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Dan Shaughnessy - The Patriots have been our region's best local sports franchise this century, and it's not even close

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'Vrabes and the boys': The adventures of Mike Vrabel and his golf and skiing buddies

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Pats fans swarm San Francisco, with New England edge coming through

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What makes a Patriots super fan? Here's what several have to say.

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Christopher L. Gasper -- For the Patriots to win a seventh Super Bowl, Drake Maye is going to have to be better than he has been in the playoffs

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TARA SULLIVAN -- North Andover's Jake Bobo is in the Super Bowl spotlight with the Seahawks, but his story is more family than football

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Ben Volin | On football -- Taking a closer look at the Seahawks, who use the Kyle Shanahan offense and the Ravens defense

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Not big on football? Here are 10 things to escape Super Bowl Sunday

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After the Marathon bombing, Rescue wasn't just their service dog and good boy, he was a lifeline and much-needed laugh

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During his second term, Trump's evangelical agenda has been supercharged

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'The most racist thing I've seen out of this White House': GOP Senator Tim Scott reacts to Trump post about the Obamas

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An ICE arrest, a scuffle, a cemetery, and a missing wallet play central roles in unusual court hearing

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Wu, five other Greater Boston leaders move to ban ICE from detaining people on city property

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What to know about TrumpRx, the Trump administration's prescription drug platform

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Iran's top diplomat calls indirect US-Iran talks in Oman were a 'good start.' Follow live updates.

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Here's how much snow to expect from the storm that will arrive in New England overnight

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How low will wind chills go in New England this weekend?

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In Gloucester, remembrance and resilience after a familiar tragedy

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Luigi Mangione speaks out in protest as judge sets state murder trial for June 8

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- Lindsay Clancy kept asking the medical system for help. The system kept moving her along. -- Two new lawsuits paint a picture, in terrifying detail, of how the health system failed Lindsay Clancy and her family.

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Shirley Leung -- A homeless man died in the cold outside South Station. That should never happen again. -- An unwritten rule allowing homeless people to sleep in South Station on frigid nights appears to have ended. They should etch it in stone.

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Mayor Wu says White Stadium overhaul's cost to taxpayers rising to $135 million

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Fire at historic Castle Hill Inn prompts evacuation in Newport

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Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack, Justice Department says

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R.I. ACLU asks Brown University and other colleges not to share video feeds with Providence police

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AS I SEE IT - A postcard from San Francisco, a city on the comeback

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Michael Keaton talks Patriots Super Bowl, Belichick's Hall of Fame snub, and growing up a Celtics fan

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Lindsey Vonn wants to remind you: Never count her out

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Winter Olympics Day 1 primer: Let the Games begin

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'It was honestly a movie moment'

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PERSPECTIVE -- Taking the leap: Why more Black women are making the move to live abroad

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On the Block -- For sale: Homes with kitchens that run counter to a trend

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Justice Brown - Will Bad Bunny bring 'Ice Out' to the Super Bowl? His halftime show may directly confront the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies.

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EDITORIAL -- Malden's backdoor effort to stifle cannabis shops fails in court

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IDEAS | Raiany Romanni-Klein -- America's next moonshot: Ultra-healthy 60-somethings

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Will Austin -- The addictive danger of sports betting

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JESSE SINGAL AND ALEX FRYER -- What one Seahawks fan said to a Patriots fan

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Mass. High Tech Council is losing higher-ed members amid its income tax rollback push. Why? -- Several have left or not renewed memberships to the influential business group, including UMass Lowell, Bridgewater State, and Bunker Hill Community College.

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Waymo is returning to Boston for testing, urges legislators to clear path for autonomous vehicles -- As the robotaxi giant continues to train its cars on Boston's confounding roads, political and legal obstacles remain.

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Officials ID all 6 victims who died in fiery plane crash in Bangor, Maine -- Shawna Collins of Texas, and Nick Mastrascusa of Hawaii, were the final two victims who died in the crash at Bangor International Airport on Jan. 25, police said.

