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‘Parents are terrified the whole family will be labeled as racist.’ Amid rising hate, Mass. group provides lifeline for children on verge of extremism.

Pandemic isolation provided a fertile climate for online groups to lure vulnerable kids toward radical ideology, experts say.

Silicon Valley Bank collapsed at unprecedented speed. Can Washington prevent another viral bank run?

Bank runs used to take several days or even weeks before they toppled an institution. But accelerated by social media and online banking, SVB imploded in roughly 24 hours, forcing regulators to quickly step in.

Since mobile sports betting recently became legal in Mass., advocates worry it could increase problem gambling

It’s too soon to know the full consequences of the state’s expanded gambling landscape.

Trump faces setbacks in other probes as NY case proceeds

Former president Donald Trump faces his most urgent legal challenge in New York, where he’s set to be arraigned this week on charges arising from hush money payments during his 2016 campaign.

See the latest updates related to Trump’s indictment

Ohio is gearing up for what could be the biggest abortion battle of the year
A citizen-led effort to enshrine the right to an abortion in Ohio's constitution would need to bypass the Legislature in a state that has a real possibility of restrictions looming and where the antiabortion side is looking to match the reproductive rights movement’s show of force.

Cape Cod Canal closed Sunday to safeguard right whale mother and calf

Chaotic Sunday in Charlton includes tractor-trailer crashes, diesel leak, chase leading to arrest in swamp

All R&B. All Love. All Night. Silk R&B Party is where the heart of Boston beats

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black love as our past, present, and future, Real P and Baby Indiglo share the story of their five year party.

Boston’s Heart Beats at Silk R&B Party: All R&B. All Love. All Night.

How Silk became Boston’s biggest monthly R&B party and changed the city’s nightlife game.

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Part chef, part storyteller, Alexis Garrison loves food. Canna Haute is her infused culinary experience and collection of infused cooking goods.

Cambridge mail carrier attacked by turkey had to have hip replaced
“They’re mean,” Ed Mitchell said. “I don’t know if something’s happened to them. Maybe one of them got killed by a mail truck.”

‘He’s heavy. He’s mean. He’s a Bruin.’ Garnet Hathaway never stops grinding away.
He wasn't blessed with natural scoring talents and had to work extra hard to get ahead. That tenacity has drawn at least one comparison to Bruins great Terry O'Reilly.

Bruins defeat Blues, 4-3, in shootout, become fourth team in NHL history to win 60 games

Steven Yeun stars along with Ali Wong in the Netflix road-rage comedy "Beef."

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This week’s TV: A road-rage comedy, a Beach Boys celebration, and ‘Trump: The Indictment’

A New York grand jury has decided to indict former president Donald Trump. What does this have to do with TV? A whole lot.

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Adam Duvall and the Red Sox bats stay hot to take first series of the season over the Orioles

Boston racked up double-digit hits in another slugfest, led by Duvall’s three-hit day; the center fielder was one of four Sox with multiple RBIs.

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John Oliver rips solitary confinement and its lasting impacts on prisoners

“Solitary isn't something we do to people behind bars, it's something we do to them forever," he says.

A photograph of the former Edgewater estate, which was built in 1870 and only stood along Newport's Cliff Walk for about 18 years before it was leveled to make way for Ochre Court.

Excavation in Newport looks for Gilded Age artifacts

A professor at Salve Regina University is leading a group of students to uncover forgotten mansions under their feet.

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New College of Florida students and supporters protest ahead of a meeting by the college's board of trustees, Feb. 28, 2023, in Sarasota, Florida. The conservative-dominated board of trustees of Florida's public honors college was meeting to take up a measure making wholesale changes in the school's diversity, equity and inclusion programs and offices.

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A young boy’s nightmare diagnosis, and the $3 million one-time treatment that will likely save his life

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Lithium is becoming more crucial in a warming world, but Maine’s huge deposits may never be mined because of environmental concerns
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A preview for the upcoming Jurassic World Live at Agganis Arena was held Friday. A human-operated animatronic baby stegosaurus named Olive met Barrett Bellamy, 7 months old, on the carpet at the event.

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The chapel on the campus of Asbury University in Wilmore, Ky., became the center of a multi-week religious revival.

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In August 2022, the Massachusetts Board of Elementary and Secondary Education voted on a controversial proposal to raise the standardized state test scores (MCAS) needed for students to graduate high school.

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Boston mayoral candidate Mel King looked up at a campaign banner being towed by an airplane as he campaigned in Roxbury on Oct. 29, 1983. King died March 28 in his South End home at 94.

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The Swiss attorney general’s office says it has opened a probe into the events surrounding embattled bank Credit Suisse, which is to be taken over by rival UBS.

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President Biden is set to tour a clean energy technology manufacturer in Minneapolis as part of his effort to highlight his investment agenda before an expected reelection campaign.

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Silicon Valley Bank collapsed at unprecedented speed. Can Washington prevent another viral bank run?

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Cape Cod Canal closed Sunday to safeguard right whale mother and calf

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Adam Duvall and the Red Sox bats stay hot to take first series of the season over the Orioles

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A union at Mass General Brigham would improve life for residents and patients

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Providence College’s Alyn Breed suspended from basketball team amid gun charges

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Cambridge mail carrier attacked by turkey had to have hip replaced
“They’re mean,” Ed Mitchell said. “I don’t know if something’s happened to them. Maybe one of them got killed by a mail truck.”

‘He’s heavy. He’s mean. He’s a Bruin.’ Garnet Hathaway never stops grinding away.
He wasn't blessed with natural scoring talents and had to work extra hard to get ahead. That tenacity has drawn at least one comparison to Bruins great Terry O'Reilly.

Nelson Kiang, groundbreaking researcher at Mass Eye and Ear, dies at 93
“You might say that I'm a linguist in science,” Dr. Kiang said of his ability to bridge divides between engineering and medicine.

Northeastern student seriously injured in fall from window in Mission Hill Saturday night
A Northeastern University student was seriously injured Saturday evening after falling from a window in Mission Hill, according to officials.

How a new NBA collective bargaining agreement could change the calculus on Jaylen Brown’s next contract
An increase in the veteran's extension in the proposed new CBA could ultimately help Boston retain star forward Jaylen Brown.

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Both LSU and Iowa were in the championship game for the first time.

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Sarah Scott, 37, was found dead March 21 by Phoenix Police conducting a welfare check at a home in the area of 8600 South 16th Place shortly before 11 a.m., said Sergeant Brian Bower, a police spokesperson, in a statement.

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

Wisconsin court mega-fight crashes to an end, with a Trump coda
A contentious Supreme Court justice election in Wisconsin has been awash in cash and the result could impact how the state votes for the foreseeable future. The stakes were already sky high, then Trump got indicted.

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