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Here are the key Democrats who have called on Graham Platner to withdraw from Maine Senate race

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Dan Shaughnessy asked Brad Stevens if the Jaylen Brown trade makes the Celtics better. Here's what he said.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- This Massachusetts sheriff says his contract with ICE overrides state law

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Man arrested after allegedly throwing fireworks at New Bedford police officers breaking up large crowd, officials say

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Built in 1837, this Maine island home on 25 acres is for sale for $3.85 million

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Ideas | Alex Green - Mass. lawmakers are poised to repeat past mistakes - Forcing people into treatment for mental illness didn't work in 1911. It won't work now, either.

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Charles F. Bass and Richard N. Swett -- The populist tide is rising. Can we control it?

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'A heck of a video': Great white shark captured up-close on camera in waters off Block Island -- "You just don't get these kind of encounters," said Jon Dodd, of the Atlantic Shark Institute.

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Video of great white shark captured on camera off Block Island -- Great white shark captured up-close on camera in waters off Block Island

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WORLD CUP - How did France become a World Cup power? Its success traces to failure spawning a national soccer institute. The government backed the program as a way to both improve Les Bleus, and also promote French culture and the sporting values of FIFA's founding fathers — who happened to be French.

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Will Celtics be better without Jaylen Brown? Brad Stevens responds to Shaughnessy

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PERSPECTIVE -- I found a Pandora's box in family counseling. Should I open it?

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New Hampshire's 'groundbreaking' plan for $100m bond backed by Bitcoin coming up for final approval

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A new super PAC to back Republican candidate for R.I. governor

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Cory Durden exudes confidence in bid to line up as Patriots' starting nose tackle

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Prominent Democrats, including Warren, call on Graham Platner to drop out of Maine Senate race

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Who might replace Platner if he drops out? Here's what could happen.

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The big restaurant brands are coming for Boston

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GETTING SALTY -- Everyone loves Boston's landmark summertime restaurant, especially David Ortiz

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- How a Boston doctor built a following as a 'loud and unafraid' voice in the Trump era

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John Powers | On Soccer -- It wasn't about controversy and conspiracies. The US was just no match for Belgium.

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EU lawmakers call for probe of FIFA boss over Trump contact before US-Belgium match

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Tell us: How are you watching the World Cup?

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The biggest nursing strike in Mass. history could begin Wednesday. Here's what to know.

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Boston's pro women's hockey team is moving, with Fleet home games set to be played at Agganis Arena

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Starting Point -- The wrong-way crashes keep on coming

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Man captured in viral video throwing food on ground at Mass. bagel shop. 'I couldn't believe it,' owner says.

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The rent control ballot question was thrown out. Massachusetts renters are asking what comes next.

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The Scrum -- Pew pew: Mass. Legislature fires a housing Hail Mary

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NATO unveils billions in arms deals to prove its firepower as Trump again demands Greenland

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Falling bricks and buckling columns at a Manhattan high rise force evacuations

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Woman found dead behind Quincy supermarket

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Matt Damon breaks out 'Bitter Boston Guy' character on 'Good Hang' with Amy Poehler

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THE BIG DAY - Their romantic storyline runs through community theater

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When only a comforting noodle dish will do, these 10 spots stand out

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Stay caffeinated at 11 of the Boston area's best coffee shops

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EDITORIAL -- Can NATO be saved from presidential petulance?

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Dave McGlinchey -- Why is one sewage spill an emergency and another routine?

