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Boston Globe - Top Stories

Kraft Group reaches deal with Foxborough on security funding for World Cup games at Gillette Stadium -- Less than a week before a deadline set by the town's select board, the Boston host committee, Kraft Sports & Entertainment, and Foxborough settled their dispute over $7.8 million.

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Judge orders release of 14-year-old girl detained by federal immigration agents in Marlborough and transferred to New York -- The Department of Homeland Security claimed later Wednesday that agents took the girl into custody to protect her from suspected gang members she was in a car with.

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Preserving the soul of skiing: Eric Mogensen resumes ownership of Black Mountain, moves Indy Pass to N.H. -- The founder of Entabeni Systems pivoted away from the community-based model for Black. "In the future of independent skiing, this is going to be a stronghold," he said.

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Starting Point - Murder in Maine - A reporter must move beyond a pond's beauty to reach the heart of a summer slaying that grabbed national headlines.

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Legacy - The last 2½ years were about getting Boston Legacy FC onto the field. Now, the games begin. Hiring, recruitment, branding, marketing, uniform design, community engagement, scheduling — the to-do list stretched for miles in the leadup to the club's first game.

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Men's college hockey notebook -- The ECAC men's hockey tournament continues this weekend. Here are the quarterfinal matchups.

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Quiz: Dunkin's drinks or your favorite snacks — which has more sugar?

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Officer having 'anxiety attack' took ambulance sent for man dying from police shooting, report says

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How pitching coach Andrew Bailey and the Red Sox are trying to unlock Johan Oviedo's natural talent

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US gets the help it needs from Italy and advances to the World Baseball Classic quarterfinals -- Italy's Vinnie Pasquantino, who opened the tournament 0 for 12, homered leading off the second, sixth, and eighth inning against Mexico.

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Catholic school in Medford announces 'heart-wrenching decision' to close after nearly 100 years -- Enrollment at Saint Joseph School has been declining steadily, school officials said.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- A gray Thursday is on tap as chill and showers linger

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Vermont man killed by pit bull in Essex home, police say

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Boston lawyer sentenced to 3 years in prison for stealing $2 million from clients

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Boston police release body-camera footage of officers breaking up Patriots afterparty: 'Do you know who is in the room?' -- The late-night party led to the brief suspension of a downtown restaurant's liquor license.

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Watch all the videos released by Boston police

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Patriots still in need of adding an edge rusher in free agency

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An artist renounced his family. They sued to acquire his life's work. -- A photographer in Arkansas was unappreciated during his lifetime. He was discovered after his death, setting a legal dispute.

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Christopher L. Gasper - Jaylen Brown is right about the refs, but protesting about it the wrong way - Celtics All-Star has waged a season-long crusade to get himself and his team a more just whistle, but now his cries for justice are doing more harm than good.

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER - Trump wants the Kurds to wage war in Iran. They should beware. For decades, the United States has used the ethnic group to promote American interests in the Middle East — then abandoned it.

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EDITORIAL -- A deal in Foxborough eases worries, but Mass. World Cup preparations still lag

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The very 'unBoston' firing of BSO music director Andris Nelsons

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Could the GOP really lose the Senate? Three writers weigh in.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

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Man held without bail in shooting death of his girlfriend near Sugarloaf Mountain in Maine -- Austin Doucette, 24, appeared in court Wednesday afternoon in Farmington, Maine, and acknowledged the murder charge against him in the killing of his girlfriend.

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After drug-laced scale found in state office, Healey says she wishes former aide had 'never been hired' -- LaMar D. Cook pleaded not guilty last week to drug trafficking and illegal firearm possession charges.

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Massachusetts community colleges to launch apprenticeship degree programs -- Six Massachusetts community colleges are working together with employers across the state to start new apprenticeship degree programs that allow students to earn money working jobs related to their fields of study before graduation.

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Coast Guard rescues 3 fishermen from sinking vessel off Maine coast -- A helicopter from Air Station Cape Cod responded to a mayday call Wednesday morning from the Vesta Renee 23 miles off Boothbay Harbor.

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SJC rules charter schools must comply with public records law -- The court concluded that charter schools qualify as government entities under the law because they perform a core public function and operate with taxpayer funding.

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After legal battle with Harvard, woman's quest to reclaim images of enslaved ancestors culminates in public museum display - The 15 daguerreotypes, the earliest known images of enslaved people in the United States, were unveiled Wednesday at the International African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.

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There's something in the air in South Portland, Maine (and it's not good) -- Residents of South Portland, Maine, are concerned about high levels of benzene, a carcinogen, measured near petroleum storage tanks in close proximity to their homes.

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DEVRA FIRST - Here's where chefs, bartenders, and restaurateurs from Ireland go to get a taste of home - Which of the city's dozens of Irish-themed spots feel the most authentically Irish, on St. Patrick's Day and every other day?

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College students can 'call a boomer' from a new phone booth on Comm. Ave. Here's the idea behind it. -- The BU Pavement Coffeehouse was a natural location for the phone booth, with its college-age clientele and high foot traffic.

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It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

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'You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!' is on a small stage, but it has big ideas

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Oscars 2026: How to stream all 10 best picture nominees

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Boston Ballet's 2026 'Winter Experience' is a program for all seasons

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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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Water is coming for the Seaport; the whole city will be poorer for it. -- Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston's property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.

