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IDEAS | ZOE YU -- Hinge is the new LinkedIn

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Must the public square be secular?

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Epstein wanted his lawyer to represent Kraft in Florida case, according to newly released documents -- "im trying to have him hire you," Epstein wrote his lawyer in 2019, referring to Robert Kraft.

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Justice Department takes down Epstein files with victim information

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N.H. inventor Dean Kamen on leave from the nonprofit he founded, after longstanding ties to Epstein surface -- In addition to trading professional favors, Kamen visited Epstein's Caribbean island in 2013.

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Trump drops demand for cash from Harvard after stiff resistance -- President Trump has backtracked on a major point in negotiations with Harvard University, dropping his demand for a $200 million payment to the government.

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Kennedy family says Trump can't 'erase' JFK's memory by closing arts center -- Maria Shriver, Joe Kennedy III, and Jack Schlossberg criticized Trump's plan to close the Kennedy Center for two years.

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See the artists who canceled at the Kennedy Center before Trump announced it must close for two years

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GOP chair rejects Clintons' offer in Epstein investigation ahead of contempt of Congress vote

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Trump demands 'NO CHANGES' to House funding bill. Follow live updates.

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Officials to vote on renaming town 'MAYEnard,' after Patriots quarterback

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Ben Volin | On Football -- Malcolm Butler revisits his iconic Super Bowl moments, including his life-changing interception and the infamous benching -- Butler said he still doesn't know why he was benched in Super Bowl LII, other than it was a decision by former coach Bill Belichick.

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A disrupted polar vortex is sending more bursts of extreme cold our way -- Sudden stratospheric warming is expected to keep a weakened vortex splintered, plunging the region back to record-breaking cold.

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Pedestrian struck and killed in Wareham -- A passenger in the car that hit the woman said they couldn't avoid her because of an oncoming vehicle.

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Coast Guard identifies seven people aboard Gloucester fishing vessel that sank off Cape Ann -- "It's painful to read these names and think about what has transpired here," State Senator Bruce Tarr said at a press briefing Monday.

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Why are South Station's fare gates turned off and wrapped in plastic? -- Keolis, the T's commuter rail operator, points to harsh winter weather.

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'Today' show host Savannah Guthrie's mother is missing in Arizona and authorities suspect crime -- Nancy Guthrie was reported missing by her family around noon Sunday.

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Mass. DAs are increasingly in the spotlight. So why are incumbents so hard to unseat? -- Voters this year will pick new top prosecutors in Norfolk and Bristol counties, while the Middlesex district attorney will face a Democratic primary challenge from a former prosecutor in her office.

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Panera to close Franklin baking facility in March, eliminating 92 jobs -- Panera has more than 2,200 locations across the United States, including 64 in Massachusetts,

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THE FINE PRINT -- It's tax prep time. Here's what you need to know about filing this year. -- New for 2026: SALT deductions are quadrupled, and "Trump accounts" are introduced.

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Three firefighters injured in explosion at Nashua, N.H., building

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KEVIN CULLEN - How a gas station's demise represents a changing Boston

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Bad Bunny, Billie Eilish, and how politics (sort of) prevailed at the 2026 Grammys

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Could Springfield have a downtown renaissance?

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JOAN VENNOCHI - Amid economic warning signs, Healey talks Trump - As Healey keeps the focus on unpopular Trump administration policies, particularly regarding immigration, questions about her own economic polices get brushed aside.

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EDITORIAL -- Wu, City Council should make sure police watchdog has bite

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Eugene R. Fidell and Steven J. Lepper -- The JAG Corps is not a Justice Department reserve

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IDEAS | MICHELINE MAYNARD -- Trump is trying to kill electric cars. A coalition is emerging to fight back.

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Mariel Garza -- California's proposed billionaire tax has ultrarich in full panic mode

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Deep inside an Antarctic glacier, a mission collapses at its final step -- Researchers were conducting an innovative project to study the fast-melting Thwaites Glacier. But their plan was risky.

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Boston classical music wins big at Grammys -- The Boston Symphony Orchestra brought home two wins, and another went to Belmont soprano Amanda Forsythe.

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How what you eat affects cancer risk -- A growing body of literature has shown clear links between what we eat and how likely we are to develop various cancers.

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Money, Power, Inequality - 'I just want to help': A day in the life of a caseworker overseeing SNAP - Of the nearly 15,000 calls made on average each day to DTA in November, nearly 4,500 were unable to connect, according to DTA's own statistics.

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2-MONTH-OLDS SEE THE WORLD IN A MORE COMPLEX WAY THAN SCIENTISTS THOUGHT, STUDY SUGGESTS -- The findings may help doctors and researchers better understand cognitive development in infancy.

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'I'm dead.' As Haitian temporary protected status ends Tuesday, it's unknown how some people will survive. TPS, a legal status reserved for those fleeing countries in upheaval, is slated to end for Haitians on Tuesday.

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Maine residents arrested in ICE operation transferred as far as Louisiana, Missouri -- Maine Governor Janet Mills pressed the federal government last week to provide residents prompt answers about what happened to the people they arrested.

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AS I SEE IT - Forging guns into tools of growth - Volunteer blacksmiths with Guns2Gardens turn old pistols, rifles, and other firearms into garden tools.

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'House is toasty.' But the electric bill? Here's what readers really think about heat pumps. -- Heat pumps use outside temperature differences to make our homes cozy and warm, while lowering our reliance on fossil fuels that drive climate change.

