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IDEAS | Yifan Xu Miller - Who's actually running that robot? Autonomous machines aren't as independent as we think.

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Ideas | Deborah Cramer -- The horseshoe crab has protected our health for decades. Now it's time to return the favor.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Moulton turns up the heat on Markey

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EDITORIAL -- Small development, big problems in Boston's housing pipeline

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Trump's attack on grad school loans may do some good in the long run

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What Susan Collins said about Brett Kavanaugh and the fall of Roe in a recent interview

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How the US-Iran deal came down to the wire

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US official says US and Iran presidents have signed agreement. Follow live updates.

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Hundreds gather on the Common to drink 'Scotland's other national beverage'

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The Scots have a tendency for tomfoolery. They brought it to Boston in the form of traffic cones.

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What is the 'Viking Row' and why are Norwegian fans doing it all over town?

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Trying to get to the World Cup at the last minute? Here's a trick: Don't give up.

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Blue Jays 3, Red Sox 0 -- 'It's the same thing': Red Sox terrible in key offensive moments in shutout loss to Blue Jays

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PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL -- It's the roster, so Red Sox need to stop pretending there is a season to save and start making trades

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Teddy Kennedy III and Rose Esselstyn tie the knot in countryside ceremony

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Over 250 pieces of Smiths memorabilia coming to Worcester for the 40th anniversary of 'The Queen Is Dead'

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Get to know four artists opening for legacy acts this summer

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Entangled humpback whale rescued off Mass. coast

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Boston braces for Sail250: 60 tall ships and 4 million visitors

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Sunny skies, reenactors, and a 21-gun salute: USS Constitution celebrates the Battle of Bunker Hill

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State to install hundreds of wrong-way driver detection systems after trooper killed in April crash

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Boston's reports on possible reparations are set to be released this fall. Here's what we know now.

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Top Democrat has new questions for Harvard over school's ties with Epstein

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Mass. education leaders proposed new high school graduation requirements. Here's what would change.

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A terse new Fed chief delivers no interest rate cuts or guidance on when they might come

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Yarmouth man charged with manslaughter in connection with fatal overdoses at local beach

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Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Severe thunderstorm risk Thursday as humidity and gusty winds build

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Take it from Lisa Kudrow: Ross was a bad boyfriend on 'Friends'

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The nine best soccer bars in Greater Boston for World Cup watching

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What the White House's outrage over a Weather Channel forecast teaches about trust in meteorologists

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Former Quincy official sentenced to prison for embezzling city funds to buy steak tips, studio sessions, and a 2005 Prius

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Warning of layoffs, Wu moves to reverse City Council cut to transportation staff in $4.9 billion budget plan

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Cambridge Health Alliance to reopen birth center after six-year hiatus

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'I've been crying like crazy': Springfield mother seeks answers after son drowns on middle school class trip

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Over 70 pedestrians were fatally struck by cars last year; many were 65 and older, report says

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Gotta go? Boston's updated public bathroom map is here, and not a moment too soon.

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innovation beat - Bitten by a tick? This 15-minute home test can tell you if it carries Lyme disease. LymeAlert seeks to help people avoid the cost and the wait of going to the emergency room after being bitten by a tick.

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A Republican and Democrat challenging Ed Markey walked into a debate — without the incumbent. Here are four takeaways. -- Two candidates running for US Senate — US Representative Seth Moulton, a Democrat, and John Deaton, an attorney and the presumptive Republican nominee — sparred in an hourlong debate without incumbent Senator Ed Markey.

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Portland restaurateur and Providence bar win top honors at James Beard Awards. See how New England restaurants fared. -- The most prestigious honors in the food world were announced Monday night.

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Woody, Buzz, and Jessie discover the evils of tech in 'Toy Story 5′

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You can't actually eat at the 'Widow's Bay' restaurant. But these North Shore joints come close.

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Jane Lynch and Megan Hilty added to Boston Pops July 4 show

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'It's like 'Brigadoon' for lunatics': John Waters, Bourdain biopic stars, and more talk the magic of P-town at PIFF

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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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Laura Goldstein -- Before it's too late, let my husband choose how his story ends

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Jane Swift -- What my husband's death taught me about assisted suicide

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IDEAS | JOE KEOHANE -- The garbageman philosopher behind the best-selling book 'Trash!'

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- The fundamental flaw in Bernie Sanders's AI plan

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Eugene Scott -- My family didn't fit the conservative ideal. It helped me thrive.

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

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MYSTICS 88, SUN 81 -- Sonia Citron helps Mystics send Sun to sixth straight loss -- Aneesah Morrow had 11 points and 10 rebounds for Connecticut.

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WNBA to expand to 50-game schedule for teams next season -- The new collective bargaining agreement that was ratified earlier this year allows the league to play up to 50 games for the next two seasons. There can be up to 52 regular-season games in 2029 and for the rest of the CBA.

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PWHL Draft -- Fleet select Cornell's Grace Dwyer at No. 10 in first round to shore up defense corps -- Boston lost four defenders — Zoe Boyd, Riley Brengman, Daniela Pejsova, and Hadley Hartmetz — in expansion.

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Red Sox Notebook -- Driveline founder Kyle Boddy leaves Red Sox for other pro baseball jobs

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World shares are mixed following signing of US-Iran deal on ending the war -- US futures were higher early Thursday, while oil prices fell.

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Bars are packed for the World Cup. But are servers cashing in?

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Maine's Wabanaki Nations want sovereignty. They got iGaming instead.

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LOVE LETTERS -- My roommate's 'situationship' is making things awkward

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THE BIG DAY -- 'In my head I knew I wasn't going anywhere'

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Harry Kane ties England's record for World Cup goals in opening win over Croatia

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New England's own Caroline Harvey goes No. 1 in PWHL Draft to the Goldeneyes

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Scottie Scheffler is chasing a career Grand Slam at the US Open. It's not what motivates him.

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Federal Reserve policymakers show support for rate hikes as Warsh reins in guidance

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Rent control deal needs more of real estate industry on board, Michlewitz says

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US-Iran deal takes 'immediate effect' after both sides sign, Pakistan premier says. See how the day unfolded.

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Mamdani tests his political clout in New York's primary as he looks to reshape the Democratic Party

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Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

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Pentagon chief urges Europe to take the lead as he pushes a 'NATO 3.0' reboot

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US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue

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An umpire robbed me of a perfect game. I'm thankful.

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Tom Brady reunites with Bridget Moynahan for son Jack's graduation: 'One of the proudest days of my life'

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Paige McNamara on 'Les Misérables,' embracing your inner cheesy tourist, and going unplugged

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Massachusetts museums use AI to bring history to life

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David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, has died

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For the 250th, Rixy paints a mural of The Midnight Ride, but with a new hero

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Carlo Ginzburg, who told the history of the obscure, dies at 87

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For Black puppeteers, the hardest part wasn't the craft, it was finding each other

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ART's 'Black Swan' has a powerhouse lead performance and a show that can't live up to it

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Brigham nurses authorize one-day strike over union contract challenges

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Wes Gardner, 65; Sox reliever-starter was part of major 1985 trade with Mets

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Abdullah Ibrahim, eminent South African jazz pianist, dies at 91

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