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Young people can't afford a home. So they're day trading and investing in crypto.

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R.I. gift store hoodies have raised $10,000 for Brown's Student Emergency Support Fund

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'Confident, curious, kind': Alabama community mourns Ella Cook, slain Brown student -- Ella Cook, 19, was remembered at her funeral for her big heart and her commitment to her faith.

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At Brown, everyone was running out. They ran in.

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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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James Pindell | Analysis -- The Republican Party is fracturing. JD Vance's 2028 hopes are caught in the middle. -- The Republican Party that Vance is supposed to inherit is splintering over core questions of identity, ideology, and electability and he sits on the wrong side of too many of them.

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Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship'

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Trump administration suspends five offshore wind projects, including Vineyard Wind, escalating attack on renewables

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AG Campbell joins lawsuit challenging Trump administration's efforts to defund consumer protection bureau

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Storm timing: Clipper could bring up to 3 inches of snow. Here's where and when it's expected. Up to 3 inches of snow combined with a wintry mix is forecast for Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island, making for a sloshy Tuesday.

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Will New England see a white Christmas this year? The odds are looking better.

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These maps show how Tuesday's snow, wintry mix could affect travel in New England

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Before drunken-driving arrest, former Cranston, R.I., mayoral candidate asked police, 'You know who I am, right?' -- Maria A. Bucci, 51, now the chairwoman of the city's Democratic Committee, allegedly told police, "Only clowns become a cop."

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Greater Boston's housing market is in an extended slump, and it has only driven prices higher -- The median-priced single-family home in Greater Boston sold for $925,000 last month, up 7.6 percent from $860,000 in the same month last year.

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Proposed sale of Eastern Nazarene College campus in Quincy 'will not be finalized,' officials say -- A deal to sell the campus to a developer is off, officials said.

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MBTA announces January service changes for Orange, Blue, Red lines, commuter rail

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Powerball numbers drawn for $1.6b jackpot, but the odds still aren't in your favor

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University of Virginia's board names a new president

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Celtics 103, Pacers 95 -- Celtics' bench provided a spark, but Jaylen Brown had the finishing touch in comeback win over Pacers -- Brown rallied the Celtics from a 20-point second half deficit with a game-high 31 points in a 103-95 win Monday night at TD Garden.

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INNOVATION BEAT -- Training a robot to replace you? Local startup Tutor Intelligence says it could happen. -- Tutor's first product, Cassie, is designed for a relatively simple task — loading and unloading shipping pallets laden with boxes of merchandise.

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The year in arts

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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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'The White Lotus,' 'The Beast in Me,' and more: the best TV scenes of 2025

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JOAN VENNOCHI - Why putting Trump's name on the Kennedy Center is so wrong - This name combo pits two extremely contradictory concepts of style, values, and leadership against each other in a way that really rocks the brain.

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EDITORIAL -- Galvin pushes back on Trump's fishing expedition

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Globe Opinion -- Words of the year

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IDEAS | STEPHEN O'CONNOR -- The miracles you can find at Christmas

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A single box on the doorstep, and his world changed

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Authorities offer $7,500 reward for capture of fugitive wanted for killing two teens in Brockton -- An arrest warrant has been issued for Davinci Leonard for the double murder on March 22, authorities said.

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SJC denies bail to North Andover police officer shot by colleague after allegedly drawing gun on him -- Kelsey Fitzsimmons was shot in June as officers served her with a restraining order obtained by her child's father.

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N.J. police chief arraigned for allegedly assaulting, kidnapping woman at Back Bay hotel in Sept. -- Carmen Veneziano was ordered held on $25,000 bail.

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For many New Englanders, working in Boston means an exhausting commute - People aspire to have a good job, an affordable home, and an easy commute. Possessing all three in Greater Boston is a fleeting luxury.

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'Everybody's got the flu.' Cases are spiking quickly in children, doctors say. COVID levels remain low in Massachusetts, but flu activity is spiking in New England.

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AS I SEE IT -- On game day, something's cooking in the parking lots at Gillette Stadium -- A weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Stan Grossfeld.

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

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'Heated Rivalry' is a love story, but often a sad one

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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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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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EDITORIAL -- Fewer meetings, more housing

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Noah Rothman -- What we really learned from Suzie Wiles

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Katherine Clark -- Mike Johnson's war on women

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IDEAS | Andrea Fleck Clardy -- What I learned by taking care of my husband

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Jill Abramson -- Rob Reiner and the fading clout of Hollywood liberalism

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Downed wires temporarily halt Boston Amtrak service -- As of Monday evening, Amtrak trains were still stopped in and out of South Station in Boston.

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Nashua man dies in fiery crash on Route 101 in Candia, N.H., State Police say -- Joseph J. Lavoie, 58, was driving east when he suddenly went off the road shortly after 6:30 a.m. Monday, officials said.

