarheads rely on their brotherhood to confront tragedy

The collision killed seven people — five Jarheads, one member’s wife, and another’s girlfriend — leaving the rest of the club’s members to grapple with a tragedy unlike anything they’ve ever endured.
Motorcycle club leader says resignation of RMV head over N.H. crash is ‘ridiculous’Mass. RMV head resigns over N.H. crash revelations

At Wayfair, idealism and corporate culture clash

When you build a company deferential to the wants and needs of millennials, you have to face the consequences. 9:15 p.m.
Hundreds of Wayfair employees stage walkout; company announces Red Cross donationSee photos of the walkout in Boston's Copley Square
larry edelman
larry edelman

Let’s give a nod to Wayfair’s bosses for avoiding the empty, feel-good gesture

The tough issue is how we as employees, managers, consumers, and citizens should define complicity in behavior that we believe is amoral, or abhorrent, or evil.
shirley leung

Business as usual was a bad look for Wayfair execs

Instead of a corporate memo, they should have responded to the border camp furniture flap with empathy.
commentary | ty burr

Facing reality in the heartbreaking photo of drowned migrants

Here’s the story behind the horrific photo of the man and toddler drowning at the border

8 things to know about the crisis at the US-Mexico border

Recent photos of the ongoing migrant struggle


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  4. Warren shows off policy chops but declines to hit rivals on packed debate stage
  5. Ethnicity not a factor in Elizabeth Warren’s rise in law
  6. Boston officials approve ‘Straight Pride Parade’ application; event to be held Aug. 31
  7. Here’s the story behind the horrific photo of the man and toddler drowning at the border
  8. Fallout from fatal New Hampshire crash continues with state officials pointing fingers
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American shame: Death in the Rio Grande

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Climate change will be a decisive issue in 2020

editorial

The migrant crisis: Yes, you can help

Renée Graham

If this nation cared about sexual assault, Trump would not be president

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Pete Frates, family overwhelmed by tribute from Boston College
It is a permanent reminder of the power one individual can have on the world.

gary washburn | on basketball
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The Charlotte Hornets guard would be an adequate response to losing Kyrie Irving.

dan shaughnessy
After a tough loss, Red Sox have a long road ahead
They won’t be back at Fenway Park until July 12, and the first stop on the junket is London.

Bullpen blows a lead in the ninth as Red Sox fall

Owners of five shuttered South Coast nursing homes cited for wage theft
The out-of-state owners of five Massachusetts nursing homes that were closed last month have been cited for wage theft by the state’s attorney general and slapped with $84,950 in penalties for failing to pay hundreds of their workers at the South Coast homes.

Trump responds to Megan Rapinoe saying she wouldn’t go to the White House
Rapinoe isn’t the only US player to publicly say she wouldn’t visit Trump’s White House if the team wins the World Cup.

Boston officials approve ‘Straight Pride Parade’ application; event to be held Aug. 31
The organizers behind the “Straight Pride Parade” said they met with Boston city officials Wednesday and were assured that their event can take place on Aug. 31.

Boston officials identify 19-year-old man who was killed in police shooting

Officers shot Jaymil Ellerbe on Penhallow Street after he fired at them, according to police. Police and witnesses said officers ordered Ellerbe to drop the gun several times before the exchange of gunfire.

Mass. bar, judicial groups urge SJC to resume pay to judge facing federal criminal charges

Judge Shelley Joseph was ordered off the bench by the Supreme Judicial Court after she was charged in US District Court in Boston with helping a Dominican national flee the Newton courthouse while federal immigration agents waited to take him into custody.

House panel backs subpoena for Kellyanne Conway

House panel votes to authorize subpoena for Kellyanne Conway after she fails to show for hearing.

National Guard to assist with security at Logan Airport during summer months

There is no security threat to the airport, and the National Guard is present just as added manpower because of the increased amount of visitors, officials said.

Four T stations to undergo improvements under $30 million contract

The stations will see improvements to signage, and repairs will be made to the ceilings, walls, and floors over a 16-month period.

Essex DA, DCF investigating death of 15-month-old Lawrence girl in foster care

The girl’s foster father called Lawrence police and emergency services around 8:55 a.m. Sunday and reported the child was unresponsive, according to the Essex district attorney’s office.

Somerville man in critical condition after being struck by truck on Lynnway

A man crossing the street was seriously injured when he was struck by a garbage truck Wednesday morning in Lynn, shutting down two lanes of the Lynnway while first responders provided aid.

Vineyard bus drivers to strike Friday

Bus service will be limited but not shut down completely, operated by seasonal workers who aren’t part of the union, according to the local Chamber of Commerce.

