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Suspect in Cambridge shooting couldn't 'care less if innocent people get hurt,' officer warned in 2021

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In Cambridge, an uneasy calm returns to area that saw chaotic violence on Monday

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Rounds of light showers arrive on Wednesday. Here's when the rain lets up this week.

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R.I. judge slams DOJ's 'fishing expedition' in case seeking medical records of transgender youth -- "We are at the end of our tether with the DOJ making false representations to this court," Judge Mary S. McElroy said Tuesday.

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Police received a call about 'suicidal statements' and a rifle. Then, 'shots fired' on Cambridge roadway -- A parole officer called 911 and requested a well-being check on Tyler Brown, setting off a race to find an unstable person with a violent history.

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Summer on your mind? Here are Ken's top weather trends as June — and El Niño — quickly approach.

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What to know about the Memorial Drive shooting

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'He is an incredible hero': Woman says former Marine saved her life during Cambridge shooting

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Power Play - Picking sides in Moulton vs. Markey

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Harvard officials enslaved more than 1,600 people, new research reveals

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New plan would dump sewage into the Charles River for decades to come

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A rural rebellion in Vermont is on the verge of unlikely success

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Jury selection underway in trial of accused serial rapist charged with attacking nine women

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Campbell says she will let DiZoglio hire outside lawyer in audit lawsuit fight

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Former Celtic Jason Collins, NBA's first openly gay player, dies at 47 of brain tumor

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Maria Corina Machado, in Harvard speech, says education is key to rebuilding Venezuela

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Appeals court spares Trump from paying $83 million defamation award — for now

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US intelligence shows Iran retains substantial missile capabilities

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FBI Director Kash Patel denies drinking allegations in heated Senate exchange

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Trump departs for Beijing while downplaying differences with Chinese leader Xi over Iran war. Follow live updates.

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A record number of Americans are leaving the country and seeking to renounce citizenship

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Judge allows property tax lawsuit against city to move forward

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Summer Arts Guide -- Spielberg, 'Star Wars,' Spider-Man, and more: Here are all the movies you'll watch this summer

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The weekend you've been waiting for is on the way

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Black bears are wandering through Massachusetts towns this spring. Here is what to do if you see one.

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Trump's transportation secretary should be the next one to hit the road - Sean Duffy spent seven months filming a travelogue reality show with his family.

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Nikki Romanik and Ashish Jha -- The system didn't catch the hantavirus threat. Biology saved us.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Diana DiZoglio's quest to audit the Legislature gets some respect from the SJC

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IDEAS | HEATHER HOPP-BRUCE -- I loved a dead fly

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Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dead at age 29

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Boston-based travel influencer describes hantavirus outbreak on cruise ship

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The condition PCOS is now called PMOS. What to know about the name change and what it means for care.

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Mass. man among two charged with kidnapping and torturing N.H. woman, prosecutors say

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Man pleads guilty to opening door on JetBlue flight bound from Boston to Puerto Rico

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Providence's Catholic diocese merges more parishes, closes one

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Moped drivers dodge rain and traffic to deliver your takeout and make a living. Now some politicians want to change the rules. Food delivery on motorbikes has become so ubiquitous that some local politicians are now aiming to tighten the rules that affect their line of work.

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Two years ago, the city set aside $100 million to jump-start stalled housing development. It's finally using it. -- Through the Boston Accelerator Fund and the state's Momentum Fund, the city and the state are kicking in $10.5 million to get a 110-unit mixed-income development in Roxbury's Nubian Square moving along.

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1658 home on 15 acres in Wenham lists for $1.6 million: 'Feels like Vermont' -- "Old Farm" has been owned by the same family for 65 years.

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Some Mass. restaurants may add a mandatory tip during the World Cup -- Concerned that some international tourists may not tip 20 percent, restaurants are considering a temporary policy.

