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Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles the leadership of his immigration crackdown -- Saturday's fatal shooting of Pretti, an ICU nurse, by Border Patrol agents ignited political backlash and raised fresh questions about how the operation was being run.

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Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts. -- President Trump used the threat of punitive tariffs – import taxes – to pry concessions out of those trading partners, including the investment pledges.

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Trump to visit Iowa in an effort to focus on affordability amid fallout from Minneapolis shooting

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Senate race was already getting intense in Maine. Then ICE came. -- Graham Platner and Janet Mills are vying for the Democratic nomination for US Senate against Susan Collins, who is trying to maneuver around President Trump's immigration crackdown in Maine.

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Trump holds two-hour meeting with Noem amid backlash to Minneapolis shooting

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'Kristi Noem has got to go.' Healey calls for homeland security secretary's resignation after fatal shootings in Minn.

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See a list of school closures for Tuesday

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Map: Snowfall totals in New England

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Region digs out from biggest snowstorm in years; some communities slammed with nearly two feet of snow -- The storm, the biggest to hit the region in four years, dumped 20.2 inches on Boston, according to the National Weather Service.

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The snow is powdery and it's cold. Conditions are perfect for New England skiing.

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Ben Volin | On football -- Fourth-down decisions loomed large, and other takeaways from the NFL conference championships -- In two tight games that came down to the wire, coaching decisions on fourth down and special teams played an outsized role in handing the Rams and Broncos their losses.

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New power line provided little juice to New England during Sunday's storm, frigid temps -- The New England Clean Energy Connect has essentially been missing in action since late Saturday, as Hydro-Québec kept electricity for its own needs.

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Six people presumed dead in Bangor plane crash, local officials say -- Federal and airport officials are offering conflicting accounts of how many people were aboard a business jet that crashed at Bangor International Airport in Maine.

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Former FIFA president wants fans to boycott World Cup

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Woman fatally struck by plow in MBTA parking lot identified -- Officials haven't said whether the plow driver will face charges.

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Voters see a middle-class lifestyle as drifting out of reach, poll finds -- Americans are pessimistic about their economic future, driven by financial anxiety among all but the oldest people.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - Why stocks keep rising as the country rips itself apart - Goldman Sachs, one of the savviest financial firms in the world, argues that American exceptionalism will endure despite current instability.

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Healey touted new plans for her 'affordability agenda.' How far will they actually go?

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Merrimack Town Council opposes ICE warehouse

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Car veer off icy roads in Ashland, plunges into river

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RANGERS 4, BRUINS 3 (OT) -- Bruins can't protect third-period lead, fall to Rangers in OT at MSG -- Elias Lindholm scored twice and David Pastrnak had three assists to collect his 900th career point, but the same New York squad which was blown out two weeks ago in Boston rallied for the victory.

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JOAN VENNOCHI - Another killing in Minneapolis forces a reckoning for Trump loyalists - Video of agents killing Alex Pretti has exposed how partisan loyalty now determines what Americans are willing to see.

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Readers react: Another casualty of fascism in Minneapolis

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Don't look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American.

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Ashish K. Jha -- America's health care crisis isn't inevitable. It's misdiagnosed.

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Eugene Scott -- You can leave the US, but you can't escape Trump

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Courtnay Peifer -- ICE brought fear to Minneapolis. Now we are standing up for ourselves.

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BOLD TYPES -- John McDonnell hopes to raise spirits as new executive chairman of Ghost Tequila -- Boston-based Ghost operates out of the office of its largest investor, Jim Pallotta's Raptor Group.

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Too many workers, not enough jobs: 2025 was another tough year for the Mass. labor market -- While hiring is slowing across the country, Massachusetts is in worse shape than many states.

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Large water main break closes South Main Street in Attleboro -- Crews are expected to be on the scene late into Monday to repair the break, officials said.

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Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking younger relative sentenced to prison -- The husband and wife were each sentenced to 18 years in prison on Friday, court records show.

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BETH TEITELL - Tom Brady will sell you anything - Once a prophet of avocado ice cream and discipline, Brady now appears equally devoted to the lucrative art of endorsement, even when the message is Pizza Hut.

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'A life-or-death issue': Obamacare premiums have skyrocketed. New England is feeling the crunch. -- New England members of Congress described constituents who are both upset and uncertain about paying more for health insurance.

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your tv gps - This week's TV: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in 'Wonder Man,' a 49ers docuseries, and more - Plus, music fans can enjoy the Grammys and a Take That docuseries.

