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Judge denies Matthew Farwell's request to toss evidence in case of Sandra Birchmore death -- Chief District Judge Denise J. Casper had previously rejected Matthew Farwell's requests to dismiss the indictment and relocate his trial to Rhode Island.

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French Open -- Alexander Zverev wins in four sets in French Open semifinals and will face Flavio Cobolli for elusive Grand Slam title

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R.I. judge blocks Trump administration's asylum freeze on 39 countries. Follow live updates.

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Mary Ann D'Urso - My life depends on a steel needle that's in short supply - I have insulin-dependent diabetes, and one of the most essential pieces of my care has become difficult to find.

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EDITORIAL -- If city councilors don't like Wu's $4.9b budget, they should amend it

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David Eckels Wade -- The Iran deal didn't fail — America abandoned it

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Flexing influence, Ayotte helps defeat two Republican bills

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Quotes about slavery, immigrants, and war memorials slated for removal from Bunker Hill historic site

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Paul Revere's desk is headed to the auction block. Here's how much it's expected to go for. The auction house expects to get bids between $20,000 and $30,000.

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ADRIAN WALKER - Meet Latoya Gayle, the woman who wants to unseat state Senator Nick Collins - Gayle is a newcomer to running for office in Boston. But she's not new to being a voice in the rooms where policy gets shaped.

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A new Boston-set dramedy is in the works starring Everett native Ellen Pompeo

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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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Ken Girardin -- The pipeline Cuomo killed still haunts New England

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- For women, Platner vs. Collins is a tough choice because of abortion rights

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Jake Wilson -- Somerville doesn't love that dirty water. But we need help paying to clean it up.

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Candidates for Norfolk DA calling on Morrissey to resign -- The demands come in the wake of bigoted text messages from a former state trooper and another officer that were revealed Thursday in a Karen Read lawsuit.

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RED SOX -- The Red Sox are in a very different place than when they last played the Yankees in New York

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POWER PLAY - On rent control, the real estate industry faces a big decision: Deal or no deal? A huge debate is roiling the industry over whether to accept a compromise proposal that would keep one of the nation's strictest rent control measures off the ballot this fall.

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What to know about the growing opposition to Trump family-linked resort in Albania -- Jared Kushner, the president's son-in-law, is facing growing resistance to his plans for a massive development project on the Adriatic coast.

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ICE will no longer report deaths of detainees who have recently been released from custody

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