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Apartment availability in Boston climbs to the highest level in years

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What we don't know about the hantavirus outbreak as the cruise ship nears Spanish territory

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The Chappaquiddick elite are in a struggle with the captain of their ferry. They are losing.

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Pedro Martinez noted the absence of his old Red Sox batterymate, Jason Varitek: 'Tek is a legend here'

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Red Sox 2, Rays 0 -- Connelly Early dominates with best start of career as Red Sox shut out Rays

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Charge 2, Fleet 1 -- Late Aerin Frankel error costs Fleet in Ottawa, as Charge win Game 3 to put Boston on the brink

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After failed attempts at sale, Croft School in Boston to close at year's end

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Rainbow Revolutionaries, an LGBTQ+ history tour, returns to Freedom Trail for Pride month

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Catherine D'Amato, president of Greater Boston Food Bank, to speak at Merrimack College commencement

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Needham schools says personal data of students and staff stolen in Canvas cyberattack

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'I'm spending $40 on a $3 piece of chicken': Globe readers reveal their restaurant pet peeves

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A judge ordered a man released after ICE didn't disclose he was wanted for homicide overseas. No one knows where he is.

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Trump administration targets 12 immigrants to revoke citizenship

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'My absolute best friend:' Fiancée of state trooper killed in crash shares emotional tribute

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Wake, funeral for Kevin Trainor set for next week

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ABC accuses government of violating First Amendment

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Brody Bumila goes nuclear, a no-hitter loss, and more Friday high school sports takeaways

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Power Play -- It took 25 years, but John Rosenthal's Fenway Center deck is finally done

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LOVE LETTERS - Did my friend break 'girl code'? What does "girl code" even mean?

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Eugene Scott - Ted Turner saw the cost of the news revolution he launched with CNN - Turner questioned whether nonstop coverage of war harmed both journalism and the public.

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EDITORIAL -- A viral clip that captured a generation's housing angst

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Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft -- I became a doctor at 72. Our medical career paths are broken.

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IDEAS | ISAAC FITZGERALD -- The best rest stop in America is in Lancaster, Mass.

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Howard Husock -- How Barney Frank helped reinvent Boston

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'Oh, The Places You'll Go!' Dr. Seuss pop-up photo booth celebrates graduation season in Boston

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Feds add more charges against Cape Cod state lawmaker accused of stealing from employer to pay campaign expenses

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Women are making AI more inclusive. Boston is becoming a center for that.

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Bear attack likely kills a hiker in Glacier National Park for the first time in decades

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Federal judge dismisses former Trump supporter's defamation lawsuit against Fox News

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US fires on and disables 2 more Iranian tankers as tensions rise in the Strait of Hormuz

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Regulations for e-bikes could become tighter in Massachusetts. Many e-bikers and cyclists welcome that. After Governor Maura Healey announced new rules to regulate e-bikes this week, many cycling and e-bike advocates said they were pleased to see the state taking action.

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CHAD FINN - If this was Jaylen Brown's 'favorite' Celtics season, maybe it's time to let him leave town at a peak - The possibility of trading Brown, an all-time Celtic and deserving of first-team All-NBA, must be thoroughly investigated for a multitude of reasons, his words among them.

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'I've never seen something explode as quickly as this': This Gen X game is suddenly everywhere at Mass. high schools -- Teachers are in shock. Hacky sacks are sold out everywhere. And no one can quite explain why a Gen X stoner game is suddenly the hottest thing.

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Matt Smith, managing director of Passim, is being honored for his 30th anniversary with the club

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'Blue Heron' is a quietly devastating memory play with a twist

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In 'The Other Bennet Sister,' a neglected sibling gets the spotlight

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

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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.

4 months ago

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.

2 months ago

PODCAST | SAY MORE -- How a Boston writer unraveled the mysterious death of a 19-year-old in London

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Is Graham Platner exactly what the Democrats need right now?

