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HOME OF THE WEEK -- Perched high, this solar-powered home on 52.6 acres showcases Vermont's natural beauty

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Pamela Smart, serving life sentence for husband's 1990 murder, asks N.H. judge to vacate her convictions

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The Scrum -- The Senate's plan to make Massachusetts fun again

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PERSPECTIVE - Espresso machine? Check. String lights? Check. Let's go ... camping?

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RI CRIME -- 2 people injured in Newport, R.I. shooting, police say -- Authorities said the shooting was a "targeted, isolated incident."

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Orioles at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 99: Red Sox look to extend winning streak to 14 as three-game series vs. Orioles opens -- Payton Tolle will be on the mound when the Red Sox host Baltimore Monday night.

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Joey Logano ends victory drought in NASCAR Cup points return to North Wilkesboro

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Young progressive candidates are energizing Democrats nationwide. It's giving some Massachusetts liberals serious FOMO. -- The young movement feels so up nationwide, racking up Democratic primary wins from New York to Colorado.

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WICKED EXPEN$IVE -- This Duck Boat narrator can make more than $2,000 a week. Here's how she navigates her finances.

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JOHN POWERS | ON SOCCER -- The 2026 World Cup was an enthralling spectacle from beginning to end, and Spain is a worthy champion

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Red Sox 6, Rays 1 -- 'We've flipped the script': Red Sox sweep Rays to run historic winning streak to 13

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The Red Sox are playing their best baseball of the year, giving Craig Breslow a big choice at the trade deadline

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Fish sauce is among the world's most popular condiments. One of the few US producers is in rural Maine.

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

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'The worst treatment': WHDH employees take to picket lines and lawsuits in tense contract fight

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BPS enrollment has fallen by 3,000 students in the last two years as birthrates decline and immigration slows

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Troy Jackson dominates Maine Democratic caucuses, emerges as frontrunner to face Susan Collins

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What to know about Lindsay Clancy's triple murder case as the trial begins

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Insanity defense will be in focus when Lindsay Clancy's murder trial begins

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Forecast | Dave Epstein -- Lots of beautiful sunshine continues on Monday, but the rain returns this week

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Democratic senators send letter to Homeland Security secretary demanding answers on recent ICE shootings

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'We are not criminals.' In shaken Biddeford, a mix of grief, horror, and defiance.

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US military identifies 2 soldiers killed in Iranian attack on Jordan as from Texas and Hawaii

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Emergency responders rescue two people at Revere Beach

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Rideshare passenger struck on Interstate 93 in Quincy

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Cape Cod's dining scene is on fire. It's not making the housing crisis any easier.

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Chris Evans makes triumphant Marvel return in new 'Avengers: Doomsday' trailer

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Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire - The real cost of Trump's 'free money' for Massachusetts schools - Governor Healey should reject the Education Freedom Tax Credit.

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EDITORIAL -- The bogus arguments against birthright citizenship

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

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IDEAS | ANNA KUSMER -- On this 250th anniversary of America, how should a liberal feel about her country?

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

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What is lipedema, and why are celebrities like Doja Cat talking about it?

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Misery in the epicenter of cyclospora: 'A baseball bat to your abdomen'

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One of Boston's most notorious landlords purchased their building. What happens now?

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Rodent infestation temporarily closes South Station Starbucks

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Ebola death toll in Congo rises to at least 930, including dozens of health workers

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Madison Square Garden sues Wired magazine over LGBTQ+ tracking report

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'We just want to see change': Wu must act on vow to make streets safer following city planner's death, advocates say - City officials will also conduct an analysis of the street design where Louisa Gag was killed alongside the police investigation.

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An ousted maestro, an angry orchestra, an uncertain financial future. The BSO faces the music. The fight over the future of a preeminent orchestra is not going well.

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GARDENING | DAVE EPSTEIN -- Hydrangea season is here, and this summer's blooms are bursting with color -- When it comes to these quintessential New England treasures, it's a whole summer of different blooms, different varieties.

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WHAT SHE'S HAVING -- Four Boston-area restaurants where the food is worth the trip and the people-watching is priceless -- Sit alone. Talk to a stranger. Roll the dice.

