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NHL -- Franklin's Peter Laviolette will be the next head coach of the Los Angeles Kings -- Laviolette, who has coached 1,594 games over 23 NHL seasons, takes his first West Coast job after coaching the Rangers for the last two seasons.

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College football - Judge clears QB Brendan Sorsby to play for Texas Tech despite NCAA ban for gambling

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OpenAI files to go public as AI companies rush to Wall St. An OpenAI public offering would join what is expected to be a wave of blockbuster IPOs, with SpaceX and Anthropic also preparing to go public this year.

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FIFA president Gianni Infantino targeted in fresh criminal complaint by his former boss Michel Platini

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Possible 'beach takeovers' promoted on social media have law enforcement officials on alert

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Hampshire College now plans to open for a final fall semester after all

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'We are devastated': Ken Burns, Seth Magaziner, and others remember historian Gordon S. Wood

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World Cup -- Some of world's best are coming to Foxborough for the World Cup. Here are 10 players to keep an eye on.

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Gov. Healey signs bill allowing 3 a.m. last call for the World Cup, expanding public drinking through July

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Massachusetts officials say Boston is ready for FIFA World Cup matches in Foxborough

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The Scrum -- Marty Walsh's labor relations, North Shore edition

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Sign up for The Scrum, the new Globe newsletter covering all things Mass. politics

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Judge denies Proctor bid to delay deposition in O'Keefe wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read and others

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Man charged in fatal assault outside Waltham gas station, prosecutors say

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Barney Frank memorial service draws prominent Democrats to Faneuil Hall: 'He helped change the course of American history'

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With 'historic' vote, R.I. House passes bill allowing expired civil claims for sexual abuse

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Five arrested during climate protest that blocked traffic in Copley Square

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A big chunk of Newton Centre's shopping district is hitting the market

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How a powerful real estate broker at the center of a bombshell lawsuit became one of Boston's most influential figures

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Mass. judge throws out Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee for highly skilled workers

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Tom Brady launches a new wellness drink, but he's embarrassed to tell you the name

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Clover will reopen some of its restaurants tomorrow. See which ones.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Hello again, heat! Ridge draws in warmer weather across New England starting Tuesday.

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Regina, Si Cara, and seven more places to find Boston's best pizza

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Six records stores to delight music lovers who prefer the sound of vinyl

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Boston's 17 best places to grab a bite for $25 or less

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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JOAN VENNOCHI - The limits of Mayor Wu's hardball politics - By backing a challenger to Senator Nick Collins, Wu may be settling a political score, but it may come at a cost to Boston's influence on Beacon Hill.

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Jason Margolis -- It shouldn't be so easy to ride for free on the Green Line

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Tanzina Vega -- Women leaned in. Corporate America leaned away.

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EDITORIAL -- Providence's 'Superman' building: 13 years of empty promises over a state landmark

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IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY -- True crime is exploitative schlock. I wanted to do it differently.

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All 3 candidates for Mass. governor promise transparency. None will release their tax returns.

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Swimmers alerted to possible dangerous rip currents along Cape Cod, Nantucket

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What's that floating in the water? Man-made wetland seeds vision for ecological awareness, beautification.

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Federal judge in R.I. refers DOJ lawyers for possible discipline over handling of transgender youth case

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - Who's hiring? Not the industries that made Massachusetts rich.

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Two homes in Winthrop heavily damaged in four-alarm fire

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Boston's new approach to special education may be leaving out the kids who need it most - Some parents and educators worry that with Boston schools poised for layoffs, there won't be enough staff in every classroom to meet the needs of children with more severe disabilities.

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AS I SEE IT -- Reflecting on the coming solstice -- "As I See It," a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

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Pride Month 2026: Eight new queer romance novels with New England ties

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A new Boston-set dramedy is in the works starring Everett native Ellen Pompeo

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Why doppelganger stories like 'Black Swan' and 'Dark Matter' continue to terrify us

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Berklee alum and 'Frontline' composer teams up with 'The Pitt' star for new electropop project

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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 -- The Copley Square Park dilemma

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Kristin Tate -- America's 250th deserves more than a spectacle

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Ken Girardin -- The pipeline Cuomo killed still haunts New England

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IDEAS | DAVID BOCKINO -- Why gambling won't ruin sports

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

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World Cup -- Somali referee won't officiate in World Cup after being denied entry into the United States -- Referee Omar Artan was denied entry to the United States after arriving to Miami International Airport from Istanbul on Saturday.

