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Peter Abraham | On baseball -- Roman Anthony is suddenly the face of the Red Sox, and the World Baseball Classic will elevate his profile even more -- Anthony acknowledged he didn't think an opportunity like this would come so quickly.

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'We've got it backwards.' Cameras are everywhere in Mass. So why can't they catch speeders? -- Advocates and lawmakers are pushing a collection of proposals that would allow cameras to catch speeding drivers in Massachusetts.

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Can traffic cameras curb the notorious Massachusetts driver?

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From bottom of the harbor to White House lawn: the unusual journey of Baltimore's shattered Christopher Columbus statue

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Can this AI bot help House Republican priorities survive in the Senate?

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The Pentagon put out a call for autonomous boats. Two Navy veterans started a Rhode Island company to make them.

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Red Sox Notebook - Roman Anthony of the Red Sox will play left field for Team USA in the World Baseball Classic - He will play left field in the tournament next month, Anthony said Monday, relaying what he was told by Team USA manager Mark DeRosa.

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The ABS challenge system is coming, and Roman Anthony thinks it's right in his wheelhouse

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US women's hockey team advances to Olympic gold-medal game with shutout of Sweden -- The United States will play for a gold medal for the seventh time in eight women's hockey Olympic finals, hoping to win its third gold (2018, 1998).

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Mike Sullivan, Team USA putting their faith in Connor Hellebuyck as men's hockey tournament reaches knockout stage

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Olympic men's hockey playoffs are set

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Bracket: Vote for the Greatest Olympic movie of all time in the Reel Olympics, Round 3

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Winter Olympics Day 11 primer: US women's hockey faces Sweden in the semifinals

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Forecast | Dave Epstein -- New England to see a sunny and mild Presidents' Day. Next storm system expected midweek. -- The region could see rain switching over to a little snow on Wednesday night.

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Small-scale solar panels could see a breakout year in New England -- Legislation in Maine, Vermont, New Hampshire, and Rhode Island would allow small solar panels to plug directly into home outlets, expanding access to clean energy.

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No, George Washington didn't have wooden teeth. Yes, he led the Siege of Boston.

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New York man sentenced in massive $70M brain scan kickback scheme

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Boston police investigating after officer fires gun in Dorchester

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What's open and closed on President's Day 2026 in Massachusetts

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Winter Soup Club | Week 4 -- Bring the love with lentil 'meatball,' pasta, and spinach soup

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD - A surprising theory for why some people become criminals - Robert Sampson's new book argues that your likelihood of being arrested may depend less on who you are than when you are.

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EDITORIAL -- Winthrop can darn well pay for its own harbormaster

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Ty Burr -- So you want to be an internet troll?

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Jim Stergios -- A costly labor mandate for Madison Park High School?

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Cass R. Sunstein -- EPA stops counting the benefits of clean air

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Obama laments lost decorum in first public comments since Trump's racist video -- Former president Obama indirectly addressed a racist video posted by President Trump, which depicted Obama and his wife, Michelle Obama, as apes.

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A Boston Globe editor to receive Yankee Quill Award for impact on New England media -- Katherine McCabe, the Globe's night metro editor, is being honored for "outstanding service" to the newspaper and her impact as both a newsroom leader and mentor, the New England Newspaper and Press Association said.

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No clear path to ending the partial government shutdown as lawmakers dig in over DHS oversight -- Lawmakers and the White House offered no signs of compromise Sunday in their battle over oversight of federal immigration officers.

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Man charged after allegedly firing gun near three Central Maine power substations -- The shooting incidents allegedly occurred between midnight and 4:15 a.m. Sunday in Windsor, Winslow, and Augusta, Maine, authorities said.

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'I will take this so far': Why Newbury Street's Rainbows Pottery Studio is at the center of a social media storm - The owner of the Back Bay studio is facing accusations of mistreating customers and staff and employing a sex offender.

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As snowbanks begin to melt, road salt poses threat to New England's freshwater ecosystems -- Of all the winter pollutants, road salt is the most concerning because it is particularly harmful to freshwater organisms that haven't evolved to tolerate salt water, experts say.

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Hampshire College 'hopes to live.' Can it survive? -- Supporters of the beloved, iconoclastic school are hoping for the best while bracing for the worst.

