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SPAIN 1, ARGENTINA 0 (AET) -- Spain wins second World Cup by beating 10-man Argentina on Ferran Torres's goal in extra time

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Thousands of Boston fans erupt in celebration as Spain beats Argentina in World Cup final

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'We are not criminals.' In shaken Biddeford, a mix of grief, horror, and defiance

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Federal agents were told FBI will no longer investigate ICE confrontations

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Sonny Gray didn't have his best Sunday, but he battled to be a part of another Red Sox victory

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'Roxbury is love': Unity Parade celebrates neighborhood pride, community leaders

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Troy Jackson dominates Maine Democratic caucuses, emerges as frontrunner to face Susan Collins

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Insanity defense will be in focus when Lindsay Clancy's murder trial begins

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What is lipedema, and why are celebrities like Doja Cat talking about it?

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Driver accused of OUI after striking family of four on sidewalk in Lincoln, Maine

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US strikes Iran after troop deaths as Israel warns Tehran's attacks are coming close

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Roxbury library branch renamed in honor of Boston's first black woman TV reporter

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'The Odyssey' opens big at the box office, powered by its director

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Rodent infestation temporarily closes South Station Starbucks

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER -- These New England cities and towns are among the most overrun tourist destinations in the US

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Boston-area beaches among safest for swimming in the US. Can the improved water quality last?

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IDEAS | ANNA KUSMER - On this 250th anniversary of America, how should a liberal feel about her country? My quest to reclaim patriotism.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The World Cup finally made me a soccer fan

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IDEAS | Saima May Sidik -- The world needs more fresh water. Why isn't desalination the answer?

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EDITORIAL -- A note to the future leaders of the Commonwealth: Host the World Cup again in 2058

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- Primary care reform can't come at the expense of safety net hospitals

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Misery in the epicenter of cyclospora: 'A baseball bat to your abdomen'

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One of Boston's most notorious landlords purchased their building. What happens now?

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In sign of the times, brand-new office building in Cambridge sells for $1

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Boston police investigating dead body found near Mattapan home owned by Pressley's husband

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Madison Square Garden sues Wired magazine over LGBTQ+ tracking report

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In Arizona, upcoming primary election is a test for competing visions of Republican Party

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'We just want to see change': Wu must act on vow to make streets safer following city planner's death, advocates say - City officials will also conduct an analysis of the street design where Louisa Gag was killed alongside the police investigation.

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An ousted maestro, an angry orchestra, an uncertain financial future. The BSO faces the music. The fight over the future of a preeminent orchestra is not going well.

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GARDENING | DAVE EPSTEIN -- Hydrangea season is here, and this summer's blooms are bursting with color -- When it comes to these quintessential New England treasures, it's a whole summer of different blooms, different varieties.

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WHAT SHE'S HAVING -- Four Boston-area restaurants where the food is worth the trip and the people-watching is priceless -- Sit alone. Talk to a stranger. Roll the dice.

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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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'Obsession,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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Apple TV's 'Lucky' is a bloody good crime thriller thick with family affairs

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Claire Vaye Watkins somehow makes environmental tension and midlife stress hopeful in 'Yellow Pine'

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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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WORLD CUP -- Eight World Cup teams are coming to Boston. Here's a look at their playing style and their predicted finish. -- Some of the world's best — Kylian Mbappé, Harry Kane, and Erling Haaland — will play at Gillette Stadium. Learn about each team's local connections, how they got here, and more.

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Byron Williams -- The promise and paradox of the Declaration of Independence

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EDITORIAL -- AI poses real dangers. Massachusetts needs strong safety guardrails now.

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- I'm a birthright citizen

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James Aloisi -- 'The time has come': Blue Hill Avenue deserves proposed bus transit upgrades

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IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG -- Sorry, we just can't cover those effective drugs

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

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Behind a red front door, Mass. opens a new path to reentry for incarcerated women -- At the Reintegration House at MCI-Framingham, a home-like minimum-security residence, women nearing release will receive education, employment, and reentry support before returning to the community.

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Wayland fails to convince judge to dismiss racial discrimination case by former superintendent Omar Easy -- The former Wayland superintendent is seeking $5 million in damages.

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LIVE UPDATES -- Spain defeats Argentina, 1-0, to win the World Cup. See how the game unfolded. -- Spain won its second World Cup and first since 2010.

