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ICE agent in deadly Maine shooting was Army veteran with longstanding interest in law enforcement

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'My daughter asks for Papá': Partner of man killed by ICE in Maine speaks

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Trump lobbies for voter ID bill, pushes unfounded election claims during primetime address

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Takeaways from Trump's address claiming election vulnerabilities

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They heard a 'big, deep creaking sound.' Then they saw a huge willow tree topple into the Public Garden lagoon.

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Money, Power, Inequality - Tufts knew for years a decorated historian was accused of poor research. Why was she hired to write a Boston report on reparations?

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Driver in fatal cyclist crash maneuvered around another vehicle

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'Simple but incredibly meaningful': Mass. Senate wants to allow for more duplexes in bid to ease housing crunch

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Friday brings more clear skies as wildfire smoke drifts south, but the weekend looks more unsettled

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The smoke that blanketed Boston this week has spread across the country. Here's a look

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Four takeaways from the first Maine Democratic Senate debate

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US strikes bridges and collapses a tower at a key port as its Iran campaign expands

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Man trapped in Somerville MBTA escalator died of strangulation, death certificate shows

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Three inmates charged after Suffolk County brawl that left two officers injured, officials say

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A pitstop in Cherry Land. If you're fond of a certain red stone fruit, don't miss this.

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Globe Magazine | Your Home

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Less is more: Close quarters call for purposeful design in South Boston town house

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Adding a second story to a Cape-style home gave a young family a third bedroom

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A Vermont couple builds an 800-square-foot home on a budget

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A Martha's Vineyard guest studio inspired the vision for this Concord condo makeover

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS - Who's really changing the world? While elite colleges stay small, HBCUs are in growth mode. Predominantly Black universities are among the few higher ed institutions making the case that bigger is better.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- ICE agents don't just kill. They kill with impunity.

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EDITORIAL -- AI poses real dangers. Massachusetts needs strong safety guardrails now.

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IDEAS | KEVIN CULLEN -- The World Cup and a lost opportunity

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Byron Williams -- The promise and paradox of the Declaration of Independence

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POWER PLAY - Does anyone want to be Boston's new economic chief?

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Ben & Jerry's Foundation says it will shut down amid legal dispute with parent company

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Governor Healey unveils Noah Kahan-themed bill to cap ticket resale prices

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91-year-old woman from Brookline has died after car crashed on Martha's Vineyard ferry, officials say

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Cyclospora cases in Massachusetts are at normal levels, officials say

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Police identify scooter rider shot, killed in Dorchester Wednesday

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RED SOX - The Red Sox have surged into contention despite some very real issues on offense. These stats tell the story. This season represents a particularly striking departure from the team's tradition as one of the most prolific offenses since renovations to Fenway Park in 1934.

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER -- These New England cities and towns are among the most overrun tourist destinations in the US -- Who among us has not tried to wedge a beach towel into the only remaining rectangle of sand at a Cape Cod beach?

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Apple TV's 'Lucky' is a bloody good crime thriller thick with family affairs

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Gorgeous but self-serious, 'The Odyssey' is at sea thanks to its own bleakness.

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Director Sasha Waters on creating a 'poetic visual experience' for 'Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World'

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Claire Vaye Watkins somehow makes environmental tension and midlife stress hopeful in 'Yellow Pine'

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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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WORLD CUP -- Eight World Cup teams are coming to Boston. Here's a look at their playing style and their predicted finish. -- Some of the world's best — Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland — will play at Gillette Stadium. Learn about each team's local connections, how they got here, and more.

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- I'm a birthright citizen

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EDITORIAL -- The importance of stemming campus suicides

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James Aloisi -- 'The time has come': Blue Hill Avenue deserves proposed bus transit upgrades

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IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG -- Sorry, we just can't cover those effective drugs

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Eugene Scott -- The mayors showing Washington how to govern

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IDEAS | Yifan Xu Miller -- Who's actually running that robot?

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Mayor Michelle Wu speaks at vigil for cyclist killed in fatal crash -- Mayor Michelle Wu spoke about her relationship with Louisa Gag, city council member and advocate for safer streets, who was killed in a fatal cycling crash.

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Hundreds gather at the vigil for Louisa Gag remembering her dream to make Boston's streets safer -- At the vigil for Louisa Gag, cyclists, activists, and government officials come together to remember Gag's life and advocacy.

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Red Sox Notebook -- Baseball's hardest throwers still look up to Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman -- Chapman relishes his place atop the sport's Velocity Everest and the efforts of younger peers to ascend it.

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Bruins -- Bruins announce full 2026-27 schedule, will retire Patrice Bergeron's No. 37 on Dec. 1 before game vs. Avalanche -- The Bruins open the season Sept. 29 with a home game against the Rangers. They will then kick off the first of three October road trips with games in Winnipeg (Oct. 2) and St. Paul (Oct. 3).

