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Everyone thinks they're addicted to their phones — but these people really are

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Man, 23, charged with kidnapping after 13-year-old discovered in his car during Northborough traffic stop

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Bill Clinton says he 'did nothing wrong' with Epstein as he faces grilling over their relationship. Follow live updates.

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Ben Volin | On football -- Here's why the Patriots should think twice before parting with Stefon Diggs

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NFL Combine notebook -- LSU quarterback Garrett Nussmeier comes to the defense of Patriots left tackle (and ex-college teammate) Will Campbell -- Nussmeier, who was a teammate of Campbell's for three years, was upset with those who went after Campbell in the days after the Super Bowl.

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Patriots -- Patriots quarterback Drake Maye helps lead free youth football clinic while vacationing in Hawaii

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'I don't put a ceiling on us ever': Celtics president Brad Stevens not surprised his team is playing so well this season

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Trump heads to Texas, where 3 supporters are battling it out in the Senate Republican primary

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A new Gallup poll shows how Americans' sympathies have shifted in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

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Colin Gray testifies in trial after his son was accused of Georgia high school shooting

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Authorities must test DNA of murder convict who died in 2022, SJC rules -- A judge had ordered the testing at the request of Shawn L. Tanner, who had maintained his innocence.

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KEVIN CULLEN -- Seamus Culleton went from sympathetic Everyman to undesirable immigrant almost overnight -- Culleton, an Irish immigrant who runs a business out of Wakefield, is facing imminent deportation to a country that doesn't seem especially anxious to have him back.

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Blue Cross Blue Shield of Mass. faces second year of record losses

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A Northampton band received a cease-and-desist letter about their name. Then things got weird.

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Transgender youths are targeted in Scouting America changes pushed by the Pentagon

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R.I. prosecutor who repeatedly told police arresting her, 'I'm an AG,' returns to work after six-month, unpaid leave

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Venezuelan gang's ATM jackpot scheme hits New England banks

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'It's so hard just to survive': How Gen Zers in Greater Boston are making it

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Hillary Clinton testifies she has no information on Epstein's crimes and doesn't recall meeting him

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Younger candidates are running for office, arguing costs are too high. They're putting their kids front and center. -- Democrats challenging older incumbents for office are increasingly talking about their children and child care as they mount campaigns on affordability.

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Federal officials say they will comply with order to return Babson College student to US, but can swiftly deport her again

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Immigration agents just arrested a student inside a Columbia University building. It could happen here, too.

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Columbia student detained by ICE is abruptly released after Mamdani meets with Trump

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'We're not out of this yet,' Healey says as Southeastern Mass. faces long snow cleanup after historic blizzard -- The storm was unprecedented for the South Shore and South Coast, where close to 40 inches of snow fell over a 24-period in some communities.

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Snow-buried schools approach limits of their calendars as days out pile up

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Number of power outages in Massachusetts falls below 5,000

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Signs of spring: Sullivan's Castle Island opens for the season Saturday

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Friday brings sunshine, snow-melting weather. Next shot at snow arrives this weekend.

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Watch Party: New movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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CONNECTIONS -- I've made a furry frenemy who reminds me of the best and worst of all of us

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We both have certain personality quirks'

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD - A litmus test Democrats should face in the midterms and 2028 - Failing to break with the official US stance on Israel and Gaza hurt Kamala Harris.

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EDITORIAL -- In Epstein fallout, aim for accountability, not guilt by association

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Alex Beam -- Why hasn't the United States been banned from international sports?

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Joan Wickersham -- Being one of many in the crowd

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump gives the court the cold shoulder

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BOLD TYPES - BofA chief Brian Moynihan offers positive outlook on economy in Boston speech - The Bank of America CEO had a bullish view of the national economy during a conversation on Thursday with Suffolk Construction owner John Fish.

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Is the N.H. motor vehicle inspection program really 'suspended'? Not as far as the federal court is concerned. -- A judge said state leaders asked her for a stay that would 'foster disrespect for court orders and the rule of law,' so she rejected the request.

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State Police sergeant charged with assault for alleged excessive force during Springfield traffic stop -- "Force was used against the motorist, including physical force and the deployment" of pepper spray, prosecutors said.

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Alleged gunman in N.H. country club confessed to shooting, told investigators he was targeting 'elites' -- The alleged gunman told police he carried out the attack at the steakhouse at the Sky Meadow club in an effort to punish rich people.

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Owner of Medford janitorial service charged with tax evasion totaling more than $1.2 million -- Jean Brito pleaded not guilty to five counts of tax evasion and five counts of making false tax returns for his business.

