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Customers flock to local hardware stores for ice melt, shovels, and snowblowers

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Governor Healey delivered her annual state of the Commonwealth. See analysis from Globe staff. -- Read the full text of Governor Healey's state of the Commonwealth address and see analysis from Globe reporters.

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Christians divided over how and whether to protest ICE operations

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Federal judge unseals court records related to immigrant students' free speech case -- US District Judge William G. Young released the records, which include those of Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk, after issuing an order Thursday limiting the government's ability to arrest or deport noncitizens.

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Boston judge issues order protecting immigrant students who sued Trump administration over free speech

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US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization -- The withdrawal will hurt the global response to new outbreaks and hobble the ability of US scientists to develop vaccines against new threats, experts say.

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'Negligent' doctors overmedicated Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children, malpractice lawsuit alleges -- Lawyers for Patrick Clancy filed the complaint Wednesday as the personal representative of the couple's children.

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Plymouth woman faked cancer, death to get out of court cases, prosecutors say -- Shannon E. Wilson had several criminal cases pending during 2022 and 2023, Plymouth prosecutors said Thursday.

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Trump's 'master plan' for Gaza contrasts with reality on the ground -- President Trump's son-in-law presented a vision at the World Economic Forum where Gaza's entire Mediterranean shoreline would be reserved for "coastal tourism."

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Chad Finn | Sports Media -- Bob Costas to return to NBC Sports as host of 'Sunday Night Baseball' pregame show -- Previously, Costas served as a play-by-play voice and host for NBC Sports' MLB coverage for 15 seasons as part of a nearly four-decade run at the network.

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Repeal of recreational marijuana in Mass. advances after challenge dismissed -- Challenges by pro-pot groups alleged that the ballot petition had misled signatories and "obtained signatures fraudulently."

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State Representative Christopher Markey says he is running for district attorney in Bristol County -- The one-time prosecutor hopes to succeed Thomas M. Quinn, who earlier this week said he will not seek re-election.

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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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HIGH SCHOOLS -- A state-title winning hockey coach departs midseason, a 49-point night, and more Thursday night takeaways -- After leading Nauset to the Division 3 state title this year, boys' hockey coach Connor Brickley is leaving for Winchendon. Also Beverly scored 119 as Jacob Klass broke the school's single-game scoring record.

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Bruins Notebook -- The Bruins' Hampus Lindholm may be headed to Milan for the Olympics -- Lindholm, 32, said he has been talking with the Team Sweden administrative staff in recent days

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