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Son of Pawtucket rink shooting suspect tried to burn down a Black Pentecostal church in 2024 -- Kevin Colantonio, 37, had written notebooks full of violent, racist comments before trying to burn down the Shiloh Gospel Temple in February 2024.

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Dana Pullman, ex-State Police union head, resentenced in kickback scheme -- Former State Police union president Dana Pullman was resentenced Wednesday to two years in federal prison for kickback schemes

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11 seconds of chaos, then a final gunshot: What happened inside the Pawtucket rink during the shooting

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Weapons and ammunition seized from Pawtucket shooter's apartment and storage unit in Maine

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Former Maine senator George Mitchell facing backlash over alleged links to Jeffrey Epstein -- The Portland-based Mitchell Institute, a nonprofit named for the former lawmaker, said its board had accepted his resignation as honorary chair of the group.

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Epstein eyed former Boston Globe property in Dorchester in email to Harvard professor

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NIH director will reportedly run the CDC while Trump administration looks for a permanent director -- Dr. Jay Bhattacharya will be the third leader of the embattled CDC, the nation's top public health agency, during President Trump's second term.

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FDA will drop two-study requirement for new drug approvals

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Trump, weeks after backlash over racist post, hosts Black History Month reception. Follow live updates.

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Juveniles kick man, 27, into departing Orange Line train at Back Bay station, police say

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Boston 25 Chief Meteorologist Kevin Lemanowicz to leave station at the end of February

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Out on Boylston Street, Old South Church observes Ash Wednesday

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FORECAST | KEN MAHAN -- Storm maps show where light snow, sleet, and rain will hit Wednesday evening -- This fast-moving system, the first of three winter storms expected over the next few days, could make for some slippery conditions during the commute home.

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Sunshine returns Thursday with a break in the active weather

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More snow or wintry mix expected Friday, potential storm threat on Monday. Here's the latest.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Ultraprocessing. Dyes. Sugars. An expert helped me navigate the grocery store. -- Amid warnings about the dangers in our food supply, shopping can be a bewildering experience.

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Chad Finn -- Drake Maye refused to make excuses, but after rewatching the Super Bowl, it's clear he played hurt and it affected him -- We know he did something to his throwing shoulder — reportedly an injury to his AC joint — against the Broncos in the AFC Championship game.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- A rare illness haunts generations of Massachusetts families -- Machado-Joseph disease causes sufferers to struggle with speech and movement as they lose control of their bodies.

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Wednesday's slalom was Mikaela Shiffrin's last opportunity at these Olympics to silence the doubters, and she grabbed it

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Team USA beats Sweden on Quinn Hughes overtime goal to reach Olympic men's hockey semifinals

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US-Canada gold medal game might be the biggest moment in women's hockey history. Where will the sport go from here?

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Why is this year's St. Patrick's Day parade going the opposite way? The answer goes back to 1776.

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THE BIG DAY -- When a wedding column takes a tragic turn

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JENEÉ OSTERHELDT -- Jesse Jackson and the power of Somebodyness

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JOAN VENNOCHI - Talking honestly about gender, mental health, and violence - Shutting down the conversation around incidents like the recent Rhode Island shooting does no one any good — especially not the transgender community.

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IDEAS | MILES HOWARD -- Why does it take a crisis for Boston to feel neighborly?

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JEFF JACOBY -- Belichick wasn't snubbed at taxpayer expense

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Eugene Scott -- Jesse Jackson's legacy included championing LGBTQ rights

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EDITORIAL -- Voters deserve a final answer on that legislative audit

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Snowmobilers rescue moose buried in deep snow off a trail in Maine -- "We got off and started to help the guy out and basically packed down all the snow around them and moved some branches so he could get out," Wuellenweber said.

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Officials pledge to continue search for missing Lily Jean fishing vessel as investigation enters 'next phase' -- The vessel sank in an area where water depths reach to 400 feet, officials said. About 20 square kilometers are being searched with sonar.

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New Jersey Catholic diocese agrees to $180 million settlement of clergy sexual abuse allegations -- It's the latest agreement in a scandal set off more than two decades ago when the scale of the abuse and the church's effort to hide it came to light in Boston.

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Four firefighters injured after blaze in Jamaica Plain -- Thirteen residents were displaced by the fire, which caused heavy damage.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM - Rebecca Hart Holder has always known the war on women is bigger than abortion - The head of Reproductive Equity Now, who steps down later this month after nine transformative years, has long seen the big picture when it comes to abortion rights.

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Boston Medical Center, Brown, and others saved Steward's former hospitals. They've been dragging them down ever since. -- The acquiring health care systems knew they faced a tough situation, but few expected the takeovers to be this hard.

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ONE SPECIAL THING - At MIT, a deepfake film about a moon disaster that's both frightening and weirdly inspiring - "In Event of Moon Disaster" is a transfixing and deeply troubling short film built with AI. In it, President Nixon delivers a speech about a national tragedy that never occurred.

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High school sweethearts and 'wonderful partners': Eastham couple dies after falling through ice while walking their dog -- The couple fell through the ice off a stretch of beach in Cape Cod while walking their beloved dog, Casey.

