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Boston still runs on Dunkin'. But a new coffee culture is taking hold.

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Prom is crazy expensive. This fairy-prom mother gives students their storybook dance for free.

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Bowdoin College is trying to create a 21-acre campsite. Here's where it stands.

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Tara Sullivan -- As a racecar driver, Kyle Busch risked his life constantly. Yet his death at age 41 still hits hard.

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Chad Finn | Sports Media -- ESPN's Stephen A. Smith the only one who benefits from ongoing feud with Celtics star Jaylen Brown

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Babson College student mistakenly deported appeals dismissal of immigration case

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Trump veers off-topic during speech in New York that was supposed to be on the economy

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'I thought it was my last moment': Man hit by multiple gunshots in Memorial Drive shooting says he will make full recovery

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Roxbury's Black Market to close at month's end after failed bid to buy Nubian Square building

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After 40 years, these sharks are returning to Cape Cod waters. Here's what scientists want you to know.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Here's the latest Memorial Day weekend forecast

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After seven years in a Maine prison, Victoria Scott has a second chance. She's out to prove she deserves it.

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40,000 people under evacuation orders for a chemical tank leak in Southern California

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THINGS TO DO -- Looking to make Memorial Day weekend plans in N.H.? Consider these 4 ideas

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Elissa Ely - The geography of belonging - My village accumulates through haircuts, conversations, soup deliveries, and shared grief over aging dogs.

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Alex Beam -- The World Cup: all hype, all drama, all worth it

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IDEAS | Caitlin Shetterly -- A pew of one's own

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IDEAS | Abdallah Fayyad -- Don't dismiss Nicholas Kristof's reporting on Israeli prisons

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EDITORIAL -- The clock is ticking: Boston and the T need to sort out the World Cup safety plan

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FEMA approves more than $6 million in funding for New England communities

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Teen arrested for allegedly brandishing a BB gun outside prom in Kingston

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Coal mine explosion in China kills 90 people, state media says

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Woman struck, injured by duck boat in downtown Boston while in the crosswalk

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Republicans are rushing to redraw districts before midterms. Here's where things stand.

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Behavior of teen in mosque shooting led police to seize family guns a year before attack

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Cumberland Farms makes a splash with '$99' coffee - A Cumberland Farms spokesperson confirmed Friday that the sign was AI-generated and "not distributed by our corporate marketing team."

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER -- What's the worst way to spend your vacation time and money? It's called obligation travel. -- Many people would rather deep-clean their house or give up alcohol for a year than travel for family obligations.

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These 14 New England colleges now cost more than $100,000 a year - Eight of the 14 schools are in Massachusetts.

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It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

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80 fun concerts, festivals, shows, and more to check out around Boston this summer

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ART's 'Black Swan' brings the movie's saga of dance and ambition to the stage

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What's your 'type'? Because this man's type is ... very specific.

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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 -- So much for the sisterhood. Shannon O'Brien is out as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission.

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EDITORIAL -- As online sexual exploitation grows, laws need to catch up

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Questions after a tragedy at Davis

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- The MAGA stranglehold over Republican voters

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EDITORIAL -- A new lawsuit forces the state to confront racial segregation in schools

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

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL -- Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: A Division 2 power is new No. 1 -- Wayland plays a Division 1-level schedule and has proven itself against the state's best, earning it the top spot in the final poll of the regular season.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL -- Eastern Mass. boys' volleyball: Players of the Week for May 15-21

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK -- Why Needham boys' volleyball's consistent success is rooted in Norwood basketball

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Storm 77, Sun 59 -- Zia Cooke scores career-high 25 points as Seattle Storm beat the Connecticut Sun

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Ebola outruns containment in eastern Congo as contact tracing falters -- Ebola is spreading faster than responders can track it in eastern Congo, where health workers managed to follow up with barely one in five identified contacts in a single day.

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Bill Winters 'lower-value human' apology not enough for unions

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SpaceX Starship deploys mock satellites in successful test

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MEMORIAL DAY -- Eight sons at war: The untold story of a Melrose family's WWII sacrifice

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REAL ESTATE -- Ocean views, rural peace: The Massachusetts communities where home prices have jumped the most

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SUMMER TRAVEL -- Here are five summer travel experiences you've probably never had before in New England

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PERSPECTIVE -- My youngest is graduating from high school. I am ready for her — and me — to launch.

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'Why is he the one enduring this pain from a criminal?' Man shot on Memorial Drive released from hospital, sister says.

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West Yarmouth man charged in connection with armed bank robberies in Roxbury, Roslindale

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Red Sox infielder Trevor Story to be sidelined for weeks after undergoing sports hernia surgery

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Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, bench propel Thunder past Spurs after historic slow start for 2-1 series lead

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Justin Slaten, Red Sox squander late lead in stinging setback to Twins

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Airline miles may not go as far as the Iran war drives up fuel costs and summer fares

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Airline miles may not go as far as the Iran war drives up fuel costs and summer fares

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Trump immunity from IRS audit shocks experts, who warn it could undermine trust in tax system

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Trump goes off-topic during speech that was supposed to be on the economy. See how Friday unfolded.

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Trump administration rule change to force immigrants in the US to apply for a green card abroad

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Fueled by faith, some US Muslims embark on Hajj against a backdrop of regional tensions

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'It Takes Two' rapper Rob Base, who helped bring hip-hop mainstream, dies at 59

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Iran Peace Deal Push Intensifies as Fragile Ceasefire Holds

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Rubio arrives in India ahead of Quad talks as US tries to reset strained ties

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What is lost without a 'consoler-in-chief'

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What to know about what's coming next at the Supreme Court

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'Whimsy,' a new trend, may be a life raft for Zillenials

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My parents are gone. My husband still has his.

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This Bravo TV star has Boston roots, and a brand-new movie that skewers momfluencers

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A beloved North End breakfast spot is expanding to Southie

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Why is the road trip considered quintessentially 'American'?

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She freed herself from slavery by fleeing George Washington's house. Now some are defying efforts to bury her memory.

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Mural being painted in Nashua's Renaissance Park features nod to city's French-Canadian heritage

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In art history, 'nude' almost always meant nude women, painted by men. An MFA exhibit documents a contemporary rebuttal.

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A Nobel Prize-winning author admitted she uses AI. What's the literary world coming to?

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A history of LGBTQ music, with heart, humanity, and a propulsive beat

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What happened to the summer blockbuster?

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Eight new movies and TV shows to watch this Memorial Day weekend

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Karen Allen on her history with the Berkshire Film Fest and how she got cast in 'The Glass Menagerie'

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Matthew Perry's family trusted his assistant to help keep him sober. He instead helped him overdose.

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Stephen Colbert bids farewell to 'The Late Show' with help from Paul McCartney and surprise guests. See highlights.

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The myth of the tortured artist comes to a head in 'Frank'

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ArtsEmerson announces new season of programming

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RFK Jr. is revamping an expert panel that sets cancer screening guidelines

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Barney Frank's funeral set for Faneuil Hall on June 8

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