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Spotlight Report - Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. Some of Epstein's ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - Larry Bird was left out of pickup games in French Lick. He nearly slipped away entirely. Were it not for a string of unlikely events and minor miracles, the world might have never known a basketball legend.

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South Boston parking lot could become next tourist hotspot -- The Port Authority has decided now is not the time to put the three-acre site up for development, so instead it's looking for a temporary activation.

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Controversial geoengineering 'antacid' test in ocean attempts to reverse climate change -- The scientists behind the first-of-its-kind experiment in the Gulf of Maine said they had sequestered carbon without harming marine life.

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It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

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When the Oscar feels more owed than deserved

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A Black and Indigenous sculptor used an old form to tell subversive stories

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'K-Pops!' is an adorable, candy-colored musical with heart

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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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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- It's not you. Headlights really are more blinding.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Boasting, bashing, and lying: Three writers on Trump's State of the Union address

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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N.H. lawmakers move to kill impeachment inquiry against high-ranking Democrat -- Karen Liot Hill, the lone Democrat on the state's Executive Council, has faced the threat of impeachment for months. On Friday, a key panel voted against it.

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Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey -- The Bruins are back in action. Here's what they need to do to make the playoffs. -- Entering Thursday, they faced the daunting task of playing 25 games across 48 days in hopes of then playing every other night for two months in the playoffs.

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OLYMPICS -- How did New England athletes do in the 2026 Winter Olympics? Here's a recap of their performances. -- After 17 days of competition in Italy, many athletes are headed home to New England with medals, or at least some great memories.

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celtics vs. nets | 7:30 p.m. (NBCSB) -- Celtics vs. Nets preview: Boston returns home to face tanking Brooklyn

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Target to stop selling cereals with certified synthetic colors by end of May - The move underscores the acknowledgment that American consumers and the US government are paying attention to what goes into packaged foods.

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Netflix walks away from Warner Bros deal, clearing the path for Paramount

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ON THE COVER -- Assumption University students tried to set up a sting on Tinder. It all went terribly wrong.

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THE BIG DAY -- How Dan and Vicki overcame a big red flag, fell in love fast, then took their time getting married

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PERSPECTIVE -- I've always been a Boston sports fan. But the women's hockey team is something different.

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State revives long-stalled plans to redevelop Shattuck Hospital site at Franklin Park

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Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet already is one of the best pitchers in baseball, and all he wants to do is get better

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When the Fleet's medal-winning Olympians returned to practice, they brought with them an infusion of energy

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Form Energy to back Google data center with giant iron battery

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NASA revamps Artemis moon landing program to reduce flight gaps and risk

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US military used laser to take down Border Protection drone, lawmakers say

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Pakistan is in 'open war' with Afghanistan after latest strikes, defense minister says

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Brussels orders probe of Mandelson's Epstein ties while EU trade rep

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Sweden intercepts suspected Russian drone during visit by French aircraft carrier

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Is Mass. really an educational leader when reading scores lag behind Mississippi?

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We are changing an ocean we have barely explored

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Ending college affirmative action didn't devastate minority enrollment but only shifted it

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In an AI world, easy ways to inject creativity into your day

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Instagram says it will notify parents if teens 'repeatedly' search for terms related to suicide

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If you're struggling to lose weight, could chilling your carbs help?

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SJ's: Eat like we did before remote work was a thing

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Soggy fries and lettuce shortages fueled Sweetgreen's $5 billion stock wipeout

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Maine's mobile merriment: How one woman turned a bus into an experience

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Have you suddenly become Canadian? You're probably going to need a new picture.

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'It's therapeutic.' Meet some of the members of skiing's 100 Days Club.

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An obscure printmaker in the chaos of mid-19th-century Paris has a message for us: Stand up to the lies

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At the Gardner, when person meets 'Persona'

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He was gay, she was straight. They fell in love anyway.

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Justin Garcia, of the Kinsey Institute, says humans need sexual novelty and emotional intimacy

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In 'Fenway Punk,' the Red Sox's struggle was a local record label's gain

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1976: When Isley Brothers and Stevie Wonder changed American music forever

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50 years later, the movie 'Network' looks scarily prescient about television

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Hub Theatre Company's 'The Bald Soprano' hits the high notes, but 'The Lesson' flunks

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'We Had a World' — of monotony

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Two Boston-area theaters revive plays from the '50s with very modern resonances

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Massachusetts reports two measles cases, one in the Boston area

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Lauren Chapin, youngest child on 'Father Knows Best,' dies at 80

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Penguin Press founder Ann Godoff, a powerhouse editor of bestsellers and prize winners, has died

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Jeff Galloway, who inspired people with his run-walk method, dies

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