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Mexican governor steps down temporarily after US indictment -- Federal prosecutors in Manhattan announced the unsealing of an indictment Wednesday.

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Spirit Airlines says it's going out of business after 34 years and is ending operations immediately

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Court restricts abortion access across the US by blocking the mailing of mifepristone

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KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY -- A good Bruins year ended with their flaws clear: Not enough shots, and not enough grit

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What to know about the US-Iran peace talks

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Red Sox fans have more questions than answers about their last-place team, and other thoughts

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Back at Fenway, the Red Sox continue to adjust to reshaped team after Alex Cora's dismissal

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'Looksmaxxing' influencer accused of sexual abuse at his parent's Cape Cod home, injecting underage teen

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Ten Boston restaurants just received full liquor licenses. Here's where.

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Two brothers and a dog rescued after sailboat runs aground in Essex River

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Plane carrying pickleball players crashes in Texas Hill Country, killing all 5 on board

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Small plane crashes in Quabbin Reservoir, pilot rescued, officials say

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Immigration Unmasked -- Massachusetts Senate unveils bill to shield immigrants from Trump's immigration crackdown

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Reward of up to $5k offered for info related to string of fires in Westborough, officials say

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Sex offender charged with trespassing, assaulting police, in incident at women's bathroom at Northeastern

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Lawrence 17-year-old arrested for allegedly shooting another teen at a Methuen Wendy's

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HIGH SCHOOL SPORTS -- Meet the Boston Globe's All-Scholastics: Honoring the best athletes and coaches of the 2025-26 winter sports season

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Celtics -- What can we expect from Jayson Tatum in Game 7, and other Celtics thoughts with season on the line

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IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG AND CARLOS AGUILAR - 'Michael' and the ethics of the biopic - Does pop culture have any moral responsibility?

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Renée Loth -- A billion-dollar mistake: The case against slashing Mass Save

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Eugene Scott -- My father found joy in parenthood. Why I chose a different path.

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VIDEO | Joan Vennochi and Abdallah Fayyad -- What does Graham Platner's success say about Democratic leadership?

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EDITORIAL -- Can Baystate save struggling Mercy Medical Center?

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Netflix plans first wide theatrical release with 'Narnia'

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How a Market Basket bagger rose to become president of the grocery chain

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FDA grants early access to promising drug for pancreatic cancer

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In Maine's Senate race, Democrats and Platner are putting up a fight to party establishment

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Maine 18-year-old charged in death of paddleboarder ruled competent to stand trial

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Mass. income tax cut could wipe out long-awaited deduction, state says

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In bid to stay afloat, Roxbury's Black Market raises money, and eyebrows - Black Market hoped to help small businesses plant roots in Nubian Square. Now after years of business struggles, they're at risk of losing their place there, too.

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One Special Thing - At PEM, Edmonia Lewis's Death of Cleopatra in cardboard - All you'll see at the Salem museum is a cardboard cut-out. But it invokes a marble wonder that moldered in a saloon and a bulk mail center for years before being rediscovered.

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Boston's next fire commissioner lives in Canton, but 'will comply' with city's residency mandate, officials say -- For decades, the city's municipal code has required that city workers live in Boston as a condition of their employment, but the rule is often disregarded or only selectively enforced.

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12-year-old Mass. soccer fan wins art competition, and his picture will be displayed on World Cup team buses -- The sixth grader has a passion for art and loves to play soccer with his friends during recess.

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B.J. Novak talks Boston's fashion reputation and why his L.L. Bean coat is 'the coolest thing' he owns

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Delayed visas and 'hostile economic forces' postponed Dry Cleaning's tour. Now they're back in Boston.

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Movies and TV to stream this weekend: 'Wuthering Heights,' 'The Departed,' and more

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'Rest in power': Ayo Edebiri talks chaotic Fung Wah Boston bus rides, Celtics pride with Seth Meyers

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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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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The Voting Rights Act and the values my parents taught me

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EDITORIAL -- Congestion pricing? Don't freak out, Boston.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- How Mike Vrabel is surviving the Dianna Russini scandal

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- The Trump problem in Massachusetts

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Can police get your phone location data if you jog by a crime scene?

