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FORECAST | KEN MAHAN -- Storm maps show where the heaviest rain and flash flooding could strike into Wednesday

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EBay and former executives will pay $56 million to settle lawsuit for bizarre harassment of Natick couple

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State panel holds hearing on Saugus bar that allegedly overserved man involved in wrong-way crash that killed state trooper -- The state Alcoholic Beverages Control Commission took no action on the liquor license for Tribu Mexican Kitchen and Bar on Route 1, taking the matter under advisement.

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Before India's Cockroach Janta Party went viral, its founder was learning media strategy in Boston -- Before leading India's Cockroach Janta Party, Abhijeet Dipke was a Boston University graduate student practicing crisis communication and media interviews -- skills his professor says helped him navigate a global spotlight.

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Minnesota's first-in-the-nation law banning prediction markets is halted in federal court -- Monday's decision is the latest setback for states trying to outlaw or regulate fast-growing prediction market platforms.

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A closer look at Foulkes' record on opioids

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South Carolina Republicans line up to run in special primary to replace the late Senator Lindsey Graham

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FDA official says food supply is safe as cyclosporiasis cases climb

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The Governor Bradford in Provincetown has new owners again. Here's what's changed.

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POWER PLAY -- It's hard for small businesses to make it downtown. This is how one restaurant is hanging on.

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DEVRA FIRST | ★★★★★ -- This could be the Cape's best restaurant right now

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Barbara Lynch launches culinary comeback featuring classic dishes from No. 9 Park

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If Alijah Vera-Tucker can nail down the starting job at left guard, the Patriots' offensive line may reach the next level

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Alex Speier | On baseball -- The Red Sox have made one trade already, and here are the areas of need they continue to explore ahead of Monday's deadline

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'Like an earthquake': Mass General Brigham fumbled hospital merger, former executive says

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Prosecutors want to strip N.H. mother of citizenship as Trump cracks down on foreign-born American citizens

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'Our sector does not function without immigrants': Employers grapple with loss of Haitian TPS holders

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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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Aide who had affair with Gavin Newsom 20 years ago details her experience

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Trump eulogizes Lindsey Graham, calling the late senator a 'force to be reckoned with.' Follow live updates.

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Kentucky's governor demands proof Mitch McConnell 'can speak, reason, or carry out your duties'

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Scooter rider died after being struck by vehicle in Dorchester and dragged 100 yards, police say

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Former N.H. gubernatorial candidate pleads guilty to federal charges of 'Ponzi-like' fraud

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Traffic speed cameras could be coming to Mass. What do you think?

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MBTA extending some summer discounts through November, plans to offer free fares for older adults

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'It got nasty': Vermont's new wake sports rules have pitted lake neighbors against one another

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Cape Cod soap star's inflammatory breast cancer battle inspires new bill

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Trump's Iran war casualty numbers don't add up - Reclassifying US military deaths to manipulate public opinion for this deeply unpopular war is disgusting.

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MARCELA GARCÍA -- Tram Nguyen is being outspent. Don't count her out.

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IDEAS | Theo Zenou -- Why Chanel is making movies and LVMH is buying a soccer club

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EDITORIAL -- 'You need the arts when it's a cloudy day': Why BU is doubling down on art now

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In Milton, a 1929 bank gets a second life as a neighborhood market

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Astronomy | Dave Epstein - Two eclipses are taking place in August. Here's where you can view them.

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R.I. fugitive who spent decades on the run makes first court appearance since he was captured aboard his sailboat

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Police oversight board suspends state trooper for allegedly stealing contractor's Bobcat

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FIFA plan for Kushner-backed $20 billion operation to run World Cup meets fury from Europe's UEFA

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Police find a woman, 21, dead in a Cranston apartment, and find her mother with 'self inflicted' wounds

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Prosecutors make monsters out of ill mothers. We're already seeing it in the Clancy trial. It already worked against Latarsha Sanders, the Brockton mother found guilty of killing her two youngest children.

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BETH TEITELL - Ogunquit vs. lawn roosters: How a zoning issue became a viral autism campaign - Nearly $1,000 in fines over lawn roosters sparked accusations of municipal overreach. Now, people from Maine to Florida to New Zealand are displaying roosters in support.

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A new wave of Asian retailers is transforming Boston shopping -- Korean skincare, Japanese housewares, collectable toys, and other Asian retail concepts are drawing shoppers and filling vacant storefronts.

