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Dan Shaughnessy -- Even with the Patriots 'on to Cincinnati' again, there's very little sports history between our cities, and other thoughts -- Sunday's matchup has me in a mood to stoke the flames of famous Boston-Cincinnati sports moments. Too bad there are almost none.

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LETTERS -- Maybe the Affordable Care Act is more trouble than it's worth

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Seth Moulton isn't just challenging Senator Ed Markey. He's taking on the 'Markeyverse' one TikTok at a time.

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Former MIT scientist funded by Epstein made racist and sexist claims in private emails -- Joscha Bach, an AI researcher, worked at the MIT Media Lab from 2014 to 2016. He was hired in large part because of Jeffrey Epstein's donations.

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New messages reveal depth of relationship between Epstein and Noam Chomsky: 'He quickly became a highly valued friend' -- In one undated letter, Chomsky, a retired MIT professor, told an unknown recipient that he met Epstein "half a dozen years ago."

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Trump accuses Democrats who urged military to resist illegal orders of 'seditious behavior,' suggests execution -- The president was referring to six Democrat lawmakers who posted a video on social media urging the military and intelligence community to "refuse illegal orders."

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Goodlander pushes back as GOP rebukes video urging military to 'refuse illegal orders'

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White House defends Trump calling female reporter 'piggy' -- The president has escalated his attacks on the media amid political blowback for his handling of files related to deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein.

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Trump steps up attacks on ABC and Jimmy Kimmel, says network should 'get the bum off the air'

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Justice Department is examining handling of mortgage fraud investigation into Senator Adam Schiff

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As Democrats duke it out, Mass. GOP endorses John Deaton for US Senate in hopes of avoiding primary

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Boston weighs city-owned grocery stores to combat food insecurity -- Supporters have pitched the idea as a way to lower food costs, given that the store wouldn't have to factor rent or overhead costs into their prices.

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Worker killed in Yarmouth trench collapse was cherished member of Portuguese community in Fall River -- Miguel Reis was a life long construction worker, who was deeply devoted to his Portuguese heritage, friends and family said.

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Shocked by spending on troubled superintendent search, Cambridge School Committee members seek to pay less -- Elected officials said they were in the dark about a significant tranche of spending.

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Coast Guard set to change policy to call swastikas and nooses 'potentially divisive' -- The Coast Guard is poised to change some of its policies surrounding the display of hate symbols like swastikas and nooses as well as how personnel report hate incidents.

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Forecast | Dave Epstein - Little November warmup ahead on Friday after Boston reaches a late first freeze - When you get up Friday morning, temperatures will be in the 30s east of I-495 before rising into the 50s.

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The best and worst times to travel for Thanksgiving in the Boston area, per AAA -- AAA predicts at least 73 million people will travel by car for the holiday next week, or about 90 percent of all travelers.

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New Hampshire state lawmaker arrested on felony revenge porn charge launches $10k crowdfunding campaign

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'I was amazed at how much we had in common' -- Will these two daters who like to skate coast into romance?

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These are the airlines most likely to experience Thanksgiving delays

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Season Two -- The Harvard Plan Episode 3: The Endless Frontier -- The Trump administration is proposing a new "compact" that radically remakes the decades-old relationship between government and academia in America.

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IDEAS | MAXWELL TAYLOR KENNEDY - My brother RFK Jr. is betraying our father's legacy - Robert F. Kennedy would have turned 100 this week — and he would have been appalled at the Trump administration's cruelty.

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Alex Beam -- In the Gilded Age 2.0, the rich aren't just different — they're intolerable

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Shira Schoenberg -- Finding a doctor and paying for health care shouldn't be so hard

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EDITORIAL -- Trump's reckless new policy on homelessness

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Grizzly attacks schoolchildren and teachers on a walking trail in Canada, injuring 11 -- Two people were critically injured and two had serious injuries, Emergency Health Services spokesman Brian Twaites said.

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Firefighter injured, 16 displaced in two fires in Boston -- "Both came in at the same time," a fire department spokesperson said, which meant "some companies left the first fire" in Hyde Park to go to the one in Roslindale.

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Investigators say UPS plane that crashed in Kentucky, killing 14, had cracks in engine mount -- New pictures released by the NTSB show the left engine coming off the UPS plane and flying up and over the wing as it rolled down the runway.

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After mysterious death, family's quest for answers leads to tick bite -- More than a year after a 47-year-old JetBlue pilot died, physicians linked his death to a growing menace: an allergy to red meat triggered by a tick bite.

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Jury selected in Brian Walshe murder trial -- A jury of 16 has been chosen for the Dec. 1 murder trial of Brian Walshe, the Cohasset man who allegedly killed and dismembered his wife in 2023.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Summer in the winter: From saunas in Maine to a tiki bar in Cambridge, best bets for escaping the New England cold -- Wary of the season's doldrums? You don't need plane tickets to find warmer climes.

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They said they were asked to sign petitions for housing or safer streets. It was really to end recreational weed sales. -- The coalition pushing for the ballot initiative has denied allegations of misleading voters, saying they were concocted by the marijuana industry.

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This New Hampshire destination was voted 'best ski town' by USA Today readers -- Better luck next time, Aspen.

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Boston City Hall is considering selling official city merch. Could hats and mugs help pad Boston's budget? -- Official merchandising programs in cities like New York City and Pittsburgh have seen a range of results, bringing in anywhere from tens of millions of dollars to just enough to break even.

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'Fun Home' cuts deep at the Huntington

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New Somerville event series Night Cap Radio aims to bring people together for affordable, creative social time

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Protest music has no age limit — just ask the singers in Young@Heart

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At Harvard's Carpenter Center, performance as pollination — and pollination as performance

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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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Renée Graham -- Michelle Obama is right. America 'ain't ready' for a woman president.

