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Supreme Court preserves access to widely used abortion pill, while lawsuit plays out

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US-China summit ends with Xi and Trump claiming progress but differences remain. Follow live updates.

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Emails show FBI Director Kash Patel's Hawaii trip included 'VIP snorkel' at a Pearl Harbor memorial

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CIA Director John Ratcliffe met with Raul Castro's grandson in Havana, US and Cuban officials say

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'Like a small war': Rowing coach recounts boating just feet from Cambridge shooting

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Suspect in Memorial Drive shooting pleads not guilty to multiple charges from hospital bed

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The Patriots' 2026 schedule is out. Here's a full breakdown.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Red Sox slip up late in finale vs. Phillies, lose game and series at Fenway Park

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Red Sox slip up late in finale vs. Phillies, lose game and series at Fenway Park

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A report found the Blue Hill Avenue redesign would speed bus commutes but slow car traffic. It was never released.

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Upset over cuts, some Boston city councilors weigh rejecting Wu's budget plan to push for higher spending

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Adrian Walker -- Just how angry is Black Boston at Mayor Michelle Wu?

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Former Conn. mayor used city credit card to pay for makeup, private club fees, and Peppa Pig-themed party, report finds

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24-year-old Andover woman killed, three people injured in late-night boat crash at Logan Airport pier

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Scholars bar in Downtown Crossing to close after 15 years. But a replacement is on the way.

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'It's an absolute total loss' : Moozy's Ice Cream in Belmont destroyed by three-alarm fire

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Boston University police arrest Chelsea man for making threats, harassing students, deans, prosecutors say

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WEEKEND FORECAST | DAVE EPSTEIN -- Get the air-conditioning ready. A surge of summer warmth kicks off this weekend.

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At $38m, Back Bay townhouse becomes Boston's second-most expensive listing

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In a swap, Frankie, a 7-year-old gorilla, will come to Franklin Park Zoo from Pittsburgh, and Little Joe will move there

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Peter May - The shameful reason the PGA Championship landed at Aronimink in 1962 - The 1962 tournament was moved amid a national fight over the PGA's "Caucasian-only" membership rule.

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EDITORIAL -- City workers should be back in the office more

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IDEAS | ZOE YU -- At Harvard, rethinking the value of an A

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STEVEN PELJOVICH -- Why is my Jewish deli a battleground for foreign policy?

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LETTERS -- Many questions, few answers following Memorial Drive shooting

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Cape Cod judge facing domestic violence assault charges, court records say

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Gun smuggling group bought weapons in N.H. and trafficked them through tribal land into Canada

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Celtics hire former player Isaiah Thomas as pro and college scout

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'Big Red pride,' on display as North Attleborough rallies to support residents displaced by 7-alarm fire

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Quincy kayaker's body found in Boston Harbor

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'I am hoping some of those genes get passed down': Five residents of West Roxbury nursing home celebrate century of life

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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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'Take care of the children, and go outside': Lowell day-care owner recalls dramatic escape from massive fire -- It's been a week since high winds and dry conditions carried a fire across four blocks and burned six homes in Lowell.

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TRAVEL - These Maine innkeepers are charming thousands on Instagram — and pioneering a golden age for B&Bs - Wolf Cove Inn in Maine is a social media success story in rural hospitality.

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ART's 'Black Swan' brings the movie's saga of dance and ambition to the stage

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Between love and madness lies 'Obsession'

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What's your 'type'? Because this man's type is ... very specific.

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Da'Vine Joy Randolph talks with Amy Poehler about the importance of her Boston accent in 'The Holdovers'

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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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Jeffrey S. Flier and John Tomasi -- Keep politics out of commencement speeches

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump crashes out over perceived Supreme disloyalty with a court-packing threat

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Is Susan Collins's health fair game in the Maine Senate race?

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

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Starting Point -- Hacky sack is suddenly cool again -- Our columnist samples a retro phenomenon — and ends up at an orthopedic surgeon.

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'We were sold something that didn't exist': Hampshire College students, parents rush to figure out next steps -- Even for a school that prides itself on being transformational, there was no escaping the transactional.

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CONNECTIONS -- I first scaled Mount Washington in 1954 at age 4. I kept going back. -- New Hampshire has other 4,000-footers, but this one is the only one I've needed.

