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CHAD FINN | UNCONVENTIONAL PREVIEW - Patriots-Seahawks Super Bowl will likely come down to which quarterback makes the fewest mistakes - This has the potential to be a classic, leaving no margin for error with two QBs who have little in common other than being former No. 3 overall picks, and so much weight on their shoulders.

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Drake Maye a full participant in Patriots practice, no longer on injury report

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CELTICS 98, HEAT 96 - Celtics dig out of 22-point hole to beat the Heat

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Want to vacation with Bobby Flay? There's a cruise for that.

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Winter Olympics Day 2 primer: Wait, this is actually Day 1? -- Saturday is the day the first medals of the Milan Cortina Games will be awarded, with the men's downhill gold the biggest prize of the lot.

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A harmonious Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, but not without some political statements

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Would the Patriots' dynasty have ever happened without new Hall of Famer Adam Vinatieri? -- Vinatieri won three Super Bowls with the Patriots and a fourth with the Colts. While he may have played more seasons in Indianapolis, he is an ultimate Patriot.

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Cold emergency declared in Boston Saturday through Monday, mayor's office says -- Mayor Michelle Wu has declared a cold emergency in Boston for Saturday through Monday due to extreme temperatures reaching as low as -15 degrees wind chill.

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Frequent snowstorms, low temps lead to road salt shortage in Vermont -- Towns and cities have had to ration salt supplies and leave some roads untreated.

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A homeless man died in the cold outside South Station. That should never happen again. -- An unwritten rule allowing homeless people to sleep in South Station on frigid nights appears to have ended. They should etch it in stone.

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Nancy Guthrie's abduction set off a storm. This sheriff is riding it out.

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Trump administration refuses to return Babson College freshman deported to Honduras, court filings show

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Bipartisan lawmakers call for 'clear and unequivocal apology' after Trump removes racist video depicting the Obamas

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Fugitives arrested in Maine returned for arraignment in Brockton killing

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TV audiences laughed at Fred Sanford — but Lamont Sanford showed America what love looked like

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Celtics boss Brad Stevens explains his trade deadline moves, as well as Jayson Tatum's recovery and possible return

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Michael Keaton goes full Batman for Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year ceremony at Harvard

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Edward J. Markey - ICE's growing surveillance state - ICE has constructed a digital dragnet that captures and retains massive amounts of data about all of us, citizens and noncitizens alike.

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Karen Stabiner -- A bingo card for life

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LETTERS -- Leaving Mass. en masse: Outmigration numbers raise concerns

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Justice Brown -- Will Bad Bunny bring 'Ice Out' to the Super Bowl?

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EDITORIAL -- Malden's backdoor effort to stifle cannabis shops fails in court

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Actor Timothy Busfield indicted on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child -- The allegations are tied to Busfield's work as a director on the set of the TV series "The Cleaning Lady" in recent years.

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Lala, a dog lost in Needham for six days in snowstorm, has been adopted -- The wire-haired terrier mix was "adopted by an incredibly loving family."

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Lindsay Clancy kept asking the medical system for help. The system kept moving her along. -- Two new lawsuits paint a picture, in terrifying detail, of how the health system failed Lindsay Clancy and her family.

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Federal vaccine advisers take aim at COVID shots -- Members of the vaccine panel chosen by Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. are setting their sights on the next targets: mRNA COVID-19 shots, and vaccines offered to pregnant women.

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'It's not a job. It's a love.' Fishing community in Gloucester carries on after a familiar tragedy. "You see more fishermen with one arm or one hand than in any other job," said a Gloucester lobsterman.

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AS I SEE IT - A postcard from San Francisco, a city on the comeback - Once bashed for tents and tarps for the homeless on downtown sidewalks, San Francisco is seeing better times, say the locals.

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Super Bowl 2026 commercials: Watch this year's star-studded ads

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Concord Museum names new executive director

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In 'We Had a World,' Josh Harmon reexamines his own rosy memories of his grandmother

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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 | ZOE YU -- Hinge is the new LinkedIn

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Is it Trump, or Chief Justice Roberts?

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch draw a line on Epstein

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Jill Abramson -- At the Washington Post, a mortal wound

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Pats might 'ignore the noise,' but some fans can't ignore headlines about alleged assaults -- Patriots receiver Stefon Diggs was accused of assaulting his personal chef, while lineman Christian Barmore allegedly assaulted the mother of his child.

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Here's how much snow to expect from the storm that will arrive in New England overnight -- There's no way we'll be seeing the type of snow that fell two weeks ago, but you may need to break out the shovel.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Snowstorm moves in late; some coastal areas could see half a foot of the white stuff -- A shot of snow is expected overnight Friday through much of Saturday.

