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Supreme Court preserves birthright citizenship, upholds state bans on trans athletes in girls' sports

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Ready for this heat wave? Sweltering 100-degree weather ramps up on Wednesday. Boston and most of New England are under an Extreme Heat Warning as temperatures and humidity get set to reach intolerable levels.

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NBA -- NBA free agency tracker: LeBron James to play elsewhere, Kristaps Porzingis staying put -- Players and teams can begin negotiating and reach agreements starting Tuesday, but can't sign contracts until July 6. See the latest here.

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Nationals at Red Sox | 7:10 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 84: Nationals at Red Sox lineups and preview -- Connelly Early gets the ball for the Red Sox, facing Cade Cavalli and the Nationals as Boston seeks a sixth consecutive win on Tuesday.

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NHL -- Sabres hire former Bruins enforcer Milan Lucic as a pro scout -- Lucic was a former Sabres' antagonist during his eight years in Boston.

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Celtics draft picks introduced at Shamrock Foundation event

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Norway 2, Ivory Coast 1 - Erling Haaland nets winner as Norway wins a World Cup knockout game for first time, beating Ivory Coast

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R.I. leaders blast Supreme Court ruling stripping protections for Haitians

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With NHL free agency officially opening Wednesday at noon, here are some intriguing possibilities for the Bruins

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Patriots kicker Andy Borregales assisting in earthquake relief efforts for home country of Venezuela: 'Anything helps'

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Transgender athletes decision 'paves the way' for N.H. to enforce its girls' school sports law, governor says

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POWER PLAY -- Can Celtics owner Bill Chisholm score a new arena?

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LeBron James not returning to Lakers, plans to play 24th season elsewhere

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Will Jaylen Brown be staying or leaving? That's the buzz surrounding the Celtics at the start of free agency.

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These maps show how bad the surging heat and humidity levels will get

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Mayor Wu is targeting two sitting Senate Democrats who represent Boston. Will it work?

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Long vexed by ballot questions, Mass. House Democrats want options for overhauling process

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Downtown Boston could see two new apartment towers, with 900-plus units

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Walpole man dies after crashing into utility pole, motel on Route 1 in Westwood, police say

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A café is on its way to the Esplanade as a $24 million pavilion project nears completion

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Sewage smell lingers at Salisbury Beach after Haverhill sewer line break

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Massachusetts could become the first state to repeal legalized weed. Here's what that would look like.

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Ariana Grande reschedules two July shows at TD Garden amid safety concerns

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The best and worst times to travel for the July 4 holiday, according to AAA

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Mass. poised to ban medical debt from being reported to credit agencies

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'Social housing' is gaining popularity as soaring costs persist. Now ultra-expensive Cambridge is parsing how it could work.

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Brookline's regal Webber-Bouve Mansion hits market for $4.3m

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We're celebrating America's birthday like it's 1776

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

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The 11 best Cape Cod restaurants for locals and wash-ashores alike

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Grab a pint at the 11 best breweries in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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RENÉE GRAHAM - SCOTUS, Megyn Kelly, and the howl of racists exhaling - Holding their tongues no more, their hate has been normalized.

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Norah O'Donnell -- This July 4, let's celebrate America's founding mothers, too

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Cari Medina, Katie Murphy, and Steve Walsh -- Every 36 minutes a health care worker is assaulted

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IDEAS | NIR EYAL -- In Singapore, police arrested an 18-year-old for licking a straw. Here's what we can learn from that.

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EDITORIAL -- Green menace: Toxic blooms are shuttering Massachusetts lakes and ponds

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Market Basket named a top employer by US News & World Report

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Three generations of one family dead after car submerges in R.I. river in what officials called a 'tragic accident'

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Republican Tom Kean Jr. reveals depression diagnosis after his four-month absence from Congress

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Mass. hospital group exec Steve Walsh to lead American Hospital Association

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Man gets life in prison for role in violent Dorchester home invasion that left man dead, woman seriously hurt

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Man arrested in Mass. for allegedly shooting woman outside Manchester, N.H. house party

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In just over a week, Mass. has had three fatal wrong-way crashes on state highways. Here's a look at the incidents. The latest crash happened Sunday morning, when authorities say an 81-year-old driver entered the northbound lanes of I-93 headed south.

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As visa expires, a beloved Nigerian priest leaves North Shore ministry for perils at home -- The Rev. Ben Madu's imminent departure due to an expiring visa has prompted fears that he could be targeted in his native Nigeria.

