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If NCAA's proposed eligibility rule passes, college hockey could be among the sports hardest hit

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From humble beginnings, Shawsheen boys' lacrosse has spent a quarter-century building to this point

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'Closer than people think.' Mass. Senate primary between Markey, Moulton may (finally) be heating up.

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Barney Frank spent decades in D.C. Here are three moments that set up his career.

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Markey, Warren, other Mass. politicians remember Barney Frank

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Starting Point -- A one-of-a-kind story

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How New England native Aubry Bracco used subtle gameplay and played the middle to win 'Survivor 50'

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Chad Finn -- Nine Red Sox thoughts, leading off with Roman Anthony being asked to be great a little too soon

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Jarren Duran's go-ahead homer leads to Red Sox' third straight win over the Royals

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Christopher L. Gasper -- Who leads the latest version of Boston's men's pro sports head coach power rankings?

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How the end of 'The Late Show with Stephen Colbert' could impact WBZ-TV and other local stations

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Massachusetts health leaders scramble to prevent 300,000 from losing Medicaid coverage

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In Searsmont, Maine, an explosion brings community together

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Man hit by multiple bullets during Memorial Drive shooting released from hospital, sister says

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Robert F. Kennedy Jr. fires Tufts doctor who led key health task force

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Boston City Council is deadlocked in its response to Wu's proposed spending cuts

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A 'Hampton Beach Takeover' left police responding to 127 calls for service and making 50 arrests

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At 'disorderly' gathering of 1,200 'high school-aged individuals' on R.I. beach, 9 Mass. teens arrested, police say

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Widow of man killed in wrong-way crash sues Boston club where alleged drunk driver was beforehand

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - New England feels a cooldown Thursday after record-breaking spring heat

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Haverhill man charged with receiving stolen Social Security benefits

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Boston still runs on Dunkin'. But a new coffee culture is taking hold.

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What Kevin McHale thought when watching the Celtics this season: 'Some days the 3-point shooting gets a little much for me'

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IDEAS | SARAH ISGUR - At the Supreme Court, it's not just liberal vs. conservative - It's the skiers vs. the basketball players.

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Opinion | Chris Dodd -- Barney Frank was the perfect partner during the financial crisis

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EDITORIAL -- A new lawsuit forces the state to confront racial segregation in schools

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Howard Husock -- How Barney Frank helped reinvent Boston

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IDEAS | RACHEL BRODSKY -- Hollywood picks up on the OnlyFans moment

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Exhausted kiteboarder is rescued off Nahant after 11-year-old son raises alert

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Tall ships are coming to Boston to celebrate the nation's 250th anniversary

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A record 274 climbers scale Mount Everest in a single day

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MassDOT places multiple employees on leave after TV report uncovers alleged overtime fraud at Charlestown facility

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'The house shook': Lightning strikes Brookline family home, displaces three

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Mazy, cat who survived 10-story fall, recovering from successful surgery at MSPCA-Angell

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WHAT SHE'S HAVING - Ice cream in Boston is so unhinged right now - Butter-dipped soft serve with a lobster cone? Pear and blue cheese ice cream? This summer, Boston ice cream flavors are increasingly bizarre.

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These 14 New England colleges now cost more than $100,000 a year -- Eight of the 14 schools are in Massachusetts.

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She tried unionizing a Bellingham Amazon facility. Then she was fired. -- The push for union representation at Amazon has divided workers and sparked a rigorous union-busting campaign by the e-commerce giant, employees said.

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With exclamation points and indignation, a federal judge from South Natick infuriates Trump -- Richard Leon's rulings have made him one of several judicial enemies of a president pushing the bounds of executive power.

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

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80 fun concerts, festivals, shows, and more to check out around Boston this summer

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ART's 'Black Swan' brings the movie's saga of dance and ambition to the stage

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What's your 'type'? Because this man's type is ... very specific.

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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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JOAN VENNOCHI -- So much for the sisterhood. Shannon O'Brien is out as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission.

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EDITORIAL -- As online sexual exploitation grows, laws need to catch up

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Questions after a tragedy at Davis

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Massachusetts primaries are broken. Here's how to fix them.

