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RED SOX 9, DODGERS 4 -- Red Sox finish off best month in franchise history with comeback win over the Dodgers

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Red Sox' Willson Contreras leaves game after being hit by pitch in third inning

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Peter Abraham | On Baseball -- The Red Sox should have held Jarren Duran accountable after his latest outburst

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Red Sox Notebook -- Chad Tracy on Jarren Duran outburst, a day later: 'More to that than maybe what's getting put out there'

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Duxbury detective, ER doctors testify in Lindsay Clancy trial after jurors view home where children were killed

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What we know about Lindsay Clancy's lawyer, Kevin Reddington

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I'm a Nantucket native. Here's the real problem with island 'influencers.'

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Bruce Springsteen sends video message, sings 'Born to Run' for Pan-Mass Challenge riders in Worcester

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Vermont college the latest school under threat from declining enrollment, accreditors say

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Governor Healey urged to push for ban of Native American sport mascots in Massachusetts schools

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Mass. lawmakers send Healey abortion bill on final day of formal sessions, but leave lengthy to-do list

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Man who fled child rape trial on Cape Cod arrested in New Orleans after 11 years on the run

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Eversource reports another big financial hit from its foray into offshore wind

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After a sinus infection, a state prisoner was hospitalized with meningitis. He died a week later.

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Abington newborn suffered serious brain bleeds when her mother took her to South Shore Hospital, prosecutors say

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Justice Department drops criminal case against ex-Olympian charged with damaging Reflecting Pool

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Officer charged with violating privacy for recording colleagues' racism

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Five high school sports takeaways, including eight Division 1 commitments, a major QB transfer, and more

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Sports media -- NFL analyst Tony Romo placed on leave 'until further notice' by CBS after arrest

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EDITORIAL - A small policy change could help more kids aging out of foster care - Young adults living with a parent should still be eligible for support payments.

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MARCELA GARCÍA -- Everybody is watching 'The Odyssey.' I can't.

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Alex Beam -- Why stupid rich people are good for society

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS -- Trump's latest attack on higher ed? Calling out foreign donors.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Faith in the court is at a dangerous low. Rebuilding it requires all justices to draw the line at politics.

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A beloved beech tree on Belmont's town green is about to be taken down. But a robin's nest gave it a brief reprieve.

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Family, faith, and tradition honor St. Agrippina at North End feast

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Gianni Infantino abandons plans to sell World Cup profits to private equity following massive pushback

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Massachusetts court hears arguments about work authorization, fees for protected migrants

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Man stabbed on Tremont Street near Boston Common

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Appeals court denies Ralph de la Torre's attempt to revive lawsuit against senators

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Michael Minogue campaigned on understanding the housing crisis. He also owns a $31m home in an ultra-exclusive Montana club. Michael Minogue, who's running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, built a home in the Yellowstone Club that, records show, has a market value of $31 million.

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POWER PLAY - A fresh push for business to back housing ballot measure - Business groups are considering backing a ballot measure that would reduce minimum lot sizes in Massachusetts.

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So you want to live on Martha's Vineyard? Year-round residents give the scoop. -- It's a tough market — and a tough winter — but one year-round Martha's Vineyard resident's advice is simple. "Life is short, buy the Vineyard house!"

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Why Flock surveillance cameras are drawing fierce backlash across Massachusetts -- People tolerate Ring cameras, cellphones, and CCTV cameras — but Flock Safety has some filling city council meetings in protest.

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Five new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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Noah Kahan, Maine author make Barack Obama's summer favorites lists

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Ben Affleck teams up with 'Jeopardy!' champion to win $1 million prize on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'

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The best things to do in and around Boston this weekend

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing 'the crazy card.' -- Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should.

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Trapped in the dark web -- Online child exploitation is spreading like a 'tidal wave.' Police can't keep up. -- Threats once confined to the physical world are now on children's laptops, their gaming systems, and the phones they carry in their pockets — and investigators can't keep up.

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The End of Normalcy -- 'I hope they blow your head off': Violent threats pour into congressional offices, and it's getting worse -- The Globe asked the offices of New England lawmakers for examples of the threats they've received. The response was chilling.

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Avenue of Broken Trust -- 'Why aren't they listening?': For many Black residents, this Blue Hill Avenue transit plan repeats old problems -- Many people living near Blue Hill Avenue are deeply opposed to the bus lane proposal, a skepticism wrought by decades of broken promises.

