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US, Israel, and Iran agree to a two-week cease-fire. Follow live updates.

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How Trump went from threatening Iran's annihilation to agreeing to a two-week cease-fire with Tehran

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Trump-endorsed Republican Clay Fuller wins Marjorie Taylor Greene's former House seat in Georgia

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Eight states, three time zones, and a ton of history: Take a trip down Route 66 as it turns 100

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Six tips for getting the most out of a public university education in Massachusetts

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Starting Point -- Artemis sets an example

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See the stunning photos of the moon and Earth captured by Artemis II astronauts

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Tara Sullivan -- The story of Matt Parziale's Masters practice round with Rory McIlroy endures eight years later, and other thoughts

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Massachusetts high court to hear arguments in White Stadium case, critics' bid to block the $325 million project

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'Pets shouldn't be a privilege.' As cost of living rises, demand grows for pet food pantries.

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Customs officers improperly canceled visa of Harvard scientist from Russia charged with smuggling frog embryos

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'At no point was Farwell seriously considered as a suspect' US says of initial probe in Birchmore death

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In homeless shelter case, court rules in favor of Somerville church, against neighbors

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Lindsay Clancy willing to confess to killing her three children if judge splits trial

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Irish contractor who swindled thousands from homeowners says he's 'truly sorry' as judge hands him over 4-year sentence

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Home and office routers across US were targets of Russian hackers, Boston FBI office says

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Police seize five guns from Swansea home after second grader reportedly brought handgun to school, officials say

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Sunshine returns, but cold air will greet us in the morning

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Patriots mailbag -- Patriots mailbag: Will Drake Maye's shoulder really be OK heading into this season?

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GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL -- Celtics star Jayson Tatum not thrilled to be returning to Madison Square Garden, site of his Achilles injury

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Jaylen Brown, Celtics close in on Eastern Conference's No. 2 seed with home win vs. Hornets

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Shira Schoenberg - Why don't Newton's most disabled schoolchildren have an accessible playground? Parents organize to seek accessibility renovations.

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EDITORIAL -- A decade after legalization, pot regulations need reform

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Andrea Silbert -- What my son's college choice says about Jewish students today

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IDEAS| Lilia Iapparova -- Russia's desperate commanders resort to humiliating their soldiers

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LETTERS -- There's no likening Gardner Museum's renewal to BSO's shake-up

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HURRICANES 6. BRUINS 5 (OT) Morgan Geekie snaps out of scoring slump with hat trick, but Bruins lose fourth straight, in overtime to the Hurricanes

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Harvard faculty and students hold silent protest over alleged anti-Arab and anti-Muslim discrimination by the university

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Former Sudbury executive ordered to pay $2.8 million for yearslong tax scheme, officials say

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She posed as a nurse and pocketed $900,000. Now a spa owner has pleaded guilty to smuggling counterfeit Botox.

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UMass Chan Medical School names new chancellor

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Man charged with killing 13-year-old boy in Mattapan engaged in misbehavior toward staffer in jail, officials say

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - The fate of a $125 million Tremont Street building hinges on one question: What was Rosalie Stahl thinking? The years-long probate fight over the downtown building has pitted Suffolk University against the estate of one of its wealthiest donors. There's no end in sight.

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Once a seasonal afterthought, the South Shore has quietly become one of Boston's most vibrant live music scenes -- Venues likes the Fallout Shelter, Soundcheck Studios, and the C Note are bringing musicians (and their fans) to the region long after the summer tourists have left.

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'I am deeply sorry': BU president pauses Pride flag removals following backlash -- BU has been under fire in recent weeks over its enforcement of a signage policy that some professors say was meant to keep the spotlight off of the university as the Trump administration pursues anti-LGBTQ+ policies.

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'Everyone is sniffling.' How to tell if it's a cold, COVID, or allergies. -- Doctors said mucus color can offer clues.

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

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Louis C.K.'s Netflix return is a perfect fit for these shameless times

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Christina Applegate is 'an honesty missile,' talking abuse, anorexia, cancer, and MS in new memoir

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The Boston-based dark comedy 'The Drama' stars Zendaya and Robert Pattinson. Our critic gave it zero stars.

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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 -- After BPD shooting in Roxbury, questions swirl about body cam video

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Put Blue Hill Ave. bus lanes to a vote

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- The crime wave the government keeps ignoring

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Anne Hawley -- Gardner Museum's renewal offers lessons for BSO

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

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COMMENTARY | Jennifer Boylan and Dawn Euer -- When home insurance companies profit off pollution, Rhode Islanders are the ones who pay -- The Rhode Island Insurance Market Protection Act would prevent insurance companies from investing in new fossil fuel projects, write two R.I. state legislators.

