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Mass. high court rules proposal to slash income tax can't appear on November ballot

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'Why don't we just go to the World Cup and get married over there?' asked this Scottish couple. They did just that.

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PODCAST | SAY MORE -- Politics panel: From Platner to Rollins, it's one scandal after another

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Hanscom Field debuts commercial flights to Martha's Vineyard, Nantucket

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Harvard Kennedy School won't remove name of former Jeffrey Epstein associate Les Wexner from campus building -- Harvard Kennedy School won't remove name of former Jeffrey Epstein associate Les Wexner from campus building.

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US gas prices dip below $4 for the first time since March -- Gas prices are at $3.999 on average in the US, according to motor club AAA.

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MIT trained them. San Francisco just made them fabulously rich.

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

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Supreme Court sides with a Texas man who says it's not a crime for marijuana users to have guns

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Tornado watch issued for Western Mass. Severe thunderstorm threat with gusty winds of 50 miles per hour expected today.

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Fan Festival on City Hall Plaza closed Thursday because of likely high winds

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Shingles vaccine may lower dementia risk, new study finds

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No more 'pizza face'? A new acne vaccine could end breakouts.

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Massachusetts primary care would be overhauled under Senate bill slated for vote Thursday

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Elizabeth Warren endorses former Wu aide in state Senate primary challenge

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Cape Cod businesses struggle amid delays in seasonal worker visas

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What Susan Collins said about Brett Kavanaugh and the fall of Roe in a recent interview

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Lindsay Clancy scheduled to appear in court Thursday for pretrial hearing

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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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ADRIAN WALKER - The World Cup is an international celebration. There are lasting lessons in that. I admit it: I'm a World Cup skeptic no more.

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'It feels like Paris.' A last-minute World Cup perk lets people sip cocktails on the streets of Cambridge.

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United States vs. Australia preview: A win sends Americans into knockout round with game to spare

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World Cup expansion may dilute the tournament, but it gives small nations a moment in the spotlight

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He's worked concessions at Fenway Park for 50 years. Here's what it takes.

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'It's a cornerstone of the community': Alewife station daycare to close after MBTA declines to renew lease

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Starting Point -- NYC loves congestion pricing. Why don't we?

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Bruins to retire Patrice Bergeron's No. 37

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Patrice Bergeron arrived in Boston as a baby-faced rookie. On Monday, he could be called to the Hockey Hall of Fame.

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PERSPECTIVE -- Learning from books will always beat TikTok and YouTube, for this simple reason

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Splurging on a lobster roll? These 7 spots are the best in the Boston area

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When you're feeling fancy, these 13 restaurants around Boston are worth the splurge

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A roller skating rink, a wildlife preserve, and nine other fun places to take your kids this summer

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More from the Boston Globe's Best of the Best

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JOAN VENNOCHI - Moulton turns up the heat on Markey - Moulton uses a Senate debate without Markey to sharpen his case for generational change.

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Ideas | Deborah Cramer -- The horseshoe crab has protected our health for decades. Now it's time to return the favor.

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

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EDITORIAL -- Small development, big problems in Boston's housing pipeline

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State Senator invokes Noah Kahan in push for ticket pricing overhaul

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Clergy abuse victim featured in 'Spotlight' movie says new R.I. law 'will save lives'

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Will New England ever have a Waffle House?

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Ukrainian drones set a Moscow refinery ablaze in a major attack on the Russian capital

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Shooting and crash of vehicle into building under investigation in Sturbridge

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

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Warning of layoffs, Wu moves to reverse City Council cut to transportation staff in $4.9 billion budget plan -- Wu wrote Wednesday that the council's move to cut the transportation department's personnel budget "would require layoffs across multiple divisions."

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'I've been crying like crazy': Springfield mother seeks answers after son drowns on middle school class trip -- A candlelight vigil will be held for E'mari Marshall-Woodard on Thursday.

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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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Get to know four artists opening for legacy acts this summer

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

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

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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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New York Knicks parade brings generations of fans into the streets -- The Knicks' victory — after a 53-year drought — has electrified New Yorkers.

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Blue Jays at Red Sox | 1:35 p.m. (NESN) -- Game 72: Red Sox look to avoid sweep in matinee vs. Blue Jays -- Sonny Gray will be on the mound when the Red Sox take on the Blue Jays Thursday afternoon at Fenway Park.

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PWHL Draft -- Fleet select Cornell's Grace Dwyer at No. 10 in first round to shore up defense corps

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WOMEN'S SOCCER -- Boston Legacy FC acquires Lilly Reale, Hingham native and 2025 NWSL Rookie of the Year

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PWHL DRAFT -- New Hampshire native Caroline Harvey goes No. 1 in PWHL Draft to Vancouver

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Stocks rise on Wall Street, erasing much of their loss from a day earlier

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

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

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

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The Red Sox need to stop pretending there is a season to save and start making trades

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A former Celtics player's Brookline mansion is on the market for $15m

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Trump pushes back against critics of Iran deal. Follow live updates.

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Springsteen, Bono, and Stevie Wonder will help the Obamas open their presidential museum

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Los Angeles warehouse fire prompts shelter-in-place orders due to hazardous air

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Mamdani tests his political clout in New York's primary as he looks to reshape the Democratic Party

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Families of kids with disabilities warn Education Department changes could break a flawed system

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Pentagon chief lashes out at NATO allies and announces a review of US forces in Europe

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Macron deploys Versailles' gold, mirrors and history in a high-stakes courtship of Trump

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Can't find a primary care doctor? Join the club.

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Trump's attack on grad school loans may do some good in the long run

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An umpire robbed me of a perfect game. I'm thankful.

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Teddy Kennedy III and Rose Esselstyn tie the knot in countryside ceremony

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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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Red carpets, after parties, and three James Beard Awards for New England

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This Boston Korean restaurant is a delicious bargain, and the side dishes are unlimited

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United changes passenger's flight but no notification is received

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Explore these Pacific Northwest hotspots during the World Cup

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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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Carlo Ginzburg, who told the history of the obscure, dies at 87

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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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Love is love — and also death — in 'Leviticus'

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'The Death of Robin Hood' ruins a perfectly good legend

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

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'I Will Find You': In Netflix's new Boston-set mystery, a Revere dad and a former Globie search for the truth

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'Matlock' writer sues CBS, claiming hostile environment for Black employees

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Take it from Lisa Kudrow: Ross was a bad boyfriend on 'Friends'

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Over 250 pieces of Smiths memorabilia coming to Worcester for the 40th anniversary of 'The Queen Is Dead'

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Why are there so many Ionesco productions in Boston these days?

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

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

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