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Iranian drones attack Bahrain and a ship is struck in the strait after US airstrikes on Iran

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Ranking the World Cup group games in Foxborough, from worst to best

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Diminished star power does little to take shine off World Cup fans' fun in Foxborough for France-Norway

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German soccer fan Freddy finds fame on World Cup trip, meeting celebs and snagging a White House invite. Next up: Boston.

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Chad Finn | Sports Media -- Longtime Bruins announcer Jack Edwards starting to find his voice again with help from AI

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Bruins -- Five things to know about new Bruins forward JJ Peterka

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GM Don Sweeney wanted to add scoring talent, so the Bruins swung a pricey deal for winger JJ Peterka

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Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report

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Teso Life just opened in Downtown Crossing. Take a look inside.

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Mass. Republicans caught up in a signature fraud controversy won't be on September primary ballot, commission rules

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Grab a pint at the 11 best breweries in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville

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Robert Kuttner - A housing fix that doesn't fix housing - The bipartisan bill lacks the scale of spending and structural change needed to fix America's housing crisis.

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Jack Verrill -- Is fear of AI stifling rural Maine's economic rebirth?

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Nancy Krieger -- Quiet regulation changes could censor vital research

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control

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Man with same name as US Sen. Dan Sullivan eligible for Alaska's primary ballot, judge rules

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FORECAST | KEN MAHAN - Severe thunderstorm watch continues for New Hampshire and Vermont

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Could Massachusetts become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization?

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Spotlight report - A state official gave a grant to two young developers who sold him a house. Then came the shoddy work and fake invoices. The state official in charge of giving out grants gave the largest share of the money to two men who had recently sold him a house.

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How Kristin Cabot, made famous by Coldplay jumbotron, is navigating life post-anonymity -- Cabot talked with the Globe about teaming up with a nonprofit that helps people facing online harassment, her newfound friendship with Monica Lewinsky, and getting back into dating.

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Watch Party - 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' plus more new movies and TV shows to watch this weekend - Also streaming this weekend: a new comedy from John Cena and a Paul Simon concert film.

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The best things to do in and around Boston this weekend

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'Supergirl' needed to buy more Krypto

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MIT Museum obtains I.M. Pei's architectural archive

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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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Ideas | Miles Howard -- Getting to Gillette Stadium is expensive. So I walked instead.

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EDITORIAL -- How to prevent another crisis in the public defender system

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Hillary Clinton no longer cares what you think about her

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Is sliding down the Cop Slide a good idea for grown-ups?

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Kheyberk Fharah is a fixture in the addiction recovery community. But is he who he says he is?

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World Cup-themed bracelets are charming fans

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Willson Contreras adds some spice to rivalry while his thoughts turn to earthquake victims in Venezuela

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Four current or future Hockey East players selected in first round of NHL Draft

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The Bruins trade pick No. 23 and a conditional 2028 first-rounder for JJ Peterka. See how the first round of the NHL Draft unfolded.

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Anthropic backs new AI regulations in Massachusetts that would be among strictest in nation

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Healey slams brakes on data center tax incentives

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US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship

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Trump-backed Letlow faces Fleming in Louisiana GOP Senate runoff

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Dangerous weather hampers firefighters, leads to fireworks bans in western US

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Texas board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools

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A super yacht armada came to Miami, leaving a marine graveyard in its wake

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More treadmills won't fix the public education funding problem

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Hot divorcée summer should be a national holiday

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The MCAS replacement shouldn't be more testing

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Goodbye to the last great mom-blogger

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Boston nightlife is in the midst of a grand social experiment. Can the good vibes last?

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Hooters closes its last locations in Massachusetts

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A promising Boston pizzeria has abruptly closed

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Celebrate America's 250th by land and by sea

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Cruise line refuses to cover the costs for a canceled river cruise

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Glasgow will soon be Boston's 12th sister city. It will also be the best of them all.

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At the Griffin: Can crowbars be atmospheric?

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Big Freedia, Butch Tavares among performers for Providence's 2026 PVDFest

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The Cape Ann Museum starts a new chapter Tuesday

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Lauren Hough wants all of us to log off social media and start talking to our neighbors

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A Christmas for the (dark) ages: As 'The Bear' winds down, 'Fishes' remains a chaotic TV milestone

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'Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness' gives Larry David a bigger canvas, but he's still Larry

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Boston professional musicians' union mishandled elections, federal complaint alleges

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David Clayton-Thomas, powerhouse lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies

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From Peter Wolf to Edo.G, we asked Boston musicians: Which song best reflects the American experience?

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A 'Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune' that Terrence McNally would admire

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The uproarious, head-spinning 'Delirium' proves that pervasive dread can be fun

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As a Berkeley native, 'Eureka Day' made me feel seen (but not othered)

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Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses announce strike date

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Boston's homeless population is falling. Some leaders question if data reflects genuine improvement.

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Jerry Moriarty, painter whose brushstrokes elevated comics, is dead at 88

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Jill Smokler, a Swampscott native who blogged as Scary Mommy, dies at 48

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