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Quotes about slavery, immigrants, and war memorials slated for removal from Bunker Hill historic site

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A Nantucket resident offered brownies to the island's school committee. Then she said they were laced with laxatives.

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What's banned at World Cup games at Gillette Stadium? Refillable water bottles, for one.

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Advocacy groups issue travel advisory about heightened immigration scrutiny during the World Cup

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Cheers! Mass. House passes proposal to extend bar hours to 3 a.m. during World Cup, putting bill on fast track.

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Why is everyone crazy about NeeDoh?

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A Massachusetts Democrat negotiated an AI bill with a Republican. It ignited a political firestorm.

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Platner denies hurting ex-girlfriend and says he will not quit Senate race

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Several women who dated Graham Platner recall 'unsettling' behavior, NYT reports

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Woods Hole seismometers captured meteor breakup, but scientists say finding fragments in Cape Cod Bay is a long shot

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - A scorching end to the week awaits as summertime New England heat peaks

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Juneteenth celebration decorations found burned at Museum of African American History

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Karen Read sues State Police, town of Canton over officers' racist, sexist text messages

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Mass. man, 70, allegedly held 21-year-old underwater after fight over lake access

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Providence City Council unanimously approves law to give civilian oversight authority more power to investigate police misconduct

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Town begins demolition of Eastham oceanfront home at risk of collapsing into sea due to erosion

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Alex Speier | On baseball - 'I'm just having a bad season': Brayan Bello's struggles as a starter made it impossible to stay in Red Sox rotation

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A new Boston-set dramedy is in the works starring Everett native Ellen Pompeo

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When only a comforting noodle dish will do, these 10 spots stand out

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Find your next treasure at these eight thrift stores and vintage shops

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We sampled ice cream across Boston. These 12 shops churn out greatness.

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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IDEAS | DAVID BOCKINO - Why gambling won't ruin sports - Betting isn't the parasite on the game that we imagine.

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Ken Girardin -- The pipeline Cuomo killed still haunts New England

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David Eckels Wade -- The Iran deal didn't fail — America abandoned it

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Jake Wilson -- Somerville doesn't love that dirty water. But we need help paying to clean it up.

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What to know about multiple diagnoses of breast cancer among teachers at Uxbridge High School

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ADRIAN WALKER -- Meet Latoya Gayle, the woman who wants to unseat state Senator Nick Collins

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Police arrest son of James Handy's girlfriend in actor's stabbing death in LA

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Boston police officer pleads not guilty to manslaughter in Roxbury fatal shooting

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Ryan Schwarz to lead MassHealth as agency braces for federal overhaul

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Paul Revere's desk is headed to the auction block. Here's how much it's expected to go for. The auction house expects to get bids between $20,000 and $30,000.

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Jaylen Brown just re-listed his Fort Point penthouse. This time, it comes with a twist. -- Jaylen Brown's penthouse in the Fort Point section of Boston is back on the market for $4.9 million.

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Fighting words — the Revolutionary kind

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'Mister Rogers' Neighborhood' will soon have a dedicated YouTube channel

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Who gets to decide what kids read? Gloucester Stage's 'Bad Books' delves into the discourse.

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Ming Min Hui steps down as Boston Ballet's executive director

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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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IDEAS | PETER S. CANELLOS -- How Harvard radicals inspired the conservative legal movement

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Ideas | Abdallah Fayyad -- Trump's corruption is hurting you

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Barbara McQuade -- The worst part of Trump's 'anti-weaponization' fund

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

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Graham Platner to hold Maine rally with Representative Ro Khanna as scandals shake up campaign -- Maine Senate hopeful Graham Platner is hosting his first major campaign event since media reports surfaced that he previously exchanged sexually explicit text messages with several women while he was married.

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Thursday's dozen takeaways from the high school tournament and Meet of Champions -- The baseball and softball quarterfinals are solidified, and same with boys' lacrosse, which even saw its first semifinalist locked in when Marshfield defeated Reading, 11-9, in the quarterfinals.

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US WOMEN'S OPEN -- Jennifer Kupcho grabs early lead in US Women's Open with a confident 66 at Riviera -- World No. 1 Nelly Korda is seven shots off the pace following a round of 2 over.

