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Dan Shaughnessy - We are Boston, so can we stop worrying and just enjoy the World Cup? Doubt it. Let's face it: The Hub of the Universe is not great at pulling off global events.

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The state of Team USA entering the World Cup: Americans should advance, but how far?

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Here are the six most overrated teams coming into the World Cup

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Bentley University gives France what it wants in a practice field: perfect grass and complete privacy

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Alex Speier | Minor details -- Red Sox righthander Brayan Bello isn't the only pitcher to be sent to the minors in the middle of a long-term contract

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In new ad, she's a Democrat backing GOP gubernatorial hopeful Mike Minogue. Left unsaid: She's also his neighbor.

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New program at MGB shows that simple interventions can be effective for high-risk pregnant patients

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Analysis | James Pindell -- With the primary over, welcome to Platner purgatory summer

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Platner wins Democratic Senate nomination in Maine

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Tuesday takeaways: Platner's big night, Clyburn carries on, and Trump's support gets mixed results

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Starting Point -- The 'conspiracy' that wasn't

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New national assessment finds rare evidence of achievement rebound among young students

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Heat dome to blanket the region as humidity sets in. Thunderstorms possible Wednesday.

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Public defenders demand review of all cases involving disgraced officers in Karen Read case

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Wrong-way driver sentenced to decades in prison for 2021 fatal Saugus crash

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US launches airstrikes on Iran after blaming Tehran for helicopter crash, prompting retaliation

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Swampscott woman, 25, killed while riding her horse, was known for 'living life to the fullest'

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The Boston tech scene is riding a wave of optimism. Here's why.

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Meet the CEOs, founders, and other leaders on the Globe's annual Tech Power Players list - From artificial intelligence to quantum computing to energy, the 2026 honorees are on the cutting edge of the region's technology industries.

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Scott Strazik's plan to keep GE Vernova near MIT's campus is paying off

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What's boosting the Massachusetts tech pipeline? Colleges and universities, of course.

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How has likely No. 1 overall pick AJ Dybantsa been passing the time while waiting for the NBA Draft?

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The last call for Bubala's by the Bay in Provincetown

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Dating isn't leading to real relationships, just dead ends

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Regina, Si Cara, and seven more places to find Boston's best pizza

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Six records stores to delight music lovers who prefer the sound of vinyl

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Boston's 17 best places to grab a bite for $25 or less

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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EDITORIAL - Three years for a college degree? Merrimack and Suffolk proposals are worth trying. Some students just want to get their degrees without taking on loads of debt. To meet that demand, the two schools want to offer "applied" bachelor's degrees in a handful of majors.

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IDEAS | ZOE YU -- No, I don't need AI to catch up to my more privileged peers

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Trump's Obama derangement syndrome

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Jill Abramson -- The fight over '60 Minutes' is a fight over journalism's future

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Ideas | Abdallah Fayyad -- Yes, tax the rich. But how?

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Authorities still investigating after historian Gordon Wood was fatally struck by car in R.I. parking lot

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26 Trinitarios gang members charged in connection with 5 murders, 19 attempted murders in Mass.

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Happy hour comeback? Healey, once wary of idea, says she supports local option for discounted drinks.

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Card skimmer detected in East Boston prompts community alert from police

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Man arrested after police search for driver who allegedly fled from police in Franklin and jumped into river, officials say

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Former R.I. teacher accused of using 'FBI ruse' to exploit teenage girl

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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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Ranking World Cup favorites: Why these eight teams can win it all (and why they won't)

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GETTING SALTY -- He runs a 50-year-old Cape Cod ice cream institution. These are the challenges he sees facing the Cape. -- "It's the lack of a coordinated economic development strategy that recognizes that you can't just rely on 12 weeks of business."

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She may not have read 'Walden,' but Melissa Aquiles is ready to be Henry David Thoreau

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Watch: P!nk's opening number, plus more highlights from the Tony Awards

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This week's TV: Jemaine Clement, Nicola Walker in 'Alice and Steve,' and Rebecca Hall in 'The Listeners'

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Pride Month 2026: Eight new queer romance novels with New England ties

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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 -- House plays political games over audit, public records

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Jason Margolis -- It shouldn't be so easy to ride for free on the Green Line

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Tanzina Vega -- Women leaned in. Corporate America leaned away.

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IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY -- True crime is exploitative schlock. I wanted to do it differently.

