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For men, how much alcohol is too much?

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'Sugar and spite': After anti-ICE cookie goes viral, Western Mass. bakery deals with death threats and surge in demand -- The Sweet Boutique has been selling out of the round treats emblazoned with a rude anti-ICE slogan.

9 hours ago

California protester left blind in one eye is among string of violent run-ins with federal agents

10 hours ago

DOJ investigating whether Minnesota's Walz and Frey impeded immigration enforcement

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BETH TEITELL - The Boston accent is disappearing. How much longer will its music linger? From call-in radio shows to corner bars, the accent that defined Boston is losing ground. A Dartmouth linguist has research to prove it.

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A fifth child dies of flu in Massachusetts, adult deaths up to 107 this season, according to state health officials -- National health officials say 32 children have died from from flu so far this year and estimate there have been 9,300 US adult deaths.

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FORECAST | DAVE EPSTEIN AND KEN MAHAN -- Looking back on the last 50 years with Boston's Bicentennial photographer -- The models continue to show this weather system too far offshore to create a snowy mess and disrupt the game.

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'It completely changed my career': Looking back on the last 50 years with Boston's Bicentennial photographer -- As the nation celebrates its 250th anniversary, Lou Jones's work from a half-century ago is receiving renewed attention.

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Teen who allegedly killed paddleboarder in Maine had previous violent episode, records show -- Court records about the July murder have been sealed because the alleged killer was 17 at the time.

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'Two guys from Rhode Island' on how to correctly pronounce the 39 cities and towns in the Ocean State -- Those 'three guys from Boston' aren't the only ones with wicked regional accents.

11 hours ago

Grand jury brings additional charges in fatal shooting at N.H. country club

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Dolly, stray dog found emaciated in Lexington, has died, MSPCA says

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ChatGPT's free ride is ending: Here's what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot

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Tell us: Have you given your medical data to an AI chatbot?

11 hours ago

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12 hours ago

LOVE LETTERS -- How do I know if I really like him? -- Do I have a crush on these young men at college, or is it just about proximity?

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Jim Braude - Everyone can serve. Today, everyone should. As isolation deepens and civic trust collapses, shared national service could rebuild connection, responsibility, and democracy itself.

14 hours ago

EDITORIAL -- Beyond the boot camp: State Police academy shows progress

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IDEAS | LIAM KERR -- Elizabeth Warren wants a 'big tent' party — but only on her terms

14 hours ago

Deborah Ramirez -- Why are the feds blocking a state probe of the ICE killing of Renee Good?

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JEFF JACOBY -- From two midwives in Egypt to Martin Luther King

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Musk seeks up to $134 billion damages from OpenAI, Microsoft -- Elon Musk wants OpenAI Inc. and Microsoft to pay him damages in the range of $79 billion to $134 billion over his claims that the generative AI company defrauded him by abandoning its nonprofit roots and partnering with the software giant.

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Fire breaks out on Mass. Maritime training ship near Puerto Rico; no injuries reported -- The ship is traveling to the Panama Canal, officials said.

12 hours ago

Antisemitic incidents surge to become most common type of hate crime in Massachusetts, data show -- Antisemitic incidents now account for one of every four hate crime reports police take in Massachusetts.

16 hours ago

Vehicle falls from overpass near Mass. Pike exit after crash; two hospitalized, police say -- It wasn't immediately clear how many people were in the two vehicles at the time.

15 hours ago

Trump store to close as sales falter, with no election battles ahead -- After six years of drawing MAGA supporters from all over, the 800-square-foot store, which sports everything from hats and watches emblazoned with the president's name is closing.

2 hours ago

DEVRA FIRST - What should become of the Time Out Market space? A few deeply unserious ideas. (What, you got something better?)

6 hours ago

'Somebody is up there with binoculars.' Parking is tops when it comes to Boston 311 calls. -- During 2025, a stretch of Congress Street was the most complained about address in Boston, and just about every call was about parking, according to a Globe analysis of city data.

18 hours ago

'Are we eventually going to ban the entire world?' Trump's latest visa crackdown could hurt region's economy, schools. -- The changes will especially make it difficult for immigrants to reunite with family members through family-based petitions, immigration attorneys said.

11 hours ago

Why US cities are reverting 1-way streets back to their original 2-way design -- Originally two-way thoroughfares, Michigan and New York streets switched to opposite one-way routes in the 1970s to help thousands of RCA workers swiftly travel to and from their shifts building televisions or pressing vinyl records.

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Sign up for Season 3 of Winter Soup Club

10 days ago

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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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.

10 days ago

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.

25 days ago

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.

10 days ago

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.

10 days ago

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

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

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Worker killed in construction zone crash on Route 16 in Dover, N.H. -- Everett Martin of Tilton died after he was struck by a construction vehicle backing up Friday morning, officials said.

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ADRIAN WALKER - Building a new Madison Park High School is a fine idea. Walking away from the community's wishes isn't. Community leaders have accused Mayor Wu of walking away from promises to bring economic development to Roxbury.

