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Celtics -- Three things to know about Dillon Mitchell, the Celtics' second-round pick

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World Cup forecast: Timing pushes back thunderstorm threat for Friday's Foxborough match

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Jaylen Brown slams ESPN, Stephen A. Smith in latest exchange of barbs

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From overlooked to 17th in the NBA Draft: Ebuka Okorie is a first for New Hampshire

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Vermont is the first state to ban paraquat, a weed killer linked to Parkinson's disease -- However, for some farmers, the ban could potentially threaten their already slim profit margins.

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US judge blocks Trump administration's new student loan restrictions

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Second-round pick Dillon Mitchell has been on the Celtics' radar for years

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Why we need a ballot question to fix ballot questions

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Supreme Court rules in favor of Trump administration on two immigration cases. Here's a breakdown.

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Alpha gal has profoundly changed life on Martha's Vineyard. Just look at the restaurants.

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Spotlight report -- A state official gave a grant to two young developers who sold him a house. Then came the shoddy work and fake invoices.

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'Boston, you've embraced us like long-lost cousins': Tartan Army thanks city in full-page ad in Scottish paper

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1776? So yesterday . . . England fans revel in revolutionary Boston

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Can the United States actually win the World Cup? It no longer seems like an impossible dream.

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Avenue of Broken Trust -- 'Why aren't they listening?': For many Black residents, this Blue Hill Avenue transit plan repeats old problems

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Supreme Court allows Trump administration to revoke immigration protections for thousands of Haitians and Syrians in US

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Healey, Wu blast Supreme Court ruling on TPS

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Here are the top cases before the Supreme Court and what they mean for Trump's agenda

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'More people will die': Read Justice Sotomayor's blistering dissent in Supreme Court's decision on asylum seekers

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Democrats press White House on who got special access to Eli Lilly's new obesity drug

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Two Boston city councilors pitched a plan to extend the Orange Line. The map they used was full of AI-generated mistakes.

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As Boston records its lowest homeless count in a decade, advocates question data on families

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KEVIN CULLEN -- After 38 years, the nicest guy at the State House calls it quits

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Reflecting Pool liner was cut with a sharp knife or razor, National Park Service says

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Boston area to see two rounds of showers, late-day thunderstorms Friday as humidity builds

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How Kristin Cabot, made famous by Coldplay jumbotron, is navigating life post-anonymity

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Grab a pint at the 11 best breweries in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville

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

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We sampled ice cream across Boston. These 12 shops churn out greatness.

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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Jill Abramson - This summer's must-read is a warning about Trump - A new book documents Trump's second presidency as more impulsive, more vindictive, and more dangerous than his first.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- As America celebrates liberty, the Supreme Court protects Trump's efforts to deny it

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Ideas | Miles Howard -- Getting to Gillette Stadium is expensive. So I walked instead.

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EDITORIAL -- How to prevent another crisis in the public defender system

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Hillary Clinton no longer cares what you think about her

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David Clayton-Thomas, powerhouse lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies

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Cold Case Files - 'The weight of a secret': 25 years ago, a New Hampshire mother and her teenage daughter disappeared without a trace

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Venezuelans search rubble for survivors after 2 strong quakes kill at least 188

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Boy, 13, expected to make recovery after being found unresponsive in pool at Beverly home, police say

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Landmark medical debt relief wipes out millions for Eastern Mass. residents

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'Oliver was one of our own': Cyclist killed in Franklin crash was student at Bishop Feehan High School

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'The cost of housing is out of control': Wu expresses frustration with legislative inaction on her policies - While the SJC tossed the rent control question off the November ballot, Boston Mayor Michelle Wu says that doesn't mean the need for reform has gone away.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- Why we need a ballot question to fix ballot questions -- We're stuck with the Legislature, and the ballot initiative is a powerful tool. But Massachusetts' initiative process needs to be tightened up.

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Cold Case Files -- The murder of Karina Holmer remains unsolved 30 years later; police asking public for help -- Police believed that Holmer had been strangled and then cut in half at the waist, possibly by a saw, the Globe reported at the time.

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Cambridge bar, restaurant owners fuming over newly proposed liquor rules - Cambridge loosened drinking rules for the World Cup. Now it's considering a major crackdown on bars.

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The best things to do in and around Boston this weekend

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'Supergirl' needed to buy more Krypto

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Elizabeth Banks to play Ms. Frizzle in 'Magic School Bus' live-action film

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MIT Museum obtains I.M. Pei's architectural 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 -- Is sliding down the Cop Slide a good idea for grown-ups?

