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Hampshire College 3.0? 'Hampshire Next' is mobilizing to make it happen. -- A group of Hampshire alumni and others are racing to save some version of their beloved "experimenting" school before its board sells the bucolic campus to pay off $25 million in debt.

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BREAKING -- Sandra Birchmore's manner of death changed from suicide to 'undetermined,' medical examiner says

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'This is going to be a potential battle.' Court decision gutting voting rights law could reshape map-making in Massachusetts.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- Fidelity is bringing workers back to the office all week, every week. More Boston companies should do it.

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Fleet 2, Charge 1 - Fleet win physical playoff opener, with two goals late in the second period enough to hold off the Charge

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Boston Pops' Keith Lockhart says BSO has been living on borrowed time

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Summer Travel -- Here are five summer travel experiences you've probably never had before in New England

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Prosecutors release video of armed man storming correspondents' dinner

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Trump gives go-ahead to major new Canada-US oil pipeline

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Trump administration says its war in Iran has been 'terminated' before 60-day deadline

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Maine Governor Janet Mills suspends her campaign for Senate

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ANALYSIS -- Platner outlasted Mills. Does he stand a chance against Collins?

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Why did the Red Sox fire Alex Cora? Inside the tension between the manager and front office.

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R.I. brothers admit to staging KKK video that drew nationwide media attention

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Court records identify ICE agent accused of choking a Fitchburg man in front of his daughter

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Boston's next fire commissioner lives in Canton, but 'will comply' with city's residency mandate, officials say

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Boston FBI office recovers stolen 17th-century Italian reliquary urn

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It's try, try again for Wu on high-dollar real estate tax

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DCF worker charged with raping Boston client

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Evening walk in Brookline turns tense as coyotes surround woman and her dog

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Olivia Wilde on her 'really formative years' in Andover, bringing 'The Invite' to the Coolidge

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IDEAS | OMER AZIZ - The soldier who infiltrates neo-Nazi groups - Kristofer Goldsmith discovered the depths of racist extremism — including in New England.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The Voting Rights Act and the values my parents taught me

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EDITORIAL -- Congestion pricing? Don't freak out, Boston.

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Man killed in one-car crash in Wellesley

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What to know about May Day demonstrations as workers face rising energy costs due to Iran war

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Weinstein rape accuser wrote a note to herself. It ended up in evidence.

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20-year-old woman arraigned for Barre crash that killed two

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Britney Spears charged with driving under the influence of alcohol and drugs

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'Mormon Wives' star Taylor Frankie Paul and ex-partner ordered to stay 100 feet apart

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Camberville & beyond - What you flush goes here. You won't believe what it smells like. Following what goes down the drain and the toilet, our Cambridge/Somerville editor went to the big wastewater treatment plant out on Deer Island to see how it works.

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Even with $100 fines, many in no-tow Cambridge aren't moving their cars for street sweeping -- Parking violations surged when the city ended towing for street sweeping violations. Doubling the cost of a ticket hardly made a dent.

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Mass Save was a resounding success. But there's another perspective, too — higher costs for ratepayers. -- Mass Save: Financial drain or money saver — and climate hero — for Massachusetts utility customers?

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

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'Rest in power': Ayo Edebiri talks chaotic Fung Wah Boston bus rides, Celtics pride with Seth Meyers

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Jon Hamm tells Amy Poehler that he 'was making fun of' Ben Affleck with his Boston accent in 'The Town'

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A Shakespearean scholar spent a year in Stephen King's private archive. Now she's sharing what she found.

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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 -- Beacon Hill's victory lap on records law is premature

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Ideas | Stephen O'Connor -- My dog doesn't read your lawn signs

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Susan Rigetti -- Emperor penguins survived everything — until us

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L. Rafael Reif -- Transformative AI has arrived. It demands urgent global action.

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

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GOLF -- An ace carries Melanie Green to a share of LPGA lead in Mexico, with World No. 1 Nelly Korda two behind -- The American carded a 6-under 66 to share the lead with Brianna Do after the opening round of the Riviera Maya Open at Mayakoba.

