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Motorcoach failed to slow for traffic in Virginia work zone before crash that killed 5 from Western Mass., NTSB says

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MBTA boss Philip Eng, accused of pulling employee's hair in 2024, says it was 'insensitive interaction'

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Could the postal center next to South Station move at last? The US postmaster may be open to it.

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'We are just beginning to scratch the surface': 15 people arrested in alleged $1.4 million benefit fraud scheme

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Baystate's CEO, who wrote book on how to fire employees, lays off workers at Greenfield hospital, union says

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Former Emmanuel College admissions director sentenced 12 years in prison for soliciting underage applicant for sex and cyberstalking

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Tan suits abound at Obama's presidential museum opening. You know the one.

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Israeli military says it struck southern Lebanon in intense fighting as US-Iran talks postponed

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Friday sees sunshine return in wake of severe weather, with dry air

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Pregnant woman searching for two people shoots hotel guest before taking her own life in Sturbridge, authorities say

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Boston and Scotland's bond will stretch beyond World Cup as Glasgow set to become our new 'sister city'

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World Cup fever hits Quincy, with watch party, family-friendly soccer events planned for weekend

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Starting Friday, Boston will open outdoor drinking zones during World Cup

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Week 1 review: The World Cup has delivered in a big way, and other takeaways

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Green water and peeling paint: We checked in on DC's troubled Reflecting Pool

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Eddie Andelman gave us sports talk radio gold with his no-holds-barred interview of Wade Boggs in 1989, and other thoughts

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CHAD FINN -- Less than halfway through the season and it's clear the Red Sox should raise the white flag on 2026

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Peter Abraham | Time to face facts: There's no hope for these Red Sox

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'A reminder of why this work matters.' AJ Dybantsa, top NBA draft pick, refects on lessons learned at Brockton Catholic school.

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Splurging on a lobster roll? These 7 spots are the best in the Boston area

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When you're feeling fancy, these 13 restaurants around Boston are worth the splurge

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A roller skating rink, a wildlife preserve, and nine other fun places to take your kids this summer

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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Ideas | Elizabeth McKenna - Protest doesn't scare the Trump administration. Organizing does. More than 100 federal agents descended on an Ohio group that does democracy's slowest, most patient work. The target was not an accident.

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EDITORIAL -- Make sure a high school diploma means something

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Kenneth L. Marcus -- Williams College prided itself on residential life — until an Orthodox student arrived

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Alex Beam -- Becoming my parents? I should be so lucky.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The Second Amendment is for potheads, too

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Brookline's rainbow turkey may miss some of Pride Month for damage repairs

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The Democrats vying for Seth Moulton's House seat debated. Here's what to know from the six-way matchup.

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Harvard Kennedy School won't remove name of former Jeffrey Epstein associate Les Wexner from campus building

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John Reinstein, ACLU attorney who expanded abortion protections and other civil rights, dies at 83

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New body-cam video shows R.I police officer using Taser on a handcuffed suspect

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Man, 86, attacked by three dogs in Dedham; police seek public's help to identify owners

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He's worked concessions at Fenway Park for 50 years. He showed us what it takes. Peter Dankens, a 64-year-old who sells beer in the concourse behind first base, has been at the ballpark since 1976 — and he's in good company.

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No more breakouts? A new acne vaccine could hold the key. -- At least two companies in the United States, both with Massachusetts ties, are developing first-of-their-kind shots that target the bacteria associated with breakouts.

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A former Celtics player's Brookline mansion is on the market for $15m. See inside. -- The house is 33 Sears Road in Brookline belongs to Golden State Warrior Al Horford.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - MIT trained them. San Francisco just made them fabulously rich. Cursor's four cofounders launched the AI coding startup while still going to school in Cambridge. Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday agreed to buy their San Francisco-based company for $60 billion.

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Get to know four artists opening for legacy acts this summer

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Woody, Buzz, and Jessie discover the evils of tech in 'Toy Story 5′

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You can't actually eat at the 'Widow's Bay' restaurant. But these North Shore joints come close.