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COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN -- If it's 'Justice Joe,' Rhode Island deserves to know -- There is little doubt that if Shekarchi applies for the state Supreme Court seat left vacant by the retirement of Justice Maureen McKenna Goldberg, he will be Governor McKee's pick for the job. He has friends in all the right places to make confirmation as smooth as possible.

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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL NOTEBOOK -- Greater New Bedford softball discovered a pitching gem last year. What can the Bears do for an encore?

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HIGH SCHOOL SOFTBALL -- Eastern Mass. softball: Players of the Week for March 31-April 6

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Shirley Leung - 'They should have known. It's their job.' In Croft School collapse, the board has some explaining to do. The four people charged with overseeing the private elementary school with campuses in Boston and Providence claim they, too, were blindsided by its stunning implosion.

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TALKING POINTS -- Anthropic claims its new AI model, Mythos, is a cybersecurity 'reckoning'

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Kalshi win in New Jersey hailed as big victory over states

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THE BIG DAY -- Building skills for a happy relationship was part of their courtship

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KARA BASKIN -- Youth sports were good for kids. Then came the private club teams.

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SPRING TRAVEL -- Martha's Vineyard and Newport are wallet-busters in summer. Try shoulder season.

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Globe softball poll: Three new teams join the mix

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Red Sox' Garrett Crochet wins pitching duel with the Brewers' Jacob Misiorowski

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A surprise financial lifeline gives Villa Mexico Cafe in Boston a new future

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How accurate are Google's AI Overviews?

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Judge refuses to block sending abortion pill by mail for now, but says FDA must finish review

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US, Israel, and Iran agree to a two-week cease-fire as Trump pulls back on his threats

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Trial to begin in lawsuit over fatal Los Angeles police shooting of 14-year-old girl in 2021

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Rex Heuermann to plead guilty in the Gilgo Beach killings, ending long search for a serial killer

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American journalist kidnapped in Iraq is freed

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In Brazil's capital, Indigenous leaders rally as land disputes and mining pressures grow

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Can a renovation breathe new life into Paris' home for the dead?

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Food is a strategic frontier – and China knows it

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May I have a word: Battening down the hatches and other things you never actually do

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The ubiquitous — and iniquitous — President Trump

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You may need a family code word now.

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Tess McCracken announces breakup with Worcester Olympian Stephen Nedoroscik

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Flavor Flav throws out first pitch at Fenway, sits courtside for Celtics game in Boston

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How RFK Jr. changed my mind about Dunkin'

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Restaurant group behind Seaport's Committee sues former manager, claiming more than $1 million in corporate theft

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Spring break bills skyrocket for wealthy Americans vacationing at the beach

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Saunas are becoming the new social hot spot

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How many ways can you make a Bloody Mary?

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A controversial mural depicting a slain Ukrainian refugee is now on a Lebanese restaurant in Providence's Federal Hill

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Golden statues of himself, a 747 inside: Trump's presidential library rendering is unsurprising — and unlikely to become reality

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'How did I know my work was special?'

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Adriana E. Ramírez chronicles Colombia's history by mining her own family's

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On TV and the stage, fictional authors are creator stand-ins, and so much more

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Maria Semple's latest novel is a page-turner about philosophy, covens, and other middle-age temptations

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What's 'Normal' for Bob Odenkirk? Constantly trying new projects, the actor says.

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In 'Nothing to See Here: Watts,' those affected by gang violence filmed their own documentary

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Fenway Park to host 'Real Housewives of Rhode Island' cast at Red Sox 'Bravo Night'

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Dark Australian comedy 'Deadloch' returns for season 2, as funny as ever

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How Jessye DeSilva's mid-life return to songwriting yielded an album of queer joy anthems

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Former Migos rapper Offset is stable after being shot outside a Florida casino, spokesperson says

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BSO announces Andris Nelsons' final Symphony Hall season

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A muddled script and reliance on cliches sinks 'The Outsiders'

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To be or not to be Hamlet?

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Lyric Stage's 'Angry, Raucous, and Shamelessly Gorgeous' offers too much telling, and not enough showing

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Menopause products are having a hot minute. But doctors urge women to be wary of the marketing surge.

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José Almeida tapped to be Hologic's new CEO

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Dick Farley, Hall of Fame football coach and shaper of young lives at Williams College, dies at 79

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Ann Carter, communications adviser to the Boston Archdiocese and Vatican, has died

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Pedro Friedeberg, whose hand chair drew outsize attention, dies at 90

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