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Cambridge shooting on Memorial Drive: Here's what to know -- An active shooter on Memorial Drive in Cambridge Monday afternoon prompted panicked motorists to abandon their vehicles and sent people running for their lives.

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Power Play - Picking sides in Moulton vs. Markey - As Senate primary between Ed Markey and Seth Moulton heats up, Massachusetts business leaders are starting to pick sides.

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Trump's proposed 'Golden Dome' estimated to cost $1.2 trillion, far more than he initially said - The dome is envisioned to include ground and space-based capabilities able to detect, intercept, and stop missiles at all major stages of a potential attack.

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Cranston mayor moves to cut senior services, scale back school funding in revised budget

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Lainey Wilson, Chance the Rapper, Trombone Shorty to headline Boston Pops July 4 bash

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Police issued warning about Cambridge shooting suspect that cited 'suicidal statements'

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Memorial Drive shooting conjures memories of carjacking, chaos in aftermath of Marathon bombing

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Assault-style rifle, ex-Marine who stepped in, panicked drivers: What to know about the Memorial Drive shooting

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'He is an incredible hero': Woman says ex-Marine saved her life during Cambridge shooting

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Memorial Drive shooting victims, suspect remain hospitalized, officials say

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A fight over Vermont's rural character takes a surprising turn

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1658 home on 15 acres in Wenham lists for $1.6 million: 'Feels like Vermont'

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Grizzlies forward Brandon Clarke dead at age 29

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Harvard officials enslaved more than 1,600 people, new research reveals

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Jury selection underway in trial of accused serial rapist charged with attacking nine women while posing as Uber driver

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Mayor Wu: Fidelity returning to office 5 days a week is 'great news' for downtown Boston

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Trump FDA chief is leaving after angering pharma CEOs, vaping lobbyists, and anti-abortion groups

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A racist remark about Hakeem Jeffries sets off Democratic anger in Virginia

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Trump polls a White House event, by applause, on if they want Vance or Rubio on the 2028 GOP ticket

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Trump departs for Beijing while downplaying differences with Chinese leader Xi over Iran war. Follow live updates.

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New plan would dump sewage into the Charles River for decades to come

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Black bears are wandering through Massachusetts towns this spring. Here is what to do if you see one.

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Two years ago, the city set aside $100 million to jumpstart stalled housing development. They're finally using it.

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FORECAST | KEN MAHAN -- The weekend you've been waiting for is on the way

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Alex Speier | Minor details -- Here's how the Red Sox' in-season overhaul has affected the staffs of the organization's minor league affiliates

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Trump's transportation secretary should be the next one to hit the road - Sean Duffy spent seven months filming a travelogue reality show with his family.

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Nikki Romanik and Ashish Jha -- The system didn't catch the hantavirus threat. Biology saved us.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Diana DiZoglio's quest to audit the Legislature gets some respect from the SJC

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IDEAS | HEATHER HOPP-BRUCE -- I loved a dead fly

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Rhode Island is the only state with lifetime tenure for its Supreme Court justices

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R.I. man sentenced to life in prison for murdering his landlord with a hatchet

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Spain reports new hantavirus case in passenger from cruise ship as total cases grow to 11

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Providence's Catholic diocese merges more parishes, closes one

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Ship operator and employee are charged in crash that caused the deadly collapse of Baltimore bridge

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Moped drivers dodge rain and traffic to deliver your takeout and make a living. Now some politicians want to change the rules. Food delivery on motorbikes has become so ubiquitous that some local politicians are now aiming to tighten the rules that affect their line of work.

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Analysis | James Pindell -- Trump's visit to China could reshape the global order -- This is a meeting designed to frame the new global order, and this will happen whether the two sides reach agreement or not.

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Some Mass. restaurants may add a mandatory tip during the World Cup - Concerned that some international tourists may not tip 20 percent, restaurants are considering a temporary policy.

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Watch: Fallon, Kimmel, Meyers, and Oliver join Colbert as 'The Late Show' heads into final episodes

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Bravo is bringing 'The Real Housewives of Rhode Island' back for a season 2

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In 'Is God Is', vengeance is theirs

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Tom Brady makes Spirit Airlines joke, pokes fun at Kevin Hart in surprise roast appearance

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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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EDITORIAL -- Tow companies shouldn't be allowed to insist on cash

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IDEAS | Jeff Hewitt -- How the Unabomber became a cult hero

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IDEAS | BIJAN C. BAYNE -- White Mass: The Boston stories Hollywood misses

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

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RI POLITICS -- R.I. attorney general sues country club to remove unauthorized seawall -- "Companies that believe they are above the law should not be surprised to find out that they are not," Attorney General Peter F. Neronha said in suing the Quidnessett Country Club.

