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A state official gave a grant to two young developers who sold him a house. Then came the shoddy work and fake invoices.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Sunshine and warmth return in abundance Wednesday. Hot, muggy weather rears its head later in the week.

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

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EDITORIAL -- If candidates won't debate, voters should wonder why not

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Dylan Fernandes -- Massachusetts' local aid formula is failing communities

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Jim Stergios -- Massachusetts is close to an economic cliff. Here are two ways to save it.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- How Trump's ugly World Cup power play marred the beautiful game

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - How a Boston doctor built a following as a 'loud and unafraid' voice in the Trump era - Dr. Jeremy Faust saves lives in the ER and breaks stories with his Inside Medicine newsletter. He's also testing the bounds of news reporting.

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The big restaurant brands are coming for Boston -- Once overlooked by celebrity chefs, Boston is now drawing hospitality groups from around the globe. The reasons have as much to do with finance and real estate as they do with the actual food.

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THE BIG DAY - Their romantic storyline runs through community theater - Mordecai and Gabrielle fell in love on stage in Jamaica Plain, and married in a ceremony rich in Korean culture.

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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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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 -- Can NATO be saved from presidential petulance?

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

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

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Mariel Garza -- California's billionaire tax proposal is the fight the ultrarich feared

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COMMENTARY | Philip A. Chan and Amy S. Nunn -- R.I. has made great progress in curbing fatal overdoses. Now, it's time to sustain it -- Although the number of fatal overdoses has dropped, we must continue to invest in proven efforts while adjusting our approach based on new information, write two Rhode Island doctors.

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MINOR DETAILS -- With the No. 20 pick in the first round of the MLB Draft, the Red Sox will select ... who can say? -- Mock drafts are all over the place with the Red Sox' pick, with targets ranging from college hitters and pitchers to high school prospects.

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RED SOX notebook -- American League All-Star team adds Red Sox first baseman Willson Contreras to roster -- Conteras, an injury replacement for the Blue Jays' Vladimir Guerrero Jr., joins Red Sox closer Aroldis Chapman and starter Ranger Suarez on the AL roster.

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Red Sox 8, White Sox 1 - Payton Tolle has sharp outing; Red Sox defeat White Sox for fourth straight win

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Auditor Diana DiZoglio says MassHousing program flagged by Spotlight 'reeks of fraud and corruption'

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Boston Symphony Orchestra premieres new Philip Glass symphony at Tanglewood after Kennedy Center cancellation

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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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