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- For Karen Read, Michael Proctor is the gift that keeps on giving

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Black bear takes a liking to towns south of Boston

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Native artists reclaim their stories in new R.I. exhibit 'Ascending: The Liberation of Native Art'

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Warwick tries to bar critic from disclosing information obtained in First Amendment suit

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Judge dismisses Prince Harry's privacy invasion lawsuit against publisher of Daily Mail

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Rahm Emanuel will assail Netanyahu in Tel Aviv speech as American politics shift against Israel

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'Enough is enough': Weekend violence in Boston sparks calls for change, from more police to community investment

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Number of wrong-way drivers — and deaths as a result — has exploded in Mass. in recent years, Globe analysis finds - A trifecta of fatal accidents in the final days of June panicked state leaders and everyday drivers watching the problem metastasize across the Commonwealth.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- The economic changes for boomers have been head-spinning — and not always fair -- Wealth has grown substantially over the six and a half decades since yours truly squalled his first squalls. It's also shared far less equitably.

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These vegetables are farmed by refugees, and sold in New England 'food deserts' at an innovative market - The program creates livelihoods for farmers establishing new lives in New Hampshire, while also expanding access to fresh food.

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SHIRLEY LEUNG -- 'Come back and try it again.' That could be Time Out Market's new motto. -- Developer Steve Samuels is breathing new life into the Fenway food hall with new menus, lower prices, and live music.

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The father-daughter wedding dance gets an upgrade

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Haverhill's shoe legacy steps into spotlight with new exhibit

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

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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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EDITORIAL -- Fireflies score a win in Rockport

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IDEAS | Rich Benjamin -- Trump's Task Force 250 is a project of collective amnesia

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IDEAS | Michael Shermer -- The science of the Declaration of Independence

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

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BEST OF THE BEST -- We picked the best bagels, Cape Cod restaurants, and more. Here's what readers say we missed.

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Dinner With Cupid -- What we can learn about dating in Boston from reading Dinner With Cupid

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Summer Travel -- Here are five summer travel experiences you've probably never had before in New England

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The questions Brad Stevens left unanswered about the Jaylen Brown trade, and other thoughts

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Synchro skating and freeride added to Olympics for 2030 in French Alps, while Nordic combined gets dropped

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US airlines are redesigning travel around their highest-paying passengers

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Sports lawyer Alain Mathieu joins Foley Hoag, aims for the big leagues

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Trump meets with President Erdogan in Turkey ahead of NATO summit. Follow live updates.

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More video expected during hearing in case against man accused of killing Charlie Kirk

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What to know about Legionnaires' disease making people sick on New York's Upper East Side

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Three tankers hit in latest attacks in the Strait of Hormuz, British military says

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Explosions rock Damascus, wounding 18, as French President Macron visits Syria

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Dismayed at the Jaylen Brown trade, but still hopeful

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California's billionaire tax proposal is the fight the ultrarich feared

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Inside the fields wars: What student athletes think of artificial turf vs. grass

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What it was like inside Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding

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Fantastic Falafel, from a Beacon Hill shop, is just that

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Malden-based personal chef service emphasizes customization

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Want to feel fancy and fabulous? Check out these Maine spas.

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Sewer overflows into Merrimack River have ended, officials say. But it's still not safe to swim at these beaches.

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

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Boston museum displays an original copy of the Declaration of Independence

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At the Griffin: Can crowbars be atmospheric?

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In her debut story collection, novelist Sigrid Nunez demonstrates her capacity to shock and delight readers

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'The Five-Star Weekend' is a love letter to female friendship with a starry cast

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First a novel, then a movie, John Steinbeck's 'East of Eden' will be coming to Netflix in the fall

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Early New England had its own robust musical style. Then a Boston composer helped suppress it.

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On 'SNL,' a bumpy Olivia Rodrigo performance was still a bold declaration as an artist

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A faint light in Shakespeare & Company's formulaic 'Fireflies'

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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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Waste water trailblazer Biobot loses key Massachusetts contract as disease surveillance evolves

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Medicaid drops GLP-1 coverage for tens of thousands in Mass., including children

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Mike Wallace, who wrote a radical history of New York, dies at 83

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Judge Rya W. Zobel, first woman to serve on federal bench in Massachusetts, dies at 94

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Courtney Sale Ross, founder and funder of a quirky school, dies at 78

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