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Two women injured in fiery car crash in Manchester-by-the-Sea

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RI COURTS -- R.I. judiciary commission members criticized for not revealing campaign contributions to ex-House speaker -- More than half of the Judicial Nominating Commission members who voted to advance former House Speaker K. Joseph Shekarchi's bid to fill an opening on the Rhode Island Supreme Court have donated to his political campaigns in recent years, state finance records show.

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BLOTTER TALES -- A fishy encounter is reported at a local lake, a pickup truck gets smashed, and a turtle receives a police escort -- A visit to the beach takes an unexpected turn, a snapping turtle is saved from traffic, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

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Pablo Torre, Channel 12 probe NBA star's hidden investment in Rhode Island FC

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Sun shines through Friday as that summer feeling slowly returns

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Legal analysts explain why prosecutors played 911 call in Lindsay Clancy trial

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What we learned from Patrick Clancy's 911 call

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Jurors in Lindsay Clancy trial set to visit former Duxbury home where children were killed

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DAN SHAUGHNESSY -- If the 76ers win the NBA championship in the next couple of years, it will be the Celtics' fault, and other thoughts

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Will Jaylen Brown join the list of Boston sports stars who went on to win championships elsewhere?

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Red Sox downplay Jarren Duran's emotional outburst during Thursday win over Athletics

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Roman Anthony notedly swinging a bat as bid to return to Red Sox continues

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Medieval Magic: Inside Maine's Great Northeastern War

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Starting Point -- Dread August? A fake holiday offers a new way to look at the month.

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Wu names longtime City Hall veteran as interim chief of streets, announces next steps for Blue Hill Ave. redesign project

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New visa changes will upend international studies. Graduate programs are bracing for impact.

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Boston College's new president, the first in 30 years, takes the reins

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Vermont college the latest school under threat from declining enrollment, accreditors say

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Mass. lawmakers are wrapping up formal sessions. But they see less 'pressure' to actually get major bills done.

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The Scrum -- A field guide to the Legislature's last formal sessions, for now

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Cerberus, former Steward Health Care private equity owner, settles with creditors

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What drought? With the recent heavy dose of rain in some parts of New England, are we out of the woods yet?

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Man shot in Seaport overnight

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I'm a Nantucket native. Here's the real problem with island 'influencers.'

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Peabody farm owner pleads for people to stop 'rooster dumping' on her property after 10 have appeared in 6 months

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS - Trump's latest attack on higher ed? Calling out foreign donors. The administration is taking aim at international philanthropy to US colleges and universities.

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EDITORIAL -- A small policy change could help more kids aging out of foster care

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Joan Wickersham -- What Mount Auburn Cemetery teaches the living

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Alex Beam -- Why stupid rich people are good for society

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IDEAS | Nadia Ghent -- I know how Lindsay Clancy felt. I felt the same way.

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A beloved beech tree on Belmont's town green is about to be taken down. But a robin's nest gave it a brief reprieve.

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Boston Medical Center nurses, residents picket over pay

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New bridge opens Saturday on westbound side of Mass. Pike on Newton-Weston line

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Massachusetts court hears arguments about work authorization, fees for protected migrants

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Lowell dedicates clock tower to City Hall custodian who kept it ticking for decades

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Boston to host second National Urban Rat Summit

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Michael Minogue campaigned on understanding the housing crisis. He also owns a $31m home in an ultra-exclusive Montana club. Michael Minogue, who's running for the Republican gubernatorial nomination, built a home in the Yellowstone Club that, records show, has a market value of $31 million.

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POWER PLAY - A fresh push for business to back housing ballot measure - Business groups are considering backing a ballot measure that would reduce minimum lot sizes in Massachusetts.

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So you want to live on Martha's Vineyard? Year-round residents give the scoop. -- It's a tough market — and a tough winter — but one year-round Martha's Vineyard resident's advice is simple. "Life is short, buy the Vineyard house!"

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Why Flock surveillance cameras are drawing fierce backlash across Massachusetts -- People tolerate Ring cameras, cellphones, and CCTV cameras — but Flock Safety has some filling city council meetings in protest.

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Noah Kahan, Maine author make Barack Obama's summer favorites lists

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Ben Affleck teams up with 'Jeopardy!' champion to win $1 million prize on 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire'

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The best things to do in and around Boston this weekend

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'Spider-Man: Brand New Day' is the same old story

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- A mentally ill mother did something horrific. The prosecutor insisted she was playing 'the crazy card.' -- Latarsha Sanders had the kind of psychotic break that speaks for itself. Or at least it should.

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Trapped in the dark web -- Online child exploitation is spreading like a 'tidal wave.' Police can't keep up. -- Threats once confined to the physical world are now on children's laptops, their gaming systems, and the phones they carry in their pockets — and investigators can't keep up.

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The End of Normalcy -- 'I hope they blow your head off': Violent threats pour into congressional offices, and it's getting worse -- The Globe asked the offices of New England lawmakers for examples of the threats they've received. The response was chilling.

