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Team USA overcomes Folarin Balogun red card to beat Bosnia-Herzegovina, advance to World Cup Round of 16

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CELTICS -- Celtics dip into free agency pool, agree to deals with NBA champion Mitchell Robinson and Mike Conley Jr.

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BRUINS -- Bruins add defensemen Will Borgen and Connor Clifton, trade away goalie Joonas Korpisalo in busy day of moves

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GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL - Trading Jaylen Brown for Paul George and picks sure makes it seem like Celtics have ceased to be about winning

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In blockbuster trade, Celtics send star player Jaylen Brown to 76ers in exchange for Paul George and draft picks

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Scorching start to July with dangerous heat and humidity expected to peak Thursday, Friday

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Five tips to stay safe during the hot temperatures

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What two continents' heat waves tell us about the climate crisis

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Bostonians seeking out A/C and Italian ice as the first day of a scorcher arrives

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The Boston Pops fireworks will be set to live music for the first time. Here's what it takes to set them up.

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A decade ago Haverhill pledged to stop polluting the Merrimack. It's been releasing sewage in the river ever since.

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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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State reopens beaches in Newburyport and Salisbury for swimming, Healey's office says

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Archbishop Henning calls for action as Haitians, Syrians lose TPS protections: 'Consider raising your voice on behalf of the vulnerable'

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Provincetown official denounces false claim that town banned American flag on July 4: 'That's ridiculous'

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Mass. lawmakers, embracing 'unique commonality,' send Healey $63 billion budget plan

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Judge in Karen Read wrongful death case sharply scolds attorneys after apparent leak

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Patients at Mass. nursing homes suffered as executives pocketed big paydays, AG says

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Neighborhood dispute turns deadly; Fairhaven man pleads not guilty in fatal Mattapoisett shooting

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Cambridge scraps its most controversial proposed alcohol rule changes

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Everything we know about Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce's wedding, from the venue to the dress code

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NATIONALS 10, RED SOX 2 - Nationals get to Payton Tolle for six runs in three-plus innings, rout Red Sox in finale to take series

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Coming soon: We're celebrating America's birthday like it's 1776

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Splurging on a lobster roll? These 7 spots are the best in the Boston area

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The 11 best Cape Cod restaurants for locals and wash-ashores alike

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Grab a pint at the 11 best breweries in Boston, Cambridge, and Somerville

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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JOAN VENNOCHI - From 'we the people' to 'me the president' Gerald Ford used the bicentennial to unite a fractured nation. Donald Trump is turning America's 250th birthday into a celebration of himself.

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- The secret to Mamdani's success isn't what you think

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Ideas | Ted Widmer -- The Declaration of Independence has a Boston accent

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Norah O'Donnell -- Half of America's founding story was erased

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A Vermont prosecutor's dog keeps biting people. Critics say the woman's behaving like she's above the law.

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Pawtucket grapples with deaths of grandmother, mother, and toddler after driving lesson gone wrong

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Get ready for 'RAMageddon': Data center boom pushes up prices for every kind of gadget

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Man charged with shooting death of 15-year-old in Allston last year, officials say

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Father charged with manslaughter, OUI in Maine crash that killed 5-year-old son

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Resident doctors at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center ratify first union contract

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Cambridge made preschool free regardless of income. Eyeing an expansion, the city is not sure it can be so generous. Officials wonder just how universal universal preschool should be in a city with a huge gap between rich and poor.

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Will Democrats flip the Senate? Their path is looking clearer. -- A potentail path exists for Democrats to flip control of the upper chamber of Congress. See where their chances stand.

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'Social housing' is gaining popularity as soaring costs persist. Now ultra-expensive Cambridge is parsing how it could work. -- The concept, which calls for building mixed-income housing with public funds, has been gaining traction.

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Brookline's regal Webber-Bouve Mansion hits market for $4.3m -- The 2.5-story Queen Anne house built in 1885 is an extravagant and dramatic showcase of late Victorian architecture.

