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Congress is reversing Trump's steep budget cuts to science -- Lawmakers from both parties are moving to undo thousands of cuts to federal science programs that President Trump called for last year.

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Bird flu viruses raise mounting concerns among scientists -- The virus is often discounted as a threat, because it causes only mild symptoms in poultry. But in people, especially children, the virus can cause more severe illness than the seasonal flu.

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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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Boston, windy? The city clocked 100 more blustery days than usual, making 2025 the windiest yet. -- Here's what fueled Boston's relentless, record-breaking winds that made the bad weather that much more intolerable.

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49ers 23, Eagles 19 -- Christian McCaffrey leads 49ers to win over defending Super Bowl champion Eagles in wild-card round -- McCaffrey scored the go-ahead touchdown on a 4-yard pass from Brock Purdy with 2:54 remaining in regulation.

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Olympics -- Skating Club of Boston's Maxim Naumov named to US Olympic figure skating team year after tragic death of parents

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