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'It makes me feel that there's still hope.' Deported Babson College student asks to come back to the US after government apology in court. -- The federal government detained and deported Any Lucia Lopez Belloza after she tried to board a flight at Logan airport to surprise her family for Thanksgiving.

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Venezuela's Machado says she presented her Nobel Peace Prize to Trump during their meeting -- President Trump confirmed on social media that María Corina Machado had left the medal for him to keep, and said it was an honor to meet her.

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Nobel committee takes heat at home as Machado courts Trump

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Proposals on ICE enforcement flood into state legislatures, heightened by Minnesota action

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Chad Finn | Unconventional Preview -- Drake Maye keeps on passing his tests. The Texans' defense will be his hardest one yet. -- The Patriots will have their hands full with Will Anderson Jr. and the rest of the fearsome Texans defense, but they should be up for the challenge.

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Ben Volin | On Football -- The Texans' defense is elite on its own. They also have plenty of inside information on Josh McDaniels. -- McDaniels has plenty of connections on the Texans, including his younger brother, Ben, who is on their coaching staff.

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Former MCCA chief spent more than double his travel and entertainment budget in first year on job, records show -- Lawyers for recently departed convention center CEO Marcel Vernon say the expenses were all legitimate business trips.

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Woman ejected from Liberty Hotel bathroom after being accused of being a man files lawsuit -- The lawsuit said the couple was denied the right to use a women's bathroom at the Liberty Hotel because of what "Ms. Baker looks like and because they are in a lesbian relationship."

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Forecast | Dave Epstein -- Blustery winter weather returns Friday as temperatures plunge across New England -- Wind chill values will begin the day in the single digits and teens in Boston, only climbing into the 20s in the afternoon.

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Zdeno Chara's No. 33 rises to the rafters at TD Garden as Bruins honor retired captain

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Former Boston TV meteorologist Melanie Black signs with FOX Weather -- Black, who recently left 7News, debuted Thursday as an on-air host for FOX Weather at its New York City headquarters.

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Salem police officer struck in hit-and-run; police seek driver

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Harvard Club to pay $2.4 million fine for defrauding pandemic aid program, prosecutors said

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MBTA forecasts warn of big budget deficits in coming years

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With Ranger Suárez signed, the Red Sox can turn back to the pursuit of position players - With Alex Bregman gone, the Red Sox don't have a perfect fit for upgrading their infield ahead of next season.

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IDEAS | LIAM KERR - Elizabeth Warren wants a 'big tent' party — but only on her terms - Democrats will have to be flexible on social issues to win new voters.

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EDITORIAL -- Beyond the boot camp: State Police academy shows progress

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Jim Braude -- Everyone can serve. Today, everyone should.

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IDEAS | REBECCA SPIESS -- Wikipedia is more important, and more vulnerable, than ever

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Kyle Tucker reportedly set to join star-studded Dodgers on four-year, $240 million contract -- The star outfielder, who played for the Cubs last season, provides a major upgrade for the two-time defending World Series champions.

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A Shrewsbury middle school employee arrested on child porn charges, officials say -- Aiden York-Wallach, 19, of Lunenburg, is on leave from his job as a paraprofessional working on behavioral analsysis, officials said.

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Man convicted of killing MSP Trooper Hanna faces Parole Board for the first time -- Jose Anibal Colon became eligible for parole in 2024 when the state Supreme Judicial Court banned life without parole for offenders convicted of crimes they committed when they were between ages 18 and 20.

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Roxbury man convicted in commercial learners' permit exam scheme -- Frank Castro, 52, helped test takers use a wireless device to cheat on the exam to obtain a learning permit for commercial drivers, prosecutors said.

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How does Drake Maye compare with Tom Brady in their second seasons as starters with the Patriots? While it might be premature to stack Drake Maye vs. Tom Brady, it's worth taking a look at Maye's sparkling second season against with Brady's second year as a starter.

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THE FINE PRINT - 'We are now out $5,000-plus': Circle Furniture customers scramble for refunds on undelivered items - Since Dec. 1, Circle customers have filed 36 consumer complaints with the Massachusetts attorney general's office, many of them wanting refunds.

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He's accused of executing a man behind a Hyannis bar. Now he's out on bail, raising questions on Cape Cod. -- Alex Greene's release has raised alarms on the Cape, with some seeing an example of how the justice system can afford more leeway to white defendants.

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Amanda Seyfried stuns in 'The Testament of Ann Lee'

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Kristen Stewart stops by the Coolidge to discuss directorial debut, 'The Chronology of Water'

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Watch: Affleck, Damon, and Fallon go full Boston while naming every Massachusetts city and town

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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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Ray Takeyh -- Iran's uprising is similar to 1979 — but it's not a revolution yet

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- Seizing Greenland would shock the world. It shouldn't.