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Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular: How to watch and everything you need to know

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'It's about the people, and we're going to show up and celebrate that': Jane Lynch talks hosting Boston Pops July 4 show

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

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Q&A: Olivia Wilde on her interest in 'investigating the messy, difficult stuff' in 'The Invite'

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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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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 -- Green menace: Toxic blooms are shuttering Massachusetts lakes and ponds

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Ashish K. Jha -- The obesity curve finally bent. Now comes the hard part.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Trump's slimy, swampy eyesore in Washington, D.C.

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS -- The viral novel 'Yesteryear' shows how bad Harvard's public image is

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IDEAS | JULIA HOTZ -- Can robots end our loneliness crisis?

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

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KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY -- Don Sweeney starts the Bruins' offseason shopping, but the list is still long -- The Bruins added defensemen Connor Clifton and Will Borgen while shipping out Joonas Korpisalo to begin the

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Condom maker relocates headquarters to historic Lynn dairy creamery -- Global Protection Corp., a sexual health and wellness company, recently relocated its headquarters from Boston's Seaport to the renovated building at 630 Lynnway.

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George and Martha honoring 250th — by handing out scratch tickets

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Federal Reserve Chair Warsh emphasizes political independence, signals focus on inflation

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Tick-borne illness has gained a foothold in New England. Here's how.

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CONNECTIONS -- I got my first library card at the age of 5. It changed everything.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Kheyberk Fharah is a fixture in the addiction recovery community. But is he who he says he is?

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Ipswich reopens 5 beaches after closures related to Merrimack River sewage flow

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Belgium stuns Senegal with late comeback, penalty kick in extra time to earn spot in Round of 16 of the World Cup

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Red Sox encouraged by MRI on Connelly Early's left elbow as he starts stint on injured list

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Changes to student loans are taking effect July 1. Here's what to know.

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Jaylen Brown leads guest-star lineup at MIT startup program this summer

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Ex-CIA Director sues Trump administration, asks records from investigations be preserved. See how today unfolded.

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Despite some losses for Trump, Supreme Court delivers enduring conservative wins

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Trump pulled in at least $2 billion after returning to the White House

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Professor fired for criticizing Charlie Kirk reaches $1.9 million settlement

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Two arrested after scaling the Empire State Building's antenna for apparent marriage proposal

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16 children rescued from Ohio home were 'almost feral,' authorities say

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Rebel Catholic group consecrates 4 bishops, risking break with Vatican

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Underground births, under bombardment: Childbearing in Ukraine

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Vance offers a new defense of negotiated settlement in Iran war

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America at 250: An unexpected history

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Supreme Court's transgender sports ruling rests on a myth

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SCOTUS, Megyn Kelly, and the howl of racists exhaling

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Blake Lively wants $8 million in legal fees from Justin Baldoni after 'It Ends With Us' dispute

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Is having a boyfriend limiting my potential?

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What to cook when it's too hot to cook in New England

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Meet the history buff behind one of The South Shore's most distinctive restaurants

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Boston museum displays an original copy of the Declaration of Independence

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One plane ticket vanishes, forcing traveler to buy a second ticket

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At the Griffin: Can crowbars be atmospheric?

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Big Freedia, Butch Tavares among performers for Providence's 2026 PVDFest

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The Cape Ann Museum starts a new chapter Tuesday

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In Daniel Mason's 'Country People,' newcomers to small-town New England find a fantastical conspiracy

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The ancestors have their eyes on us in Shannon Sanders's 'The Great Wherever'

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The best local book events this week

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10 GREAT MOVIES SET IN VERY COLD PLACES TO HELP TAKE YOUR MIND OFF THE HEAT WAVE

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'The Invite': Wilde & Rogen & Cruz & Norton

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Penelope Keith, star of classic British sitcom 'The Good Life,' dies at 86

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Victor Willis, lead singer of the Village People, dies at 74

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Why does TD Garden commission custom gifts for performers like Lady Gaga and Cardi B?

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A Colorado trip inspired the lyrics of 'America the Beautiful' — but the author was from Mass.

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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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Daveigh Chase, 'Lilo & Stitch' voice actor and 'The Ring' villain, dies at 35

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Khadijah Farrakhan, 'first lady of Nation of Islam' as wife of famous pastor, dies at 90

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Om Malik, whose blog shaped how Silicon Valley saw itself, dies at 59

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