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LOVE LETTERS - Did my friend break 'girl code'? What does "girl code" even mean?

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Eugene Scott - Ted Turner saw the cost of the news revolution he launched with CNN - Turner questioned whether nonstop coverage of war harmed both journalism and the public.

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EDITORIAL -- A viral clip that captured a generation's housing angst

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Howard Husock -- How Barney Frank helped reinvent Boston

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Feds add more charges against Cape Cod state lawmaker accused of stealing from employer to pay campaign expenses

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N.H. police officer placed on leave over video showing him stomp on handcuffed suspect's back

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Two teenage girls charged with robbing woman in East Boston; one facing assault charge

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New student loan changes taking effect in July could make college less affordable for millions of borrowers - Federal lending for higher education will be scaled back this summer. Schools and families are working to plug the hole left behind.

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Timeout rooms in Mass. schools didn't disappear. Their name just changed. -- From safe space to the Zen den, Massachusetts schools use positive words to describe timeout rooms that parents say keep them in the dark about the practice.

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'I've never seen something explode as quickly as this': This Gen X game is suddenly everywhere at Mass. high schools -- Teachers are in shock. Hacky sacks are sold out everywhere. And no one can quite explain why a Gen X stoner game is suddenly the hottest thing.

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Matt Smith, managing director of Passim, is being honored for his 30th anniversary with the club

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In 'The Other Bennet Sister,' a neglected sibling gets the spotlight

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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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PODCAST | SAY MORE -- How a Boston writer unraveled the mysterious death of a 19-year-old in London

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Is Graham Platner exactly what the Democrats need right now?

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Robert Kuttner -- How an all-party primary in Mass. would undermine democracy

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- When will Boston put stop-sign cameras on school buses?

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

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Ted Turner managed the Braves (for one game). Imagining what it would be like if that happened in Boston, and other thoughts. -- With his Braves in the throes of a 16-game losing streak in 1977, Turner gave his manager, Dave Bristol, a 10-day sabbatical, and made himself manager for a game in Pittsburgh.

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Patriots -- Patriots announce the signings of five draft picks, 12 rookie free agents -- The Patriots have four picks who have yet to agree to deals: offensive tackle Caleb Lomu, edge rusher Gabe Jacas, tight end Eli Raridon, and linebacker Quintayvious Hutchins.

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Rays at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 39: Rays at Red Sox lineups and notes -- Connelly Early will be on the mound when the Red Sox take on Tampa Bay Friday.

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NFL to release complete 2026 schedule on Thursday

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NFL and game officials agree on seven-year collective bargaining agreement, avoiding potential work stoppage

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Bruins James Hagens, Alex Steeves, and Mason Lohrei named to Team USA's preliminary roster for IIHF World Championship

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- As a Cambridge teen, she was a rising star in Mass. politics. Now she chants 'Death to America' in Tehran.

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Ethics complaint alleges former R.I. speaker is violating 'revolving door' ban by applying for Supreme Court opening

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With abortion meds in legal 'no man's land' until Monday, Mass. leaders urge people to continue to seek care

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Bruins roster reset: Boston needs a No. 1 center and guys who can clear the puck

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Google settles racial discrimination lawsuit for $50 million

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With UMass chancellor, Michlewitz and Moran head to the Vatican to talk climate

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'We gave our souls to this record'

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