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IDEAS | MIKE MARIANI -- The NBA is in crisis

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

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- MIAA postseason guide: Every date you need to know for the 2026 spring playoffs -- The postseason begins in late May with girls' lacrosse and team tennis, followed closely by the USTA individual tournament, before expanding to include baseball, softball, boys' lacrosse, and track.

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Bruins -- How the Bruins can upgrade on defense this offseason, from minor additions to big swings -- Both Darren Raddysh or Rasmus Andersson could interest the Bruins this offseason if they are looking to improve their defense.

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NWSL -- Boston Legacy FC's upcoming games in Rhode Island could offer a glimpse into the club's future at White Stadium

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BOLD TYPES -- Government jobs have grown in Mass. since the pandemic, while private-sector jobs remain flat

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Elon Musk's SpaceX reveals its finances for the first time

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CONNECTIONS -- I first scaled Mount Washington in 1954 at age 4. I kept going back.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Could patient portals be less baffling and more helpful? A cartoon explainer.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We talked a lot about her dog, Clementine, a sheepadoodle'

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- In 1970s Boston, young hustlers made easy money selling smart term papers to college students

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Cambridge residents voice concerns after Memorial Drive shooting at community meeting

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Globe Top 20 boys' lacrosse poll: Settling in ahead of playoffs

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Hasbro 'Magic: The Gathering' video game staff try to unionize

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Brandeis scores $25 million gift from alumnus

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They graduated into the 'bleakest job market.' Now it's their children's turn.

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Republicans expected to abandon $1b security proposal for White House and Trump's ballroom

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Trump's false claims about the 2020 election are casting a shadow over Georgia's GOP runoffs

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The teens who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego were latest to cite prior atrocities

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Prosecutors seek 50-year sentence for nonprofit leader at center of sprawling Minnesota fraud case

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'Good looking men', the Iran war and déjà vu at Trump's Coast Guard speech

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UK government to release papers related to former prince Andrew's appointment as trade envoy

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Netanyahu scolds Israeli security minister for releasing videos taunting detained flotilla activists

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Cutting GLP-1 access hurts patients, and insurers, long-term

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City Council should reject Wu's budget

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Do politics belong at commencement? Readers weigh in.

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Sites tied to equality movements join list of America's most endangered historic places

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A mop, a broom, and a calmer mind: Why some find mental health benefits in everyday tasks

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Would you pick lint off someone else's sweater?

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Podcast: The biggest names in Providence's restaurant industry get candid

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Back Bay's new Peruvian restaurant feels like a party

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What's the worst way to spend your vacation time and money? It's called obligation travel.

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Beginning in June, Logan passengers can check bags and go through TSA screening remotely

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JetBlue to pull out of N.H.'s largest airport amid 'capacity crisis,' officials say

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She freed herself from slavery by fleeing George Washington's house. Now some are defying efforts to bury her memory.

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Mural being painted in Nashua's Renaissance Park features nod to city's French-Canadian heritage

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In art history, 'nude' almost always meant nude women, painted by men. An MFA exhibit documents a contemporary rebuttal.

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A young woman sees spirits in an '80s East Village, shadowed by AIDS

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Sorry to bother you! 'I Love Boosters' is lots of fun.

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The Mandalorian, Grogu ... and Martin Scorsese?

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'The Sheep Detectives' is a lamb good movie

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Netflix's 'The Boroughs': Forever young, but not terribly fresh

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Richard Hatch, first winner of 'Survivor,' says he was not invited to tonight's Season 50 finale

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Boston Calling has been a major economic driver for Harvard Square. How are businesses feeling about its 'gap year'?

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A fan in Boston confessed to stealing a lead singer's identity — then he inspired the band's next album

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When is an orchestra not an orchestra? By any label, Handel and Haydn's ensemble shined at Old South Church.

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In the satirical 'Eureka Day,' comedy is the best medicine for exploring human nature

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ArtsEmerson announces new season of programming

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A Dickens character gets another look in '(re)Dressing Miss Havisham'

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Mass General Brigham Home Care clinicians clear the way for a possible strike

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Drug companies spurned by Supreme Court on price negotiation law

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Barney Frank on facing death: 'Not as scary as I thought it would be'

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Greg Hyman, co-creator of Tickle Me Elmo, dies at 78

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Felicity Lott, elegant soprano in opera and song, dies at 79

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