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Boston Globe - Top Stories

Four high school journalists named winners of new-look Will McDonough Writing Contest -- The contest was transformed into a high school sports journalism contest this year and more than 90 entries from around New England were received.

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Blue Jays at Red Sox | 6:45 p.m. (NESN) Game 71: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes - Jake Bennett will be on the mound when the Red Sox host Toronto at Fenway Park Wednesday night.

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Sorry, Scotland: Erling Haaland and Norway might be Foxborough's favorite footballers

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Boston's World Cup teams are ending lengthy tournament droughts. Their fans are embracing it.

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'No Scotland, no party!' Boston is starting to agree.

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The Scots have a tendency for tomfoolery. They brought it to Boston in the form of traffic cones.

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What is the 'Viking Row' and why are Norwegian fans doing it all over town?

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Analysis | James Pindell -- Trump chose war. Vance gets the fallout.

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Dave Epstein -- What the White House's outrage over a Weather Channel forecast teaches about trust in meteorologists

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Can Democrats take the Senate? Here are the key races to watch.

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G7 leaders show support for Trump's plan to end the Iran war on last day of summit. Follow live updates.

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Gotta go? Boston's updated public bathroom map is here, and not a moment too soon.

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You can't actually eat at the 'Widow's Bay' restaurant. But these North Shore joints come close.

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Mass. education leaders proposed new high school graduation requirements. Here's what would change.

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Warning of layoffs, Wu moves to reverse city council cut to transportation staff in $4.9 billion budget plan

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Rex Heuermann is sentenced to life in prison for New York's Gilgo Beach serial killings

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Lindsay Clancy prosecutors want jury to hear husband's 911 call as he found bodies of their children, court filings say

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Senator Markey seeks to extend humanitarian protections for Haitians

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A Republican and Democrat challenging Ed Markey walked into a debate — without the incumbent. Here are four takeaways.

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The Scrum - You've got (ballot) questions. We've got answers.

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Husband, wife found dead in N.H. home investigated as possible murder-suicide

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Bitten by a tick? This 15-minute home test can tell you if it carries Lyme disease.

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Luigi Mangione will assert psychiatric defense in murder case in UnitedHealthcare CEO's killing

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An assisted living resident missed meals for nine days. Nobody checked on him before his body was discovered, a lawsuit alleges.

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Skeletal remains of three people found in foreclosed Conn. home

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More parents are helping their adult children buy homes. There may be tax consequences.

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Taylor Swift didn't marry in Rhode Island. Fans showed up anyway.

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LOVE LETTERS -- My roommate's 'situationship' is making things awkward

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The nine best soccer bars in Greater Boston for World Cup watching

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From film fests to What the Fluff?, don't miss these 14 festivals

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18 NEIGHBORHOOD RESTAURANTS WE CAN'T LIVE WITHOUT

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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EDITORIAL - Can't find a primary care doctor? Join the club. Massachusetts should do more to fill the gap in care. A bill in the state Senate is a good start.

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IDEAS | HILARY BURNS -- Trump's attack on grad school loans may do some good in the long run

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Will Austin -- Massachusetts schools should not take that No. 1 education rating for granted

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IDEAS | PETER LAFFIN -- An umpire robbed me of a perfect game. I'm thankful.

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Amy Cuddy -- The secret behind Cape Verde's World Cup moment

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1 killed when small plane crashes on Texas highway. People leave vehicles to try to help.

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Closed for five summers, a renovated community pool in Jamaica Plain finally reopens

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Brigham nurses authorize one-day strike over union contract challenges

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Another beautiful day before the humidity and rain arrive Thursday

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Military veteran from Indiana gets two life sentences for sexually assaulting girls in 1980s R.I. cold case

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Tropical Storm Arthur, the first of the Atlantic season, targets Gulf Coast with heavy rain

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - I let my Fitbit be the boss of me. I regretted it.

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More than half of Massachusetts voters say they've weighed leaving the state, new Suffolk/Globe poll finds. Here's why. -- One in four of the 500 voters polled said they've seriously considered a move, despite the vast majority also saying they had enough money to live comfortably.

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Teachers forced to spritz water on students, turn off lights as some classrooms in Boston top 100 degrees -- Classrooms temperatures in Boston are reaching upwards of 100 degrees and school officials have no plan to fix the problem.

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Portland restaurateur and Providence bar win top honors at James Beard Awards. See how New England restaurants fared. -- The most prestigious honors in the food world were announced Monday night.