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Phillies at Red Sox | 6:45 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 41: Phillies at Red Sox lineups and notes -- Brayan Bello will again come out of the bullpen when the Red Sox host Philadelphia Tuesday night.

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NHL -- Charlie Coyle signs six-year, $36 million contract extension with Blue Jackets -- The former Bruin would have been one of the top centers on the market if he became an unrestricted free agent on July 1.

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Tiger Woods' prescription drug records will be handed over to prosecutors in Florida DUI case

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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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THE BIG DAY -- She was a bridesmaid and he was a groomsman in the same wedding. Four years later, they got married.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- As a Cambridge teen, she was a rising star in Mass. politics. Now she chants 'Death to America' in Tehran.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Three recipes to try starring lobster, blueberries, and other Maine flavors

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Vance to deliver remarks on administration's anti-fraud efforts during visit to Bangor, Maine, on Thursday

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What's next for the Boston Fleet? With expansion on deck, the roster could look dramatically different next season.

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The decision is in: It's the PGA Tour over LIV Golf, by knockout

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Champion Thunder hold off tenacious Lakers 115-110 in Game 4 for another playoff series sweep

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The Iran war is hitting home as gasoline prices fuel inflation surge of 3.8% in the US

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Breaking down the inflation report: Consumers are being hit by Trump's war

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Online seller eBay rejects GameStop's $56 billion takeover offer

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Hegseth faces bipartisan pushback about weapons drawdown during the Iran war

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Harvey Weinstein defense urges acquittal as rape retrial nears a close

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Inside the hantavirus isolation unit where 15 Americans wait

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Ukraine officials say Zelensky's ex-chief of staff is a suspect in a money-laundering probe

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Nations brace for long-term economic woes as Trump calls Iran truce plan 'garbage'

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What middle powers fear about the Trump-Xi summit

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The left's illiberal problem isn't over

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Why are people in Mass. being sent to prison for murders they didn't commit?

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My daughter died when she was 2 1/2. I was stunned by how the medical system handled my grief.

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She's thinking about marriage. I am not.

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Meet the 'Color Countess,' the consultant who finds the 'right' white for your wedding day

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Did my friend break 'girl code'?

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This Nantucket festival is like 'the Super Bowl for the culinary industry'

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A new Brookline café's cardamom and pistachio coffees are drawing crowds

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Dress up for this Cambridge fund-raising gala — but wear your sneakers

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A record number of Americans are leaving the country and seeking to renounce citizenship

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Colebrook's quiet renaissance: A journey through New Hampshire's north

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A N.H. wool company is aiding search missions by outfitting rescuers in warm clothes for free

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Is the US about to be humiliated on the world's most prestigious cultural stage?

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At the Cooper Hewitt: on the job and in the ear

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They attract visitors from around the world. But locally, New Hampshire's two Frank Lloyd Wright homes are little-known.

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In 'Coyoteland,' Vanessa Hua provides a field guide to suburban terrors

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Literary world responds after ambassador for Young People's Literature said '94.7 percent of kids books' are 'crud'

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The best local book events this week

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Rex Reed, film critic known for acerbic reviews, dies at 87

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Spielberg, 'Star Wars,' Spider-Man, and more: Here are all the movies you'll watch this summer

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South Florida officers sue Ben Affleck and Matt Damon, claiming details in 'The Rip' are too real

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They shoot! They score! But what are Jaylen Brown and LeBron James (Bronny, too) doing in movie ads?

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Man pleads guilty to Atlanta auto break-in that led to theft of unreleased music by Beyonce

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Chris Robinson on The Black Crowes' new LP, the 1990s 'rock wars,' and his friendship with Joe Perry

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Boston Ballet shines brightly in 'Spring Experience'

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Boston Fringe returns for a second year: 'There is nothing like seeing new work'

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In a shift, SpeakEasy Stage Company's new season will feature three shows a year instead of five

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Novo Nordisk hands over Parkinson's therapy to Boston-based AI startup

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An AI chatbot used by Mass General Brigham is getting thousands of appointments

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Moderna flags work on hantavirus vaccines before cruise outbreak

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Craig Morton, Super Bowl quarterback for both the Cowboys and Broncos, dies at 83

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Abraham Foxman, influential leader of Anti-Defamation League, dies at 86

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