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Second State Police crime lab scientist testifies in Brian Walshe murder trial. Follow live updates. -- State Police crime lab forensic scientist Bryce Raymond said he tested stains from items in the Walshe case, including the basement floor and stains on the hacksaw that investigators recovered.

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Nursing assistant accused of sexually assaulting child patient at N.H. hospital -- A 25-year-old nursing assistant was arrested on charges that he sexually assaulted a child being treated at a Manchester, N.H., hospital.

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Opponents of Trump-backed redistricting in Missouri submit a petition to force a public vote

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Recipe: Chocolate brownie cookies with a hint of espresso will make you the star of the cookie swap

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Bostonians of the year

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'Rapists,' 'animals,' 'garbage': Trump's public degradation of immigrants is veering into frightening territory, historians say -- Somali immigrants represent only the latest group President Trump has criticized while his administration carries out mass immigration raids.

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Trump attacks ABC reporter as 'obnoxious,' latest in string of attacks against female reporters -- President Trump attacks came after the reporter pressed him on releasing video footage from a second strike on an alleged drug boat.

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Detained Allston car wash workers describe detention at tearful roundtable; seventh worker released from federal custody -- Vanessa Vasquez Valladares was released from an immigration facility in Texas last week, leaving two remaining in federal custody.

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James Pindell | Analysis -- Trump takes the culture wars to a level conservatives have only dreamed about -- President Trump is not treating culture as a side note; he is treating it as central to how he governs.

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Trump says he's fixing affordability problems. He'll test out that message at a rally.

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Federal judge grants request to unseal Ghislaine Maxwell case records. Follow live updates.

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Facing lawsuits, Trump administration pulls back contentious HUD grant changes

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Bostonians of the Year 2025: First responders, university presidents, and others who exemplified courage -- Speaking up with the world's eyes upon them. Rushing into a burning building. Standing firm when others folded. In choosing the difficult path, they showed us what strength looks like.

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Remembering Kitty Dukakis, Fletcher 'Flash' Wiley, Alvin F. Poussaint, and others we lost in 2025 -- Tributes to seven luminaries who made their mark on Boston and beyond.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM | CHAPTER 6 -- We ask too much of jurors in insanity cases. Especially ones as horrifying as this. -- Murder trials are hard enough. An insanity case demands even more.

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Starting Point -- High above the Boston traffic, a Globe photographer captured the choreography of modern travel -- Stan Grossfeld went to take photos of the moon. He ended up beholding something less natural but still pretty majestic.

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'We had no body to autopsy': Mystery of cause of death continues to hang over Brian Walshe murder trial

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Bitter cold wind chills persist Tuesday. Clipper system brings light snow showers late. -- Parts of Western Mass. and New Hampshire hit daily record lows as the Boston area faces its coldest start to December since 2007.

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Fire at Taunton apartment complex leads to major response by first responders, traps at least one resident -- Multiple ambulances have been sent to the scene from neighboring communities including the Lakeville Fire Department, according to officials.

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Trump's cease-fire plan for the Israel-Hamas war faces pitfalls as it moves into a new phase -- The first phase of the US-brokered cease-fire between Israel and Hamas is nearly complete, after a two-month process plagued by delays and finger-pointing.

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Kara Baskin -- The Michelin effect: What happens to the local restaurants honored by the travel guide? -- Now that the stardust has settled, we connected with several honorees to reflect on boosts to business, how Michelin might shape the Boston-area foodscape, and goals for 2026.

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Lexington voters approve $660 million high school construction project -- The vote was 5,283 in favor, to 3,276 opposed, according to preliminary results released Monday night.

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UMass Memorial could have used taxpayer funds to help keep maternity unit open, audit suggests

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R.I. musician fatally struck while walking his dog: 'Just shocking'

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Woman pushed onto tracks at North Station suffered head injury

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER - In a world of bad Christmas songs, this one is simply the worst - It's a headache-inducing sonic lump of coal. Any guesses? What's your least favorite holiday song? We want to know.

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Tara Sullivan -- Feuding Bill Belichick and Robert Kraft could enter the Hall of Fame together. Wouldn't it be great?

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Mike Vrabel's little motivations, what the Patriots did on the bye, and other beat writer notes

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Photos of the month: November 2025

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Photo gallery: Best of fall 2025 from Massachusetts high school students

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The ritual of winter solstice

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Photos show the last supermoon of the year shining in December skies

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EDITORIAL - Home care workers should be licensed and regulated - The current system for workers who help elderly or disabled people with nonmedical tasks like bathing, dressing, or cooking is practically unregulated.

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- CDC's hepatitis B reversal puts newborns back at risk

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Julie Scelfo and Tim Wu -- Big tech wants a free pass — even if AI toys harm children

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Archbishop preaches compassion for immigrants — then tries to silence a priest who shows it

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Priscilla H. Douglas -- New Balance shows how inclusion is just good business

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'Out of the bad, but not yet in the good'

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Want to own a piece of sports history? Northeastern is selling bricks and chairs from Matthews Arena. -- The arena is being torn down to make way for a new sports complex for the Huskies' hockey and basketball programs.

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Gabriel House owner alleges 'all liability' rests with fire inspection company, court records show -- Preliminary findings of an ongoing investigation into the fire that killed 10 residents determined the blaze to have been "accidental," and zeroed in on a resident's second-floor room.

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Judge orders federal government to restore Rümeysa Öztürk's school record -- A federal judge's order paves the way for Rümeysa Öztürk to return to teaching and research opportunities at Tufts.

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How to get meals, repairs, and rides to the airport without spending a dime - In these community-led economies, time literally equals money.