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Tracy Bonham casts off past 'Burdens' with a spring residency at the Burren

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With 'Kin,' Tayari Jones honors the enduring bonds of friendship

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'Is it a bar, or is it a Seger bar?': Watertown man goes viral for asking Boston-area bars to play Bob Seger songs

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Watch: Rev. Jesse Jackson recites 'I Am Somebody' with kids on 'Sesame Street'

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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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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Jesse Jackson's audacity of hope

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IDEAS | ROBERT WEISMAN -- A new nuclear arms race is beginning. Is anyone paying attention?

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EDITORIAL -- Winthrop can darn well pay for its own harbormaster

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Cass R. Sunstein -- EPA stops counting the benefits of clean air

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Weapons, ammunition seized from Pawtucket rink shooter's apartment and storage unit in Maine -- Police seized a sawed-off shotgun, an AR-15 style rifle, a handgun frame, ammunition, and firearm accessories from an apartment in Bath and a storage unit in Brunswick.

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CELTICS -- Celtics roster evaluation, Part 2: A closer look at the starters heading into the second half of the season -- This is the second part of a two-part series evaluating the Celtics, looking at the likes of Jaylen Brown, Payton Pritchard, Derrick White, Sam Hauser, and Neemias Queta.

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Red Sox Notebook -- Red Sox convene emergency players' meeting amid MLBPA uncertainty -- Union representative Garrett Whitlock called it "a great conversation." He had another video call with MLBPA leadership later Wednesday for a potential vote on Tony Clark's replacement.

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Red Sox -- With the Red Sox in 2026, everything Marcelo Mayer wants is right there for the taking -- In his first camp as a big leaguer, Mayer plans to prove that he is healthy and strong and worthy of a primary place in the Red Sox' infield.

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PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL -- Red Sox coach/former catcher Jason Varitek shakes off any disdain for idea of calling pitches from dugout

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WESTWOOD 3, HINGHAM 2 -- No. 5 Westwood girls' hockey scores twice in third period to beat No. 4 Hingham

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Bruins Notebook -- Pavel Zacha, whose injury kept him from playing in the Olympics, was on the ice as the Bruins returned to practice

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TALKING POINTS - Office-to-housing conversions aim to bring 'vitality and energy to the streets' Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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Mark Zuckerberg says Instagram is valuable, not harmful, in landmark tech addiction trial

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LOVE LETTERS -- How to handle a friend who only talks about herself

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CONNECTIONS -- Valentine's Day was crunch time at my family's Penn Station flower shop

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Boston man charged with slew of retail thefts in Back Bay, prosecutors say

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Canada men's hockey survives scare from Czechia in OT to avoid a stunning Olympic quarterfinal exit

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Here are the biggest story lines entering Thursday's Olympic women's hockey gold medal game between the US and Canada

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A new concern about weight loss drugs: What if they work too well?

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Moderna gets a win from the FDA, but political headwinds remain a concern for vaccine makers

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A case against 6 Democrats lacked urgency. Then came a swift bid for an indictment.

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Eight backcountry skiers found dead and 1 still missing after California avalanche

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Transportation Department says more than 550 driving schools should close over safety failures

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Tremors from the Epstein files rattle the age-old foundations of Britain's House of Lords

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Thailand uses a birth control vaccine to curb its elephant population near expanding farms

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UN Security Council to hold high-level meeting on Gaza before Trump's Board of Peace convenes

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Mass. GOP gubernatorial candidates can't run on Trump

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The winter sport no one warned me about: Camp registration

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Given our social safety net, racial disparities in DCF are unacceptable

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Some 'brick' it. Others chain it to the wall.

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Should your therapy session be outdoors? More therapists are trying it.

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Chinese American restaurants question why Chinese cuisine can't get the chef's table treatment

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Expert tips for making a better cup of espresso at home

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Intimidated by your home espresso machine? Becoming your own barista takes some effort to figure out.

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People travel for milestone events, even if it leads to stress and arguments

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Delta announces new nonstop flight from Boston to Honolulu

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At the world's only pencil sharpener museum, a quirky legacy can't be erased

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Photography in a flash

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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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Local bestsellers for the week ended Feb. 15

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Three daring women who pursued journalism on their own terms

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Bad Bunny takes on a leading role in Residente's directorial debut, 'PORTO RICO'

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A shaky marriage is tested on vacation in 'Midwinter Break'

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A24 launches wedding website for Robert Pattinson and Zendaya's 'The Drama' with Boston recommendations

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Stephen Colbert continues clash with CBS over axed interview

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Stephen Colbert says 'Late Show' interview didn't air because CBS wanted to avoid Trump backlash

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Andrew Ranken, whose drumming powered the Pogues, dies

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Bruce Springsteen will play TD Garden this spring on 'Land of Hope and Dreams' tour

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Boston Playwrights' Theatre's 'Zabel in Exile' is a family affair

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Trisha Brown Dance Company makes a welcome return

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As AI accelerates and social media mushrooms, the perils of technology take center stage

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Neighborhood groups call for shift in tactics at Mass. and Cass amid ongoing public health crisis

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Baystate Health ends hormone prescriptions for transgender youth under 18

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Leila Shahid, first female Palestinian ambassador, dies in France at 76

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Doug Moe, the rumpled, irreverent coach of the high-scoring Denver Nuggets, dies at 87

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