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Robert Kuttner -- How an all-party primary in Mass. would undermine democracy

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IDEAS | JOHN MAC GHLIONN -- Donald Trump's frightening, self-dealing, AI-driven military-industrial complex

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- When will Boston put stop-sign cameras on school buses?

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

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Knicks 109, 76ers 94 -- Jalen Brunson scores 33 points to help Knicks put 76ers on the brink of elimination -- Josh Hart had 12 points and 11 rebounds and Mikal Bridges added 23 points for New York.

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Liberty 106, Sun 75 -- Breanna Stewart powers short-handed Liberty to a season-opening rout of Sun

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US employers defy economic shock from Iran war and add a surprisingly strong 115,000 jobs in April

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- As a Cambridge teen, she was a rising star in Mass. politics. Now she chants 'Death to America' in Tehran.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Three recipes to try starring lobster, blueberries, and other Maine flavors

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CONNECTIONS -- A Mother's Day ode to the mothering ways of other creatures

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: I 'panicked for a second that I was running out of things to talk about'

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Rory McIlroy moves into contention at Truist Championship in his first tournament since the Masters

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Ted Turner managed the Braves (for one game). Imagining what it would be like if that happened in Boston, and other thoughts.

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Patriots announce the signings of five draft picks, 12 rookie free agents

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Akamai stock jumps on $1.8 billion AI deal with Anthropic

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Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million

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With UMass chancellor, Michlewitz and Moran head to the Vatican to talk climate

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What to know about the latest wave of changes to congressional districts

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US military strike on alleged drug boat in the eastern Pacific kills 2, leaves a survivor

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Republicans are building an advantage in redistricting. How much?

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In huge blow to Democrats, Virginia court strikes down House map

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Surprising signs of an atmosphere around a tiny world, billions of miles away

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China says April exports jump 14.1% from a year ago ahead of Trump-Xi summit

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Trump's deal making with Xi next week may determine Hong Kong jailed activist Jimmy Lai's fate

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Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for the Canary Islands

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I slept in Ted Turner's bed

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The mayhem over mifepristone

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For Colbert, humanity was never a punch line

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Meet the 'Color Countess,' the consultant who finds the 'right' white for your wedding day

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After my mom died, I stopped performing Mother's Day

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A fine-dining chef brings upscale pastas and baked Alaska to Kendall Square

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Boston restaurant group on the hook for $400,000 in unpaid federal taxes

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Delta will stop serving snacks and drinks on short flights

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Ryan Powers on summers on the Cape, lucky rocks, and breaking out of our bubbles

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A Hilton timeshare upgrade reversal leaves customer in limbo

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

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At the Cooper Hewitt: on the job and in the ear

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They attract visitors from around the world. But locally, New Hampshire's two Frank Lloyd Wright homes are little-known.

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Yuppies were the symptom, not the cause, of some of the '80s trends we love to hate

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Local bestsellers for the week ended May 3

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Is the Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni legal fight over? Not so fast.

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New TV and movies to stream: 'The Bear' surprise episode, Kevin Hart's roast, and more

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TV is changing its approach to 'the change'

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'To the moon, Alice' — but by flying saucer rather than fist?

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Let's play catch-up: Five of the best recent limited series you might have missed

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'We gave our souls to this record'

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The death of the photo pass: Why concert reviews without original photos miss the big picture

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Boston Fringe returns for a second year: 'There is nothing like seeing new work'

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In a shift, SpeakEasy Stage Company's new season will feature three shows a year instead of five

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Emerson Colonial Theatre to host pre-Broadway run of 'Paranormal Activity'

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Moderna flags work on hantavirus vaccines before cruise outbreak

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Do you have atrial fibrillation? Tell us about your experience.

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Nursing survey flags care quality, safety, AI concerns

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James Loehr, who showed athletes the power of the mind, dies at 83

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CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died

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Donlyn Lyndon, last surviving creator of the Sea Ranch, dies at 90

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