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EDITORIAL -- It's time to fire Kash Patel

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Matthew Rutledge, former Miss Hall's teacher, facing arraignment for allegedly raping students -- A report commissioned by the school found that school leadership allowed Rutledge to sexually abuse at least five students over 20 years.

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RI BUSINESS -- Roger Williams University president Ioannis Miaoulis to retire

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Here's your complete weekend forecast for New England

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Globe Top 20 softball poll: A shakeup up and down the lineup

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Which Mass. bakery makes the best Portuguese egg tart?

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- 'You are always just a kiss away from me my beautiful boy.' Their family members vanished near Mass. Ave. They won't stop searching.

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The bombing of the Suffolk courthouse 50 years ago has largely faded into history. But not for him.

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Game 2: Sixers 111, Celtics 97 | Dan Shaughnessy -- It's all about the shot in the modern NBA, and after Game 2, the Sixers have one against the Celtics

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Christopher L. Gasper -- There's no need for Celtics to panic after Game 2 loss

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Gary Washburn | On Basketball -- In a game of adjustments, the Celtics didn't make enough and lost Game 2 to the 76ers

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Game 2: Bruins 4, Sabres 2 | Kevin Paul Dupont -- The Sabres were the NHL's hottest team. They're suddenly another playoff hopeful worried about a shaky goalie.

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Marco Sturm called out the Bruins' second line, and it responded to help even the series

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL -- When Mike Vrabel finally broke silence on Dianna Russini photos, the Patriots coach hurt the sincerity of his message

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Vrabel speaks for first time since photos surfaced

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Tree House Brewing has designs on a new Boston location

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Missing Boston hiker found dead on White Mountains trail -- Six other hikers from Massachusetts were rescued from the White Mountains in the past week.

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CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS -- Why the secrecy around the MBTA's multibillion-dollar commuter rail contest?

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'There's just a gigantic amount of people that need to be made fun of': The Onion CEO is excited to take over Infowars

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A pro-Palestinian UMass lecturer was a finalist for a professorship. Then suddenly, he wasn't.

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Iran attacks 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as Trump indefinitely extends cease-fire. Follow live updates.

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John Kerry tells Colbert that US would be better off 'if neither Iran nor Kash Patel are getting bombed'

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RFK Jr. goes before the Senate. One lawmaker's competing loyalties will be on display.

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Driver injured when car crashes into Somerville dentist office

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New round of tickets to World Cup go on sale Wednesday, FIFA announces

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'Like Bain came to the T.' Before his gubernatorial run, Brian Shortsleeve brought a private eye to the MBTA.

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Mills was Democrats' safe bet to face Susan Collins. Now she's falling behind

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How do you sell a 'unicorn' — like a $44.5 million penthouse in the Seaport?

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LOVE LETTERS -- I used to really enjoy dating. Not anymore.

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IDEAS | Mary Ziegler -- Republicans were once afraid to touch birth control — not anymore

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Evan Greer and Nathalie Maréchal -- A flawed fix for social media's harms

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Kenneth Gordon -- Kids aren't safe online so Massachusetts is acting

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The Supreme Court's hypocrisy on trans student rights

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B.J. Novak, Boston Marathon winners toss first pitches at Fenway

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Allston Car Wash workers detained by ICE file complaint, claim civil rights violations

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Spotlight follow-up - Dr. Derrick Todd indicted on 81 new sexual assault charges in Suffolk County

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Virginia voters approve redistricting plan that could boost Democrats' seats in Congress

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Despite high housing costs, Boston area ranks among top destinations for young professionals, report finds

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Former Cambridge City Councilor Paul Toner gets probation to resolve criminal charge for frequenting a brothel ring

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Here's the estimated value of what was stolen in the Beverly mansion heist - The investigation revealed that two people participated in the break-in, but police haven't yet announced any additional arrests.

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JOHN POWERS | ON MARATHONING - Record run in Boston Marathon breathes life into John Korir's future pursuits: 'I'll be caring about the time.' "I think we would have run under 2:01," two-time men's champion Korir said. Had he gone sub-2:01, Korir would have been within dreaming distance of the world record of 2:00:35.

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Cambridge consignment store's vintage vision reshapes Boston's thrift scene -- Found Boston was started in 2023. It quickly became a big success.

