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From BU to Fox Sports: Jenny Taft set to cover the US men at her sixth World Cup

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Joe Mazzulla has a soft spot for soccer. Here's how he uses the sport's tactics to coach the Celtics.

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Gillet . . . err, Boston Stadium is ready for its World Cup closeup after years of hullabaloo and prep

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Kilts. Rainbows of soccer jerseys. Roaring chants. In a day, World Cup magic hits Boston.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Maybe the Red Sox should replace Craig Breslow

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End of Normalcy -- Trump has run roughshod over Washington. This federal agency has stymied him — so far.

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Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion anti-weaponization fund. Follow live updates.

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Cambridge man learns the hard way that turkeys are capable of violence

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CONNECTIONS | MAGAZINE -- Technology helped me be with my mother on her last day

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The impending MassHealth work requirements are going to be more complicated than anyone imagined

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Authorities recover 35 'high-risk missing children' in Mass. in anti-trafficking initiative amid World Cup

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Ipswich police body camera video shows heated exchange between parents, school principal over boys' lacrosse decision

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Frustration lingers over Ipswich boys' lacrosse team's abrupt season-ending forfeit

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Accused thief of millions in jewelry from Jamaica Plain home will stay jailed for another month

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Man accused of dragging Lawrence police officer with car makes combative appearance in N.H. court

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A South Shore AI-generated news site put up a paywall. Hundreds of readers, including a police chief, opened their wallets.

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SpaceX opens 11 percent higher at $150 a share and makes Elon Musk the first trillionaire

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Excessive heat, humidity persist, but mugginess eases over the weekend for some great beach weather

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How could El Niño transform New England's weather in the coming months?

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19-year-old man fatally injured in Topsfield crash

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Texas shooting leaves 1 dead and 9 injured as police are in a standoff with a suspect

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Children's lemonade stand robbed at gunpoint in South Boston; two suspects being sought, police say

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For the 250th, Rixy paints a mural of The Midnight Ride, but with a new hero

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The nine best soccer bars in Greater Boston for World Cup watching

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The 22 best bakeries and doughnut shops for a sweet pick-me-up

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22 bucket list activities in Greater Boston, for visitors (and locals, too)

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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Rebecca Spiess - Your retirement fund may now be part of the AI bet - NASDAQ's "fast entry" rules for big tech threaten ordinary savers.

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Lori Trahan -- Why Congress must lead on AI standards

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Brad Carson -- Congress shouldn't freeze state AI safeguards

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IDEAS | NICHOLAS ENRICH -- I blew the whistle on DOGE's dismantling of USAID. Now the dire consequences I predicted are becoming reality.

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EDITORIAL -- Graham Platner won Maine's Democratic primary. Now he needs to show the integrity, maturity, and honesty voters deserve in a senator.

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BLOTTER TALES - An eerie encounter on a dark road, a karaoke complaint, and an actual dumpster fire

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Measure to roll back legalized marijuana can remain on ballot, SJC rules

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Brockton mayor responds to allegations after a mother confronts him at graduation ceremony

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'We're gonna bend the city or the city is gonna bend us': Prosecutors detail ruthless tactics of Trinitarios gang leaders

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'Violent and brutal murders': Two men killed, one stabbed in the head with a pitchfork, police say

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Man who made bomb threats alleges childhood sex abuse by longtime Everett councilor

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A Globe reporter took a tour of the White House Octagon, Trump's ultimate safe space. Here's what they saw. Hundreds of members of the Washington press corps were given a tour of the space where the UFC fights will take place on Trump's 80th birthday.

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Ticks are everywhere. Here's how to stop them. -- Experts offer advice on lawn sprays, dog chews, and how to still enjoy the outdoors this summer.

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Does your home use natural gas? Carcinogens may be leaking into your air. -- The gas contains pollutants including benzene, a known carcinogen, raising concerns that residents are breathing in small quantities of toxins.

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What to watch this weekend: Five movies and TV shows to stream

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A new play explores a famous Cambridge event on the stage where it happened: City Hall

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'The Social Reckoning' first trailer offers new look at Jeremy Strong as Mark Zuckerberg

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Move over, Marky Mark: Matt Damon breaks out his rapper alter ego on 'The Tonight Show'

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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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Eugene Scott -- My family didn't fit the conservative ideal. It helped me thrive.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The lonely giddiness of a New York Knicks fan in Boston

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Platner is (probably) here to stay. Will Democrats rally?

