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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Could Maura Healey possibly lose?

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US must account for bombing of Iranian elementary school

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For Muslims in Massachusetts, celebrating Eid looks like a mix of 'grief and celebration, hand in hand' -- The end of Ramadan, typically a joyous time for the faithful, comes amid escalating tension in the Middle East.

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Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants over opening Strait of Hormuz

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Follow live updates on the war against Iran

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Surprise, embarrassment, unease in Japan after Trump uses Pearl Harbor to defend Iran war

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ICE officers soon will help with airport security unless Democrats end shutdown, Trump says

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Bruins 4, Red Wings 2 -- Bruins rally, score three goals in the third period to topple Red Wings

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Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes -- Who will be MLB's 2026 awards winners? The Globe's predictions include a pair of Red Sox in the running for top honors.

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Nonprofits, unions and airports rally to feed TSA officers as shutdown drags

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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

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Prosecutors are sending a strong message to Mass. police with arrest of officer, experts say

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City officials show support for Boston police, call for transparency as officer faces manslaughter charge

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'Feels like we've gone back in time.' Pride flags were removed from Boston University offices. Professors are alarmed.

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Fifteen Boston-area towns set big goals to build out of the region's housing shortage by 2030. They're nowhere close.

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'The Bachelorette' took a risk on Taylor Frankie Paul. It backfired.

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Ben Volin | Sunday football notes -- Dolphins forced to play Moneyball after wasting salary cap dollars like no team in NFL history

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America's official mammal, the bison, gets a bronze tribute for the country's 250th birthday

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ODIE HENDERSON REVIEW | ★★★★ -- 'Project Hail Mary' scores a cinematic touchdown

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Alexander von Hoffman - To restore the American dream, Greater Boston needs to build more single-family homes - The only way to meet the urgent longing of young households for a place to call their own is to build houses they can afford to buy.

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IDEAS | JUDY KUGEL -- Why are the men around me doing all the talking?

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Seth Moulton -- We can't let history repeat itself in Iran

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Ruthzee Louijeune -- Heartbreak, hope, and a plea to save TPS for Haitians

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IDEAS | John Edward Huth -- I made Harvard students give up their clocks. The results were revelatory.

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Croft School officials say founder allegedly forged $500,000 letter of credit. Then the tuition deadline moved. -- A Boston police spokesperson confirmed Friday that the department has an open investigation on the school's alleged financial mismanagement but would not comment further.

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Summer heat hits Southwest in March and records are shattered -- The heat wave shattering March records all over the US Southwest is the latest next-level weather event that is occurring more frequently as Earth's warming builds, scientists say.

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Inside the arrest that led to Banksy's possible unmasking decades later -- Who is Banksy? He's probably the most famous street artist in the world. And he may have been that guy who was arrested in Manhattan in 2000.

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'There are just no dollars': Mass. towns consider cuts to cherished public institutions amid deepening budget crisis -- From zoos to libraries to skating rinks, local leaders are forced to make financial sacrifices as budgets tighten and costs climb.

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Worcester officials slam racist social media comments directed at girls high school basketball players -- "The Worcester community stands united in denouncing racism in all its forms," multiple officials said in a statement.

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high school top 20s - The final Globe Top 20 polls of the 2025-26 high school basketball and hockey seasons - With the state championships in the books, it's time to reveal our final Globe Top 20 polls of the 2025-26 winter season, as selected by the Globe staff.

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'It's laughable': Election officials pour cold water on MAGA midterm overhaul -- Republicans say they must pass election reforms before November — and those who run elections say the proposals are unworkable.

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Dan Shaughnessy - It may be March Madness to the rest of the country, but around here we're feeling a little left out, and other thoughts - Here in Massachusetts, March Madness is March Sadness. Or March Badness. Truly. We're darn near March Teamless. We have virtually no say in this national hoop-a-palooza.

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It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

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'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,' 'SNL UK,' plus more new movies and TV to stream this weekend

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'André Is an Idiot' is a hilarious and heartbreaking plea for you to get a colonoscopy

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Buildings in darkness, lit from within: An exhibit called 'Sanctuary' is a haunting embodiment of current fears, and of hope

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team - Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn't he stopped sooner? A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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Why Trump and the MAGA movement turned against Harvard -- Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, America's most powerful university grew vulnerable to attack. There were warning signs.

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Why the middle class is disappearing in Massachusetts -- The middle class in Massachusetts is being hollowed out. Driving the squeeze is a stratospheric rise in inequality.

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Water is coming for the Seaport; the whole city will be poorer for it. -- Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston's property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.

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Danielle Allen -- All-party primaries would fix Massachusetts' unproductive Legislature

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The BSO board — another bad boss

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IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA -- How book clubs and knitting circles can restore our democracy

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Lost and/or found -- Ten weird but totally true Boston stories

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Warming trend continues as showers return Sunday - On Sunday, another system pushes into the region from the west during the late morning and afternoon.