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Rose Byrne parades through Cambridge as Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year

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Bears, pearls, siblings, an aspiring retiree: looking at this year's Oscar-nominated animated shorts

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As AI accelerates and social media mushrooms, the perils of technology take center stage

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Among the ALA honors this year, a Boston-influenced swashbuckling tale of seafaring teens

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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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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The obsession with Nancy Guthrie's disappearance

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IDEAS | HEATHER ANN THOMPSON -- Stoking white rage — from Bernie Goetz to ICE

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JEFF JACOBY -- When a president clung fiercely to the rule of law

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EDITORIAL -- When the state buys land, towns lose tax revenue. They should be compensated fairly.

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IDEAS | ROBERT WEISMAN -- A new nuclear arms race is beginning. Is anyone paying attention?

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Red Cross urging blood donations as national shortage continues -- About 800 blood drives have been canceled since the beginning of the year, leading to more than 20,000 uncollected blood and platelet donations, the Red Cross said.

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Celtics beat writer's notebook -- Does NBC have inside information about Jayson Tatum's possible return, and other thoughts on the Celtics -- On Sunday night, during a break in its All-Star coverage, the network announced that it has been producing a mini-documentary series about Tatum's recovery.

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FRANK DELL'APA | ON SOCCER -- Young Revolution players have belief in coach Marko Mitrovic as they prepare for Saturday's MLS kickoff

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'He knows all the levers': How Trump has targeted, and shaped, the media in his second term

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The state wants to build housing on a parking lot in Wellesley. Residents are up in arms.

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Your Home | Getting Cozy -- This Sunday River ski home blends seamlessly with its natural surroundings

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PERSPECTIVE -- Forgetful of names? You're not alone. And you can fight back.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We've both tried working as Uber Eats deliverers'

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THE BIG DAY -- Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler: How a borrowed item led to love and marriage

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Governor McKee's plans to slash energy costs spark debate among environmental and business groups

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Jaylen Brown's event shut down by Beverly Hills Police during All-Star Weekend

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Tax season is here. Here's what you need to know for stress-free filing

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Rich world's growing civil unrest comes with an insurance sting

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Russian port, fuel tanks hit in drone attack on Black Sea region

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NAACP asks judge to protect against 'misuse' of voter data seized by FBI in Georgia's Fulton County

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Rubio plugs Orbán's bid for another term after April elections during a visit to Budapest

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Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and 'Godfather' mainstay, dead at 95

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DNA recovered from glove found near Guthrie home that appears to match glove worn by suspect, FBI says

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Iran meets UN nuclear watchdog in Geneva ahead of a second round of US talks

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Suspect in mass shooting at Bondi Beach Jewish festival appears in court

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In Munich, lawmakers concede scars remain after Trump's Greenland threat

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Broken health system sets stage for tragedies such as Clancy case

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Impact of public-sector unions debated

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The Epstein files and the problem with guilt by association

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Love Letters Classics: He didn't tell me he had a son until months after we started dating

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Relationship advice from those who've seen it all: Divorce lawyers

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Delta announces new nonstop flight from Boston to Honolulu

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At the world's only pencil sharpener museum, a quirky legacy can't be erased

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Escape from 2026! A Sturbridge hotel becomes a tropical portal to the past.

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Photography in a flash

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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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R.J. Palacio wrote 'Wonder' all alone in the middle of the night. She says the musical version 'elevated it, frankly.'

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Feb. 8

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Another movie theater is shutting down in the Boston suburbs

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'Blue Moon,' 'Eternity,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this Valentine's Day weekend

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Looking at 'The Sopranos' pre-'Sopranos'

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This week's TV: 'Strip Law,' Catherine Ryan Howard's '56 Days,' and the BAFTA awards

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At TD Garden, a well-deserved victory lap for New Edition

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Tamas Vasary, pianist of power and sensitivity, dies

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Evan Dando hospitalized after sending Lemonheads fan unsolicited sexual video and image

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Trisha Brown Dance Company makes a welcome return

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A waiting game in Lyric Stage's 'Penelope'

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'My scientific career is essentially over.' A brain drain imperils Massachusetts' biomedical future.

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Rescue efforts suspended on Cape Cod for man after wife dies falling through ice

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Hair extensions found to contain dozens of hazardous chemicals, Newton study shows

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China Altman, longtime journalist and founder of Boston's Rose Brigade, dies at 93

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Funeral Mass set for Dr. Lyle Micheli

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