GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL - It took four and a half games, but it looks like the Celtics solved the Heat puzzle - The Celtics came out flat in Game 4, and ran out of gas before they could reel the Heat back in. On Friday, they lacked early focus, but honed in just in time to extend their season.

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Their season down to its final half, Celtics roared to life to force Game 6, and other observations - Down seven at halftime and looking ready to depart the Orlando bubble, the Celtics ripped off 41 third-quarter points and poured it on to extend the Eastern Conference finals.

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Dan Shaughnessy: With Celtics erupting in Game 5, it's time to think big, like Game 7 big

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OPINION | Tara D. Sonenshine - Judge Amy Coney Barrett's nuanced views on Roe v. Wade may trip up Democrats - Barrett is regarded as the leading contender to replace Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg.

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Trump said to pick Amy Coney Barrett for Court, New York Times reports

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Worcester police officers handcuffed 10-year-old boy with autism, fracturing his arm, lawsuit alleges -- A Worcester woman says she called 911 seeking medical help for her 10-year-old son, who has autism, and instead got two police officers who put the child in handcuffs, broke his arm, then lied about the incident in a report, according to a federal lawsuit filed earlier this month.

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J.D. Martinez: 'I haven't been very good' in 2020, but he's hip to what has been the problem

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Chad Finn I The Unconventional Preview -- Raiders' gamble on Jon Gruden might actually pay off in Vegas -- Gruden's early decisions seemed to betray a recklessness in team-building, but there are definite signs of progress as the Raiders come to Foxborough this weekend.

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Coming Soon -- 'Last Words': A Spotlight investigation finds that death is not the great equalizer -- "Last Words," a three-part series from the Boston Globe Spotlight Team investigating the end of life in Massachusetts, including the state's failure to protect nursing home residents from the pandemic. In the end, one out of every seven would die from COVID-19.

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Trump hits Baker for support of expanded mail-in voting

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The Road Ahead: Charting the coronavirus pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond

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Live tracker: Coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

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Ty Burr - What an old cassette tape taught me about how we keep our loved ones alive in the 21st century - Almost 30 years later, Globe film critic and columnist Ty Burr digitized a conversation on cassette with his mother, hearing her voice for the first time since she died.

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To combat hunger, neighbors are stocking community fridges on Boston's streets - As food insecurity grows amid the pandemic, free community fridges have cropped up in Jamaica Plain and Dorchester, and more are being planned for Allston, Roslindale, Somerville, and Cambridge.

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Amid outbreak, Providence College will stick with remote instruction another week - School officials apologized for the college's role in driving up COVID-19 rates in the state.

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Mr. 80 Percent - I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much. A deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, and often funny tale about a disease that affects millions of men, whether they want to talk about it or not.

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This time, Quincy Center's revival looks legit

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The most complicated election in modern history is coming — soon. Are we prepared? -- Experts worry about a nightmare election during a pandemic marred by disenfranchisement and chaos, followed by an acrimonious legal and political dispute over the results that would test the nation's democratic resolve.

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The virus's tale -- Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?

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At the edge of a warming world -- To the millions of us who visit Cape Cod once or twice a summer, the effects of climate change can seem subtle, if we see them at all: A breach in the dunes. A crack in the pavement. But once you know how to see what is shifting, changing and washing away, it is impossible to ignore. Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

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