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Mass. startups raised nearly $5 billion last quarter, regaining lead over Texas

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After his support collapses, Graham Platner ends scandal-plagued Senate campaign

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Red Sox 5, White Sox 0 -- Jake Bennett pitches in again to lead Red Sox past White Sox for fifth straight win

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For Moroccans, beating France is more than soccer — it's a matter of history

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Tom Brady compares Argentina's win to Patriots' legendary Super Bowl LI comeback

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'With all due respect': Markey, Moulton trade barbs in heated first debate of Mass. Senate primary

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Judge weighs putting GOP candidates back on primary ballot amid signature fraud allegations

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'We got another drowning': On a Vermont river, 3 died during rescues gone wrong

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Town of Norwell issues immediate boil water advisory after E. coli detected in water supply

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Boston City Councilor Julia Mejia treated by EMS after appearing to experience a medical emergency during council meeting

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Cyclospora, a stomach-churning parasite, has reached Mass. Here's what to know.

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Security precaution led Trump to use old Air Force One in leaving Turkey

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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The largest development in Massachusetts? South Weymouth Naval Air Station is in new hands.

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Transgender student athletes suing over N.H. girls' sports law move to drop their lawsuit

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What are the tall ships? Where can I watch them? Here are all your questions, answered.

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Mass.-filmed 'Widow's Bay' earns 19 Emmy nominations. 'Hacks' sets new comedy record with 24. See the list.

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PODCAST | SAY MORE - Rep. Ayanna Pressley is in a 'situationship' with America

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When you're feeling fancy, these 13 restaurants around Boston are worth the splurge

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When only a comforting noodle dish will do, these 10 spots stand out

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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JOAN VENNOCHI - With Platner, why did Democrats believe one woman but not the other? The allegations against Graham Platner expose an uncomfortable truth: Partisan loyalty often shapes which accusers we believe.

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Jill Abramson: The New York Times is taking heat over Graham Platner. It doesn't deserve it.

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IDEAS | JEREMIAS ENGELMANN -- Why the Celtics actually won the Jaylen Brown trade

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Jim Stergios -- Massachusetts is close to an economic cliff. Here are two ways to save it.

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Ideas | Alex Green -- Mass. lawmakers are poised to repeat past mistakes

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EDITORIAL -- If candidates won't debate, voters should wonder why not

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Danny Ventura, longtime Boston Herald high school sports reporter, a true legend in Eastern Mass.

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Firefighters bring Christmas-in-July joy to Shriners Children's Boston burn center patients

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Are we ready for some heat? Hot, muggy weather makes a comeback Thursday.

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'We are heartbroken': UMass Lowell mourns soccer player killed in Ohio crash

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Mayor Wu joins nationwide lawsuit against Meta, other social media giants

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Spotlight Follow-Up -- Auditor Diana DiZoglio says MassHousing program flagged by Spotlight 'reeks of fraud and corruption' -- The developers who received $1.4 million had hidden connection to official who awarded the grants. The agency has hired a law firm to review.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- An outsider's view of Boston after 30 years in Texas -- After 30 years in Texas, the move east came with some culture shock. And some revelations about what home means.

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Matt Damon breaks out 'Bitter Boston Guy' character on 'Good Hang' with Amy Poehler

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

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The father-daughter wedding dance gets an upgrade

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Getting a parenting break? Unwind with one of these great beach reads.

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

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

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Mariel Garza -- California's billionaire tax proposal is the fight the ultrarich feared

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

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Mattapan store owner sentenced to prison for food stamp fraud -- Antonio Bonheur operated Jesula Variety Store on Blue Hill Avenue, prosecutors said.

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WEEKEND FORECAST | DAVE EPSTEIN - July often features the best New England weather, and this weekend is no exception - Saturday and Sunday will see sunshine with hardly any humidity - just great beach weather all around.

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Frank Dell'Apa | On soccer -- Beseiged referees have added to drama of World Cup's knockout stage -- France coach Didier Deschamps seemed to send a message to officials before Les Bleus face Morocco in the quarterfinals Thursday.

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Lynx 86, Sun 80 -- Cheryl Reeve becomes WNBA's all-time coaching wins leader as Lynx defeat Sun -- Reeve has 380 regular-season wins, one more than Mike Thibault, whose son Eric Thibault is Minnesota's associate head coach.

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World Cup -- France-Morocco rematch could be the most intriguing World Cup quarterfinal -- With a victory this time, France would continue its bid to become only the third country to reach the final of three successive World Cups, joining Germany and Brazil.

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Revolution -- Revolution reportedly sign goalkeeper Matt Turner on another loan from Lyon

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Talking Points for July 9, 2026

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- How a Boston doctor built a following as a 'loud and unafraid' voice in the Trump era

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THE BIG DAY -- Their romantic storyline runs through community theater

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LOVE LETTERS -- She's 22. Her boyfriend is 44. She gets embarrassed to reveal the age gap to friends.

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PERSPECTIVE -- I found a Pandora's box in family counseling. Should I open it?

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Nurses at Brigham and Women's Hospital picket in the largest nursing strike in Massachusetts history

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Boston Lax All-American game showcases MIAA and ISL's best in OT thriller

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Max McColgan and Joseph Lenane share stroke play medals at 118th Massachusetts Amateur Championship

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Willson Contreras to participate in Home Run Derby at All-Star Game

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How to prevent Meta from using your Instagram images in AI

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Will New York City stifle Boston's tech and AI resurgence?

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Tugboat workers ratify new contract, ending strike days before tall ships arrive

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Vance, in Wisconsin, highlights twin fights against fraud and Democrats

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Decades late, museum scrambles to return 2,700 Native remains

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Judge orders $5 million Trump judgment be released to E. Jean Carroll

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Family of man fatally shot by ICE agent calls for independent inquiry

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US launches new airstrikes on Iran, with Tehran firing back at 3 Gulf Arab states

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Divisions appear in Iran over talks with US

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How Trump's ugly World Cup power play marred the beautiful game

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Can NATO be saved from presidential petulance?

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Noah Kahan and Keegan Bradley join Mayor Wu for launch of new youth golf program

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Cambridge wine bar Dear Annie to close, citing increasingly corporate restaurant scene

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A festive night of global flavors

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

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'Swim at your own risk': Lion's mane jellyfish appearing in swaths along Mass. coast, confusing scientists

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From 'under the weather' to 'scuttlebutt': The sailing phrases you'll hear at Sail Boston 250

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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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'The Pitt' and 'Pluribus' are poised to compete for top honors as Emmy nominations are announced

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Noah Kahan, Keegan Bradley help launch Boston Common youth golf clinic

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Watch them whip. Gen Z is leading a line dance revival in Boston.

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

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In 'The American Five,' teaming up to change history

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Obamacare premiums surged this year. A new analysis shows it's likely to happen again in 2027.

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

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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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