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Boston Globe - Top Stories

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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Wu defends Boston's winter cleanup as weekend storm threatens to bring more snow -- Wu also acknowledged that many residents have expressed frustration with the pace of the cleanup.

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Bipartisan lawmakers call for 'clear and unequivocal apology' after Trump removes racist video depicting the Obamas -- "Praying it was fake because it's the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House," Senator Tim Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, said.

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Celebrated judge who lambasted Trump was facing complaint at time of retirement -- Former Judge Mark Wolf, 78, was appointed to the bench by Republican President Ronald Reagan and served for 40 years.

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Maine lawmaker moves to restrict ICE surveillance after residents report being tracked

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US seeks to expedite deportation of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos

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What Mike Vrabel has done in his first season as Patriots coach isn't just rare, it's unprecedented

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Watch: Governor Healey talks love for the Patriots with the Boston Globe

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A Super Bowl title would go a long way toward Stefon Diggs getting a Hall of Fame gold jacket -- With 942 career receptions, Diggs has already amassed a career résumé that warrants a conversation about Canton.

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Christopher L. Gasper -- For the Patriots to win a seventh Super Bowl, Drake Maye is going to have to be better than he has been in the playoffs

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Celtics boss Brad Stevens explains his trade deadline moves, as well as Jayson Tatum's recovery and possible return -- The Celtics' most significant move came Tuesday, when they agreed to send guard Anfernee Simons to the Bulls for center Nikola Vucevic.

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Foxborough says that if FIFA doesn't come through with $7 million-plus for World Cup security, license won't be granted -- FIFA needs the Town of Foxborough to grant an entertainment license in order for it to stage seven World Cup games at Gillette Stadium. Foxborough want its needs met first.

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Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie's missing mom calls lack of video a disappointing setback -- The frantic search for 84-year-old Nancy Guthrie has entered a sixth day.

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

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ADRIAN WALKER -- As Trump continues to threaten cities, Wu, local officials play defense -- This confrontation has been brewing for months, given President Trump's war on cities and their foreign-born residents. But it feels closer than ever.

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MARK SHANAHAN -- After the Marathon bombing, Rescue wasn't just their service dog and good boy, he was a lifeline and much-needed laugh -- Jessica Kensky and Patrick Downes will pay tribute to Rescue, who died last September at the age of 13, with a celebration of life Saturday at the Boston Public Library.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- 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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Shirley Leung -- 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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Actor Timothy Busfield indicted on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child

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In memory of Maisey, determined Concord-Carlisle girls' swimmers win fourth straight North title

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Photos: Scenes from the Opening Ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics

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Justice Brown - Will Bad Bunny bring 'Ice Out' to the Super Bowl? His halftime show may directly confront the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies.

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

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IDEAS | Raiany Romanni-Klein -- America's next moonshot: Ultra-healthy 60-somethings

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Will Austin -- The addictive danger of sports betting

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JESSE SINGAL AND ALEX FRYER -- What one Seahawks fan said to a Patriots fan

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More than 2 years after allegedly being drunk during head-on collision, state trooper is suspended -- A criminal probe was disclosed in a legal filing in a pending murder case the trooper investigated in Essex County.

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Luigi Mangione speaks out in protest as judge sets state murder trial for June 8 -- Mangione made the remarks as court officers escorted him out of the courtroom after a judge scheduled his state murder trial.

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

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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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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Filling the gaps in our pop culture lives

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

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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NH POLITICS -- Students in N.H. protest ICE, warn of a nation that's grown 'far too divided' -- Some carried hand-drawn signs with messages calling for ICE to be abolished and Americans to welcome immigrants with open arms. "No one is illegal on stolen land," said one. "Stop pretending your racism is patriotism," said another.

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Dracut Public Schools will officially go by 'Drakeut' for Super Bowl Sunday

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

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Red Sox Notebook -- After heavy workload in 2025, then birth of daughter, Red Sox ace Garrett Crochet pitching in WBC 'just didn't make sense'

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THE FINE PRINT - Judge orders Kalshi to cease its sports-betting business in Massachusetts - A court order barring the New York-based company from operating its sports-betting prediction market in Massachusetts went into effect on Friday.

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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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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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Governor Ayotte again vetoes N.H. 'bathroom bill' backed by GOP lawmakers

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About a dozen children taken to hospital after exposure to commercial-grade dish cleaner at Wellesley day care

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The Patriots have been our region's best local sports franchise this century, and it's not even close

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Taking a closer look at the Seahawks, who use the Kyle Shanahan offense and the Ravens defense

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

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Google workers demand end to cloud services for immigration agencies

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Even among the Patriots most faithful, an affordable Super Bowl ticket is hard to find

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R.I. ACLU asks Brown University and other colleges not to share video feeds with Providence police

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House Oversight Democrats question Bondi's handling of Epstein files. Follow live updates.

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

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Leadership changes in Minnesota follow tensions among agencies over immigration enforcement tactics

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Super Bowl spot will promote a cancer test that can produce false results

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Iran at work on missile and nuclear sites, satellite images suggest

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Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores

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She's upending Japanese politics with two words: 'I'm pregnant'

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At the Washington Post, a mortal wound

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Want to fix democracy? Start with colleges, says Danielle Allen.

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Losing PhD students means losing the future

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

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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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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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An electrifying 'Some Like It Hot' at the Opera House

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What to know about TrumpRx, the Trump administration's prescription drug platform

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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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