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PODCAST | SAY MORE -- A Boston veteran's 57-year journey to find peace

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Ty Burr -- You have reached the ICE tip line. Your delusion is important to us.

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EDITORIAL -- Would you hire an electrician from Harvard Vocational School?

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Will the 'Mamdani effect' on Israel work for Moulton and Pressley?

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Starting Point - Black Friday is thankfully, mercifully, behind us - As consumer shopping patterns have shifted, so too has our addiction to doorbuster deals.

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Boston continues to clock its windiest year yet as November shatters records -- Stormy weather and pressure changes have accelerated the winds, with many New England cities seeing unprecedented gusts in 2025.

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Chad Finn | Unconventional Preview -- The one piece of evidence the skeptics miss about the Patriots? They are unbeaten on the road. -- Since Week 4, the Patriots have not only stood up to every opponent, but beaten them, often handily.

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FLEET -- Boston Fleet going big — literally — in pursuit of bounce-back season -- Boston has the tallest roster in the PWHL, which GM Danielle Marmer hopes will help the Fleet rebound from missing the playoffs last season.

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Patriots -- 'He walks around like Encino Man': Inside the eccentricities fueling Patriots wide receiver Mack Hollins

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Ben Volin | On football -- Desperation sets in as the Bengals consider starting Joe Burrow against the Patriots in an attempt to save their season

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College football -- Will Harvard complete a perfect regular season and claim the outright Ivy title with a win over rival Yale in The Game?

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TALKING POINTS - As consumers focus on low prices, Walmart's sales rise - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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Verizon is cutting more than 13,000 jobs as it works to 'reorient' entire company

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More than 12 percent of Mass. residents have medical debt, and the number 'will only grow' amid federal cuts

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PERSPECTIVE -- When my parents died 28 days apart, I was left with grief — and a lot of stuff

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Winter Travel -- Killington's independent era is starting. Will it change skiing in New England?

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MISS CONDUCT Classics -- During my regular night out with friends, we split the bill evenly, but I drink less than everyone else

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LOVE LETTERS -- I've used ChatGPT as a therapist. Where do I go from here?

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New Hampshire banned sanctuary cities. Now, two municipalities are weighing how to respond.

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Elizabeth Warren says on The Late Show: 'And with Jeffrey Epstein, I really mean, follow the money'

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Canton's rise back to football prominence has cleared many hurdles. The next one? Undefeated Tewksbury.

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For one week in November, these cousins had their girls' volleyball teams — Wellesley and Newton South — on magical runs

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Texans get eight sacks in win over Bills

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Starbucks union says 30 more US stores are joining week-old strike

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Job gains disguise weakness beyond service industries

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Bubble fears ease but investors still waiting for AI to live up to its promise

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Social Security scraps plan to limit disability benefits after uproar

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Mass. reports 452 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 3 death in a week. See the latest data.

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Trump officials unveil plan to drill off California, sparking a fight

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Russian glide bomb hits an apartment block and kills 5 in southern Ukraine

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Iran rejects UN atomic agency's resolution and threatens more reprisal actions

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Netanyahu meets with his cabinet to discuss rising Israeli settler violence in the West Bank

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What a '90s sitcom can teach us about male and female friendships

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Republicans finally want to talk about health care. That's good — but their ideas are absurd.

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Black troops un-memorialized at US WWII cemetery in Netherlands

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'What are you waiting for?' Coping with infertility loneliness at the holidays (and any time)

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I'm making all the effort in this friendship

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From quilts to wallpaper: Discovering the private world of Emily Dickinson

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Talking to strangers is a joy of travel. But we're doing less of it.

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A little shop in Newton's Nonantum neighborhood makes sandwiches to go

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Recipe: Pumpkin has officially found its way into everything, including these buttermilk biscuits

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Government wants 'civility' back on flights, starting with your clothes

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Christmas in Maine, the opening of Rosemead House, and stylish travel garment bags

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Evan Dando on Junior Mints, using YouTube for travel, and how Martha's Vineyard became a nightmare

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Gustav Klimt portrait that spared its subject from Nazis breaks modern art record with $236 million sale

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The Highwaymen were Black artists who sold paintings from the trunks of their cars, finding their own kind of freedom

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Norman Rockwell's heirs are right. Homeland Security is distorting his legacy.

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20 NEW BOOKS TO GIVE THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

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If you haven't read Annie Hartnett yet, what are you waiting for?

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Nov. 16

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'Train Dreams,' 'High Horse: The Black Cowboy,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream

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'Rental Family' is a real keeper

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What price Hollywood? 'Jay Kelly' contemplates the cost of fame

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When Steven Spielberg helped launch 'Columbo'

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Yo-Yo Ma didn't want to do 'just another' sold-out Bach concert at Symphony Hall. So he found ways to let more people in.

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Boston band Couch bring 'Big Talk' — and major momentum — to Roadrunner

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Pianist Eric Lu risked his reputation entering one of the world's toughest competitions a second time. Then he won.

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Jacob's Pillow offers early look at its summer dance festival for 2026

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Camille A. Brown's 'I AM' most certainly is

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Moderna gets breathing room with $1.5 billion loan from Ares

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Why you should embrace new technology as you age

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Henry Todd, LSD kingpin turned Everest guide, dies at 80

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Newman Flanagan, district attorney in Stuart case, other high-profile prosecutions, dies at 95

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Robert L. Stirm, returning POW in Pulitzer photo, dies at 92

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