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Southern New England sees heavy rain and strong winds as potent storm system moves through

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State appeals court upholds conviction of Granby woman tried four times for wife's murder in 2010 -- The court unanimously affirmed the fourth-trial ruling in the long-running legal saga.

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First Literacy awards more than $34k in grants to support adult education across the state -- First Literacy announced it awarded more than $34,000 in grant funding to eight organizations across Massachusetts to boost adult basic education and English language learning.

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STATE OF THE TROPICS | KEN MAHAN - Tropical Storm Bertha strengthens in Gulf Coast as El Niño heats up the sea - Bertha is the second named tropical storm of the season, forming in the same region that Tropical Storm Arthur did in June.

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Rainout puts Red Sox' chance to tie franchise-record 15-game winning streak on hold

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Appeals court throws out Vermont judge's decision to free Palestinian activist Mohsen Mahdawi

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BU to pay city of Boston more than $104 million over five years in record deal

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Mother of teenager found dead in Mattapan home owned by Pressley's husband speaks out

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Man who beat woman, 87, to death in Roxbury in 1991 granted parole from life sentence

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Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5 billion so far during Senate testimony. Follow live updates.

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Trump officials withhold $1 billion in Medicaid funds from two states

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POWER PLAY -- It's time for Boston to put its best foot forward to host the Women's World Cup

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Avenue of Broken Trust -- A multimillion dollar complex is being built in Mattapan. Local homeowners ask, why now?

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For many Black residents, this Blue Hill Avenue transit plan repeats old problems

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High vacancy rates cloud housing shortage, especially in New England's vacation destinations

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Newly upgraded One Lincoln tower lands its first biotech tenant

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ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL -- Maine's Senate race has been upended. Here's how a Troy Jackson vs. Susan Collins matchup could look.

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John Cena and Amy Poehler explain why everyone from Mass. says they're from Boston

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NECN hires former WCVB reporter Matt Reed as anchor, eyes relaunch in September

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Chad Finn | Sports Media - Needham's Karl Ravech expected to be among those laid off at ESPN

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House Democrats to pass bill to make Massachusetts' late-term abortion laws among nation's broadest

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Homan: ICE killings will continue until the public stops resisting - Trump's 'border czar' believes that those who challenge this administration — not poorly trained and vetted agents — are the real problem.

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Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Ayanna Pressley -- The attack on workers begins and ends with Black women

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RAMI ABOU-SABE -- My bicycle could save the world ... if you'd all just stop trying to kill me

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EDITORIAL -- Who knew about Michael Proctor's racist texts?

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Ashish K. Jha -- US needs to find outbreaks before patients do

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Jury selection resumes Wednesday in trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children

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Judge orders release of Florida woman detained by ICE at Logan Airport after attending Fenway concert

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Boston police officer's certification suspended by POST Commission after three sustained misconduct allegations

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Medical examiner rules 2025 South Bay in-custody death a homicide

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Boston City Councilor Henry Santana hospitalized for 'persistent and unresolved health issues'

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The Norfolk DA prosecuted Karen Read twice. She has backed a candidate in the race to replace him.

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AS I SEE IT - Fenway Park has never looked better than during the Red Sox' epic winning streak - Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld's latest "As I See It" column chronicles the Sox' surge.

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BOLD TYPES - Former owner of Kinsale and Asgard reaches million-dollar settlement with Harvard - Restaurateur Skip Sack battled his landlord over the fate of the short-lived En Boca in Harvard Square for nearly a decade.

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As cyclospora fears grow, consumers and experts look at whether local produce is safer -- Many consumers and experts consider the outbreak just one more good reason to shop local.

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Why Facebook Marketplace is the hot new spot for home-cooked food: 'You can't get that quality at restaurants' -- For sellers, it's a way to gain traction by offering everything from Korean stews to pastries to seafood boils. To customers, it can be a way to find familiar food they might not otherwise be able to get.

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We talked with Matt Damon about his intense 'The Odyssey' experience and why Boston will always feel like home

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Why 'Modern Lovers 'Live'' remains an unpunk classic

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Claire Vaye Watkins somehow makes environmental tension and midlife stress hopeful in 'Yellow Pine'

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Apple TV's 'Lucky' is a bloody good crime thriller thick with family affairs

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing 'the crazy card.' -- A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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Trapped in the dark web -- Online child exploitation is spreading like a 'tidal wave.' Police can't keep up. -- Threats once confined to the physical world are now on children's laptops, their gaming systems, and the phones they carry in their pockets — and investigators can't keep up.

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The End of Normalcy -- 'I hope they blow your head off': Violent threats pour into congressional offices, and it's getting worse -- The Globe asked the offices of New England lawmakers for examples of the threats they've received. The response was chilling.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

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IDEAS | CARLOS BARRAGÁN -- Nigerian romance scams are not what you think

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IDEAS | Yifan Xu Miller -- Who's actually running that robot?

