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Stephen Colbert goes out with McCartney, song, and surrealism. Watch the best parts of his last 'Late Show' here.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Offering up a toast to New England sports fans. It's different here, for the better, and other thoughts.

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A Vermont prosecutor refuses to charge ICE protesters. Police are livid.

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Money, Power, Inequality -- She went to prison for killing a man. Can she believe in second chances?

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER - What's the worst way to spend your vacation time and money? It's called obligation travel. Many people would rather deep-clean their house or give up alcohol for a year than travel for family obligations.

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Starting Point -- A heat wave can make you forget -- The lovely May weather helps New Englanders forget about winter, argues Globe reporter Billy Baker.

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This North End breakfast darling will bring late-night eats to Southie

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Why is the road trip considered quintessentially 'American'?

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- PTO day? Stunning weather awaits Friday for an early start to the holiday weekend.

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With ace Garrett Crochet on the mend, the Red Sox rotation has proven it has quality depth

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Will the Fenway Faithful be joining the rest of MLB with the 'Tarps Off' craze?

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FIFA permit delays for watch parties deepen World Cup woes in Massachusetts

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'Surprised and disappointed.' Here's what a Tufts doctor fired by Kennedy plans to do next.

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Republicans call off vote on Iran war resolution that was on the verge of passing

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ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL -- Now that I've seen it, I understand why the DNC tried to bury its autopsy

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Barbara Lenk, the first openly gay jurist on the Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court, has died

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Boston paid $11 million settlement to man freed after nearly 40 years in prison

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Don Batting, longtime radio reporter at WBZ known as 'Batman,' has died

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- 'I quit.' Abby Johnson threatened to leave Fidelity. Her father blinked.

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Nashua, N.H., woman charged in teen's drowning death on Lake Winnipesaukee

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Custom 1970s house in Wayland with indoor pool, glass walls hits market for the first time

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A eulogy for Schlitz, the cheap beer that made me a beer lover

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IDEAS | Abdallah Fayyad - Don't dismiss Nicholas Kristof's reporting on Israeli prisons - Israel is threatening to sue The New York Times for an article exposing the sexual abuse and torture of Palestinians. But the new allegations fit a long, disturbing pattern.

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EDITORIAL -- The clock is ticking: Boston and the T need to sort out the World Cup safety plan

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Tim Flaherty and E. Denise Simmons -- Cambridge got ShotSpotter wrong

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- What to know about what's coming next at the Supreme Court

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Alan Wirzbicki -- Advice for Harvard students on how to survive your first A-minus

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Mass General Brigham says it is saving more lives. Some doctors aren't so sure.

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Man who allegedly threatened to kidnap mother's three-year-old boy on Green Line held without bail

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Barney Frank's funeral set for Faneuil Hall on June 8

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Bone found near Guthrie home predates her disappearance by 750 years

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Judge dismisses charges against ex-administrator accused after student shot teacher

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Eli Lilly's experimental shot cuts body weight by 28% in study

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QUICK BITE - Back Bay's new Peruvian restaurant feels like a party - The pasta is a must-order.

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These 14 New England colleges now cost more than $100,000 a year -- Eight of the 14 schools are in Massachusetts.

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With exclamation points and indignation, a federal judge from South Natick infuriates Trump -- Richard Leon's rulings have made him one of several judicial enemies of a president pushing the bounds of executive power.

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

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80 fun concerts, festivals, shows, and more to check out around Boston this summer

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ART's 'Black Swan' brings the movie's saga of dance and ambition to the stage

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What's your 'type'? Because this man's type is ... very specific.

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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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JOAN VENNOCHI -- So much for the sisterhood. Shannon O'Brien is out as chair of the Cannabis Control Commission.

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EDITORIAL -- As online sexual exploitation grows, laws need to catch up

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Questions after a tragedy at Davis

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- The MAGA stranglehold over Republican voters

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Lost and/or found -- Ten weird but totally true Boston stories

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COMMENTARY | Greg Fox -- As funding shrinks, it's time to invest in and stabilize R.I.'s network of family home visiting programs -- Research shows these programs lead to significant reductions in child maltreatment and language delays, while improving maternal mental health and school readiness, writes R.I. pediatrician.

