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Analysis | James Pindell -- In Texas, Trump made one of the dumbest political decisions of his presidencies

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Man, 58, who died in vehicle crash into Hanson home identified -- Brian Crowley was driving a pickup truck that plowed into the home around 6:20 p.m.

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Chelmsford Select Board approves paid leave for injured firefighter Nick Spinale -- The town has agreed to cover Spinale while Healey's new legislation makes its way through the House and Senate.

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So what's behind this unusually hot May weather?

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The worst climate future is less likely, but the best one is slipping away, scientists say

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San Diego mosque shooters met online and left writings expressing hate, FBI says

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These luxuriously creamy chocolates are studded with adventurous flavors

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Massachusetts finally banned broker fees. Why are renters still stuck paying them?

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'Don't forget who runs this town': Tensions mount in Sudbury schools over LGBTQ+ policy and effort to oust School Committee

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Five takeaways from Graham Platner's New York Times interview

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- She hated her fifth-grade teacher. Decades later, an unexpected reunion unfolded at the edge of life and death.

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Rhode Islanders and 'Real Housewives' are obsessed with this snack. So why hasn't anyone in Mass. heard of it?

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Boston shatters record highs, hitting 97 degrees on Tuesday, for the hottest spring day in over a century

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Supreme Judicial Court rules that victims of sexual harassment can sue individuals in academia

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Puppy rescued after being left alone in 100-degree car at Dedham shopping center

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Cape Cod judge charged with domestic assault told accuser he was 'untouchable,' court papers show

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The MBTA told Boston officials it wants to close a major street for World Cup traffic. The city is fighting back.

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In a rare rebuke, Governor Healey's latest Parole Board pick faces uphill battle

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O'Brien officially out as Healey appoints new Cannabis Control Commission members

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'She radiated joy and light': Funeral to be held Thursday for woman killed in boat crash at Logan Airport pier

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More than 17,000 under evacuation orders as Southern California wildfire threatens homes

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Tell us your World Cup volunteer experience

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'There must be free beer': Lines stretch down the block at Boston's outdoor bars and breweries

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Condo in Connecticut's 'spaceship' building lists for $779,000. See inside.

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Bill Cassidy traded his conscience for capitulation to Trump. He still lost. Cassidy learned what other Republicans have found when they thwarted Trump's fragile ego — he will stop at nothing to destroy them politically.

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Myriam Michel -- Boston wants an inclusive World Cup, but time is running out

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Questions after a tragedy at Davis

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Massachusetts primaries are broken. Here's how to fix them.

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EDITORIAL -- Time for DiZoglio, Campbell to move on from audit fight

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American man tests positive for Ebola amid outbreak, officials say

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Northeastern professor among those whose quotes were misattributed, fabricated by AI in book outlining its effects

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Owners of Algonquin gas pipeline, Everett LNG terminal seek more utility contracts

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Maine, federal officials to provide update on deadly mill explosion that killed firefighter

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Eight hurt in two-vehicle collision in Randolph, police say

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A candidate with no hand and the senator who doesn't look like the senator: AI seeps into state House campaign materials

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Trump-approved 'Freedom Trucks' are doing an American history roadshow. We took a tour of one. Although the trucks themselves lack overt political messaging, the organization that curated the exhibit, PragerU, has deep roots in the conservative education ecosystem.

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Across Massachusetts, residents are pushing back against their new neighbors: data centers -- Plans to build or expand data centers are coming under fire from local governments and grassroots activists around the state.

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They're both Marines, 40-somethings, and waging generational fights. So why aren't Seth Moulton and Graham Platner allies? -- Representative Seth Moulton has backed service members across the country for years, including as he mounts a Senate bid in Massachusetts. But there's one glaring exception to his endorsement list — Graham Platner, the veteran also running for Senate in Maine.

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BETH TEITELL - In the Seaport, where the babies have good hair and the dogs have veneers, the socializing has gotten competitive - How many boozy adult playgrounds can one neighborhood take?

