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AS I SEE IT -- What's happiness to you? -- Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld brings stories of New England in photos.

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Tenure is not what it used to be, as eight Tufts professors found out

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Three Boston shootings in 24 hours leave one dead, four injured

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Two passengers test positive for hantavirus as a third shows symptoms after cruise ship evacuation

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Fiancée remembers state trooper killed in crash: 'Know their job is not easy and it will never be easy'

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Harvard's faculty will vote on limiting the number of A grades for students

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$1 billion project to replace North Station drawbridge is set to start this month

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Forecast | Dave Epstein - Monday brings a mix of sun and clouds, with a 10-degree drop in temperatures

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Iran and the US are at an impasse ahead of Trump's China trip

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Equestrian retailer Dover Saddlery is at risk of closing

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Alleged extraterrestrial sightings in declassified government UFO files tied to New England

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Peter Abraham | On Baseball -- Shortstop Trevor Story's slumping play puts Red Sox in a dilemma

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Red Sox drop finale, series to Rays after another poor hitting day

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HOME OF THE WEEK -- A Kennedy is selling her Hyannis house for under $1.6m. Peek inside.

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Hancock Street wedding steals the show at Somerville PorchFest

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Starting Point -- A noisy, friendly bridge to summer

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Four questions the Patriots face with the offseason program set to kick off

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'SNL': Matt Damon hosts, returns as Brett Kavanaugh, and Noah Kahan performs. Watch all the best moments.

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IDEAS | KRISTEN DILLON - My daughter died when she was 2 1/2. I was stunned by how the medical system handled my grief. I didn't need an antidepressant. I needed understanding.

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EDITORIAL -- The mental health system needs more money — but from where?

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Cathy Young -- The left's illiberal problem isn't over

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Caitlin Glass -- Why are people in Mass. being sent to prison for murders they didn't commit?

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Misery finds company at the gas pump

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Pediatricians group finds kids of all ages need regular recess for physical and mental health

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Charge 4, Fleet 3 (2 OTs) Fleet season ends in Ottawa, as Charge's Michela Cava scores double-OT winner in Game 4 of PWHL semifinal

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Authorities search for inmate who escaped from transitional housing facility in Manchester, N.H.

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Young Americans' job market optimism falls as older adults stay upbeat, new Gallup poll finds

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NTSB gathering details on Frontier Airlines evacuation after plane hit and killed person in Denver

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Why some people are allergic to 'peanut butter raises' in the workplace

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The Chappaquiddick elite are in a struggle with the captain of their ferry. They are losing. After 18 years, ferry captain Peter Wells is ready to sell. Chappaquiddick residents are worried about who will buy.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - As a Cambridge teen, she was a rising star in Mass. politics. Now she chants 'Death to America' in Tehran. She was hailed as a wunderkind of the new left. Since then, she's gone further than anyone could have imagined – in every sense.

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Robby Roadsteamer crashes protests and MAGA rallies for a living. Millions of people are watching online. -- Rob Potylo, who performs as his rowdy alter ego, Robby Roadsteamer, has amassed a huge online following by trolling Trump supporters.

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Music (and life) lessons with PinkPantheress

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Boston Ballet shines brightly in 'Spring Experience'

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Matt Smith, managing director of Passim, is being honored for his 30th anniversary with the club

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In 'The Other Bennet Sister,' a neglected sibling gets the spotlight

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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 -- Tow companies shouldn't be allowed to insist on cash

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IDEAS | Jeff Hewitt -- How the Unabomber became a cult hero

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IDEAS | BIJAN C. BAYNE -- White Mass: The Boston stories Hollywood misses

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IDEAS | Mimi Zieman -- When my mother stopped calling

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PODCAST | SAY MORE -- How a Boston writer unraveled the mysterious death of a 19-year-old in London

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

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OCEAN STATE Q&A -- How a R.I. nonprofit is empowering leaders through mentorship -- Akanksha Aga launched Breaking Bread last year, offering weekly sessions to connect professionals across industries.

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FRANK DELL'APA | ON SOCCER -- With a win Wednesday over visiting Nashville, the Revolution's season will have come full circle -- There were worrying signs when coach Marko Mitrovic's side was blown out in the season opener in Music City, but the Revolution can jump Nashville for first place in the East.

