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The Major Oak, ancient tree of Robin Hood legend, has died

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Motorcoach failed to slow for traffic in Virginia work zone before crash that killed 5 from Western Mass., NTSB says

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MBTA boss Philip Eng, accused of pulling employee's hair in 2024, says it was 'insensitive interaction'

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Could the postal center next to South Station move at last? The US postmaster may be open to it.

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'We are just beginning to scratch the surface': 15 people arrested in alleged $1.4 million benefit fraud scheme

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Baystate's CEO, who wrote book on how to fire employees, lays off workers at Greenfield hospital, union says

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Former Emmanuel College admissions director sentenced 12 years in prison for soliciting underage applicant for sex and cyberstalking

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Tan suits abound at Obama's presidential museum opening. You know the one.

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Israeli military says it struck southern Lebanon in intense fighting as US-Iran talks postponed

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Friday sees sunshine return in wake of severe weather, with dry air

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Boston and Scotland's bond will stretch beyond World Cup as Glasgow set to become our new 'sister city'

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Starting Friday, Boston will open outdoor drinking zones during World Cup

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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JD Vance has a new memoir out. Some Boston booksellers hope customers will buy a different book — with the same name.

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EDITORIAL - Small development, big problems in Boston's housing pipeline - Monastery demolition latest attempt to appease the Boston housing gods.

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Brookline's rainbow turkey may miss some of Pride Month for damage repairs

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The Democrats vying for Seth Moulton's House seat debated. Here's what to know from the six-way matchup.

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

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John Reinstein, ACLU attorney who expanded abortion protections and other civil rights, dies at 83

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New body-cam video shows R.I police officer using Taser on a handcuffed suspect

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Man, 86, attacked by three dogs in Dedham; police seek public's help to identify owners

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He's worked concessions at Fenway Park for 50 years. He showed us what it takes. Peter Dankens, a 64-year-old who sells beer in the concourse behind first base, has been at the ballpark since 1976 — and he's in good company.

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No more breakouts? A new acne vaccine could hold the key. -- At least two companies in the United States, both with Massachusetts ties, are developing first-of-their-kind shots that target the bacteria associated with breakouts.

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A former Celtics player's Brookline mansion is on the market for $15m. See inside. -- The house is 33 Sears Road in Brookline belongs to Golden State Warrior Al Horford.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - MIT trained them. San Francisco just made them fabulously rich. Cursor's four cofounders launched the AI coding startup while still going to school in Cambridge. Elon Musk's SpaceX on Tuesday agreed to buy their San Francisco-based company for $60 billion.

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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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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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Money, Power, Inequality - Slavery was over. Then white Bostonians ambushed a Black celebration of freedom. In 1817, one of the earliest celebrations of the abolition of slavery turned violent, as a white mob chased Black celebrants out of Boston Common.

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Less than 10,000 N.H. residents without power following severe storms -- Officials urged residents to take safety precautions and call utility providers every 24 hours until power is restored.

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Mexico 1, South Korea 0 -- Mexico becomes the first country to reach knockout stage of the World Cup after beating South Korea -- Luis Romo scored in the 50th minute after South Korea goalkeeper Kim Seung-gyu collided with defender Lee Gi-hyuk and dropped the ball inside the area.

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FRANK DELL'APA | ON SOCCER -- Morocco has a plan 'to play the final,' but first has to overcome Scotland's physicality -- The Atlas Lions reached the semifinals in Qatar and have their eyes on returning to New York, where they drew Brazil in their Group C opener and the site of the July 19 final.

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PGA Tour -- Wyndham Clark seizes on changing nature of Shinnecock to lead US Open after windy first round

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World Cup -- Christian Pulisic trains separately for fourth straight day, could miss US World Cup game against Australia

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A city's push for facial recognition on public buses ignites debate over security and privacy -- Supporters and opponents alike view the effort as a major litmus test for tapping the AI-powered software on a US public transportation system.

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FDA advisory panel endorses Moderna mRNA flu vaccine that was subject of controversy

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

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Isiah Kiner-Falefa filling in nicely for shorthanded Red Sox infield

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Jonathan David's hat trick propels Canada to its first World Cup win over Qatar

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Bernie Sanders pitches $1,000 annual payout from public ownership of AI

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Massachusetts taking its (tax) cut from World Cup performers

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The discount for student loan payers who enroll in autopay just went up

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Vance's push to get Iran talks started hits an early bump as weekend negotiations are put on hold

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Iran to invite watchdog inspection of nuclear sites, Trump envoy tells US lawmakers. See how the day unfolded.

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Obama Center opens in Chicago with a call to defend democracy and a celebrity crowd

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Mass. reports 66 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 0 deaths in a week. See the latest data.

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18-year-old dies in fall from horse carriage in Central Park

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Ukraine bombards Moscow with one of biggest drone attacks of war

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Hegseth berates NATO allies for 'shameful' response to US war in Iran

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Israel, stunned by Trump's Iran deal, sees it as a 'catastrophic capitulation'

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Is Elon really the bad guy here?

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Moulton turns up the heat on Markey

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

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How do I kick him out?

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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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Will New England ever have a Waffle House?

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Explore these Pacific Northwest hotspots during the World Cup

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United changes passenger's flight but no notification is received

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

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Obama Center's opening draws former presidents, music legends and A-list celebrities

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Massachusetts museums use AI to bring history to life

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Patricia Park performed standup comedy to research her latest YA novel

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Local bestsellers for the week ended June 14

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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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'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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State Senator invokes Noah Kahan in push for ticket pricing overhaul

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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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Massachusetts Senate passes bill to overhaul primary care

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

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