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Historic images of enslaved people long kept at Harvard go on public display in South Carolina -- The six daguerreotypes, the earliest known images of enslaved people in the United States, will be unveiled Wedneday at the African American Museum in Charleston, S.C.

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After drug-laced scale found in state office, Healey says she wishes former aide had 'never been hired'

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Medford Catholic school announces closing after nearly 100 years in 'heart wrenching decision'

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Katherine Gergen Barnett -- The hidden danger on our plates

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Thanksgiving Eve may join the NFL's holiday lineup as the league explores new TV windows -- The three Thanksgiving Day games are among the most watched during the regular season.

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Women's soccer is back in Boston. Just tuning in to the Boston Legacy? Here's what to know.

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Iran targets ships, Dubai airport and oil facilities as economic concerns mount

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More shrinking pains at BPS

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James Pindell | Analysis -- Trump may have entered his most dangerous phase yet

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IEA agrees to release 400m barrels of oil in an effort to calm surging prices caused by Iran war. Follow live updates.

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A drone strike hits school and medical center in southern Sudan, killing 17, mostly schoolgirls

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Next 'No Kings' rally planned for March 28 on Boston Common

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Patriots part with two linebackers on day 3 of NFL free agency. What else will they do? Follow live updates.

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College students can 'call a boomer' from a new phone booth on Comm. Ave. Here's the idea behind it.

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There's something in the air in South Portland, Maine (and it's not good)

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'I can't believe I did this': Man tells dispatcher girlfriend's shooting in Maine was accidental, court records say

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Mass. rolls out E-ZPass stickers to replace plastic transponders, and it could save the state millions

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No pot of gold: Collins investors fighting over St. Patrick's Day auction for Southie site

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Providence man who made nearly $285,000 selling stolen catalytic converters pleads guilty to filing false tax returns

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Developer behind 26-story Davis Square tower says he'll do what it takes to get neighbors' support. It may take a lot.

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Seamark restaurant in Encore Boston Harbor to close, weeks after employees unionized

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DEVRA FIRST - Here's where chefs, bartenders, and restaurateurs from Ireland go to get a taste of home - Which of the city's dozens of Irish-themed spots feel the most authentically Irish, on St. Patrick's Day and every other day?

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'We need to hit the brakes': Plummeting pot prices are tanking the Massachusetts marijuana industry

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LOVE LETTERS -- While I was on vacation, my girlfriend decided to break up with me out of the blue

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KEVIN CULLEN -- Luke Kornet right to call out Hawks on strip club promotion

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JOAN VENNOCHI - The very 'unBoston' firing of BSO music director Andris Nelsons - The abrupt decision not to renew his contract reflects a changing Boston culture — one that values bluntness and disruption over restrained civility.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump is trying to rig the midterms. You can stop him.

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IDEAS | DANTE SANAEI AND ALEC LEVEN -- What were all those military drone ads on the T about?

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EDITORIAL -- 'Ain't No Sunshine' in Massachusetts public records law

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JEFF JACOBY -- No, 'E Pluribus Unum' isn't a lie

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Cold Case Files - The unsolved murder of Kendric Price, a beloved youth mentor gunned down on his childhood street in Dorchester - "Please do not let this become a cold case," Price's mother recalled telling investigators in 2019. "I want justice for my son."

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Man wanted in connection with triple shooting in Worcester -- Xabiel Feliciano, 30, is wanted in connection with the shooting that occurred at Guertin's Cafe on Dec. 29, 2025, police said.

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'Something is structurally wrong': Mass. local leaders are pleading with the state to fix broken funding system - For months, municipal leaders in Massachusetts have been pleading with state lawmakers to make changes to what they say is a broken funding system.

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Matthews Arena demolition underway at Northeastern University -- Crews recently began knocking down the arena, which opened in 1910. It will be replaced with a modern athletic facility.

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Out of public view: Governor Healey significantly scaled back official events in 2025, Globe analysis finds -- Healey did 20 percent fewer official events last year than she did in 2023 when she first took office, according to data from her office.

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ADRIAN WALKER - Robert Kraft can fix Boston's World Cup woes. He needs to get to work. We're barely three months out from World Cup 2026, a huge international soccer tournament in Foxborough, and it's an understatement to say nothing is going as planned.