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Woody, Buzz, and Jessie discover the evils of tech in 'Toy Story 5′

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Jane Lynch and Megan Hilty added to Boston Pops July 4 show

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'It's like 'Brigadoon' for lunatics': John Waters, Bourdain biopic stars, and more talk the magic of P-town at PIFF

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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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Laura Goldstein -- Before it's too late, let my husband choose how his story ends

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Jane Swift -- What my husband's death taught me about assisted suicide

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IDEAS | JOE KEOHANE -- The garbageman philosopher behind the best-selling book 'Trash!'

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- The fundamental flaw in Bernie Sanders's AI plan

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Eugene Scott -- My family didn't fit the conservative ideal. It helped me thrive.

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

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World Cup: Norway do the 'Viking Row' -- Norway fines line up, extend their arms, and draw their elbows back in sync to cheer on their team. It's almost like the Norwegian version of "The Wave."

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WORLD CUP -- Iraq's Aymen Hussein was detained by US customs two weeks ago. Then he scored in his World Cup debut.

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Fleet notebook -- Boston Fleet clean up at PWHL Awards as Aerin Frankel wins MVP and goaltender of the year

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Iran will reopen the Strait of Hormuz and can sell oil freely under deal with the US, officials say -- The accord, due to be signed in Switzerland on Friday, also envisions Iran receiving at least $300 billion to rebuild after the war.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Maine's Wabanaki Nations want sovereignty. They got iGaming instead.

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THE BIG DAY -- 'In my head I knew I wasn't going anywhere'

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Suspect in Beverly mansion heist to be arraigned Wednesday in Essex Superior Court

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The Red Sox cannot hold their ground against the AL East. It's putting the season in jeopardy.

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CVS Pharmacy is opening a new store in Nubian Square

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Fewer parents expect their kids to pursue bachelor's degree, poll says

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Pizza Hut, overtaken by the arrival of delivery culture, will be sold for $2.7 billion

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Trump's pick to lead FEMA pledges to be 'fair and reasonable' in assessing disaster aid requests

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G7 leaders back Trump's plan to end Iran war that faces skepticism at home

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More than 1,000 people have been killed by Israeli fire since the Gaza cease-fire, officials say

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Police rescue more than 400 cats from being eaten in Vietnam in a bust of a major animal theft ring

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The Down syndrome conversation we should be having

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Schools aren't politicized the way you think they are. The problem runs deeper than that.

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I grew up unvaccinated. Here's why changing exemption laws isn't enough.

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Trump's name is off the Kennedy Center, but a tarp is hiding the proof

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Tom Brady reunites with Bridget Moynahan for son Jack's graduation: 'One of the proudest days of my life'

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Are you ready for Hot Divorcée Summer?

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This Cambridge restaurant is a neighborhood joint with big ambition

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A massive pop-up picnic with a secret Boston location — and a strict dress code

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It's nostalgia on wheels. Here's how to rediscover New England's railways.

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Car-free and carefree: Five New England summer excursions without filling the tank

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Paige McNamara on 'Les Misérables,' embracing your inner cheesy tourist, and going unplugged

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Massachusetts museums use AI to bring history to life

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David Hockney, iconic British artist known for his colorful landscapes and pool scenes, has died

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For the 250th, Rixy paints a mural of The Midnight Ride, but with a new hero

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This country has always had culture wars, but 1988 was the year everything broke open

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In Kate Christensen's 'Good Company,' a book within a book tells the story of lit-world bad behavior

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A rare first edition of 'Wuthering Heights' complete with spelling mistakes is up for auction

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'Girls Like Girls': Love in the time of AOL Instant Messenger

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From YouTube to Hollywood: Digital creators are remaking the movie business

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Forget Plymouth Rock: 'The Summer I Turned Pretty' is filming in the historic seaside town

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Joe Negri, handyman and music maestro on 'Mister Rogers,' dies at 99

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This Nantucket dive once booked groups like Dave Matthews Band and Train. Now it's hosting national touring acts again.

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Abdullah Ibrahim, eminent South African jazz pianist, dies at 91

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At Gloucester Stage, 'Bad Books' makes a case for 'shelf'-defense

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For Black puppeteers, the hardest part wasn't the craft, it was finding each other

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ART's 'Black Swan' has a powerhouse lead performance and a show that can't live up to it

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Wes Gardner, 65; Sox reliever-starter was part of major 1985 trade with Mets

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John Yemma, former Globe editor who led Christian Science Monitor into digital future, dies at 73

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