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Accused serial rapist Alvin Campbell, brother of AG Andrea Campbell, faces trial

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When a man got stuck at the bottom of an MBTA escalator, people who saw him did almost nothing. He ended up dying.

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Boston University student accused of making death threats against administrators, staff, after receiving $20K bill

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Trustees of Reservations and Kestrel Land Trust propose to conserve open space surrounding Hampshire College campus

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After more than 50 years, a WPI student finally walks the commencement stage

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Tara Sullivan -- The playoffs are what it's all about in sports, but which are the best?

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When generations collide down the aisle

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Chuck Goldstone -- The slow crawl to regulate reckless scooter delivery drivers

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FDA official who scrutinized COVID shots and antidepressants is out in latest shake-up

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Charting the global economy: Inflation mounts as war drags on

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Officials continue to investigate deadly late-night boat crash into Logan Airport pier

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Trump says Islamic State group leader was killed in a joint US-Nigerian mission

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Trapped in the dark web - Online child exploitation is spreading like a 'tidal wave.' Police can't keep up. Threats once confined to the physical world are now on children's laptops, their gaming systems, and the phones they carry in their pockets — and investigators can't keep up.

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Boat that was involved in deadly late-night crash at Logan Airport pier was taken 'without authorization,' boat club says -- The vessel was taken from a boat club in Seaport "without authorization," a company spokesperson said.

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A report found the Blue Hill Avenue redesign would speed bus commutes but slow car traffic. It was never released. -- A traffic analysis on the Blue Hill Avenue redesign plan lays out notable gains for bus riders, while projecting longer commutes for drivers.

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Dan Shaughnessy - Joe Morgan, the greatest interim manager in baseball history, knows what Chad Tracy is dealing with, and other thoughts - "I never considered that there was much difference from managing at Triple-A," Morgan said.

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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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Renée Loth -- Remote work made life easier. It also made us rusty.

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Jeffrey S. Flier and John Tomasi -- Keep politics out of commencement speeches

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Is Susan Collins's health fair game in the Maine Senate race?

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

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SUMMER OUTLOOK | KEN MAHAN -- Summer on your mind? Here are Ken's top weather trends as June — and El Niño — quickly approach. -- Heat waves, muggy nights, and strong, intermittent thunderstorms are likely all part of our New England summer ahead.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL -- Eastern Mass. boys' volleyball: Players of the Week, May 8-14 -- A team record for kills at O'Bryant, a 49-assist night for Wayland, and more impressive performances from Needham, Milton, Newton South, and Cambridge.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL -- Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Biggest upheavel of the season -- The top five gets a full reshuffle, with a new No. 1, and the turmoil extends up and down this week's rankings, with Newton South and Cambridge both leaping nine spots.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK -- He rarely slams kills, but Jake Basan has been a hit for resurgent Quincy boys' volleyball

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NBA PLAYOFFS | GAME 6: SPURS 139, SPURS 109 -- Stephon Castle gives the Spurs 32 points in a Game 6 blowout to eliminate Timberwolves

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Legacy 1, Bay FC 1 -- Legacy extend unbeaten streak to five games with draw at Bay FC despite playing second half with 10 players

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We talked a lot about her dog, Clementine, a sheepadoodle'

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PERSPECTIVE -- I'm a single mom. Here's why I can't wait to be an empty-nester.

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Moped driver critically injured in crash with vehicle in Dorchester

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Red Sox outfielder Roman Anthony making actual progress after cortisone shot in wrist

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Eleven takeaways from Friday's high school sports scene, including Xaverian's Will Wood committing

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Walmart and Amazon race to win over rural America with speedier deliveries

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Putin to visit China May 19-20 for talks with Xi, Kremlin says

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Long Island Rail Road workers go on strike, halting busiest US commuter rail system

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Smithsonian adds back impeachment language to label on Trump portrait

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North America's largest commuter rail system shuts down as workers strike

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Israel says it killed the leader of Hamas' military wing, one of the architects of Oct. 7 attacks

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Many questions, few answers following Memorial Drive shooting

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This week's most notable new restaurant openings around Boston

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Scholars bar in Downtown Crossing to close after 15 years. But a replacement is on the way.

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A piece of New England hotel history gets a multimillion-dollar makeover. Take a peek inside.

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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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'Ugly' is Stephanie Fairyington's rallying cry to subvert damaging ideas about beauty

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Netflix officially announces new 'Love Is Blind' season set in Boston

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Inside the 'Lincoln' symphony that Philip Glass pulled from Trump's Kennedy Center

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Clarence Carter, soul singer known for 'Patches' and 'Strokin',' dies at 90

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Chris Fleming, used to 'scheming in the shadows,' is adjusting to wild success in the spotlight

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Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies

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G. Robert Blakey dies at 90; drafted the RICO anti-racketeering statute

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