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NHL -- Brandon Bussi or Frederik Andersen in goal for Game 4? Hurricanes coach Rod Brind'Amour is not tipping his hand. -- Starting goaltender Frederik Andersen didn't practice, which Brind'Amour described as a maintenance day, but backup Brandon Bussi was on the ice along with Pyotr Kochetkov.

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BOLD TYPES - On coffee shop tour of Massachusetts, economic secretary Eric Paley has visited 70 communities so far - The state's economic development secretary (and former venture capitalist) set a goal to visit a cafe in every town, to take the pulse of innovation.

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Apple unveils an upgraded Siri voice assistant with new AI features at its annual conference

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2026 BEST OF THE BEST -- We sampled ice cream across Boston. These 12 shops churn out greatness.

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2026 BEST OF THE BEST -- Who says Boston doesn't have good bagels? These six shops stand above the rest.

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CONNECTIONS -- A barking dog, a whining child. These are interruptions I welcome.

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More than 1,100 free World Cup tickets will be made available for Mass. youth, Healey says

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Injured US defender Chris Richards goes through full practice in boost for World Cup availability

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Trump allies wanted to 'delete' this consumer watchdog. Now it's a political weapon.

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Rahm Emanuel hits the (bike) trail in New Hampshire, as he mulls potential 2028 presidential bid

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Trump formally nominates Todd Blanche for attorney general

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Why are birth rates down? You might be looking at the answer.

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What to know about the New World screwworm fly and its reappearance in the US

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Los Angeles trial to begin for man accused of sparking the deadly Palisades Fire

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In Pakistan, searching for shade when it's 125 degrees

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping makes rare trip to North Korea in show of unity

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Cuba's iconic antique cars sit idle as US energy blockade deepens fuel crisis

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American universities are run like dictatorships

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For a good life, write your obituary now

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Same-sex marriage isn't the reason that gas prices are high

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Are doodle owners more obsessed — more unbearable — than owners of other dogs?

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Photos: See all the top looks and fashion moments from the Tonys red carpet

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Friendship after a situationship

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The most crucial employee at this Boston restaurant isn't human

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Here are a few tasty reasons to go to Martha's Vineyard this summer

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Morocco's in the midst of a tourism boom. It's easy to see why.

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Protect your private data during the World Cup

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Nashua adds four new public art pieces by guest sculptors from around the world

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Juneteenth celebration decorations found burned at Museum of African American History

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Double-fisting hot dogs and one fired from a cannon: Why is the MFA adding them to Revolutionary War paintings?

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Tillie Walden on how she created 'Charity & Sylvia,' about a 19th-century same-sex couple

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She may not have read 'Walden,' but Melissa Aquiles is ready to be Henry David Thoreau

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Inside the real-life D-Day forecast depicted in the movie 'Pressure'

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Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' Netflix adaptation proved how valuable it can be to revisit older work

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Six new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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This week's TV: Jemaine Clement, Nicola Walker in 'Alice and Steve,' and Rebecca Hall in 'The Listeners'

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'Hill Street Blues' helped rewrite the rules of network television

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Actor Anthony Head, known for 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Ted Lasso,' has died at 72

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Bruce Springsteen opens his music center in New Jersey

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Questlove explores another titan of Black music in Earth, Wind & Fire documentary

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Gloria and Emilio Estefan's lives and careers take the stage in 'On Your Feet'

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Watch: P!nk's opening number, plus more highlights from the Tony Awards

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Tony Awards: 'Schmigadoon!,' 'Ragtime,' and more take top prizes. See the full list of winners.

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Psychedelics researchers welcome Trump's executive order to fast-track their work

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No red meat, no dairy, and no end in sight: How a tick-borne allergy has transformed Martha's Vineyard

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Mass. has new limits on insurers' much-hated prior authorizations. Here's what to know.

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Gordon Wood, American Revolution expert cited in 'Good Will Hunting,' fatally struck by car in R.I. parking lot

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Robert Coles, Pulitzer-winning psychiatrist who shaped public policy, dies at 97

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Stacey King, longtime Bulls broadcaster who played on three NBA championship teams, dies at 59

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