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Shirley Leung - Developers wanted Michelle Wu out. She's still here. Now what? The relationship between the mayor and the real estate community has never been the warmest. Heading into her second term, it's a deep freeze.

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1 in 3 voters say they've considered leaving Massachusetts — even if they want to stay. 'Just outrageously expensive.' -- The struggles to afford living here take many forms, residents say.

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Mass. considers payroll tax to fund long-term care for aging residents -- New legislation would create a payroll tax to fund long-term care insurance for all Massachusetts residents.

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Golden Globes 2026: 'One Battle After Another' leads with nine nominations. See the full list.

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Free December events in Boston: Christmas concerts, Jingle Ride, and more

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In a 1940s holiday jazz club built for sleuths, 'Club Drosselmeyer' marks a decade of immersive intrigue

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Boston Winter Fest brings more outdoor merrymaking to Charlestown, including Santa, artificial snowfall, and more

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Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope -- The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston's busing era.

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A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care -- A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

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Explore the project: Snitch City -- In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill -- The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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EDITORIAL -- Abundance of ballot questions points to deep dissatisfaction with Legislature's pace

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IDEAS | Tessa Adzemovic -- A phone call speaks to all that's wrong with American medicine

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IDEAS | HEATHER HOPP-BRUCE -- The stray kitten that made me see my mother in a new light

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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bruins at blues | 8 p.m. (NESN) -- Bruins at Blues: Boston kicks off a three-game road trip against Jim Montgomery and St. Louis -- When the teams played Thursday in Boston, Morgan Geekie scored a goal and earned two assists as the Bruins rolled to a 5-2 victory.

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ALEX SPEIER | ON BASEBALL -- The Red Sox are once again an attractive trade partner. Why? The starter stockpile. -- The Sox now have nine experienced big league starters who appear on track to be healthy options for spring training — more depth than they've had in years.

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Olympics -- Olympic men's hockey preview: Sweden and defending champ Finland again stacked with talent

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ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension

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Wu amps up pressure campaign on state Senate to pass tax shift bill, but still earns cool reception

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PERSPECTIVE -- Rifling through the kitchen trash for a used vape, I knew I had a cannabis problem

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Top Places to Work -- Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for 2025: Explore the winners lists

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Top Places to Work -- Who's in charge around here? As burnout spreads, fewer employees want to be managers.

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Your Week Ahead -- Celebrate women's voices, stroll in the South End, support Black-owned businesses, and more

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Senator Warren leads push to halt insider sale of troubled nursing home chain

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Gubernatorial candidates are split on proposed overhaul of R.I. public records law

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LaMar Cook drug trafficking case started with common signs of suspicious packages, records show

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10 Eastern Mass. girls' basketball players to watch this season

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Girls' basketball notebook: With a thread to the glorious past, Braintree embracing return to prominence

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Globe Top 20 girls' basketball rankings: Who is No. 1 to tip off the season?

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UN says world must jointly tackle issues of climate change, pollution, biodiversity, and land loss

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Takeover bid of parent company means limbo for CNN, some fellow cable networks

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Federal judge throws out Trump order blocking development of wind energy

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Supreme Court weighs Republican appeal to end limits on party spending in federal elections

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Justice Department can unseal Ghislaine Maxwell sex trafficking case records, judge says

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Court settlement approved for New Orleans Archdiocese to pay hundreds of clergy abuse victims

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Bullets in Luigi Mangione's bag convinced police that he was UnitedHealthcare CEO killing suspect

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Cambodia vows fierce fight against Thailand in escalating border conflict

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Japan assesses damage from 7.5 magnitude quake that injured 34

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A fire in an office building in Indonesia's capital kills at least 22 people

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Was Boston a sellout rock band? Today's musicians could use its founder's fighting spirit.

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Art museums are for everyone — even pterodactyl-screeching babies

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No Mass. boom yet in ADUs, but the potential is there

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What the 'Ralph Lauren Christmas' trend reveals about our cultural moment

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Bill Belichick, Jordon Hudson subject of 2-hour VICE television special, 'Out of Bounds'

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I do all the work in this friendship

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Recipe: Melt-in-your-mouth lemon shortbread rounds will add a bright citrus note to your holiday cookie plate

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Marmalade Grove: The perfect gift from Oprah's favorite small-batch brand

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Welcome to the whale capital of the Caribbean

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In this Vermont town, the window displays are tiny, but the expectations are big

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Travelers wear pajamas to airports in protest of government request

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Frank Gehry, architect behind MIT's Stata Center and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, has died

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What to know about the Stata Center in Cambridge, Frank Gehry's best-known local design

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More is at stake than meets the eye in the State Department's decision to attend the Olympics of the art world

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A history of the crossword puzzle, a venerable form that keeps attracting new fans

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Nov. 30

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Want to run a marathon? Here's what not to do.

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Golden Globe nominations should give a skewed Oscar picture, plus a new podcast category

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What Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. means for the movies

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John Lennon was killed 45 years ago today. America learned about it from Howard Cosell on Monday Night Football.

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'Wonder,' an 'empathy machine' of a story, heads to the stage

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A donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster team up in 'Bremen Town Musicians'

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Ryan Landry's Gold Dust Orphans return with an outrageous melding of 'Sweeney Todd' and Santa Claus

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Fulcrum study suggests improved efficacy for higher dose sickle cell pill

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Tom Hicks, the Texas businessman who owned Stars, Rangers and Liverpool teams, dies at 79

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Charles Coe, a resonant poet, musician, and professor, dies at 73

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Steve Cropper, guitarist, songwriter, and a shaper of Memphis soul music, dies

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