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Cohasset's Ben Rice joins MLB's Home Run Derby field, seeking to be first Yankees winner since Aaron Judge

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'This is Game of Thrones right now:' Platner isn't out yet, but Maine Democrats are moving on

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JAMES PINDELL | ANALYSIS -- The 4 most pressing questions about the Maine Senate contest right now

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'I knew in that moment I wasn't safe': 5 takeaways from CNN interview with woman accusing Platner of sexual assault

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Lion's mane jellyfish are showing up in big numbers along Mass. coast. Scientists aren't sure why.

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POWER PLAY -- Wanted: More corporate sponsors. Here's why Sanofi stepped up.

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JOHN POWERS | ON SOCCER -- After a World Cup opportunity lost, what does the future hold for the United States men's team?

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Tartan Army donates $15,000 to Massachusetts students

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Bristol sheriff confronts ICE for 'bullying' on social media: 'Start acting like a professional law enforcement agency'

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - This Massachusetts sheriff says his contract with ICE overrides state law

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In the woods of Maine, searching for an answer to a ticking climate bomb

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Plymouth DA seeks clerk's hearing on proposed assault and battery complaint against Brockton mayor

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A slow-moving storm soaked Southern New England. Did it bring relief from the drought?

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Over 5 inches of rain fell in parts of New England. Here are the highest totals.

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Manhattan high-rise is still unstable after columns buckle, forcing evacuations

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US strikes Iran as Trump meets with NATO leaders in Turkey. Follow live updates.

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Yale Law School fights to stop Trump deal

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The big restaurant brands are coming for Boston

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EDITORIAL -- Can NATO be saved from presidential petulance?

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Dave McGlinchey -- Why is one sewage spill an emergency and another routine?

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Charles F. Bass and Richard N. Swett -- The populist tide is rising. Can we control it?

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- For Karen Read, Michael Proctor is the gift that keeps on giving

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Venezuelan flag raising at Boston City Hall commemorates independence, earthquake tragedy

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'A heck of a video': Great white shark captured up-close on camera in waters off Block Island

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Boston's pro women's hockey team is moving, with Fleet home games set to be played at Agganis Arena

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Ayotte signs law requiring teacher disclosures to parents on gender identity, overriding court

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Prince Harry loses privacy lawsuit against Daily Mail publisher

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - How a Boston doctor built a following as a 'loud and unafraid' voice in the Trump era - Dr. Jeremy Faust saves lives in the ER and breaks stories with his Inside Medicine newsletter. He's also testing the bounds of news reporting.

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The rent control ballot question was thrown out. Massachusetts renters are asking what comes next. Nearly everyone has an experience with out-of-control rents.

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THE BIG DAY -- Their romantic storyline runs through community theater -- Mordecai and Gabrielle fell in love on stage in Jamaica Plain, and married in a ceremony rich in Korean culture.

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SHIRLEY LEUNG -- 'Come back and try it again.' That could be Time Out Market's new motto. -- Developer Steve Samuels is breathing new life into the Fenway food hall with new menus, lower prices, and live music.

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The father-daughter wedding dance gets an upgrade

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Haverhill's shoe legacy steps into spotlight with new exhibit

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'Widow's Bay,' 'Half Man,' and more of the best TV of the year so far

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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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EDITORIAL -- Fireflies score a win in Rockport

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IDEAS | Rich Benjamin -- Trump's Task Force 250 is a project of collective amnesia

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Jason Margolis -- Inside the fields wars: What student athletes think of artificial turf vs. grass

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IDEAS | Michael Shermer -- The science of the Declaration of Independence

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

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Town of Foxborough fires back at Kraft Group over licensing fees lawsuit, asks court for dismissal -- The Kraft Group alleged the town unlawfully used its licensing authority to extract additional payments in exchange for renewing the license required to host major events at Gillette Stadium.

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Switzerland 0, Colombia 0 (Swiss win on PKs, 4-3) Ruben Vargas sends Switzerland into WC quarterfinals in shootout win over Colombia - Thanks to Vargas's heroics from the spot, Switzerland will next face defending champion Argentina Saturday.

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'Non-dangerous situation' suspends Round 2 of the Massachusetts Amateur at Winchester Country Club -- Patrick Kilcoyne of Woodland Golf Club was the only player among a trio of Round 1 leaders who finished his second round with a 1-over 72.

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Tennis -- Coco Gauff rallies to beat Jessica Pegula to reach semifinals; Jannik Sinner to face Novak Djokovic

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TALKING POINTS -- Trump says Walmart cut prices at his request, but Walmart statement omits administration's role -- Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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Vertex acquires Crinetics Pharmaceuticals for $10 billion as biotech M&A booms

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Summer Travel -- Here are five summer travel experiences you've probably never had before in New England

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'Boston is home': Jaylen Brown says his 7uice Foundation will remain in town

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Cory Durden exudes confidence in bid to line up as Patriots' starting nose tackle

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Is 'The View' a news show? ABC says that's already settled.

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Beacon Hill eyes eminent domain to revive Norwood Hospital

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Microsoft cuts 4,800 jobs, including many at Xbox in a 'reset' of its gaming division

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Trump looks to rewrite history at the Smithsonian

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Investigator says video shows defendant going onto roof to kill Charlie Kirk

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Judge dismisses Prince Harry's privacy invasion lawsuit against publisher of Daily Mail

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What it was like inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding

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A festive night of global flavors

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Fantastic Falafel, from a Beacon Hill shop, is just that

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Boston-based personal chef service emphasizes customization

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The country's best hotel is in Boston, according to Travel + Leisure magazine

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At the MFA, the past and present converge in a fractious moment

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Boston museum displays an original copy of the Declaration of Independence

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At the Griffin: Can crowbars be atmospheric?

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In her debut story collection, novelist Sigrid Nunez demonstrates her capacity to shock and delight readers

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Louise Lasser, star of TV's 'Mary Hartman,' is dead at 87

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First a novel, then a movie, John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden' will be coming to Netflix in the fall

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Boston Symphony Orchestra premieres new Philip Glass symphony at Tanglewood after Kennedy Center cancellation

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A faint light in Shakespeare & Company's formulaic 'Fireflies'

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Family ties strained to the breaking point in Barrington Stage's 'The Zionists: A Family Storm'

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Mike Wallace, who wrote a radical history of New York, dies at 83

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Judge Rya W. Zobel, first woman to serve on federal bench in Massachusetts, dies at 94

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