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Catherine O'Hara could always land the joke

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From an age of reason and tumult, came the fantastical and occult

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Springsteen leads musical revolt against ICE raids with 'Streets of Minneapolis'

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The PRC kicks off its 50th anniversary with 'Your Work Here 2026'

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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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EDITORIAL -- Somerville's secret weapon against snow

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Will we see an early spring or six more weeks of winter? Here's what Punxsutawney Phil predicts. -- His annual prediction was translated by his handlers this morning at Gobbler's Knob in western Pennsylvania.

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So just how accurate have Phil's weather predictions been over the years? -- Ms. G, the official groundhog for Massachusetts, and two oxen at Old Sturbridge Village made their own predictions.

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President Trump endorses John E. Sununu in closely watched N.H. race for US Senate -- John E. Sununu is competing with Scott Brown, a fellow former US senator, for the GOP nomination, while Chris Pappas leads in the Democratic primary to see who will succeed Jeanne Shaheen in New Hampshire.

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MLB -- Mariners set to acquire All-Star Brendan Donovan from Cardinals in three-team deal with Rays -- The move take another trade candidate off the board for the Red Sox, who continue to look for an upgrade to their infield.

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WNBA -- WNBA and players' union meet for three hours to try and push forward stalled CBA negotiations -- The two sides have been in a "status quo" period after the latest extension of the current CBA ran out on Jan. 9.

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Red Sox -- Red Sox reliever Jovani Morán cleared to join Team Puerto Rico for World Baseball Classic -- Last week, Morán had been informed by the players' union that he did not qualify for the insurance policy that serves as a de facto requirement for players participating in the WBC.

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NFL - NFL says it will look into Giants co-owner Steve Tisch's association with Jeffrey Epstein

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Boston Globe Sports Report: Episode 14

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Super Bowl 2026 preview: Patriots vs. Seahawks

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BOLD TYPES - State's biggest business groups sound off on how to make Massachusetts more competitive - "Affordability" seems to be the big watchword among the state's business groups, and the annual meeting of the Massachusetts Health & Hospital Association was no exception.

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With Hope Hopkins in charge at NEVCA, venture firms have a new ally -- Alan McKim gives $2.5M to Norwell nonprofit; Jordan's Furniture teams up with UConn; 2Life's Amy Schectman plans her retirement; business leaders get competitive.

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MAHA says its new food pyramid is affordable and healthy. We asked experts.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- Kevin Warsh is no Trump hack. But can he deliver faster growth and lower inflation?

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Youth sports were good for kids. Then came the private club teams.

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VALUE BATTLE -- Does Market Basket have the best sub deal? Is Starbucks worth it? We put them to the test.

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Excerpt -- Coretta Scott King spoke out against the Vietnam War at a time when many leaders didn't dare dissent

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Dinner With Cupid -- Blind date: 'It's a red flag ... when it comes to a conversation about exes on a first date'

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Boston breaks the freeze with 'warm' temperatures expected again on Tuesday

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Patriots struggles ahead of Super Bowl LX

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The Interview with Christopher Price

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Zipcar cutting ties to Boston, laying off 126 people

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Trump announces initial trade deal with India

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Thermo Fisher to close Franklin plant, lay off 80 workers

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Every Homeland Security officer in Minneapolis is now being issued a body-worn camera, Noem says

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Trump says he won't tear down the Kennedy Center arts venue but it needs to be closed for repairs

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He can't stop needling Trump, even days before a White House meeting

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British and Norwegian royal families under pressure over Epstein files

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Iran summons EU ambassadors to protest Revolutionary Guard being listed as a terror group

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Thinking of fleeing the US? Consider Uruguay.

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The domestic terrorist in the White House

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Do you need to control your cortisol? Probably not, doctors say.

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How big is Ann Michael Maye about to get?

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Photos: See Lady Gaga, Noah Kahan, Bill Burr, Don Lemon, and more hit the Grammys red carpet

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It's cold. Let's make black bean and orange soup.

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Watch: 'Friends,' Seinfeld' stars join Ben Affleck in teaser for Dunkin's 2026 Super Bowl commercial

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Share your thoughts: Design your own Boston food hall

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Stuck in the winter doldrums? These photos will put you in a Key West state of mind.

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Is it possible to find Zen within a sprawling family resort?

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Sun, surf, and affluence. Is Vero Beach the Hamptons of Florida?

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Marian Goodman, eminent New York art dealer, dies at 97

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X.J. Kennedy, prize-winning poet and educator, dies at 96

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What can we learn from the trees that witnessed our history?

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The best local book events this week

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Here are 5 clips of Catherine O'Hara at her best

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Kraft was at Trump's side at the 'Melania' premiere

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This week's TV: A new Henry Louis Gates Jr. docuseries, Keke Palmer in 'The 'Burbs,' and yes, the Super Bowl

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Alexander Skarsgård hosts 'Saturday Night Live,' Cardi B performs

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

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Onstage and in her new special, Janet McNamara wants to win you over

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Hasty Pudding postpones Woman of the Year ceremony and parade

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Mass General Brigham cancer clinicians push for unionization vote

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Massachusetts home hospital programs face another shutdown

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Linda Wilson, final president of Radcliffe as a separate college, dies at 89

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Joe Montgomery, who made bicycles lighter, dies at 86

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