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Is your kid's school closed on Monday? Here's the latest. -- With a major winter storm closing in on New England, school districts across Greater Boston have announced closures for Monday.

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Gabe, 10, is kind and fun-loving

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Winter is back as Boston preps for first major storm in 4 years

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Maps: Massive storm to bury parts of New England with up to 2 feet of snow -- The blockbuster storm system slams into New England on Sunday.

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Here's an hourly timeline for this storm and deep freeze

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AFC Championship: Patriots at Broncos, Sunday at 3 p.m., CBS

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Ben Volin | Sunday football notes -- Here's everything you need to know about Sunday's NFL conference championship games -- Patriots-Broncos in the AFC and Rams-Seahawks in the NFC deserving a closer look with conference representation in the Feb. 8 Super Bowl on the line.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- The Patriots have a chance to finally win a playoff game in Denver, and other thoughts -- The Patriots have played in 15 AFC Championship games and 11 Super Bowls, winning six Lombardi Trophies and an NFL-best 39 postseason games.

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Chad Finn | Sports Media -- The Patriots are back, and so are the old, miscast feelings of ESPN bias against the team -- The notion that the network has a disdain for the Patriots was a recurring claim during the two-decade dynasty, and has now returned in force.

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Rare bipartisan fury emerges in Congress over Trump's quest for Greenland

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Video captures chaotic scene as federal officer kills man in Minneapolis

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The man killed by a US Border Patrol officer in Minneapolis was an ICU nurse, family says

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - 'They know what they are doing is wrong.' ICE now says they can force their way into our homes. Gutting the Fourth Amendment just as America marks 250 years of independence is a little too on the nose, even for this administration.

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ICE surge creates new headache for Maine's Susan Collins

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In Downtown Crossing, another big office building eyed for apartment conversion -- If you've ever fancied living next door to where the Boston Tea Party was organized, you could soon get your chance.

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BULLS 114, CELTICS 111 -- Kevin Huerter 3-pointer with 0.2 seconds left completes Bulls' 3-point barrage over Celtics -- The Bulls shot 50.6 percent from the field and made 21 of 45 3-pointers in the game to pull out the win on the night Derrick Rose's number was retired following the game.

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OLYMPICS -- Here's what the upcoming Milan-Cortina Olympics will be missing with Russia banned from the Games -- Individual neutral athletes from Russia will be allowed to compete, as they did in Paris in 2024. But they'll amount to a tiny fraction of the team usually at Olympus.

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IDEAS | LIZ NICHOLS - Why I'm giving birth to someone else's baby - Carrying a child for another family feels like a calling. The pay is compelling too.

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Warren and Mamdani are showing Democrats how to deal with Trump

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The high cost of free speech in Trump's America

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JEFF JACOBY -- The drawing that killed my father's family

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EDITORIAL -- Inclusionary zoning may be flawed, but losing it would deprive Mass. cities of an important tool

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Rescuers saved 450 pet rats. Now they're trying to get people to adopt them. -- "The humane thing to do is not use an exterminator and save these little animals that are happy and want to live."

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Department of Education shakes up Lawrence Public Schools receivership -- Lauren Woo, deputy commissioner at the Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, will assume the duties of receiver on Jan. 29.

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Too many workers, not enough jobs: 2025 was another tough year for the Mass. labor market -- While hiring is slowing across the country, Massachusetts is in worse shape than many states.

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Maine residents protest ICE 'Operation Catch of the Day'; Minneapolis ICE shooting heightens their fears -- Saturday's rally was already underway when word spread of the deadly shooting in Minneapolis, where a federal agent shot and killed an ICU nurse.

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Let's retire these overused phrases in 2026 - This year, let's stop being annoying and expunge overused words and hackneyed phrases and think more originally.

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The liberal Western Mass. city where the left is eating its young — and old -- The personal has always been political in Northampton, but rarely has local politics seemed so intensely personal.

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Indoor pools, waterfront access, and a juice bar. Here's what $34 million gets you in Boston suburbs. -- Agents cite indoor/outdoor living, views, and natural light as priorities, along with spa amenities and fitness facilities.

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SHIRLEY LEUNG - 'Shirley has it wrong:' When the mayor calls you out on the radio, you kind of have to respond - Mayor Michelle Wu put Globe columnist Shirley Leung on blast on GBH over her take on the future of the Roxbury land known as P3. So she decided to offer a rebuttal.

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Celebrate the anniversary of Love Letters

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With 16 nominations, Oscar would rather laugh with the 'Sinners' than cry with the saints

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Oscars 2026: 'Sinners' breaks all-time record for most nominations. See the full list.

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A taut thriller for the modern era in SpeakEasy Stage's 'Job'

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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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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- When the Supreme Court decides which history counts

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Priya Fielding-Singh -- The real reason your children can't avoid added sugar

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EDITORIAL -- Would it really be so hard for the congressional GOP to oppose Trump's Greenland obsession?

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IDEAS | SIDDHU PACHIPALA -- Liberals have to reckon with the limits of protests

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Alan Wirzbicki -- Who put up the 'Private Way' sign on a Back Bay street corner?

