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'We won't know if we don't try': State approves three-year degree programs at Merrimack College and Suffolk University

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FORECAST | KEN MAHAN -- Severe thunderstorm watch continues for New Hampshire and Vermont

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'It's wonderful for us as a community': Cape Verdeans relish new global recognition after World Cup heroics -- After this World Cup, everyone will know who Cape Verdeans are.

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World Cup-themed bracelets are charming fans

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Phenomenal Payton Tolle takes perfect game into sixth as Red Sox beat Yankees again

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Could Massachusetts become the first state to reverse marijuana legalization?

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No Foxborough duel as Norway was content to let superstar France show just some of what it's capable of

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Cape Verde qualifies for knockout round in first ever World Cup appearance, Spain wins Group J

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live updates - The Bruins trade pick No. 23 and a conditional 2028 first-rounder for JJ Peterka. Follow live updates from the NHL Draft.

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GM Don Sweeney wanted to add scoring talent, so the Bruins swung a pricey deal for winger JJ Peterka

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Mass. Republicans caught up in a signature fraud controversy won't be on September primary ballot, commission rules

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'He's stabbing me': Son's fatal attack on father in Wellesley park raises mental health questions

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How bad was Saturday's close call at Logan? 'Pretty bad,' according to one expert.

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Teso Life just opened in Downtown Crossing. Take a look inside.

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R.I. con artist who faked his own death has died in prison

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Buttigieg was briefly separated from his children after police say he was target of false report

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Can Jaylen Brown be like Manny Ramirez and brush off nearly being traded?

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Grab a pint at the 11 best breweries in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville

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Boston's 17 best places to grab a bite for $25 or less

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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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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR - The Supreme Court cherry-picks on gun control - Its ruling on Hawaii law leaves states guessing how far gun restrictions can go under its shifting historical test.

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EDITORIAL -- The government should not be using political standards to judge scientific grants

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Progressives have already lost the Suffolk County DA race

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Renée Loth -- Preserving America's unfinished experiment

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10 jurors said Palisades Fire suspect isn't guilty. Now he faces an October retrial.

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Not a fan of self-checkout? R.I. is the first state to require ratio to keep staffed grocery store registers in place

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ASK THE REMODELER -- Renovating Cambridge's historic Asa Gray House: How we did it

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Ex-national security adviser John Bolton pleads guilty to illegally retaining classified information

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Boston archbishop calls for parishes to hold special collections to aid Venezuela in aftermath of deadly earthquakes

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Spotlight report - A state official gave a grant to two young developers who sold him a house. Then came the shoddy work and fake invoices. The state official in charge of giving out grants gave the largest share of the money to two men who had recently sold him a house.

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How Kristin Cabot, made famous by Coldplay jumbotron, is navigating life post-anonymity -- Cabot talked with the Globe about teaming up with a nonprofit that helps people facing online harassment, her newfound friendship with Monica Lewinsky, and getting back into dating.

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Watch Party - 'Avatar: Fire and Ash,' plus more new movies and TV shows to watch this weekend - Also streaming this weekend: a new comedy from John Cena and a Paul Simon concert film.

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Jenny Jackson's 'The Shampoo Effect' may be the most Ipswich book ever

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The best things to do in and around Boston this weekend

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'Supergirl' needed to buy more Krypto

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MIT Museum obtains I.M. Pei's architectural archive

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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 | Miles Howard -- Getting to Gillette Stadium is expensive. So I walked instead.

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EDITORIAL -- How to prevent another crisis in the public defender system

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Is sliding down the Cop Slide a good idea for grown-ups?

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- A glimmer of hope in the Ukraine war

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

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Sun 68, Mystics 57 -- Sun beat Mystics to earn first back-to-back wins of the season -- Leila Lacan and Olivia Nelson-Ododa each scored 12 points for the Sun, while Kennedy Burke had 11 off the bench.

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GOLF -- Ina Yoon widens her Women's PGA Championship lead to five shots

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Red Sox Notebook -- Red Sox place Marcelo Mayer on injured list with stress reaction in his forearm

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Anthropic backs new AI regulations in Massachusetts that would be among strictest in nation -- The San Francisco AI giant says the measure advancing on Beacon Hill would be the strongest AI safety legislation in the country, if signed into law.

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Healey slams brakes on data center tax incentives

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Hooters closes its last locations in Massachusetts

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- What's driving New England's tick boom? Tracing key moments that led to the surge.

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

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'First dates should be more about just getting to know the person than to force chemistry'

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Kheyberk Fharah is a fixture in the addiction recovery community. But is he who he says he is?

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'The worst we've ever, ever seen.' Massachusetts Venezuelan community mobilizes earthquake relief.

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He didn't score a goal against Norway, but the mere presence of Kylian Mbappé opened the floodgates for France

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What's in Healey's $305 million economic development bill? A little bit of everything.

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Brigham and Women's Hospital nurses announce strike date

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US strikes Iran in response to a drone attack on a ship

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US strikes Iran in response to drone attack on ship, US military says. Here's how the day unfolded.

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John Bolton, former Trump adviser, pleads guilty in classified information case

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Texas board approves Bible stories as required reading in public schools

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A super yacht armada came to Miami, leaving a marine graveyard in its wake

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Utah governor restricts fireworks as largest US wildfire surges uncontained

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Venezuelans take search for the missing into their own hands as earthquake death toll climbs

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Ukrainian attacks spur state of emergency declaration in Crimea

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Is climate change fueling Europe's heat wave? Yes, researchers say.

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Hillary Clinton no longer cares what you think about her

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This summer's must-read is a warning about Trump

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How Boston came down with World Cup fever

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Turns out, I haven't lost my sex drive

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Goodbye to the last great mom-blogger

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He says he's changed since the breakup. It's only been a month.

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Boston nightlife is in the midst of a grand social experiment. Can the good vibes last?

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A promising Boston pizzeria has abruptly closed

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Celebrate America's 250th by land and by sea

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Cruise line refuses to cover the costs for a canceled river cruise

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Glasgow will soon be Boston's 12th sister city. It will also be the best of them all.

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At the Griffin: Can crowbars be atmospheric?

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Big Freedia, Butch Tavares among performers for Providence's 2026 PVDFest

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The Cape Ann Museum starts a new chapter Tuesday

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Lauren Hough wants all of us to log off social media and start talking to our neighbors

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Local bestsellers for the week ended June 21

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When Supergirl was Super Campy

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A Christmas for the (dark) ages: As 'The Bear' winds down, 'Fishes' remains a chaotic TV milestone

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'Life, Larry, and the Pursuit of Unhappiness' gives Larry David a bigger canvas, but he's still Larry

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Boston professional musicians' union mishandled elections, federal complaint alleges

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David Clayton-Thomas, powerhouse lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies

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From Peter Wolf to Edo.G, we asked Boston musicians: Which song best reflects the American experience?

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A 'Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune' that Terrence McNally would admire

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The uproarious, head-spinning 'Delirium' proves that pervasive dread can be fun

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As a Berkeley native, 'Eureka Day' made me feel seen (but not othered)

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Boston's homeless population is falling. Some leaders question if data reflects genuine improvement.

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Eli Lilly gave extraordinary obesity drug access to a 79-year-old patient. Who was it?

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Jerry Moriarty, painter whose brushstrokes elevated comics, is dead at 88

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Jill Smokler, a Swampscott native who blogged as Scary Mommy, dies at 48

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