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bostonglobe. com > 07/02/2026 > metro > closing-age-of-consent-loophole-protect-teens

Finally, Mass. legislators close the loophole that gave cover to sexual predators

2+ hour, 2+ min ago  (702+ words) On Wednesday afternoon, at last, legislators passed a law that will give teenagers the long-overdue protection they deserve from authority figures who would abuse them. "I'm thinking about everything it took to get here, and how hard survivors have to…...

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bostonglobe. com > 07/02/2026 > metro > swift-kelce-donate-1-million-food-bank-rhode-island

Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce donate $26m to charities ahead of their wedding, including $1m to R. I. food bank

1+ hour, 33+ min ago  (222+ words) PROVIDENCE " Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce have donated $26 million to charities this week ahead of their Friday wedding at Madison Square Garden, including a $1 million donation to the Rhode Island Community Food Bank. The donation is part of several donations…...

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bostonglobe. com > 07/02/2026 > world > iran-us-war

US and Iran hold agree to continue discussions

4+ hour, 41+ min ago  (832+ words) The next meeting will be scheduled "at the earliest possible time" after the funeral of Iran's previous supreme leader, the late Ayatollah Ali Khamenei, Majed al-Ansari, a spokesman for Qatar's Foreign Ministry, said on X. The funeral is set to start…...

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bostonglobe. com > 07/02/2026 > metro > hull-man-dies-nantasket-beach

Man, 76, dies after apparent drowning off Nantasket Beach, authorities say

3+ hour, 28+ min ago  (123+ words) Hull man, 76, dies after apparent drowning off Nantasket Beach, authorities say The Boston Globe Hull man, 76, dies after apparent drowning off Nantasket Beach, authorities say Authorities have identified a man who died after an apparent drowning off Nantasket Beach as…...

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bostonglobe. com > 07/02/2026 > metro > brockton-mayor-allegations

Brockton fractured after recent scandal involving mayor

9+ hour, 33+ min ago  (996+ words) BROCKTON " When he ran for mayor last fall, Moises Rodrigues vowed to bring stability to Brockton Public Schools pledging every child would have "the tools to succeed " with dignity, preparation, and hope." His vision in many ways was driven by…...

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bostonglobe. com > 07/02/2026 > business > umass-memorial-nurse-strike

UMass Memorial Health nurses authorize two-week strike

14+ min ago  (361+ words) Nurses at the UMass Memorial Medical Center's University Campus authorized a 14-day strike late Wednesday as contract negotiations stall over concerns about staffing shortages and workplace safety. Still, the strike authorization sets the stage for yet another showdown between unionized…...

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bostonglobe. com > 07/02/2026 > opinion > france-air-conditioning-heat-wave-climate-change

France turned hostility to air conditioning into a cause. Then it got hot.

15+ min ago  (548+ words) Put yourself in the shoes of the sweltering Frenchmen I saw at Disneyland Paris last week. You've done what French politicians told you was your duty to civilization by abstaining from air conditioning at home. Maybe you're even among the…...

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bostonglobe. com > 07/01/2026 > metro > heat-wave-new-england-boston-weather

Extremely hot conditions continue, with temperatures reaching 100

16+ min ago  (508+ words) The sinking air from the massive heat dome over the Eastern U. S. continues to trap heat. Overnight temperatures will set up a higher starting point for the thermometer on Thursday. Commuting temperatures will already be in the low 80s, setting the stage…...

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bostonglobe. com > 07/02/2026 > metro > paragraph-struck-from-declaration-of-independence

A powerful section was struck from the Declaration just before the signing. Read it here.

25+ min ago  (256+ words) There are 27 detailed grievances against the king outlined in the Declaration " but there was meant to be a 28th. Thomas Jefferson's scathing indictment of the slave trade was struck from the document on the eve of the signing, after protests by…...

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bostonglobe. com > 07/02/2026 > metro > massachusetts-beach-closures

These Mass. beaches are closed on Thursday

33+ min ago  (130+ words) July 2 The Boston Globe These Mass. beaches are closed on Thursday Dozens of beaches in Massachusetts, including some in Boston, were closed on Thursday because of high bacteria levels or, on the North Shore, overflows caused by the Haverhill sewer…...