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154th BRITISH OPEN NOTEBOOK -- Rory McIlroy has another Masters and little else at the rest of the majors

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Red Sox notebook -- Roman Anthony, not close to returning, can only watch his resurgent teammates from a distance

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CYCLING -- Remco Evenepoel wins Tour de France's 15th stage, while Jonas Vingegaard crashes out of race

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Men in shorts are shaking up Japan's buttoned-down offices -- TOKYO — For more than three decades, Noboru Watanabe wore the uniform of the Japanese salaryman: trousers, a starched shirt, a jacket, and a necktie.

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Your Home | Small Spaces -- A Vermont couple builds an 800-square-foot home on a budget

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PERSPECTIVE -- My mom stepped up to care for my grandma. If I need to, I'll do the same.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'I noticed he had a cool ring and the infamous World Cup bracelet'

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CONNECTIONS -- When a comic book hero retires in Waltham

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Lots of beautiful sunshine continues on Monday, but the rain also returns this week

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'Simple but incredibly meaningful': Mass. Senate wants to allow for more duplexes in bid to ease housing crunch

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From first-timers to veteran swimmers, hundreds take rare dip in Charles River

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Ryan Fox wins the British Open with birdie on the final hole

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Sunny days continue as Red Sox complete four-game sweep of East-leading Rays, run historic win streak to 13

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Game 98: Will Red Sox make it 13 straight? Lineups and preview for series finale vs. Rays.

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US military launches new airstrikes to 'swiftly punish' Iran for deaths of US troops

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Healey's housing secretary tells business leaders to keep pushing for more housing

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Taylor Farms to remove some products after link to Cyclospora cases

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Federal agents were told FBI will no longer investigate ICE confrontations

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Trump blasts 'sanctuary' states, but many still aid deportations

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Failed immigration cases leave Chicago prosecutor's office reeling

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DHS won't name agents who kill. Local police agencies are more open.

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Nigerian children pay the price for the Iran war as malnutrition and poverty surge

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Rescuers in Indonesia find mother and son survivors from sunken passenger boat

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Air conditioning a warming world

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The tall ships put the city on display

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Por qué muchos latinos no están con Argentina

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I won't have sex before marriage. How do I know if we're compatible?

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Sun's out, bumps out

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Ava DuVernay's '14th' documentary on Trump-contested birthright amendment

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A local politician opens the restaurant of her dreams

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An early look at Aldeia Coffeehouse, a Portuguese-inspired café in Barrington, R.I.

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This might be Boston's most luxurious omakase

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How to protect your Caribbean trip during hurricane season

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Racing through history: One couple's fast-paced tour of European art museums

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A pitstop in Cherry Land. If you're fond of a certain red stone fruit, don't miss this.

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'Punchline II' is an exhibition meant to embrace the absurdity of an absurd world

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From Gloucester with love: Rothko, Avery, and Gottlieb's summer bond shines at the Cape Ann Museum

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At the MFA, the past and present converge in a fractious moment

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The best local book events, July 19-24

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Patricia Lockwood wins Gabe Hudson Prize for a dark, comic COVID-19 novel

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Why would a wealthy English aristocrat secretly help American colonists argue for independence?

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Brenda Fricker, the first Irish actress to win an Oscar for 'My Left Foot,' dies at 81

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HBO's 'The Leftovers' brought fear and wonder to a selective end-times event

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'A love letter to Nantucket': 'Five-Star Weekend' finds a warm welcome from Nantucket residents

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Taylor Swift put the spotlight on Watch Hill. But the pop star isn't center stage when she's in Rhode Island.

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Father and daughter to unite on the Tanglewood stage

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At Leader Bank Pavilion, Bob Dylan proves he's still painting his masterpiece

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Spectral scenes from a marriage in 'Paranormal Activity'

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DOGE cuts threatened a series of plays made with the NPS. Company One stepped in to fill the gap

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Ken Marino comes to Boston with touring 'Death Becomes Her' this January

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Advocates push to make alpha gal the 10th major food allergen

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'This is just the beginning.' What a new Alzheimer's drug could mean for the future of treatment.

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Lam Wing-Kee, Hong Kong bookseller who defied authorities, dies at 70

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Mary-Dell Chilton dies at 87; helped create first genetically modified plant

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Judge Rya Zobel, gender barrier-breaking federal judge, dies at 94

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