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World Cup -- There are 20 days until the World Cup. Just tuning in? Here are 20 things to know to get caught up. -- Can Boston get its act together? Will a new nation lift the World Cup? Why are the Muppets in the halftime show?

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Patriots mailbag -- Patriots mailbag: Are there alternatives if a trade with the Eagles for A.J. Brown can't be worked out? -- Brown has topped 1,000 receiving yards and played 13 or more games in each of the last four seasons.

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Bruins -- The Bruins exceeded expectations this season, and it all started in net with Jeremy Swayman

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL -- Eastern Mass. baseball Players of the Week for May 14-20

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL NOTEBOOK -- Walpole junior Luca Digiulio melds an elite right arm with a mental toughness forged in late innings

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TALKING POINTS - Spotify shares surge on new music licensing deal, concert ticket perks - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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Summer camp isn't free from teen career anxiety

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The Trump administration expands its use of AI in the hunt for healthcare fraud

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CONNECTIONS -- I first scaled Mount Washington in 1954 at age 4. I kept going back.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Could patient portals be less baffling and more helpful? A cartoon explainer.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We talked a lot about her dog, Clementine, a sheepadoodle'

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- In 1970s Boston, young hustlers made easy money selling smart term papers to college students

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Two workers injured when wall collapses at Duxbury construction site

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Globe Top 20 baseball poll: Walpole cracks Top 5, Taunton keeps climbing

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Two-time NASCAR champion Kyle Busch has died at 41

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Canadiens pounce on rusty Hurricanes early to open Eastern Conference final

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FDA plans rare advisory hearing to debate Moderna's flu shot

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As Stephen Colbert departs, the late night talk show may soon follow

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Massport's aviation director Ed Freni is retiring. Top lieutenant Sharon Williams will take over.

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GOP rift over Trump's $1.8 settlement fund delays vote on immigration bill. See how Thursday unfolded.

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Backlash to Trump's $1.8 billion settlement fund delays Republican immigration bill

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Mass. reports 114 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 1 death in a week. See the latest data.

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Experimental drug yields dramatic weight loss

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Free speech or race-baiting? Tennessee shooting stirs debate over livestreamer's actions.

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A parody 'cockroach' party in India becomes major outlet for youth anger and protest

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Russia holds nuclear drills on land, sea, and air, joined by its ally Belarus

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Residents burn an Ebola treatment center in Congo as anger grows over the outbreak

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A new lawsuit forces the state to confront racial segregation in schools

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At the Supreme Court, it's not just liberal vs. conservative

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Where were the good Samaritans?

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This Bravo TV star has Boston roots, and a brand-new movie that skewers momfluencers

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Should I see my ex one more time?

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Podcast: The biggest names in Providence's restaurant industry get candid

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This infamous Metrowest hotel is a castle on the street, but modern in the sheets

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Rita Wilson on visiting Boston, road trips to Vegas, and her latest album

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She freed herself from slavery by fleeing George Washington's house. Now some are defying efforts to bury her memory.

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Mural being painted in Nashua's Renaissance Park features nod to city's French-Canadian heritage

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In art history, 'nude' almost always meant nude women, painted by men. An MFA exhibit documents a contemporary rebuttal.

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A Nobel Prize-winning author admitted she uses AI. What's the literary world coming to?

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A history of LGBTQ music, with heart, humanity, and a propulsive beat

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What happened to the summer blockbuster?

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Eight new movies and TV shows to watch this Memorial Day weekend

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Karen Allen on her history with the Berkshire Film Fest and how she got cast in 'The Glass Menagerie'

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From 'Skidmarks On My Heart' to 'Steppin' Out,' we built the ultimate road trip playlist

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What's the best road trip song? A case for 'Roadrunner' by the Modern Lovers

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Boston Calling has been a major economic driver for Harvard Square. How are businesses feeling about its 'gap year'?

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How do theater companies pick the plays they put on?

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In the satirical 'Eureka Day,' comedy is the best medicine for exploring human nature

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ArtsEmerson announces new season of programming

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Sam Sianis, 'cheezborger'-flipping owner of Chicago's Billy Goat Tavern, dies at 91

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Barney Frank on facing death: 'Not as scary as I thought it would be'

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