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With the Russians (except one) not competing, the Olympic women's figure skating competition is wide open -- With the Russians missing, the Americans, who haven't won gold since 2002 (Sarah Hughes) or any medal since 2006 (Sasha Cohen), have a good chance to achieve one or both.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The obsession with Nancy Guthrie's disappearance

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IDEAS | HEATHER ANN THOMPSON -- Stoking white rage — from Bernie Goetz to ICE

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK -- Year after year, despite talent drain, Woburn girls' basketball has been unbeatable in Middlesex League -- The Tanners graduated a strong class of seven last season, and they still extended their Liberty Division unbeaten run to 82 consecutive games this season.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL -- Globe Top 20 girls' basketball poll: No denying the No. 1 team -- Medfield finished off a 20-0 regular season with a 66-55 statement over defending Division 1 champion Wachusett.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL -- Eastern Mass. girls' basketball: Players of the Week, Feb. 9-15 -- Bishop Fenwick and Joseph Case seniors had grand nights, and players from Bishop Feehan, Cohasset, Fontbonne, and Hingham also starred.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL -- A statement win over Wachusett is a regular-season wrap for 20-0 Medfield girls' basketball

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Olympics -- Norway's Atle Lie McGrath loses gold medal in slalom, throws poles and goes to woods

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With the look of a No. 1 seed, Central Catholic boys' basketball holds off Masconomet in Board 27 final

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With a beaming performance, Masconomet's Sarah Aldrich wins state individual gymnastics title

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Alyssa Norden again comes through in OT, this time lifting No. 10 St. Mary's girls' hockey to CCL crown

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Grappling with antisemitism — and with its definition

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When the state buys land, towns lose tax revenue. They should be compensated fairly.

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Three dead, including suspect, in shooting at Pawtucket ice rink -- Gunfire erupted during a high school hockey game Monday, sending spectators and players screaming and fleeing for the exits at the Dennis M. Lynch Arena.

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Stop & Shop reaches accord with 28,000 union workers, avoiding another costly strike -- Local unions approved new, four-year contracts on Sunday covering workers across 225 store locations in Massachusetts, Connecticut, and Rhode Island.

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Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and 'Godfather' mainstay, dead at 95

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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'We've got it backwards.' Cameras are everywhere in Mass. So why can't they catch speeders? -- Advocates and lawmakers are pushing a collection of proposals that would allow cameras to catch speeding drivers in Massachusetts.

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The T's next big move: Awarding a mega-contract to run the commuter rail -- Will Keolis continue operating the T's regional rail service, or will another company take charge?

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Ramadan, Lunar New Year, and Mardi Gras overlap this week

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Peter Abraham | On baseball -- Roman Anthony is suddenly the face of the Red Sox, and the World Baseball Classic will elevate his profile even more -- The second-year outfielder acknowledged he didn't think an opportunity like this would come so quickly.

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Jarren Duran would be 'fastest DH in the league' if Red Sox use him there

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Winter Olympics Day 12 primer: Vermont's Mac Forehand carries lead into freestyle skiing big air final -- Plus, the men's hockey playoffs begin, and the "Blade Angels" trio of US figure skaters start their charge for medals.

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US women's hockey team advances to Olympic gold-medal game with shutout of Sweden

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Boston College gives virtual assist to help injured Buddhist monk finish 2,300 mile peace walk -- A BC professor organized a team of 109 people who devoted their daily workouts to a Buddhist monk who was hit by a car, and had to have a leg amputated, just 300 miles into the 110 day walk.

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Celtics beat writer's notebook - Does NBC have inside information about Jayson Tatum's possible return, and other thoughts on the Celtics - On Sunday night, during a break in its All-Star coverage, the network announced that it has been producing a mini-documentary series about Tatum's recovery.

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$8m South End penthouse in converted church has views of Prudential Center -- Located in the former Concord Baptist Church, the penthouse unit at 401 W Brookline St. boasts views of the Prudential Center.

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD - A surprising theory for why some people become criminals - Robert Sampson's new book argues that your likelihood of being arrested may depend less on who you are than when you are.

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EDITORIAL -- Winthrop can darn well pay for its own harbormaster

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Ty Burr -- So you want to be an internet troll?

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Jim Stergios -- A costly labor mandate for Madison Park High School?

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Cass R. Sunstein -- EPA stops counting the benefits of clean air

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MUSIC REVIEW - At TD Garden, a well-deserved victory lap for New Edition - Sunday's three-hour revue expertly bridged the gap between the Roxbury group's teen idoldom and adult stardom.

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Jaylen Brown's event shut down by Beverly Hills Police during All-Star Weekend -- The City of Beverly Hills released a statement to the Globe claiming the city rejected a permit application for the event.

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Boston man arrested for alleged child exploitation and human trafficking -- Talik Rashaun Garcia 36, was arrested at his apartment in the Fenway, police said Monday.