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CYCLING -- Tim Merlier wins crash-marred 12th stage of the Tour de France, Pogacar retains overall lead -- Pogacar avoided the sprint-to-the-line crash and kept his significant overall lead over second-place Jonas Vingegaard.

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College football -- Boston College football knows it has a lot to prove after 2-10 campaign, and other ACC Kickoff takeaways

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British Open notebook -- Rory McIlroy toils at British Open as putting woes leave him 7 shots off the first-round lead

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British Open -- Jackson Suber leads a day of surprises at Birkdale with a 65 in his first British Open

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TALKING POINTS - Retail sales up just 0.2 percent in June, but excluding business at the gas pump, shoppers are resilient - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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White House teleprompter operator bet on Trump speeches, Kalshi says - Kalshi said Gabriel Perez, a technical assistant to President Trump, had placed wagers on common words that would appear in the president's speeches, such as country names and economic terms.

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World Cup lifts economy, but lower-income households stressed

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Trump administration caps how long international students can stay in the US

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PERSPECTIVE -- My mom stepped up to care for my grandma. If I need to, I'll do the same.

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LOVE LETTERS -- I think I'd be happier if I ended my current relationship. Maybe...

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THE BIG DAY -- From Boston College teammates to husband and wife

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Thousands sign letter demanding Wu address street safety concerns ahead of City Hall vigil for Boston transit planner

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Partner of Johan Guerrero, the man fatally shot by ICE agents in Maine, speaks to the media

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Red Sox scheduled to open 2027 season March 25 in Seattle, though work stoppage a possibility

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Red Sox pitcher Payton Tolle just got married and celebrated at this North End restaurant

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Kalshi comes for biopharma, with prediction markets for clinical trials and FDA approvals

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Boston Globe Media acquires government information platform InstaTrac

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FDA approves new pill to slash cholesterol levels

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Mass. reports 86 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 deaths in a week. See the latest data.

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An NYC helicopter that crashed and killed 6 last year shows signs of bird strike, safety board says

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UK urges FIFA to investigate Argentina over Falklands banner at World Cup

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US expands attacks on Iran, which calls Strait of Hormuz a 'red line' as it retaliates

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Ukrainians protest Zelensky's ouster of his popular defense minister

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A clear-eyed warhawk, or a spineless flip-flopper?

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'Yes in God's backyard' could be a providential solution to the state's housing crisis

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Need long-term care? Many middle-class families are out of luck.

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Could I have approached this woman at an 'Art in the Park' event?

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Cape Cod homeowner sues, says bank should not have given him mortgage for $5.5m mansion at risk of collapse

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George Santos' next gig? Reality TV show contestant.

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A local politician opens the restaurant of her dreams

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An early look at Aldeia Coffeehouse, a Portuguese-inspired café in Barrington, R.I.

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This might be Boston's most luxurious omakase

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Author, lecturer, and world traveler Lawrence Millman on being a Luddite and that unforgettable Siberian souvenir

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Logan's Terminal C is getting a billion-dollar makeover. Take a look at the changes.

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'Punchline II' is an exhibition meant to embrace the absurdity of an absurd world

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From Gloucester with love: Rothko, Avery, and Gottlieb's summer bond shines at the Cape Ann Museum

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At the MFA, the past and present converge in a fractious moment

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Why would a wealthy English aristocrat secretly help American colonists argue for independence?

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'Cool Machine' completes Whitehead's Harlem Trilogy with thoughts of justice denied

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These three new novels have Bay State roots

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'Obsession,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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'Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World' is a poetic tribute to a Provincetown fixture

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'A love letter to Nantucket': 'Five-Star Weekend' finds a warm welcome from Nantucket residents

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Ziggy Marley on his father, finding balance, and the 30th anniversary of the 'Arthur' theme song

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Cheapo Records has long been a cultural 'anchor' in Central Square. What's the secret to its longevity?

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An ousted maestro, an angry orchestra, an uncertain financial future. The BSO faces the music.

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Spectral scenes from a marriage in 'Paranormal Activity'

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Ken Marino comes to Boston with touring 'Death Becomes Her' this January

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Floods, rats, and redirected flights to Logan: 30 years of Shakespeare on the Common.

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No need to be on the edge of your toilet seat about cyclospora in Mass. That hasn't stopped the memes.

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After staffing cuts, Baystate Franklin nurses ask state to investigate potential patient safety risks

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Pat Oliphant, cartoonist who skewered the powerful, dies at 90

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Jayson Conner, 48, and Jeffrey Newman, 58, die; gave thousands of backpacks to those in need

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Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78

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