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

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ADRIAN WALKER - Boston's clergy is asking Citizens Bank to stop funding ICE detention centers - They're among those calling on Citizens Bank to end its business relationship with two for-profit prison contractors.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL -- Eastern Mass. boys' volleyball: Players of the Week, April 23-30 -- Milestones of 1,000 assists and kills, plus big kill numbers highlighted this week's performances from Revere, Billerica, Acton-Boxborough, Lexington, and Norton.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL NOTEBOOK -- Andrew Strojny is elevating Norton boys' volleyball and making the case for three-sport athletes -- Strojny is a college-bound football kicker who runs track in the winter. In the past he wrestled. He's done martial arts. All that leaves no time for club volleyball, but that hasn't held the Lancers back.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' VOLLEYBALL -- Globe Top 20 boys' volleyball poll: Braintree bumps up, Newton South slips -- Lexington held on in five against Chelmsford, Braintree swept Milton, and Barnstable continues to only have one set loss on the year (in its first matchup).

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Red Sox 3, Astros 1 -- Jarren Duran, Jake Bennett power Red Sox past Astros in return to Fenway

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BRUINS NOTEBOOK -- Nikita Zadorov said he played through torn MCL suffered during Game 3

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Red Sox Notebook -- Why interim manager Chad Tracy has no plans to drop struggling Roman Anthony in the lineup

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Building trades unions emerge as a key ally of tech giants in push for AI data centers

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Summer Travel -- Here are five summer travel experiences you've probably never had before in New England

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SUMMER TRAVEL -- With new direct flights to Milan, there's never been a better time to go

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PERSPECTIVE -- How to protect your mental health yet stay informed about the suffering of others so you can help

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: They're both middle children. Will they hit it off?

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Brown University receives $12m gift from billionaire businessman Orlando Bravo

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Dover-Sherborn boys make leap, North Reading girls win 10th in a row at MSTCA Division 5 relays

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After another sleepy start, Bruins' season comes to a close with Game 6 loss to the Sabres

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Microsoft, Amazon hand Pentagon more control over AI systems

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Pentagon says US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months. Here's how today unfolded.

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US to withdraw 5,000 troops from Germany in next 6-12 months

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Trump flouts lower court rulings in unprecedented display of executive power

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US warns shipping firms they could face sanctions over paying Iranian tolls in the Strait of Hormuz

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As Israel entrenches, frustration with Hezbollah turns to support

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Micromobility commission member: E-bike speeds are a key safety issue

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Bid to merge Springfield hospitals calls for rigorous state scrutiny

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I don't want to pay for dinner on dates

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What moms (and those who care about us) need to know about maternal mental health

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We broke up, but still love each other

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Cambridge's S&S Deli to close after 107 years

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This Watertown restaurant isn't glossy or trendy. Instead, it's got heart.

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It's a big week for Boston restaurant openings

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Tracing the footsteps of the Old West at Pecos National Historical Park

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Airbnb freezes account because of user's Ukraine address

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Mother's Day is coming up. Why not take her somewhere? Here are some ideas.

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At Yale: the commercial empire within the British empire

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When Mother Nature and art collide: Seeing weather through a different lens

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Derrick Adams and the hard work of Black repose

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Gaelynn Lea is an artist and a disability advocate, in perfect harmony

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Local bestsellers for the week ended April 26

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Male loneliness and political angst take center stage in Strout's latest

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Where to see film festivals around New England all summer long

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'Mulholland Dr.' routinely shows up on lists of the best films of the 21st century. But what's it about?

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The Cold War came home in smart, sexy style with 'The Americans'

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How beards and mustaches make the man on TV

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Disgusting and beloved: Remembering Boston punk haven The Rat

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David Allan Coe, who wrote 'Take This Job and Shove It,' and other country hits, dies

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Acclaimed Weymouth-born ballet star Matthew Neenan is back in Boston with new choreography for Alvin Ailey

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At 20, he helped launch a theater company. Now, Jaime José Hernández is onstage at The Huntington

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Meager rations aboard the ship in 'The Secret Sharer'

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Massachusetts' only birth center is struggling to survive

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Healthy workers are ditching company insurance to save $1,000 a month

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Biogen beats estimates as Alzheimer's drug gains momentum

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J. Craig Venter, scientist who decoded the human genome, dies at 79

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Lester Wright, the fastest known centenarian, dies at 103

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Nick Pope, UFO sleuth who chased the truth, dies at 60

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