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Iran war forces farmers to seek fertilizer alternatives from cow dung to compost -- Eight years ago, Senegalese farmer Abou Sow gave up chemical fertilizers for organic compost and other natural sources.

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Graham Platner's wife told campaign of his past explicit texts to other women, according to report

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Trump vents about judge in Kennedy Center ruling and fumes over his legal setbacks

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RED SOX 9, GUARDIANS 1 - Caleb Durbin shows signs of progress as the Red Sox pull away from the Guardians

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After N.J. governor's call for calm, protesters clash with police at Delaney Hall

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Capitol rioters clamor for payouts from Trump's new 'anti-weaponization' fund despite backlash

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Israeli army captures strategic castle in Lebanon in deepest incursion into country in 26 years

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A loud boom rattled and rolled across the Boston area. Here's what likely caused it.

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Markey wins Democrats' endorsement at party convention, easily topping Moulton in Senate primary fight

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'You OK? You alright baby?' At Alvin Campbell rape trial, graphic videos play pivotal role.

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Mpox cases in Boston are on the rise despite a national decline

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Claude Lemieux's brain is being donated to Boston University's CTE Center, his family says

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Why are so many arena and stadium tours getting canceled? Blame 'blue dot fever.'

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'Our hearts broke right away': Relatives, Greenfield community shattered after family killed in Virginia bus crash

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Bus driver involved in Virginia crash that killed five from Mass. charged with involuntary manslaughter

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CONNECTIONS -- My family can't say a four-letter word starting with 'L.' I'm OK with that.

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BOSTON SHOOTOUT -- For 54 years, the Boston Shootout has been a fixture in the New England basketball scene

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Ben Volin | Sunday football notes -- NFL stadium conversions to grass for World Cup proves challenging, especially at indoor venues

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Enough with the streaming services. I'll stick with CDs, albums, and DVDs. Give me the "inconvenient" life.

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EDITORIAL -- Mass. is getting more granny flats. But it's still hard to build them.

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Ideas | Duncan Levin -- No, my grandfather did not invent lamination

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IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA -- The future of philanthropy is female

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Cailin Marcel Manson -- Classical music is bigger than its elite institutions

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France detains hundreds of rioters after Paris Saint-German wins Champions League

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Strong winds hit Boston area Saturday, causing power outages, National Weather Service says

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See a map of power outages in Southern New England

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Former Patriots coach Jerod Mayo lands job with Boston-based venture capital and private equity firm

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American allies warn division weakens deterrence in calls for global unity to meet new threats

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Trump to headline 'Great American State Fair' for nation's 250th anniversary after artists drop out

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Tests reveal former Bruins enforcer Lyndon Byers had CTE at time of his death

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The Hilltop Steak House family is selling their eclectic 1970s house. Take a look inside. The children of Route 1's famous Hilltop Steak House founders Frank and Irene Giuffrida are selling their Lynnfield home.

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Trapped in The Dark Web -- Her boyfriend created illicit images of her teen daughter. In Massachusetts, that's not a crime. -- Massachusetts is one of five states where it's not against the law to use AI to create illicit images of children.

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IDEAS | JOHN MAC GHLIONN -- The next recession could be a middle-class massacre -- We're not ready for what's about to hit.

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Ready to get into summer reading? Here are 75 books to keep you reading all season long.

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80 fun concerts, festivals, shows, and more to check out around Boston this summer

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It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe 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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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Jim Crow 2.0 is already working as the Supreme Court's conservatives intended

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- At the Supreme Court, a small victory against racial discrimination

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Auchincloss vs. Platner is about more than a tattoo

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- The millionaires tax is thriving. So why are residents still leaving?

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IDEAS | WILSON BAILEY -- True believers in academic freedom are becoming harder to find

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

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Six high school postseason takeaways from Saturday, including a top-five falter and D6 track champs -- The Ayer Shirley girls and Abington boys became the first state champions of the spring (non-unified category) as they both captured D6 titles.

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SPURS 111, THUNDER 103 -- Victor Wembanyama, Spurs win the West, topple Thunder in Game 7 to head to NBA Finals -- Wembanyama scored 22 points, and Julian Champagnie got 18 of his 20 off of 3-pointers as San Antonio ended Oklahoma City's reign.