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

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RHODE ISLAND VOICES | Jack DiPrimio -- This Pride Month, choosing joy is an act of resistance -- A Brown University student who lost a friend in the December campus shooting has found healing and a sense of community in "third spaces" – places where people come together without expectation

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Mass. House readies vote on bill aimed at curbing book bans in libraries -- Massachusetts House lawmakers are scheduled to vote Wednesday on a bill that would standardize how books are added and removed from Massachusetts school libraries and prevent librarians from facing penalties for doing so.

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Martha's Vineyard waterfront compound listed for $49 million, a price tag that could break island record -- Known as "Great Point," the Edgartown estate is nestled within the 200-acre Herring Creek Farm enclave.

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Boston hotels were expecting a World Cup gold mine. It might not be coming. -- While many in the hospitality industry say they hope to see late bookings for the World Cup continue to come in, they also acknowledged that advance reservations have been weak.

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Hollywood directors reach tentative four-year deal with studios and streamers

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Solar power hits new milestones in the US even as Trump boosts coal over clean energy

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THE BIG DAY -- This Hinge match wanted to get married and have kids. They didn't care in what order.

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2026 BEST OF THE BEST -- We sampled ice cream across Boston. These 12 shops churn out greatness.

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Cargo train carrying food and drinks derailed at Framingham MBTA station, commuter rail train cancelled

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Twelve high school tournament takeaways from a Tuesday that had it all

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Braden Montgomery, former Red Sox prospect, hits walkoff home run in MLB debut for White Sox

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US women's national team beats Brazil on own goal in contentious match that saw eight red cards

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Inflation likely reached 3-year high last month as Iran war spikes gas prices

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New York's busiest train station to get $8 billion remodel with columns, sunlight, and Trump's name

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Trump administration warns more than 500 hospitals to provide more price information or face fines

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Nevada is set to have one of nation's premiere races for governor as Democrats seek to reclaim seat

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Police are investigating a large burning cross at a Chicago park

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Teen who killed competitor at Texas track meet is found guilty of murder

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Health risks of alcohol accelerate after one drink a day, study finds

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Hong Kong charges 7 people and 2 firms over deadly fire that killed 168

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The roar of 'cease-fire' in a once-thriving city

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Drones stray into neighboring countries as Russia and Ukraine battle

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The $100,000 college price tag isn't what most families pay

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Democrats are too focused on racial disparities

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Massachusetts built biotech; China is catching up

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A government-commissioned study found drinking risks. US guidelines didn't feature its findings.

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Anthony Stewart Head starred in the most romantic coffee commercial of all time

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Happy Straight Pride Month! Because the other 11 months of the year are not enough.

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Are these Boston sandwiches worth $30?

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A snail-mail recipe subscription designed to 'feel and give warmth'

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This 'salami' is made from plump Greek figs

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Here are a few tasty reasons to go to Martha's Vineyard this summer

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Morocco's in the midst of a tourism boom. It's easy to see why.

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Protect your private data during the World Cup

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Nashua adds four new public art pieces by guest sculptors from around the world

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Juneteenth celebration decorations found burned at Museum of African American History

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Double-fisting hot dogs and one fired from a cannon: Why is the MFA adding them to Revolutionary War paintings?

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Andrew Sean Greer's 'Villa Coco' is a fizzy summer cocktail of a novel

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Ken Burns, Seth Magaziner, and others remember historian Gordon Wood, who was fatally struck by car in R.I.

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Tillie Walden on how she created 'Charity & Sylvia,' about a 19th-century same-sex couple

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The disaster movie parody 'STOP! THAT! TRAIN!' is a bit of a drag

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In 'Disclosure Day,' the questions are more important than the answers

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Inside the real-life D-Day forecast depicted in the movie 'Pressure'

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The rise and fall of 'The Hills' star Spencer Pratt's improbable campaign for Los Angeles mayor

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Claire Danes, Matthew Rhys, and the 10 best actors and actresses working on TV today

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Audiences aren't the only folks who should mind their manners at concerts. Here's an etiquette guide for performers.

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14 music festivals in Mass. and R.I. to liven up your summer

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Bruce Springsteen opens his music center in New Jersey

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The Kennedy Center drops 'Trump' branding as Bill Maher's Twain Award guests are revealed

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Gloria and Emilio Estefan's lives and careers take the stage in 'On Your Feet'

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GSK to buy Cambridge-based Nuvalent, maker of targeted cancer drugs, for $10.6 billion

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Hoyle Schweitzer, who brought windsurfing to the masses, dies at 93

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Gordon Wood, American Revolution expert cited in 'Good Will Hunting,' fatally struck by car in R.I. parking lot

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Robert Coles, Pulitzer-winning psychiatrist who shaped public policy, dies at 97

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