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Matt Scherer and Maya Jenkins -- The AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump wants the Supreme Court to help him control who gets to vote

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Maurizio Fava and James Tulsky -- Let science decide psychedelic therapy's future

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EDITORIAL -- It's not worth trying to save crypto ATMs

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- In Lindsay Clancy case, how do you judge the unthinkable?

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IDEAS | Yifan Xu Miller -- Who's actually running that robot?

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Person injured on escalator at Davis Square MBTA station -- Another rider hit the escalator's emergency stop button and helped the person remove the trapped clothing.

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'Huge disservice': Massachusetts lags in allowing therapists to treat out-of-state patients -- Massachusetts is the only state in New England that has yet to join an interstate licensing compact for therapists.

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COLLEGE SPORTS -- Courts hand NCAA major loss on five-year eligibility rule

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Trump wanted interest rate cuts to be 'Rocket Fuel' for the economy. He is losing that fight so far. -- President Trump for months publicly pressured the Federal Reserve to slash its benchmark rates.

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In Waltham, big landlords want to replace an old office complex with new homes. The mayor says no. -- Plan to put housing in a Waltham office parks in Waltham meets a mayoral veto. Now what?

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Most Americans loathe data centers. Construction workers love them.

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CONNECTIONS -- My father and I fought like scorpions in a bottle during my youth. I wanted the last word.

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SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT -- 'Just wanted a good paying job': How the operators of Southie's huge cranes help power New England's economy

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EXCERPT -- 'The Hours' author Michael Cunningham on finding the love of his life

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'She started asking ... about cancer risk factors when she learned I was in oncology'

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Cameron Young takes share of the lead into weekend at Rocket Classic after cooling off in 9-under 61

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In his 13th season, Patriots OL Morgan Moses relishes passing along his wisdom to younger teammates

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Ukraine hits more outlets of Russia's largest online marketplace to bring the war home

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Apple executive pledges $25 million to Woods Hole institution for coral reef research

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Tax returns show California's Newsom earning between $1.7 million and $2 million annually

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Mamdani names prominent Black leader as head of police review board

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Breakneck pace in immigration courts is driving up deportation orders

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Scouting America drops diversity initiatives from event after pressure from the Pentagon

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Japan's rescuers battle 'cruel heat' after major earthquake

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'I just want a chance': Moroccans sought better future in collective crossing to Spain territory

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Hamas says it will disarm if Israel halts strikes and withdraws from Gaza, but obstacles remain

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Trump's grant funding threat is anti-science, not scientists' fault

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Her daughter's postpartum path to recovery wasn't easy

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There must be room for reform in life without parole

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Why did he break up with me?

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Is Boston breeding ground for revolutionaries? Locals weigh in as a BU graduate leads a massive youth movement in India.

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Before summer slips away: 8 family adventures worth leaving home for

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An enduring Boston burrito shop says a final farewell

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Confused by wine lists? This sommelier has some advice for confident ordering.

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Melrose's first Lebanese restaurant is opened by a city councilor-at-large

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Turo charges $2,338 for car damage that the renter didn't cause

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Trump-branded commemorative passports will become available across the US

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Getting the lay of the land at Yale

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Ogunquit Museum's 'American Conversations' takes a stab at genuine enlightenment

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Controversial 'Rooted' installation removed from Northeastern campus

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Emily Wilson is in the spotlight for her scathing critique of Nolan's 'Odyssey,' but she's always been opinionated

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A 'Calvin and Hobbes' exhibit comes to the Norman Rockwell Museum, and more local arts news

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Don't fall for the 'Odyssey' IMAX 70mm okey-doke

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'And then suddenly, you're gone': With the searing 'Remake,' Cambridge documentary giant Ross McElwee grapples with the death of his son

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'The O.C.' was a teen fable of fun, sun, and affluenza

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Zac Brown is returning to his 'favorite place to play in the world' — Fenway Park

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For the sake of community and fun music, Boston Landmarks Orchestra performs its concerts for free

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The Boston tour of 'Oh, Mary!' officially has a star

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Boston Tap Party and Feet Keep the Beat bring rhythm to Somerville

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The Huntington celebrates 20 years of giving young actors a look at a career in the performing arts

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Cerberus, former Steward Health Care private equity owner, settles with creditors

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Boston Medical Center nurses, residents picket over pay

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State effort to seize Norwood Hospital by eminent domain advances in Legislature

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Clara Ester, who was with Martin Luther King Jr. in his last moments, dies at 78

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'Once' Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

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Margo Howard has died. She was babysat by Elizabeth Taylor, thrice divorced, and a longtime writer of 'Dear Prudence.'

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