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'Tell us where to look,' Savannah Guthrie pleads 6 months into search

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Lindsay Clancy trial begins with former husband testifying emotionally about three children

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Ex-husband testifies about weeks before children's deaths, her medications, and her 'instrusive thoughts.' See a recap.

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BSO's Chad Smith withdraws from 'future of orchestras' talk at Tanglewood

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY -- Talking hitting, the Red Sox, and more with baseball royalty at another glimmering Hall of Fame induction weekend

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Ogunquit vs. lawn roosters: How a zoning issue became a viral autism campaign

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AS I SEE IT -- Casting a designer's eye on Boston City Hall Plaza

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HOME OF THE WEEK -- Twin cottages on Nantucket are being sold together for $2.5m

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School bus company colluded with competitor to raise prices in three communities, lawsuit says

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R.I. fugitive who spent decades on the run makes first court appearance since he was captured aboard his sailboat

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Dorchester driver charged with murder after allegedly running down scooter rider, police say

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Report finds missteps in Nantucket hate crime investigation

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Mass. utilities are raising rates in August. See if you're affected.

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Union researchers and teachers at Harvard authorize strike amid stalled contract negotiations

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'Music has always known when to arrive.' Facing Parkinson's and skin cancer, Carly Simon finds solace in song.

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Harry Hare's, a British-inspired alehouse, will take over historic Beacon Hill Pub space

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IDEAS | MARK LAMSTER - How to fix Faneuil Hall - There is an obvious way to revive Boston's "festival marketplace."

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EDITORIAL -- Massachusetts should let cities and towns decide their own liquor licenses

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Auchincloss was quick to break with Platner — but slower to break with Israel

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Carlos Maldonado -- When a life sentence is a death sentence

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IDEAS | Abdallah Fayyad -- Susan Collins is still in trouble

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Former tech-group leader Tom Hopcroft drops state Senate bid

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Why elephants are coming to Boston

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Judge will let former R.I. House speaker seek state Supreme Court seat

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Hiker dies after medical emergency in White Mountains

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Belmont teacher arrested on child pornography charge says he never took pictures of kids in his care, prosecutor says

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Just feeding, or maybe a bit of fun? Killer whale seen smashing into captive sunfish on video

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ICE agent in fatal Maine shooting should not have passed vetting if allegations of violent behavior are true, Homan says - Two ex-wives of an ICE agent involved in this month's fatal shooting of a Colombian immigrant in Maine have accused the agent of violent and threatening behavior.

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Stoughton police chief sues town in fight over job -- A lawsuit filed by Stoughton Police Chief Donna McNamara in Norfolk Superior Court includes an emergency request that a judge order the town to allow her to return to work.

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Massachusetts' southeastern corner is turning into a Republican 'hotbed' -- Situated astride two reddening counties, southeastern Massachusetts is slowly transforming into fertile political ground for Republicans.

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Globe readers: What do you think is wrong with audiences these days?

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Your guide to discovering down-bill acts at the Newport Jazz Festival

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Jimothy the raccoon is just the latest attraction in the year of the internet animal star

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We talked with Matt Damon about his intense 'The Odyssey' experience and why Boston will always feel like home

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing 'the crazy card.' -- Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should.

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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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The End of Normalcy -- 'I hope they blow your head off': Violent threats pour into congressional offices, and it's getting worse -- The Globe asked the offices of New England lawmakers for examples of the threats they've received. The response was chilling.

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Avenue of Broken Trust -- 'Why aren't they listening?': For many Black residents, this Blue Hill Avenue transit plan repeats old problems -- Many people living near Blue Hill Avenue are deeply opposed to the bus lane proposal, a skepticism wrought by decades of broken promises.

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Desmond Ang -- When authority figures kill, communities change forever

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Karen Stabiner -- The strange comfort of digital nagging

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IDEAS | Yifan Xu Miller -- Who's actually running that robot?

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Boston Councilor Henry Santana discharged from hospital after 11 days -- The councilor-at-large said he will continue his recovery at home.

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BOLD TYPES -- Boston Legacy FC scores with trip to the State House -- With team officials looking on, lawmakers advance funding for Boston Legacy practice facility in Brockton.

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Bruins -- Bruins name Trent Whitfield coach of the franchise's AHL affiliate in Providence -- Whitfield, 49, a 1996 Bruins draft pick, replaces Ryan Mougenel, who recently was hired as an assistant coach by the Vancouver Canucks.

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College Football -- North Carolina places football GM Michael Lombardi on paid administrative leave -- Under the watch of Bill Belichick and Lombardi, the Tar Heels went 4-8 last season.

