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'Let's try this again.' Trump and the media give White House Correspondents' dinner a bizarre redo. -- After a gunman ended the annual dinner in April, a scaled-down version of the traditional springtime celebration of the First Amendment was held Friday night.

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Universities are out, AI is in under new Trump plan for science funding

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Red Sox 6, Blue Jays 4 -- Anthony Seigler, Ceddanne Rafaela get Red Sox rolling again in win over Blue Jays

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Gary Washburn | On basketball -- LeBron James signing with the 76ers just made things even more difficult for the Celtics

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Maine Democrats are meeting to pick a new Senate nominee to face Republican Sen. Susan Collins

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Teen declared 'miracle' baby by the pope last year could be a suspect in a double shooting in Newport

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'One of the worst-kept secrets': Romance between Norfolk police officers depleted morale, sowed distrust, report finds

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Patrick Clancy is expected to testify in his former wife's murder trial. Here's what to know about him.

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Judge in Lindsay Clancy trial bars media from posting audio of husband's 911 call, autopsy photos of children

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'They're punishing people for loving the orchestra': At Tanglewood, flowers have some seeing red

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Senate squashes Healey's bid to strengthen noncompete law

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A tissue tossed out a car window leads to gunshots outside the Hingham library, police say

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Judge orders bodycam footage sealed in Boston police officer manslaughter case

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Cape Cod authorities seek public's help to solve fatal hit-and-run of Army veteran

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Dorchester man allegedly shot friend 'in confusion of a gunfight,' prosecutors say

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Middlesex jury awards $56 million to Newburyport man who suffered 'catastrophic' injuries after being hit by Amazon delivery truck

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Julian Edelman moves the chains again, selling Back Bay penthouse for $5.45M

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'Worst Aquarium Ever' review inspires buzzy merchandise for New Bedford Whaling Museum

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Ben Volin | On football - As the Patriots open training camp, they transition from hunter to hunted

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MARCELA GARCÍA - Why is a Latina from the Bronx leading a presidential poll? Has AOC become a genuine national contender rather than a progressive celebrity?

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Crack one open for the Alaskan pilot asking the Supreme Court to help him keep his plane

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IDEAS | Abdallah Fayyad -- Interactive graphics: Trump's unprecedented presidential windfall

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Deborah Ramirez and Max Reese -- Federal accountability for ICE has vanished. States must fill the void.

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EDITORIAL -- Springfield needs a new courthouse — and a fair procurement process

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The Hollywood Reporter ranks Emerson College as one of the country's top five film schools

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Chris Affleck, mother of actors Ben and Casey Affleck, dies at 83

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CBS NFL analyst Tony Romo arrested on suspicion of operating a vehicle while under the influence

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Mass. historians fear Trump criticism of Smithsonian Institution will hit home

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Maine ICE agent David Brouillette had red flags. ICE hired him anyway.

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More concrete barriers and parking enforcement: Wu outlines street safety plans after cyclist's death

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A look at Vermont's new luxury ski-on, ski-off housing developments - Vermont is catering to a "growing demand for slopeside ownership" on its many ski mountains.

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This $1.25 million Gloucester home is like a time machine to the 1600s -- Built in 1678, the William Haskell House looks about the same as it would have back then.

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Electric shock: Insurer drops EV coverage for longtime customer -- Electric vehicle owners in Massachusetts face the challenge of getting affordable car insurance at a time when the state is falling behind in its plan to cut climate emissions.

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Will Beacon Hill do anything to help the Massachusetts housing crisis? With clock ticking, two ideas are on the table. -- Duplexes everywhere? Religious-land exemption? What housing policy will survive the end-of-session rush?

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New movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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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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'Just a couple townies': Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach talk Mass. roots while cooking borscht

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The best things to do in and around Boston this weekend

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing 'the crazy card.' -- Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should.

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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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Avenue of Broken Trust -- 'Why aren't they listening?': For many Black residents, this Blue Hill Avenue transit plan repeats old problems -- Many people living near Blue Hill Avenue are deeply opposed to the bus lane proposal, a skepticism wrought by decades of broken promises.

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IDEAS | Joseph Sakran -- What a bullet does to a body

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IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN -- Why won't Tufts reveal its evidence on a discredited scholar?

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Safe streets in Boston require more than choosing sides

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

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WEEKEND FORECAST | DAVE EPSTEIN - New England's looking at a stretch of classic summer days. Here are the details. This refreshing, sunny weather should continue for the next several days, with low humidity and cool, comfortable nights across New England.