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Bentley baseball falls to Tampa in opener of double-elimination NCAA Division 2 World Series

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NCAA baseball -- BC, NU stay alive; Holy Cross, Yale eliminated from NCAA Division 1 baseball tournament

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AI helped a musician with Parkinson's finish his new album when he could no longer play guitar

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The world capital of french fries has a problem: too many potatoes

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Your Home | Summer Living -- A backyard shed so charming they call it 'the teahouse'

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PERSPECTIVE -- Unpaid internships trace back to a 1947 Supreme Court ruling. It's long past time to move beyond them.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'She takes circus classes and does historically accurate medieval fencing'

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THE BIG DAY -- 'On the same wavelength': From their first date in Harvard Square, they felt the chemistry

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'There's no catching up:' Online child abuse is spreading faster than anyone can imagine

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Massachusetts man climbs Mount Everest in under 10 hours, sets new speed record

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Soo Bin Joo thrives in the wind, builds four-shot lead in the ShopRite LPGA

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Saturday's tournament roundup: No. 12 Franklin girls' lacrosse sets the tone vs. No. 5 Bishop Feehan

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Aneesah Morrow's fourth straight double-double powers Sun past Sparks to snap three-game skid

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A Maine newspaper took a bold step in opening a cafe. Here's how it's faring a year after opening.

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Trump ponders whether to move forward with Iran deal but hasn't yet decided

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How a chemical tank disaster struck at the heart of a Washington state mill tow

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Here are the top candidates for California governor in Tuesday's primary

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NYC Mayor Zohran Mamdani will skip annual parade celebrating Israel but pledges big police presence

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'What's the word?' New Jersey voters look for answers about Tom Kean Jr.'s absence from Congress.

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Tipping culture is out of control. The World Cup might offer a fix.

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State Police Academy heads for its overdue overhaul

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May I have a word: The noise that annoys a neighbor

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Experiencing 'phantom loyalty' to an ex

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Your 20s are weird. Here's what actually matters when you turn 30.

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Is your Google calendar gaslighting you?

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A first look inside Kowloon's new tiki bar, opening next week in Revere

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This Michelin-winning chef wants to put the South End on the fine-dining map

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What our food writers wish were going into the old Eastern Standard spot instead of a bland Italian joint

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Yes, you can do London in a long weekend. Here's how to make the most of it.

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Thom Sesma on his pilgrim credentials, Trader Joe's trail mix, and never checking a bag

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Aer Lingus issues one voucher and leaves another in limbo

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'From Iran' presents stunning and heroically scaled images of events for which there are no visual records

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It's easy to hate the new big open patch of concrete at Copley Square. Like it or not, there are reasons for it.

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She freed herself from slavery by fleeing George Washington's house. Now some are defying efforts to bury her memory.

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The best local book events this week

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From gnome shopkeepers to teen leaders in the Oval Office, 10 AAPI children's books to read all year

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AI companies used their work. Local authors are fighting back.

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Viktorina Kapitonova lights up Boston Ballet's 'The Sleeping Beauty'

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Casting a US president in a movie or TV show can result in some wild choices

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Five TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

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HBO's 'Perry Mason' was a reboot steeped in noir, complete with a bedraggled LA antihero

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Actor and Harvard undergrad Mattea Conforti on coming of age through Hulu's 'The Testaments'

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Mystery downtown Providence billboard sparks buzz with Reddit comment on 'Real Housewives of Rhode Island'

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What to know about the artists backing out of the Trump-linked Freedom 250 concerts

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James Blake on A-list collabs, the 'Sinners' soundtrack, and asking to be removed from the credits of a Ye song

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Bruce Springsteen calls out the White House and announces a protest festival

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CHUANG Stage's 'My Home on the Moon' delivers plenty to chew over

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'The Lost Boys' star Ali Louis Bourzgui changed my mind about movie-turned-musicals

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How two actors manage 30 costume changes over the course of one show

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UnitedHealth insurer defrauded MassHealth out of $100 million, AG lawsuit alleges

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'Devastating impacts': Mass. scientists urge state to invest millions to help offset federal cuts

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Blood pressure wearables flood the market after FDA relaxes oversight, concerning experts

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Manny Fernandez, bulwark of Dolphins' defense, dies at 79

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Claude Lemieux, feisty winger and four-time Stanley Cup champion, dies at 60

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Bob Horner, powerful slugger in Atlanta and Japan, dies at 68

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