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Zac Brown Band returns to Boston this summer for another big Fenway Park show

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How this Vermont tattoo shop is celebrating the state and revolutionizing the craft

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Celebrate the anniversary of Love Letters

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50 fun things to do in and around Boston this winter

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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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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Forecasters monitor potential nor'easter next weekend as deep freeze tightens its grip on New England - Should this late-weekend storm track near New England, we could see heavy snow and strong winds.

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Snowfall totals over 20 inches in Boston. See which areas racked up the most across Mass. and R.I. -- New Englanders are shoveling out in droves, trying to clear their cars and driveways from the biggest snowstorm in four years.

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Aryna Sabalenka beats Iva Jovic to reach the Australian Open semifinals -- Sabalenka is two wins away from winning her third career Australian Open after winning in 2023 and 2024.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL -- Globe Top 20 girls' basketball poll: Bishop Feehan shows its mettle in a 5-0 run -- Second-ranked Feehan swept Needham in a home-and-home, and No. 3 Whitman-Hanson inched closer to its fifth consective Patriot-Keenan title.

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Celtics 102, Trail Blazers 94 -- Celtics victorious after Trail Blazers bury themselves with blizzard of misses

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NFL -- Shedeur Sanders set to replace Drake Maye for the Pro Bowl Games

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Celtics Notebook -- Trail Blazers' Jrue Holiday not surprised at Celtics' success

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Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as Chair Powell pivots back to economics -- Fed Chair Jerome Powell said after December's meeting that they were "well positioned to wait to see how the economy evolves" before making any further moves.

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Why gold and silver prices are surging at breakneck speeds

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Alex Pretti remembered by health care workers at a Minneapolis vigil as a 'stand-up guy'

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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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The MBTA may receive millions from Congress to help with World Cup operations

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Boston Police ignored all of the requests received from ICE in 2025 to detain immigrants, officials say

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Maine ICE operation leads to more than 200 arrests in five days, and some are 'worst of worst,' DHS says

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Record 232 athletes across 16 sports will represent United States in Italy as Winter Olympic team is announced

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Boston Globe Sports Report: Episode 13

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Patriots advance to Super Bowl LX

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MIRA head Liz Sweet looks to business community for immigrant support

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He's delivering ice during a snow storm. Businesses would be 'out in the cold' without him.

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Trump administration's trust and credibility tested in wake of Pretti's death in Minneapolis

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NTSB to highlight what led to a deadly midair collision near Washington, DC, at daylong hearing

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Opening statements set in sex trafficking trial of 2 real estate agents and their brother

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US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 29 dead

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At least 6,126 people killed in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests, activists say

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The Taliban say they're ready to release US prisoners. But which ones?

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Iran-backed militias in Iraq and Yemen threaten new attacks as US aircraft carrier approaches

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DYS has become a national model for positive youth development

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A coin toss: As penny fades, do we round up or down?

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Inclusionary zoning may be flawed, but losing it would deprive Mass. cities of an important tool

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I'm the single person who isn't invited

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What to watch, eat, play, read, and listen to while you're hunkering down

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Plant City, the vegan food hall in Providence, is closing

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Cozy up with mushroom noodle hot pot

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Tell us: How is the rising cost of takeout affecting you?

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More than 10,800 flights canceled Sunday as massive winter storm sweeps across US

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Stranded by winter weather? Here's what airlines owe you.

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

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The best local book events this week

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 18

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In 'Send Help', Rachel McAdams rules the Island of Lost Bros

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'Mercy' unseats 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters

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The 10 best beach movies for escaping the snow

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FX sets premiere date for 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette'

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New Elie Wiesel documentary reminds us why we must bear witness

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Ye apologizes for antisemitic comments, links behavior to 2002 brain injury

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It's a crying shame more people didn't see BSO and Emanuel Ax's ephemeral rendering of John Williams

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Broadway in Boston announces 2026-27 season: 'Maybe Happy Ending,' 'Operation Mincemeat,' and more

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A taut thriller for the modern era in SpeakEasy Stage's 'Job'

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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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Beth Israel Lahey Health's CEO had a vision. It's finally paying off.

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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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Virginia Oliver, Maine's legendary 'lobster lady,' dies at 105

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William H. Foege, key figure in the eradication of smallpox, dies at 89

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Edith Flanigen, award-winning research chemist, dies at 96

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