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Dan Shaughnessy -- Opening Day victory showed it's a whole new ballgame for the Red Sox

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Red Sox Opening Day, Foxborough's friendly match, and a nuclear sub in Southie: Spring is here in Boston -- There are plenty of warming harbingers of a busy spring these days in Boston.

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Suspended Plymouth police officer and husband charged with multiple counts of child rape

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State trooper charged in fatal 2023 crash, accused of allegedly driving drunk

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Driver in fatal Boston bus crash involving child was later involved in a hit-and-run

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Mike Minogue says he'll run Mass. like he ran Abiomed. The company has faced recalls and kickback allegations.

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26 years after winning 'Survivor,' Richard Hatch must pay $3.3 million in federal taxes, a judge in R.I. rules

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Wu tapped new communications chief, filling vacant Cabinet role

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Speakers, performers announced for 'No Kings' Boston rally Saturday

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After its warmest day in two weeks, Boston to see temperatures tumble amid clearing skies

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Shooting in Allston sends person to hospital, police say

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Tom Brady says he's weighed coming out of retirement, but the NFL doesn't like the idea

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New lawsuit accuses DraftKings, FanDuel, and NFL of pushing 'dangerous' wagers on sports betting apps

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- The unstoppable women who spoke out about Matthew Rutledge at Miss Hall's School

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Six scoreless innings from Garrett Crochet, clean defense, and a timely ABS challenge deliver Opening Day win for the Red Sox

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Team chemistry, the most underrated player, the new challenge system: Red Sox reporter Alex Speier spills on the season.

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Trump says he'll sign order to pay TSA agents as Congress struggles to reach funding deal

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25 TSA officers at Logan have quit since partial government shutdown began, union says

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US Treasury plans to put Trump's signature on new paper currency in first for sitting president

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'Because I'm president': Trump defends mail-in voting, riffs on expensive pens, and more Cabinet meeting highlights

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Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline as Wall Street has biggest loss of war. Follow live updates.

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'Crazy calm': World Cup dry run goes smoothly amid concerns over Boston's preparations

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Kylian Mbappé, France put on a show at Gillette Stadium World Cup preview, beating Brazil in star-studded friendly

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See photos from the game at Gillette

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Chef Jody Adams and partners to open new restaurant in a legendary Boston location

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BOLD TYPES -- Mastodon at the heart of the hidden museum past of a Beacon Hill townhouse

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Jake Auchincloss - Marines in the Strait of Hormuz won't fix this war - Congress must deny Trump's request for $200 billion.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Graham Platner comes with baggage. Politicians like Elizabeth Warren don't seem to care.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- DA Kevin Hayden is in trouble. Can Mayor Michelle Wu save him?

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IDEAS | PAUL EASTWICK -- A myth about dating troubles for high-earning women

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Will Austin -- Let schools keep their best young teachers

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Transgender women athletes banned from Olympics by new IOC policy on female eligibility

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Immigration enforcement is up in Massachusetts courthouses. Should it be allowed to continue?

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Providence College merges DEI and ministry offices, raising concerns about needs of LGBTQ students

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Petition circulates demanding answers from Boston Symphony leadership

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As electric vehicles lose their juice, Mass. battery startups are being hit hard

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State Police trooper suspended after being charged with drunk driving in Boston

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WHAT SHE'S HAVING - Don't know where to send a hungry Boston newcomer? Here's an A-to-Z guide to the area's quintessential restaurants. From Aatma to Zaz, these restaurants reflect the breadth and charm of the Boston area's local dining scene.

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CONNECTIONS -- Growing up, I wanted to connect with my half-sister -- An ocean and my father's mysterious silence separated us.

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ADRIAN WALKER -- By charging a police officer with manslaughter, Suffolk DA Kevin Hayden has ignited the biggest firestorm of his career -- Perhaps nothing a prosecutor does is as politically fraught as prosecuting a fellow member of law enforcement.

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'You expect your child to come home and not in a body bag': Report finds half of DOC suicides were in segregated units - Four of the men had previously tried to kill themselves, though clinicians had not developed safety plans aimed at preventing future attempts.

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

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Boston Ballet announces new season

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An artist with disabilities recasts the meaning of 'disabled'

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'SNL UK' could use some sharper teeth

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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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Eugene R. Fidell, Margaret M. Donovan, and Priya Rashid -- When the secretary of defense plays preacher

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Democrats are going big on tax cuts. It's a bad idea.

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Fischer J. Espiritu Argosino and Christopher R. Knittel -- Why rooftop solar in Mass. is flawed, and how to fix it

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

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Red Sox opening day watch party celebrates Latino community at Brighton restaurant -- Arepas were served alongside Cracker Jack popcorn at the party hosted by a Venezuelan restaurant in Brighton.

