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Ideas | Ted Widmer - The Declaration of Independence has a Boston accent - It stings to share the glory with a city that did relatively little to bring on the Revolution.

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Read the Declaration of Independence

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Fourth of July events kick off in Boston. Follow along with live updates.

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'It's about the people, and we're going to show up and celebrate that': Jane Lynch talks hosting Boston Pops July 4 show

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Fireworks, heat and politics: America celebrates its 250th birthday

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Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes - How Jaylen Brown's contract likely figured into the Celtics' decision to deal him to the 76ers

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce are married in elaborate Madison Square Garden ceremony

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Cheers, tears, tube tops, and a deep kiss. Brockton Cape Verde fans celebrate and mourn the end of team's historic World Cup run.

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Tickets at quarter-final game in Foxborough are becoming more expensive

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'Total opposite of unity': Trump's 250th approach diverges from Ford's in the bicentennial

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At Mount Rushmore, Trump veers from patriotism to 'communism'

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North Shore communities mourn death of beloved Nigerian priest who was ordered to return home

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Gen Z isn't happy about AI. Even when mom helped invent it.

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74-year-old driver arraigned after police pursuit across Bourne Bridge, dragging trooper with his car

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KEVIN CULLEN - America at 250, betting on the nation

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Co-owner of Maine mill injured during large explosion dies

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Tugboat workers go on strike for higher raise ahead of Tall Ships' arrival

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An unbearable guest, black bear closes park in Avon

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The Ticket -- The best things to do in and around Boston this July Fourth weekend

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We picked the best bagels, Cape Cod restaurants, and more. Here's what readers say we missed.

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22 bucket list activities in Greater Boston, for visitors (and locals, too)

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From baklava pancakes to dim sum, these are Boston's 10 best breakfasts

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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IDEAS | Andrea Javor -- An ode to the humble sticky note

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EDITORIAL -- When it comes to bathrooms, Boston is not exactly number one

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Noubar Afeyan -- America's next revolution is already underway

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Steve Grossman and Alan Solomont -- We led AIPAC and J Street. Here's what we agree on about Israel.

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Lost pet scam, dynamite detected, and a rock climber rescued

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Rescue mission launches to save NASA telescope that's falling back to Earth

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A year after distressed buyout, what's become of Somerville's Bluebird Bio?

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Iran begins dayslong funeral for the late Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, killed in war

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'A literal life or death challenge': Boston weighs mandating air conditioning for renters

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Hiker dies after suffering medical emergency on Mount Major in Alton, N.H.

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Then and now: See what Boston looked like in 1776, 2026, and everywhere in between - Boston then and now: Take a scroll through Boston's streets through archival images and present day scenes, starting at 1776.

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Money, Power, Inequality -- The Black Economic Council of Mass. has spent a decade building wealth in the community. The change has been striking. -- The nonprofit has been relentlessly focused on that goal since, even as current headwinds make the work harder than ever.

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER -- Looking for a lodging adventure? Beat the heat at a floating B&B in Charlestown. -- All the amenities of a hotel on the water. Motion sickness, no additional charge.

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The best movies, TV shows, specials, and more to watch this July Fourth weekend

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Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular: How to watch and everything you need to know

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Early New England had its own robust musical style. Then a Boston composer helped suppress it.

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'Widow's Bay,' 'Half Man,' and more of the best TV of the year so far

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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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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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PODCAST | SAY MORE -- Liberals have a patriotism problem

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Breaking down that birthright citizenship ruling

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David Mastio -- Trump, crypto, and a test of political ethics

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IDEAS | Sarah M.S. Pearsall -- The Boston Tea Party's international roots

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- SCOTUS, Megyn Kelly, and the howl of racists exhaling

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

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The co-owner of a Maine lumber mill has died of injuries from the mill fire and explosion -- Alden J. Robbins died Thursday from injures he suffered in the May 15 fire at Robbins Lumber in Searsmont, according statement from Governor Janet Mills and the Robbins family.

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red sox at angels | 9:38 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 87: Red Sox at Angels lineups and preview -- Sonny Gray will look to continue his hot streak as he takes on the Angels, losers of four straight.