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IDEAS | DANTE SANAEI AND ALEC LEVEN -- What were all those military drone ads on the T about?

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- The hidden danger on our plates

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Linda J. Bilmes -- The real cost of the war with Iran

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IDEAS | JONATHAN WILSON -- Donald Trump wants to be emperor of the World Cup

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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The murder of a Maine paddleboarder and the mysteries left in its wake -- One evening last July, Sunny Stewart set out on a quiet pond and never returned. Two weeks later, a teen was charged with her murder.

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After a scathing report about sexual abuse by clergy, can the Catholic church in R.I. keep the faithful? -- Despite declines, Rhode Island remains the most Catholic state in the nation. Campus ministries in particular are beginning to thrive, said Michael M. Lavigne, of the Catholic Diocese of Providence. "Something's drawing them in."

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL -- In Maxx Crosby-gate, the Ravens did nothing wrong, and the Raiders only have themselves to blame

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GBH is open to examining merger with WBUR as public media adjusts to life without federal funding -- Public broadcasters across the country have so far weathered $1.1 billion in federal cuts. But public media executives fear the relief is temporary.

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South Korean lawmakers pass law to manage Seoul's pledge of $350 billion in US investments

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LOVE LETTERS -- While I was on vacation, my girlfriend decided to break up with me out of the blue

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SPRING TRAVEL -- My mom missed her chance to see Elvis. On a whirlwind Memphis trip, we did the next best thing.

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THE BIG DAY -- She shoveled her car out of 2 feet of snow on her wedding day

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Officer fatally shoots person in vehicle linked to Roxbury carjacking, Boston police say

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An ICE operation in Vermont leads to violent clashes between protesters and police

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Maxx Crosby commits to the Raiders following failed trade to the Ravens

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Fleet let one slip in Seattle, as Torrent bag two late goals, end Boston's six-game winning streak

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Brent crude oil tops $100 a barrel as Iran attacks on shipping worsen supply concerns

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State lawmakers rush to set rounding rules for when there are no pennies

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Trump targets major trading partners with new investigation

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Oil price tops $100 a barrel as Iran attacks on shipping worsen supply concerns. Follow live updates.

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Iran's unrelenting attacks on Mideast shipping and energy infrastructure send oil prices soaring

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A red fox stows away on cargo ship, traveling from England to US

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Bird rarely seen in the United States sends people flocking to Virginia

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That purple Hawaii vacation lei likely came from Thailand, and state lawmakers want to change that

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Countries scramble to shore up global oil supplies as ships are attacked

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Kast takes office as Chile marks its sharpest shift to the right since dictatorship

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Strikes on Iran damage fabled heritage sites, angering Iranians

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No, 'E Pluribus Unum' isn't a lie

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'Ain't No Sunshine' in Massachusetts public records law

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Trump's war is hell

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From blacksmithing to needlepoint, young people are embracing 'grandma hobbies'

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Do you really need a water filter? Here's what experts say.

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A Cape Cod mobile home park, powerful investors, and the fight over who gets to stay

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How a Boston chef found himself on top of the social media world

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Seamark restaurant in Encore Boston Harbor to close, weeks after employees unionized

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Six seats, multiple courses: Why tasting menus are booming on New Hampshire's Seacoast

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As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see privatizing TSA screening as a solution

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I went to Scotland to find family history, Highland culture — and a wee dram of whisky

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Letters from a dark past revisited in a darkening present

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A Whitney Biennial for the forlorn

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Big shoes, goofy costumes, and a lot of makeup: Professional clowns gather in Boston for annual convention

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A serialized novel from a Japanese literary superstar (mostly) satisfies

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Needham native Amy Littlefield hunts for the 'Killers of Roe' in a book of journalism that pays homage to Agatha Christie

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Boston-area authors recognized in Jewish Book Awards, LA Times Book Prizes

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'Reminders of Him' deserves to be forgotten

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'Eephus' captures what makes baseball movies so magical: They're the stuff of real life

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Oscar predictions: Here's who should win, and who will win, on Sunday night

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Watch the trailer: 'Margo's Got Money Troubles' is part of the new Pfeifferisance

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You'll be able to watch the UK version of 'Saturday Night Live' on Peacock

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Why are so many pop culture characters named Kevin?

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Joey McIntyre talks Boston Legacy FC halftime show, NKOTB's Gillette Stadium debut, and more

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Five years after leaving Boston, Anjimile is still one of folk's finest storytellers

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Boston has a reputation as a hub for Irish music and culture. But what about the sounds of Cape Breton?

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Emotional and musical fireworks abound in 'Stereophonic,' as creativity meets volatility

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'Antiquities' questions what the future of AI might hold for us

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In a time of isolation and division, The Jar uses art to pursue the 'most basic human thing,' connection.

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Here's what to eat to sleep a little better every day

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After tensions, Dana-Farber and Brigham say they will collaborate on physician assistants

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Angelika Saleh, the Angelika of Angelika Film Center, dies at 90

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Matt Snell dies at 84; carried Jets to stunning upset in Super Bowl III

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Karen Petrou, influential fiscal policy analyst and critic, dies at 72

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