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HIGHER EDUCATION - Community College of Rhode Island and Rhode Island College want to arm campus police - A 2013 law allowed the state's public colleges to arm their officers, but only the University of Rhode Island has chosen to do so.

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A college president paid 'excessive' attention to one student. She sought a no-contact order against him. John Cox had an unprofessional relationship with a 23-year-old female student, according to an external investigation commissioned by the college and obtained by the Globe.

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THE END OF NORMALCY - 'I hope they blow your head off': Violent threats pour into congressional offices, and it's getting worse. The Globe asked the offices of New England lawmakers for examples of the threats they've received. The response was chilling.

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Sandals and surveillance: What led investigators to an arrest in Beverly mansion heist

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For voters, age is just number in US Senate primary between Markey and Moulton, Suffolk/Globe poll finds

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Explore the results from the Suffolk/Globe poll of Mass. voters

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Prosecutors seek access to Federal Reserve building as Trump threatens to fire Powell

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Pope doubles down on message of peace and unity as Trump's criticism continues

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US says Hormuz blockade 'fully implemented' as Iran threatens to block Gulf trade. Follow live updates.

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Jarren Duran explains obscene gesture after fan's heckle: 'I shouldn't react like that.'

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New England oysters are dying over the winter. N.H. scientists are trying to figure out why.

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Ken Burns and other Hampshire College graduates grieve over its 'incalculable loss'

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Man charged with killing his mother in Laconia, N.H.

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Healey calls for action as AI nudes flood Mass. schools

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Two pedestrians hit by vehicle in Boston, police say

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Brown University plans permanent campus memorial to honor students killed in shooting

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'Crushing effects on our budgets:' A dozen Mass. mayors say they will oppose rent control ballot question

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'There needs to be a rule': Critics call for a bodycam release policy from Boston police

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Boston's first recreational cannabis shop abruptly closes after six years: 'We were kind of dead in the water'

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She was Time Out Market's only vegan vendor. Now she's leaving after being asked to serve dairy.

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Boston's buzzy new Spanish restaurant looks gorgeous. How's the food?

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Last year's Boston Marathon showed Jess McClain what she's capable of. This year, she's back for more.

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Some years, it's an ideal spring day. Others, a race-day battle. A look back at the coldest Boston Marathons.

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Madonna announces new album, a sequel two decades later, 'Confessions on a Dance Floor: Part II'

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Christopher L. Gasper -- The Eastern Conference is there for the taking. The Celtics shouldn't waste their chance.

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LOVE LETTERS -- How to make relocating with a partner go smoothly

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Are you a music fan looking for love? Consider a music dating app — and Record Store Day.

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That big snow pile in Somerville? The cars buried in it are emerging.

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JOAN VENNOCHI - In Vrabel–Russini fallout, accountability falls unevenly - There's a double standard when it comes to questions about his relationship with the reporter and how it might have affected her coverage of the Patriots and its rivals.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Lessons from Hungary for the midterms and beyond

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IDEAS | HEATHER HOPP-BRUCE -- Songs of a grocery store checker and the white-throated sparrow

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Peter Laffin -- He can build aircraft engines. Massachusetts won't let him install a toilet.

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Eugene Scott -- Will the press stand up to Trump at the correspondents' dinner?

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Power Play - The inside story of Spain's big bet on Massachusetts

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Warning: Scoops ahead! Sign up for Power Play, the Globe's newsletter focused on business and power.

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EPA may ease regulation of chemical plastic recycling, and environmentalists worry

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Maine lawmakers pass nation's first statewide ban on large data centers

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Typhoon flipped over cars and ripped away roofs on US islands in the Pacific Ocean

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N.H. Republicans push for constitutional ban on state income tax

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Former school administrator in Newton allegedly travels to N.Y. for sex with 13-year-old; arrested by FBI in sting

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For the first time, startups in Texas raised more VC money than those in Massachusetts

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - The 47 Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2026 - Yes, it's still a challenging real estate market. But experts – and data – say there are reasons for hope.

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What do former grisly mob haunts say about modern day Greater Boston? -- Where henchmen once made trouble, there are now $19 espresso martinis.

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Coming to a campus near you: A celebrity commencement speaker -- Several celebrity speakers are coming to a campus near you.

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THE BIG DAY - Their goal: The nicest, lowest-cost wedding possible in Newport - Mark and Matthew met in Pittsfield and married in Rhode Island, with a reception that included a pause to watch some horse racing.