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Celtics Notebook -- Mired in a playoff shooting slump, Derrick White's aim was to impact Game 6 for the Celtics -- The Celtics guard entered Game 6 against the 76ers having made just 14 of 47 shots, including 7 of 33 from 3-point range.

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GOLF -- LIV Golf has a new chairman and seeks new funding without Saudi backing

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Red Sox Notebook -- In a week of Red Sox upheaval, Roman Anthony shows signs of calming outfield concerns with strong throws from left field

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GOLF -- Cameron Young makes big putts to take early lead at Cadillac Championship in PGA Tour's Doral return

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TALKING POINTS - Weekly US jobless claims fall to 189,000, lowest in more than 5 decades - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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Trump pulls Casey Means' stalled surgeon general nomination. His new pick is radiologist Nicole Saphier.

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The Onion's bid to take over Alex Jones' Infowars is in limbo as new court battles emerge

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SUMMER TRAVEL -- With new direct flights to Milan, there's never been a better time to go

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LOVE LETTERS -- I want to take a break from life with my boyfriend to move to Boston

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PERSPECTIVE -- How to protect your mental health yet stay informed about the suffering of others so you can help

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Massachusetts Senate bill would block ICE from making arrests at schools, daycares, and courthouses

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Marat Khusnutdinov has managed to find a way to stick in the Bruins lineup

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Finally reaching the playoffs is what guided Dre'Mont Jones and Alijah Vera-Tucker to sign with the Patriots

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How have interim managers, like Chad Tracy for the Red Sox, fared throughout MLB history?

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Alphabet, Amazon outpace Meta in AI during earnings bonanza

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US economy grew 2 percent in early 2026 even as war in Iran began to hit energy prices

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Northeastern's merger with NYC college finally nears finish line

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Trump signs bill funding most of Homeland Security, ending record agency shutdown

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Some Black Southerners say voting rights ruling 'missed the mark'

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Iran's supreme leader vows to protect nuclear and missile capabilities

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Iranians live with pain and powerlessness, beneath a smooth veneer

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Can police get your phone location data if you jog by a crime scene?

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The Trump problem in Massachusetts

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How Mike Vrabel is surviving the Dianna Russini scandal

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We broke up, but still love each other

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US infant formula supply is 'safe,' FDA says after looking for potential contaminants

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It's a big week for Boston restaurant openings

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Here's what's moving into the former Tiny Bar space in Providence

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A Boston cocktail bar where all the drinks are alcohol-free

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The first direct US-Venezuela commercial flight in 7 years lands in Caracas

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What's changing — or not — with the integration of Alaska and Hawaiian airlines

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Sean Altman on Simon & Garfunkel, hard-boiled eggs, and life after Rockapella

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When Mother Nature and art collide: Seeing weather through a different lens

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Derrick Adams and the hard work of Black repose

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At Yale: looking at faces of the 20th century, the body in decline, and a great architect's career

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Gaelynn Lea is an artist and a disability advocate, in perfect harmony

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Local bestsellers for the week ended April 26

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Male loneliness and political angst take center stage in Strout's latest

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How beards and mustaches make the man on TV

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Satan returns to the runway in 'The Devil Wears Prada 2′

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Apple TV's New England horror comedy 'Widow's Bay' strikes the perfect tone

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Rachel Dratch of 'SNL' fame to deliver keynote speech at Dartmouth's commencement

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David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It,' and other country hits, dies

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'Daughter of the Regiment' is several gunpowder barrels' worth of laughs

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A Beatles 'butcher' cover, an iconic Ramones portrait, and more are on display in 'Cover Stories'

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Acclaimed Weymouth-born ballet star Matthew Neenan is back in Boston with new choreography for Alvin Ailey

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At 20, he helped launch a theater company. Now, Jaime José Hernández is onstage at The Huntington

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Meager rations aboard the ship in 'The Secret Sharer'

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Massachusetts' only birth center is struggling to survive

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Healthy workers are ditching company insurance to save $1,000 a month

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Biogen beats estimates as Alzheimer's drug gains momentum

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J. Craig Venter, scientist who decoded the human genome, dies at 79

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Lester Wright, the fastest known centenarian, dies at 103

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Nick Pope, UFO sleuth who chased the truth, dies at 60

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