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US will suspend immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance concerns

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Democrats propose state laws to limit ICE after Minneapolis shooting of Renee Good

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KEVIN CULLEN - Babson student's deportation exposes the lie of Trump's immigration policy - The deportation of a Babson College student exposes the lie of the Trump administration's immigration policy.

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Trump administration investigates 4 school districts across New England over trans students in sports -- The targets include one Massachusetts district, one Vermont district, and two in Maine.

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European troops arrive in Greenland as talks with US highlight 'disagreement' over island's future

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FBI search of Washington Post reporter's home represents an 'extraordinary escalation,' First Amendment experts say

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Red Sox agree to five-year, $130 million contract with free agent lefthander Ranger Suárez -- Though Suárez has never been a workhorse, he's averaged 26 starts and 147 innings since moving into the rotation on a full-time basis four years ago.

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Giants reportedly close to finalizing agreement with John Harbaugh as new head coach

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HHS reverses decision to cut $2 billion for mental health and addiction services -- An administration official confirmed Wednesday night that the money was being restored, but declined to say why.

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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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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Ailing astronaut returns to Earth early in NASA's first medical evacuation -- Officials have refused to identify the astronaut who had the health problem or explain what happened, citing medical privacy.

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Forecast | Dave Epstein - Sun breaks through on Thursday with gusty winds - The winds will pick up to near 30 miles per hour across New England on Thursday.

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Audit identifies safety and planning issues at soldiers' homes in Chelsea and Holyoke

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Grafton school bus driver arrested for kidnapping and other alleged crimes against children, police say

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Man serving life for murder of teenager stabbed 79 times in Medford granted parole

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'A true American hero': Celebrating Tuskegee Airman 'Woody' Woodhouse as he turns 99 -- Brigadier General Enoch "Woody" Woodhouse II, one of the last surviving Tuskegee Airmen, celebrated his 99th birthday in Quincy, surrounded by longtime friends and fellow patriots — and a giant gingerbread cookie of himself.

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On heels of $35,000 fine, Jaylen Brown offers insight into how he believes Celtics are being treated unfairly by officials -- His tone was more measured than it was Saturday night, but he reiterated similar themes.

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Alex Beam - Searching for the one true (AI) Jesus - AI Jesuses have proliferated in multiple apps, prompting one to wonder: Whom to believe?

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

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IDEAS | REBECCA SPIESS -- Wikipedia is more important, and more vulnerable, than ever

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Before the trial, a fight over how Lindsay Clancy is seen

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

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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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The Skating Club of Boston welcomes new Olympians Maxim Naumov, Emily Chan, and Spencer Howe home to prep -- Naumov and the team of Chan and Howe hit the ice to begin the work for the biggest competition of their lives — February's Winter Olympics — and met the media.

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In whistle-blower lawsuit, Boston police supervisor accuses commissioner of ignoring detail fraud -- Marcus Eddings said he was demoted after telling the city's police commissioner he had identified 20 officers who should be investigated for possible criminal acts.

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Mass. House Speaker Ron Mariano cleared by doctor to work after falling at home -- Mariano, 79, was cleared by a doctor to return to work after he suffered injuries at his Quincy home in January.

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New video shows Brown University shooter fleeing campus through residential neighborhood -- The shooter, Claudio Manuel Neves Valente, was found dead days after the shooting from a self-inflicted gun wound.

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Winter Arts Guide - Rachel McAdams sends for help, Alexander Skarsgård in a leather-filled love story, and more winter movies - The former Ken (Ryan Gosling) and Barbie (Margot Robbie) both have buzzy new movies coming out this winter.

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At Massachusetts stores, the demise of the penny is adding up to one big headache - Some retailers are stocking up on the one-cent coins while they still can, while others are rounding transactions to nickels.

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Shirley Leung -- 'Not how we rock here in Roxbury': Michelle Wu has a plan for Madison Park, no matter what the neighbors say -- The Wu administration is once again trying to rush through a project that is upsetting the Black community.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- A working mom summons her ChatGPT superpowers -- How parents are discovering AI's potential to help organize a hectic household.