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HURRICANES 4, GOLDEN KNIGHTS 3 (OT) -- Seth Jarvis scores in overtime, Carolina beats Vegas to tie Stanley Cup Final -- The game winner came after a thrilling third period that included four goals being scored and another getting called off because of goaltender interference.

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NBA -- Two banned from NBA arenas for life following fan running onto the court during Game 1 of the NBA Finals

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TEXAS 4, TEXAS TECH 1 -- Texas women beat Texas Tech to claim back-to-back NCAA softball championships

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Screwworm fly detected in Texas decades after cattle threat was largely eradicated in US -- The US Department of Agriculture has confirmed that the New World screwworm fly has arrived in south Texas.

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Trump announces $700 million in new support for struggling coal industry

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2026 BEST OF THE BEST -- Who says Boston doesn't have good bagels? These six shops stand above the rest.

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LOVE LETTERS -- How do I maintain the peace I've created for myself and still date?

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PERSPECTIVE -- Despite how you feel about Trump spite-taxing elite schools, you might be missing the bigger issue

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R.I. House unanimously passes bill to make crash data public record

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Spurs know they have to be better in Game 2 of the NBA Finals, and Knicks feel the same way

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Thursday's girls' lacrosse roundup: Defending champions Concord-Carlisle and Walpole cruise into semis

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Thursday's boys' lacrosse roundup: Everyone eats in Marshfield's offense

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Wildfires are making the US smoggy again, reversing progress on cleaner air, study finds

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What to know about the turmoil at '60 Minutes'

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Greater Boston Chamber offers up prescription for fixing the state's housing woes

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US sanctions Cuba's president in move that adds further pressure to leadership. See how the day unfolded.

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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US employers likely added 105,000 jobs in May with labor market stable despite costly Iran war

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Early research suggests a path to predict and prevent lung cancer

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Mass. reports 101 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 death in a week. See the latest data.

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Hezbollah's fiber-optic drones expose cracks in Israeli defenses

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Has Colombia's World Cup jersey become a right-wing symbol?

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Ireland, seen as a weak link in Europe's defense, is trying to bulk Up

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For women, Platner vs. Collins is a tough choice because of abortion rights

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Sheriffs' days of Wild West spending, mission creep must end

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Whatever happened to the New England Democrat?

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Who said Boston's nightlife isn't exciting? Rihanna, A$AP Rocky party with Jaylen Brown in Back Bay.

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Under Notre Dame cathedral, a 'dig of the century' unearths 1,700 years of history

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Can marriage improve your health? Here are the benefits that experts see.

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He grew up in the kitchen. Then he rewrote the menu, and the future of his parents' restaurant

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byChae, the viral matcha brand run by a Babson student, is opening a Newbury Street café

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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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Alamo charges $1,000 after car battery dies in the Swiss Alps

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Boston to get its first nonstop flight to Belize, and a new nonstop to Turks and Caicos

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Julia Murney on Ireland, peanut butter M&M's, and Reddit

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Embrace Boston acquires buildings for a 'vibrant social and cultural hub' in Downtown Crossing

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The shipwreck is just the beginning of the story in Eric Jay Dolin's latest maritime history

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Marjane Satrapi, author of 'Persepolis,' dies at 56

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Iranian-French cartoonist and filmmaker Marjane Satrapi has died at 56

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Inside the real-life weather forecast depicted in the movie 'Pressure'

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Paul Rudd and Nick Jonas sing for their suppers in 'Power Ballad'

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Questlove explores another titan of Black music in Earth, Wind & Fire documentary

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'Cape Fear' has changed names, locales, and formats. Now, it's an Apple TV series.

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Trump said he got a 'perfect score' on another cognitive test. These late-night hosts have a few follow-up questions.

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'We really did fall in love with the neighborhood': Why Porchfest has spread across Mass. cities and towns

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Well-meaning progressives tie themselves in knots in Huntington's 'Eureka Day'

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This year's Tony-nominated shows are defined by moments of truth

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Who will win, and who should win at the Tony Awards on Sunday

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Tufts Medicine reports $46 million losses, but some see signs of stability

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Boston holds first Black Men's Health Summit to confront nine-year life expectancy gap

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Limmie Pulliam, tenor who overcame the stigma of his size, dies at 50

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Peabo Bryson, known for duets from Disney's 'Aladdin' and 'Beauty and the Beast,' has died at 75

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