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Jane Lynch and Megan Hilty added to Boston Pops July 4 show

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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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EDITORIAL -- Small development, big problems in Boston's housing pipeline

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- More than a decade after their murders, the Charleston Nine remain an example of Christian compassion and inclusion

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Laura Goldstein -- Before it's too late, let my husband choose how his story ends

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

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Money, Power, Inequality - Slavery was over. Then white Bostonians ambushed a Black celebration of freedom. In 1817, one of the earliest celebrations of the abolition of slavery turned violent, as a white mob chased Black celebrants out of Boston Common.

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Less than 10,000 N.H. residents without power following severe storms -- Officials urged residents to take safety precautions and call utility providers every 24 hours until power is restored.

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Mexico 1, South Korea 0 -- Mexico becomes the first country to reach knockout stage of the World Cup after beating South Korea

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FRANK DELL'APA | ON SOCCER -- Morocco has a plan 'to play the final,' but first has to overcome Scotland's physicality

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A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy -- Supporters and opponents alike view the effort as a major litmus test for tapping the AI-powered software on a US public transportation system.

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FDA advisory panel endorses Moderna mRNA flu vaccine that was subject of controversy

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Stocks rise on Wall Street, erasing much of their loss from a day earlier

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Maine's Wabanaki Nations want sovereignty. They got iGaming instead.

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LOVE LETTERS -- My roommate's 'situationship' is making things awkward

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THE BIG DAY -- 'In my head I knew I wasn't going anywhere'

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Wyndham Clark seizes on changing nature of Shinnecock to lead US Open after windy first round

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Christian Pulisic trains separately for fourth straight day, could miss US World Cup game against Australia

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Bernie Sanders pitches $1,000 annual payout from public ownership of AI

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Massachusetts taking its (tax) cut from World Cup performers

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The discount for student loan payers who enroll in autopay just went up

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Trump approval on Iran low even as tentative deal to end fighting emerged, new poll finds

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Vance's push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump as weekend negotiations are put on hold

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Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity crowd

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Mass. reports 66 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 deaths in a week. See the latest data.

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18-year-old dies in fall from horse carriage in Central Park

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About 300 children and teachers evacuated or rescued after fire breaks out at a Tokyo school

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Labour's Andy Burnham wins a special election, setting up a showdown with Starmer to lead Britain

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Ukraine bombards Moscow with one of biggest drone attacks of war

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Who's actually running that robot?

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The horseshoe crab has protected our health for decades. Now it's time to return the favor.

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Their fervor for the World Cup runneth low

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My father's second death

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Sharing emotions. Embracing vulnerability. This DCF program helps dads heal their inner child.

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How do I kick him out?

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In elaborate joke, Governor Healey appears to legalize Scotland's national dish in Mass.

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Will New England ever have a Waffle House?

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Explore these Pacific Northwest hotspots during the World Cup

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United changes passenger's flight but no notification is received

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Car-free and carefree: Five New England summer excursions without filling the tank

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Obama Center's opening draws former presidents, music legends and A-list celebrities

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Massachusetts museums use AI to bring history to life

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Patricia Park performed standup comedy to research her latest YA novel

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Local bestsellers for the week ended June 14

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JD Vance has a new memoir out. Some Boston booksellers hope customers will buy a different book — with the same name.

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What to watch this weekend: 'Project Hail Mary,' plus more movies and TV shows to stream

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Love is love — and also death — in 'Leviticus'

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Sex, drugs and cyberstalking: On TV, the kids are definitely not all right

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Colin Farrell and 'Sugar' are back for a second season, the big secret out of the bag

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State Senator invokes Noah Kahan in push for ticket pricing overhaul

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Over 250 pieces of Smiths memorabilia coming to Worcester for the 40th anniversary of 'The Queen Is Dead'

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Why are there so many Ionesco productions in Boston these days?

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At Gloucester Stage, 'Bad Books' makes a case for 'shelf'-defense

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For Black puppeteers, the hardest part wasn't the craft, it was finding each other

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Massachusetts Senate passes bill to overhaul primary care

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The Major Oak, ancient tree of Robin Hood legend, has died

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Carlo Ginzburg, who told the history of the obscure, dies at 87

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