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House votes to require delivery of bombs to Israel in GOP-led rebuke of Biden policies

The House delivered a rebuke to President Biden for pausing a shipment of bombs to Israel, passing legislation that seeks to force the weapons transfer as Republicans worked to highlight Democratic divisions over the Israel-Hamas war.

New study says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza

Michael Cohen testified about his criminal history and past lies under cross-examination. Here’s what happened.

Defense lawyers pressed the former attorney on his criminal history and past lies as they worked to convince jurors not to believe the star witness’ pivotal testimony.

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Colin Albert, a key witness, aggressively cross-examined in murder trial of Karen Read
Albert, the 20-year-old nephew of the couple who owned the home where O’Keefe’s body was found on the front lawn, spoke at the trial on Wednesday.

How Thursday's testimony unfolded

Boston College student charged with stealing more than $50,000 worth of merchandise at Saks Fifth Avenue

Two employees confronted Justin Smith and brought him to the security room at the store. He was carrying 13 handbags and a pair of sunglasses, according to a police report.

Steward outlines plan to offload hospitals in legal filing

If Judge Christopher Lopez approves the company’s motion, bids for Steward’s Massachusetts hospitals would be due June 24 and sale hearings would be held July 2.

Ygor Correia, 16, died in a shooting in Northborough on Sunday, May 12.

Family says 16-year-old killed at Northborough house party was ‘a quiet person’ with many friends

New Hampshire daycare owner and employees facing criminal charges for allegedly putting melatonin in children’s food

Hull man arrested at Logan Airport on child pornography charges

Quincy-based billionaire honors UMass Dartmouth graduates with $1,000 each at commencement ceremony

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Workers on the new Sandwich boardwalk, which is still under construction but nearly complete, on Tuesday.

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James Herling pauses his testimony while recalling the moment he realized the shooter was his brother-in-law, Robert Card, while testifying, Thursday, May 16, 2024, in Augusta, Maine, during a hearing of the independent commission investigating the law enforcement response to the mass shooting in Lewiston, Maine. Nicole Herling, sister of the shooter, cries on her husband's shoulder.

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Family members of the Army reservist who committed Maine’s worst mass shooting began emotional testimony Thursday before a state commission investigating the attack.

Ilana Glazer and John Carroll Lynch in "Babes."

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Ilana Glazer and Michelle Buteau play besties in this comedy that’s two parts comedy and three parts body horror.

Cape Cod Hospital to pay $24.4 million following DOJ investigation into Medicare billing practices
Cape Cod Hospital will pay nearly $24.4 million to resolve a federal lawsuit and investigation into the Hyannis hospital’s failure to comply with certain Medicare billing requirements.

A jogger passed a sign supporting efforts to name a new middle school after abolitionist Ellen Garrison. Thus far, the School Committee has resisted calls from the community to rename the school, set to open next February.

Concord residents want to name new middle school after Black abolitionist Ellen Garrison. The School Committee disagrees.

Despite a groundswell of Concord support, the School Committee has resisted calls from the community to rename the state-of-the-art middle school for Garrison.

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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu delivered a speech on Thursday during the "From Climate Crisis to Climate Resilience" summit organized by The Pontifical Academy of Sciences.

At Vatican climate conference, Mayor Michelle Wu touts Boston’s energy policies

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Governor Healey — currently in Italy — discloses she also traveled to New York, New Mexico last month

This Mass. city is one of the best places to retire, according to Forbes
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High speed internet can be expensive. Do towns in Western Massachusetts hold the secret to sustainable, affordable connectivity?

With larger providers having little economic incentive to upgrade internet infrastructure, some Western Massachusetts towns created their own municipal broadband networks, treating high speed internet as a public utility.

The designers adjusted the window sill in the kitchen of this South Shore home, so it doubles as the back of the banquette in the breakfast nook.

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White oak and walnut pieces are custom-designed to be both beautiful and functional in this South Shore home.

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A tornado begins to touch down near Omaha, Neb., on April 26, 2024. New England typically sees about 10 tornadoes a year.

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You have questions about the weather and we have the answers.

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Globe readers voted Kate McKinnon as the best "SNL" cast member of all time.

Kate McKinnon wins our best ‘SNL’ cast member bracket

Who’s the best "Saturday Night Live" cast member of the past five decades? We asked readers to decide.

Here’s how readers voted in each round

Kate McKinnon (left) portrays Hillary Rodham Clinton — one of her many political impressions — while Clinton herself plays a bartender in a "Saturday Night Live" sketch in 2016.

As a political satirist, Kate McKinnon made her biggest impression

Her portrayals of Jeff Sessions, Lindsey Graham, Hillary Clinton, Elizabeth Warren, Rudy Giuliani, and so many more likely played a big role in voters choosing her as the best "SNL" cast member in the show's history.

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NYU students and anti-Israel protesters gathered in Washington Square Park in New York City on April 23.

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AAPI Heritage Month

Anne Nishimura Morse, the William and Helen Pounds Senior Curator of Japanese Art, sits for a portrait in one of the newly renovated galleries at the Museum of Fine Arts, Boston.

MFA reopens its Arts of Japan galleries after six years of closure

Amy Tan, pictured here in a park near Harvard Square, was recently in Cambridge on a book tour for her latest work, "The Backyard Bird Chronicles."

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The oxtail pho with bone marrow at Le Madeline in Quincy.

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Jeannie Salomon speaking at the Cultural Society for Entrepreneurship, Bilingualism, Resources and Inspirations' May 4 AAPI Heritage Month Celebration.

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New immigration court docket aims to speed up removals of newly arrived migrants
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Texas governor pardons for ex-Army sergeant convicted of killing Black Lives Matter protester
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John F. Kennedy’s handwritten notes and doodles on the night before his assassination sells for more than $34,000 at auction
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Karen Read arrived for court with her defense team attorneys at Norfolk Superior Court in Dedham on May 13.

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Revolution captain Carles Gil is 10th in annualized compensation, the MLS Players Association said Thursday in its first salary release of 2024.

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The court rejected a challenge Thursday to the way the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau is funded, one that could have hobbled the bureau and advanced a central goal of the conservative legal movement: limiting the power of independent agencies.

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Colin Albert, a key witness, aggressively cross-examined in murder trial of Karen Read
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Cape Cod Hospital will pay nearly $24.4 million to resolve a federal lawsuit and investigation into the Hyannis hospital’s failure to comply with certain Medicare billing requirements.

This Mass. city is one of the best places to retire, according to Forbes
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Healey launches political advocacy group to dive into local housing fights
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