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Patriots linebacker Bradyn Swinson is hungry, so much so that he even cut out his favorite snacks

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Will Zellers could add to the Bruins' 2025 trade deadline haul

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Bruins coach Marco Sturm earns a German honor

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Silicon Valley splits over closing the borders to Chinese AI -- SAN FRANCISCO -- For years, a philosophical divide over how artificial intelligence software should be created has split Silicon Valley technologists.

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Weill Cornell Medicine agrees to increase sexual abuse prevention in deal to end criminal investigation -- The prestigious New York City medical institution agreed to boost its sexual abuse prevention program after one of its star doctors was convicted of abusing patients.

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Talking Points: Uber rivals try to cut in; Microsoft AI security tool unveiled; China chipmaker's shares rise on first day

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BOLD TYPES -- With help from Ron Shaich, DuPlessie aims to level up Level99

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SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT -- 'Just wanted a good paying job': How the operators of Southie's huge cranes help power New England's economy

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EXCERPT -- 'The Hours' author Michael Cunningham on finding the love of his life

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'She started asking ... about cancer risk factors when she learned I was in oncology'

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PERSPECTIVE -- Glancing out my yurt window at rain-soaked tents, I wondered: Was I actually camping?

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Soaking rain and flood risk are in forecast for parts of Mass. and R.I. with approaching storm

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Belmont Middle School teacher arrested on child pornography charges

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A.J. Brown 'really comfortable' with a new playbook and new teammates, and other observations at Patriots training camp

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This time is different for Chad Tracy, and other Red Sox observations

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Chiefs assistant Eric Bieniemy's son charged in shooting of his mother in Virginia, authorities say

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Tariffs: the war Trump might actually win

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Trump defends his economic policies in Michigan, where new Canadian tariffs may sting

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Timeline: Lindsay Clancy was prescribed 13 different medications for symptoms including depression and psychosis

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Trump administration urges Supreme Court to allow order targeting mail-in voting before midterms

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Federal judge dismisses a lawsuit over makeup of Trump's Religious Liberty Commission

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Trump demands Senate cancel August break until it passes voting bill

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Secret Service agent and two others charged in near-fatal fraternity hazing

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Police arrest a 15-year-old after a festival shooting that killed 3 near Seattle's Space Needle

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Zelenskyy and Britain's new leader discuss drone projects and missile defense for Kyiv

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Merz criticizes terrorism laws after deadly Berlin Pride attack

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Ukraine's attacks on Crimea leave whole towns without power or water

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We have the tools: Political courage is needed to tackle Boston's traffic nightmare.

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I had a front-row seat to the emergence of the Tech Right. It wasn't pretty.

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The death of Nolan Wells and the restless ghosts of Mississippi

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Ogunquit vs. lawn roosters: How a zoning issue became a viral autism campaign

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Can I tell my work crush to dump his girlfriend?

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It's not a French croissant. It's a French-Asian croissant.

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Recipe: Ripe, local peaches become extraordinary if you roast them with a pat of butter and brown sugar

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Are you a loner? An active family? These are our favorite camping spots in New England, depending on what you like.

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Ready to go glam, camper-style? Here's what's new on the glamping scene.

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Hipcamp, the Airbnb of camping, might be the outdoor travel industry's best-kept secret

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An artist's 'Scroll of Justice' — decades in the making — chronicles America's unraveling

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Looking for a missing parent – and finding him

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Louvre reopens Apollo Gallery after a brazen heist, but no jewels are on display

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Richard Pryor's daughter takes a scholarly and personal lens to a notorious word

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The best local book events, July 26-Aug. 1

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Peter H. Reynolds has always dreamed big, and he hopes you will, too

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The Hollywood Reporter ranks Emerson College as one of the country's top five film schools

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The politics of playing chess in movies

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How's Christopher Nolan's adaptation of the 'The Odyssey'? We asked classics scholars.

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Four TV shows premiering this week you should know about

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On the big screen, movies have rarely been too kind to their little TV sibling

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Photos: The Newport Folk Festival returns to Fort Adams State Park

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A luminous Karen Allen and deft cast make for a poignant 'Lovesong' with Berkshire Theatre Group

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Ron Funches on his 'Traitors' stint and speaking up about his autism diagnosis

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In 'A New Era,' a lively look back at Boston's Black suffragist past

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Universities are out, AI is in under new Trump plan for science funding

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'It was one of the worst days of our lives.' But that story could change abortion law in Massachusetts.

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Gunther von Hagens, the German anatomist behind the 'Body Worlds' exhibition, dies at 81

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Paul Andrews, founder of the Woodstock of UFOs, dies at 77

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Ida Schmertz, who studied women in politics, dies at 91

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