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  1. MT @globemattc: @GlobeMcGrory Best story about a dead rooster I ever read b.globe.com/KfYOlg
  2. Only 1 of 188 players on city's 4 principal teams has made a political donation during presidential election cycle b.globe.com/KfVKp5
  3. MT @globecynthia: Part of the problem @mary_carmichael explains is Warren doesn't fit fede definition of Native Amer b.globe.com/LKTbOk
  4. Beer-guzzling cows crashed a backyard party in Boxford. They seemed to prefer Bud Light over Miller Light. b.globe.com/KxPcBV
  5. "They cradle their phones as if deriving warmth and comfort from them." - Carlo Rotella in Friday's OpEd section. b.globe.com/Jw96Ls
  6. Curt Schilling’s 38 Studios, which had close to 400 employees, has laid off all its staff, said company insider. Story: b.globe.com/JW5Q0t
  7. BREAKING NEWS: Curt Schilling's video game company, 38 Studios, lays off entire staff.
  8. To Grammar's House: Confine this phrase to the trash heap b.globe.com/KDcvWI #language #grammar
  9. Here are 4 tools that can make you you virtually anonymous online. b.globe.com/JfVqD0
  10. Harvard Alumni Assoc apologizes for Unabomber listing in directory; he said his “awards” included 8 life sentences b.globe.com/JAdMEQ
  11. An enduring White House photo shows a black boy touching the president’s hair to see if it feels like his. b.globe.com/KtZdjh
  12. Analysis: Time to give credit to Bobby Valentine b.globe.com/KOaFbb via @PeteAbe #redsox
  13. Nordstrom may open its first store in Boston at the site of the old Filene's Basement on Boylston St. b.globe.com/JA5WuH
  14. Is the average gent in Boston ­— too often seen in wide-leg jeans & baggy shirts — ready for fitted clothes? b.globe.com/JGnaQG
  15. Review of @DanZevin's new book "Dad Gets a Minivan" b.globe.com/KO999e
  16. From the archives: Photos of World War II on the home front in Boston and New Bedford b.globe.com/KiuYLj #photography #memorialday
  17. Why after several lean years, the home remodeling industry is seeing an uptick: b.globe.com/KQnFJv
  18. Fun fact: Soap Box Derby is the 2d oldest nonprofit in the US - @RedCross is the oldest b.globe.com/KSioRJ
  19. Excitement building in soap box racers’ world - especially in Arlington. b.globe.com/KSioRJ via @GlobeKPD
  20. RT @bglobesports: Any silver linings for Celtics after ugly Game 6 loss to 76ers? b.globe.com/KGimwR