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Spotlight Follow-Up - Attorney general is probing MassHousing grant program highlighted in Spotlight investigation - The state's top law enforcement officer said her office received a referral about the Gateway Housing Rehabilitation Program.

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Jury seated for Lindsay Clancy murder trial; opening statements will be held Monday

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Clancy case shows gaps mothers face in postpartum mental health care

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As Miss Hall's School abuse investigation continues, Berkshire DA says more survivors are coming forward

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Steve Kerrigan, head of Mass. Democratic Party, charged with drunken driving last month

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Young Catholic men hold pro-life 'crusade' through Boston

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Worried Haitians prepare for expiration of federal protections

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Pastor Chris Sumner, a light of faith who 'left an indelible impact,' dies at 64 of ALS

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Trump DOJ withdraws subpoenas of 3 reporters for The New York Times after admitting legal errors

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Trump imposes double-digit tariffs on dozens of countries as his 10 percent levies are set to expire

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Defendant in fatal Boston Common attack freed from federal custody 16 days before crime

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Suffolk sheriff says he didn't break law in court filings about corruption case against him

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New Sagamore Bridge will include a sunset lookout and pathway for pedestrians. Take a look at the latest renderings. -- The megaproject will also be "both wider and longer" than the 91-year-old bridge now connecting Cape Cod and mainland Massachusetts, a state official said.

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POWER PLAY -- Biotech is back, baby! A wave of life science deals is pumping cash into the sector.

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Inside Chad Tracy's role in the Red Sox' turnaround

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Top Red Sox prospect Franklin Arias promoted to Triple-A Worcester

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Navigating change and making new memories at Needham retirement community

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Her job was to supervise a Vermont ski resort's cash vault. She allegedly stole $70,000 from it, officials say.

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Cambridge passed one of the most ambitious housing reforms in the US. Now comes the construction, and the backlash.

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'Should I just close everything?': Why a restaurant owner's tearful video went viral

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Americans have no stomach for Trump's escalation of his war against Iran - Trump seems intent on escalating a war that an overwhelming number of Americans do not support.

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Joe Montminy -- I was diagnosed with Alzheimer's. I didn't have it.

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RENÉE LOTH -- Move over, April. This year, July is the cruelest month.

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IDEAS | Joseph Sakran -- What a bullet does to a body

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EDITORIAL -- Trump goes on a new media witch hunt

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The new North End Historical Museum may be a small space, but it aims to tell a big story

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Trump will welcome the World Series champion Dodgers to the White House

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Widow of Malcolm-Jamal Warner sues his mother for $1.2 million

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Authorities investigate two unrelated deaths in Lawrence

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Vermont governor directs state agencies to prioritize local news outlets in advertising

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Man dies after being found on Boston Common with serious injuries; suspect facing murder charge, police say

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Deep in this Vermont lake, a contagious cancer is spreading - For more than a decade, anglers on a lake straddling the border of Vermont and Quebec have noticed that some brown bullhead catfish are covered in black growths.

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'They have built the same car, and they're crashing into each other.' Dunkin' and Starbucks are in a pink drink war. -- Dunkin', in collaboration with Kylie Jenner, wants to own this season's color-coordinated drink campaign. But they've got stiff, equally rosy competition.

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The Smithsonian has withstood Trump's attacks so far. But the political pressure is mounting. -- The Smithsonian has so far mostly resisted the White House's more extreme wishes, but Trump-backed efforts implement ideological change at the museum are mounting.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - 'Just wanted a good paying job': How the operators of Southie's huge cranes help power New England's economy - Behind the scenes of Conley Terminal, a hub for international trade — and a slice of blue-collar Boston.

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John Cena and Amy Poehler explain why everyone from Mass. says they're from Boston

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Pickleball gets served in Apple TV's 'The Dink'

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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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Why 'Modern Lovers 'Live'' remains an unpunk classic

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing 'the crazy card.' -- A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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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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EDITORIAL -- Slots giveaway is a shameful backdoor expansion of gaming

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IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN -- Why won't Tufts reveal its evidence on a discredited scholar?