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph talks with Amy Poehler about the importance of her Boston accent in 'The Holdovers'

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Lainey Wilson, Chance the Rapper, Trombone Shorty to headline Boston Pops July 4 bash

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Watch: Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers, and Oliver join Colbert as 'The Late Show' heads into final episodes

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Bravo is bringing 'The Real Housewives of Rhode Island' back for a season 2

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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 -- Tow companies shouldn't be allowed to insist on cash

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IDEAS | Jeff Hewitt -- How the Unabomber became a cult hero

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IDEAS | BIJAN C. BAYNE -- White Mass: The Boston stories Hollywood misses

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

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'Thank God . . . He's alive,' says uncle of Cambridge shooting victim -- Casimir Bangoura, 35, a DoorDash driver from Cambridge, was shot in the legs and an arm, but is expected to survive, his uncle said Tuesday.

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MLS -- Lionel Messi doubles MLS base salary, his $28 million total compensation more than twice any other player -- Messi more than doubled his salary to $25 million in his new contract with Inter Miami and earns more than the payrolls of 28 of the other 29 MLS teams.

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PWHL -- What's next for the Boston Fleet? With expansion on deck, the roster could look dramatically different next season. -- The PWHL already has added one team for the 2026-27 season, Detroit, and could add up to three more.

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Red Sox Notebook -- Willson Contreras finds getting hit by pitches is unavoidable -- The only player who's been hit more since Contreras entered the league in 2016 is Anthony Rizzo.

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NFL -- Super Bowl winning tight end Charle Young dies at age 75

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PGA Championship -- Scottie Scheffler is looking to end a streak of runner-up finishes with PGA Championship repeat

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TALKING POINTS - Sam Altman testifies that Elon Musk wanted control of OpenAI - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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US hotel operators say promised boon from hosting World Cup hasn't materialized yet

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Amazon looks to redefine a need for speed with 30-minute deliveries

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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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THE BIG DAY -- She was a bridesmaid and he was a groomsman in the same wedding. Four years later, they got married.

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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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2026 NFL schedule: Broncos and Chiefs open Monday night slate, Bengals-Falcons in Madrid

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Charlie McAvoy receives six-game suspension to start next season for Game 6 slash on Sabres' Zach Benson

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The decision is in: It's the PGA Tour over LIV Golf, by knockout

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Makary's exit from FDA gives biotech hope 'circus' is over

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Denver airport security missed trespasser who was killed by plane on runway

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US colleges report 20% drop in foreign students over visa clampdown

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Obama enters Texas Senate fight with support for Talarico

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How an 'impossible' idea led to a possible pancreatic cancer breakthrough

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Texas banned rainbow crosswalks. San Antonio found a workaround.

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US said to suspect Nvidia chips smuggled to Alibaba via Thailand

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Spring in Ukraine means the return of blooms, battles, and wartime tourists

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The left's illiberal problem isn't over

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Why are people in Mass. being sent to prison for murders they didn't commit?

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My daughter died when she was 2 1/2. I was stunned by how the medical system handled my grief.

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More cancer patients are taking ivermectin. Mel Gibson and Joe Rogan might be why.

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She's thinking about marriage. I am not.

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This Nantucket festival is like 'the Super Bowl for the culinary industry'

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A new Brookline café's cardamom and pistachio coffees are drawing crowds

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Dress up for this Cambridge fund-raising gala — but wear your sneakers

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Colebrook's quiet renaissance: A journey through New Hampshire's north

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A N.H. wool company is aiding search missions by outfitting rescuers in warm clothes for free

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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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In 'Coyoteland,' Vanessa Hua provides a field guide to suburban terrors

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Literary world responds after ambassador for Young People's Literature said '94.7 percent of kids books' are 'crud'

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The best local book events this week

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'Marty, Life Is Short' takes a serious look at comedian Martin Short

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Rex Reed, film critic known for acerbic reviews, dies at 87

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They shoot! They score! But what are Jaylen Brown and LeBron James (Bronny, too) doing in movie ads?

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Man pleads guilty to Atlanta auto break-in that led to theft of unreleased music by Beyonce

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Chris Robinson on The Black Crowes' new LP, the 1990s 'rock wars,' and his friendship with Joe Perry

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Boston Ballet shines brightly in 'Spring Experience'

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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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Novo Nordisk hands over Parkinson's therapy to Boston-based AI startup

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Craig Morton, Super Bowl quarterback for both the Cowboys and Broncos, dies at 83

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Abraham Foxman, influential leader of Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86

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