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Trump meets with Venezuelan opposition leader at the White House. Follow live updates. -- María Corina Machado is now heading to Capitol Hill for meetings with senators.

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Maggie Goodlander slams Trump DOJ for 'targeting' her over video urging military personnel to defy illegal orders -- The first-term Democrat from New Hampshire has faced criticism from Republican leaders in New Hampshire, as the blowback from Trump may be boosting her profile.

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The Boston City Council kicked off 2026 with messy infighting. Can new president Liz Breadon bring the body together? -- A body long battling a reputation for dysfunction was once again engaged in public infighting last week.

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Mass. Senate votes down Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's property tax proposal as it weighs other proposals -- Wu's proposal, which aims to ease painful tax increases for homeowners, has died multiple times in the state Senate since June 2024.

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MLK weekend forecast: Keeping an eye on a developing coastal storm for Sunday's Patriots game

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Harvard Club to pay $2.4 million fine for defrauding pandemic aid program, prosecutors said -- As part of a settlement, the private club admitted it obtained a loan it was not eligible to receive, prosecutors said.

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NWSL -- Boston Legacy will play inaugural game against NWSL champion, and schedule includes seven games in Rhode Island

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Trump announces outlines of health care plan he wants Congress to consider

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What's the Insurrection Act? Here's what to know about the law and Trump's repeated threats to use it.

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R.I. sues HHS over 'illegal' anti-transgender policy tied to billions in funding

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Retro Room opens below Back Bay Social, with TV dinners and disco balls

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He's accused of executing a man behind a Hyannis bar. Now he's out on bail, raising questions on Cape Cod. -- Alex Greene's release has raised alarms on the Cape, with some seeing an example of how the justice system can afford more leeway to white defendants.

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Dropkick Murphys mock ICE with 'new' song 'Citizen I.C.E.'

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'Policy whiplash': After outcry, Trump administration reverses course on $1.9 billion in cuts

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Vineyard Wind challenges Trump stop work order in court -- Vineyard Wind announced Thursday that it is challenging a federal stop work order by filing for a temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction in the US District Court in Massachusetts.

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Judge hands offshore wind industry another victory against Trump in NY

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How does Drake Maye compare with Tom Brady in their second seasons as starters with the Patriots? -- While it might be premature to stack Drake Maye vs. Tom Brady, it's worth taking a look at Maye's sparkling second season against with Brady's second year as a starter.

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Christopher L. Gasper: Patriots are among the trendsetters in the NFL as teams scramble for new head coach boosts

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Five things to know about new Red Sox pitcher Ranger Suárez -- The new Red Sox lefthander has been extremely effective in the postseason, with a 1.48 ERA over 11 appearances.

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Former Red Sox third baseman Alex Bregman introduced as a member of the Cubs: 'I'm a winning baseball player' -- The Sox let Bregman get away to the Cubs, meeting his financial demands but refusing his request for a full no-trade clause and a more favorable schedule for deferred salary payments.

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Slugger and five-tool prospect headline Red Sox international signees

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What does $10 million get you in Boston? Here's a snapshot of high-end properties in the city. -- Single-family homes in Back Bay and Beacon Hill got lots of attention in a very busy last quarter.

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The T is staring down another massive fiscal cliff. What's next? -- The T stopped short of one fiscal cliff edge and now finds itself at the precipice of another.

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Camberville & beyond -- Alewife Station is kind of dystopian, if you pause and look -- It's not just the gross drips of water from above, the boarded-up windows, and the scaffolding, and rust, and trash.

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'Segregated schools' comment sparks uproar; N.H. lawmaker says leaked message referred to politics not race -- The chairperson for an education policy committee allegedly wrote "imagine the scores though if we had schools for them and some for us."

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THE FINE PRINT -- 'We are now out $5,000-plus': Circle Furniture customers scramble for refunds on undelivered items -- Since Dec. 1, Circle customers have filed 36 consumer complaints with the Massachusetts attorney general's office, many of them wanting refunds.

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Overcharged: Mass. consumers say energy supplier is 'soaking' them with high bills -- A class action lawsuit is targeting CleanChoice, a third-party energy supplier, alleging that the company is using deceptive practices to overstate how "clean" its energy supply is, while overcharging customers.

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Harry Styles announces first album in 4 years: 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.'

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Former Barnstable school administrator fired over social media posts sues district

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As Saks enters bankruptcy, have its Boston stores gone out of fashion?

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LOVE LETTERS - I'm not 'smitten' with anyone on dating apps - A single dad struggles to find romance.

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IDEAS | REBECCA SPIESS - Wikipedia is more important, and more vulnerable, than ever - The largest open repository of human knowledge is under attack.

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Alex Beam -- Searching for the one true (AI) Jesus

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Nathalie Rayes -- Venezuelans live between hope and fear

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EDITORIAL -- Gabriel House fire shows need for oversight of assisted living

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Ray Takeyh -- Iran's uprising is similar to 1979 — but it's not a revolution yet

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Eight ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Jr. Day around Boston -- A selection of local concerts, museums offering free admission, and special programs over the holiday weekend.

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Stray dog found emaciated in Lexington, animal cruelty investigation underway, MSPCA says -- Investigators are asking for the public to help identify the owner of the two-year-old pitt bull terrier mix found outdoors on Jan. 10 in Lexington, MSPCA-Angell said in a statement.

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Marshfield police officer facing reckless driving charges after head-on collision -- The "fact that the operator was a police officer will not alter the scope, direction, or integrity of this investigation in any way," Marshfield's police chief said in a statement.

