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BOLD TYPES - Apple executive pledges $25 million to Woods Hole institution for coral reef research - Phil Schiller and Kim Gassett-Schiller have pledged one of WHOI's largest-ever gifts, to establish the Schiller Center for Reef Solutions.

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Duxbury detective, ER doctors testify in Lindsay Clancy trial after jurors view home where children were killed

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Legal analysts explain why prosecutors played 911 call in Lindsay Clancy trial

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I'm a Nantucket native. Here's the real problem with island 'influencers.'

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Red Sox downplay Jarren Duran's emotional outburst during Thursday win over Athletics

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Wilyer Abreu, Willson Contreras lead Red Sox past Athletics with back-to-back late homers

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Will Jaylen Brown join the list of Boston sports stars who went on to win championships elsewhere?

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Medieval Magic: Inside Maine's Great Northeastern War

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Lost and found: Grave of Boston's early Black resident sheds light on past

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New visa changes will upend international studies. Graduate programs are bracing for impact.

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Vermont college the latest school under threat from declining enrollment, accreditors say

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Wu names longtime City Hall veteran as interim chief of streets, announces next steps for Blue Hill Ave. redesign project

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Appeals court denies Ralph de la Torre's attempt to revive lawsuit against senators

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Mother of state trooper killed in Lynnfield crash sues restaurant that allegedly overserved wrong-way driver

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Neo-Nazi leader admits drag story hour stunt amounted to anti-LGBTQ civil rights violation, N.H. attorney general says

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What drought? With the recent heavy dose of rain in some parts of New England, are we out of the woods yet?

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Peabody farm owner pleads for people to stop 'rooster dumping' on her property after 10 have appeared in 6 months

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NFL analyst Tony Romo placed on leave 'until further notice' by CBS after arrest

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Trump hails 'unique' Cabinet meeting at Camp David, a retreat with a history of high-stakes talks. Follow live updates.

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Five new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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MARCELA GARCÍA - Everybody is watching 'The Odyssey.' I can't. Christopher Nolan's epic confronts me with Argos, Odysseus's faithful dog — and with the anticipatory grief of losing my nearly 13-year-old lab.

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EDITORIAL -- A small policy change could help more kids aging out of foster care

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Alex Beam -- Why stupid rich people are good for society

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS -- Trump's latest attack on higher ed? Calling out foreign donors.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Faith in the court is at a dangerous low. Rebuilding it requires all justices to draw the line at politics.

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A beloved beech tree on Belmont's town green is about to be taken down. But a robin's nest gave it a brief reprieve.

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Boston Medical Center nurses, residents picket over pay

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New bridge opens Saturday on westbound side of Mass. Pike on Newton-Weston line

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Massachusetts court hears arguments about work authorization, fees for protected migrants

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Lowell dedicates clock tower to City Hall custodian who kept it ticking for decades

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Boston to host second National Urban Rat Summit

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Michael Minogue campaigned on understanding the housing crisis. He also owns a $31m home in an ultra-exclusive Montana club. Michael Minogue, who's running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, built a home in the Yellowstone Club that, records show, has a market value of $31 million.

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POWER PLAY - A fresh push for business to back housing ballot measure - Business groups are considering backing a ballot measure that would reduce minimum lot sizes in Massachusetts.

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So you want to live on Martha's Vineyard? Year-round residents give the scoop. -- It's a tough market — and a tough winter — but one year-round Martha's Vineyard resident's advice is simple. "Life is short, buy the Vineyard house!"

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Why Flock surveillance cameras are drawing fierce backlash across Massachusetts -- People tolerate Ring cameras, cellphones, and CCTV cameras — but Flock Safety has some filling city council meetings in protest.

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Noah Kahan, Maine author make Barack Obama's summer favorites lists

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Ben Affleck teams up with 'Jeopardy!' champion to win $1 million prize on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'

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The best things to do in and around Boston this weekend

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is the same old story

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing 'the crazy card.' -- Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should.

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Trapped in the dark web -- Online child exploitation is spreading like a 'tidal wave.' Police can't keep up. -- Threats once confined to the physical world are now on children's laptops, their gaming systems, and the phones they carry in their pockets — and investigators can't keep up.

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The End of Normalcy -- 'I hope they blow your head off': Violent threats pour into congressional offices, and it's getting worse -- The Globe asked the offices of New England lawmakers for examples of the threats they've received. The response was chilling.

