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At least 6 dead as tornadoes slam Michigan and Oklahoma -- In Michigan, a tornado killed at least three people and injured 12 others.

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Bruins vs. Capitals: Battle for playoff spot heats up

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Families with missing loved ones like Nancy Guthrie face ambiguous loss. It freezes grief.

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Trump says he'll hit Iran harder as Iranian president apologizes to neighbors. Follow live updates.

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US officials warn of 'biggest bombing campaign' yet in weeklong conflict with Iran - President Trump's administration approved a new $151 million arms sale to Israel after Trump said he would not negotiate with Iran without its "unconditional surrender."

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Iran's president apologizes for strikes on neighbors as missiles and drones still pound their cities

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'Everything is so blurry': Iranian students are optimistic and on edge amid widening war

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GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL - Jayson Tatum's return merely the start of a potentially historic journey, for the superstar and these Celtics - Tatum found his feet and finished with 15 points, 12 rebounds, and 7 assists in a dominant win over Dallas.

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BSO declines to renew Andris Nelsons' contract -- The blunt dismissal comes as a major shock from the Boston Symphony Orchestra, an organization that normally seeks to project an air of decorum, stability, and orderly succession.

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THE FINE PRINT -- Home heating oil prices have spiked by one-third. It could get worse.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- The $90-a-month Foxborough Select Board members taking on FIFA's Goliath

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Gavin Newsom blasts Trump's 'wrecking-ball presidency' in book stop at JFK Library in Boston

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Ben Volin | Sunday football notes -- With NFL free agency beginning, which teams will look the most different in 2026?

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Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes -- Red Sox' Ceddanne Rafaela welcomes opportunity to be around fellow Curacaoan center fielder Andruw Jones at WBC

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Of all the things that have happened to Boston hospitals, Beth Israel Lahey Health's CEO says this was the hardest -- Dr. Kevin Tabb announced this week he planned to step down, making way in the coming year for a new executive to take the reins.

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County jail in N.H. facing calls to rethink longstanding agreement with ICE -- For more than two decades, the jail in this Democratic-leaning county has housed ICE detainees regardless of which political party occupied the White House. But recent trends have spurred concerns to new heights.

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Judge dismisses immigration case of mistakenly deported Babson College student

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'They haven't broken my will to protect my daughter': Father testifies in R.I. grandparents visitation hearing

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After flu vaccine hiccups, potential $2.25 billion settlement, where does Moderna go from here?

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Pittsfield man charged with falsely impersonating Army veteran for over 30 years

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13 Boston restaurants to receive new alcohol licenses, city announces

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Maine's catch of lobster declines again as high costs and climate change impact industry

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LOVE LETTERS -- Was this breakup caused by 'nice guy syndrome'?

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'It's appalling to me.' Daryl Hannah slams how she's portrayed in JFK Jr. series 'Love Story' in NYT op-ed

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EDITORIAL - This former JP monastery is a case study in why Boston is short on housing - The Poor Clares are up against a powerful opponent with City Hall's ear, the director of the Arnold Arboretum.

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Michelle Wu -- New White Stadium combines history, sports, and community

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Andrew Zimbalist -- The questions Bostonians should be asking about White Stadium

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Renée Loth -- History is being erased in Lowell

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Videos show US citizen's shooting death in Texas last year by federal immigration agent -- The videos offer the first visual account of the shooting of Ruben Ray Martinez, 23, during a beach trip last year.

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The surprising health benefits of natural light exposure -- Natural light from the sun offers a range of physical, mental and behavioral benefits.

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Alabama man facing execution for deadly robbery asks for clemency as he didn't kill victim -- "I didn't know anything about nobody getting hurt until we were on the way back," he said in a telephone interview last month.

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Dan Shaughnessy - If you're expecting Foxborough to bow to FIFA, think again. The town has a history of standing up to power. The town's select board rightfully and correctly bounced "Monday Night Football" out of Foxborough for 14 years in the 20th century.

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'I don't want to be here anymore': A Mass. lawyer fights to help children held at ICE detention center in Texas -- Corey Martin has previously volunteered on immigration law projects involving residents here on Temporary Protected Status and on asylum cases.

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RFK Jr. said he's coming for your Dunkin'. New England responded in appropriate fashion. -- Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr.'s remarks on Dunkin' and Starbucks spark outrage and memes on social media.

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

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Seth MacFarlane, 'Ted' cast talk Massholes, physical media, and why Boston may have 'the worst accent'

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'Kween' offers an affecting look at the Cambodian American experience in Lowell

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Charley Crockett on country music, 'hoboing,' and what he learned from Justin Townes Earle

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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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EDITORIAL -- Too many borrowers are falling behind on student loan repayment

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Roland Merullo -- The macho man myth

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Will war with Iran hurt Republicans' chances in November? Three writers weigh in.

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JEFF JACOBY -- When a tyrant dies, decent people rejoice

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Tornado season has arrived. If it's anything like last year, the next several months could be dangerously active. -- A record number of tornadoes carved across 20 states last March.