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Snow arrives in New England as monster storm bears down on the Northeast. Here's the latest on timing. One area to watch will be the South Coast and the Cape, where a tick up in temperatures could spark some wet, heavier flakes and some sleet.

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Snow arrives in New England as monster storm bears down on the Northeast. Here's the latest on timing. -- One area to watch will be the South Coast and the Cape, where a tick up in temperatures could spark some wet, heavier flakes and some sleet.

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Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey -- Morgan Geekie's milestone deluge in win over Canadiens was a long time coming -- After scoring once over his last 14 games, Geekie scored a pair of power-play goals, including the 100th of his career, in a 4-3 comeback win over the Canadiens.

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United States 6, Paraguay 0 -- Hanson native Ally Sentnor scores twice as US women's soccer crushes Paraguay

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CELTICS NOTEBOOK -- Even on second night of a back-to-back, hamstring injury unable to keep Jaylen Brown from Celtics' lineup

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- An all-time wins leader at Methuen, Top 20 upsets, and more Saturday high school sports takeaways

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Washington Post tears up plans to cover Winter Olympics

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Trump threatens Canada with a 100% tariff over its China trade deal and escalates feud with Carney

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Vermont -- Bernie Sanders was not like other mayors

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Dull Men's Clubs are growing. In Massachusetts, there's a twist.

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PERSPECTIVE -- Why is cursive handwriting instruction in Massachusetts such a sloppy mess?

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We started joking about how ... we weren't sure if [Cupid] was a scam'

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Two people killed, two injured, in shooting at child's party in Carver, police say

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Hundreds march in Boston to protest killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis

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Climber Alex Honnold reaches the top of the Taipei 101 skyscraper without ropes

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José Ramírez agrees to 7-year, $175 million deal with Guardians

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Morgan Geekie's 100th career goal caps Bruins' comeback win over Canadiens

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After months of restraint, treasury secretary joins attacks on Fed chief

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Beth Israel Lahey Health's CEO had a vision. It's finally paying off.

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Creator of popular 'Drake Maye Lover' Instagram account says he's in it for the long haul

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Trump stirs talk of 'new world order' as leaders signal shifting global alliances

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Gun activists bridle at suggestion that pistol justified Minneapolis killing

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Minnesota National Guard activated after Border Patrol agent kills man. See how it unfolded.

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Man is shot and killed during Minneapolis immigration crackdown, National Guard activated

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Trump's Greenland ambitions strain MAGA ties with Europe's far right

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Ukraine peace talks end on positive note as Zelensky teases future meeting

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How a water balloon fight in Venezuela ended in charges of treason

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The Patriots game: a timeout from the daily crises

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Powell, Trump, and the return of the Saturday Night Massacre

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The strategic cost of Trump's Greenland obsession

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What to watch, eat, play, read, and listen to while you're hunkering down

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Pancakes, a fort plane, and 'Paw Patrol.' How I'll spend a snow day keeping up with a busy 5-year-old.

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Tell us: How is the rising cost of takeout affecting you?

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Drake Maye-themed cocktails, Patriots bingo, and more: Cheer for New England at these Boston-area watch parties

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New operator steps in to keep Time Out Market open, one day before it was set to close

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Stranded by winter weather? Here's what airlines owe you.

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The 10 best beach movies for escaping the snow

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Winter in Paris? Almost perfect. (If you don't count the weather.)

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A curator who changed our understanding of American art, and of America

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Looking at America's 250th in terms of today

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A sanctuary for Black artists, born in the violent racial tumult of Boston's past, finally gets its day

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 18

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A grittier view of Quincy in Emily Ross's 'Swallowtail'

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When Bernie Goetz shot four Black teenagers in 1984 it was just one moment in a long history of white rage

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'Springsteen,' 'Secret Mall Apartment,' plus more streaming picks for this snowy weekend

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Unlike its avian star, 'H Is for Hawk' fails to soar

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Teyana Taylor hosts 'Saturday Night Live,' Geese performs

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Sarah Jessica Parker was in Boston on Friday

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What to watch once you've finished 'Heated Rivalry'

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Meet Joshua Sutherland, the Boston Arts Academy grad behind the beat of the NFL

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Back off man, he's a musician: Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers perform in Boston

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On his podcast, Rhett Miller said the Iron Horse has 'the worst dressing room in America.' Is that fair?

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Broadway in Boston announces 2026-27 season: 'Maybe Happy Ending,' 'Operation Mincemeat,' and more

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Williamstown Theatre Festival moving to a biennial schedule is a sign of the struggles many theaters face

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Measles is resurging across the country. Here are the New England towns most vulnerable to an outbreak.

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Boston Health Care for the Homeless CEO resigns amid staff layoffs, internal discord

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Edith Flanigen, award-winning research chemist, dies at 96

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Ota Zaremba, 1980 Olympic weightlifting champion who spoke out about doping, dies at 68

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Elle Simone Scott, groundbreaking chef who mentored and opened doors for women of color, dies at 49

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