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Franjo von Allmen of Switzerland wins men's downhill, first gold medal of Milan Cortina Games -- On a picture-perfect day in Bormio, von Allmen powered through the challenging course in 1 minute, 51.61 seconds.

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Game on: Finland, Switzerland set to play Saturday after stomach virus hits women hockey teams -- Finland's outing against the U.S. will be the nation's tournament opener after its game against Canada on Thursday was postponed to Feb. 12. The postponement came as a result of Finland having 13 of its 23 players in quarantine because of a norovirus that began affecting the team on Tuesday night.

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The Carving Games: Snowboard racing is competing for its life at the 2026 Olympics

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Patriots -- Mike Vrabel's coaching skills draw praise from Boston business leaders

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BOLD TYPES - JetBlue chief Joanna Geraghty sees clear skies ahead after 'rough couple of years' Geraghty, who spoke in Boston this week, has had to navigate some turbulence as she charts a flight path to stability for the airline.

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UK police probe Peter Mandelson, search two properties -- The properties being searched are in London's Camden district, and the southern county of Wiltshire, the Metropolitan Police said Friday in a statement.

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Iran and US hold indirect talks in Oman. America's military leader in the Mideast joins the talks.

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THE FINE PRINT -- Judge orders Kalshi to cease its sports-betting business in Massachusetts

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SUPER BOWL -- Ten ways the Patriots built a new culture, from a two-minute drive to a surprise barbecue drop-in

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KARA MILLER -- Want to get into a great college? Try being rich, male, and a champion squash player.

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PERSPECTIVE -- Taking the leap: Why more Black women are making the move to live abroad

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'It was honestly a movie moment'

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Loved ones remember, mourn each of the seven on board the Lily Jean

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For Seahawks faithful, the ghost of Malcolm Butler still haunts

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Archbishops in Boston, Seattle place friendly wager on hometown teams in Super Bowl

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Despite condensed schedule and increased risk of injury, NHL players couldn't wait to suit up for the Winter Olympics

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Nikola Vucevic settles in nicely in his first game as a Celtic, showing a lot of what he can contribute

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Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England

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Mayor Wu says White Stadium overhaul's cost to taxpayers rising to $135 million

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Biogen's profit forecast tops estimates on cost-cutting

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Los Angeles mayor's race kicks off amid homelessness, raids and fallout from deadly 2025 wildfire

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Trump has been having the same fight about sanctuary cities for 10 years. Winning it may not be the point.

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Trump administration approves weed killer dicamba for two common genetically modified crops

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Judge extends block on Trump officials slashing funds to Democratic states

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White House suggests Smithsonian add a Trump display

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What to know about Nancy Guthrie's kidnapping and the race to find her

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US gave Ukraine and Russia a June deadline to reach agreement to end war, Zelenskyy says

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Islamic State affiliate claims suicide bombing that killed 31 at Shiite mosque in Pakistani capital

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Epstein revelations have toppled top figures in Europe while US fallout is more muted

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Why fewer men on campus? Because they don't feel welcome there.

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Freedom of the press is not a license to disrupt worshipers

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Filling the gaps in our pop culture lives

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Patriots fan on TikTok explains Super Bowl teams as two different 'female friend groups'

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Is it time to move to Boston?

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US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived

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From wings to 7-layer dip, here's your winning Super Bowl snack lineup

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At Arlington's New City Microcreamery, maximum flavor on a walkable block

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L.A. Burdick pops up at Logan Airport; Love Art Sushi opens in Cambridge

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Fire at historic Castle Hill Inn prompts evacuation in Newport

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We went from 'Titanic vibes' to treasured memories. This is our Alaska family cruise comeback story.

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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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In New Bedford, a camera-ready city; in Hartford, photography's earliest days — but with a twist

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How three guys remade the American film industry, one blockbuster at a time

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When Dorothy Roberts tried to finish her father's book, she learned she had to write her own

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 31

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Michael Keaton talks Patriots Super Bowl, Belichick's Hall of Fame snub, and growing up a Celtics fan

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'Ella McCay,' 'Puppy Bowl,' plus more weekend streaming picks

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Coolidge Breakthrough Award winner Harry Lighton debuts 'Pillion' at the theater Feb. 9

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Death became them: 'Six Feet Under' reminded us that no one here gets out alive

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A revamped TV take on 'The 'Burbs' is a suburban satire for these times

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Bad Bunny says he will bring his culture to 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance

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John Forté, hip-hop redemption tale, dies at 50

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Local bluegrass community remembers prominent Mass. banjoist Gabe Hirshfeld

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'Heated Rivalry' musical parody slated for off-Broadway in March

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Fewer Mass. children are involved with DCF, but race disparities are worsening

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Myra MacPherson, who wrote wrenchingly about Vietnam vets, dies at 91

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Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series, dies at 85

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