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'A gentle giant with a warrior's story': Wyclef Jean reacts to the death of John Forté

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'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple': Beware of false prophets

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Sign up for Season 3 of Winter Soup Club

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Past and present build to powerful effect in 'Great Privation'

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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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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- Seizing Greenland would shock the world. It shouldn't.

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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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Forecast | Dave Epstein - MLK weekend forecast: All eyes on a possible storm for Sunday as roller-coaster temps take over - We're closely watching an offshore coastal storm for Sunday that could shift and bring New England some snow.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL -- Globe Top 20 boys' basketball poll: A crossover dribble for Bishop Feehan and New Bedford -- The Whalers, who were unranked last week, move all the way up to No. 9 after taking down Holland (Burke) and Brockton, while the Shamrocks ride a five-game win streak to No. 8.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK -- By adopting a college mentality, Cathedral boys' basketball looks to emerge from girls' shadow -- The Cathedral girls have won seven state titles in nine years, and under second-year coach Tyron Boswell the boys are looking to replicate some of that success.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL -- Eastern Mass. boys' basketball: Players of the Week for Jan. 7-13 -- From 42-point games to buzzer beaters, this week's top performances come from Newburyport, Hanover, Wareham, Salem, Lawrence, and Everett.

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FLEET 2, SCEPTRES 1 -- Alina Müller, Shay Maloney score and Aerin Frankel makes the goals stand up as Fleet remain unbeaten on home ice

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College Football -- Former New Hampshire football star Jerry Azumah named to College Football Hall of Fame

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Grok blocked from undressing images in places where it's illegal, X says -- The announcement late Wednesday followed a global backlash over sexualized images of women and children, including bans and warnings by some governments.

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Wikipedia unveils new AI licensing deals as it marks 25th birthday

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Mass. startups raised more VC money last year, but those in other states did much better

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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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'Callous and cruel': Mass. agencies reeling from $1.9 billion Trump cuts to addiction, mental health grants

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Mayors of Lewiston and Portland in Maine warn of possible ICE activity

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Two big girls' hockey upsets, a school record falls, a 100th wrestling win, and more Wednesday takeaways

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No. 7 Duxbury girls' hockey ends slump by shutting out No. 3 Hingham

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Drake Maye, Patriots offense prepare for tough playoff test against Texans' defense

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NASA sends 4 astronauts back to Earth in first medical evacuation

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Despite Trump's claims, grocery prices are rising. Here's why.

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Fear and anger spread after another immigration shooting in Minneapolis

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Trump administration indefinitely pauses immigrant visa processing for 75 nations

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FBI executes search warrant at Washington Post reporter's home

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'Like a military occupation': Clashes rise with federal agents in Minneapolis

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

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It's a one-man presidency, with a single guardrail: his 'own morality'

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Scaling back services at Mass. and Cass will do significant harm

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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 Tinder to true love: Their Copley Plaza wedding revealed a heartfelt fib eight years earlier

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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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The Dugout, popular Fenway dive bar, to close after near-century of colorful operation

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Food companies are targeting users of weight-loss drugs with 'GLP-1 Friendly' labels

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Need some thermal pampering? It's a new era of wellness in Banff National Park.

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It's a great year to go play in the snow

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I climbed a glacier-topped volcano . . . and survived!

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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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The best local book events this week

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A Dickensian saga set in modern Pakistan

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'Henry David Thoreau' argues the writer was more than his most famous work

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Ralph Fiennes boosts moral through music in 'The Choral'

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

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A 100th birthday show for Coltrane and Miles comes to Scullers

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Want to step inside of a David Lynch production? This 'dreamy' music showcase can take you there.

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

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Little-known firm wins $1b bid for troubled Genesis HealthCare

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

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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on bus at start of civil rights movement, has died

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Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' creator who shifted into racist, far-right commentary, dies

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