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WNBA -- Sun coach Rachid Meziane is focused on giving Connecticut fans the best his team can -- "This story is going to end with us, so we want to give the best memories to our fanbase and to Connecticut," said the second-year Sun coach.

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Running -- New Balance has reinvested in Boston's sports landscape — especially track — and it's paying off

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CANADIENS 6, SABRES 2 -- Canadiens club Sabres to take a 2-1 lead in second-round Eastern Conference series

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TIMBERWOLVES 114, SPURS 109 -- Anthony Edwards guides Timberwolves past the Spurs to tie series after Victor Wembanyama's ejection

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Iran responds to US cease-fire proposal, but Trump rejects it as 'unacceptable'

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Three recipes to try starring lobster, blueberries, and other Maine flavors

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CONNECTIONS -- A Mother's Day ode to the mothering ways of other creatures

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: I 'panicked for a second that I was running out of things to talk about'

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Black residents upset at Wu's policies are directing their ire at a new target: Boston city councilors of color

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Some Massachusetts Democrats are pushing a plan to scrap party primaries. Their own party is revolting against it.

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Norway's Kristoffer Reitan earns two-shot win at Truist Championship for first PGA Tour victory

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Shane van Gisbergen remains NASCAR's road-course ace with Watkins Glen win from the pole

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Jeeno Thitikul outlasts Ruoning Yin to win Mizuho Americas Open for second title this year

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Energy secretary floats pause in federal gasoline tax

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Democrats vow to fight $1 billion Senate security proposal for White House ballroom

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GOP fatigue in Iowa strains the Republican primary for governor

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One evacuated passenger tests positive for hantavirus and another develops symptoms on flight home

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British paratroopers deliver aid to remote islands with possible hantavirus case

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Contrasting views in debate over Quincy statues

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A diehard fan (her dog's named Fenway!) puts it to the Sox

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In praise of an iconic TV mustache

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Meet the 'Color Countess,' the consultant who finds the 'right' white for your wedding day

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Did my friend break 'girl code'?

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After my mom died, I stopped performing Mother's Day

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Dunkin's dirty soda is a crime — of culture, not taste

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Some Mass. restaurants may add a mandatory tip during the World Cup

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Recipe: Toss a spring panzanella salad with asparagus, sugar snaps, and toasted bread

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Colebrook's quiet renaissance: A journey through New Hampshire's north

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A N.H. wool company is aiding search missions by outfitting rescuers in warm clothes for free

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Delta will stop serving snacks and drinks on short flights

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Is the US about to be humiliated on the world's most prestigious cultural stage?

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At the Cooper Hewitt: on the job and in the ear

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They attract visitors from around the world. But locally, New Hampshire's two Frank Lloyd Wright homes are little-known.

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The best local book events this week

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Yuppies were the symptom, not the cause, of some of the '80s trends we love to hate

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Local bestsellers for the week ended May 3

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Is the Blake Lively v. Justin Baldoni legal fight over? Not so fast.

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New TV and movies to stream: 'The Bear' surprise episode, Kevin Hart's roast, and more

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'Blue Heron' is a quietly devastating memory play with a twist

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Suddenly it's (almost) summer. Here are 10 new shows to watch on TV.

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In 'The Boroughs,' a ragtag group unites to battle monsters. They just all happen to be in their 70s.

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This week's TV: 'Good Omens' returns, a new hockey romance, and more

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'This is really just the start of it all': Mojo Boston makes splashy debut at City Hall Plaza

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From Noah Kahan to BTS, here are all the big concerts coming to Fenway, Gillette, and the Xfinity Center

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Boston Fringe returns for a second year: 'There is nothing like seeing new work'

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In a shift, SpeakEasy Stage Company's new season will feature three shows a year instead of five

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An AI chatbot used by Mass General Brigham is getting thousands of appointments

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Moderna flags work on hantavirus vaccines before cruise outbreak

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Do you have atrial fibrillation? Tell us about your experience.

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James Loehr, who showed athletes the power of the mind, dies at 83

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CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died

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Donlyn Lyndon, last surviving creator of the Sea Ranch, dies at 90

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