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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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Khameer Kidia -- What RFK Jr. gets right – and wrong – about mental health

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

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

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

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College basketball -- LSU men's basketball tests college eligibility limits by reportedly signing two with Celtics ties -- Yam Madar and RJ Luis Jr. will likely face legal hurdles in choosing to play in college.

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Tennis -- Carlos Alcaraz pulls out of Wimbledon because of wrist injury -- Alcaraz is a two-time Wimbledon champion, first winning in 2023 and again the following year.

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PWHL -- PWHL chooses San Jose, adding a fourth expansion team and growing to 12 overall

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Red Sox at Royals | 7:40 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 48: Red Sox at Royals lineups and notes

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STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM -- Photo gallery: High school students deserving of their flowers

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NFL - NFL taking 2030 Super Bowl to Nashville and Titans' new enclosed stadium - It will be the first Super Bowl held in the Music City.

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After UPS plane crash, 10 similar flaws were recorded. NTSB says no one raised an alarm.

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Abortion pill lawsuit leaves Trump silent, and in a political bind

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CONNECTIONS -- I first scaled Mount Washington in 1954 at age 4. I kept going back.

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

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We talked a lot about her dog, Clementine, a sheepadoodle'

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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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Maps show where late-day thunderstorms are expected after a record-setting hot Tuesday

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Here's why the Celtics should trade Jaylen Brown for Giannis Antetokounmpo

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NBA's proposal to reform the draft lottery in an effort to combat teams tanking should be swatted, Wemby-style

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Schedule makers didn't do Sun any favors with an early double dose of A'ja Wilson, Aces

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How Boston's World Cup organizers blew a sponsorship deal with Airbnb

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Pennsylvania Democrats hope to flip Republican-held seats once they settle toss-up primaries

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US government will permanently drop tax claims connected to Trump's tax returns. Follow live updates.

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US Justice Department sues Connecticut over law banning masks, requiring ID for ICE

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Lawyers for the man accused of killing Charlie Kirk ask to seal evidence and parts of a key hearing

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WHO chief concerned over 'scale and speed' of Ebola outbreak as Congo reports 134 dead

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Trump says he authorized new strikes on Iran, but has decided to hold off

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Can Seth Moulton convince voters it's time to thank Ed Markey for his service and elect him instead?

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In Chelsea, a budget crunch prompts leaders to consider a third rail: loosening inclusionary development rules

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The NBA is in crisis

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A mop, a broom, and a calmer mind. Why some find mental health benefits in everyday tasks.

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Would you pick lint off someone else's sweater?

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Protein maxxing? Try this bag of chips.

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Beginning in June, Logan passengers can check bags and go through TSA screening remotely

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JetBlue to pull out of N.H.'s largest airport amid 'capacity crisis,' officials say

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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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Unearthly light: Abstraction Expressionism's Gloucester connection

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The quiet man whose comic strips spoke to and for a generation

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Jill Lepore adds a Pulitzer to her laurels, but she's nowhere near ready to rest

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

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The Mandalorian, Grogu ... and Martin Scorsese?

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'The Sheep Detectives' is a lamb good movie

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

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PBS gears up for the 250th with a rebroadcast of 'The American Revolution'

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New PBS documentary captures 'Rebel' W.E.B. Du Bois in all his complexity

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This week's TV: A Wanda Sykes comedy special, Tatiana Maslany in 'Maximum Pleasure Guaranteed,' and more

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When is an orchestra not an orchestra? By any label, Handel and Haydn's ensemble shined at Old South Church.

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Felicity Lott, elegant soprano in opera and song, dies at 79

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Guitar gurus Joe Satriani and Steve Vai unite as the SATCHVAI Band

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A gripping update to Greek tragedy in Huntington's 'Oedipus El Rey'

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

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Drug companies spurned by Supreme Court on price negotiation law

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

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Blue Cross, Point32Health insurers rebound after years of GLP-1 drug-related losses

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Mark Fuhrman, former LA police detective convicted of lying during testimony at OJ Simpson murder trial, has died

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Edmund Phelps, who upended the way we view inflation, dies at 92

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