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Shirley Leung -- 'Not how we rock here in Roxbury': Michelle Wu has a plan for Madison Park, no matter what the neighbors say

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FBI offers reward for information about gunman charged in slayings of five men in Chinatown in 1991 -- The FBI is offering a $30,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of Hung Tien Pham, 65.

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Driver crashes into several parked cars near convention center in South Boston

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Weather mailbag: When is it safe for pond hockey, skating, and more on New England's cold winter

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The best local book events this week

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Healey to eliminate insurer prior authorizations for some drugs and services

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Trump envoy says Gaza is entering second phase of cease-fire plan

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FBI searches Washington Post reporter's home, confiscates her phone in exceedingly rare step -- Attorney General Pam Bondi said that the search was done at the request of the Defense Department and that the journalist was "obtaining and reporting classified and illegally leaked information from a Pentagon contractor."

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Supreme Court revives GOP congressman's challenge to late-arriving mail ballot law

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These prosecutors spent years on cases. Then Trump granted pardons.

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Trump makes obscene gesture at heckler in Ford factory tour -- It was a fleeting interaction that happened while the president was out of sight of the small group of reporters that travels by his side as part of the press pool.

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13th police force in N.H. signs ICE cooperation agreement: 'We just want to lend a hand'

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New year, new risks — Trump keeps country and world on edge as midterms approach

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MBTA bails on Alewife project, leaving fate of crumbling garage unknown -- The T had initially hoped that a redeveloper could build on 13 acres in and around the station, and potentially 20 acres next door.

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Fenway's Time Out Market says it will close later this month

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At Massachusetts stores, the demise of the penny is adding up to one big headache -- Some retailers are stocking up on the one-cent coins while they still can, while others are rounding transactions to nickels.

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Love Letters Newsletter - Do you have enough close friends? Who are the most important people in your life? How does a person find community in 2026? What if they're starting from scratch?

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Tell us about your friends, community, and the people who make the world less lonely

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Providence to seek outside review of the city's response to the shooting at Brown University

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Most Rhode Island colleges do not arm their campus officers. Should they?

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When is the best time of year to buy a home in Greater Boston? -- A recent study says those who purchase a home in one specific month could save an average of $23,000. But it's not as simple as just timing.

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Boston schools face stark truth: Shutter buildings while needing billions to renovate current facilities -- Mayor Michelle Wu has declared her goal to make BPS the best school system in the country. But many children are learning in buildings older than their parents and teachers.

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'It's just racist': Boston's plan to kill Roxbury lab project triggers bitter reaction from Black community

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Verizon users report widespread service outage

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Charlton residents vote to allow guns in municipal administrative buildings

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In an era of LED imitators, local neon diehards say nothing beats the real thing -- In the 1960s and '70s, many local communities cracked down on neon signs. Now, few relics remain.

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EDITORIAL - Mitt Romney puts a spotlight on Social Security's looming shortfall - Without changes, the retirement program won't be able to pay the full benefits that have been promised to retirees.

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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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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Trump picked a bad time to threaten Jerome Powell

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Healey opposing parole bid from man serving life sentence in 1983 murder of State Police trooper -- The release of Jose Colon, convicted of fatally shooting Trooper George Hanna, would send a signal that "the deliberate killing of a police officer is anything less than the most heinous of crimes," Healey wrote.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Burst of January warmth hits New England as midweek rain moves in - By evening, two developing storms will bring more rain across Southern New England.

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These maps show how parallel storms Wednesday will impact New England

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Michael Morrissey's departure resets Norfolk DA contest after high-profile controversies -- Since 1966, voters have elected four Norfolk district attorneys, all Democrats who assumed office after serving as legislators on Beacon Hill.

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After battling for a tournament title in Belfast, BU and Harvard women's hockey ready for Beanpot final -- The Terriers knocked off the Crimson to capture the Friendship Series title in Northern Ireland on Jan. 3. Less than three weeks later, the pair will face off for the ultimate Boston puck prize.

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Willson Contreras says 'it's really a dream coming true' to be a member of the Red Sox -- "Boston has a history of winning teams. I consider myself a winner," Contreras said.

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Seven residents displaced in four-alarm Chelsea fire -- No one was injured, officials said.

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Federal judge says deporting Babson College freshman was a 'tragic case of bureaucracy gone wrong' Any Lucia Lopez Belloza, 19, was arrested by ICE agents at Logan International Airport on Thanksgiving morning.

