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Introducing the Boston Globe's 2026 Tech Power Players

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Scott Strazik's plan to keep GE Vernova near MIT's campus is paying off

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Starting Point -- Boston's advantage: Intelligence, not necessarily artificial

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Addressing the AI problems Silicon Valley ignores

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The Boston tech scene: By the numbers

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Eight World Cup teams are coming to Boston. Here's a look at each team, their playing style, and their predicted finish.

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Who should you root for in the World Cup? Take our quiz to pick a country.

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Heat, humidity, elevation, long travel — these countries have the toughest road at the World Cup

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Massachusetts officials say Boston is ready for FIFA World Cup matches in Foxborough

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The Scrum -- The Massachusetts GOP's own worst enemy

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Sign up for The Scrum, the new Globe newsletter covering all things Mass. politics

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Source: Red Sox not considering firing chief baseball officer Craig Breslow

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Red Sox held to four hits by Rays in another feeble offensive showing

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Almost five years in, the push for a 'Nicotine-Free Generation' faces rising opposition

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Platner is poised to win Democrats' Senate nomination in Maine — but Tuesday's primary is still a test

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What to watch in Tuesday's primaries

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Hampshire College counts on loan from philanthropic partner to open for final fall semester

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Possible 'beach takeovers' promoted on social media have law enforcement officials on alert

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Brother charged in fatal shooting of 21-year-old sister in Thornton, N.H., authorities say

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A Haitian family waits, and prays, as the Supreme Court decides their future

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Child dead after cardiac episode at South End apartment building, police say

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Sleep doctor with homes in Brookline, South Florida sentenced to prison for fraud, federal prosecutors say

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Man charged in fatal assault outside Waltham gas station, prosecutors say

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Takeaways from Scott Pelley's emotional interview about his '60 Minutes' demise

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Trump says pilots are fine after US helicopter crashes near Strait of Hormuz

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Trump booed by the crowd during the anthem prior to Game 3 of the NBA Finals

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Tom Brady launches a new wellness drink, but he's embarrassed to tell you the name

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THE BIG DAY -- Kelcey and Steve wanted to get married and have a family and didn't care in what order

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Regina, Si Cara, and seven more places to find Boston's best pizza

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Six records stores to delight music lovers who prefer the sound of vinyl

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Boston's 17 best places to grab a bite for $25 or less

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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IDEAS | ANDRE M. PERRY - Democrats are too focused on racial disparities - The country lives, works, and loves across racial lines — it's time to build on that reality.

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EDITORIAL -- House plays political games over audit, public records

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Phillip Levine -- The $100,000 college price tag isn't what most families pay

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Jason Kelly -- Massachusetts built biotech; China is catching up

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The limits of Mayor Wu's hardball politics

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'We are devastated': Ken Burns, Seth Magaziner, and others remember historian Gordon S. Wood

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Clover will reopen some of its restaurants today. See which ones.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Heat returns as ridge draws in warmer weather across New England starting Tuesday

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Judge denies Proctor bid to delay deposition in O'Keefe wrongful death lawsuit against Karen Read and others

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Mass. judge throws out Trump's $100,000 H-1B visa fee for highly skilled workers

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Why are birth rates down? You might be looking at the answer.

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'He helped change the course of American history': Barney Frank remembered for public service at Faneuil Hall memorial - Barney Frank, a veteran US House member and a pioneering gay-rights advocate, died May 19 in Ogunquit, Maine.

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The most crucial employee at this Boston restaurant isn't human - These Boston restaurants now run their backend systems using AI.

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AS I SEE IT -- Reflecting on the coming solstice -- "As I See It," a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- Who's hiring? Not the industries that made Massachusetts rich. -- Hold the applause. With the exception of health care, the state's core knowledge industries are still stuck in neutral.

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She may not have read 'Walden,' but Melissa Aquiles is ready to be Henry David Thoreau

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Watch: P!nk's opening number, plus more highlights from the Tony Awards

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This week's TV: Jemaine Clement, Nicola Walker in 'Alice and Steve,' and Rebecca Hall in 'The Listeners'

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Pride Month 2026: Eight new queer romance novels with New England ties

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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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Tanzina Vega -- Women leaned in. Corporate America leaned away.

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EDITORIAL -- Providence's 'Superman' building: 13 years of empty promises over a state landmark

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IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY -- True crime is exploitative schlock. I wanted to do it differently.

