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Israel launches strikes on 'heart of Tehran' as Trump delays Strait of Hormuz deadline. Follow live updates.

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Rubio tries to sell Iran war to skeptical G7 diplomats after Trump insults allies

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'Crazy calm': World Cup dry run goes smoothly amid concerns over Boston's preparations -- But the dress rehearsal for the world's biggest sports spectacle should not be confused with the real thing, which will attract far larger and more enthusiastic crowds.

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French squad gets introduced to Foxborough game-day traffic jams, and setting for this summer's World Cup

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Dan Shaughnessy - Opening Day victory showed it's a whole new ballgame for the Red Sox - Overreact all you like, Sox fans. After one game, the Red Sox are tied with the Yankees and Orioles for first place in the AL East

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PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL -- On Opening Day, Garrett Crochet flips the switch into regular season mode

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Matthew Farwell defense amends filing, says unnamed person fathered Sandra Birchmore's unborn son -- Matthew Farwell is charged with killing Birchmore, a pregnant woman he allegedly began sexually exploiting when she was 15.

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

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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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Wu tapped new communications chief, filling vacant Cabinet role

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Judge appoints special master of Croft School in Providence amid financial crisis

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- After its warmest day in two weeks, Boston to see temperatures tumble amid clearing skies

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Shooting in Allston sends juvenile to hospital, police say

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Man missing since October found dead in Crystal Lake in Gardner

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Three killed in helicopter crash on the Hawaiian island of Kauai

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

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EDITORIAL - Massachusetts prison suicide report points to broader problem - Report on suicides in Massachusetts prisons points to broader areas of neglect in the system.

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IDEAS | BOB REGAN -- The moment I realized I was skiing for the last time

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IDEAS | PETER GROSZ -- The Department of War writes its own Iran report card

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Jake Auchincloss -- Marines in the Strait of Hormuz won't fix this war

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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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More than 80 percent of Boston high school seniors now on track to meet 'MassCore' graduation requirement

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Four companies made illegal donations to former Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria's campaign, officials say

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

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Petition circulates demanding answers from Boston Symphony leadership

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Shortsleeve picks New Bedford councilor as running mate in GOP primary

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - The unstoppable women who spoke out about Matthew Rutledge at Miss Hall's School - In 2024, they were crushed by the lack of charges against their former teacher. But they refused to yield.

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COURTS - 26 years after winning 'Survivor,' Richard Hatch must pay $3.3 million in federal taxes, a judge in R.I. rules - Hatch, a Newport resident, has appealed to the Boston-based First US Circuit Court of Appeals. "People think I'm crazy, but I'm really, really hopeful," he said.

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Today's solo home buyers have something in common: They're mostly women -- Single women in Massachusetts are buying considerably more homes than single men. Here are three of their stories.

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

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Will Austin -- Let schools keep their best young teachers

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

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Elissa Ely -- On Match Day, a village of love

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

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Commuter Rail World Cup dry run goes smoothly amid concerns over Boston's preparations -- Commuter Rail World Cup dry run goes smoothly during France versus Brazil soccer game amid concerns over Boston's preparations.

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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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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL -- Globe Top 20 baseball poll: Who is the preseason No. 1? Hint: It's not a defending champ. -- With a core of college-bound stars, St. John's (Shrewsbury) opens in the top spot after reaching the Division 1 semifinals last June. Not far behind are Brody Bumila and Bishop Feehan.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL -- Here's 12 Eastern Mass. baseball players to watch in 2026 -- We identified stars from Taunton, Wellesley, Chelmsford, Bishop Feehan, Hamilton-Wenham, Braintree, Plymouth North, North Reading, Xaverian, St. John's (Shrewsbury), and Franklin.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK -- After a midseason turnaround in 2025, Franklin baseball ready to return to elite status -- The Panthers, who reached the D1 title game in 2022 and 2023, started 3-6 last year before reaching the state quarterfinals as a No. 12 seed.

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MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY -- NCAA men's hockey tournament schedule and results: Track regional games

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BROOKLINE 3, WAYLAND 2 -- Brookline boys' volleyball opens Division 1 title defense with five-set win over D2 power Wayland

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Michigan St. 2, UConn 1 -- UConn onslaught can't crack Michigan State, as NCAA men's hockey tournament upset bid falls short in Worcester

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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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Juries take lead in push for child online safety

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As carmakers shift to digital dashboard, lawmakers push to keep AM radio

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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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Paul Waring, trying to get his game on track, leads in Houston by one shot over Gary Woodland

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Over 66,000 fans showed up to Gillette Stadium to watch Brazil face off against France

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

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

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Senate approves deal to fund much of DHS, except immigration enforcement

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Savannah Guthrie says two ransom notes about her mother were likely genuine

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

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Maduro appears in court as judge weighs whether Venezuela can pay his legal costs in trafficking case

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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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A myth about dating troubles for high-earning women

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Clash of insurers, providers takes us into the weeds of the hospital bill

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Water company's plan for growth is something to fear, not celebrate

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What if these handy apps and things existed? A parent's wish list.

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

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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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'Daredevil: Born Again,' 'Sentimental Value,' plus more new movies and TV to stream this weekend

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

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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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Heisuke Hironaka, groundbreaking mathematician, is dead at 94

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