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Safe streets in Boston require more than choosing sides

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Ashish K. Jha -- US needs to find outbreaks before patients do

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

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

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A change in command at Northeast District US Coast Guard in Boston -- Rear Adm. Matthew Lake took command at a ceremony at Faneuil Hall Thursday.

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Six HS sports takeaways, including an MLB signing, coaching moves, and a bevy of college commitments -- A Medfield graduate signs with the Angels, a forer Boston Latin star retires from MLB, and North Quincy, Phillips Andover, and Sharon get new head coaches.

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GOLF -- Ben Kohles shoots 62 to take first-round lead at 3M Open, while Scottie Scheffler lurks three back -- In his first time playing this event, world No. 1 Scheffler strung together five birdies over an 8-hole stretch en route to a bogey-free 65.

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Celtics sign Jordan Walsh to three-year, $15 million contract extension

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Five position battles to watch when the Patriots open training camp

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Richard Carapaz wins Tour's 18th stage with late breakaway, while Tadej Pogacar keeps overall lead

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Trump expands a voluntary pledge to protect consumers from high utility bills from AI data centers

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

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LOVE LETTERS -- We've lost our spark, and gained a live-in grandchild

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

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How might the Red Sox navigate the trade deadline, and other thoughts

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'I've been the worst player in baseball this entire year': Red Sox' Jarren Duran keeping head down during season-long slump

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Patriots have a truly special player in Marcus Jones returning punts, but who will step up on kickoffs?

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Ice cream shop Salt & Straw to open in Seaport with local flair

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Navy says it will no longer release sailors' service history, another restriction on press access

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Batterymarch's Dean LeBaron made a fortune zigging when Wall Street zagged

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Trump issues new double-digit tariffs on 60 countries. See how the day unfolded.

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Fair housing groups sue HUD over funding changes

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FDA announces new cyclosporiasis outbreak with 72 cases

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US on track to have historically low number of homicides in 2026, report says

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Man who killed Minnesota lawmaker Melissa Hortman sentenced to life as family describes trauma, loss

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London's mayor says falling crime shows the city is safe, despite alarming online claims

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Zelensky's dizzying U-turn is the latest zigzag in a presidency full of them

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'We will all die from Ebola here': Virus stalks crowded camps in Congo

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Too many ballot questions? Blame Beacon Hill.

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Missing the World Cup yet? Even Boston found a way to enjoy it

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Justices say Supreme Court ethics reform is complicated. It isn't.

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Instead of thinking about my ex-boyfriend, I think about ... her

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Boston's hottest summer accessory? A Fenway Frank fanny pack.

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

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As Red Sox streaked through July, kids got a lot of free meals at the Ninety Nine

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'Just a couple townies': Ayo Edebiri and Ebon Moss-Bachrach talk Mass. roots while cooking borscht

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Broadway actor and audiobook narrator Robert Petkoff on books, the ocean, and family road trips in the station wagon

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The best cellphone plans for travelers

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Three airports plan to ditch TSA amid push for private security

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Looking for a missing parent – and finding him

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

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

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Local bestsellers for the week ended July 19

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Betty Smith's 'A Tree Grows in Brooklyn' is a timeless portrait of girlhood

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The road to hell is paved with great songs in 'Hadestown: The Musical'

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Three horror movies to stream now

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Late-night is on the decline, but this BU grad thinks he has a YouTube hit with 'Outside Tonight'

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Red-hot polka dots: A primer on viral band Angine de Poitrine before their Newport Jazz Festival set

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'Weird Al' at Tanglewood: jokes, wigs, and impressive musicianship

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The Lowell Folk Festival lost its NEA grant last year. Then it hosted one of its most successful editions in a decade.

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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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Spectral scenes from a marriage in 'Paranormal Activity'

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CEO of major Mass. health insurer discusses choice to restrict GLP-1 weight-loss drugs

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Mass. regulators approve steep health insurance premium increases

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James Woolsey, embattled CIA director under Clinton, dies at 84

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Susumu Tonegawa dies at 86; Nobel laureate showed how antibodies fight infection

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