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Platner is poised to win Democrats' Senate nomination in Maine — but Tuesday's primary is still a test

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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries

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Possible 'beach takeovers' promoted on social media have law enforcement officials on alert

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Source: Red Sox not considering firing chief baseball officer Craig Breslow

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Red Sox held to four hits by Rays in another feeble offensive showing

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'We are devastated': Ken Burns, Seth Magaziner, and others remember historian Gordon S. Wood

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Massachusetts officials say Boston is ready for FIFA World Cup matches in Foxborough

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Healey signs bill allowing 3 a.m. last call for the World Cup

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Hampshire College now plans to open for a final fall semester after all

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Judge denies Proctor bid to delay deposition in O'Keefe wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read and others

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Child dead after cardiac episode at South End apartment building, police say

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Sleep doctor with homes in Brookline, South Florida sentenced to prison for fraud, federal prosecutors say

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Man charged in fatal assault outside Waltham gas station, prosecutors say

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'He helped change the course of American history': Barney Frank remembered for public service at Faneuil Hall memorial

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Hello again, heat! Ridge draws in warmer weather across New England starting Tuesday.

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Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Trump booed by the crowd during the anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals

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Tom Brady launches a new wellness drink, but he's embarrassed to tell you the name

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BOLD TYPES - A big chunk of Newton Centre's shopping district is hitting the market

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

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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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JOAN VENNOCHI - The limits of Mayor Wu's hardball politics - By backing a challenger to Senator Nick Collins, Wu may be settling a political score, but it may come at a cost to Boston's influence on Beacon Hill.

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Jason Margolis -- It shouldn't be so easy to ride for free on the Green Line

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

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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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Patriots sign first-round pick Caleb Lomu to fully guaranteed four-year, $18.9 million contract

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Federal judge in R.I. refers DOJ lawyers for possible discipline over handling of transgender youth case

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With 'historic' vote, R.I. House passes bill allowing expired civil claims for sexual abuse

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Eighteen-year-old charged with murdering his 21-year-old sister in Thornton, N.H. shooting, authorities say

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Mass. judge throws out Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee for highly skilled workers

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Why are birth rates down? You might be looking at the answer.

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BETH TEITELL - Are doodle owners more obsessed — more unbearable — than owners of other dogs? As doodles consolidate power — taking over dog parks, sparking a $1 billion industry, grinning from the back seat of car ads — even a pet boutique owner says enough is enough.

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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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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- Who's hiring? Not the industries that made Massachusetts rich. -- Hold the applause. With the exception of health care, the state's core knowledge industries are still stuck in neutral.

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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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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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GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT - Rahm Emanuel hits the (bike) trail in New Hampshire, as he mulls potential 2028 presidential bid - "Look, I'm not into a politics of retribution, contrary to my image," Emanuel said. "But I am into totally airing out all of this corruption."

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Spurs 115, Knicks 111 -- Victor Wembanyama carries Spurs to win that cuts Knicks' NBA Finals lead to 2-1 -- Wembanyama had 32 points, 8 rebounds, and 6 assists in his first NBA Finals win.

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Liberty 89, Sun 80 -- Jonquel Jones honored by Connecticut Sun before Breanna Stewart leads the New York Liberty to a win -- Jones, who was a late scratch for the Liberty because of an illness, had her No. 35 jersey retired by Connecticut before the game.

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ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL -- Red Sox holding Marcelo Mayer and hope things start to swing his way

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MIAA LACROSSE ROUNDUP -- Monday's lacrosse roundup: Norwell, Cohasset girls cruise into title rematch in Division 3

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GOLF -- Miles Russell qualifies for the US Open at age 17 with Tiger Woods's son on the bag

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As US Customs refines its tariff refund system, who gets in to apply is under dispute -- With the dispute now in the hands of the US Court of Appeals for the Federal Circuit, Tuesday's hearing may provide more clarity about the next phase of the refund process.

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Central Ohio becomes a hub for tech and manufacturing

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2026 BEST OF THE BEST -- We sampled ice cream across Boston. These 12 shops churn out greatness.

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2026 BEST OF THE BEST -- Who says Boston doesn't have good bagels? These six shops stand above the rest.

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CONNECTIONS -- A barking dog, a whining child. These are interruptions I welcome.

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The most destructive tornado in New England history struck Worcester 73 years ago. Here's what happened.

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Reading holds off Hingham, gets champ Walpole next in Division 2 girls' lacrosse final

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At the NBA Finals, potential top pick AJ Dybantsa sees a chance to have quick success like the Spurs

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OpenAI files to go public as AI companies rush to Wall St.

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On coffee shop tour of Massachusetts, economic secretary Eric Paley has visited 70 communities so far

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Closing arguments set in Texas trial of teen charged in fatal stabbing at a school track meet

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Takeaways from Scott Pelley's emotional interview about his '60 Minutes' demise

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Dutch scientist charged with conspiring to smuggle Mpox virus into US

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In Pakistan, searching for shade when it's 125 degrees

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping makes rare trip to North Korea in show of unity

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Pope meets with 6 clergy abuse survivors in Spain, hopes to improve response

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American universities are run like dictatorships

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For a good life, write your obituary now

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

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

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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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Tillie Walden on how she created 'Charity & Sylvia,' about a 19th-century same-sex couple

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

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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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Gloria and Emilio Estefan's lives and careers take the stage in 'On Your Feet'

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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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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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Gordon Wood, American Revolution expert cited in 'Good Will Hunting,' fatally struck by car in R.I. parking lot

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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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