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Dan Shaughnessy | Celtics 120, Magic 89 -- It took longer than it should have, but Celtics finally found their game and advanced -- Boston made no 3-pointers in the first half, but hit 13 threes in the second half in Game 5 against Orlando.

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The US government has a new policy for terminating international students' legal status

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The New England Ukulele Festival has healing at heart

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Trump marks his first 100 days in office in campaign mode, focused on grudges and grievances

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Connections -- My love affair with the Boston Celtics began over 70 years ago in Oregon -- I watched my first Celtics game on a black-and-white TV in 1953. I'm still a fan.

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Why the sticker price of college is (mostly) made up -- The eye-popping $100,000 price tag of some schools is not what it seems. Here's why.

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Milton votes 'yes' on $9.5 million Proposition 2 1/2 override request -- Town officials said a combination of low revenues, rising costs, and the end of federal pandemic-era funding created the need for a permanent tax increase.

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Harvard releases searing reports on antisemitism, Islamophobia. 'I am sorry,' president Alan Garber says. -- The reports found that both Jewish students and Arab and Muslim students said their peers viewed them with suspicion, leading them to play down their identities.

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Harvard students protest despite fears, risks: 'If we start to self silence, then we're on a very dangerous track'

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'Our hearts are broken' after 5-year-old boy fatally struck by school bus, school official says -- The boy was identified as Lens A. Joseph Tuesday night by Boston police.

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FORECAST | KEN MAHAN - More sunny skies today, but not as warm: New England will feel a 10-degree drop in temperatures - New England will see another sunny but breezy day. Wind gusts could break 20 miles per hour at times.

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Jennifer McCabe testifies about finding John O'Keefe's body during Karen Read retrial. Here's how it unfolded. -- A friend of John O'Keefe, Jennifer McCabe met him and Karen Read out at the Waterfall bar the night before he died.

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Three Concord-Carlisle High School students killed in Florida car crash remembered in family tributes -- Hannah Wasserman, Maisey O'Donnell, and Jimmy McIntosh died after their car collided with a tractor-trailer on April 21 in Walton County, Fla.

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Ben Volin | On football -- The Patriots earned a lot of high grades for their haul in the NFL Draft, but oh, what could have been -- This could have been an epic draft had the Patriots not won that meaningless Week 18 game against the Bills and fallen from No. 1 overall to No. 4.

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LOVE LETTERS -- How do I find other single, child-free women to hang out with? -- I need more like-minded people to do fun things with.

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JEFF JACOBY - Trump's first 100 days: So much losing - The president has shed support and goodwill, even on issues that won him the election.

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EDITORIAL -- Harvard's not Hillsdale. That's a good thing.

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John J. Miller -- Hillsdale College refuses federal funding. It makes me a better teacher.

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IDEAS | CLAY RISEN -- The Republican senator who dared to call out a dangerous colleague

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Renée Graham -- Democrats finally seem to understand the assignment: Stop Trump

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Spotlight -- Explore the project: Snitch City -- In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

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Red Sox 10, Blue Jays 2 - Alex Bregman, off to his best start ever, rubbing off on Red Sox, who hit five homers in rout of Blue Jays - Bregman went 3 for 5 and launched his sixth home run of the season.

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'Really disheartening.' Newton School Committee, mayor clash over school fiscal woes -- The Newton School Committee is pushing for more money than what the mayor says the city can afford.

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Men stole, sold thousands of catalytic converters in R.I., Greater Boston, prosecutors allege -- One of the alleged thieves sold 2,128 of the exhaust system parts for a total of $699,735, according to a court filing.

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Warren presses Walgreens' private equity buyer to protect pharmacy access in Mass. -- Sycamore Partners' pending $10 billion acquisition of Walgreens Boots Alliance comes as the pharmacy operator is trying to turn itself around after years of losing money.

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UPS to cut 20,000 jobs, close some facilities as it reduces amount of Amazon shipments it handles -- The package delivery company said it anticipates closing 73 leased and owned buildings by the end of June, and that it is still reviewing its network and may identify more buildings to be shuttered.

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Maine teen driver arrested for allegedly leading troopers on 125 mph chase in Portsmouth, N.H. -- Michael A. Wozny, 18, of Westbrook, was allegedly driving under the influence, with several juveniles in the car, during the Tuesday morning chase on Interstate 95, authorities said.

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DEVRA FIRST -- There's a new Ground Round in Shrewsbury. We went to see what it's like. -- Free popcorn? Cartoons? Here's what to expect from the nostalgic restaurant reboot.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - How a Newton woman became an enemy of ExxonMobil, the nation's largest oil company - Data and climate scientist Lindsey Gulden loved her job at ExxonMobil. Then everything changed.

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Targeted by Trump, Paul, Weiss got help from Robert Kraft. Then the firm's chairman donated to Josh Kraft's campaign. -- Billionaire Patriots owner helped the law firm Paul Weiss broker a meeting with President Trump. Now its chairman is supporting his son, Josh Kraft, for mayor of Boston.

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He makes Made in the USA T-shirts from Essex. He doesn't think tariffs will help: 'We can't even build iPhones here.' -- Goodwear has found a niche, but there's a reason its shirts cost upward of $50.

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'Thunderbolts*' comes with an asterisk attached

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BSO triumphs with Shostakovich's 6th Symphony

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Tackling the funny and the sad, this debut novel introduces an entrancing new voice

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In disappointing 'Squirrels,' a battle between the have-nots and the have-nuts

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Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope -- The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston's busing era.

