Spotlight -- A 'black box': Mass. prosecutors rarely prevent police informant abuse. They often enable it. -- Other gatekeepers also consistently fail to hold police accountable.

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Tara Sullivan -- With the AFC East title now in hand, the story of the Patriots' revival just keeps getting better -- The Patriots are back atop a division they used to dominate with such regularity it felt like a birthright for a generation of area fans.

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Efton Chism finally got his shot, stepping up for shorthanded Patriots in blowout win over Jets

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'It's been a challenging year.' Trump's tariffs have taken a toll on small businesses. -- It's been a year of complications and cost-cutting for business owners struggling to deal with unpredictable levies on imported goods.

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ICE plan to house detainees in Merrimack meets some opposition, surprise in N.H. -- A renovated industrial warehouse would be used to house 500 to 1,500 immigrant detainees, according to the plan.

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ICE documents reveal plan to hold 80,000 immigrants in warehouses

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Mass. Democrats are pushing back against the Trump administration. There's only so much they can do.

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Trump warns Iran against reconstituting nuclear program as he welcomes Israel's Netanyahu for talks

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For the second year running, Boston's commercial buildings are worth less than the year before -- Boston's commercial tax base is taking a hit as buildings sell for less than their current owners paid for them.

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BOLD TYPES - An empty suburban corporate HQ just sold for $5.6 million. Now, its new owner has to fill it up. Cummings Properties is scooping up the old headquarters of RSA, with plans to re-fill the place.

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Mass. sheriffs collectively pull in millions in civil process fees. They've paid for singers, parade floats, and a motor home. -- The civil process money faces little to no state oversight, and while a portion of the fees are supposed to go to the state's general fund, some sheriffs have a history of not making all their transfers.

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Lobster heist was third case of seafood theft in New England in recent weeks -- Digital-age criminals are having more success posing as legitimate parts of the supply chain, experts said.

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Victim identified in Needham fire as 21-year-old soon to graduate from Syracuse University -- Kayla Corrigan died in an early-morning Christmas Eve fire at her family's Needham home.

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The year in arts

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From Geese to Karol G, these are the 30 best albums of 2025

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The 75 best books of 2025

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The 20 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2025

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Odie Henderson's 10 best movies of 2025

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JOAN VENNOCHI - Robert Kraft's 2025 win streak faces its toughest opponent: Wu - Winning the Super Bowl might be easier than making an Everett stadium deal with the Boston mayor by midnight on New Year's Eve.

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IDEAS | REBECCA SPIESS -- No one really talked about one of the worst ideas of 2025

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EDITORIAL -- President Trump's damage to American science is incalculable

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LETTERS -- The year in letters: We can't pretend any of this was normal

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Kristin Tate -- Healey's SNAP showdown puts politics ahead of accountability

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How to build an emergency fund, pay off debt and make a plan for your money in 2026 -- The start of a new year usually brings new motivation to achieve goals.

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'The brother was being beat on': Inmates detail violence that preceded South Bay death - A 32-year-old man who died on Dec. 8 had a history of mental health issues; officers chased him before subduing him, witnesses say.

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Bostonians love to hate the T. By American standards, how does it compare? Do Bostonians, their patience worn down by the system's shortcomings over the years, take the T for granted?

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- The top 10 Boston Globe Magazine stories of 2025 -- Our readers spent the most time with these 10 stories in 2025.

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Same old 'Avatar', this time with 'Fire and Ash'

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'Fallout' is still all about the retro-cool tunes. Here's what to know about five songs that open the season

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Boston Music Awards 2025: Dropkick Murphys, ISHA!, and more win big. See the full list.

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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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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 -- Getting to yes on housing in Massachusetts

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Michal Sella -- The trust Israeli society needs to restore

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Joan Wickersham -- In love with the ordinary

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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AS I SEE IT - An Acela adventure, at 1/1000th of a second - A weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Stan Grossfeld.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER -- Signing with Boston Legacy FC means a homecoming for Hanson's Sammy Smith -- Smith is the latest in a line of NWSL players from the South Shore, including 2025 NWSL Rookie of the Year Lilly Reale and 2024 NWSL first overall pick Ally Sentnor.

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Patriots -- Center Garrett Bradbury's ironman streak comes to an end, and other snap count observations from Patriots-Jets -- Bradbury was healthy and would have finished the game, but the score was so lopsided that the Patriots decided to rest a number of their starters.

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Patriots Notebook -- Patriots expect left tackle Will Campbell to return to practice this week -- Campbell has been on injured reserve since suffering an MCL sprain in the Nov. 23 win over the Bengals.

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How Willson Contreras fits at Fenway, and other Red Sox thoughts

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- Unfinished business: Sluggish hiring, AI disruption, tariffs, and sticky inflation to linger into 2026

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Globe Magazine -- The 31 best photos of 2025 by Boston Globe photographers

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- How my father escaped Nazi Germany and later rescued his own parents

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CONNECTIONS -- As a kid, I felt like Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz just got me

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PERSPECTIVE -- Everyone wants to be part of a village. But it takes being a villager.

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US pledges $2 billion for UN humanitarian aid as Trump warns agencies must 'adapt or die'

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Trump says the US struck a 'big facility' in campaign against Venezuela

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Trump says Ukraine and Russia are 'closer than ever' to peace after talks with Zelenskyy

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To see Mamdani sworn in, some out-of-towners confront steep NYC prices

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US offers Ukraine 15-year security guarantee as part of peace plan, Zelensky says

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Netanyahu's ties with Trump to be tested amid differences ahead of visit

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Fire at Indonesian retirement home kills 16 older residents

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Forget 'The Big Chill.' The midlife crisis is getting a millennial makeover.

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When ICE sends its people, they're not sending their best

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Looks like Robert Kraft had a front-row seat to Kennedy Center renaming

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New study sheds light on a beneficial compound found in coffee and chocolate

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He left mystery panties in my dining room

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'6-7,' Dubai chocolate, Labubu: You took 2025, now scram!

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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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Dunkin's quality got slammed on Reddit. It didn't go over well.

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These 3 New England destinations rank among top 10 nationwide for snow lovers, per USA Today

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The country's founders carefully planned the architecture of the new democracy. Then came Trump.

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John Carey, literary eminence who excoriated snobbery, dies at 91

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The HBO documentary 'Critical Incident' looks at a death, and a coverup, on the border

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Will Arnett is here all week in 'Is This Thing On?'

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'Pluribus' lessons: It's about individualism, loneliness...and us

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This week's TV: Boston's Briar Blush on 'Drag Race,' a new Josh Charles TV show, and more

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Gary Graffman, piano virtuoso and renowned teacher, dies at 97

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Hank Williams died Jan. 1, 1953. Every New Year's Day, this Boston act brings his stories back to life.

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Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building

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Brigitte Bardot, 1960s sultry sex symbol turned militant animal rights activist, dies

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Joseph Hartzler dies at 75; led prosecution of Oklahoma City bomber

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