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Worcester officials alert residents of possible elevated E. coli levels after sewer overflow -- Worcester officials say water testing will take place daily until E. coli levels return to an acceptable range.

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WNBA -- Dallas' Azzi Fudd becomes first rookie to win 3-point shootout -- Fudd had 30 points in the championship round to defeat Portland's Bridget Carleton.

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Red Sox Notebook -- Craig Breslow keeping open mind on Red Sox' adding options at trade deadline -- Touching all the bases, the Red Sox chief baseball officer mentioned a wide range of possibilities: starting pitching, relief pitching, hitting.

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Yankees 1, Phillies 0 -- Cam Schlittler rebounds from poor outing against Dodgers, strikes out 12 as Yankees defeat Phillies

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ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL -- As trade deadline nears, recent past offers a reminder of dilemma again confronting the Red Sox

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US says it will begin lifting a suspension of Mexican cattle imports starting in August -- The US Department of Agriculture said the reopening of cattle imports from Mexico will begin at the Douglas, Arizona border crossing.

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Outside Fenway, the war of the dirty tees rages on all summer

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SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT -- 'Just wanted a good paying job': How the operators of Southie's huge cranes help power New England's economy

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

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'She started asking ... about cancer risk factors when she learned I was in oncology'

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

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New Hampshire politicians defiant after DNC picks South Carolina for first-in-the-nation presidential primary

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Democrats select South Carolina for their first presidential nominating contest in 2028 election

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Michael Kim cards 15th 59 in PGA Tour history, takes 3-shot lead at 3M Open

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Former President Barack Obama surprises WNBA All-Stars at their practice at his Presidential Center

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Tadej Pogacar comes from behind to win 19th stage, increase overall lead at Tour de France

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Paramount agrees to delay closing Warner buyout for months while judge considers states' challenge

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Trump says the US will investigate EU trade practices, claiming the bloc unfairly fined tech giants

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New US tariffs linked to claims of foreign forced labor dismay and anger trading partners

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Trump returns to correspondents' dinner for a rambling, insult-filled speech 3 months after shooting

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In rush to track down leaks, Justice Dept. reversed its own process

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The family of a man who was shot and killed by Madison police says he was 'exceptional'

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Measles cases hit new record in US, as vaccination rates wane

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Teen pleads guilty to murder in a 2024 shooting that left 4 dead at Georgia's Apalachee High School

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Berlin's first drag march brings protest, pride and flamboyant celebration to the streets

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Ninety thousand people flee raging wildfires in France and Spain

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Russian ballistic strike kills 10 after Ukraine's Zelenskyy hosts US company making Patriots

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Politics Panel: What is ICE doing in Maine?

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Move over, April. This year, July is the cruelest month.

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Trump goes on a new media witch hunt

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Questions about summer of sophomore year

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What ER doctors want parents to know about e-bikes and e-scooters

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Instead of thinking about my ex-boyfriend, I think about ... her

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Bar Mezzana, No Relation, and Shore Leave will close on New Year's Day. Colin Lynch explains why.

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Is the Speedway home to the coolest little grocery store in Boston?

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A North End icon expands to the West Coast

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Broadway actor and audiobook narrator Robert Petkoff on books, the ocean, and family road trips in the station wagon

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The best cellphone plans for travelers

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Three airports plan to ditch TSA amid push for private security

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An artist's 'Scroll of Justice' — decades in the making — chronicles America's unraveling

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Looking for a missing parent – and finding him

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Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on display

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Peter H. Reynolds has always dreamed big, and he hopes you will, too

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Local bestsellers for the week ended July 19

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Betty Smith's 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' is a timeless portrait of girlhood

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The politics of playing chess in movies

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How's Christopher Nolan's adaptation of the 'The Odyssey'? We asked classics scholars.

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Jimothy the raccoon is just the latest attraction in the year of the internet animal star

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On the big screen, movies have rarely been too kind to their little TV sibling

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Ariana Grande defies gravity at TD Garden on her 'eternal sunshine' tour

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Singer Chris Brown pleads guilty over bottle attack at a London nightclub

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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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'It was one of the worst days of our lives.' But that story could change abortion law in Massachusetts.

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CEO of major Mass. health insurer discusses choice to restrict GLP-1 weight-loss drugs

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Pastor Chris Sumner, a light of faith who 'left an indelible impact,' dies at 64 of ALS

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James Woolsey, embattled CIA director under Clinton, dies at 84

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Susumu Tonegawa dies at 86; Nobel laureate showed how antibodies fight infection

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