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A Chilean woman illegally entered the US during a performance at Vermont's cross-border library, federal prosecutors said -- Federal prosecutors say the incident was part of a recent surge in illegal border crossings in the area.

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John Powers | On Soccer - The plan for Team USA to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina is simple: Attack, grab an early lead, and add on - Despite only beating a European team once since 1990 in Cup play, Mauricio Pochettino's squad are big favorites to advance with a win.

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'It's about the people, and we're going to show up and celebrate that': Jane Lynch talks hosting Boston Pops July 4 show

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Free July events: Independence Day, outdoor movies, live music, and more

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The ancestors have their eyes on us in Shannon Sanders's 'The Great Wherever'

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'Supergirl' needed to buy more Krypto

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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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Ashish K. Jha -- The obesity curve finally bent. Now comes the hard part.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Trump's slimy, swampy eyesore in Washington, D.C.

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS -- The viral novel 'Yesteryear' shows how bad Harvard's public image is

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EDITORIAL -- Back Bay blight: The city should do more to address crumbling buildings

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IDEAS | JULIA HOTZ -- Can robots end our loneliness crisis?

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

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RI BUSINESS - R.I. moves to lift court order blocking pot shop licenses after residency requirement rejected - The legislation signed into law by Governor Dan McKee directs the Cannabis Control Commission to open a new license application process within 60 days.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Tick-borne illness has gained a foothold in New England. Here's how.

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CONNECTIONS -- I got my first library card at the age of 5. It changed everything.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Kheyberk Fharah is a fixture in the addiction recovery community. But is he who he says he is?

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How Toronto Tempo star Marina Mabrey was able to torch the Sparks for a WNBA-record-tying 53 points

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Ford recalling more than 741,000 US vehicles because of park system issue

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Harvard professor with polarizing alien theories is picked to lead new White House UFO council

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The Supreme Court just gave the GOP a new midterm edge

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As wildfires worsen, Trump administration revives discredited policy to stomp out all fires quickly

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New Trump book, 'Regime Change,' has sold 300,000 copies, with more being printed, publisher says

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Dead baby is found in a portable toilet at a music festival in Michigan

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Aid groups warn Venezuela's healthcare system is near its limit after earthquakes

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Efforts to rescue Venezuela quake victims grow more desperate

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Pakistani strikes kill many in Afghanistan

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Supreme Court is turning Trump into the king he wants to be

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Norman Rockwell's America takes on Trump's anti-immigration agenda

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Cambridge's street-sweeping experiment isn't working. What if we raised the price of parking permits instead?

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Blake Lively wants $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after 'It Ends With Us' dispute

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Is having a boyfriend limiting my potential?

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She found a new career cleaning aging gravestones. 'We do our best for your eternal rest.'

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A healthy cracker made from seeds, and only seeds

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Avocado toast and cappuccino? This is not your average gas station fare.

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Boston brewery introduces Boston Tea Party, a boozy tea

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Going with the flow in New Hampshire's Lakes Region

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Celebrate America's 250th by land and by sea

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At the Griffin: Can crowbars be atmospheric?

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Big Freedia, Butch Tavares among performers for Providence's 2026 PVDFest

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The Cape Ann Museum starts a new chapter Tuesday

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The best local book events this week

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Lauren Hough wants all of us to log off social media and start talking to our neighbors

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In their latest caper, the Minions have dominion over Hollywood

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Lauryn Hill honored, Janet Jackson stuns Teyana Taylor, and Druski makes history at BET Awards

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Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom 'The Good Life,' dies at 86

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'Widow's Bay,' 'Half Man,' and more of the best TV of the year so far

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You can now stream the great coming-of-age dramedy 'Please Like Me' for free

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Lauryn Hill honored, Janet Jackson stuns Teyana Taylor, and Druski makes history at BET Awards

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Star-maker Clive Davis honored at funeral that draws Bruce Springsteen, Dionne Warwick, and others

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In 'The American Five,' teaming up to change history

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Family ties strained to the breaking point in Barrington Stage's 'The Zionists: A Family Storm'

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A 'Frankie and Johnny in the Clair de Lune' that Terrence McNally would admire

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After treatment ends, many cancer survivors are still living with the lingering consequences

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How dangerous is this week's heat wave? Check the 'wet bulb temperature.'

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Om Malik, whose blog shaped how Silicon Valley saw itself, dies at 59

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Jerry Moriarty, painter whose brushstrokes elevated comics, is dead at 88

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David Clayton-Thomas, powerhouse lead singer of Blood, Sweat & Tears, dies

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