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4-alarm house fire in Hyde Park fire displaces eight, no injuries reported -- Over 80 firefighters responded to the fire at 125 West St. Wednesday.

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Yankees 7, Giants 0 -- Yankees, led by Max Fried, earn shutout win over Giants on Opening Day -- Aaron Judge went hitless on Opening Day for the first time in his career with four strikeouts, but the rest of the Yankees' offense was red hot.

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Bruins Notebook -- Undisciplined play by Bruins proved costly in loss to Maple Leafs

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After Boston police officer charged in shooting, councilors ask for protocol on bodycam footage

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Red Sox top pitching prospects set to open the season together with High-A Greenville Drive

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Another appeals court backs Trump detention policy

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Iran dismisses US ceasefire plan and issues its own counterproposal. Follow live updates.

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY -- The 2026 Red Sox could be really good, but there's still a lot of doubt about what's in that dugout

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Celtics 119, Thunder 109 -- Jaylen Brown, Celtics shake down the Thunder in impressive home win over defending NBA champions

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Thursday welcomes a true spring day, the warmest in over a week, with scattered showers

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'Slap in the face': Boston School Committee unanimously approves budget that would cut hundreds of jobs

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Workers fear 'quiet closing' at Canton hospital for disabled children

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'He seemed like a happy young bloke.' Missing 8-year-old found in Duxbury backyard after going missing overnight.

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Over 100 Jewish professors, staffers at Harvard condemn Trump administration's 'weaponization of antisemitism'

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'I lost everything': Kelsey Fitzsimmons, former North Andover police officer shot by colleague, testifies at trial

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'Match-ready Massachusetts': Officials prep for public health, safety ahead of World Cup

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Jury finds Instagram and YouTube liable in landmark social media addiction trial

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18-year-old held without bail after fatal shooting of boy, 17, in Brockton, prosecutors say

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Massachusetts man pleads guilty to $440k SNAP fraud scheme

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'We Work Hard.' Teenagers march on State House demanding restoration of youth job funding

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Bruins 4, Sabres 3 (OT) -- Pavel Zacha lifts Bruins past Sabres with overtime goal

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Tracy Kidder, Pulitzer Prize-winning author who expanded nonfiction's reach, dies at 80

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EDITORIAL - BSO board owes this community more than platitudes about Nelsons' exit - Or was a beloved conductor just collateral damage?

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JEFF JACOBY -- The high cost of 'I'm glad he's dead'

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Elissa Ely -- On Match Day, a village of love

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Eugene R. Fidell, Margaret M. Donovan, and Priya Rashid -- When the secretary of defense plays preacher

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Democrats are going big on tax cuts. It's a bad idea.

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Boston to curb insurance coverage of GLP-1s, other drugs for city employees

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Two men arrested in series of 'highly coordinated' break-ins that allegedly targeted Indian, East Asian residents

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Mass General Brigham Home Care clinicians call for union contract to improve patient safety

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Man charged with murder in sister's death on Cape Cod

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Massachusetts ERs have a problem with mental heath 'boarding,' study finds

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Claudine Gay is returning to the classroom with a seminar on university power struggles — using Harvard as a case study

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WHAT SHE'S HAVING - Don't know where to send a hungry Boston newcomer? Here's an A-to-Z guide to the area's quintessential restaurants. From Aatma to Zaz, these restaurants reflect the breadth and charm of the Boston area's local dining scene.

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ADRIAN WALKER - By charging a police officer with manslaughter, Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden has ignited the biggest firestorm of his career - Perhaps nothing a prosecutor does is as politically fraught as prosecuting a fellow member of law enforcement.

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How does gasoline get to New England? -- Even the US — the world's leading oil producer — is feeling the pressure amid Iran's blockade of the Strait of Hormuz. To understand why, it helps to look at a map.

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This project was set to build 21 buildings along Dorchester Bay. Now it's stalled and owners are selling part of the site. -- The 13.6-acre site at 2 Morrissey Blvd. was envisioned as a key part of the Dorchester Bay City development, with eight buildings planned. Now its future is up in the air.