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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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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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WORLD CUP -- Eight World Cup teams are coming to Boston. Here's a look at their playing style and their predicted finish. -- Some of the world's best — Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland — will play at Gillette Stadium. Learn about each team's local connections, how they got here, and more.

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IDEAS | Saima May Sidik -- The world needs more fresh water. Why isn't desalination the answer?

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EDITORIAL -- A note to the future leaders of the Commonwealth: Host the World Cup again in 2058

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- Primary care reform can't come at the expense of safety net hospitals

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Byron Williams -- The promise and paradox of the Declaration of Independence

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- I'm a birthright citizen

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

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PATRIOTS POSITIONAL PREVIEW | LINEBACKERS -- Have the Patriots finally churned out a stabilizing combination of linebackers, inside and on the edge? -- Good health and fitting in newcomers will go a long way toward smoothing out any uncertainty about this group.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER -- New soccer fans, don't despair! The Women's World Cup is less than a year away.

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SPIRIT 2, LEGACY 1 -- Legacy concede twice in six minutes, fall to Spirit, snapping three-game unbeaten run

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US gas prices hit an average of $4 a gallon again as the US and Iran launch attacks -- People around the world are also dealing with high gas prices as a result of the war.

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Mass. residents are largely using AI, but have more concerns than excitement about it, poll shows -- Residents say they state government should take the initiative to put in secure guardrails.

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Your Home | Small Spaces -- A Vermont couple builds an 800-square-foot home on a budget

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PERSPECTIVE -- My mom stepped up to care for my grandma. If I need to, I'll do the same.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'I noticed he had a cool ring and the infamous World Cup bracelet'

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CONNECTIONS -- When a comic book hero retires in Waltham

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R.I. life sciences company Nabsys to move to new headquarters, add more than 200 jobs

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Think twice before using kratom and other 'gas station drugs'

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Inside the stadium, Spain and Argentina took us on a tense ride. What a joy it was to witness.

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Former Sun star DeWanna Bonner scores season-high 21 to power Mercury past Connecticut to end skid

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US launches more airstrikes against Iran after announcing another death of a service member

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Men in shorts are shaking up Japan's buttoned-down offices

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'The Odyssey' opens big at the box office, powered by its director

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Nolan Wells, found dead after July 4 boat trip, to be remembered at funeral by the Rev. Al Sharpton

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The Tate brothers are expected in a Miami court following their arrest and a UK extradition request

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Former Mexican drug lord Ismael 'El Mayo' Zambada set to be sentenced to life in prison

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Ukraine fires 400 drones toward Moscow as Zelensky grapples with protests

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Andy Burnham becomes the UK's seventh prime minister in a decade after Starmer resigns

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Mass. bid to mandate treatment for severe mental illness is debated

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Double standard over weight loss drugs hits women especially hard

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My AI agent would like to speak to your manager

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

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Sun's out, bumps out

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How to know when you're over someone

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A local politician opens the restaurant of her dreams

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How to protect your Caribbean trip during hurricane season

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Racing through history: One couple's fast-paced tour of European art museums

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A pitstop in Cherry Land. If you're fond of a certain red stone fruit, don't miss this.

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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 best local book events, July 19-24

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Patricia Lockwood wins Gabe Hudson Prize for a dark, comic COVID-19 novel

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Why would a wealthy English aristocrat secretly help American colonists argue for independence?

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Ava DuVernay's '14th' documentary on Trump-contested birthright amendment

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Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for 'My Left Foot,' dies at 81

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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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'Obsession,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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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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Father and daughter to unite on the Tanglewood stage

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Spectral scenes from a marriage in 'Paranormal Activity'

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DOGE cuts threatened a series of plays made with the NPS. Company One stepped in to fill the gap

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Ken Marino comes to Boston with touring 'Death Becomes Her' this January

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Advocates push to make alpha gal the 10th major food allergen

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'This is just the beginning.' What a new Alzheimer's drug could mean for the future of treatment.

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Lam Wing-Kee, Hong Kong bookseller who defied authorities, dies at 70

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Mary-Dell Chilton dies at 87; helped create first genetically modified plant

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Judge Rya Zobel, gender barrier-breaking federal judge, dies at 94

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