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- A glimmer of hope in the Ukraine war

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IDEAS | PETER S. CANELLOS -- MAGA vs. The Federalist Society: Two conservative movements are on a collision course

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EDITORIAL -- With energy costs rising, Massachusetts should make solar simpler

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IDEAS | Saswato R. Das -- What Kaiser Wilhelm has to do with your grocery bill

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IDEAS | Yifan Xu Miller -- Who's actually running that robot?

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RI POLITICS - Former R.I. House Speaker Shekarchi goes to court to try to dismiss ethics complaint - The complaint alleges Shekarchi violated a revolving door ban by applying for a seat on the state Supreme Court. His lawyer argues Shekarchi falls under an exception for constitutional offices.

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Seeking higher pay, more than 70 food and beverage workers go on strike at Rhode Island's T.F. Green airport -- "We just want respect, and we're looking for secure pay, secure benefits," said Yvonne Aguiar, a bartender and server.

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Yankees at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 79: Yankees at Red Sox lineups and notes -- Connelly Early will be on the mound when the Red Sox open a four-game series with the Yankees Thursday night, New York's last visit to Fenway this season.

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NHL -- Guide to the 2026 NHL Draft: How to watch, top prospects, and local story lines -- The Bruins own eight picks, highlighted by their first-round selection (No. 23 overall).

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Consumers are still 'begrudgingly' spending more money as inflation rises -- Consumer spending rose during May, increasing by $156 billion, speeding up from April levels, according to data released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Maine's Wabanaki Nations want sovereignty. They got iGaming instead.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- I let my Fitbit be the boss of me. I regretted it.

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CONNECTIONS -- Pulling into the cemetery for my dad's funeral, I remembered one of his classic dad jokes

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'First dates should be more about just getting to know the person than to force chemistry'

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Chilling details emerge in case of young woman from Mass. allegedly killed by her boyfriend in Conn.

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A history of living on hope: Cape Verdeans ready to watch their team surprise the world — again

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Apple raises prices on Macs and iPads amid the AI boom

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In Wu's second term, she's getting comfortable with the business community

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The Supreme Court issued two major rulings on Trump's immigration agenda. What's left on the docket?

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Supreme Court allows Trump Administration to end protections for thousands of Haitians and Syrians

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Trump administration moves to preserve cells and DNA of imperiled species

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Mass. reports 58 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 deaths in a week. See the latest data.

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Iran threatens ships in Strait of Hormuz as Marco Rubio meets Gulf leaders

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See photos from twin earthquakes that struck Venezuela

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South Coast train is making waves

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Let them eat steak

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Democrats' left wing is flexing its muscle

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He says he's changed since the breakup. It's only been a month.

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New York prepares for an event at Madison Square Garden. Clues point to you know who.

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FIFA called Haitian jerseys 'too political.' Haitian fans showed up anyway.

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This Boston rooftop is rewriting the script on hotel bars

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As World Cup fans party outside, a bar in Boston Public Market sits empty

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Where to see July 4th fireworks around Massachusetts

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Revolution player Luca Langoni on Lionel Messi, refrigerator magnets, and relaxing

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Cape Town joins the ranks of the world marathon majors. What does that mean for tourism?

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At the Griffin: Can crowbars be atmospheric?

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Big Freedia, Butch Tavares among performers for Providence's 2026 PVDFest

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The Cape Ann Museum starts a new chapter Tuesday

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Lauren Hough wants all of us to log off social media and start talking to our neighbors

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Jenny Jackson's 'The Shampoo Effect' may be the most Ipswich book ever

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Local bestsellers for the week ended June 21

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'In the Hand of Dante' is a new circle of hell

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Representative Ayanna Pressley talks about why she chose to take part in a documentary about her life

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A Christmas for the (dark) ages: As 'The Bear' winds down, 'Fishes' remains a chaotic TV milestone

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'Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness' gives Larry David a bigger canvas, but he's still Larry

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See how this former HGTV couple lovingly restores some of Massachusetts' oldest homes

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From Peter Wolf to Edo.G, we asked Boston musicians: Which song best reflects the American experience?

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Wilco and Billy Bragg released 'Mermaid Avenue' in 1998. At Solid Sound, they're finally dedicating a set to it.

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The uproarious, head-spinning 'Delirium' proves that pervasive dread can be fun

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As a Berkeley native, 'Eureka Day' made me feel seen (but not othered)

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'In Old Age' is a gracefully choreographed pas de deux between two skilled actors

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Eli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient. Who was it?

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Jill Smokler, a Swampscott native who blogged as Scary Mommy, dies at 48

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Oliver Tree, the eccentric American musician and comedian, killed at 32 in a Brazil helicopter crash

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