Hell is in Cambridge? A letter is out on iconic Shell sign

Bob Ley retires after 40 years at ESPN

Opinion, Ideas & Commentary

Jeff Jacoby

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Joan Vennochi

Today, Shannon O’Brien is not so sure what she’d say about abortion under 18 without parental consent

Editorial

MIAA needs push into 21st century

Dan Wasserman

President Trump knows what kids don’t need

STEPHEN KINZER

Who’s responsible for the border crisis? The United States

Letters

Trump and Iran: Pants on fire, and the world smolders

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Caroline Kennedy trying to track down five people in Mass. who worked on Apollo flight computers

Nearly 50 years have passed since Apollo 11 landed on the moon, and the daughter of President John F. Kennedy wants to honor five people who worked behind the scenes to make the historic space flight happen.

Witness describes seeing deadly police shooting

A long-time Dorchester resident and antiviolence crusader had just sat down for dinner Monday when he heard someone shouting outside his window: “Put the gun down!”

How Portland became the center of the unknown create world (like Bigfoot, Nessie, the Yeti, all that stuff)

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Fallout from fatal New Hampshire crash continues with state officials pointing fingers
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Frank Dell’Apa I world cup analysis

France stands in the way of US reaching World Cup semifinals

Les Bleues have a 2-0-1 record against the Red, White, and Blue in the last two years.

With London calling, Yankees pack a wallop

The Bombers hit a homer in their 29th straight game, and won on Gleyber Torres’s single in the ninth.

Vanderbilt rolls past Michigan in deciding Game 3

Mason Hickman and Jake Eder combined for 14 strikeouts to lead the Commodores to their second national title. The other one came in 2014.

Revolution can’t finish in a tie; Bruce Arena says team is behind eight ball

The Revolution improved their MLS unbeaten streak to five games , but squandered the lead against the first-place Union.

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Pete Frates, family overwhelmed by tribute from Boston College
It is a permanent reminder of the power one individual can have on the world.

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Late-inning leads no longer a lock for Red Sox, bullpen
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Politics

Warren shows off policy chops but declines to hit rivals on packed debate stage
The debate marked a new phase in the 2020 presidential season as Democrats seek to break out from the crowded field.

Business

At Wayfair, idealism and corporate culture clash
When you build a company deferential to the wants and needs of millennials, you have to face the consequences.

Marijuana

Group starts effort to get medical marijuana on Idaho ballot
An organization that aims to get a medical marijuana initiative on the Idaho ballot says it’s turned in enough signatures to the Secretary of State to start the process.

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Zombie Buildings

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Asylum denied for guardian of young burn victim from Africa

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Buzz regarding Kemba Walker is real, and it’s the right move for Celtics

UConn is leaving AAC to make a return to the Big East

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Bikers gather for candlelight vigil for victims of New Hampshire crash

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House panel votes to subpoena Kellyanne Conway after she fails to appear for hearing

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Prince Harry, Meghan’s home renovations cost taxpayers $3m

Boris Johnson refuses to answer questions on private life after alleged domestic dispute

Council of Europe restores Russia’s voting rights

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Eric Trump says he was spit on at Chicago cocktail lounge

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GE and unions for 6,600 workers reach a deal

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Russell Crowe a force as Roger Ailes in ‘The Loudest Voice’

Putting together the pieces of Toni Morrison

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Sue O’Connell’s NECN news show will come to an end this week

‘The Office’ to leave Netflix as streaming battles heat up

Chris Evans’s ‘Mystery Date’ photos reemerge

marijuana

Group starts effort to get medical marijuana on Idaho ballot

West Virginia medical cannabis program not ready to roll out

Senator urges FDA to speed up CBD regulations

opinion

A clear stand is taken in Wayfair walkout

The migrant crisis: Yes, you can help

American shame: Death in the Rio Grande

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The VIP Lounge with TV exec Gareth Neame

Green crabs are wreaking havoc on our coastal habitat. So let’s eat them.

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How to do Broadway on a budget

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Making an architectural offer that can’t be refused — or can it? — in ‘The Proposal’

‘Yesterday’ imagines a today without the Beatles

‘Ophelia’ looks at ‘Hamlet’ from a very different perspective

Television

Russell Crowe a force as Roger Ailes in ‘The Loudest Voice’

Maisie Williams goes from ‘GoT’ to comedy miniseries

‘The Office’ to leave Netflix in 2021

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At Solid Sound, Wilco plays, Wilco mutates, Wilco curates

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George Rosenkranz, a developer of the birth control pill, dies at 102

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