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'We are not criminals.' In shaken Biddeford, a mix of grief, horror, and defiance

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Federal agents were told FBI will no longer investigate ICE confrontations

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The World Cup showed what the MBTA can do (and what it still can't)

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It's Spain vs. Argentina in the World Cup final. Follow live updates.

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Saved by the Scots: The turmoil and triumph of Boston's big World Cup gamble

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER -- These New England cities and towns are among the most overrun tourist destinations in the US

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BETH TEITELL -- Cape Cod homeowner sues, says bank should not have given him mortgage for $5.5m mansion at risk of collapse

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Insanity defense will be in focus when Lindsay Clancy's murder trial begins

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Maine Democrats take step toward new Senate pick, with jolt of momentum for Jackson

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What is lipedema, and why are celebrities like Doja Cat talking about it?

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From first-timers to veteran swimmers, hundreds take rare dip in Charles River

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US strikes Iran after troop deaths as Israel warns Tehran's attacks are coming close

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Roxbury library branch renamed in honor of Boston's first black woman TV reporter

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Boston police investigating dead body found near Mattapan home owned by Pressley's husband

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Retailers remove more Taylor Farms lettuce after recall in 27 States

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Social media influencers Andrew and Tristian Tate arrested in Miami, according to US Marshals Service

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PERSPECTIVE -- My mom stepped up to care for my grandma. If I need to, I'll do the same.

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We talked with Matt Damon about his intense 'The Odyssey' experience and why Boston will always feel like home

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IDEAS | ANNA KUSMER - On this 250th anniversary of America, how should a liberal feel about her country? My quest to reclaim patriotism.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

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IDEAS | Saima May Sidik -- The world needs more fresh water. Why isn't desalination the answer?

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EDITORIAL -- A note to the future leaders of the Commonwealth: Host the World Cup again in 2058

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- Primary care reform can't come at the expense of safety net hospitals

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'Show up': Dan Shaughnessy reflects on career at Boston Globe while accepting Red Smith Award

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One of Boston's most notorious landlords purchased their building. What happens now?

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In sign of the times, brand-new office building in Cambridge sells for $1

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'The Odyssey' storms the box office with a $264.1 million global debut

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South Shore football coach charged after leaving baby home to drive drunk, police report shows

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Second juvenile arrested in connection with armed robbery of lemonade stand in South Boston

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'We just want to see change': Wu must act on vow to make streets safer following city planner's death, advocates say - City officials will also conduct an analysis of the street design where Louisa Gag was killed alongside the police investigation.

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An ousted maestro, an angry orchestra, an uncertain financial future. The BSO faces the music. The fight over the future of a preeminent orchestra is not going well.

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GARDENING | DAVE EPSTEIN -- Hydrangea season is here, and this summer's blooms are bursting with color -- When it comes to these quintessential New England treasures, it's a whole summer of different blooms, different varieties.

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WHAT SHE'S HAVING -- Four Boston-area restaurants where the food is worth the trip and the people-watching is priceless -- Sit alone. Talk to a stranger. Roll the dice.

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'Obsession,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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Apple TV's 'Lucky' is a bloody good crime thriller thick with family affairs

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Claire Vaye Watkins somehow makes environmental tension and midlife stress hopeful in 'Yellow Pine'

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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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WORLD CUP -- Eight World Cup teams are coming to Boston. Here's a look at their playing style and their predicted finish. -- Some of the world's best — Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland — will play at Gillette Stadium. Learn about each team's local connections, how they got here, and more.

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Byron Williams -- The promise and paradox of the Declaration of Independence

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EDITORIAL -- AI poses real dangers. Massachusetts needs strong safety guardrails now.

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- I'm a birthright citizen

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James Aloisi -- 'The time has come': Blue Hill Avenue deserves proposed bus transit upgrades

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IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG -- Sorry, we just can't cover those effective drugs

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

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Smoke clears in the morning, setting up a quiet Sunday -- The air quality has improved from Saturday, with some of the wildfire smoke having moved out.

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Sunday's Child -- Jaslyn is friendly and outgoing -- Sunday's Child is a weekly column featuring a child or teen currently in foster care awaiting adoption.

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rays at red sox | 1:35 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 98: Will Red Sox make it 13 straight? Lineups and preview for series finale vs. Rays. -- Righthander Sonny Gray takes the mound for Boston as it looks to wrap up the series sweep of the Rays, who sit in first in the AL East.