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BRIDGEWATER-RAYNHAM 71, NEW BEDFORD 49 -- No. 2 Bridgewater-Raynham boys basketball smothers No. 18 New Bedford -- Aiden Pires scored 26 points and Cam Santos added 19 in the win for the Trojans.

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49ers 48, Colts 27 -- Brock Purdy throws career-high 5 TD passes to lead 49ers to 5th straight win -- Purdy was 25 of 34 for 295 yards with one interception. Christian McCaffrey rushed 21 times for 117 y

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Alex Speier | On baseball -- With Willson Contreras in the fold, Red Sox still looking for one more bat

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Baseball -- Mariners sign former Red Sox outfielder Rob Refsnyder to a one-year contract

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NFL -- Chiefs announce they will leave Arrowhead and relocate across the Kansas-Missouri border

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US regulators approve Wegovy pill for weight loss

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'60 Minutes' pulls story about Trump deportations from its lineup

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- First responders, university presidents, and others who exemplified courage

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

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'It turned out we both went to Harvard (albeit some years apart)'

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PERSPECTIVE -- Prop bets in sports are dangerous. Officials in Massachusetts were warned of the risks.

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Brown president places police chief on leave as Trump administration launches investigation

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Brown University custodian says he saw shooting suspect casing building over several weeks, flagged security

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Mets trade Jeff McNeil to Athletics following departures of Pete Alonso, Brandon Nimmo, and Edwin Díaz

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Quinnipiac's Chris Pelosi among those excited by the possibilities playing in the historic Spengler Cup

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Bruins figure to be fired up Tuesday, with Canadiens in town and Sunday's embarrassing showing still fresh

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How US defense industry dodged a rare-earth shortage after China's curbs

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As it charts a growth strategy, Alnylam looks to former Vertex executive Stuart Arbuckle for expertise

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Bill to require disclosures of Town Meeting campaign spending moves forward

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US strikes another alleged drug-smuggling boat in eastern Pacific

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Judge orders administration to share plans for deportees to El Salvador

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At least 5 killed after Mexican Navy plane on medical mission crashes in Texas

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From hula hoops to hearing aids: Oldest baby boomers turn 80 in 2026, contributing to an aging US

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For fallen Syrian dictator Assad and family, an exile of luxury and impunity

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Lynching of a Hindu in Bangladesh fans fears of rising intolerance

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Christmas is back in Bethlehem, but peace and joy have yet to arrive

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Inequality: a notion, a statistic, a bane of our existence

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Another vile step in Trump game plan: accusing Boston of racial bias

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Missing Bowen Yang already? Here are the actor's top 10 'SNL' characters.

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Barry Manilow diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer, says he will undergo surgery

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Jaylen Brown says he's teaming up with a hair-growth supplement company to (hopefully) address thinning hair

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As whiskey market struggles, Jim Beam halts production

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How to toast the holidays, from seafood to latkes

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Two sisters run Luna's, a friendly pastry and coffee shop in Newton Centre

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Budget waits 18 days to charge renter $450 for dirty floor mats

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Seals, surf, and solitude: Walking in Thoreau's footsteps on Cape Cod

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Where travelers can (for now) evade tariffs: at the duty-free store

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A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat, and other stories that made us smile in 2025

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At a time of masked agents and racist talk from the president, a massive painting of ominous Klan figures at Mass MoCA

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Photographer Lorna Simpson receives the ICA's annual $100,000 Meraki Artist Award

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

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Barack Obama's favorite music and books of 2025 lists include a Boston-born singer and a Harvard professor

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As a sports thriller, 'Marty Supreme' ping pongs between obnoxious and insufferable

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This week's TV: Christina Aguilera's Christmas special, Kate Winslet's directorial debut, and more

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Appreciating James Ransone's great tragic character in the wake of the actor's tragic death

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'60 Minutes' pulled a segment. A correspondent calls it 'political.'

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Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event

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When tragedy strikes, should the show go on?

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'The Snow Queen,' 'Dead Outlaw,' and more theater to stream

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2025 BROUGHT EXCELLENCE IN DANCE, AND CHANCES FOR AUDIENCES TO JOIN THE PARTY

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On Boston stages this year, infinite variety was found in the simplest of formats: the family drama

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BMC Brighton nurses authorize potential strike as contract renegotiation deadline nears

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MGB bolstered its bottom line this year. Other state hospital groups have reported multi-million losses.

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Tufts, UMass hospitals both face significant operating losses. How do they plan to do better with looming federal cuts?

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James Ransone, actor known for 'The Wire,' dies at 46

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Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger, dies at 104

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Dr. Lyle Micheli, a pioneer of youth sports medicine at Boston Children's Hospital, dies at 85

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