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Gun smuggling group bought weapons in N.H. and trafficked them through tribal land into Canada

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COURTS - R.I. judge blocks DOJ from obtaining medical records of transgender youth, calling the demand a 'drastic overreach' Judge Mary S. McElroy said the subpoena for the records of transgender youth was issued in "bad faith."

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Get the air-conditioners ready. A surge of summer warmth kicks off this weekend.

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UK health secretary resigns, setting up a Labour leadership challenge to Keir Starmer

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Trapped in the Dark Web

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Since the advent of the internet, people have shared explicit pictures of children. But today, devices are everywhere. And files are distributed with the click of a button. The volume of graphic images is overwhelming the systems meant to stop them. Investigators are swamped as technology companies pass the buck.

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We asked experts how to prevent the digital abuse of children. Here's what they said.

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Starting Point -- Takeaways from the Globe's reporting on the spread of online child exploitation

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24-year-old Andover woman killed, three people injured in late-night boat crash at Logan Airport pier, officials say

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'A loss for the nation.' MIT president says research has fallen 10 percent, and grad student enrollment is down

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Three-alarm fire causes extensive damage to popular ice cream parlor in Belmont

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Person assaulted with 'edged weapon' in Davis Square, police say

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Karen Read's Lexus SUV being auctioned on Thursday

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The Green New Deal was the foundation of Markey's last campaign. Six years later, it's nowhere to be found.

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Xi and Trump summit focuses on business links as Chinese leader issues Taiwan warning. Follow live updates.

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Inside Jack Schlossberg's chaotic campaign to revive a political dynasty

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Unions helped propel Maura Healey to the governor's office. They're not so enthusiastic about her re-election.

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N.H. Senate committee guts Charlie Kirk act, replaces it with renewal of 'divisive concepts' law

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Suspect in Memorial Drive shooting pleads not guilty to multiple charges from hospital bed

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Records detail forces that shaped Cambridge shooting suspect's life, including drug use, money problems, and fatherhood

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How the Cambridge shooting on Memorial Drive unfolded in a moment-by-moment timeline

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A Downeast gem returns: a look at the Asticou Hotel's grand comeback

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The Patriots' 2026 schedule will be released Thursday. Here's what we know.

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PERSPECTIVE -- I'm a single mom. Here's why I can't wait to be an empty-nester.

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In art history, 'nude' almost always meant nude women, painted by men. An MFA exhibit documents a contemporary rebuttal.

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Alec Baldwin to narrate 'Lincoln Portrait' with BSO at Tanglewood

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IDEAS | ARINDRAJIT DUBE - How to save the middle class - An answer to one of the most vexing challenges of our time.

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Renée Loth -- Remote work made life easier. It also made us rusty.

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Jeffrey S. Flier and John Tomasi -- Keep politics out of commencement speeches

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump crashes out over perceived Supreme disloyalty with a court-packing threat

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Is Susan Collins's health fair game in the Maine Senate race?

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Cambridge biotech cofounded by Pulitzer winning author and oncologist raises $122 million

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Small medical plane crashes in New Mexico, killing all 4 people aboard

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Netflix officially announces new 'Love Is Blind' season set in Boston

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Argentina races to find origin of hantavirus contagion

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France allows asymptomatic passengers off new cruise ship struck by stomach bug outbreak

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CVS to sell Omnicare in $250m deal after decade-long ownership

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Denver runway fatality reveals a weakness in airport security

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Amid a deluge of ballot questions, Massachusetts' high court could dramatically shape the November ballot

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'Take care of the children, and go outside': Lowell daycare owner recalls dramatic escape from massive fire - It's been a week since high winds and dry conditions carried a fire across four blocks and burned six homes in Lowell.

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A VERY GOOD DEAL -- Dining out doesn't have to be expensive. Here are 10 meals you can enjoy around Boston for under $10. -- Pizza, noodles, sandwiches, arepas, and more — it's entirely possible to buy a filling meal with a $10 bill.

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Sound Check -- You can avoid AI music — but can you avoid AI show fliers, merchandise, and venue decor? -- Once you learn the AI tells, they're impossible to unhear – or in some cases, unsee.

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KEVIN CULLEN -- A trooper's death reminds us of what service really means -- Massachusetts State Trooper Kevin Trainor answered a call he didn't have to. He exemplified a sense of duty that is timeless and under appreciated.