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Judge proposes issuing deported Babson College freshman a student visa to rectify government error: 'Because of your mistake, my life completely changed' -- The federal government detained and deported Any Lucia Lopez Belloza after she tried to board a flight at Logan airport to surprise her family for Thanksgiving.

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GOLF -- Davis Riley, defending champ Nick Taylor part of five-way tie for lead at Sony Open; Vijay Singh, 62, makes the cut -- Vijay Singh made the cut with rounds of 68 and 70. The 62-year-old Hall of Famer is using a one-time career money exemption to play in full-field events this year.

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EuroLeague CEO criticizes NBA's ambitious European plan as a 'bit of a broken record' -- Holding some powerful fiefdoms together is the EuroLeague. It's not thrilled about the NBA's plans to create a new competition on the continent.

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Friday's basketball action, plus a Division 1 FCS signing, a hockey coach resigns, and more HS takeaways -- The action on the court featured a No. 2 vs. No. 3 girls' basketball showdown in Peabody, a boys' basketball game played with no student fans from either school, and a coach earning his 200th win.

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MSTCA DIVISION 5 TRACK RELAYS -- A breakout leap (North Reading boys), a spectacular sprint (Wilmington girls) define Division 5 Relays

2 hours ago

MASCONOMET 69, BEVERLY 51 -- No student section? No sweat for Masconomet, which beat Beverly despite ban on students in the stands.

2 hours ago

HIGH SCHOOL BASKETBALL -- Duxbury sweeps Silver Lake, as the girls depend on defense and the boys ride the hot hand of Joe Baraky

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Trump says he may punish countries with tariffs if they don't back the US controlling Greenland

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Republicans vouch for Fed chair, creating a rare schism with Trump

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The Parenting Issue -- Welcome to the Stroller Wars

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The Parenting Issue -- A working mom summons her ChatGPT superpowers

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

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'He looked like someone who ... would bring flowers when meeting someone's mother'

12 hours ago

Oral history of New Bedford's fishing industry to hit the road, with state grant funding

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In clash of Patriot unbeatens, Hanover boys' basketball derails Plymouth South on Brad Peterson's late 3

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Madison Keys excited to defend Australian Open title

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It was a surprise when the Nationals hired 33-year-old Blake Butera to be their manager — except to those who knew him at BC

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Mass. awarded $21.2m to combat unauthorized drone activity ahead of World Cup

9 hours ago

Trump delays plan to seize wages of student borrowers amid affordability push

10 hours ago

Supreme Court will hear appeal by maker of popular Roundup weedkiller to block thousands of lawsuits

11 hours ago

Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can't detain or tear gas peaceful protesters

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Judge rules feds in Minneapolis immigration operation can't detain peaceful protesters. See how Friday unfolded.

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Timothy Busfield's attorneys say an investigation undermines state's child sex abuse charges

2 hours ago

Trump's Twin Cities immigration crackdown has made chaos and tension the new normal

2 hours ago

Renee Good was concerned about ICE, a lawyer says, but wasn't following agents

6 hours ago

CIA director meets with Venezuela's interim president in Caracas

7 hours ago

Iran protests quelled since deadly crackdown, residents say

7 hours ago

China senses opportunity as US targets Iran and Venezuela

9 hours ago

The interrupted life and immortal music of Justin Townes Earle

29 minutes ago

Supreme Court keeps us, and the president, guessing on tariffs

14 hours ago

Venezuelans live between hope and fear

23 hours ago

Karen Winn's novel 'The Society' reveals fictional 'history and mystery' on Beacon Hill

4 hours ago

The best sports for longevity

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A healthy meal for $3? Agriculture secretary says it's easy.

10 hours ago

Boxfish in Watertown is a little seafood jewel box

20 hours ago

This Twinkie started as a 1976 classroom experiment. 50 years later, it's still standing.

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What's hot in 2026 (and why to book now)

16 hours ago

Grab that Ikon Pass. Deer Valley in Utah unveils biggest-ever ski resort expansion.

17 hours ago

White Castle sliders? Pac-Man? Logan looks to boost customer satisfaction in unusual ways.

20 hours ago

A sanctuary for Black artists, born in the violent racial tumult of Boston's past, finally gets its day

19 hours ago

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

5 days ago

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

7 days ago

A lot of things can kill you, from the flu to misinformation about vaccines

1 day ago

Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 11

1 day ago

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new thriller, plus more movies and TV shows to watch this weekend

1 day ago

Watching the first episode of 'The Sopranos' was like finding an undiscovered country

11 hours ago

'Heated Rivalry' love nests: A look at Ilya's supposed Boston house and 'The Cottage'

19 hours ago

At this year's Stave Sessions: a Pulitzer winner's duo with her wife, and classic rock covers in Inuktitut

19 hours ago

Celebrated recording artist John Forté dies at his home on Martha's Vineyard

3 days ago

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

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

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

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

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

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