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Ben Volin’s mock NFL draft: Patriots will be among those teams making a trade

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This draft is brimming with prime talent, and teams are ready to be aggressive. Here's a prediction for what happens Thursday.

She left me for someone from Instagram

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We’d been together for 12 years.

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How Mass. community colleges reversed falling enrollment

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A state program that makes community college free for residents over age 25 has helped enrollment at the schools rebound. The challenge will be retaining those students through graduation.

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Sports betting is out of control

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Gambling ads and apps are turbocharging demand for an addictive product. It’s time to reintroduce some friction into the process.

Why Armenian Genocide Remembrance Day is different this year

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Every April 24, Armenian Americans come together to honor and remember the 1.5 million victims of the Armenian Genocide and ensure that we honor our past and embrace the future.

Haitians cling to hope as their country prepares to install a transitional council

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As the council prepares to take the reins of the country, questions remain: How exactly is it going to quell the gang violence and return Haiti to a livable state?

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Elon Musk accuses Australia of censorship after court bans violent video

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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese responded Tuesday by describing Musk as an “arrogant billionaire” who considered himself above the law and was out of touch with the public.

Look closer at the value and attainability of a college education

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Very few students pay the sticker price. So harping on the $90,000 figure just confuses students further.

Equity, engagement have got to be part of siting greener grid

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The decarbonization and electrification of our buildings, transportation, and systems is a massive undertaking, and it’s imperative that it is accomplished in an equitable manner.

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An unprecedented trial opens with two visions of Trump

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Manhattan prosecutors delivered a raw recounting of Donald Trump’s seamy past Monday as they debuted their case against him to jurors, the nation and the world, reducing the former president to a co-conspirator in a plot to cover up three…

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Aid for Ukraine, Israel and Taiwan heads to Senate for final approval after months of delay

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The $61 billion for Ukraine comes as the war-torn country desperately needs new firepower and as Russian President Vladimir Putin has stepped up his attacks. Soldiers have struggled to hold the front lines as Russia has seized the momentum…

Pro-Palestinian protests sweep US college campuses

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More than 100 pro-Palestinian demonstrators who had camped out on Columbia’s green were arrested last week, and similar encampments have sprouted up at universities around the country as schools struggle with where to draw the line between…

Southbridge man charged with kidnapping, assaulting young girl in Webster

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Walter Fanion was charged with kidnapping, enticing a child under 16, and four counts of indecent assault and battery on a child under 14, police said.

Former Leyden police chief pleads not guilty to allegations of stealing, selling town property

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Daniel J. Galvis pleaded not guilty in Greenfield District Court to two counts of motor vehicle larceny, two counts of larceny over $1,200, and three counts of violating the standards of conduct for public employees, officials said.

Drive-through cannabis? At Mother Earth Wellness in R.I., it’s ‘like getting a cup of coffee’

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The model has a certain appeal for customers who might be anxious about going into a cannabis dispensary, the owner of the Pawtucket, R.I., outlet said.

Here are the top Massachusetts high schools, according to US News & World Report

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The annual rankings evaluated more than 17,600 public high schools on factors such as college readiness, college curriculum, and results on state assessments.

8 interesting things you can get at a drive-through

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Beyond fast food, coffee, and banking, there’s a world of businesses prioritizing customer convenience and helping people fit more into their busy lives. Here are some of the drive-thru services we found across the country.

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Knicks rip off eight points in 27 seconds to shock Sixers, take 2-0 series lead

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It was just the fourth time in the play-by-play era, dating to the 1996-97 season, a team won a playoff game after trailing by at least five points in the last 30 seconds.

Providence man faces multiple charges after police chase from Rhode Island to Newton

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A 22-year-old Providence man is facing multiple charges after a stolen Mercedes-Benz was involved in a police chase Friday that began on Interstate 95 in Rhode Island and ended with the man’s apprehension in Newton, officials said.

URI professors are monitoring eating habits with a device ‘like a Fitbit’

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Their study is funded by the National Institutes of Health and is a collaboration of their backgrounds in nutrition, behavioral statistics, and engineering.

The Bruins had a chance to put the Maple Leafs in a series stranglehold, but they let it slip away

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The Bruins now head to Toronto knotted at one game apiece in this seven-game series, desperate to steal one on the road because they couldn’t secure one at home.

Man convicted in murder of 17-year-old boy at 2021 Boston Caribbean Festival

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Omara Shears, 46, was convicted in Suffolk Superior Court of first-degree murder in the death of Javare Sommerville-Adams, officials said.

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Landmarks Commission says Wu administration is interfering with its work, oversight role

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Ten days after the commission sent the letter to the mayor’s office, Rosanne Foley, who has been the executive director of the Boston Landmarks Commission since she was appointed to the position by then-mayor Martin J. Walsh in 2015, left…

Auston Matthews, Maple Leafs break through against Bruins in Game 2 to even first-round series

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The NHL's regular-season goal leader struck for his first of the postseason with just over eight minutes remaining to boost Toronto.

Presented with a chance to force overtime, the Bruins’ offense was again powerless when it counted

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Boston scored a power-play goal in the first period, but the man advantage could not come up with a goal in the third period minutes after Auston Matthews put the Maple Leafs ahead.

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Harvard suspends pro-Palestinian student group

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The Palestine Solidarity Committee set off a series of cascading crises for the university when it posted a controversial statement on Oct. 7 that many around the world read as justifying the Hamas-led attack on Israel.

‘Really meaningful’: Some migrants flown to Martha’s Vineyard by DeSantis now on path to legal status

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The migrants who were sent to Massachusetts by Florida officials as part of a political stunt received “bona fide determinations,” a status that allows them some freedoms until their visa becomes available.

Boys’ tennis roundup: Undefeated Brookline weathers long layoff, returns with statement win over Wellesley

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Check out the latest high school boys’ tennis scores, news, and highlights from The Boston Globe.

Girls’ tennis roundup: With a singles sweep by Amelia Maw, Sophia Liria, and Vivienne LaGrassa, Notre Dame (Hingham) stayed undefeated

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Check out the latest high school girls’ tennis scores, news, and highlights from The Boston Globe.