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ART's 'Black Swan' brings the movie's saga of dance and ambition to the stage

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Between love and madness lies 'Obsession'

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What's your 'type'? Because this man's type is ... very specific.

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph talks with Amy Poehler about the importance of her Boston accent in 'The Holdovers'

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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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Brinleigh Murphy-Reuter -- Would you pay $65k to send your kid to an AI school?

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Ideas | Emma Madden -- Those Met Gala looks were fake

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Nikki Romanik and Ashish Jha -- The system didn't catch the hantavirus threat. Biology saved us.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Diana DiZoglio's quest to audit the Legislature gets some respect from the SJC

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

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Five teams since September is a lot, but World Championship too big an opportunity for Bruins rookie James Hagens to pass up -- Hagens and Team USA open the tournament Friday against host Switzerland.

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Oilers fire coach Kris Knoblauch after 1st-round playoff exit -- Knoblauch coached Edmonton to the playoffs three times, including consecutive trips to the Stanley Cup Final in 2024 and 2025.

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Phillies at Red Sox | 6:45 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 43: Phillies at Red Sox lineups and notes

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COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN -- The 58-year-old who helped win a college tennis title

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WOMEN'S SPORTS -- Can the new Women's Lacrosse League find a foothold?

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Dover Saddlery will close unless its new owner can agree on a 'heroic' deal to save it - The country's largest retailer of equestrian products, based in Littleton, will start going-out-of-business sales at its stores unless a deal comes through.

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BOLD TYPES - Karen Spilka promises 'significant savings' in her version of the energy bill - Spilka said this week that the Senate's upcoming energy bill will balance "climate leadership, economic competitiveness, and cost savings."

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Could patient portals be less baffling and more helpful? A cartoon explainer.

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LOVE LETTERS -- We've been together for 5 years. My boyfriend is happy to wait 5 more to get married.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- In 1970s Boston, young hustlers made easy money selling smart term papers to college students

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Overcast, damp stretch of weather persists Thursday across New England

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Globe Top 20 boys' lacrosse poll: BC High bounced out of top five, and Dracut joins the ranks

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St. Sebastian's and Tabor are loaded with talent in search of their first ISL boys' lacrosse tourney titles

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Eastern Mass. boys' lacrosse: Players of the Week for May 6-12

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Bad news keeps coming. The stock market is still breaking records.

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Senators approve withholding their own pay during government shutdowns

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Tensions flare up over Strait of Hormuz as ship is reported seized and heading toward Iran

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Harvey Weinstein back in court after feeling ill as jury deliberates in his rape retrial

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Postal Service releases special edition bald eagle stamps for America's 250th

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Roberts says the high court isn't political. Its rulings say otherwise.

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The mayor's texts are public records

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May I have a word: Unwanted updates

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The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care.

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More cancer patients are taking ivermectin. Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan might be why.

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She's thinking about marriage. I am not.

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The best places to grab a drink in downtown Providence this summer

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It used to taste 'like plastic.' Now, vegan cheese is surprisingly good

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A new Waltham taqueria serves 'some of the most authentic' Mexican food around

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These Maine innkeepers are charming thousands on Instagram — and pioneering a golden age for B&Bs

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ITA Airways makes it impossible to get a medical refund

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Unearthly light: Abstraction Expressionism's Gloucester connection

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Is the US about to be humiliated on the world's most prestigious cultural stage?

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Local bestsellers for the week ended May 10

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'Ugly' is Stephanie Fairyington's rallying cry to subvert damaging ideas about beauty

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Author Ali Smith mulls writing and language in 'Glyph'

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'Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery' inspires both nostalgia and a bad taste about the '90s

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'Marty, Life Is Short' takes a serious look at comedian Martin Short

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Who are the five people convicted in connection with Matthew Perry's death

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'They shooting at us': Rihanna and A$AP Rocky outlined attack to police

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Chris Fleming, used to 'scheming in the shadows,' is adjusting to wild success in the spotlight

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Akram Khan's 'Thikra' comes to Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival

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State panel approves Dana-Farber's new $50 million proton therapy center

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Watch the Globe's Health Equity Summit live

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Jason Collins, first active NBA player to come out as gay, dies at 47

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Super Bowl winning tight end Charle Young dies at age 75

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Rex Reed, film critic known for acerbic reviews, dies at 87

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