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Is $3 million enough to expand mental health services in school? Advocates say no. One in six teens experiences a major depressive episode each year.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- A working mom summons her ChatGPT superpowers -- How parents are discovering AI's potential to help organize a hectic household.

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'28 Years Later: The Bone Temple': Beware of false prophets

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Sign up for Season 3 of Winter Soup Club

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Past and present build to powerful effect in 'Great Privation'

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10 NEW AND RETURNING SHOWS TO WATCH 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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EDITORIAL -- Medical needs cross state lines. Licenses should too.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The cruel irony of 'life is unfair,' from JFK to Caroline Kennedy

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Pardis Mahdavi -- A 'Koorsoo' moment for Iran

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EDITORIAL -- Congress must draw its red line to protect Greenland

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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New video shows Brown University shooter fleeing campus through residential neighborhood -- Video from the dash camera on a Brown University shuttle vehicle shows Claudio Manuel Neves Valente fleeing campus after the shooting on December 13.

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HIGH SCHOOL BASEBALL -- The MIAA baseball committee has voted to bring back the Super 8 tournament. What would it look like? -- The proposal takes the top eight teams by power ranking across all divisions and seeds them 1-8 to play a best-of-three first round before single-elimination semifinals and finals.

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Varsity News -- Varsity News: A girls' hockey curse 🏒 and All-Scholastics👑 -- We break down the constant shuffling at the top of the girls' hockey rankings in our latest Varsity News newsletter.

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Revolution -- Revolution sign Cristiano Oliveira of Somerville as Homegrown Player -- Oliveira, who was born in Cambridge and is a Somerville resident, is the 16th Homegrown Player in New England's club history.

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In a season of streaks, is Bruins' latest heater worth believing in?

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New video shows Brown University shooter fleeing campus through residential neighborhood

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The Dugout, popular Fenway dive bar, to close after near-century of colorful operation

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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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In whistle-blower lawsuit, Boston police supervisor accuses commissioner of ignoring detail fraud

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Boston Legacy FC releases preseason roster ahead of training camp

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Track Boston Legacy FC signings: See which players have joined the inaugural roster

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Truly an end of an era with the departures of longtime coaches John Harbaugh and Mike Tomlin

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'A huge opportunity': Whoop, DraftKings, and other techies form industry group to boost Massachusetts AI economy

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'Halal inflation': How niche markets are battling rising prices

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US suspending immigrant visa processing from 75 countries over public assistance. Follow live updates.

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Trump administration lawyers blessed US operation to remove Maduro from power, memo shows

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Trump's freeze of an offshore wind project faces scrutiny from a judge he appointed

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Scientists call another near-record hot year a 'warning shot' of a shifting, dangerous climate

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Blasting heat at home and still freezing? There are easy fixes to save money and stay warm.

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Prosecutors want 20-year sentence for ex-South Carolina lawmaker for sharing child sex abuse videos

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Iran signals fast trials and executions for protesters as crackdown death toll exceeds 2,500

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A construction crane falls onto a moving train in Thailand, killing at least 32 people

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Prosecutors seek death for South Korea's former leader over martial law attempt

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Greenland isn't the prize. NATO is.

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May I have a word: People who aren't your friends yet

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A Donroe to Trump: 'Keep my family's good name out of' your doctrine

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

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What it's like to eat at Cafe Sushi Nisei (once again)

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Need some thermal pampering? It's a new era of wellness in Banff National Park.

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It's a great year to go play in the snow

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I climbed a glacier-topped volcano . . . and survived!

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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 Dickensian saga set in modern Pakistan

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'Henry David Thoreau' argues the writer was more than his most famous work

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Rachel McAdams sends for help, Alexander Skarsgård in a leather-filled love story, and more winter movies

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Ralph Fiennes boosts moral through music in 'The Choral'

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

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A 100th birthday show for Coltrane and Miles comes to Scullers

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Want to step inside of a David Lynch production? This 'dreamy' music showcase can take you there.

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

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

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Flu is 'very high' in most New England states in one of the worst influenza seasons in recent memory

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

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Claudette Colvin, who refused to move seats on bus at start of civil rights movement, has died

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Scott Adams, 'Dilbert' creator who shifted into racist, far-right commentary, dies

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