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IDEAS | DANIEL HEMEL AND DAVID POZEN -- American universities are run like dictatorships

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

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WORLD CUP FORECAST | KEN MAHAN -- First look weather forecast for this weekend's World Cup match at Gillette -- The weather is shaping up as one of the classic New England summer nights with warmth and humidity.

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STAGE REVIEW -- Trinity Rep's 'Next To Normal' hits on all cylinders with its portrayal of a family crippled by mental illness -- Director Amanda Dehnert delivers a gripping production of a formidable award-winning musical.

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ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL -- Building block or trading block? For now, Red Sox taking the long view with Marcelo Mayer. -- A rumor went around that the Red Sox planned to ship out the struggling second baseman. But how long can the team wait for his bat to come around?

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WORLD CUP -- Eight World Cup teams are coming to Boston. Here's a look at their playing style and their predicted finish. -- Some of the world's best — Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland — will play at Gillette Stadium. Learn about each team's local connections, how they got here, and more.

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World Cup -- Here are nine underdog teams to root for in the World Cup

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World Cup -- Ranking World Cup favorites: Why these eight teams can win it all (and why they won't)

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TECH POWER PLAYERS 2026 -- What's the most promising thing about the Boston tech scene? Here's what 25 Tech Power Players said. -- Their answers ranged from prowess in the exploding field of artificial intelligence to the strength and depth of the talent pool.

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TECH POWER PLAYERS 2026 - What's boosting the Massachusetts tech pipeline? Colleges and universities, of course.

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2026 BEST OF THE BEST -- We sampled ice cream across Boston. These 12 shops churn out greatness.

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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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CONNECTIONS -- A barking dog, a whining child. These are interruptions I welcome.

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Rahm Emanuel hits the (bike) trail in New Hampshire, as he mulls potential 2028 presidential bid

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Victor Wembanyama carries Spurs to win that cuts Knicks' NBA Finals lead to 2-1

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Jonquel Jones honored by Connecticut Sun before Breanna Stewart leads the New York Liberty to a win

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The Boston tech scene is riding a wave of optimism. Here's why.

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Federal judge strikes down Trump's $100,000 fee on new H-1B visas. Follow live updates.

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Gina Raimondo would like to be president, but she won't run in 2028

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Closing arguments set in Texas trial of teen charged in fatal stabbing at a school track meet

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Dutch scientist charged with conspiring to smuggle Mpox virus into US

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Congo's Ebola outbreak rises to 100 deaths out of 550 cases as conflict slows response

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In Pakistan, searching for shade when it's 125 degrees

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Chinese leader Xi Jinping makes rare trip to North Korea in show of unity

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A debate as old as the country itself: When did the Revolution truly begin?

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Is hosting the World Cup really worth the trouble?

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It shouldn't be so easy to ride for free on the Green Line

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Anthony Stewart Head starred in the most romantic coffee commercial of all time

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Happy Straight Pride Month! Because the other 11 months of the year are not enough.

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Are doodle owners more obsessed — more unbearable — than owners of other dogs?

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Here are a few tasty reasons to go to Martha's Vineyard this summer

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Morocco's in the midst of a tourism boom. It's easy to see why.

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Protect your private data during the World Cup

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

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Juneteenth celebration decorations found burned at Museum of African American History

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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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Andrew Sean Greer's 'Villa Coco' is a fizzy summer cocktail of a novel

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Tillie Walden on how she created 'Charity & Sylvia,' about a 19th-century same-sex couple

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Inside the real-life D-Day forecast depicted in the movie 'Pressure'

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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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Claire Danes. Matthew Rhys. Who are the best actors and actresses working on TV today?

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14 music festivals in Mass. and R.I. to liven up your summer

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Bruce Springsteen opens his music center in New Jersey

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

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Gloria and Emilio Estefan's lives and careers take the stage in 'On Your Feet'

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Tony Awards: 'Schmigadoon!,' 'Ragtime,' and more take top prizes. See the full list of winners.

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Psychedelics researchers welcome Trump's executive order to fast-track their work

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

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Gordon Wood, American Revolution expert cited in 'Good Will Hunting,' fatally struck by car in R.I. parking lot

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Robert Coles, Pulitzer-winning psychiatrist who shaped public policy, dies at 97

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Stacey King, longtime Bulls broadcaster who played on three NBA championship teams, dies at 59

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