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World Cup integrity questioned by European rights body urging FIFA to help protect 2030 tournament -- "The next crisis has already begun. It has two names: money and power," the head of the 46-nation Council of Europe wrote in an open letter to FIFA.

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PATRIOTS POSITIONAL PREVIEW | DEFENSIVE LINE -- Who will complement Milton Williams and Christian Barmore for the defensive line to remain a Patriots strength?

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Alex Speier | On baseball -- Red Sox pitching has been a pillar of their dominance through 12-game win streak

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World Cup final preview -- Lionel Messi and defending champion Argentina to play Spain for the World Cup soccer crown

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Madison Square Garden sues Wired magazine over LGBTQ+ tracking report

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US military launches new airstrikes to 'swiftly punish' Iran for deaths of US troops

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Your Home | Small Spaces -- A Vermont couple builds an 800-square-foot home on a budget

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'I noticed he had a cool ring and the infamous World Cup bracelet'

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CONNECTIONS -- When a comic book hero retires in Waltham

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Red Sox grab 12th consecutive win on Wilyer Abreu's late go-ahead home run against Rays

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Bukayo Saka's hat trick lifts England past Kylian Mbappé, France in wild World Cup third-place match

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Ryan Blaney looks to stay hot as NASCAR heads to North Wilkesboro for first points race in 30 years

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Healey's housing secretary tells business leaders to keep pushing for more housing

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Taylor Farms to remove some products after link to Cyclospora cases

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The US plans to auction off sections of water around American Samoa in a push for deep-sea mining

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Trump shifts his tone on Jimmy Carter while grappling with Iran, inflation, and his own legacy

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In Arizona, upcoming primary election is a test for competing visions of Republican Party

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Trump celebrates the World Cup as a US victory as he prepares to present trophy to the winning team

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Rescuers in Indonesia find mother and son survivors from sunken passenger boat

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Russian missile attack on Kyiv kills 1, exposes holes in air defenses

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Air conditioning a warming world

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The tall ships put the city on display

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Por qué muchos latinos no están con Argentina

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Sun's out, bumps out

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Ava DuVernay's '14th' documentary on Trump-contested birthright amendment

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How to know when you're over someone

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A local politician opens the restaurant of her dreams

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An early look at Aldeia Coffeehouse, a Portuguese-inspired café in Barrington, R.I.

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This might be Boston's most luxurious omakase

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A pitstop in Cherry Land. If you're fond of a certain red stone fruit, don't miss this.

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Author, lecturer, and world traveler Lawrence Millman on being a Luddite and that unforgettable Siberian souvenir

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Logan's Terminal C is getting a billion-dollar makeover. Take a look at the changes.

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'Punchline II' is an exhibition meant to embrace the absurdity of an absurd world

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From Gloucester with love: Rothko, Avery, and Gottlieb's summer bond shines at the Cape Ann Museum

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At the MFA, the past and present converge in a fractious moment

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The best local book events, July 19-24

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Patricia Lockwood wins Gabe Hudson Prize for a dark, comic COVID-19 novel

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Why would a wealthy English aristocrat secretly help American colonists argue for independence?

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Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for 'My Left Foot,' dies at 81

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HBO's 'The Leftovers' brought fear and wonder to a selective end-times event

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'A love letter to Nantucket': 'Five-Star Weekend' finds a warm welcome from Nantucket residents

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Taylor Swift put the spotlight on Watch Hill. But the pop star isn't center stage when she's in Rhode Island.

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Father and daughter to unite on the Tanglewood stage

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At Leader Bank Pavilion, Bob Dylan proves he's still painting his masterpiece

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Spectral scenes from a marriage in 'Paranormal Activity'

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DOGE cuts threatened a series of plays made with the NPS. Company One stepped in to fill the gap

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Ken Marino comes to Boston with touring 'Death Becomes Her' this January

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Advocates push to make alpha gal the 10th major food allergen

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'This is just the beginning.' What a new Alzheimer's drug could mean for the future of treatment.

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Lam Wing-Kee, Hong Kong bookseller who defied authorities, dies at 70

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Mary-Dell Chilton dies at 87; helped create first genetically modified plant

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Judge Rya Zobel, gender barrier-breaking federal judge, dies at 94

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