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'Margo's Got Money Troubles,' and an OnlyFans following, in David E. Kelley's new series

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Mark Wahlberg talks getting rid of his Boston accent, picks Bostonians out of a lineup on 'Kimmel'

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Lena Dunham survived fame, social media outrage, and her 20s, and she's here to tell us all about it

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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.

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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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JOAN VENNOCHI -- It isn't sexist to say it: Rachael Rollins messed up

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Brandon Cardet-Hernandez -- It's time for courage, not comfort, in fixing Boston Public Schools

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EDITORIAL -- Rising sea levels call for state leadership

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

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Three-alarm fire at Boston Medical Center-Brighton leads to ICU patient transfers -- Boston Fire Department Chief of Operations Patrick Ellis told reporters there was "great coordinated response which made the evacuation process go smoothly."

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Red Sox at Twins | 1:40 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 18: Lineups and notes as Red Sox try to avoid a sweep in Minnesota -- Connelly Early will be on the mound as the Red Sox wrap up their series against the Twins.

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Twins 6, Red Sox 0 -- Red Sox lose again, and all their momentum seems to have evaporated -- Boston didn't advance a runner past first base until the eighth inning and absorbed its second straight loss to a team with low expectations.

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Boston Marathon -- An unforgettable and torturous first, the 1976 Boston Marathon

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KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY -- Scorching Sabres pose plenty of problems for Bruins, but can they handle playoff pressure?

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The College Issue -- The fate of a $125 million Tremont Street building hinges on one question: What was Rosalie Stahl thinking?

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Lynn man charged in Beverly mansion heist accused of stealing large quantity of gold, money, and other collectible items

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Fifty years later, Jack Fultz recalls conquering the field, and the heat, in the 1976 'The Run for the Hoses'

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It happens, but there have been few outings quite like the stinker Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet submitted on Monday

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Boston law firm taking on Trump just landed the former ambassador to Hungary

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FDA to weigh easing limits on unproven peptides favored by RFK Jr. and other MAHA figures

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Jury selection starts for Harvey Weinstein's latest retrial in a New York rape case

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Swalwell's exit injects 'chaos' into California's crowded governor's race

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Pope arrives in Cameroon as separatists announce 3-day pause in fighting

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UN nuclear chief urges strict Iran checks in any deal to end war

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King Charles III and Queen Camilla will visit D.C., New York and Virginia later this month

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I didn't use AI to write this. But so what if I had?

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I am a survivor of sexual abuse. Here's why Harvard must dename the Wexner building.

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Beacon Hill takes aim at the ills of kids' social media use

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'Mormon Wives' star Taylor Frankie Paul will not be charged in recent fights with ex-partner

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What experts want you to know about spotting someone in a mental health crisis, and how to help

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France raffle offers a $1m Picasso for a 100 euro ticket to raise money for Alzheimer's research

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The Seaport is finally getting a new sports bar

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A winter's reflection

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Out to the edge on Cape Breton

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Do you miss Moira Rose? There's a road trip for that.

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He was a celebrated peer of Mark Rothko and Jackson Pollock. Why was he forgotten?

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The fine art of enriching Boston

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In a new novel, Jane Smiley updates readers on a beloved character's journey

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The best local book events this week

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A never-better Ian McKellen matches wits with an equally stellar Michaela Coel in 'The Christophers'

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Tom Holland says new 'Spider-Man' is the most emotional, most mature, yet

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Five new TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

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Ahead of Marathon Monday, former 'Survivor' winner Ethan Zohn brings Reality Run Club event to Boston

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Your guide to can't-miss Boston releases arriving this Record Store Day

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The Last Dinner Party's new LP is a second helping of baroque pop and dark whimsy

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Boston welcomes two shows about men at sea on the same day. Their directors found even more common ground.

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Billy Crystal eyes return to Broadway in one-man show about the house he lost to LA wildfires

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'When Playwrights Kill' is a go-for-broke blast

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US hospitals are emerging from bankruptcy only to falter again

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It's been 20 years since Romneycare sparked near-universal health insurance coverage in Mass. Now, that status is under threat.

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Dave McGinnis, former Cardinals head coach and longtime NFL assistant, dies at 74

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Sid Krofft, 96, a creator of trippy kids' shows including 'H.R. Pufnstuf,' dies

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Bob Hall, the father of wheelchair racing and a two-time winner of the Boston Marathon, dies at 74

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