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Red Cross urging blood donations as national shortage continues -- About 800 blood drives have been canceled since the beginning of the year, leading to more than 20,000 uncollected blood and platelet donations, the Red Cross said.

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New York man sentenced in massive $70m brain scan kickback scheme -- Timothy Doyle, 45, of New York, was sentenced to 14 months in prison for conspiring to offer and pay kickbacks to physicians in exchange for ordering medically unnecessary brain scans, prosecutors said.

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House Republicans use AI to help them understand Senate budget rules -- A new AI tool, called the Byrd Bot, is the latest example of AI being used in the corridors of power, and the first AI tool to be used in the legislative drafting process.

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'I will take this so far': Why Newbury Street's Rainbows Pottery Studio is at the center of a social media storm -- The owner of the Back Bay studio is facing accusations of mistreating customers and staff and employing a sex offender.

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Rose Byrne parades through Cambridge as Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year

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Bears, pearls, siblings, an aspiring retiree: looking at this year's Oscar-nominated animated shorts

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As AI accelerates and social media mushrooms, the perils of technology take center stage

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Among the ALA honors this year, a Boston-influenced swashbuckling tale of seafaring teens

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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 | ROBERT WEISMAN -- A new nuclear arms race is beginning. Is anyone paying attention?

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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BOLD TYPES - Who's keeping the lights on? Meet new ISO New England CEO Vamsi Chadalavada. Chadalavada took over the top job at the region's grid operator just in time for the worst cold snap in eight years.

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'My scientific career is essentially over.' A brain drain imperils Massachusetts' biomedical future.

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INNOVATOR Q&A -- The Pentagon put out a call for autonomous boats. Two Navy veterans started a Rhode Island company to make them.

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Your Home | Getting Cozy -- This Sunday River ski home blends seamlessly with its natural surroundings

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PERSPECTIVE -- Forgetful of names? You're not alone. And you can fight back.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We've both tried working as Uber Eats deliverers'

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THE BIG DAY -- Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler: How a borrowed item led to love and marriage

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A flurry or freezing drizzle possible Tuesday morning. Rain and snow expected on Wednesday.

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Three dead, including suspect, in shooting at Pawtucket, R.I., ice rink

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State trooper hit on I-95 in Salisbury will continue recovery at home, officials say

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'He knows all the levers': How Trump has targeted, and shaped, the media in his second term

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The state wants to build housing on a parking lot in Wellesley. Residents are up in arms.

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Tax season is here. Here's what you need to know for stress-free filing

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NAACP asks judge to protect against 'misuse' of voter data seized by FBI in Georgia's Fulton County

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Rubio plugs Orbán's bid for another term after April elections during a visit to Budapest

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Opening statements held in the trial of a Georgia high school shooting suspect's father

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How the visa debate for foreign workers fuels racism against South Asians

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With latest rollback, the US essentially has no clean-car rules

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Lunar New Year prayers, robots, and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

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US and Iran to hold a second round of nuclear talks in Geneva

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Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of US talks

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When a president clung fiercely to the rule of law

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Love Letters Classics: He didn't tell me he had a son until months after we started dating

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Relationship advice from those who've seen it all: Divorce lawyers

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In Boston, Asian restaurants shine

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Recipe: Spanish rice pudding is exceptionally creamy (just milk), scented with lemon and cinnamon

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Recipe: British fool, typically a summer dessert, becomes a winter treat with three different frozen berries and yogurt

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Delta announces new nonstop flight from Boston to Honolulu

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At the world's only pencil sharpener museum, a quirky legacy can't be erased

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Escape from 2026! A Sturbridge hotel becomes a tropical portal to the past.

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Photography in a flash

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The vivid, mournful dreams of Cuban painter Wifredo Lam, an artist ahead of his time, but at home in ours

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When keyboards are key

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R.J. Palacio wrote 'Wonder' all alone in the middle of the night. She says the musical version 'elevated it, frankly.'

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Feb. 8

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Scene-stealers, go-getters, and preachers: Looking back at the career of the ever-versatile Robert Duvall

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Another movie theater is shutting down in the Boston suburbs

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Looking at 'The Sopranos' pre-'Sopranos'

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This week's TV: 'Strip Law,' Catherine Ryan Howard's '56 Days,' and the BAFTA awards

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Tamas Vasary, pianist of power and sensitivity, dies

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Evan Dando hospitalized after sending Lemonheads fan unsolicited sexual video and image

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Trisha Brown Dance Company makes a welcome return

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A waiting game in Lyric Stage's 'Penelope'

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Rescue efforts suspended on Cape Cod for man after wife dies falling through ice

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Hair extensions found to contain dozens of hazardous chemicals, Newton study shows

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Former Boston College basketball star Bill Donovan, father of Bulls coach, dies at 85

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Documentary master Frederick Wiseman, whose camera captured life in many sites and situations, dies at 96

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