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As the World Cup comes to Foxborough, homeowners are renting out their lawns for parking

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"17 players, 17 wins:″ How Weston boys' lacrosse learned to stick together despite thin numbers

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Croft School founder issues an apology, as bankruptcy filing reveals $12.2 million in debt

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Trump officials planned to mark 2.7 million living people as dead, whistleblower claims

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Red Sox 5, Yankees 3 -- Red Sox win series opener, ending rough stretch against Yankees

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Friday's seven HS tournament takeaways, including a massive boys' tennis upset and a major softball award

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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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Massachusetts cities facing steepest layoffs since the Great Recession, observers say

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Democratic Senate candidate Graham Platner says 'Maine had my back.'

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Needham parks commission chair allegedly stole $250,000 from Little League, spent money at country clubs and casinos

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Six-year-old boy pulled unresponsive from pool at Tewksbury apartment complex

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Actor Anthony Head, known for 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' and 'Ted Lasso,' has died at 72

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R.I. House approves $15.2 billion state budget that phases in millionaires tax

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - No simple answers to the problems at Mass. and Cass

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A roller skating rink, a wildlife preserve, and nine other fun places to take your kids this summer

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The 11 best spots to satisfy your seafood and sushi cravings

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Kristin Tate - America's 250th deserves more than a spectacle - It should be a moment to reconnect Americans with their history. Instead the nation is getting a UFC fight.

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IDEAS | Mattia Ferraresi -- The Old World roots of New World hate

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Elissa Ely -- A graduation lesson in courage and science

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

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IDEAS | JOHN MAC GHLIONN -- Left-wing extremist Hasan Piker gets away with it. Right-wing extremist Nick Fuentes does not.

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Major fire at Winthrop yacht club damages multiple boats

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'A frustrating mess': Inside Boston's troubled World Cup volunteer rollout

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

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Fuel prices are shaping summer plans as US boaters get ready to hit the water

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Israeli forces kill a Palestinian infant in the occupied West Bank, say health officials

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Quotes about slavery, immigrants, and war memorials scheduled to be removed at Bunker Hill historic site

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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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ADRIAN WALKER - Meet Latoya Gayle, the woman who wants to unseat state Senator Nick Collins - Gayle is a newcomer to running for office in Boston. But she's not new to being a voice in the rooms where policy gets shaped.

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Six new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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

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

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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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KNICKS 105, SPURS 104 -- Victor Wembanyama misses at the buzzer, Knicks beat Spurs for 2-0 lead in NBA Finals -- The Knicks are now just the third team to win the first two games of a finals on the road, joining Michael Jordan and the 1993 Bulls, and Hakeem Olajuwon and the 1995 Rockets. Both of those teams won championships.

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SKY 85, SUN 80 -- Sun fall to 2-10 with loss to Skylar Diggins, Sky -- Connecticut, which got 16 points from Diamond Miller and Brittney Griner, fell to 1-7 on the road this season.

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US WOMEN'S OPEN -- Alison Lee, Ruoning Yin surge atop Riviera leaderboard after two rounds at US Women's Open

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Stocks slump as Big Tech sinks and a strong May jobs report boosts odds for higher interest rates

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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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Air quality alert issued for Saturday as scorching heat persists. Thunderstorms possible this weekend.

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Bus driver involved in Va. crash that killed 5 Mass. residents cited weeks earlier by NJ police

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Candidates for Norfolk DA calling on Morrissey to resign

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Fans can bring factory-sealed, disposable water bottles into World Cup stadiums in US, Canada

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Friday's tennis roundup: Duxbury dances into Division 2 semifinals for first time since 1993

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On rent control, the real estate industry faces a big decision: Deal or no deal?

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What to know about the growing opposition to Trump family-linked resort in Albania

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Employers added 172,000 jobs last month as US job market shows resilience despite Iran war

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Trump pardons former congressman convicted of insider trading

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Donald Trump, Bernie Sanders and Sam Altman are all talking about public ownership in AI

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Democrat Xavier Becerra advances to general election in race for California governor

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Fight erupts after Newark mayor scales back police presence at ICE facility

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Israeli airstrike on southern Lebanon kills Lebanese troops days after ceasefire

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Iran fired drones toward Strait of Hormuz with US shooting down at least 4, US military says

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It's too expensive to be a pro sports fan

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Don't overlook Platner's shortcomings — and don't encourage conspiracy theories

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The Iran deal didn't fail — America abandoned it

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Legal Sea Foods to offer 3-foot long lobster roll on National Lobster Day. But it'll cost you.

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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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Where to eat in Rhode Island during the World Cup, based on what team you're rooting for

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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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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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A new 80-mile circuit runs through Boston and 13 other communities. Here's what to know about the urban trail loop.

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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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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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'Hill Street Blues' helped rewrite the rules of network television

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

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Ryan Schwarz to lead MassHealth as agency braces for federal overhaul

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Bernard Roizman, virologist who demystified herpes, dies at 96

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

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