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Cyclosporiasis cases in the US hit record high

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Mass. has become 'the scam capital of New England.' The reason why is lurking in a corner store near you. -- Crypto machines have become one of the favorite tools used by scammers to move cash into the often-untraceable digital realm, beyond the reach of law enforcement.

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How scammers weaponize crypto kiosks in corner stores — and how it could happen to you

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- 'Just wanted a good paying job': How the operators of Southie's huge cranes help power New England's economy

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Starting Point -- What a day in the life of the Conley Terminal says about Boston's identity

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Amid contract changes, injured ace Garrett Crochet hopes reverse engineer a playoff return to Red Sox

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'A period of suffering.' What it's like when a 20-minute Red Line commute takes more than two hours.

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Biddeford officials condemn ICE action in death of Colombian man; residents demand more protection

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Marijuana repeal ballot question to go before voters this November, after last-ditch challenge fails

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Severe storms lead to flight cancellations, delays at Logan Airport in Boston

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A viral video of rats at South Station temporarily closed a Starbucks. Commuters say they aren't surprised.

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Six takeaways from Arizona's tense, Trump-dominated primaries

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Trump approves nuclear agreement that may allow Saudi Arabia to enrich uranium, two AP sources say

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The Scrum -- Massachusetts Democrats are hitting the trail — and the road

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Somerville cyclists rode to 36 Market Baskets in one weekend. They plan to visit all 90.

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LOVE LETTERS -- We've lost our spark, and gained a live-in grandchild

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IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN - Why won't Tufts reveal its evidence on a discredited scholar? The university is missing an opportunity for transparency about what happened with the historian Kerri Greenidge.

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EDITORIAL -- Slots giveaway is a shameful backdoor expansion of gaming

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IDEAS | JAMES HANNAHAM -- A message for my fellow aging punk rockers: It's safe to go back to the club

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Homan: ICE killings will continue until the public stops resisting

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Anna Gifty Opoku-Agyeman and Ayanna Pressley -- The attack on workers begins and ends with Black women

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Jury selection resumes Wednesday in trial of Lindsay Clancy, who is accused of killing her three children

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Man who beat woman, 87, to death in Roxbury in 1991 granted parole from life sentence

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Union-backed group's poll shows Governor McKee closer to Foulkes than in independent polls

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Man found with serious injuries on Boston Common near Boylston station

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Nashua fire that killed two men may have been intentionally set, N.H. officials say

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State appeals court upholds conviction of Granby woman tried four times for wife's murder in 2010

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Why Facebook Marketplace is the hot new spot for home-cooked food: 'You can't get that quality at restaurants' For sellers, it's a way to gain traction by offering everything from Korean stews to pastries to seafood boils. To customers, it can be a way to find familiar food they might not otherwise be able to get.

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Boston police officer's certification suspended by POST Commission after three sustained misconduct allegations -- The agency said the suspension is "in the best interest of the health, safety, or welfare of the public."

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As cyclospora fears grow, consumers and experts look at whether local produce is safer -- Many consumers and experts consider the outbreak just one more good reason to shop local.

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Avenue of Broken Trust - A multimillion dollar complex is being built in Mattapan. Local homeowners ask, why now? Here may be a case-study in how fraught building new housing can be in a city known for its stubborn resistance to change and well-documented history of racism.

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John Cena and Amy Poehler explain why everyone from Mass. says they're from Boston

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Pickleball gets served in Apple TV's 'The Dink'

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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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Why 'Modern Lovers 'Live'' remains an unpunk classic

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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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Ashish K. Jha -- US needs to find outbreaks before patients do

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

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IDEAS | CARLOS BARRAGÁN -- Nigerian romance scams are not what you think

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Jack Schneider and Jennifer Berkshire -- The real cost of Trump's 'free money' for Massachusetts schools

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

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Rhode Island went all in on the World Cup. Many businesses think it paid off. -- "There was just a great feeling of excitement and cross cultural belonging and connection and discovery that was really unlike anything I've ever seen in Providence," Track 15 Marketing Director Alison Mountford said.

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Mass. has become 'the scam capital of New England.' The reason why is lurking in a corner store near you. -- Crypto machines have become one of the favorite tools used by scammers to move cash into the often-untraceable digital realm, beyond the reach of law enforcement.