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Frank Dell'Apa | On soccer -- Revolution had shot to make statement against one of MLS's best. Instead, they got a harsh reality check. -- The Revolution had vulnerabilities exposed: over-dependence on Carles Gil's playmaking; difficulties replacing injured starters; and minimal threats on the wings.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL -- Globe Top 20 baseball poll: Surging St. Mary's and Taunton -- St. Mary's climbs into the Top 10 for the first time this season, rising six spots to No. 9, while Taunton also leaped six spots thanks to a seven-game win streak.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL -- Eastern Mass. baseball: Players of the Week for May 7-13

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK -- Family matters for Madison Park baseball, where five schools have banded together to build something

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Red Sox -- Tyler Samaniego laments cutter launched by Phillies slugger Kyle Schwarber to beat the Red Sox

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Why are millions of dollars flowing through a two-person Lexington news outlet? A look at the newsroom's unorthodox business. -- While the "Local News Hub" program has helped the Observer pay for its own local reporting at a time when news outlets are in search of new revenue streams, some of its leaders are questioning whether it should continue.

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'A loss for the nation': MIT president says research has fallen 10 percent, and grad student enrollment is down

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TALKING POINTS -- Allegiant Air and Sun Country complete merger, creating larger budget airline for travelers

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PERSPECTIVE -- I'm a single mom. Here's why I can't wait to be an empty-nester.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Could patient portals be less baffling and more helpful? A cartoon explainer.

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LOVE LETTERS -- We've been together for 5 years. My boyfriend is happy to wait 5 more to get married.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- In 1970s Boston, young hustlers made easy money selling smart term papers to college students

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Here's what the Supreme Court ruling on mailing mifepristone means for Massachusetts

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Not all is lost for last-place Red Sox, as a down American League leaves a wild-card spot within reach

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Trevor Story back at No. 6 in batting order after responding positively to Red Sox interim manager Chad Tracy's move

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Biogen advances Alzheimer's drug on suggestion of benefit

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DraftKings gets rare sell rating as Kalshi, Polymarket threaten growth

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Retail sales growth slowed in April from March as higher gas cost leaves less room for nonessentials

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The hantavirus outbreak is prompting COVID flashbacks — including the conspiracies

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Praise to the chief: In Trump's second term, the homage is expected, encouraged, and at times, demanded

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Powell's legacy at the Fed to be shaped by his misjudging inflation and standing up to Trump

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Muskets like those from 1776 are mostly exempt from today's gun laws

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Mass. reports 421 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 5 deaths in a week. See the latest data.

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President Trump Participates in a Small Business Summit

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Death toll in attack on Kyiv apartment building now stands at 24

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Six passengers from hantavirus-hit ship arrive in Australia for three-week quarantine

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Saudi Arabia and UAE carried out secret attacks in Iran

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Hello, FIFA? Anyone there?

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Remote work made life easier. It also made us rusty.

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How to save the middle class

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ALS upended their young families' lives. These two moms are spreading awareness, and joy.

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Maria Menounos opens up about her brain tumor, cancer, diabetes diagnosis, and her mission to help others

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How will summer affect this college relationship?

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This week's most notable new restaurant openings around Boston

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The best places to grab a drink in downtown Providence this summer

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Meet Merla, the beagle who busted air travelers for 100 meat sandwiches and more

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A Downeast gem returns: a look at the Asticou Hotel's grand comeback

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In art history, 'nude' almost always meant nude women, painted by men. An MFA exhibit documents a contemporary rebuttal.

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Unearthly light: Abstraction Expressionism's Gloucester connection

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Is the US about to be humiliated on the world's most prestigious cultural stage?

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Local bestsellers for the week ended May 10

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'Ugly' is Stephanie Fairyington's rallying cry to subvert damaging ideas about beauty

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Author Ali Smith mulls writing and language in 'Glyph'

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Five new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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'Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery' inspires both nostalgia and a bad taste about the '90s

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Netflix officially announces new 'Love Is Blind' season set in Boston

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Clarence Carter, soul singer known for 'Patches' and 'Strokin',' dies at 90

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Beyoncé, Taylor Swift, Chaka Khan, and Vince Gill enter National Recording Registry

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Alec Baldwin to narrate 'Lincoln Portrait' with BSO at Tanglewood

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A gripping update to Greek tragedy in Huntington's 'Oedipus El Rey'

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Chris Fleming, used to 'scheming in the shadows,' is adjusting to wild success in the spotlight

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Cambridge biotech cofounded by Pulitzer winning author and oncologist raises $122 million

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Claudine Longet, singer and actor at center of a notorious manslaughter trial, dies

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G. Robert Blakey dies at 90; drafted the RICO anti-racketeering statute

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