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Boston Globe - Top Stories

Maine Governor Janet Mills tried to visit a memorial site for the man killed by an ICE agent. Protesters chased her away.

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Trump addresses a defense technology gathering as the Iran war has reduced US weapon stocks

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Healey proposes $100 million in extra school funding from millionaires tax revenues

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NYC's Rikers Island jail hosts World Cup watch party for inmates -- More than 100 inmates dressed in tan uniforms took seats at tables facing a projection screen showing the semifinal match between England and Argentina.

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Gabe Jacas still unsigned, raising questions as to his readiness, and other pre-camp Patriots observations -- Rookies are scheduled to report to Gillette Stadium on July 22, two days before their first practice on July 24.

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Fleet continue to solidify roster by re-signing forward Abby Newhook to a two-year contract -- Newhook, a Boston College product, was all but guaranteed to return to the Fleet for at least a second season being a protected player through the PWHL expansion process.

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Varsity News -- Varsity News: Toughest All-Scholastic decisions and predicting next year's stars

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Steve Yzerman abruptly steps down as general manager of the Detroit Red Wings

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CDC nominee says she won't betray science — and also backs Kennedy's actions

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Federal government installs reworked panels about slavery at George Washington's Philadelphia home

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- The sky looks ominous. How long will it last? -- Thick plumes of wildfire smoke continue to blanket New England, degrading air quality and producing more hazy, yellow-tinged skies.

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No, it's not the apocalypse. See photos of the wildfire smoke blanketing Boston.

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Wildfire smoke is triggering unhealthy air quality. Here's how to protect yourself.

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ICE changed its story about the shooting in Maine. That's part of a bigger pattern of violence and murky explanations.

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Trump says ICE should do traffic stops, despite new suspension after shootings. Follow live updates.

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After fatal ICE shooting in Maine, Susan Collins faces scrutiny over her role as a Trump administration middleman

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Brown professor says students used AI to cheat — and made this 'very basic strategic mistake'

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Not hyperbole to say Red Sox' next 17 games affect not only this season but the franchise's future

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Chad Finn: Here are our Red Sox superlatives at the All-Star break

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Scared you'll get heart disease or breast cancer? New tool by MGH, Dana-Farber predicts risks for 300-plus sicknesses. -- Researchers say they have created an AI tool to comb medical records for signs that could foreshadow illness.

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New Hampshire's tiny Seacoast is a beachy tax haven for Massachusetts buyers

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Driver had nine drinks in 3.5 hours at Saugus bar before wrong-way crash that killed state trooper, prosecutors say

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Wrong-way driver causes multiple crashes in Northborough before fleeing, officials say

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Developer who pitched 26-story Somerville tower accused of owing millions to former owners of historic Cape Cod inn

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US Mint produces a $1 coin bearing Trump's face to help celebrate America's 250th birthday

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Hegseth announces new policy to test troops for low testosterone

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Cambridge worker was slain by masked gunmen in 'premeditated' July 4 attack, prosecutor says

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Man shot to death in Dorchester, police say

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JJ Foley's opens a beer garden on the Cape with mini golf and food trucks. It's a far cry from the storied South End bar.

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Paul Schimek - The preventable blind spot trap killing Boston's cyclists - Large trucks turning right can sweep cyclists into their rear wheels in an instant. Understanding this deadly dynamic could save lives.

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EDITORIAL -- 'Yes in God's backyard' could be a providential solution to the state's housing crisis

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS -- Who's really changing the world? While elite colleges stay small, HBCUs are in growth mode.

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Shira Schoenberg -- Need long-term care? Many middle-class families are out of luck.

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MARCELA GARCÍA -- Shootings in Maine and Texas make clear: The new ICE surge is here

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Boston area beaches among safest for swimming in the US. Can the improved water quality last?

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Rhode Island coastal regulators reluctant to shore up entire Newport Cliff Walk

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Man convicted of killing Winthrop woman in 1982 becomes oldest inmate executed in Florida

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US pressing for release of Mass. seismologist who has been wrongfully detained in China since 2024, officials say

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Brockton man arraigned in 2017 Boston murder after nine years on the run, officials say

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'It's like a little community': Why people are going to the bar to watch their favorite reality TV show - From the World Cup to Love Island, bars are banking on big-event watch parties to bring in customers.

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One of the few remaining privately owned Berkshire 'cottages' sold for $4 million - Many of the grand 19th and early 20th-century Berkshires cottages are now part of resorts like Miraval and Canyon Ranch.

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GETTING SALTY -- This veteran Boston steakhouse server knows a scam when he sees one -- "They claimed they found a tooth," he says. "Nobody was missing a tooth."

