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New student debt limits could lead more people to be 'priced out' of college

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Ted Turner managed the Braves (for one game). Imagining what it would be like if that happened in Boston, and other thoughts.

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Celtics' Aditya Mittal and Wyc Grousbeck join forces in bid to purchase the NFL's Seahawks

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CHAD FINN -- If this was Jaylen Brown's 'favorite' Celtics season, maybe it's time to let him leave town at a peak

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Think you know Greater Boston real estate? Zillow Gone Wild's new app puts that to the test.

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From 'Zen den' to 'quiet room,' schools mask timeout rooms with euphemisms

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Fidelity announces job cuts and hiring spree, all at once

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Harvard, Boston College among US universities reporting online outages amid cyber incident

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Lowell residents file Massachusetts' first lawsuit against a data center

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Could the cruise ship hantavirus outbreak keep spreading? Here's what disease experts say.

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Spirit Airlines is no more, but two of their planes are still sitting at Logan Airport. What happens next?

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Restaurant group that runs Boston pubs, The Harp, Ned Devine's, owes nearly $400,000 in back taxes, federal lien shows

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Starting Point -- What? We're cooking for Mom on Mother's Day?

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UAE reports drone and missile attack as Iran war cease-fire is challenged

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: I 'panicked for a second that I was running out of things to talk about'

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Dawn Zuidgeest-Craft - I became a doctor at 72. Our medical career paths are broken. My nursing career made me a better doctor, but also showed where our training system fails.

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EDITORIAL -- A viral clip that captured a generation's housing angst

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IDEAS | ISAAC FITZGERALD -- The best rest stop in America is in Lancaster, Mass.

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Jill Abramson -- I slept in Ted Turner's bed

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Small plane overturns on runway at Cape Cod airport

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Dorchester man sentenced to life in prison for 2023 Caribbean parade shooting that injured eight

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Teen charged in killing of Sunny Stewart on a Maine pond appears in open court

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Adam Montgomery found civilly liable for killing daughter Harmony Montgomery, ordered to pay $15.5 million

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Mansfield man sentenced to at least 25 years for sexually abusing children

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Foxborough man charged for second time with impersonating federal officer

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'I've never seen something explode as quickly as this': This Gen X game is suddenly everywhere at Mass. high schools - Teachers are in shock. Hacky sacks are sold out everywhere. And no one can quite explain why a Gen X stoner game is suddenly the hottest thing.

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Skip the starter home? Some buyers are going straight to Cape vacation houses. -- Some buyers are "rentvesting" by buying vacation homes on the Cape while renting their primary residence.

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Michelle Wu said 'I can show you my text messages.' We tried to take her up on her offer. -- The city says it "has no mechanism to, and does not, maintain text messages."

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In 'The Other Bennet Sister,' a neglected sibling gets the spotlight

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At the Cooper Hewitt: on the job and in the ear

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Geek god Karl Urban makes 'Mortal Kombat II' a bloody good time

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

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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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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Is Graham Platner exactly what the Democrats need right now?

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Robert Kuttner -- How an all-party primary in Mass. would undermine democracy

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IDEAS | JOHN MAC GHLIONN -- Donald Trump's frightening, self-dealing, AI-driven military-industrial complex

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- When will Boston put stop-sign cameras on school buses?

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

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Dave Epstein -- Why not give Mom a gift to beautify her yard or house for years to come? Here's where to start. -- Here are a few suggestions to help plant your own enduring Mother's Day memories.

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COMMENTARY | Meghan E. Kallman and Cherie L. Cruz -- We need to protect those who are seriously ill, not shut off their utilities -- The Seriously Ill Protection Plan would put physicians in charge of making a medical determination whether to pause payment, not the state, write R.I. lawmakers.

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Celtics -- Celtics roster evaluation, Part 1: Taking a look at the reserves heading into the offseason -- Luka Garza emerged as one of the Celtics' most pleasant surprises.

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Bruins -- The Bruins know changes, minor and major, will need to happen to improve on surprising 2025-26 season

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK -- At Apponequet, a love for baseball and the trust of a senior class have produced a 12-1 start

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL -- Globe Top 20 baseball poll: BC High bounces back amid a flurry of movement

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US employers likely added a solid 65,000 jobs last month despite uncertainty arising from Iran war

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- As a Cambridge teen, she was a rising star in Mass. politics. Now she chants 'Death to America' in Tehran.

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LOVE LETTERS -- Sometimes, a solid relationship is just that — there's nothing lurking around corner

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THE BIG DAY -- On their very first meeting, they ran into each others' arms

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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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Here's your forecast for Mother's Day weekend

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Eastern Mass. baseball: Players of Week for April 30-May 6

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Leaders step up as Thunder swamp Lakers to take 2-0 lead in the West semis

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Yet again, Red Sox lineup experiences offensive futility at Fenway Park

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Kalshi, the prediction market, is now valued at $22 billion

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Federal court rules against new global tariffs Trump imposed after loss at the Supreme Court

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Alabama Republicans look to set new US House primaries if courts allow redistricting

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Authorities to update public on search of home tied to man convicted of killing Kristin Smart

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Suspect faces 5 years in unsolved 2021 disappearance of Navajo elder Ella Mae Begay

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Ted Turner saw himself in Atlanta, and Atlanta in him

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Spain readies for evacuations as a hantavirus-hit cruise ship heads for Canary Islands

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Rubio set to meet Italy's Meloni as both sides seek to ease frictions over Iran war

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Pope Leo XIV sought a pastoral role in his first year, but verbal sparring with Trump intervened

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For Colbert, humanity was never a punch line

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How a Boston writer unraveled the mysterious death of a 19-year-old in London

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Wellesley voters should agree to support MassBay housing project

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After my mom died, I stopped performing Mother's Day

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Married young. What am I missing?

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Dear Readers: Yes, pen pal programs still exist in a digital world

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A fine-dining chef brings upscale pastas and baked Alaska to Kendall Square

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'I'm spending $40 on a $3 piece of chicken': Globe readers reveal their restaurant pet peeves

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Three recipes to try starring lobster, blueberries, and other Maine flavors

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Ryan Powers on summers on the Cape, lucky rocks, and breaking out of our bubbles

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A Hilton timeshare upgrade reversal leaves customer in limbo

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Bike tours that offer wood-fired hot tubs to free unlimited gelato

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Is the US about to be humiliated on the world's most prestigious cultural stage?

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They attract visitors from around the world. But locally, New Hampshire's two Frank Lloyd Wright homes are little-known.

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Yuppies were the symptom, not the cause, of some of the '80s trends we love to hate

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Local bestsellers for the week ended May 3

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New titles to stream this weekend: 'The Bear' surprise episode, Kevin Hart's roast, and more

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'Blue Heron' is a quietly devastating memory play with a twist

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Let's play catch-up: Five of the best recent limited series you might have missed

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Matt Smith, managing director of Passim, is being honored for his 30th anniversary with the club

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'We gave our souls to this record'

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The death of the photo pass: Why concert reviews without original photos miss the big picture

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In a shift, SpeakEasy Stage Company's new season will feature three shows a year instead of five

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Emerson Colonial Theatre to host pre-Broadway run of 'Paranormal Activity'

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In Arlekin's 'Beethoven,' the tormented life of a musical colossus

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Nursing survey flags care quality, safety, AI concerns

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Senator Susan Collins says she's long had a benign tremor. Here's what to know about the condition.

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James Loehr, who showed athletes the power of the mind, dies at 83

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CNN founder Ted Turner, a brash and outspoken television pioneer, has died

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Donlyn Lyndon, last surviving creator of the Sea Ranch, dies at 90

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