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Avenue of Broken Trust -- 'Why aren't they listening?': For many Black residents, this Blue Hill Avenue transit plan repeats old problems -- Many people living near Blue Hill Avenue are deeply opposed to the bus lane proposal, a skepticism wrought by decades of broken promises.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump wants the Supreme Court to help him control who gets to vote

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Maurizio Fava and James Tulsky -- Let science decide psychedelic therapy's future

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EDITORIAL -- It's not worth trying to save crypto ATMs

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- In Lindsay Clancy case, how do you judge the unthinkable?

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

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Two armed men steal master key from Postal Service employee in Billerica, police say -- The two men allegedly arrived in a four-door black Cadillac and showed a gun to the employee.

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Figure skating -- What's next for Maxim Naumov? Olympic figure skater talks competitive future and reality TV. -- Naumov became one of the captivating stories of February's Milan-Cortina Games after making the US team less than a year after the death of his parents.

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Patriots -- In his 13th season, Patriots OL Morgan Moses relishes passing along his wisdom to younger teammates

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Talking Points: Amazon enjoys a strong quarter; Taco Bell bounces back; Jersey Mike's goes public -- briefs

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Sales are so low, California wineries are burning their vineyards

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CONNECTIONS -- My father and I fought like scorpions in a bottle during my youth. I wanted the last word.

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SOUTH BOSTON WATERFRONT -- 'Just wanted a good paying job': How the operators of Southie's huge cranes help power New England's economy

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EXCERPT -- 'The Hours' author Michael Cunningham on finding the love of his life

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'She started asking ... about cancer risk factors when she learned I was in oncology'

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Weekend forecast: It's outdoors time as our weather pattern does an about-face

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European, North American nations reject FIFA's World Cup private equity plan as UEFA, CONCACAF vow boycott

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On deck for the Red Sox: A series at Dodger Stadium, against the best of the best

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Wilyer Abreu, Willson Contreras lead Red Sox past Athletics with back-to-back late homers

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The Trump administration is ending a Medicare drug subsidy program. Here's how it could affect costs.

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Between prices and a stomach-churning parasite, lettuce is causing hard times at some restaurants

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Hamas says it reached an agreement to disarm, a move that will face major challenges. Follow live updates.

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Trump announces a deal for Hamas to disarm in Gaza, but many hurdles and uncertainty remain

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Trump is taking his Friday Cabinet meeting on the road to Camp David

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US says Iran is likely behind cyberattack on Minnesota water systems

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Musk plans at least $100 million in midterm spending, giving GOP a boost

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Ancient mummy DNA provides scientific evidence that colonization brought smallpox to the Americas

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Spain's PM blames trafficking gangs as 60,000 cross into Ceuta from Morocco, with 41 deaths

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At least 18 die after breach of border between Morocco and Spanish territory of Ceuta

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US and Iran trade missile barrages as hopes dim for a quick resolution to the five-month conflict

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The AI bubble could burst — and take the economy with it

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Bring on the 'jungle primary'

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Trump's education tax credits are a bad deal

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Before summer slips away: 8 family adventures worth leaving home for

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From 'involved' to friendship

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Do you toss food once the date on the label has passed? Experts say that's often a waste.

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An enduring Boston burrito shop says a final farewell

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Confused by wine lists? This sommelier has some advice for confident ordering.

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Melrose's first Lebanese restaurant is opened by a city councilor-at-large

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Turo charges $2,338 for car damage that the renter didn't cause

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Trump-branded commemorative passports will become available across the US

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Getting the lay of the land at Yale

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Ogunquit Museum's 'American Conversations' takes a stab at genuine enlightenment

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Controversial 'Rooted' installation removed from Northeastern campus

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Emily Wilson is in the spotlight for her scathing critique of Nolan's 'Odyssey,' but she's always been opinionated

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A 'Calvin and Hobbes' exhibit comes to the Norman Rockwell Museum, and more local arts news

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'And then suddenly, you're gone': With the searing 'Remake,' Cambridge documentary giant Ross McElwee grapples with the death of his son

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'The Drama,' 'The Devil Wears Prada 2,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this weekend

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Wildfires force George Clooney's family to evacuate their home in southern France

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Don't fall for the 'Odyssey' IMAX 70mm okey-doke

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Billboard hits and a Grammys boycott: All about K-pop sensation BTS ahead of their Gillette takeover

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The Boston tour of 'Oh, Mary!' officially has a star

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Boston Tap Party and Feet Keep the Beat bring rhythm to Somerville

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The Huntington celebrates 20 years of giving young actors a look at a career in the performing arts

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State effort to seize Norwood Hospital by eminent domain advances in Legislature

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Clara Ester, who was with Martin Luther King Jr. in his last moments, dies at 78

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'Once' Oscar winner and Irish musician Glen Hansard dies in motorcycle crash

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Margo Howard has died. She was babysat by Elizabeth Taylor, thrice divorced, and a longtime writer of 'Dear Prudence.'

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