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'It feels like Paris.' A last-minute World Cup perk lets people sip cocktails on the streets of Cambridge.

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Lindsay Clancy scheduled to appear in court Thursday for pretrial hearing -- She has attended previous hearings from the hospital where she is receiving treatment but on Thursday is slated to appear in person.

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For Scots couple, the World Cup is a winner for a wedding -- A long, circuitous journey from Scotland culminated with a ceremony on a waterfront deck in Weymouth.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Severe thunderstorm threat Thursday with possible tornadoes and gusty winds of 50 miles per hour - A warm front brings humid and unsettled weather into our region all day Thursday.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - MIT trained them. San Francisco just made them fabulously rich. Cursor's four cofounders launched the AI coding startup while still going to school in Cambridge. Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday agreed to buy their San Francisco-based company for $60 billion.

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US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions, and open strait. Follow live updates.

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Massachusetts primary care would be overhauled under Senate bill slated for vote Thursday

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He's worked concessions at Fenway Park for 50 years. What keeps him coming back?

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PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL -- The Red Sox need to stop pretending there is a season to save and start making trades

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ADRIAN WALKER - The World Cup is an international celebration. There are lasting lessons in that. I admit it: I'm a World Cup skeptic no more.

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Hundreds gather on the Common to drink 'Scotland's other national beverage'

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With a stadium full of camaraderie and joy, Boston's World Cup teams are uniting fans

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World Cup expansion may dilute the tournament, but it gives small nations a moment in the spotlight

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World Cup fever hits Mass. with community watch parties. Here's a complete list.

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Starting Point -- NYC loves congestion pricing. Why don't we?

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Want clear skin? An acne vaccine could be the answer.

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Cape Cod businesses struggle amid delays in seasonal worker visas

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The Scrum -- Who is, and isn't, sweating the rise of AI

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Elizabeth Warren endorses former Wu aide in state Senate primary challenge

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What Susan Collins said about Brett Kavanaugh and the fall of Roe in a recent interview

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Shooting and crash of vehicle into building under investigation in Sturbridge

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Knicks fans flood streets as New York prepares for one of its biggest parades ever

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Clouds of black smoke rise over Moscow after Ukrainian drones hit an oil refinery

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An assisted living resident missed meals for nine days. Nobody checked on him before his body was discovered, a lawsuit alleges.

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Patrice Bergeron arrived in Boston as a baby-faced rookie. On Monday, he could be called to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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Over 250 pieces of Smiths memorabilia coming to Worcester for the 40th anniversary of 'The Queen Is Dead'

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The nine best soccer bars in Greater Boston for World Cup watching

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From film fests to What the Fluff?, don't miss these 14 festivals

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18 NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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Ideas | Deborah Cramer - The horseshoe crab has protected our health for decades. Now it's time to return the favor. The blood of this ancient sea creature is no longer needed by the biomedical industry.

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EDITORIAL -- Small development, big problems in Boston's housing pipeline

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Moulton turns up the heat on Markey

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

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LETTERS -- Their fervor for the World Cup runneth low

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State Senator invokes Noah Kahan in push for ticket pricing overhaul

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Former Quincy official sentenced to prison for embezzling city funds to buy steak tips, studio sessions, and a 2005 Prius

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Will New England ever have a Waffle House?

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US gas prices dip below $4 for the first time since March

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Warning of layoffs, Wu moves to reverse City Council cut to transportation staff in $4.9 billion budget plan

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Entangled humpback whale rescued off Mass. coast

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Gotta go? Boston's updated public bathroom map is here, and not a moment too soon.

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innovation beat - Bitten by a tick? This 15-minute home test can tell you if it carries Lyme disease. LymeAlert seeks to help people avoid the cost and the wait of going to the emergency room after being bitten by a tick.

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'I've been crying like crazy': Springfield mother seeks answers after son drowns on middle school class trip -- A candlelight vigil will be held for E'mari Marshall-Woodard on Thursday.

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Portland restaurateur and Providence bar win top honors at James Beard Awards. See how New England restaurants fared. -- The most prestigious honors in the food world were announced Monday night.