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JEFF JACOBY -- When America votes in the UN General Assembly, it ratifies a charade

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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What is happening on MIT campus this weekend? We have a clue. Sort of. -- The annual Mystery Hunt returns to the Cambridge campus for MLK Jr. weekend, bringing thousands of puzzle hunters together for one epic quest.

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Woman's body recovered from water off Plum Island in Newbury -- Newbury police received a report of a body found in the water near Harvard Way around 11:45 a.m. Thursday, officials said.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY -- Eastern Mass. boys' hockey: Players of the Week for Jan. 8-14

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK -- In Quincy, they're adopting a one-city, one-team philosophy for boys' hockey

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY -- Globe Top 20 boys' hockey poll: Once again, a new No. 1

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Social media platforms removed 4.7 million accounts after Australia banned them for children -- The figures were the first to show the scale of the landmark ban since it was enacted in December over fears about the effects of harmful online environments on young people.

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Criminal investigation raises key question: Whether Chair Powell leaves Fed in May

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Survey says slowing economy is the No. 1 worry for US businesses in China, not trade friction

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The Parenting Issue -- Welcome to the Stroller Wars

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LOVE LETTERS -- I have feelings for a friend but 'she can be kind of mean'

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The Parenting Issue -- Parenting tip: Avoiding stress can actually make you — and your kid — more anxious

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The Big Day -- From Tinder to true love: Their Copley Plaza wedding revealed a heartfelt fib eight years earlier

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Judge promises 'crystal clear' order protecting international students behind landmark free speech lawsuit

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Cambridge man pleads guilty to counterfeit pill manufacturing and pandemic loan fraud

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Bruins get jump on Kraken early to extend winning steak to five

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Anfernee Simons torches Heat to help Celtics erase 19-point deficit in road win

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Average US long-term mortgage rate hits the lowest point in more than 3 years

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Mass. Senate votes down Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's property tax proposal, advances other tax relief measures

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State and federal lawmakers want data centers to pay more for energy

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Inside a year of firings that have shaken the Trump Justice Department: 'A great deal of fear'

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In their words: Greenlanders talk about Trump's desire to own their Arctic island

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Astronauts are safe after NASA medical evacuation from Space Station

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One state, two very different views of Minneapolis

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Trump sharpens threat as clashes with agents continue in Minnesota

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A South Korean court sentences Yoon to 5 years in prison on charges related to martial law decree

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Canada agrees to cut tariff on Chinese EVs in return for lower tariffs on Canadian farm products

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Iran backpedals on executions threat but casts protesters as 'terrorists'

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Venezuelans live between hope and fear

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Gabriel House fire shows need for oversight of assisted living

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Searching for the one true (AI) Jesus

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White-knuckling through Dry January? Here's help.

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Can fantasy football punishments end the male loneliness epidemic?

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I'm not 'smitten' with anyone on dating apps

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Retro Room opens below Back Bay Social, with TV dinners and disco balls

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Are novelty menu items and Instagram walls on the way out? Here's what experts predict about dining out in 2026.

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From 'the best of the best,' to shutting down: The rise and fall of Fenway's Time Out Market

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Edward Juvier on road trips, self-help books, pork rinds, and chicharrón

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How a car rental cancellation turned into a $52 annoyance

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A new Delta lounge, Ballers in Boston, and a cozy mountain retreat

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After John Axelrod's death, a view of his most cherished art

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Here's looking at you, Boston: Downtown buildings sport googly eyes as part of winter public art exhibition

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A new gem among the MFA's studiously historic galleries: Modern art

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A lot of things can kill you, from the flu to misinformation about vaccines

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 11

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The best local book events this week

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Ben Affleck and Matt Damon's new thriller, plus more movies and TV shows to watch this weekend

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Ryan Serhant of Bravo, Netflix fame is opening his first Boston real estate firm

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Less is more in the jocular 'Game of Thrones' prequel 'A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms'

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Celebrated recording artist John Forté dies at his home on Martha's Vineyard

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Harry Styles announces first album in 4 years: 'Kiss All the Time. Disco, Occasionally.'

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Rebecca Kilgore, 76, dies; acclaimed interpreter of American Songbook

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The costs and perils of life online come to the fore in SpeakEasy Stage's thriller 'Job'

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'Stokely and Martin' imagines a conversation between two civil rights icons

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In 2019, Faye Dunaway's meltdown ended his show's run. Now he's turned that heartbreak into a 'farce with teeth.'

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'Policy whiplash': After outcry, Trump administration reverses course on $1.9 billion in cuts

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Massachusetts issues its own vaccine schedule for kids, countering federal recommendations

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'Dangerous': Moderna cofounder warns US faces dystopian scientific times

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Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, dies; last survivor of epidemic in Alaska

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Mark Brnovich, Arizona attorney general during Trump's push to find 2020 election fraud, has died

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