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It's now easier than ever to search the Globe recipe archive

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'You Are Cordially Invited to the End of the World!' is on a small stage, but it has big ideas

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Oscars 2026: How to stream all 10 best picture nominees

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Boston Ballet's 2026 'Winter Experience' is a program for all seasons

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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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Linda J. Bilmes -- The real cost of the war with Iran

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IDEAS | STEVEN ONOFUA -- Boston's 'zombie labs' delusion

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Gary Washburn | On Basketball -- Loss to Spurs shows just how competitive these Celtics can be vs. elite teams — especially without all their weapons -- There are no moral victories for Boston and especially coach Joe Mazzulla, but Tuesday's defeat is excusable under the circumstances.

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Red Sox -- Red Sox spring training: Five questions for the final countdown to Opening Day

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Patriots -- New fullback Reggie Gilliam gives Josh McDaniels and the Patriots an old-school thumper with versatility

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US stocks remain calm even as oil prices keep swinging -- Since the start of the war, sharp moves for oil prices have cascaded through financial markets worldwide and caused big swings up and down, sometimes by the hour.

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Sequel Med Tech investigation found 'no evidence' of wrongdoing by Dean Kamen over ties to Jeffrey Epstein -- The New Hampshire company, co-founded by Kamen, said the findings clear the way for him to continue serving on its board

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Inflation held steady last month, but that was before the attack on Iran sent energy costs soaring

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Maple season is underway in N.H., with 'promising' forecast ahead

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THE BIG DAY -- She shoveled her car out of 2 feet of snow on her wedding day

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CONNECTIONS -- As things fall apart, Yeats' 1919 poem 'The Second Coming' seems as timely as ever

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Spring Arts -- What's happening this spring? Shake off winter with these 30 events in theater, books, museums, and more.

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Kristi Kirshe, Team USA stunned the rugby world by winning bronze at 2024 Olympics. Now she's back for more.

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Why coach Filipa Patão believes Boston Legacy FC can be competitive from Day 1

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Microsoft backs Anthropic, urging a judge to halt Pentagon's actions against AI company

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Insights from 5 Rhode Island business leaders on surviving and thriving in the Ocean State

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As another shutdown impacts travelers, some see eliminating TSA agents as a solution

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Trump to visit Ohio and Kentucky to downplay war's effect on economy and target a top GOP antagonist

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Prosecutor says Rihanna, A$AP Rocky, 3 kids were home when woman charged with attempted murder fired

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Court hearing for Cher's son on charges he broke into a New Hampshire home canceled

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Punch the monkey isn't alone in bonding with his emotional support toy

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Canada's Liberals closer to a majority government after another opposition defection

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Russia and Ukraine both claim front-line progress with US-brokered talks on hold

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Donald Trump wants to be emperor of the World Cup

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See Iran through its movies: a guide to five essential films

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Do you really need a water filter? Here's what experts say.

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A Cape Cod mobile home park, powerful investors, and the fight over who gets to stay

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Here's what to eat to sleep a little better every day

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Six seats, multiple courses: Why tasting menus are booming on New Hampshire's Seacoast

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I went to Scotland to find family history, Highland culture — and a wee dram of whisky

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How will rising oil prices affect airfares? Here's what to know.

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Letters from a dark past revisited in a darkening present

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A Whitney Biennial for the forlorn

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Big shoes, goofy costumes, and a lot of makeup: Professional clowns gather in Boston for annual convention

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A serialized novel from a Japanese literary superstar (mostly) satisfies

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Needham native Amy Littlefield hunts for the 'Killers of Roe' in a book of journalism that pays homage to Agatha Christie

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Boston-area authors recognized in Jewish Book Awards, LA Times Book Prizes

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'Eephus' captures what makes baseball movies so magical: They're the stuff of real life

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Oscar predictions: Here's who should win, and who will win, on Sunday night

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My mom missed her chance to see Elvis. On a whirlwind Memphis trip, we did the next best thing.

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You'll be able to watch the UK version of 'Saturday Night Live' on Peacock

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Why are so many pop culture characters named Kevin?

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'Brady Bunch' house, used in exterior shots for the popular sitcom, gets LA landmark status

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Boston has a reputation as a hub for Irish music and culture. But what about the sounds of Cape Breton?

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A Florida woman has been charged in a shooting at Rihanna's Los Angeles home

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Tommy DeCarlo, who became longtime singer of Boston after a Myspace tribute, dies at 60

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'Antiquities' questions what the future of AI might hold for us

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In a time of isolation and division, The Jar uses art to pursue the 'most basic human thing,' connection.

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After tensions, Dana-Farber and Brigham say they will collaborate on physician assistants

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Karen Petrou, influential fiscal policy analyst and critic, dies at 72

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Alexander Butterfield, the Nixon aide who disclosed Watergate tapes, dies at 99

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