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Liam Kerr -- If Platner falters, there's a backup plan for Maine Democrats

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

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IMMIGRATION - Federal judge in R.I. demands Trump administration comply with order to end unlawful immigration halt for 39 countries - US District Court Judge McConnell gave the Trump administration 24 hours to show that it had stopped using unlawful immigration policies

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Rangers at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 67: Rangers at Red Sox lineups and notes -- Sonny Gray will be on the mound for the Red Sox when they open a three-game series with Texas at Fenway Park.

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World Cup fever hits Mass. with community watch parties. Here's a list of 90-plus.

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POWER PLAY - Business groups and Mass. Teachers are battling again, this time over a federal tax credit - Business and labor advocates are at odds on Beacon Hill over whether Massachusetts should adopt a federal tax credit for donations to private schools and education nonprofits.

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TECH POWER PLAYERS 2026 -- The Boston tech scene is riding a wave of optimism. Here's why.

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PERSPECTIVE -- The new Red Line seats are drawing complaints from riders. Here's why.

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THE BIG DAY -- This Hinge match wanted to get married and have kids. They didn't care in what order.

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Your World Cup weather forecast for this weekend's match at Gillette

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Grow Smart Rhode Island leader reflects on decades of change in Rhode Island development

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Bostonians: It's time to get over ourselves and enjoy the World Cup

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Confessions of a former soccer hater

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Where to find late-night World Cup afterparties in Boston

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A flight in one of the world's first electric airplanes

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Most Americans don't know this free college money is on the way

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Judge extends block on Trump's $1.8 billion 'Anti-Weaponization Fund'

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Mass. reports 93 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 death in a week. See the latest data.

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Media tour of UFC Freedom 250 octagon

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Judge considers arguments in challenge to New Mexico's universal childcare program

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Pope tells traffickers of migrants in the Canary Islands: Stop, repent, or face God's wrath

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US slaps sanctions against Cuban oil and gas company as tensions rise

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Women who fled Iran set to be deported to Central African Republic, lawyers say

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Why Red Sox fans should be rooting for England in the World Cup

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'Facts alone are not enough': This immunologist grew up unvaccinated.

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The cult of Elon Musk goes public

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I went from skeptic to devotee. Here's how I would (and wouldn't) use AI in parenting.

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When Trump's name comes off the Kennedy Center, 'bike guy' will prove it

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Join us June 30 for a Boston Public Library event about advice columns and the Tell-A-Booth

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This new Cambridge restaurant's best ingredient is actually a server

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Boston is teeming with exciting restaurant pop-ups right now

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Paige McNamara on 'Les Misérables,' embracing your inner cheesy tourist, and going unplugged

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All-day pajamas and baggage claim crowding. Here's a handy guide to people watching at the airport.

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Princess cancels a reservation due to a failed upgrade purchase

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David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, has died

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Julio Le Parc, op art master whose sculptures moved, dies at 97

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'Spawning Season' ponders queer parenthood, the life cycle of fish, and how to go on after the biggest disappointment of all

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Local bestsellers for the week ended June 7

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The naturalist whose sharp eye was matched by his deep conscience

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Some unsung heroes get their flowers at this year's Roxbury Film Festival

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With 'Pennies from Heaven,' Steve Martin challenged audiences — and himself

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'Barney Miller' had an immortal theme song and much more

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'Real Housewives of Rhode Island' spotlight menopause bill in R.I.

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Taylor Swift becomes the youngest woman inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame at age 36

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Squash is coming to the Olympics in two years. But first, it's coming to Symphony Hall.

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Audiences aren't the only folks who should mind their manners at concerts. Here's an etiquette guide for performers.

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ART's 'Black Swan' has a powerhouse lead performance and a show that can't live up to it

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The Kennedy Center drops 'Trump' branding as Bill Maher's Twain Award guests are revealed

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Mass General Brigham and CVS primary care partnership moves closer to reality

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Too sick to work, but can they prove it? New Medicaid rule worries patients.

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Chloe Smith, who dedicated her life to riding and training horses, dies in a riding accident at 25

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Duane Michals, photographer with stories to tell, dies at 94

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