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When a man got stuck at the bottom of an MBTA escalator, people who saw him did almost nothing. He ended up dying.

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Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike, halting busiest US commuter rail system

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Iran's top diplomat says lack of trust is impeding talks to end war with US

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Boston University student accused of making death threats against administrators, staff, after receiving $20K bill

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After more than 50 years, a WPI student finally walks the commencement stage

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Roxbury Community College celebrates 50th commencement

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Rent control is dead in Providence, for now, after failed veto override

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WEEKEND FORECAST | DAVE EPSTEIN -- Here's how warm it's going to get this weekend, and even toastier next week

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IDEAS | ZOE YU - At Harvard, rethinking the value of an A - The faculty is voting on a policy aimed at reining in grade inflation. But there's a deeper problem to resolve.

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Peter May -- The shameful reason the PGA Championship landed at Aronimink in 1962

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EDITORIAL -- City workers should be back in the office more

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STEVEN PELJOVICH -- Why is my Jewish deli a battleground for foreign policy?

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Trustees of Reservations and Kestrel Land Trust propose to conserve open space surrounding Hampshire College campus

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2026 Point-in-Time Count results show fewer Rhode Islanders were unsheltered

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FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

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Moped driver critically injured in crash with vehicle in Dorchester

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A Republican's mysterious absence highlights Congress' silence on health

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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

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Trapped in the dark web - Online child exploitation is spreading like a 'tidal wave.' Police can't keep up. Threats once confined to the physical world are now on children's laptops, their gaming systems, and the phones they carry in their pockets — and investigators can't keep up.

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Boat that was involved in deadly late-night crash at Logan Airport pier was taken 'without authorization,' boat club says -- The vessel was taken from a boat club in Seaport "without authorization," a company spokesperson said.

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A report found the Blue Hill Avenue redesign would speed bus commutes but slow car traffic. It was never released. -- A traffic analysis on the Blue Hill Avenue redesign plan lays out notable gains for bus riders, while projecting longer commutes for drivers.

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Dan Shaughnessy - Joe Morgan, the greatest interim manager in baseball history, knows what Chad Tracy is dealing with, and other thoughts - "I never considered that there was much difference from managing at Triple-A," Morgan said.

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It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

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

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

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

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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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IDEAS | ARINDRAJIT DUBE -- How to save the middle class

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

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Archbishop Henning will ordain 5 men into the Catholic priesthood Saturday -- The men range in age from 26 to 75, and include natives from Puerto Rico and Colombia, as well as locals from Boston and Connecticut.

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A North Shore revolution. Communities vote on resolutions to reaffirm US Constitution. -- The North Shore Resolution Project works with historians and local officials to approve the measures at town and city council meetings.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL -- Eastern Mass. boys' volleyball: Players of the Week, May 8-14 -- A team record for kills at O'Bryant, a 49-assist night for Wayland, and more impressive performances from Needham, Milton, Newton South, and Cambridge.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL -- Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Biggest upheavel of the season -- The top five gets a full reshuffle, with a new No. 1, and the turmoil extends up and down this week's rankings, with Newton South and Cambridge both leaping nine spots.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK -- He rarely slams kills, but Jake Basan has been a hit for resurgent Quincy boys' volleyball -- Basan's leadership and defense are significant reasons why Quincy is back in the playoffs after a two-year absence.

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NBA PLAYOFFS | GAME 6: SPURS 139, SPURS 109 -- Stephon Castle gives the Spurs 32 points in a Game 6 blowout to eliminate Timberwolves

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Legacy 1, Bay FC 1 -- Legacy extend unbeaten streak to five games with draw at Bay FC despite playing second half with 10 players

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Red Sox notebook -- Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony making actual progress after cortisone shot in wrist

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BOLD TYPES - Chamber chief executive Rooney leans on Boston's history in annual speech - Jim Rooney spoke this week about the role of the business community in the nation's independence. Boston Mayor Michelle Wu and Massachusetts Governor Maura Healey also weighed in.

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North America's largest commuter rail system faces a potential shutdown

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Power Play -- Shannon O'Brien isn't the only one who'll be out at the Cannabis Control Commission

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

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Moral victories aren't enough as Braves top Red Sox in 10 innings on Mike Yastrzemski's double

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Eleven takeaways from Friday's high school sports scene, including Xaverian's Will Wood committing

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Celtics' Jaylen Brown named a finalist for NBA Social Justice Champion award

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Starbucks to lay off 300 US corporate workers and close regional offices

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Blue Cross, Point32Health insurers rebound after years of GLP-1 drug-related losses

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Trump says China will buy 200 planes from Boeing, with a possibility of expanding the deal to 750

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In the birthplace of Civil Rights Movement, groups rally to defend Black political representation

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Spain's Eurovision boycott over Israeli participation leaves contest fans torn

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As Netanyahu spotlights Israel's ties to the UAE, its rulers prefer to be discreet

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

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Inside the 'Lincoln' symphony that Philip Glass pulled from Trump's Kennedy Center

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Clarence Carter, soul singer known for 'Patches' and 'Strokin',' dies at 90

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Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies

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G. Robert Blakey dies at 90; drafted the RICO anti-racketeering statute

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