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Gas station in Quincy seeks strolling violist to play for customers -- Harvey Kertzman has long tried to offer his customers a more refreshing experience than one might expect at the pump. Now he wants to elevate it even further.

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CELTICS -- Celtics center Nikola Vucevic out at least three weeks after surgery for fractured finger -- The 35-year-old big man suffered the injury on a post-up in the first quarter of Boston's win over the Mavericks on Friday.

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Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes -- Don Sweeney took realistic view of Bruins into NHL trade deadline and let it pass with relative calm -- The Bruins general manager doesn't have a roster that today is just one or two players from being a bona fide Stanley Cup contender. No point in anyone pretending, acting, or managing otherwise.

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Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes -- Celtics fans relished chance to clash with Lakers fans in Los Angeles: 'It was the time of my life' -- Season-ticket holder Ted Lorden and his two sons had a memorable first experience at Crypto.com Arena.

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Celtics 120, Mavericks 100 -- 'It's been a long time coming': Inside Jayson Tatum's first game back with the Celtics

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Jabil to shutter much of its operations in Clinton, cutting jobs and moving some to Devens -- The Florida-based manufacturer, which acquired Nypro in 2013, is winding down operations in Clinton and consolidating production in Devens.

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Charting the global economy: Oil prices top $90 on Iran war

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How The Iran conflict is disrupting global trade

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Spring Arts -- What's happening this spring? Shake off winter with these 30 events in theater, books, museums, and more.

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Spring Arts -- Why don't we remember the activists who won voting rights for women? Shaina Taub hopes her musical 'Suffs' fixes that.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'In your 40s, you have history worth sharing'

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PERSPECTIVE -- Building a tiny bathroom in Boston shouldn't be this hard

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Search suspended for second crewmember of fishing boat that sank off Provincetown

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Regular Orange Line service to resume Saturday, two days earlier than expected for signal project

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It was overdue, but Tim Legler was promoted to ESPN/ABC's top NBA broadcast team this season, and he's thriving

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Despite revamping their linebackers and edge rushers last season, the Patriots need more help, and there are many options

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Trump administration's embattled FDA vaccine chief is leaving for the second time

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Anti-ICE protests to hit Citizens Bank over ties to prison management companies

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Could Massachusetts be the next target of Trump's 'war on fraud'?

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Republicans hope Mullin brings steady hand amid Trump's shakeup at DHS

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4 dead in Michigan as powerful storms that produced at least 1 tornado rip through the state

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Kennedy Center's noisy Friday: 2 lawsuits and an NSO director's resignation

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Pope names veteran Vatican diplomat as ambassador to the US to manage relations with Trump

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At least 8 killed in Ukraine's Kharkiv as Russian missile hits apartment building

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Thom Tillis is not a hero. But more Republicans should emulate him.

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The Supreme Court moves in the shadows

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Politics panel: Iran, Epstein, and the Massachusetts Senate race

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Does a lab-grown diamond mean he loves me less?

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How springing forward to daylight saving time could affect your health

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FX's 'Love Story' makes me wish my kids lived through the 1990s

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Where the West was fun: Say howdy to these cowboy-core vacations

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Life Alive livens up the Seaport; Avra Estiatorio prepares for a Back Bay opening

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United will ban passengers who don't wear headphones. Here are other behaviors airlines should target.

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Maya Keleher of 'Suffs' on winter fashion, oily massages, and Burlingame State Campground

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How visitors can find the history being erased

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A Whitney Biennial for the forlorn

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Big shoes, goofy costumes, and a lot of makeup: Professional clowns gather in Boston for annual convention

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Revolutionary doings at the Athenaeum

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Boston-area authors recognized in Jewish Book Awards, LA Times Book Prizes

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As things fall apart, Yeats' 1919 poem 'The Second Coming' seems as timely as ever

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In 'Adult Braces,' Lindy West's road trip leads to surprising self-discovery

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Oscars 2026: How to stream all 10 best picture nominees this weekend

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'This is a really meaningful innovation': Netflix buys Ben Affleck's AI startup

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Test yourself with the Globe's Academy Awards trivia quiz

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How 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' heightened the high school horror show

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In a crowded TV marketplace, 'Masterpiece', housed in Boston, is thriving. What's its secret?

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Jesse Welles unpacks his viral protest songs at the House of Blues

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In the mid-'70s, Squeeze wrote an album about a fictional nightclub. Fifty years later, 'Trixies' is finally coming to life.

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Kennedy Center exodus continues as National Symphony director Jean Davidson heads to the Wallis

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In this musical, the puppeteers don't disappear, they sparkle

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'Not harmless.' How people respond to Trump and Kennedy's unproven medical advice.

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Health care premium hikes will weigh on public budgets, workers

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MassHealth is losing billions. Cuts may be guided by those it serves.

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Bob Harlan, Packers' president/CEO from 1989-2008, dies at 89

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Bernard LaFayette, Selma voting rights organizer, dies at 85

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Ly Y of Quincy, journalist who wrote of escaping Cambodia's genocide, dies at 83

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