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RI EDUCATION -- Judge appoints special master of Croft School in Providence amid financial crisis -- Superior Court Judge Brian Stern also ordered the beleaguered private school to remain open for the time being.

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Boston College hires UConn's Luke Murray to be men's basketball coach -- Murray, the son of actor Bill Murray and a UConn assistant for the last five seasons, replaces Earl Grant.

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RED SOX NOTEBOOK -- Red Sox haven't pursued, but won't rule out, potential sale of Fenway field's naming rights

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GOLF -- Lydia Ko posts career-low 60, but only leads by a shot in LPGA's Phoenix stop

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TALKING POINTS - Security officers at Harvard officially ratify new union contract - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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As carmakers shift to digital dashboard, lawmakers push to keep AM radio - After years of tussling between Detroit and Washington, lawmakers appear poised to pass legislation this year that would mandate automakers keep AM receivers in cars.

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Politicians are trying to make life cheaper. Economists are appalled.

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PERSPECTIVE -- Robo-umps are here for the major league season. Baseball won't be the same.

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LOVE LETTERS -- At 65, I don't know what it's like to have felt loved

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THE BIG DAY -- Falling in love with each other, and with Boston

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Venezuelan players are integral to the Red Sox' success. Turmoil back home is never far from their minds.

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Judge acquits Kelsey Fitzsimmons, former North Andover police officer shot by colleague

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Morgan Geekie's goal drought isn't all that ails Bruins power play, but it's certainly a major piece

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Quad God Ilia Malinin rebounds from Olympic disaster with a personal-best short program, big lead at worlds

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Mortgage rates jump again as Iran war effects ripple through housing market

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Son takes over for father as CEO of Boston developer Davis Cos.

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Workers at Cambridge hotel involved in 'Hyatt 100′ launch unionization push

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Immigration slowdown hits every metro area in the US, census shows

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Trump weighs sidestepping Congress to pay TSA officers during shutdown

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Mass. reports 665 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 4 deaths in a week. See the latest data.

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Trump extends Iran deadline on Strait of Hormuz as stocks tumble

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Iran's attacks force US troops to work remotely

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Cuban patients are dying because of US blockade, doctors say

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BSO board owes this community more than platitudes about Nelsons' exit

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On Match Day, a village of love

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The high cost of 'I'm glad he's dead'

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My loved ones turn everything into a joke – or a roast

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'Politeness registers differently in Massachusetts': Steve Carell explains Boston manners on Amy Poehler's podcast

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Why is everybody suddenly playing Mahjong?

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Longest line at Philly airport? Cheesesteaks, not security.

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The seafood industry bets Americans will finally eat more fish if it looks more like meat

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Jonathan Tanner on road trips, Turkeygate, and Emma Stone

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The 'castle' hotel in Framingham now includes a trio of Marriott properties

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Customer pays Expedia $1,459 for a flight that doesn't exist

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Pat Steir, painter of luminous 'Waterfalls,' dies at 87

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The Morgan Library looks at 3,000 years of narrative in many modes and media

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AI and other advanced technology are driving a wave of rediscovered art masterworks -- and finding forgeries, too

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Debut author Kirsten King talks about writing the year's most unhinged female protagonist and setting her loose in Boston's dating scene

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The best local book events this week

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Local bestsellers for the week ended March 22

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'Marc by Sofia' is a superficial look at fashion designer Marc Jacobs

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Vince Vaughn doubles your fun in 'Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice'

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Stephen Colbert and son will co-write a 'Lord of the Rings' movie

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The birds and the bees and ... whales? Elizabeth Banks talks awkward Cape Cod family trip on 'Kimmel.'

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In the lively 'Bait,' a James Bond audition leads to a life unraveled

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Chip Taylor, writer of 'Wild Thing' and other classic rock hits, dies at 86

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Long after forming in Boston, Della Mae are still changing the narrative of women in bluegrass

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Your spring festival forecast: Back Porch, The Town and The City, and The Thing in the Spring

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Lyric Stage's 'Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous' offers too much telling, and not enough showing

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'The Outsiders' came out in 1967. Its vision of young men trapped in cycles of violence is still prescient.

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Sarepta Therapeutics shares rise on early promise for rare disease drugs

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Workers fear 'quiet closing' at Canton hospital for disabled children

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Massachusetts ERs have a problem with mental heath 'boarding,' study finds

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J. Michael Bishop, who illuminated genetic roots of cancer, dies at 90

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