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Globe readers: What do you think is wrong with audiences these days?

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Richard Pryor's daughter takes a scholarly and personal lens to a notorious word

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Your guide to discovering down-bill acts at the Newport Jazz Festival

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We talked with Matt Damon about his intense 'The Odyssey' experience and why Boston will always feel like home

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing 'the crazy card.' -- A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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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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EDITORIAL -- Massachusetts should let cities and towns decide their own liquor licenses

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IDEAS | Abdallah Fayyad -- Susan Collins is still in trouble

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The death of Nolan Wells and the restless ghosts of Mississippi

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IDEAS | Richard Hanania -- I had a front-row seat to the emergence of the Tech Right. It wasn't pretty.

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Desmond Ang -- When authority figures kill, communities change forever

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

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FORECAST | KEN MAHAN -- Here's a region-by-region forecast for this approaching strong July storm -- An upper-level low is expected to bring multiple rounds of rain to our region, possibly into Thursday.

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Star cornerback Christian Gonzalez declines to comment on negotiations, and other observations at Patriots training camp -- Asked if he felt as though Kraft's revelation placed pressure on his camp to respond, Gonzalez again declined to discuss the negotiations.

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Ben Volin | On Football -- Injury waiver within Gabe Jacas's contract is unique, and it leaves some unanswered questions

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Red Sox at Athletics | 9:40 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 106: Red Sox at Athletics lineups and notes

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Boating, fishing retailer West Marine to close some Massachusetts stores

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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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PERSPECTIVE -- Glancing out my yurt window at rain-soaked tents, I wondered: Was I actually camping?

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Judge in Lindsay Clancy trial issues order on jurors' visit to crime scene

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Ceddanne Rafaela thought he hit a popup. Instead, his improbable grand slam leads Red Sox to win.

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With Curtis Mead making his debut for Red Sox, interim manager Chad Tracy shuffles things to fit him in

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WNBA's emphasis on officiating is noticeable but the players are still adjusting

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Americans' confidence in US economy falls as Iran conflict sends gas prices higher

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Democrat's TV ad targets data centers in drive to oust Republican from swing Pennsylvania House seat

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Court panel declines to block Trump's mail ballot order, but its status for midterms remains unclear

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Kamala Harris endorses Troy Jackson in Maine's US Senate race

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A magnitude 7.1 earthquake shakes part of southern Japan but no tsunami detected

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France orders 4,000 more evacuated as fires displace a third of a million across southwest Europe

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Why Iran is in no rush to return to talks with United States

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When a life sentence is a death sentence

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Maine's super PAC case could reshape campaign finance

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The hallowed BSO finds itself in crisis

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Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that's often a waste.

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Ogunquit vs. lawn roosters: How a zoning issue became a viral autism campaign

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Are you a loner? An active family? These are our favorite camping spots in New England, depending on what you like.

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Ready to go glam, camper-style? Here's what's new on the glamping scene.

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Hipcamp, the Airbnb of camping, might be the outdoor travel industry's best-kept secret

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Why elephants are coming to Boston

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An artist's 'Scroll of Justice' — decades in the making — chronicles America's unraveling

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Looking for a missing parent – and finding him

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A fatal golfing accident, predatory men, and the girl at the center

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The best local book events, July 26-Aug. 1

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is the same old story

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Why is it so hard to see 'The Odyssey' in 70mm IMAX?

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The Hollywood Reporter ranks Emerson College as one of the country's top five film schools

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Despite cancellations, company says 'Game of Thrones' play is on track

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Four TV shows premiering this week you should know about

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BSO's Chad Smith withdraws from 'future of orchestras' talk at Tanglewood

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Photos: The Newport Folk Festival returns to Fort Adams State Park

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A luminous Karen Allen and deft cast make for a poignant 'Lovesong' with Berkshire Theatre Group

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Ron Funches on his 'Traitors' stint and speaking up about his autism diagnosis

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In 'A New Era,' a lively look back at Boston's Black suffragist past

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Timeline: Lindsay Clancy was prescribed 13 different medications for symptoms including depression and psychosis

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Universities are out, AI is in under new Trump plan for science funding

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Betye Saar, artist who upended Black stereotypes, dies at 99

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Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist behind the 'Body Worlds' exhibition, dies at 81

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