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Analysis | James Pindell -- With the primary over, welcome to Platner purgatory summer

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See some of the biggest takeaways from Tuesday's primaries

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Platner wins Democratic Senate nomination in Maine

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See election results from Maine, including the Senate primary

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New program at MGB shows that simple interventions can be effective for high-risk pregnant patients

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Heat dome to blanket the region as humidity sets in. Thunderstorms possible Wednesday.

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Drought conditions continue to worsen across Massachusetts

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POWER PLAY -- In a shift, Airbnb will chip in to support Boston's World Cup after all. What gives?

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New national assessment finds rare evidence of achievement rebound among young students

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In new ad, she's a Democrat backing GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mike Minogue. Left unsaid: She's also his neighbor.

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Wrong-way driver sentenced to decades in prison for 2021 fatal Saugus crash

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Happy hour comeback? Healey, once wary of idea, says she supports local option for discounted drinks.

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Public defenders demand review of all cases involving disgraced officers in Karen Read case

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Swampscott woman, 25, killed while riding her horse, was known for 'living life to the fullest'

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Authorities still investigating after historian Gordon Wood was fatally struck by car in R.I. parking lot

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US launches airstrikes on Iran after blaming Tehran for helicopter crash, prompting retaliation

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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26 Trinitarios gang members charged in connection with 5 murders, 19 attempted murders in Mass.

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Three MBTA bus routes to remain free through end of year

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

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Meet the CEOs, founders, and other leaders on the Globe's annual Tech Power Players list - From artificial intelligence to quantum computing to energy, the 2026 honorees are on the cutting edge of the region's technology industries.

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

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What's boosting the Massachusetts tech pipeline? Colleges and universities, of course.

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Rays 4, Red Sox 3 - Payton Tolle, Red Sox stumble against Rays on the road to drop 11 games below .500

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The last call for Bubala's by the Bay in Provincetown

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Remembering an icon of Boston: Back Bay statue to honor Jack Connors

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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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EDITORIAL - Three years for a college degree? Merrimack and Suffolk proposals are worth trying. Some students just want to get their degrees without taking on loads of debt. To meet that demand, the two schools want to offer "applied" bachelor's degrees in a handful of majors.

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IDEAS | ZOE YU -- No, I don't need AI to catch up to my more privileged peers

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Trump's Obama derangement syndrome

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Jill Abramson -- The fight over '60 Minutes' is a fight over journalism's future

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Ideas | Abdallah Fayyad -- Yes, tax the rich. But how?

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Herb Chambers has sold his dealership group, but still faces litigation in Suffolk Superior Court over overtime pay

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Vermont prohibits immigration arrests in schools but abandons ICE mask ban

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Former Norfolk jail official pleads guilty to bribery, witness tampering charges

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Card skimmer detected in East Boston prompts community alert from police

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Man arrested after police search for driver who allegedly fled from police in Franklin and jumped into river, officials say

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Former R.I. teacher accused of using 'FBI ruse' to exploit teenage girl

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

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GETTING SALTY -- He runs a 50-year-old Cape Cod ice cream institution. These are the challenges he sees facing the Cape. -- "It's the lack of a coordinated economic development strategy that recognizes that you can't just rely on 12 weeks of business."

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

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

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

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

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

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Quincy to celebrate 75th Flag Day parade, honoring local 'history keepers' for America 250 -- Th parade, the longest-running in the U.S., will step off Saturday at 7 p.m. in Quincy Center.

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Twelve high school tournament takeaways from a Tuesday that had it all -- Where to start? A TMC meeting about a potential football Super 8, an Ipswich boys' lacrosse forfeit, BC High boys' lacrosse finally topping five-time defending champ St. John's Prep, or CM baseball reaching its first final in 53 years.

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MLB -- Braden Montgomery, former Red Sox prospect, hits walkoff home run in MLB debut for White Sox -- Montgomery, who was sent to Chicago in the trade for Garrett Crochet, became just the fifth player to hit a walkoff homer in his debut.

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United States 1, Brazil 0 -- US women's national team beats Brazil on own goal in contentious match that saw eight red cards -- Sophia Wilson's shot deflected off Isabela and got by Brazilian goalkeeper Lorena in the 63rd minute for the game's only goal.

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Division 2 baseball semifinals -- Division 2 baseball semifinals: Milton stuns top-seeded St. Mary's in eight innings; King Philip up next

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DIVISION 3 BASEBALL SEMIFINALS -- Division 3 baseball semifinals: Apponequet punches first finals ticket in extras, will meet Middleborough

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Hurricanes 5, Golden Knights 3 -- Jordan Staal scores twice as the Hurricanes pull even with the Golden Knights in the Stanley Cup Final

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Hollywood directors reach tentative four-year deal with studios and streamers -- The deal struck between the Directors Guild of America and the Alliance of Motion Picture and Television Producers came four weeks after talks began.

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Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy -- Even as President Trump boosts coal over clean energy, solar power is hitting new milestones in the US and remains the leading source of new power.

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Inflation likely reached 3-year high last month as Iran war spikes gas prices

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New York's busiest train station to get $8 billion remodel with columns, sunlight, and Trump's name

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THE BIG DAY -- This Hinge match wanted to get married and have kids. They didn't care in what order.

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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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Cargo train carrying food and drinks derailed at Framingham MBTA station, commuter rail train cancelled

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Boston FBI participates in international takedown of site that catered to cybercrime

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Tuesday's boys' volleyball semifinals: Amir Tomer seizes the moment, powers Brookine in fifth-set clincher

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BC High finally exorcises St. John's Prep curse with OT victory in Division 1 boys' lacrosse semifinal

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Division 4 baseball semifinals: Seekonk into 4th title game in 5 years, will face Hamilton-Wenham

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Trump administration warns more than 500 hospitals to provide more price information or face fines

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Kalshi to collect employment info from customers trading in some high-risk markets

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MIT researchers channel AI to turn hand gestures into robot training data

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Nevada is set to have one of nation's premiere races for governor as Democrats seek to reclaim seat

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Police are investigating a large burning cross at a Chicago park

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Teen who killed competitor at Texas track meet is found guilty of murder

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Health risks of alcohol accelerate after one drink a day, study finds

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Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over deadly fire that killed 168

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The roar of 'cease-fire' in a once-thriving city

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Drones stray into neighboring countries as Russia and Ukraine battle

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

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Democrats are too focused on racial disparities

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Massachusetts built biotech; China is catching up

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A government-commissioned study found drinking risks. US guidelines didn't feature its findings.

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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 these Boston sandwiches worth $30?

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A snail-mail recipe subscription designed to 'feel and give warmth'

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This 'salami' is made from plump Greek figs

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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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Ken Burns, Seth Magaziner, and others remember historian Gordon Wood, who was fatally struck by car in R.I.

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

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The disaster movie parody 'STOP! THAT! TRAIN!' is a bit of a drag

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In 'Disclosure Day,' the questions are more important than the answers

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

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The rise and fall of 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt's improbable campaign for Los Angeles mayor

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Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, and the 10 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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The Kennedy Center drops 'Trump' branding as Bill Maher's Twain Award guests are revealed

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

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GSK to buy Cambridge-based Nuvalent, maker of targeted cancer drugs, for $10.6 billion

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Hoyle Schweitzer, who brought windsurfing to the masses, dies at 93

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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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