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Photos of the month: January 2026 - From heaps of snow, to Patriots playoff wins, the first month of the year surprised us. Take a look at the best images from the Boston Globe staff.

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PARENTING UNFILTERED -- Do we really ever know our spouses? -- We talked to "Strangers" author Belle Burden about what happens when your mate becomes a mystery.

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Michael Keaton reflects on a decade of 'Spotlight' and what 'scares' him about the state of journalism - Keaton returns to the Boston area on Friday to accept Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year honor, with this year's trip coinciding with the 10th anniversary of "Spotlight" winning best picture.

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Super Bowl 2026 commercials: Watch this year's star-studded ads

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Concord Museum names new executive director

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In 'We Had a World,' Josh Harmon reexamines his own rosy memories of his grandmother

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In New Bedford, a camera-ready city; in Hartford, photography's earliest days — but with a twist

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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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IDEAS | ZOE YU -- Hinge is the new LinkedIn

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Is it Trump, or Chief Justice Roberts?

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Filling the gaps in our pop culture lives

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch draw a line on Epstein

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Do you know your N.H. Olympians? -- These athletes with ties to the Granite State are about to compete in the biathalon, skiing, and hockey.

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Celtics vs. Heat | 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Boston) -- Celtics vs. Heat: Nikola Vucevic could make Boston debut against Miami -- The Celtics are 2-0 against the Heat this season.

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Governor Healey to attend Super Bowl, with Democratic group helping cover costs

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Fear in Minnesota's Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination -- Public health officials say a measles crisis has long been brewing in Minnesota.

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SUPER BOWL -- Ten ways the Patriots built a new culture, from a two-minute drive to a surprise barbecue drop-in

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KARA MILLER -- Want to get into a great college? Try being rich, male, and a champion squash player.

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A burst of accumulating snow followed by blast of negative wind chills this weekend

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Snowstorm moves in late; some coastal areas could see half a foot of the white stuff

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Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni

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Iran's top diplomat says indirect US-Iran talks in Oman were a 'good start'

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UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe

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Savannah Guthrie's family renews plea to mother's kidnapper, while sheriff says they have no suspect

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Savannah Guthrie's demand for mom's 'proof of life' is complicated in this era of AI and deepfakes

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Canada and France opening consulates in Greenland following tensions over US push for control

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Nuclear arms control era comes to end amid global rush for new weapons

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'It's collective punishment': Iran exacts heavy price on protest supporters

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At the Washington Post, a mortal wound

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Want to fix democracy? Start with colleges, says Danielle Allen.

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Losing PhD students means losing the future

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They will have been to all 60 Super Bowls. This year is possibly their last.

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From wings to 7-layer dip, here's your winning Super Bowl snack lineup

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At Arlington's New City Microcreamery, maximum flavor on a walkable block

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L.A. Burdick pops up at Logan Airport; Love Art Sushi opens in Cambridge

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We went from 'Titanic vibes' to treasured memories. This is our Alaska family cruise comeback story.

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Want to vacation with Bobby Flay? There's a cruise for that.

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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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How three guys remade the American film industry, one blockbuster at a time

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When Dorothy Roberts tried to finish her father's book, she learned she had to write her own

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 31

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'Ella McCay,' 'Puppy Bowl,' plus more weekend streaming picks

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Coolidge Breakthrough Award winner Harry Lighton debuts 'Pillion' at the theater Feb. 9

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A revamped TV take on 'The 'Burbs' is a suburban satire for these times

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Bad Bunny says he will bring his culture to 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance

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John Forté, hip-hop redemption tale, dies at 50

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Local bluegrass community remembers prominent Mass. banjoist Gabe Hirshfeld

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'Heated Rivalry' musical parody slated for off-Broadway in March

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

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With RSV injections, babies are faring better — but changes to US childhood schedule could threaten progress

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Mass. lawmakers seek answers after apparent effort from Trump administration to wind down Cambridge research hub

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Myra MacPherson, who wrote wrenchingly about Vietnam vets, dies at 91

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Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series, dies at 85

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