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Six injured in floor collapse at N.H. wedding venue, officials say -- Emergency personnel responded to a wedding venue in N.H. early Saturday evening.

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COLLEGES -- Bentley, Dartmouth men win automatic NCAA hockey bids as conference champions -- Kellan Hjartarson scored twice in the third period to deliver a comeback at Bentley Arena, while Milton's Tim Busconi had the overtime winner in Lake Placid, N.Y.

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St. Louis City 3, Revolution 1 -- Revolution offense, optimism are short-lived as St. Louis comes back to win its first of the season -- Along with losing to a team that hadn't scored in 300 minutes prior to Saturday, Leo Campana's return lasted less than 20, the striker suffering another injury.

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Hockey East final | Merrimack 2, UConn 1 -- Max Lundgren backstops No. 8 Merrimack to first Hockey East title in thrilling final over UConn -- The junior goalie made a career-high 49 stops, including 21 in the third period, for the Warriors.

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Saturday's five high school sports takeaways, from Gatorade awards to new coaches to transfers

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TEXAS 74, GONZAGA 68 -- Texas delivers men's NCAA surprise, bounces No. 3 Gonzaga to go from First Four to the Sweet 16

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Cuba suffers second blackout in a week amid fuel squeeze

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Alex Speier -- Venezuelan players are integral to the Red Sox' success. Turmoil back home is never far from their minds.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- New England's 50 fastest-growing companies for 2026

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PERSPECTIVE -- Trying to change someone's mind in an argument is pointless. Here's what to do instead.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'Finding out he was also a dog lover was pretty important '

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Trial of Natick engineer accused of exporting US technology to Iran postponed amid war

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As golf season tees off, area courses spring to life. But weather swings can make it tricky out on the links.

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Clemson women's basketball has tournament buzzer-beater erased by a clock error, then loses in overtime

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Scoring slump continues for Morgan Geekie, but he knows there is more to the game

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Jayson Tatum weathers the ups and downs of his return with help from his Celtics teammates, especially Jaylen Brown

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Iran strikes near Israeli nuclear research center as Trump threatens attacks on Iranian power plants

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The oil prices you see don't tell the market's real story

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Stryker cyberattack delays surgeries for some patients

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Trump's reaction to Mueller's death: 'Good, I'm Glad'

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Iran struck 2 areas near Israel's main nuclear research center, with several injured. Here's what happened.

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Six people injured after floor collapses at New Hampshire wedding venue

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Musk says Tesla, SpaceX, xAI chip project to kick off in Texas

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Cuba's power grid collapses leaving it without electricity for the 3rd time this month

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Why must Franklin Park be the region's supportive housing epicenter?

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Once transfixed by the Gardner's Rembrandt, he feels its loss today

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How 'Jury Duty' kept its high-wire act secret for another season

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Birthday expectations unmet

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Small house, big mess: 12 ways for average people to get organized

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Common Craft opens in Southie; Nine Winters closes in Cambridge

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Globe launches recipe database: 2,000 dishes at your fingertips

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Lobster rolls approach $50, but Bostonians appear happy to shell out

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Airport screeners quitting instead of working without pay poses a longer-term problem for TSA

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Rolex watches, socks, a Jim Henson puppet. Inside the massive Ala. store where things inside lost luggage get sold.

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How to make sure your belongings don't end up for sale at Unclaimed Baggage

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Calvin Tomkins, who narrated the rise of contemporary art, dies at 100

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A Klimt tree blooms in the Harvard Art Museums

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Horror novel 'Shy Girl' pulled over suspected AI use

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'It's a game changer.' Zach Bryan buys Kerouac's 'On the Road' scroll for $12M, with plan to display it in Lowell.

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Blackface isn't dead. It isn't even past.

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Coolidge Corner Theatre workers vote to authorize strike as contract negotiations deadlocked, union says

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Good guys wore black: A tribute to Chuck Norris

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Chuck Norris, Hollywood action star, has died at 86

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'The Bachelorette' season canceled after leaked video of assault

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'Deadwood' delivered one of the best #!@$* first episodes of all time

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A new PBS doc explores how politicians use race to make Americans 'White with Fear'

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BTS is back. But the K-Pop landscape has changed.

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Electronic music, dance, opera, martial arts: FKA twigs says 'this is just my makeup'

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A cause worth fighting for, and singing about, in 'Suffs'

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In post-apocalyptic 'The End is Nigh,' game-show contestants play for mortal stakes

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Suzy Eddie Izzard wanted a chance to take on Shakespeare. She's now playing every role in 'Hamlet.'

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Massachusetts to track Alpha-gal syndrome, a growing threat from tick bites. Here's what to know.

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The curious case of sepsis — and what may really be driving its skyrocketing cases in Mass.

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This diet beats out 5 others when it comes to cognitive health, study finds

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Jane Lapotaire, British actress who won a Tony for 'Piaf,' dies at 81

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