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Avenue of Broken Trust -- 'Why aren't they listening?': For many Black residents, this Blue Hill Avenue transit plan repeats old problems -- Many people living near Blue Hill Avenue are deeply opposed to the bus lane proposal, a skepticism wrought by decades of broken promises.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump wants the Supreme Court to help him control who gets to vote

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Maurizio Fava and James Tulsky -- Let science decide psychedelic therapy's future

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EDITORIAL -- It's not worth trying to save crypto ATMs

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- In Lindsay Clancy case, how do you judge the unthinkable?

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

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Red Sox at Dodgers | 10:10 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 109: Red Sox at Dodgers lineups and notes -- Ranger Suarez will be on the mound when the Red Sox open a three-game series at the Dodgers Friday night.

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RI SPORTS -- Pablo Torre, Channel 12 probe NBA star's hidden investment in Rhode Island FC -- The investigative journalist and his team are investigating whether the Los Angeles Clippers improperly steered off-the-books benefits to star forward Kawhi Leonard, a previously undisclosed investor in Rhode Island FC.

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Figure skating -- What's next for Maxim Naumov? Olympic figure skater talks competitive future and reality TV.

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Cerberus, former Steward Health Care private equity owner, settles with creditors

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Talking Points: Amazon enjoys a strong quarter; Taco Bell bounces back; Jersey Mike's goes public

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CONNECTIONS -- My father and I fought like scorpions in a bottle during my youth. I wanted the last word.

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SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT -- 'Just wanted a good paying job': How the operators of Southie's huge cranes help power New England's economy

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EXCERPT -- 'The Hours' author Michael Cunningham on finding the love of his life

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'She started asking ... about cancer risk factors when she learned I was in oncology'

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R.I. judiciary commission members criticized for not revealing campaign contributions to ex-House speaker

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A fishy encounter is reported at a local lake, a pickup truck gets smashed, and a turtle receives a police escort

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Two Gloucester women injured in fiery car crash in Manchester-by-the-Sea

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In his 13th season, Patriots OL Morgan Moses relishes passing along his wisdom to younger teammates

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If the 76ers win the NBA championship in the next couple of years, it will be the Celtics' fault, and other thoughts

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European, North American nations reject FIFA's World Cup private equity plan as UEFA, CONCACAF vow boycott

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Sales are so low, California wineries are burning their vineyards

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Tax returns show California's Newsom earning between $1.7 million and $2 million annually

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US says Iran is likely behind cyberattack on Minnesota water systems

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Musk plans at least $100 million in midterm spending, giving GOP a boost

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Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

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60,000 migrants crossed into Spanish territory of Ceuta, but many soon left voluntarily

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Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain

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As heat and dry conditions fan wildfires in France, volunteers fan out to help

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Who was the first Masshole?

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Will Iran turn into a forever war?

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The AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it

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Is Boston breeding ground for revolutionaries? Locals weigh in as a BU graduate leads a massive youth movement in India.

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Before summer slips away: 8 family adventures worth leaving home for

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From 'involved' to friendship

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An enduring Boston burrito shop says a final farewell

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Confused by wine lists? This sommelier has some advice for confident ordering.

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Melrose's first Lebanese restaurant is opened by a city councilor-at-large

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Turo charges $2,338 for car damage that the renter didn't cause

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Trump-branded commemorative passports will become available across the US

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Getting the lay of the land at Yale

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Ogunquit Museum's 'American Conversations' takes a stab at genuine enlightenment

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Controversial 'Rooted' installation removed from Northeastern campus

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Emily Wilson is in the spotlight for her scathing critique of Nolan's 'Odyssey,' but she's always been opinionated

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A 'Calvin and Hobbes' exhibit comes to the Norman Rockwell Museum, and more local arts news

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Don't fall for the 'Odyssey' IMAX 70mm okey-doke

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'And then suddenly, you're gone': With the searing 'Remake,' Cambridge documentary giant Ross McElwee grapples with the death of his son

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'The O.C.' was a teen fable of fun, sun, and affluenza

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Billboard hits and a Grammys boycott: All about K-pop sensation BTS ahead of their Gillette takeover

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The Boston tour of 'Oh, Mary!' officially has a star

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Boston Tap Party and Feet Keep the Beat bring rhythm to Somerville

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The Huntington celebrates 20 years of giving young actors a look at a career in the performing arts

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State effort to seize Norwood Hospital by eminent domain advances in Legislature

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Clara Ester, who was with Martin Luther King Jr. in his last moments, dies at 78

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'Once' Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

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Margo Howard has died. She was babysat by Elizabeth Taylor, thrice divorced, and a longtime writer of 'Dear Prudence.'

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