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Marijuana repeal ballot question to go before voters this November, after last-ditch challenge fails -- The measure, which aims to repeal state laws legalizing, regulating, and taxing recreational cannabis, will be printed as Question 8 on November ballots.

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CYCLING -- Remco Evenepoel wins back-to-back Tour de France stages, closes gap behind leader Tadej Pogačar -- Evenepoel shaved 28 seconds off Pogacar's lead, which still stands at more than four minutes with five stages remaining.

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PATRIOTS POSITIONAL PREVIEW | CORNERBACKS -- Christian Gonzalez is one of the NFL's best corners, but could his contract become a distraction for the Patriots? -- A new deal for Gonzalez would likely reset the market for elite corners.

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RED SOX -- How the Red Sox' 14-game win streak differs from previous times the franchise record has been set -- The 1946 Red Sox had a 15-game win streak that is one better than the 2026 club's 14 in a row, but the circumstances were different.

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Orioles at Red Sox | POSTPONED -- Game 100: Red Sox postponed Tuesday, will try to match franchise record win streak during Wednesday doubleheader

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Patriots -- Patriots place edge rusher Harold Landry on physically unable to perform list ahead of training camp

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The Gates Foundation met with Epstein about 30 times despite staff concerns, an external review says

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BOLD TYPES -- Former Vertex chief Jeff Leiden's latest venture: a 'smart' toilet seat

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THE BIG DAY -- 'Call of Duty' brought them together. Then they weathered real life losses.

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PERSPECTIVE -- Glancing out my yurt window at rain-soaked tents, I wondered was I actually camping?

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Your Home | Small Spaces -- Less is more: Close quarters call for purposeful design in South Boston town house

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The world's larger soccer ball has arrived to Boston

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What did Drake Maye do during the offseason? Here's a chronicle of his adventures.

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Rested Revolution return to action Wednesday after nearly two-month break

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Sports radio WEEI will soon be available on SiriusXM satellite radio

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US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years

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How a Boston Duck Tours narrator navigates her finances

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Thousands of African winter skiing tourists are flocking to snowy Lesotho

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US sends food for Cuban residents while still pressuring island's government

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Hegseth estimates Iran war has cost $37.5 billion as he defends funding request to Congress

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Mexican man killed after ICE encounter in Florida was on vacation, officials say

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Judge hearing evidence against singer D4vd in killing, dismemberment of teen; will decide on trial

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Oystercatchers, known for sharp bills and beady eyes, are making a comeback thanks to conservation

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Zelensky dismisses Ukraine's top general

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What to know about the key challenges Andy Burnham faces as UK prime minister

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Man stabs and wounds tourists near the Acropolis in Athens, Greece

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Massachusetts has a chance to invest in its youth. Will we take it?

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The bogus arguments against birthright citizenship

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The real cost of Trump's 'free money' for Massachusetts schools

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I won't have sex before marriage. How do I know if we're compatible?

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Premium pistachios from Turkey

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How Hotel Commonwealth executive chef Kevin Bowdidge found sobriety and a front-row seat to Fenway

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Be kind and rewind: A new Somerville business combines a vintage shop and café with a DVD rental spot

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Aeromexico flight change leaves mom and newborn stranded

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New Boston walking tour highlights historical events through an Indigenous lens

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How to protect your Caribbean trip during hurricane season

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'Punchline II' is an exhibition meant to embrace the absurdity of an absurd world

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From Gloucester with love: Rothko, Avery, and Gottlieb's summer bond shines at the Cape Ann Museum

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At the MFA, the past and present converge in a fractious moment

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'The New People' is a brash debut about economic collapse, marital woes, and the worst kind of neighbors

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'The Hours' author Michael Cunningham on finding the love of his life

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The best local book events, July 19-24

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Three horror movies to stream now

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Pickleball gets served in Apple TV's 'The Dink'

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There's no end of the road for Dead & Company fans in 'Summer Tour'

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This week's TV: The latest 'Big Bang Theory' spinoff, 'King of the Hill' returns, and more

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HBO's 'The Leftovers' brought fear and wonder to a selective end-times event

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Don't miss these 10 performers at the Newport Folk Festival

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Taylor Swift put the spotlight on Watch Hill. But the pop star isn't center stage when she's in Rhode Island.

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Ron Funches on his 'Traitors' stint and speaking up about his autism diagnosis

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In 'A New Era,' a lively look back at Boston's Black suffragist past

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Spectral scenes from a marriage in 'Paranormal Activity'

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A $160 million 'moonshot' backs Boston effort to revolutionize rare disease treatment

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Tell us: Have you sought help for postpartum depression, anxiety, or other mental health symptoms?

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One of Rhode Island's most-wanted fugitives appears to have been secretly working as a biotech executive

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Denise Oliver-Velez, a powerful voice of the left, dies at 78

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Dave Dawson, cofounder of bespoke lighting company Urban Electric, dies at 53

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Walt Odets, who delved into the minds of gay men, dies at 79

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