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Trump, Mamdani, and the Knicks: A manic Monday awaits New York

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Mass. lawmakers embrace a 3 a.m. last call for the World Cup, but are at odds over how long to allow expanded public drinking -- Legislation to temporarily extend last call for alcohol to 3 a.m. at Massachusetts bars and permit public drinking in designated districts is getting gummed up in the legislative gears with the state House and Senate disagreeing on key details for letting booze flow more freely.

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WORLD CUP 2026 -- Who should you root for in the World Cup? Take our quiz to pick a country.

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Red Sox at Rays | 6:40 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 64: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes

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Patriots mailbag: What to do with Kayshon Boutte? Could Efton Chism be the odd man out at receiver?

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Some of world's best are coming to Foxborough for the World Cup. Here are 10 players to keep an eye on.

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How a powerful real estate broker at the center of a bombshell lawsuit became one of Boston's most influential figures

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The Scrum -- Marty Walsh's labor relations, North Shore edition

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Sign up for The Scrum, the new Globe newsletter covering all things Mass. politics

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Lawsuit seeks to stop the UFC fight on the White House South Lawn for Trump's birthday

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Trump walks out of 'Meet the Press' interview when challenged over false claims

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US tells Iran no more Israeli attacks if Tehran halts strikes, according to AP report. Follow live updates.

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Clover will reopen some of its restaurants tomorrow. See which ones.

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The most crucial employee at this Boston restaurant isn't human

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All 3 candidates for Mass. governor promise transparency. None will release their tax returns.

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Boston's new approach to special education may be leaving out the kids who need it most

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Barney Frank memorial service draws prominent Democrats to Faneuil Hall: 'He helped change the course of American history'

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - Who's hiring? Not the industries that made Massachusetts rich.

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Ahead of World Cup, officials announce safety plans and ask for public's help

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Here are the details about the World Cup trains to Gillette, and how it could impact your commute

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Thousands of dead squid wash up on Provincetown beach

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Ludlow man charged after allegedly attacking dog walker while naked, police say

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She may not have read 'Walden,' but Melissa Aquiles is ready to be Henry David Thoreau

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Regina, Si Cara, and seven more places to find Boston's best pizza

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Six records stores to delight music lovers who prefer the sound of vinyl

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Boston's 17 best places to grab a bite for $25 or less

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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Jason Margolis - It shouldn't be so easy to ride for free on the Green Line - The T spent nearly $1 billion on fareboxes that make it easier than ever to avoid paying a fare at above-ground trolley stations.

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Tanzina Vega -- Women leaned in. Corporate America leaned away.

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Ideas | Helene Rosenthal -- For a good life, write your obituary now

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EDITORIAL -- Providence's 'Superman' building: 13 years of empty promises over a state landmark

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IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY -- True crime is exploitative schlock. I wanted to do it differently.

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What's that floating in the water? Man-made wetland seeds vision for ecological awareness, beautification.

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To get on the Mass. ballot, incumbent Democrats got a hand from their public employees

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Forecast | Dave Epstein - Expect a brilliant blue sky for Monday with cooler readings. Enjoy it, because the heat returns this week.

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Swimmers alerted to possible dangerous rip currents along Cape Cod, Nantucket

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Nithya Raman and Spencer Pratt locked in tight race to make runoff for Los Angeles mayor

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AS I SEE IT - Reflecting on the coming solstice - "As I See It," a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

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RI EDUCATION - 'I want you to be proud': Gentlemen's Academy aims to 'rewrite the narrative' for young Black and Latino men - Rich Norris, assistant principal at Providence's Mount Pleasant High School, has written a new book about the leadership group and its message for young men of color.

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Representative Lori Trahan's bipartisan AI bill sparks political firestorm -- The backlash against Trahan is an illustration the intense politics of AI.

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Pride Month 2026: Eight new queer romance novels with New England ties

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A new Boston-set dramedy is in the works starring Everett native Ellen Pompeo

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Why doppelganger stories like 'Black Swan' and 'Dark Matter' continue to terrify us

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Berklee alum and 'Frontline' composer teams up with 'The Pitt' star for new electropop project

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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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EDITORIAL -- The Copley Square Park dilemma

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IDEAS | DANIEL HEMEL AND DAVID POZEN -- American universities are run like dictatorships

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Kristin Tate -- America's 250th deserves more than a spectacle

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Ken Girardin -- The pipeline Cuomo killed still haunts New England

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IDEAS | DAVID BOCKINO -- Why gambling won't ruin sports

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

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Forecast | Dave Epstein - June in New England is shaping up a bit warmer and drier than normal. How will the entire month fare? Keep in mind, it only takes a couple of rainstorms to quickly elevate precipitation amounts and hopefully make a dent in our drought situation.