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Get to know four artists opening for legacy acts this summer

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Woody, Buzz, and Jessie discover the evils of tech in 'Toy Story 5′

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You can't actually eat at the 'Widow's Bay' restaurant. But these North Shore joints come close.

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Jane Lynch and Megan Hilty added to Boston Pops July 4 show

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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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Laura Goldstein -- Before it's too late, let my husband choose how his story ends

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Jane Swift -- What my husband's death taught me about assisted suicide

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IDEAS | JOE KEOHANE -- The garbageman philosopher behind the best-selling book 'Trash!'

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- The fundamental flaw in Bernie Sanders's AI plan

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Eugene Scott -- My family didn't fit the conservative ideal. It helped me thrive.

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

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Blue Jays at Red Sox | 1:35 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 72: Red Sox look to avoid sweep in matinee vs. Blue Jays -- Sonny Gray will be on the mound when the Red Sox take on the Blue Jays Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park.

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PWHL Draft -- Fleet select Cornell's Grace Dwyer at No. 10 in first round to shore up defense corps -- Boston lost four defenders — Zoe Boyd, Riley Brengman, Daniela Pejsova, and Hadley Hartmetz — in expansion.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER -- Boston Legacy FC acquires Lilly Reale, Hingham native and 2025 NWSL Rookie of the Year

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PWHL DRAFT -- New Hampshire native Caroline Harvey goes No. 1 in PWHL Draft to Vancouver

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Maine's Wabanaki Nations want sovereignty. They got iGaming instead.

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LOVE LETTERS -- My roommate's 'situationship' is making things awkward

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THE BIG DAY -- 'In my head I knew I wasn't going anywhere'

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A former Celtics player's Brookline mansion is on the market for $15m

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United States vs. Australia preview: A win sends Americans into knockout round with game to spare

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US and Iran sign initial deal to end war, ease sanctions and open strait as nuclear talks continue

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US-Iran deal takes 'immediate effect' after both sides sign, Pakistan premier says. See how the day unfolded.

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A terse new Fed chief delivers no interest rate cuts or guidance on when they might come

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Los Angeles warehouse fire prompts shelter-in-place orders due to hazardous air

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Mamdani tests his political clout in New York's primary as he looks to reshape the Democratic Party

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Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

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What do Iran and the US stand to gain from their deal? Here's what to know.

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Trump's attack on grad school loans may do some good in the long run

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An umpire robbed me of a perfect game. I'm thankful.

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For Trump's birthday: bloodthirst

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Teddy Kennedy III and Rose Esselstyn tie the knot in countryside ceremony

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Trump's name is off the Kennedy Center, but a tarp is hiding the proof

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Tom Brady reunites with Bridget Moynahan for son Jack's graduation: 'One of the proudest days of my life'

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Red carpets, after parties, and three James Beard Awards for New England

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This Boston Korean restaurant is a delicious bargain, and the side dishes are unlimited

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United changes passenger's flight but no notification is received

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Explore these Pacific Northwest hotspots during the World Cup

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It's nostalgia on wheels. Here's how to rediscover New England's railways.

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Massachusetts museums use AI to bring history to life

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David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, has died

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For the 250th, Rixy paints a mural of The Midnight Ride, but with a new hero

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Carlo Ginzburg, who told the history of the obscure, dies at 87

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This country has always had culture wars, but 1988 was the year everything broke open

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In Kate Christensen's 'Good Company,' a book within a book tells the story of lit-world bad behavior

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'The Death of Robin Hood' ruins a perfectly good legend

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'Girls Like Girls': Love in the time of AOL Instant Messenger

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'I Will Find You': In Netflix's new Boston-set mystery, a Revere dad and a former Globie search for the truth

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'Matlock' writer sues CBS, claiming hostile environment for Black employees

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Take it from Lisa Kudrow: Ross was a bad boyfriend on 'Friends'

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Why are there so many Ionesco productions in Boston these days?

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At Gloucester Stage, 'Bad Books' makes a case for 'shelf'-defense

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For Black puppeteers, the hardest part wasn't the craft, it was finding each other

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Shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk, new study finds

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Wes Gardner, 65; Sox reliever-starter was part of major 1985 trade with Mets

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Abdullah Ibrahim, eminent South African jazz pianist, dies at 91

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