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Is inclusionary zoning illegal?

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Hundreds march in Boston to protest killing of Alex Pretti by federal agents in Minneapolis -- The protest on a bitterly cold Saturday night came hours after federal agents shot and killed Pretti, 37, at an anti-ICE protest in Minneapolis.

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Video captures chaotic scene as federal officer kills man in Minneapolis

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Gun activists bridle at suggestion that pistol justified Minneapolis killing

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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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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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Live map: How cold is it in New England right now?

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

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Photos: Powerful winter storm slams the nation

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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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The Globe's meteorologist answers your questions on the storm and cold

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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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Teyana Taylor hosts 'Saturday Night Live,' Geese performs

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Trump threatens Canada with a 100% tariff over its China trade deal

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'This one has crossed the line': Rare bipartisan fury emerges in Congress over Trump's quest for Greenland -- Trump may have taken a military option off the table, but members of Congress fear the damage to important alliances has been done.

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How the old and new US defense strategies differ on traditional priorities

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Rescuers saved 450 pet rats. Now they're trying to get people to adopt them.

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

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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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Washington Post tears up plans to cover Winter Olympics - The Winter Olympics draws sports writers, photojournalists, and TV anchors from around the world. This year, The Washington Post won't be among them.

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Tracey Maclin - Trump administration puts the Fourth Amendment under siege - Immigration officers may enter homes without judicial approval, raising alarms over Americans' constitutional rights.

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Samantha Joseph -- Antisemitism is surging. A strong state commission plan confronts it.

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Mattea Kramer -- Why the Mass. antisemitism commission recommendations are dangerous

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LETTERS -- Centrists are set to battle for the soul of the Democratic Party

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Richard Ben-Veniste -- Powell, Trump, and the return of the Saturday Night Massacre

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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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Car crashes into Detroit-area airport entrance, injuring 6 -- The driver was taken into custody, the Wayne County Airport Authority said in a statement. The cause of the crash was not yet known, and airport police were investigating.

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The making of Drake Maye: How a high school legend transformed into an NFL star - When those back in Charlotte watch him, they see the same well-mannered, level-headed teenager who captivated their community not so long ago.

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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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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 -- Trinity Rodman scored as well, fresh off signing a three-year contract with the Washington Spirit.

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

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

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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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Maine residents protest ICE 'Operation Catch of the Day'; Minneapolis ICE shooting heightens their fears

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

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Here's your hour-by-hour timeline for this weekend's monster storm and Arctic cold

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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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Brockton's AJ Dybantsa breaks Danny Ainge's BYU freshman record with 43 points in win over Utah

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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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Too many workers, not enough jobs: 2025 was another tough year for the Mass. labor market

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

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ICE surge creates new headache for Maine's Susan Collins

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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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I was let go by FEMA. These cuts make us all less safe.

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Federal cap on graduate loans for nurses chips at a key health care pillar

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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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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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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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