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Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes -- Milan Lucic, intrigued by front-office possibilities, turns page quickly from player to pro scout -- The former Bruins winger regained sobriety, attempted his playing comeback last season at age 37, and now looks ahead.

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Nicole Yang | Sunday football notes -- How will the Patriots follow up an unexpected Super Bowl trip? An answer to that and other too-early predictions. -- Are there any contenders to go from worst to first like the Patriots did last season?

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Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes -- The Nationals are full of surprises this season as their rebuild speeds up under new management's watch

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Chad Finn | Sports Media

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Small businesses say they're having a good summer as Americans travel closer to home -- The reported boost to domestic tourism, though anecdotal, comes as higher airfares and gasoline prices have made vacations more expensive.

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Questions about resume gaps are expected. Here's how job seekers can address them.

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A California farmer is giving away tons of nectarines that he's not allowed to sell

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Dinner With Cupid -- What we can learn about dating in Boston from reading Dinner With Cupid

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Summer Travel -- Here are five summer travel experiences you've probably never had before in New England

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Travel ideas -- I went to Scotland to find family history, Highland culture — and a wee dram of whisky

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Nonprofit welcomes home 1,000th service member to Boston day before America 250

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Remembering former Red Sox owner Tom Yawkey as 50th anniversary of his passing approaches

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Jake Bennett shines, Aroldis Chapman sets all-time reliever strikeout record in Red Sox' win over Angels

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Jhon Arias goal helps Colombia beat Ghana, advance to World Cup round of 16

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Bank of America CEO on how its FIFA sponsorship is going: 'We feel good'

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Trump pardons former Abramoff partner, 9 people convicted of violating vehicle emissions controls

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Trump hails US exceptionalism before veering into darkly political speech to usher in America 250

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Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce wed at Madison Square Garden

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As Pope Leo faces traditionalists' schism, a Minnesota church merges old customs with fidelity

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Ukrainian drones hit St. Petersburg oil terminal in latest long-range attack on Russia

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Far-right Alternative for Germany party elects leaders as protesters and police clash

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Our first president might be ashamed of today's immigration system

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The Declaration of Independence has a Boston accent

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A GOP representative, who took a lengthy paid sick leave, has voted against offering the same to his constituents.

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Photos: Swifties gather outside Madison Square Garden as celebrities arrive for Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding

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The father-daughter wedding dance gets an upgrade

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These new restaurant openings are as hot as a Boston heat wave

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HGTV's Taniya Nayak talks designing a Bruin's home and new Boston restaurants

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Boston bars, restaurants see biggest spending jump among World Cup host cities

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How to relive a mid-century vacation on Cape Cod

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Want to feel fancy and fabulous? Check out these Maine spas.

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Sewer overflows into Merrimack River have ended, officials say. But it's still not safe to swim at these beaches.

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At the MFA, the past and present converge in a fractious moment

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Boston museum displays an original copy of the Declaration of Independence

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At the Griffin: Can crowbars be atmospheric?

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Getting a parenting break? Unwind with one of these great beach reads.

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Local bestsellers for the week ended June 28

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In his book 'Summer of '71,' veteran Washington journalist John A. Jenkins says we've been here before

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Jacob's Pillow is in full swing, and more local arts news

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Filtering America's 250th anniversary through the best picture nominees of its bicentennial year

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Before Walter White was a killer, he was just a desperate man with a plan

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On 'SNL,' a bumpy Olivia Rodrigo performance was still a bold declaration as an artist

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A faint light in Shakespeare & Company's formulaic 'Fireflies'

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In 'The American Five,' teaming up to change history

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Family ties strained to the breaking point in Barrington Stage's 'The Zionists: A Family Storm'

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Medicaid drops GLP-1 coverage for tens of thousands in Mass., including children

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Trump administration proposes a rule it says could save Medicare patients $1.1 billion on drugs

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Herbert Lust, collector who befriended Giacometti, dies at 99

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Charles H. Townsend, who led Condé Nast during digital transition, dies at 82

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Daveigh Chase, 'Lilo & Stitch' voice actor and 'The Ring' villain, dies at 35

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