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

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Boston Ballet announces new season

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An artist with disabilities recasts the meaning of 'disabled'

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'SNL UK' could use some sharper teeth

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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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Fischer J. Espiritu Argosino and Christopher R. Knittel -- Why rooftop solar in Mass. is flawed, and how to fix it

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Maura Healey goes hunting for the hunting vote

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IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG -- A DNA test ruled him out. He was convicted of murder anyway.

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

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NCAA MEN'S HOCKEY -- Westwood's Tom Messineo happy he can add at least one more game to his surprising UConn hockey career

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TALKING POINTS - Sanders, Ocasio-Cortez push bill to impose AI data center moratorium - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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Meta and YouTube found negligent in landmark social media addiction case - Social media company Meta and video streaming service YouTube harmed a young user with design features that were addictive and led to her mental health distress, a jury found Wednesday, a landmark decision that could open social media companies to more lawsuits over users' well-being.

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In Trump's war messaging, veterans see something new — and disturbing

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PERSPECTIVE -- Robo-umps are here for the major league season. Baseball won't be the same.

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LOVE LETTERS -- At 65, I don't know what it's like to have felt loved

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THE BIG DAY -- Falling in love with each other, and with Boston

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Venezuelan players are integral to the Red Sox' success. Turmoil back home is never far from their minds.

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Matthew Rutledge, former teacher at Miss Hall's School, indicted on three counts of rape, prosecutors say

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The 2025 postseason berth has Trevor Story, Red Sox hungry to bring playoff baseball back to Fenway Park

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Kaori Sakamoto takes the lead as she chases a fourth and last figure skating world title

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Executive Council narrowly approves $21.6m plan to streamline N.H. community mental health centers

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Record-high passenger wait times at airports, but no deal yet on the 40th day of the shutdown

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Iran rejects US ceasefire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast

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Senate Republicans try a new gambit with Trump in bid to end partial shutdown

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Wildfires rip through unusual parts of US, raising fears of a brutal season

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Is Alaska a failed 'petrostate'? Critical political season could decide

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Iran rejects US cease-fire plan, issues its own demands as strikes land across the Mideast

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Ukraine finally got battlefield momentum. Now comes a Russian offensive.

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After 1,400 years, the first female archbishop of Canterbury is enthroned

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Paul Revere's midnight ride: How a Globe newsletter inspired the 'only historically accurate half marathon'

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Too many people are engaging in risky behavior with marijuana

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May I have a word: Don't stop me if you've heard this before

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'Politeness registers differently in Massachusetts': Steve Carell explains Boston manners on Amy Poehler's podcast

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Why is everybody suddenly playing Mahjong?

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I feel like I've chosen husband over family

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Longest line at Philly airport? Cheesesteaks, not security.

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The seafood industry bets Americans will finally eat more fish if it looks more like meat

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The lines, the prices, the anxiety: Can air travel get any worse?

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Finally, lie-flat seats in economy. United rolls out a 'Relax Row.'

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The media may have unmasked Banksy — again. That's angered some art fans but not ruffled dealers.

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Calvin Tomkins, who narrated the rise of contemporary art, dies at 100

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A Klimt tree blooms in the Harvard Art Museums

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When Sigmund met William (James)

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Colm Tóibín's latest story collection demands our full attention

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Horror novel 'Shy Girl' pulled over suspected AI use

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Stephen Colbert and son will co-write a 'Lord of the Rings' movie

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Batter up! A list of movies for baseball season.

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In the back seat with Bob Hoskins

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The birds and the bees and ... whales? Elizabeth Banks talks awkward Cape Cod family trip on 'Kimmel.'

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In the lively 'Bait,' a James Bond audition leads to a life unraveled

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Now a true pop star, Miley Cyrus returns to her 'Hannah Montana' roots to fete anniversary special

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Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame inducts 'class of 2025′ at all-star ceremony

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In H+H's 2026-27 season, Harry Christophers returns for 'Messiah' and a new cantata celebrates love

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'Suddenly, we're a real company.' Boston Lyric Opera finally gets a home, in Fort Point.

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Boston Ballet has yet another winner with 'The Dream'

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A cause worth fighting for, and singing about, in 'Suffs'

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Can you spot a deepfake X-ray? Neither can your radiologist.

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J. Michael Bishop, who illuminated genetic roots of cancer, dies at 90

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Tracy Kidder on the page: passages from his books

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