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Man serving life for murder of teenager stabbed 79 times in Medford granted parole -- Jeffrey Hardy was 20 when he killed 19-year-old Thomas Moran, according to the state's Parole Board.

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PERSPECTIVE - The day I went on strike as my son's cleaning service - Kids view their personal domain as off-limits, even from a young age. Still, it's nice to be able to see the floor of their bedroom.

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Many people on anti-Marijuana ballot petition didn't know what they were signing, pro-pot group says -- For months opponents of a ballot initiative to repeal recreational marijuana sales have alleged misleading practices were used in signature gathering. Now the State Ballot Law Commission will rule on their challenge.

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A Maine Democrat gave RFK Jr.-aligned groups a win. Is it an opening for a political realignment? -- Representative Chellie Pingree's fight was a rare instance of a Democrat tapping the political coalition associated with Kennedy.

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Health insurers face new restrictions as Healey moves to end prior authorizations, long hated by many -- Prior authorizations have long been hated by many, but insurers call them an essential tool they use to control spending.

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Amanda Seyfried stuns in 'The Testament of Ann Lee'

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Kristen Stewart stops by the Coolidge to discuss directorial debut, 'The Chronology of Water'

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Watch: Affleck, Damon, and Fallon go full Boston while naming every Massachusetts city and town

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Sign up for Season 3 of Winter Soup Club

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Boston Globe Spotlight Team - Nearly 250 patients at top Mass. hospitals say they were abused by a renowned doctor. Why wasn't he stopped sooner? A Globe Spotlight investigation found the state's medical establishment missed key warning signs.

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Why Trump and the MAGA movement turned against Harvard -- Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, America's most powerful university grew vulnerable to attack. There were warning signs.

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Why the middle class is disappearing in Massachusetts -- The middle class in Massachusetts is being hollowed out. Driving the squeeze is a stratospheric rise in inequality.

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Water is coming for the Seaport; the whole city will be poorer for it. -- Buildings in the Seaport fund one-tenth of Boston's property-tax base. Flood waters and sea level rise will soon put that at risk.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump picked a bad time to threaten Jerome Powell

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EDITORIAL -- Medical needs cross state lines. Licenses should too.

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Mary Thompson-Jones -- Greenland isn't the prize. NATO is.

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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15 former NCAA players among those charged in alleged scheme to rig basketball games

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Celtics at Heat | 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Boston) -- Celtics at Heat preview: Boston heads to Miami after back-to-back losses

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Are novelty menu items and Instagram walls on the way out? Here's what experts predict about dining out in 2026.

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The Parenting Issue -- Welcome to the Stroller Wars

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LOVE LETTERS -- I have feelings for a friend but 'she can be kind of mean'

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The Parenting Issue -- Parenting tip: Avoiding stress can actually make you — and your kid — more anxious

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The Big Day -- From Tinder to true love: Their Copley Plaza wedding revealed a heartfelt fib eight years earlier

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Kraken at Bruins preview: Boston hosts Seattle on Zdeno Chara's jersey retirement night

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How does Drake Maye compare with Tom Brady in their second seasons as starters with the Patriots?

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Share your thoughts on this story: Analyzing Drake Maye vs. Tom Brady

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Verizon issues $20 credits to customers affected by outage

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Beware of online ads with elaborate backstories. They may not be from a real small business.

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AI has taken over the stock market. That could be a problem for your portfolio.

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Court ruling jeopardizes freedom for pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil

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Lawmakers propose $2.5b agency to boost production of rare earths and other critical minerals

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Trump administration indefinitely pauses immigrant visa processing for 75 nations

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US sanctions Iranian officials accused of repressing protests against the government

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Iran's nationwide protests appear increasingly smothered after crackdown and internet outage

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Remains of 32 Cuban officers killed during strike on Venezuela repatriated as US threat lingers

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Mitt Romney puts a spotlight on Social Security's looming shortfall

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Seizing Greenland would shock the world. It shouldn't.

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When America votes in the UN General Assembly, it ratifies a charade

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How much red meat should you eat? Here's what nutrition experts say.

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Do you have enough close friends? Who are the most important people in your life?

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From 'the best of the best,' to shutting down: The rise and fall of Fenway's Time Out Market

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Edward Juvier on road trips, self-help books, pork rinds, and chicharrón

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How a car rental cancellation turned into a $52 annoyance

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A new Delta lounge, Ballers in Boston, and a cozy mountain retreat

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After John Axelrod's death, a view of his most cherished art

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Here's looking at you, Boston: Downtown buildings sport googly eyes as part of winter public art exhibition

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A new gem among the MFA's studiously historic galleries: Modern art

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 11

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The best local book events this week

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A Dickensian saga set in modern Pakistan

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'Sinners' for best picture? Grande for supporting actress? Reading between the lines to predict Oscar noms.

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Ryan Serhant of Bravo, Netflix fame is opening his first Boston real estate firm

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Less is more in the jocular 'Game of Thrones' prequel 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'

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Rebecca Kilgore, 76, dies; acclaimed interpreter of American Songbook

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The costs and perils of life online come to the fore in SpeakEasy Stage's thriller 'Job'

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'Stokely and Martin' imagines a conversation between two civil rights icons

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In 2019, Faye Dunaway's meltdown ended his show's run. Now he's turned that heartbreak into a 'farce with teeth.'

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Massachusetts issues its own vaccine schedule for kids, countering federal recommendations

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'Dangerous': Moderna cofounder warns US faces dystopian scientific times

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Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, dies; last survivor of epidemic in Alaska

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Mark Brnovich, Arizona attorney general during Trump's push to find 2020 election fraud, has died

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