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State introduces new rules for assisted living homes ahead of fatal Gabriel House fire anniversary

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EDITORIAL -- Are the feds trying to kick sick people off Medicaid?

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Frank Ribaudo, founder of Club Café and champion of Boston's LGBTQ community, dies at 81

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Tyngsborough man accused of swiping police boat, enforcing lake bylaws, authorities say

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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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US demands Iran guarantee Strait of Hormuz is open and stop attacks, officials say. See how the day unfolded.

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