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Starting Point -- The world's largest hand-built dam is in Massachusetts. Few people go see it.

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The Scrum - The few, the proud, the actually contested races in Mass.

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A new Boston-set dramedy is in the works starring Everett native Ellen Pompeo

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Dan Shaughnessy -- In this sad Red Sox spring of 2026, they're no longer the talk of the town, and other thoughts

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A Nantucket resident offered brownies to the island's school committee. Then she said they were laced with laxatives.

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Why is everyone crazy about NeeDoh?

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PATRIOTS BEAT WRITER'S NOTEBOOK -- Four things to think about while waiting for the Patriots to start minicamp

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Senate passes $70b immigration enforcement bill without limits on Trump settlement fund

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'Excruciating' delays and dashed hopes: Inside the World Cup volunteer disarray in Boston

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What's banned at World Cup games at Gillette Stadium? Refillable water bottles, for one.

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Mass. has new limits on insurers' much-hated prior authorizations. Here's what to know.

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A Massachusetts Democrat negotiated an AI bill with a Republican. It ignited a political firestorm.

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Platner denies hurting ex-girlfriend and says he will not quit Senate race

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Several women who dated Graham Platner recall 'unsettling' behavior, NYT reports

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Quotes about slavery, immigrants, and war memorials slated for removal from Bunker Hill historic site

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Town begins demolition of Eastham oceanfront home at risk of collapsing into sea due to erosion

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ASTRONOMY | KEN MAHAN -- Eager for more meteors? The famous Perseids shower is making a comeback to the summer night sky.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We both have quite a few visible tattoos'

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When only a comforting noodle dish will do, these 10 spots stand out

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Find your next treasure at these eight thrift stores and vintage shops

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We sampled ice cream across Boston. These 12 shops churn out greatness.

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IDEAS | JOHN MAC GHLIONN - Left-wing extremist Hasan Piker gets away with it. Right-wing extremist Nick Fuentes does not. A bit of a comeuppance for Piker in recent days doesn't even the score.

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EDITORIAL -- If city councilors don't like Wu's $4.9b budget, they should amend it

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Mary Ann D'Urso -- My life depends on a steel needle that's in short supply

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Alex Beam -- Writers sued AI giant Anthropic. Their payout? Pocket change.

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David Eckels Wade -- The Iran deal didn't fail — America abandoned it

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What to know about multiple diagnoses of breast cancer among teachers at Uxbridge High School

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ADRIAN WALKER -- Meet Latoya Gayle, the woman who wants to unseat state Senator Nick Collins

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Juneteenth celebration decorations found burned at Museum of African American History

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Police arrest son of James Handy's girlfriend in actor's stabbing death in LA

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Boston police officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter in Roxbury fatal shooting

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Paul Revere's desk is headed to the auction block. Here's how much it's expected to go for. The auction house expects to get bids between $20,000 and $30,000.

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Jaylen Brown just re-listed his Fort Point penthouse. This time, it comes with a twist. -- Jaylen Brown's penthouse in the Fort Point section of Boston is back on the market for $4.9 million.

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Berklee alum and 'Frontline' composer teams up with 'The Pitt' star for new electropop project

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Why doppelganger stories like 'Black Swan' and 'Dark Matter' continue to terrify us

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Fighting words — the Revolutionary kind

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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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Ken Girardin -- The pipeline Cuomo killed still haunts New England

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IDEAS | DAVID BOCKINO -- Why gambling won't ruin sports

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- For women, Platner vs. Collins is a tough choice because of abortion rights

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EDITORIAL -- Sheriffs' days of Wild West spending, mission creep must end

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

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Boston Pride 2026 to honor LGBTQ+ protest of past and present ahead of America's 250th - The parade will begin Saturday's festivities at 11 a.m. in Copley Square.

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COMMENTARY | Brenda Clement and Kris Brown -- Allowing more housing options is an overlooked tool for the financial health of R.I. communities -- Evidence shows that a diversity of housing options supports the needs of residents through their lifespans and stabilizes local finances, write the leaders of two R.I. housing advocacy groups.