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

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Glenn Close's nonprofit to honor Ben Affleck and Matt Damon with Robin Williams Legacy of Laughter Award

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Noah Kahan makes Tiny Desk debut with songs from new album

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Latin pop star Karol G will return to Gillette Stadium

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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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EDITORIAL -- E-bikes and mopeds and scooters, oh my

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The most deadly place for women and children: a family home

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Lawrence K. Altman -- Why the 25th Amendment won't remove Trump

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Mayor Wu says she texts and talks to developers all the time. Is that enough to spur growth?

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IDEAS | TOM KASPERS -- AI was ruining my college philosophy classes. So I assigned a new kind of essay.

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

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GLOBE NH | MORNING REPORT -- Wage growth lags inflation in N.H., where labor market has been 'cooling off' since post-pandemic rebound -- A typical paycheck in New Hampshire doesn't stretch quite as far as it used to, as inflation has now outstripped wage growth for two years in a row, according to a new report from the New Hampshire Fiscal Policy Institute.

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COURTS -- Providence to pay former HR director $45,000 in disputed City Hall exit -- Sybil Bailey worked for three different mayors during her 16-year tenure in City Hall, but was quietly let go early in Jorge Elorza's second term as mayor.

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yankees at red sox | 6:45 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 24: Yankees at Red Sox lineups and notes -- Tuesday marked the first time Boston failed to score against the Yankees since 2022. Max Fried is on the mound for New York Wednesday.

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Yankees 4, Red Sox 0 -- Against their No. 1 rival, Red Sox put forth one of their worst offensive performances of the season

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76ers 111, Celtics 97 -- After a crushing defeat in Game 1, 76ers decide they're not going to be a pushover in Game 2

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On the fancy end of Newbury Street, Chanel and Cartier storefronts sell for top dollar -- The pair of stores fetched a combined $113.5 million, a sign of strength for high-end retail.

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

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THE BIG DAY -- When your mother is your girlfriend's biggest fan

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- The 47 Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2026

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PERSPECTIVE -- Think Earth feels darker? You're right – and NASA data proves it.

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Wish we could turn the weather back? Here's how April's incredible first half stacks up.

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Patriots mock draft: A round-by-round look at players who might be good fits in Foxborough

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Eastern Mass softball: Players of the Week, April 14-20

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Iran fires on 3 ships in the Strait of Hormuz as US maintains blockade and diplomacy stalls

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Texas can require public schools to display Ten Commandments, appeals court rules

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Rainforests can bounce back much faster than thought, researchers say

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Pope calls for justice and closing income gap in Equatorial Guinea Mass with presidential family

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'Donnyland'? Ukraine proposes renaming part of the Donbas region in Trump's honor.

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Gunman who fired on tourists at Mexican pyramid carried materials related to 1999 Columbine massacre

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Will the plumbing police come for that new toilet?

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May I have a word: Temporary sagacity

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The glorious toil of taking care of a very big meadow

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You can walk every day. It still might not be enough.

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The thrilling Quincy restaurant where street food, fine dining, and lobster rolls converge

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Baggage fees are up. Here's how to avoid them.

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I spent 21 hours traveling by train to avoid flights. Was it worth it?

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What consumers can do as the Iran war impacts the cost and availability of flights

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Seeing weather through a different lens

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Peabody Essex Museum head tapped to lead Smithsonian museum

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Marcel Duchamp and the urinal that broke the art world

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Tom Perrotta's latest returns to a New Jersey adolescence he's visited before

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The best local book events this week

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Doris Kearns Goodwin's memoir set for film adaptation by Oscar-nominated writer of 'The Holdovers'

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Who did it better: these classic films, or the '80s remakes?

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Who's Bad? Everyone involved with 'Michael'

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Richard Gadd's 'Baby Reindeer' follow-up 'Half Man' is a maximum intensity drama

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'Real Housewives of Rhode Island' episode 4: Pizza chips, rumors, and railroad rides

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Dave Mason, songwriter who co-founded Traffic, dies at 79

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As NEC pays tribute to Harry Smith, students are 'embracing the weird' of the late folk archivist's vision

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In 'Gem of the Ocean,' a second chapter in the fight for freedom

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Boston Theater Critics Association reveals list of Elliot Norton nominees

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Branden Jacobs-Jenkins's Tony-winning 'Purpose' will launch the new season at the Huntington

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DOGE broke something at the VA. Massachusetts veterans are paying the price.

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Tell us: How are you dealing with the Massachusetts primary care crisis?

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Four Boston-area researchers honored with 2026 Breakthrough Prize, the 'Oscars of Science'

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Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the Osmonds, has died

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Former Hawaii governor George Ariyoshi, the first US governor of Asian American descent, dies at 100

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