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PATRIOTS POSITIONAL PREVIEW | SAFETIES -- Teaming Keith Byard, a 'Vrabel guy', with Craig Woodson has made safety a position of strength -- Led by Byard, the Patriots' safeties should be counted on to be major factors in the defensive game plan.

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WNBA notebook -- Stingy WNBA defenses are clamping down on the league's best scorers with one exception: A'ja Wilson -- Wilson scored 28 points for the Aces in a 91-81 road win to become one of four players to crack 25 points vs. the Valkyries.

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Patriots -- 2026 Patriots training camp guide: What to know if you go, what to watch for, and key dates

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World Cup -- World Cup final sets record for United States viewership as more than 60 million tune in

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HIAWATHA BRAY | TECH LAB - Going on vacation? Here's how to keep your tech safe and secure. Here are some tips on how to prepare smartphones and laptops for vacation travel, including how to help them cope with the heat.

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BU to pay city of Boston more than $104 million over five years in record deal

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THE BIG DAY -- 'Call of Duty' brought them together. Then they weathered real life losses.

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

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Your Home | Small Spaces -- Less is more: Close quarters call for purposeful design in South Boston town house

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Showers and thunderstorms set to reignite with advancing cold front on Wednesday

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Hanscom Field advisory group wants cameras installed to show ICE operations in Bedford

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For Anthony Seigler, this Red Sox streak has been a 'blessing' — on and off the field

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Warriors' Stephen Curry becomes first active player to have an exhibit at Basketball Hall of Fame

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Rainout puts Red Sox' chance to tie franchise-record 15-game winning streak on hold

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The Gates Foundation met with Epstein about 30 times despite staff concerns, an external review says

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Former Vertex chief Jeff Leiden's latest venture: a 'smart' toilet seat

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US civil rights agency moves to end demographic data collection after 60 years

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Trump will attend dignified transfer of 4 US service members killed in the Middle East. Follow live updates.

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Trump will attend the dignified transfer of 4 US service members killed in the Middle East

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Andy Biggs wins Republican nomination to challenge Democrat Katie Hobbs for Arizona governor

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Beaches closed and sandbags filled as Tropical Storm Bertha approaches the Gulf Coast

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Terrorism trial set to open in stabbing of author Salman Rushdie

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Iran's demands over the Strait of Hormuz would set a dangerous precedent, Rubio tells ASEAN leaders

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Ukraine overhauls its military top brass for the fight against Russia

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What to know about Iran's Pickaxe Mountain, home to an underground nuclear site threatened by Trump

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Who knew about Michael Proctor's racist texts?

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An Israeli abroad weighs going home

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This year's ballot question is dead. Rent control should not be.

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Want to bet on my wedding?

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I won't have sex before marriage. How do I know if we're compatible?

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Here's what it's like at the new Chez Chloe Bistro in Wellfleet

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Premium pistachios from Turkey

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How Hotel Commonwealth executive chef Kevin Bowdidge found sobriety and a front-row seat to Fenway

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Aeromexico flight change leaves mom and newborn stranded

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New Boston walking tour highlights historical events through an Indigenous lens

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'Punchline II' is an exhibition meant to embrace the absurdity of an absurd world

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From Gloucester with love: Rothko, Avery, and Gottlieb's summer bond shines at the Cape Ann Museum

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

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'The New People' is a brash debut about economic collapse, marital woes, and the worst kind of neighbors

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'The Hours' author Michael Cunningham on finding the love of his life

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The best local book events, July 19-24

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Three horror movies to stream now

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There's no end of the road for Dead & Company fans in 'Summer Tour'

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This week's TV: The latest 'Big Bang Theory' spinoff, 'King of the Hill' returns, and more

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HBO's 'The Leftovers' brought fear and wonder to a selective end-times event

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Don't miss these 10 performers at the Newport Folk Festival

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Taylor Swift put the spotlight on Watch Hill. But the pop star isn't center stage when she's in Rhode Island.

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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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Spectral scenes from a marriage in 'Paranormal Activity'

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A $160 million 'moonshot' backs Boston effort to revolutionize rare disease treatment

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Tell us: Have you sought help for postpartum depression, anxiety, or other mental health symptoms?

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One of Rhode Island's most-wanted fugitives appears to have been secretly working as a biotech executive

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Denise Oliver-Velez, a powerful voice of the left, dies at 78

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Dave Dawson, cofounder of bespoke lighting company Urban Electric, dies at 53

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Walt Odets, who delved into the minds of gay men, dies at 79

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