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The Latest: Dem seeks vote to restrain Trump on clearances August 20, 2018 | 5:18 PM

Trump ready to ease rules on coal-fired power plants August 20, 2018 | 4:33 PM

The Latest: Trump notes border agent's 'perfect English' August 20, 2018 | 4:30 PM

Melania Trump planning solo international swing to Africa August 20, 2018 | 4:03 PM

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9 photos of the massive whale that washed up dead on Duxbury Beach August 20, 2018 | 4:00 PM

Kavanaugh in memo pushed graphic sex questions for Clinton August 20, 2018 | 2:55 PM

Trump predicts immigration issue will power GOP in midterms August 20, 2018 | 2:54 PM

Robert Todd

'He leaves behind several lifetimes of incredibly beautiful films and even more friends' August 20, 2018 | 2:43 PM

69 Bromfield St.

Police arrest man in connection with Downtown Boston stabbing August 20, 2018 | 12:55 PM

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A dead whale washed up on Duxbury Beach August 20, 2018 | 12:03 PM

Paul Solovay, left, 74, of Hillsdale, NY, was arrested after he allegedly pushed a megaphone into the mouth of independent U.S. Senate candidate Shiva Ayyadurai, right, last month, according to The Berkshire Eagle.

N.Y. man receives probation in assault case against Senate candidate in Mass. August 20, 2018 | 11:24 AM

Fearful of losing Roe, left pushes Schumer for action August 20, 2018 | 11:14 AM

Marine lost at sea declared dead, was from New Hampshire August 20, 2018 | 10:28 AM

3-year-old riding bike struck and killed by SUV in Worcester August 20, 2018 | 10:22 AM

2 deaths under investigation in New Hampshire, considered suspicious August 20, 2018 | 10:16 AM

Married couple dies after getting caught in rip current at N.H. beach August 20, 2018 | 10:10 AM

Plymouth-08/20/18-Derek Harkins was arraingned at Plymouth Sistrict Court for bitiing a man's finger during a golf brawl. (Debee Tlumacki for The Boston Globe)

Police identify man charged in finger-biting incident at Mass. golf course August 20, 2018 | 9:52 AM

Trump assails Mueller following Times report August 20, 2018 | 8:21 AM

March for Our Lives Boston

‘This isn’t an issue that just fades away’ August 20, 2018 | 5:00 AM

US firms to Trump: Don't raise tariffs on more Chinese goods August 20, 2018 | 3:05 AM

US firms to Trump: Don't raise tariffs on more Chinese goods August 20, 2018 | 3:01 AM

Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, talks about the approaching midterm election during an interview with The Associated Press, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Washington. Bannon told the Associated Press that if the elections were held today, he believed the GOP would lose 35 to 40 seats and the House of Representatives, but argued there was time to turn that around.

Steve Bannon wants GOP to rally behind Trump August 20, 2018 | 12:39 AM

Trump dares Brennan to sue because his clearance was revoked August 20, 2018 | 12:21 AM

Giuliani clarifies his 'truth isn't truth' puzzler August 20, 2018 | 12:15 AM

Fox Hill Drawbridge

Drawbridge connecting Lynn and Saugus will be closed on Monday August 19, 2018 | 10:36 PM

Bethlehem, New Hampshire

Man dies in apparent drowning in Ammonoosuc River in N.H. August 19, 2018 | 8:16 PM

Steve Bannon, President Donald Trump's former chief strategist, talks about the approaching midterm election during an interview with The Associated Press, Sunday, Aug. 19, 2018, in Washington. Bannon told the Associated Press that if the elections were held today, he believed the GOP would lose 35 to 40 seats and the House of Representatives, but argued there was time to turn that around.

Steve Bannon says GOP must rally behind Trump to survive August 19, 2018 | 8:01 PM

Giuliani on hazards of Trump interview: 'Truth isn't truth' August 19, 2018 | 6:06 PM

In a photo provided by authorities, Jeffrey Epstein, who was arrested at a ticket counter in Orlando International Airport. Arriving too late to check in, Epstein reportedly became belligerent, then insulted police officers on the scene. His arrest, widely shared on social media, included him complaining that he was being treated like a “black person.” (Orlando Police Dept. via The New York Times) -- FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY --

White doctor arrested at Orlando airport complains of being treated like a ‘black person’ August 19, 2018 | 6:00 PM

East Wareham

Five-year-old boy hospitalized after falling into fire pit in East Wareham August 19, 2018 | 5:45 PM