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Prince William and Kate arrived at the MGM Music Hall for Earthshot Awards ceremony

After a day of royal engagements, Friday marks the marquee event of the Prince and Princess of Wales’ trip to Boston: The star-studded Earthshot Awards.

On their final day in Boston, Prince William and Kate had a packed agenda

The Prince and Princess of Wales concluded their royal trip to Boston Friday with a packed itinerary that included meeting with President Biden in the afternoon and hosting the glitzy Earthshot Prize awards ceremony at night.

See photos from Prince William and Kate’s final day in Boston President Biden meets with Prince William at JFK Library and Museum

Earthshot Prize unveils five winners at Boston ceremony

The Earthshot Prize aims to recognize and scale startups, entrepreneurs, or businesses with sustainable solutions in hopes of stabilizing the world’s climate by 2030.

(From left to right) Chloe and Halle Bailey arrived at the green carpet for The Earthshot Prize 2022 at MGM Music Hall at Fenway on Friday afternoon.

All the big names on the ‘green carpet’ at William and Kate’s Earthshot ceremony

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu arrived at The Earthshot Prize Awards MGM Music Hall at Fenway.

Guests at the Earthshot Awards are encouraged to dress sustainably. Mayor Wu understands the assignment.

Clockwise from top left : A composite of Britain’s Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales; Billie Eilish; Joe Biden; and Rami Malek.

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Democrats move to make S.C. first voting state on presidential nominating calendar. N.H. and Nevada would be next.

Following President Biden's recommendations, the committee opted to have New Hampshire and Nevada jointly vote second, a week after South Carolina, followed by Georgia and Michigan.

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The 2024 presidential race is only starting. And the Democrats just created a logistical mess.

Former Everett superintendent’s alleged sex assault victims describe the toll on their families

Frederick F. Foresteire, who was placed on leave and then retired, faces charges including six counts of indecent assault and one count of assault and battery. He is scheduled to face trial in February.

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Protestors chanted “paid leave now” outside the museum, where President Joe Biden was meeting with Prince William as part of William’s three-day visit to Boston.

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Daughter of slain Marshfield couple: ‘My parents had the biggest hearts trying to help anyone in need.’

The level of coronavirus detected in Mass. waste water just shot up

A Rockland Trust branch in Vineyard Haven was robbed on Nov. 17.

Martha’s Vineyard bank employee was forced to open safe with gun pointed at his head, authorities say

The armed suspects who stormed the Rockland Trust Bank branch on Martha’s Vineyard last month escaped with $39,100 in cash, officials said Friday, and two of the alleged bank robbers are already behind bars and will now be prosecuted in federal court.

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Massachuestts Rockettes Hannah Sides, left, and Kelty Ober, right.

Two Massachusetts-raised Rockettes on the preparation behind their ‘Christmas Spectacular’

Kelty Ober, hailing from Norwood, is a brand-new Rockette who studied at Paulette’s Ballet Studio in Medfield. Westminster-raised Hannah Sides is a dance captain and associate choreographer now in her 18th season.

It was that kind of a night for Patriots cornerback Jack Jones and his teammates.

Whether or not they sneak into the playoffs, Patriots clearly need big changes

Thursday's demoralizing loss to the Bills seemed to emphasize that they are not truly contenders as currently constructed.

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Alexia Pico has a dance lesson with instructor Marc Bertrand at Arthur Murray Dance Studio in Dedham in early November. Each month, Kymera Therapeutics gives its employees a $125 "wellness stipend," which Pico spends on ballroom dance lessons and a personal trainer.

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Britain's Prince William and Kate, Princess of Wales, watch the Celtics play the Miami Heat on Nov. 30 in Boston.

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