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Firefighters battle four-alarm blaze in East Boston; nearby buildings damaged, officials say

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China agrees to boost trade for US agricultural products such as beef and poultry following Trump-Xi summit

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At BU commencement, graduates reflect on growth, resilience, and uncertainty

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A buoyant mood, and some dark humor, at soon-to-close Hampshire College's commencement

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AI startups can succeed in Massachusetts. This billion-dollar deal shows why.

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The best of Maine, on the cheap. (Yes, it's possible.)

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Braves 8, Red Sox 1 - One pitch from a first-inning escape, Brayan Bello came apart, and Red Sox routed to close series with Braves

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Boston police Commissioner Cox: Cambridge shooter sentence 'does not match the seriousness of the offense'

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For kids in public housing, connections to higher-income neighbors can lead to increased earnings

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Wellesley father remembers slain children at funeral service

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Boys thrive in vocational schools. Should we build more?

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Forecast | Dave Epstein - A little cooler on Monday, but record heat is on the way

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Two arrested after wrong-way driver crashes into N.H. State Police trooper

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Two injured in Dorchester shooting, police say

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La CASA opens its doors with a weekend of bomba, salsa, and art

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Ranking the Patriots position groups from least to most concerning as OTAs approach

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Women aren't 'under-babied' The Trump administration's obsession with America's fertility rate is racist, delusional, and misogynistic.

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EDITORIAL -- 'Ghost networks' make finding mental health care harder

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IDEAS| Miles Howard -- Why aren't there more COVID-19 memorials?

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IDEAS | Perri Klass -- My mother always said Mother's Day was a racket — my inbox agrees

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- In foreign policy, the best modern presidents have been Republicans — present company excluded

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Volunteer firefighter killed in Maine mill explosion 'wanted to do everything,' says former chief

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Harvard's endowment chief begins plans to depart from fund

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NY governor pleads with unions to resume talks amid commuter rail strike

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Bulgaria wins the 70th Eurovision Song Contest with upbeat party anthem 'Bangaranga'

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Thunder's Shai Gilgeous-Alexander becomes 14th player to win back-to-back NBA MVPs

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Accused serial rapist Alvin Campbell, brother of state Attorney General Andrea Campbell, faces trial

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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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When a man got stuck at the bottom of an MBTA escalator, people who saw him did almost nothing. He ended up dying. -- "I'll be honest, I have never had such a lack of faith in humanity ever," Steven McCluskey's sister said.

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After more than 50 years, a WPI student finally walks the commencement stage -- Kerry Lynn is graduating 50 years after when he was first supposed to from WPI. He got his degree in computer science when AI is taking over and making jobs for students difficult. He worked in the technology industry for years.

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Dan Shaughnessy - Joe Morgan, the greatest interim manager in baseball history, knows what Chad Tracy is dealing with, and other thoughts - "I never considered that there was much difference from managing at Triple-A," Morgan said.

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

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80 fun concerts, festivals, shows, and more to check out around Boston this summer

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ART's 'Black Swan' brings the movie's saga of dance and ambition to the stage

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What's your 'type'? Because this man's type is ... very specific.

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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 | ARINDRAJIT DUBE -- How to save the middle class

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Renée Loth -- Remote work made life easier. It also made us rusty.

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Jeffrey S. Flier and John Tomasi -- Keep politics out of commencement speeches

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump crashes out over perceived Supreme disloyalty with a court-packing threat

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Is Susan Collins's health fair game in the Maine Senate race?

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

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Black bears are wandering through Massachusetts towns this spring. Here is what to do if you see one. -- "I guarantee it's happening right now, somewhere in Massachusetts," said Dave Wattles of MassWildlife. "There's a bear in someone's yard because of all the food that people have around their homes."

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CAVALIERS 125, PISTONS 94 -- Donovan Mitchell, Cavaliers rout Pistons in Game 7 to reach NBA Eastern Conference final -- Mitchell scored 26 points, and Jarrett Allen and Sam Merrill each added 23, as Cleveland ran riot in Detroit to advance.

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TABOR 14, ST. SEBASTIAN'S 10 -- Tabor captures its first ISL boys' lacrosse championship, holding off St. Sebastian's -- Tabor (18-1, 13-1 ISL) secured the top seed in the tournament and left no doubt in securing the school's first Independent School League championship.

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NHL -- Topsy-turvy Sabres-Canadiens series to be decided with Monday's Game 7 in Buffalo -- After an eight-goal explosion in Montreal in Game 6, can Buffalo carry over that momentum into Monday's decider, or will their poor home-ice form doom them?

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NOBLES 15, GOVERNOR'S ACADEMY 7 -- 'Earning it' points to Nobles girls' lacrosse winning its fifth straight ISL championship

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AUTO RACING -- Alex Palou starts his Indianapolis 500 title defense from pole after taking top spot in qualifying

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Harvard and MIT sold edX for $800m five years ago. How are they spending the money? -- Axim operates almost like an early-stage venture capital firm for education, investing in promising ideas and inspiring leaders who are working to improve student outcomes.

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Hawaii's worst flooding in 20 years leaves farmers struggling and fewer veggies at the market

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- In 1970s Boston, young hustlers made easy money selling smart term papers to college students

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Could patient portals be less baffling and more helpful? A cartoon explainer.

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PERSPECTIVE -- I'm a single mom. Here's why I can't wait to be an empty-nester.

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Aaron Rai finishes strong, pulls away from world-class field to win PGA Championship

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Here are seven contracts the Bruins could look to unload this offseason

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Lottie Woad wins Kroger Queen City Championship for second LPGA Tour title

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For Trump, soaring prices test voters' finances and patience

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To critics, Trump remarks reveal a billionaire out of touch

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7 Republicans voted to convict Trump. Most are no longer in office.

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Trump administration promotes program to check voter eligibility. Critics fear a midterm purge.

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A young socialist mayor in Seattle, Starbucks, and tension over soaking the rich

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Researchers stunned by a forgotten medieval book in Rome hiding the oldest English poem

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A piece of New England hotel history gets a multimillion-dollar makeover. Take a peek inside.

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Mural being painted in Nashua's Renaissance Park features nod to city's French-Canadian heritage

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In art history, 'nude' almost always meant nude women, painted by men. An MFA exhibit documents a contemporary rebuttal.

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Judith Barnard, of best-selling 'Judith Michael' fame, dies at 94

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The best local book events this week

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Author Ann Patchett urges a 'breath' for books as PEN gala raises $2M amid ban surge

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Koji Suzuki, sometimes called the Stephen King of Japan, dies at 68

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Between love and madness lies 'Obsession'

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Inside the 'Lincoln' symphony that Philip Glass pulled from Trump's Kennedy Center

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Chris Fleming, used to 'scheming in the shadows,' is adjusting to wild success in the spotlight

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Here's what the Supreme Court ruling on mailing mifepristone means for Massachusetts

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Peter G. Neumann, who warned of computer security risks, dies at 93

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