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How Red Sox veterans and coaches pushed Marcelo Mayer to prepare for the grind of being a starter -- The Red Sox knew their starting second baseman had plenty of potential, but also that he needed to establish a baseline to handle the demands of a full season.

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Who will be this season's award winners?

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Border Czar says ICE will do 'non-significant' tasks at airports

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Nicholas Brendon, beloved sidekick on 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer,' dies at 54

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Could another Massachusetts 'blue law' bite the dust? With the state asking hunters to help control the deer population, Governor Healey has endorsed changes to laws that would allow Sunday hunting.

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Six people injured after floor collapses at New Hampshire wedding venue

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Prosecutors are sending a strong message to Mass. police with arrest of officer, experts say

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City officials show support for Boston police, call for transparency as officer faces manslaughter charge

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'Feels like we've gone back in time.' Pride flags were removed from Boston University offices. Professors are alarmed.

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Fifteen Boston-area towns set big goals to build out of the region's housing shortage by 2030. They're nowhere close.

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Legal immigration to US is falling from most countries under Trump, data shows

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Trump touted bigger tax refunds this year, but Americans will likely spend them on gas

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The curious case of sepsis — and what may really be driving its skyrocketing cases in Mass.

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Judge rules lawsuit can proceed against Trump-era student visa revocations

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US and Iran trade threats of expanding war as Israel is struck again

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Follow live updates on the war against Iran

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One gas station, two drivers and three fill-ups: The Iran war hits home

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For Muslims in Massachusetts, celebrating Eid looks like a mix of 'grief and celebration, hand in hand'

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Ben Volin | Sunday football notes -- Dolphins forced to play Moneyball after wasting salary cap dollars like no team in NFL history

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JEFF JACOBY - Hooked on power - Can neuroscience explain why politicians like Bill Galvin won't quit?

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- How Cesar Chavez hid his sexual misdeeds

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Democrats are going big on tax cuts. It's a bad idea.

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EDITORIAL -- Cops and the mental health crisis: Reset needed

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IDEAS | WHITNEY ELLENBY -- Why I always announce my son's autism

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Croft School officials say founder allegedly forged $500,000 letter of credit. Then the tuition deadline moved. -- A Boston police spokesperson confirmed Friday that the department has an open investigation on the school's alleged financial mismanagement but would not comment further.

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men's college basketball - Providence men's basketball hires Bryan Hodgson from South Florida as head coach - Hodgson owns a 70-37 career record as a head coach over three seasons at Arkansas State and South Florida, and led the Bulls to a conference championship and the NCAA Tournament.

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Inside the arrest that led to Banksy's possible unmasking decades later -- Who is Banksy? He's probably the most famous street artist in the world. And he may have been that guy who was arrested in Manhattan in 2000.

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America's official mammal, the bison, gets a bronze tribute for the country's 250th birthday -- Three bison statues cast in bronze have taken up a display outside the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History in Washington.

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PERSPECTIVE - Trying to change someone's mind in an argument is pointless. Here's what to do instead. There is a powerful way to guide an escalating disagreement away from the brink.

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'It's laughable': Election officials pour cold water on MAGA midterm overhaul -- Republicans say they must pass election reforms before November — and those who run elections say the proposals are unworkable.

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As golf season tees off, area courses spring to life. But weather swings can make it tricky out on the links. -- Spring weather always presents challenges as golf courses open across the region.

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Dan Shaughnessy - It may be March Madness to the rest of the country, but around here we're feeling a little left out, and other thoughts - Here in Massachusetts, March Madness is March Sadness. Or March Badness. Truly. We're darn near March Teamless. We have virtually no say in this national hoop-a-palooza.

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

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'Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man,' 'SNL UK,' plus more new movies and TV to stream this weekend

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'André Is an Idiot' is a hilarious and heartbreaking plea for you to get a colonoscopy

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Buildings in darkness, lit from within: An exhibit called 'Sanctuary' is a haunting embodiment of current fears, and of hope

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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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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Could Maura Healey possibly lose?