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Director Sasha Waters on creating a 'poetic visual experience' for 'Mary Oliver: Saved by the Beauty of the World'

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Claire Vaye Watkins somehow makes environmental tension and midlife stress hopeful in 'Yellow Pine'

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New Hampshire native Kayda Bosse finishes fourth in 'Love Island USA' finale

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This week's TV: Will Ferrell as a golfer in 'The Hawk,' Anya Taylor-Joy in 'Lucky,' and more new TV

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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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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- I'm a birthright citizen

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James Aloisi -- 'The time has come': Blue Hill Avenue deserves proposed bus transit upgrades

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IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG -- Sorry, we just can't cover those effective drugs

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Eugene Scott -- The mayors showing Washington how to govern

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

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Protestors chase Maine Governor Janet Mills away from memorial for man killed by ICE agent -- Mills arrived unannounced to where Johan Sebastián Durán Guerreo died. Demonstrators then yelled at her, accusing her of failing to protect residents.

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Forecast | Dave Epstein - New England weekend weather could see some easing of the smoke and heat - Occasional showers are possible Saturday and Sunday as fronts move into New England.

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BRUINS -- Bruins to open new season against the Rangers at TD Garden in matchup of Original Six franchises

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Swing Therapeutics acquired by Needham-based medical VR platform XRHealth

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Harvard researchers uncover Epstein-Barr virus's role in multiple sclerosis

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PERSPECTIVE -- My mom stepped up to care for my grandma. If I need to, I'll do the same.

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LOVE LETTERS -- I think I'd be happier if I ended my current relationship. Maybe...

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THE BIG DAY -- From Boston College teammates to husband and wife

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- How a Boston doctor built a following as a 'loud and unafraid' voice in the Trump era

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Biddeford, Maine mayor calls ICE agents' lack of body cameras 'unacceptable' after agent fatally shoots man there

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The more researchers look, the more contaminants they find in New Hampshire's loons

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Shakeup in Bruins' front office includes hiring of Kevyn Adams as a senior advisor to GM Don Sweeney

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Social Security is trying to stabilize a year after DOGE cuts

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26 Meta employees sue, alleging AI-driven layoff picks hit workers on medical and parental leave

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Stealthy Toyota spinout gets one of Boston area's biggest robotics deals ever

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Rescuers keep searching for 3 people after a boat sank in San Francisco Bay, killing 1

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1 dead and 3 missing after boat carrying mostly family members sinks near Alcatraz Island

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More health workers strike as Ebola cases in Congo exceed 2,000, including 754 deaths

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US restores blockade on Iran after its attacks on ships in the Strait of Hormuz

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British politician was killed in 'targeted attack,' police say

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The importance of stemming campus suicides

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City bike advocate's fatal crash is a tragedy hard to fathom

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Egyptian fans still reeling after loss to Argentina last week

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I'm considering using an AirTag to track my wife

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Lost AirPod, AI fakes and secret garden: How fans experienced Taylor Swift's private wedding

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Lenox Hotel gives away 1,000 free hot dogs for National Hot Dog Day

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This is one of Boston's hottest Italian restaurants. The food is just lukewarm.

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Historical whiplash in Sicily, where past is always present

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'Slick season' is more like it. Lessons from our Noah Kahan pilgrimage to Vermont.

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Dublin's great pubs are immortal. Sadly, their caretakers are not.

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'Punchline II' is an exhibition meant to embrace the absurdity of an absurd world

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From Gloucester with love: Rothko, Avery, and Gottlieb's summer bond shines at the Cape Ann Museum

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At the MFA, the past and present converge in a fractious moment

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These three new novels have Bay State roots

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R.I. strategist wrote the year's smartest political book, 'How the Democrats Screwed Bernie' in 2016

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Gorgeous but self-serious, 'The Odyssey' is at sea thanks to its own bleakness

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The 10 best movies of the year (so far)

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Filmmaker Ivy Meeropol talks #MeToo, Trump legal proceedings, and the making of her new documentary, 'Ask E. Jean'

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Apple TV's 'Lucky' is a bloody good crime thriller thick with family affairs

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Where to stream some of Sam Neill's best performances

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'Wokestock' might tick some people off and delight others. Robby Roadsteamer says that's kind of the point.

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Even amid ongoing orchestral crisis, BSO and Nelsons make beautiful music together at Tanglewood

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Jay-Z show at Yankee Stadium delayed for hours after fans without tickets rush entrances

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Ken Marino comes to Boston with touring 'Death Becomes Her' this January

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Floods, rats, and redirected flights to Logan: 30 years of Shakespeare on the Common

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In Gloucester Stage's 'Betrayal,' the end of the affair, and the beginning

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A new biotech startup tries to tackle obesity, but not in the way you might expect

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Pat Oliphant, cartoonist who skewered the powerful, dies at 90

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Jayson Conner, 48, and Jeffrey Newman, 58, die; gave thousands of backpacks to those in need

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Sam Neill, New Zealand actor who starred in 'Jurassic Park' and 'The Piano,' dies at 78

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