Article snippet: Boston officials presided over a gathering at Boston University on Thursday of 20 US mayors and four officials from cities in other countries, including China. When the president arrives Friday in Quebec, he will find US alliances badly frayed, turning Trump’s tariffs into the focus of the G-7 summit. ‘‘I’m sorry I don’t respect a porn star the way I respect a career woman or a woman of substance or a woman who isn’t going to sell her body for sexual exploitation,’’ Rudy Giuliani said. The United States hopes to one day normalize relations with North Korea, Trump said Thursday. Opinion | Michael A. Cohen Most of Trump’s pardons appear to be politically expedient, while his treatment of children at the border is inexcusable. The Massachusetts Senate passed a bill Thursday that would give judges the power to strip weapons from individuals flagged as a danger to themselves or others. story behind the book | kate tuttle Howard Bryant’s new book is “The Heritage: Black Athletes, A Divided America, and the Politics of Patriotism.” The move did not have the support of either of the senators from Oregon, the state that the nominee, Ryan Bounds, calls home. Ryan stresses ‘no evidence of collusion’ with Russia a day after saying no evidence of spying on Trump Capital Source Party insiders are openly speculating about whether the longtime social and environmental activist can keep his candidacy for governor afloat. <?EM-dummyText [This is dummy text for... Link to the full article to read more