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COMMENTARY | Jay Thornber -- My charter public school made all the difference — and all children should have that choice -- Learning in a place where I felt supported gave me the courage to speak in church, my school, and now in politics, writes South Kingstown High School class president.

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Bruins -- 'One of my best birthday gifts': Forty years later, Bruins legend Cam Neely looks back on the trade that brought him to Boston

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Thursday's dozen takeaways from the high school tournament and Meet of Champions

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RI FOOD & DINING - Where to eat in Rhode Island during the World Cup, based on what team you're rooting for - From Brazilian barbecue and Haitian stews to Korean bibimbap and French ratatouille, Rhode island's restaurant scene has it all.

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US set to hold latest oil and gas lease sale for Alaska's Arctic National Wildlife Refuge

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US employers likely added 105,000 jobs in May with labor market stable despite costly Iran war

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2026 BEST OF THE BEST -- Who says Boston doesn't have good bagels? These six shops stand above the rest.

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LOVE LETTERS -- How do I maintain the peace I've created for myself and still date?

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PERSPECTIVE -- Despite how you feel about Trump spite-taxing elite schools, you might be missing the bigger issue

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Southern-fried mendacity comes to a boil in Tennessee Williams's 'Cat on a Hot Tin Roof'

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Nashua adds four new public art pieces by guest sculptors from around the world

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Jennifer Kupcho grabs early lead in US Women's Open with a confident 66 at Riviera

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Seth Jarvis scores in overtime, Carolina beats Vegas to tie Stanley Cup Final

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Two banned from NBA arenas for life following fan running onto the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals

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Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US

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Trump announces $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry

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Ryan Schwarz to lead MassHealth as agency braces for federal overhaul

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Early research suggests a path to predict and prevent lung cancer

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Mass. reports 101 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 death in a week. See the latest data.

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Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones expose cracks in Israeli defenses

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Has Colombia's World Cup jersey become a right-wing symbol?

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Ireland, seen as a weak link in Europe's defense, is trying to bulk Up

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'No bubbes, no bagels': Alex Edelman hates shtick

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Alleged fraud by United Healthcare undermines trust in health system

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Somerville doesn't love that dirty water. But we need help paying to clean it up.

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Looking for green flags in a long-distance relationship

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Meet the mastermind behind the viral character Your Boston Mum

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Who said Boston's nightlife isn't exciting? Rihanna, A$AP Rocky party with Jaylen Brown in Back Bay.

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The North End now has its very own pasta window

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She wowed Martha Stewart. Now she's got her own Somerville restaurant.

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Enjoy walking around Boston? A new 80-mile circuit lets you do exactly that.

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Alamo charges $1,000 after car battery dies in the Swiss Alps

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Boston to get its first nonstop flight to Belize, and a new nonstop to Turks and Caicos

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Double-fisting hot dogs and one fired from a cannon: Why is the MFA adding them to Revolutionary War paintings?

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The shipwreck is just the beginning of the story in Eric Jay Dolin's latest maritime history

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Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56

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Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died at 56

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Spike Lee's 'She's Gotta Have It' Netflix adaptation proved how valuable it can be to revisit older work

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Six new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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Inside the real-life weather forecast depicted in the movie 'Pressure'

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Questlove explores another titan of Black music in Earth, Wind & Fire documentary

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'We really did fall in love with the neighborhood': Why Porchfest has spread across Mass. cities and towns

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Well-meaning progressives tie themselves in knots in Huntington's 'Eureka Day'

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This year's Tony-nominated shows are defined by moments of truth

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Who will win, and who should win at the Tony Awards on Sunday

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No red meat, no dairy, and no end in sight: How a tick-borne allergy has transformed Martha's Vineyard

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Limmie Pulliam, tenor who overcame the stigma of his size, dies at 50

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Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75

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