EDITORIAL -- A small policy change could help more kids aging out of foster care -- Young adults living with a parent should still be eligible for support payments.

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS -- Trump's latest attack on higher ed? Calling out foreign donors. -- The administration is taking aim at international philanthropy to US colleges and universities.

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Alex Beam -- Why stupid rich people are good for society -- From the Beckhams' family feud to Nantucket's bluff wars to the Trump brothers' grift, the wealthy remind the rest of us that money can't buy sense.

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EDITORIAL -- It's not worth trying to save crypto ATMs -- The machines that convert cash into crypto are a favorite of scammers. The state could try to tighten regulations ... or it could just ban them.

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EDITORIAL -- Nice try, but Senate transparency bill misses the mark -- Lawmakers seek a shield not offered to every city and town official or every state agency.

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IDEAS | Lilia Yapparova -- What is justice for Ukrainians who are victims of war crimes? -- Some Russian officers have been found guilty of crimes under Ukrainian law — but true accountability is still out of reach.

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Eugene Scott -- Republicans will have to answer for Trump's Iran war -- Republicans have largely stood behind the president's Iran policy. Voters may decide whether that support comes at a political cost.

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Massachusetts should let cities and towns decide their own liquor licenses -- Licensing battle, future of happy hours at stake.

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We have the tools: Political courage is needed to tackle Boston's traffic nightmare. -- If you're driving into the city you're going to pay. It's just a question of whether you pay with your time, or your money.

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Springfield needs a new courthouse — and a fair procurement process -- John Barros conflict of interest raises questions.

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MARCELA GARCÍA -- Everybody is watching 'The Odyssey.' I can't. -- Christopher Nolan's epic confronts me with Argos, Odysseus's faithful dog — and with the anticipatory grief of losing my nearly 13-year-old lab.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Faith in the court is at a dangerous low. Rebuilding it requires all justices to draw the line at politics. -- We need to draw and keep a firm line between the judiciary and politics.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- All mass shootings are not treated equally -- It has always been easier to believe in "stranger danger" and random acts of public violence than the proven fact that we are more likely to be killed by someone we know.

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NEWSLETTERS -- Is 'abolish ICE' a winner for Democrats? -- Is the slogan convincing voters that Democrats have a better approach to immigration?

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Thomas E. Ricks -- With ICE, America is becoming the country we created in Iraq -- The tactics the United States used in Iraq are migrating home.

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Joan Wickersham -- What Mount Auburn Cemetery teaches the living -- Over four decades of walks, I've discovered that Mount Auburn changes with every season, every companion, and every stage of life.

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Ray Takeyh -- Will Iran turn into a forever war? -- Like Lyndon Johnson in Vietnam, Trump risks entering a war whose end may be impossible to control.

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Matt Scherer and Maya Jenkins -- The AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it -- Washington is loosening financial safeguards just as risks tied to artificial intelligence are mounting.

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Sharing the streets and mitigating the risks -- "It's not that streets can't be made safer — Boston just lacks the political will to make changes," writes one reader. Another: "We all deserve to get home safely, no matter how we travel."

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Trump's grant funding threat is anti-science, not scientists' fault -- Trump's proposal would substitute political, ideological, and religious considerations for scientific criteria.

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Her daughter's postpartum path to recovery wasn't easy -- A Rhode Island hospital's intensive outpatient program made the difference.

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There must be room for reform in life without parole -- Permanently locking people up when they no longer pose a risk to public safety is a tremendous waste of human and financial resources, and it does not make us safer.

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Why Gish Jen talks to the dead -- The writer's new novel "Bad Bad Girl" blends truth and fiction to dissect the cultural divide between mother and daughter.

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A Boston veteran's 57-year journey to find peace -- Kevin Cullen shares the story of one Boston veteran who spent decades finding peace after a devastating experience in Vietnam.

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Rage over a lost penny -- The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn't the administration have planned ahead for the consequences?

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The right's immune system is finally fighting back against antisemitism. Maybe. -- A backlash from conservatives against right-wing influencers is a rare sign of hope.

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How the media should cover the Lindsay Clancy trial

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Let science decide psychedelic therapy's future

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Trump's Iran war casualty numbers don't add up

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Tram Nguyen is being outspent. Don't count her out.

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'You need the arts when it's a cloudy day': Why BU is doubling down on art now

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Why Chanel is making movies and LVMH is buying a soccer club

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BETH WOLFENSBERGER SINGER -- Suspected, previously unidentified Greek gods acting among us now

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WILL DOWD -- Remembering Miles Davis

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CHRISTOPHER WEYANT -- Trojan Grift

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America at 250: An unexpected history -- On the 250th anniversary of the United States, seven Globe Ideas writers explore stories behind the Declaration of Independence, our Founding Fathers, and Boston's role in all of it.

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Lost and/or found: Ten weird but totally true Boston stories -- Have you heard of the Boston Garden Monkey? How about the alligator in the Charles River? See what else we've uncovered.

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Everything I needed to know about work and life ... I learned selling sneakers -- This isn't a story about sneakerheads. This is about what working in 1980s Toronto retail taught me about empathy, resilience, and paying attention.

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The Wild Issue -- This special edition of Globe Ideas goes to mountaintops, rivers, urban parks, and open fields to unearth surprising stories about what nature means today.

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The Revolution lives on -- 250 years later, the fight for American independence is still full of surprising stories and unresolved questions. Explore them in this special issue of Globe Ideas.

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The Wisdom Issue: How to grow old — without getting old -- Writers of a certain age on the challenges, delights, surprises, preoccupations, and freedoms of growing older.

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

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When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse -- An interactive comic that explores how medical mistakes can happen in the chaotic environment of an ICU.

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Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

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