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Matthew Farwell defense amends filing, says unnamed person fathered Sandra Birchmore's unborn son -- Matthew Farwell is charged with killing Birchmore, a pregnant woman he allegedly began sexually exploiting when she was 15.

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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 -- DA Kevin Hayden is in trouble. Can Mayor Michelle Wu save him?

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Will Austin -- Let schools keep their best young teachers

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Michigan St. 2, UConn 1 -- UConn onslaught can't crack Michigan State, as NCAA men's hockey tournament upset bid falls short in Worcester

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US Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president

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