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A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care -- A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

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The Boston Globe's Best of the Best -- Our ultimate guide to more than 200 winners for Boston's best food, drinks, and fun things to do.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill -- The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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IDEAS | ALICIA CHEN -- China is already silencing dissent in Taiwan

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IDEAS | JENS LUDWIG -- The 60-year-old book that can help cities reduce gun violence

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Ashish K. Jha -- For immediate health benefits, New England should accelerate the clean energy transition locally

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IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR -- Lebanon's biggest problem is not Israel

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Starting Point -- A tax bill, peace talks, and more chaos: Here's what's on the agenda for Trump's next 100 days. -- Lawsuits and economic disruptions have made it hard to assess Trump's first 100 days. Here's what the next 100 may bring.

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RI EDUCATION -- 'We have to fight': Brown University students 'Do Not Comply' with Trump's higher education policies -- New student coalition urges university leaders to push back against the president's plans to overhaul academic institutions.

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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK -- Seven months of rigorous rehab on her knee led Maddie Coupal to the leadoff spot for Bishop Feehan softball -- Through her first 29 at-bats, Coupal has hammered out a .345 average, 17 runs, five home runs, and eight RBIs and serves as one of the best defensive shortstops in the state.

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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL -- Eastern Mass. softball: Globe Players of the Week for April 21-28

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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL -- Globe Top 20 softball poll: Silver Lake enters Top 5 and Pentucket continues to climb

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Celtics 120, Magic 89 -- Magic's physical play poses no issue for Celtics in Game 5 as they advance to second round

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RI BUSINESS - Stalled redevelopment of R.I.'s iconic 'Superman' building leaves downtown Providence in limbo - It's a scenario playing out in cities around the country: office buildings sit empty, and projects seeking to revitalize them — and breathe life into struggling commercial areas — are on hold as costs skyrocket.

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THE FINE PRINT -- Are you taking Ozempic, Wegovy, or other GLP-1 drugs for weight loss? Here's what to know about the costs.

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After a year of turmoil, The Washington Post is taking note of its journalism again

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Perspective -- They're thought of as Korean 'Karens.' But ajummas are misunderstood.

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Globe Magazine -- These Massachusetts maps show where median home prices have risen (and fallen) the most

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Summer Travel -- From Cape Cod mini golf to family camp, here's how to have a classic New England summer

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SUMMER TRAVEL -- The six best amusement parks in New England (and the scariest ride at each)

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'The fear comes back to me': Those who fled despots have thoughts on authoritarianism, here and abroad

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After his father's death, a Boston rap artist joined the front lines of the addiction recovery movement

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The Magic only beat the Celtics once, but their challenge absolutely made the champions better

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Oilers make it three comeback wins in a row, head home with chance to bounce Kings in six games

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No walkoff dunk, but Jamal Murray, Nuggets push Clippers one game from elimination with dominant Game 5

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Trump's tariffs loom over the economy as shipments from China fall

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Novo Nordisk teams with telehealth firms Hims, Ro to sell Wegovy at lower price

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Immigrants working legally in the Texas Panhandle live in limbo under Trump's crackdown

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A town refuses to give up the school's Native American mascot — and gets Trump's support

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Defense tries to chip away at murder charges against 3 ex-officers in Tyre Nichols' death

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Trump rallies supporters in Michigan to mark 100 days in office

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Center-left party approves German coalition deal, paving the way for Friedrich Merz to be elected chancellor

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Iran's foreign minister says next round of talks with US over nuclear program will be held in Rome

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Greece's dark past is uncovered after 33 bodies are found in a civil war-era mass grave

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Why a trailblazer of disability care eventually disavowed his own theories

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The Trump administration's new target: Those who stand up to ICE

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Detained activist Mohsen Mahdawi: 'A prisoner of this White House'

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Uniting across cultures, they planned a wedding that felt like home to them both

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Jimmy Kimmel 'can't get enough' of Bill Belichick and Jordon Hudson after awkward CBS interview

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Meredith Goldstein's newsletter: perimenopause, vampire slayers, and iced coffee

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Little tasty bites for snacking

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For Island Creek's Christine Gibson, the world (or at least the Seaport) is her oyster

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Recipe: For Cinco de Mayo, set up a fish taco bar with salmon, corn tortillas, and crema verde

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Best waterfront restaurant in the country is on Cape Cod, according to USA Today readers

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Thinking about dual citizenship? Here's how to get it.

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Fort Lauderdale is easygoing and easy to get to. Let's hear it for Miami's little sister.

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Chuck Connelly, combative neo-expressionist artist, dies at 70

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A citywide showing of major contemporary art aims to unseat Boston's bronze statue ideal

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The achingly human art of Michelle Obama's portraitist

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Where to celebrate Independent Bookstore Day in Greater Boston

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Aimee Semple McPherson was 'the Elvis of Pentecostalism,' so why isn't she better known today?

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Francis Ford Coppola stopped by the Coolidge Corner Theatre for a screening, an award, and a conversation about life

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'You,' 'Conclave,' and more TV shows and movies to stream this weekend

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'Yes, Chef!' is a few too many cooking competition shows in one

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Still very much in circulation

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Photographer Eric Antoniou's 'Rock to Baroque' reveals insider's view of Boston's music history

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'The Center Will Not Hold' brims with creative energy

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Everyone improvises, everyone choreographs in Michelle Dorrance and Ephrat Asherie's freestyle collab

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Hundreds of millions and counting: Tracking federal research funding cuts to New England

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How Trump upended New England science and health research in 100 days

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Tom Brown, who had clinching interception for Packers in 1966 NFL title game, dies at age 84

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Valentin-Yves Mudimbe, African scholar who challenged the West, dies at 83

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Stan Love, brother of Beach Boys' Mike Love and father of Heat's Kevin Love, dies at 76

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