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Danielle Allen -- All-party primaries would fix Massachusetts' unproductive Legislature

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Wallowing in a mess of his own making, Trump concocts a war-boosting former president

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The BSO board — another bad boss

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IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA -- How book clubs and knitting circles can restore our democracy

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

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Sunday's Child -- Layla, 8, is enthusiastic, curious, and creative -- Sunday's Child is a weekly column featuring a child currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

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Timberwolves at Celtics | 8 p.m. (NBC) -- Timberwolves at Celtics preview: Boston looks to extend winning streak -- Winners of four in a row, the Celtics put their mark on the line against the Timberwolves.

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COLLEGES -- Bentley, Dartmouth men win automatic NCAA hockey bids as conference champions

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St. Louis City 3, Revolution 1 -- Revolution offense, optimism are short-lived as St. Louis comes back to win its first of the season

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Hockey East final | Merrimack 2, UConn 1 -- Max Lundgren backstops No. 8 Merrimack to first Hockey East title in thrilling final over UConn

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Iran warns Trump after he gives two-day ultimatum to open Hormuz

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Alex Speier -- Venezuelan players are integral to the Red Sox' success. Turmoil back home is never far from their minds.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- New England's 50 fastest-growing companies for 2026

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'Finding out he was also a dog lover was pretty important '

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Six injured in floor collapse at N.H. wedding venue, officials say

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Bruins rally, score three goals in the third period to topple Red Wings

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Saturday's five high school sports takeaways, from Gatorade awards to new coaches to transfers

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Texas delivers men's NCAA surprise, bounces No. 3 Gonzaga to go from First Four to the Sweet 16

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Hormuz Strait closure forcing Trump, importers to seek solution

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Trump gives Iran 48 hours on Hormuz, threatens power plants

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Trump's reaction to Mueller's death: 'Good, I'm Glad'

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White House navigates vaccine politics, midterm risks in CDC director search

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Israeli settlers smash cars and set fires in attacks on Palestinians in the West Bank

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Why are the men around me doing all the talking?

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A weighty problem: Should Boston follow private insurers in limiting GLP-1 drug coverage?

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What's missing from Healey's court picks

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The best guide to the AI revolution may be Victorian fiction

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Welcome to allergy season. Here's how to protect yourself.

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How 'Jury Duty' kept its high-wire act secret for another season

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Common Craft opens in Southie; Nine Winters closes in Cambridge

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Globe launches recipe database: 2,000 dishes at your fingertips

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Lobster rolls approach $50, but Bostonians appear happy to shell out

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Airport screeners quitting instead of working without pay poses a longer-term problem for TSA

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Rolex watches, socks, a Jim Henson puppet. Inside the massive Ala. store where things inside lost luggage get sold.

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How to make sure your belongings don't end up for sale at Unclaimed Baggage

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Calvin Tomkins, who narrated the rise of contemporary art, dies at 100

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A Klimt tree blooms in the Harvard Art Museums

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Horror novel 'Shy Girl' pulled over suspected AI use

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'It's a game changer.' Zach Bryan buys Kerouac's 'On the Road' scroll for $12M, with plan to display it in Lowell.

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Blackface isn't dead. It isn't even past.

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Coolidge Corner Theatre workers vote to authorize strike as contract negotiations deadlocked, union says

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Good guys wore black: A tribute to Chuck Norris

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Chuck Norris, Hollywood action star, has died at 86

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'The Bachelorette' season canceled after leaked video of assault

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'Deadwood' delivered one of the best #!@$* first episodes of all time

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BTS is back. But the K-Pop landscape has changed.

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Electronic music, dance, opera, martial arts: FKA twigs says 'this is just my makeup'

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A cause worth fighting for, and singing about, in 'Suffs'

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In post-apocalyptic 'The End is Nigh,' game-show contestants play for mortal stakes

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Suzy Eddie Izzard wanted a chance to take on Shakespeare. She's now playing every role in 'Hamlet.'

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Massachusetts to track Alpha-gal syndrome, a growing threat from tick bites. Here's what to know.

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This diet beats out 5 others when it comes to cognitive health, study finds

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Former FBI Director Robert Mueller, who investigated Russia-Trump campaign ties, dies

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Jane Lapotaire, British actress who won a Tony for 'Piaf,' dies at 81

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