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World Cup fever hits Mass. with community watch parties. Here's a list of 90-plus. -- Here are all the announced World Cup watch parties in Massachusetts this summer.

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- MIAA postseason guide: Everything you need to know, with quarterfinal and semifinal schedules and scores

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BOLD TYPES - A big chunk of Newton Centre's shopping district is hitting the market - As Jodie Zussman looks to retire, she's putting the blocks her family owns there up for sale.

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2026 BEST OF THE BEST -- The 11 best Cape Cod restaurants for locals and wash-ashores alike

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We both have quite a few visible tattoos'

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PERSPECTIVE -- Despite how you feel about Trump spite-taxing elite schools, you might be missing the bigger issue

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Graham Platner announced his picks for Maine governor. Will it sway the race?

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Block Island is eroding. URI wants to help the island decide what to save.

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Kimi Antonelli wins delayed Monaco Grand Prix to extend his victory streak and F1 lead

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Apple expected to unveil new AI features at last developers conference with CEO Tim Cook

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CVS chief David Joyner defends MGB partnership to offer primary care in Mass. stores

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Broken speaker? Finicky zipper? Anticonsumerist Repair Cafes urge you to fix it instead of pitch it.

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Los Angeles trial to begin for man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire

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Police search for suspects in Ohio shooting that wounded 12 near a street festival

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After massive die-off of sea stars, biologist sees a surprising 'baby boom'

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Israel and Iran trade strikes, threatening to drag the region back into full-scale war

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Pope's historic speech to Spain's parliament demands respect for migrants and gets 7-minute ovation

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A 7.8 magnitude quake in the Philippines kills at least 32, collapses buildings and sparks tsunami

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Same-sex marriage isn't the reason that gas prices are high

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Some shake their heads as state party gives Markey the nod

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Outpatient care's limits are painfully evident in case of escalating psychosis

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We are in peak doodle, and it certainly feels like it

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Photos: See all the top looks and fashion moments from the Tonys red carpet

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Friendship after a situationship

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From farm to ... freezer? A new approach could help close N.H.'s local food gap.

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Here are a few tasty reasons to go to Martha's Vineyard this summer

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Morocco's in the midst of a tourism boom. It's easy to see why.

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Protect your private data during the World Cup

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Nashua adds four new public art pieces by guest sculptors from around the world

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Juneteenth celebration decorations found burned at Museum of African American History

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Double-fisting hot dogs and one fired from a cannon: Why is the MFA adding them to Revolutionary War paintings?

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The best local book events this week

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Inside the real-life D-Day forecast depicted in the movie 'Pressure'

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Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' Netflix adaptation proved how valuable it can be to revisit older work

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Six new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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This week's TV: Jemaine Clement, Nicola Walker in 'Alice and Steve,' and Rebecca Hall in 'The Listeners'

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'Hill Street Blues' helped rewrite the rules of network television

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Actor Anthony Head, known for 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Ted Lasso,' has died at 72

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Bruce Springsteen opens his music center in New Jersey

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Questlove explores another titan of Black music in Earth, Wind & Fire documentary

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Watch: P!nk's opening number, plus more highlights from the Tony Awards

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Tony Awards: 'Schmigadoon!,' 'Ragtime,' and more take top prizes. See the full list of winners.

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Rachel Dratch, Ali Louis Bourzgui, and more 2026 Tony nominees and winners with New England ties

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Psychedelics researchers welcome Trump's executive order to fast-track their work

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No red meat, no dairy, and no end in sight: How a tick-borne allergy has transformed Martha's Vineyard

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Mass. has new limits on insurers' much-hated prior authorizations. Here's what to know.

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Robert Coles, Pulitzer-winning psychiatrist who shaped public policy, dies at 97

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Stacey King, longtime Bulls broadcaster who played on three NBA championship teams, dies at 59

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Dr. Sidney Alexander, cardiologist and cofounder of organization that shared the Nobel Peace Prize, dies at 94

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