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Male stabbed in Mattapan home has died, Boston police say

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Christian Gonzalez and Kayshon Boutte present as the Patriots open minicamp, but second-round pick Gabe Jacas is not

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RI POLITICS -- R.I. Assembly won't vote on a state Voting Rights Act this year -- House and Senate leaders join Secretary of State Amore in saying "there is more work to do" on state legislation to protect against voter discrimination and suppression.

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Serena returns: Williams makes a winning comeback in doubles at Queen's Club with Mboko -- Williams last week announced her return to doubles, but has yet to decide whether to target a comeback in singles as well.

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Paramount CEO promises editorial independence for '60 Minutes' -- The tumult at "60 Minutes" has raised questions about the future of the program, which must forge ahead without many of its biggest stars or longest-tenured leaders.

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R.I. House panel advances charter school moratorium legislation, sending it to House floor

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Eight World Cup teams are coming to Boston. Here's a look at their playing style and their predicted finish.

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Ranking World Cup favorites: Why these eight teams can win it all (and why they won't)

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Who should you root for in the World Cup? Take our quiz to pick a country.

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Trump says Iran was responsible for downing US helicopter near Strait of Hormuz and US 'must' respond. Follow live updates.

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Trump booed by the crowd during the anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals

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

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Trump previews fall strategy with baseless claims of California vote fraud

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Platner is poised to win the right to take on Susan Collins — but Tuesday's primary is still a test

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He runs a 50-year-old Cape Cod ice cream institution. These are the challenges he sees facing the Cape.

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26 Trinitarios gang members charged in connection with 5 murders, 19 attempted murders in Mass.

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Teen facing arraignment for allegedly killing sister in N.H.

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

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Rob Reiner's son Nick seeks money from trust parents left him for his defense in their killings

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Nearly five years in, the 'Nicotine-Free Generation' movement could go up in smoke, advocates warn

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Social Security's retirement trust fund faces funding shortfall one year earlier than expected

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'A deliberate crippling': NIH researchers, Mass. scientists sound alarm over new funding rules

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Olympian, elite track stars sue Puma, claiming 'defective' shoes caused injuries, ended careers

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Videos show motorcyclist crash after speeding through street festival closed to vehicles on Providence's Federal Hill

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Former sleep doctor with homes in Brookline, South Florida sentenced to prison for fraud, federal prosecutors say

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GSK to buy Cambridge-based Nuvalent, maker of targeted cancer drugs, for $10.6 billion

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The Boston tech scene is riding a wave of optimism. Here's why.

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Meet the CEOs, founders, and other leaders on the Globe's annual Tech Power Players list - From artificial intelligence to quantum computing to energy, the 2026 honorees are on the cutting edge of the region's technology industries.

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Scott Strazik's plan to keep GE Vernova near MIT's campus is paying off

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What's boosting the Massachusetts tech pipeline? Colleges and universities, of course.

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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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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Trump's Obama derangement syndrome - He hates him because he ain't him.

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Jill Abramson -- The fight over '60 Minutes' is a fight over journalism's future

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Ideas | Abdallah Fayyad -- Yes, tax the rich. But how?

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Jason Kelly -- Massachusetts built biotech; China is catching up

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EDITORIAL -- House plays political games over audit, public records

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Watch Live - Tune in live to the Tech Innovation Summit

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New York's busiest train station to get $8 billion remodel with columns, sunlight, and Trump's name

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Four high school journalists named winners of new-look Will McDonough Writing Contest

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NASA unveils Artemis III astronauts to test technology for a future moon landing

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A government-commissioned study found drinking risks. US guidelines didn't feature its findings.

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Two-alarm fire in Somerville building leaves multiple residents displaced, business damaged

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Maine man accused of 'satanic ritual' box cutter attack on woman in N.H., officials say

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THE BIG DAY - This Hinge match wanted to get married and have kids. They didn't care in what order. "For us, it was actually, Let's start trying to have a kid. We'll get engaged and, if it all happens at the same time, great."

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'I have a lot of dreams': For one Boston family, Supreme Court ruling on TPS means everything - A husband and wife, with their three children, are able to lawfully reside and work in the US thanks to the Temporary Protected Status program for Haitians. That could all be uprooted soon.

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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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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- Who's hiring? Not the industries that made Massachusetts rich. -- Hold the applause. With the exception of health care, the state's core knowledge industries are still stuck in neutral.

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

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

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

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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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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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IDEAS | DANIEL HEMEL AND DAVID POZEN -- American universities are run like dictatorships

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

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- MIAA's Tournament Management Committee pushes back on two elements of proposed football Super 8 tournament -- Two issues dominated the 90-minute conversation: Reducing the number of playoff teams from 16 to eight per division, and keeping the Super 8 exclusive to Division 1 and 2 teams.

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REVOLUTION -- Rising defender Will Sands agrees to multiyear contract extension with Revolution -- Sands, acquired in July 2024, has become a regular starter at left back, with Marko Mitrovic starting him in all 14 of the Revolution's games this year.

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- MIAA postseason guide: Everything you need to know, with quarterfinal and semifinal schedules and scores

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World Cup referee denied entry to the US was about to make history for Somalia

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FDA OKs first new sunscreen ingredient in more than 25 years

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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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Philanthropists Jason and Keely Krantz make major gift to fund AI institute at Boston College

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From tennis to T-ball, the White House's South Lawn is no stranger to sports. But not like the UFC.

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Patriots announce dates of training camp practices open to the public

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Game 65: Red Sox at Rays lineups and notes

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In a shift, Airbnb will chip in to support Boston's World Cup after all. What gives?

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Partners break ground for 'rare and hopeful' multi-use redevelopment of N.H. church's land

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Hoyle Schweitzer, who brought windsurfing to the masses, dies at 93

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

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Dropped health insurance affects children

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The limits of Mayor Wu's hardball politics

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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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Andrew Sean Greer's 'Villa Coco' is a fizzy summer cocktail of a novel

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Ken Burns, Seth Magaziner, and others remember historian Gordon Wood, who was fatally struck by car in R.I.

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

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The disaster movie parody 'STOP! THAT! TRAIN!' is a bit of a drag

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In 'Disclosure Day,' the questions are more important than the answers

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

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The rise and fall of 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt's improbable campaign for Los Angeles mayor

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Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, and the 10 best actors and actresses working on TV today

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14 music festivals in Mass. and R.I. to liven up your summer

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Bruce Springsteen opens his music center in New Jersey

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

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

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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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