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Fired Boston police officer awarded $1 million in damages for hostile work environment -- A jury was convinced by Enxhi Qirici's claims of a hostile work environment.

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Jeffrey Epstein helped broker a major gift for Larry Summers' wife. She said it 'changed everything' for her at Harvard. -- In response to Globe questions, Harvard announced a new review of those with university ties who are also mentioned in the recently released Epstein emails.

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A timeline of Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Larry Summers and his wife, Elisa New

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Long a coveted voice, Larry Summers withdraws from a half-dozen groups amid Epstein ties. Harvard's not among them.

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What organizations is Larry Summers affiliated with, and which has he withdrawn from in wake of Epstein emails?

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Urged on by survivors, Congress ordered the release of the Epstein files. But a potential hurdle remains. -- Rapid-fire developments Tuesday marked the surprisingly swift culmination of a months-long fight over Justice Department files about the accused sex trafficker.

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James Pindell | Analysis -- The first signs the Trump-era of American politics is ending -- For anyone who has spent the last year treating Trump as politically untouchable, Tuesday's vote revealed what had always been true: second-term presidents are on borrowed time.

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Why Trump's plan to help GOP keep control of the House could backfire

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The Education Department is dismantling. Here's what that means.

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Justice Department says full grand jury in Comey case didn't review copy of final indictment. Follow live updates.

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Dave Epstein: When can New England expect a little break from all this cold weather?

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What is lost when a sex store closes its doors? -- "We're therapists. We're marriage counselors. That's what you can't get online," said M.J. Pullins, owner of the soon-to-close shop Hubba Hubba in Cambridge.

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How does the Michelin Guide work?

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This Boston restaurant earned the city's first Michelin star, and more eateries earned recommended status

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Boston Michelin Guide: See the full list of local restaurants that earned recognition

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How the rest of the Northeast cities fared

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These two grocery store chains 'stand out' for quality and prices, new report finds -- At Market Basket, prices were 15 percent lower than the average at more than a dozen stores, the report found.

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In Boston, 'no matter what happens, rents go up.' Here's why. -- Across much of the country, rents have fallen over the last few years as the housing market has stagnated and new homes have become available. Not here.

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Rent control backers say they're on track to go before voters next year

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Man dies in mobile home fire in Mashpee, officials say -- The fire broke out shortly after 3 a.m., officials said.

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A librarian's worst nightmare: After losing 40,000 books to booklice and mold, Berkshire Community College rebuilds -- Fellow book lovers are pitching in to help, and BCC has now received thousands of books, gifts, and offers from private donors, public libraries, and prominent universities.

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Three firefighters taken to hospital after blaze at Foxwoods Resort Casino

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Roger Williams University mandates unpaid furloughs for most employees

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Love Letters Podcast -- What is a situationship? -- The slang word — a portmanteau of "relationship" and "situation" — has taken off in the last six years or so.

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Love Letters: I've used ChatGPT as a therapist. Where do I go from here?

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For $285,000, a 252-square-foot cottage on Cape Cod - Tucked inside the Pine Tree Cottages community in Eastham, 1061 State Highway, Unit 4 is a one-bed, one-bath studio that's high on charm.

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Season Two -- The Harvard Plan Episode 3: The Endless Frontier -- The Trump administration is proposing a new "compact" that radically remakes the decades-old relationship between government and academia in America.

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IDEAS | LISA SELIN DAVIS - A chance to depoliticize gender-affirming care - A report commissioned by the Trump administration manages to look at the evidence for youth gender medicine outside of a left-right framing.

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JEFF JACOBY -- The Allston Car Wash raid and what it means to be a neighbor

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Jill Abramson -- Epstein, RFK Jr., and journalism's week of shame

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EDITORIAL -- Would you hire an electrician from Harvard Vocational School?

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From this troubled moment a renaissance could yet arise, art historian says at Globe Summit - Sarah Lewis, a Harvard associate professor, spoke with Makeeba McCreary, president of the New Commonwealth Fund, about the power of art at the Globe Summit Tuesday.

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Jury selection in Brian Walshe murder trial continues Wednesday -- Nine jurors were seated on Tuesday, according to media reports.

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Which side are you on? During the Revolutionary War, Granite Staters had to choose -- Remembering their stories to commemorate the 250th anniversary of the American Revolution.

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Military veterans were passed over for Boston firefighting jobs, lawsuit alleges -- The complaint also alleges the department has used a cadet program to benefit relatives of current firefighters and others with political ties.

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Trial of Lindsay Clancy, charged with killing her three children in Duxbury, rescheduled to July -- Clancy is accused of killing her three children — Cora, 5, Dawson, 3, and Callan, 8 months — by strangling them with exercise bands on Jan. 24, 2023.

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Spotlight Follow-up -- The DEA cast him as a cartel member. He calls himself the poster child of America's drug crisis. -- The DEA tore through a small New Hampshire city and rounded up what they called "high-ranking" members of the Sinaloa Cartel. Among those arrested? A man who has had few sober days since 1999.

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BETH TEITELL - Snowport's viral cheese sandwich smells like 'dead rats' — but fans say the stink is worth it - The raclette sandwich by all accounts is delicious, but the aggressive aroma that wafts through the Seaport's pop-up holiday market is sending its victims straight to TikTok for safety.

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Boston's broadcast journalists are departing TV news in droves. Why? -- Big names including WBZ-TV's Jon Keller and WHDH-TV's Kim Khazei are just the most recent examples of the accelerating flight of broadcasters from the airwaves.

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'A lot more alligator-ish.' Alligator rescued from Charles River last week is on the mend. -- The 1-year-old alligator is recuperating from a respiratory infection, his owner said.

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Protest music has no age limit — just ask the singers in Young@Heart

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At Harvard's Carpenter Center, performance as pollination — and pollination as performance

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From 'Titanic' to two Tarantino titles, catch these upcoming screenings at Boston cinemas

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Jacob's Pillow offers early look at its summer dance festival for 2026

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Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope -- The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston's busing era.

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A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care -- A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

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Explore the project: Snitch City -- In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill -- The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- State GOP candidates at odds over ICE car wash raid

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Eugene Scott -- Liberals need to think beyond the Beltway and go local

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EDITORIAL -- Finding beds for the homeless in West Roxbury

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Jamie Van Nostrand -- Why Mass. gas bills are rising — and what we need to do about it

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Lara Jirmanus, Aaron Shakow, and Sandra Susan Smith -- Harvard idealizes pluralism. It needs restorative justice instead.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Will the 'Mamdani effect' on Israel work for Moulton and Pressley?

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FORECAST | KEN MAHAN - Rare stratospheric event forecast to unleash polar vortex across the US, New England - The sudden warming of the upper atmosphere typically occurs in the depths of winter but this early event will weaken the polar vortex, sending bone-chilling air our way.

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bruins at ducks | 10 p.m. (NESN) -- Bruins at Ducks: Banged-up Bruins head west for three-game swing -- The Bruins will kick off a three-game California swing with Wednesday night's game against the Pacific Division-leading Ducks.

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Roger Federer elected to International Tennis Hall of Fame in first year of eligibility -- At the height of his powers, Federer reached a record 10 consecutive Grand Slam finals from 2005-07, winning eight.

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FLEET -- Transition to pro hockey has been smooth for Fleet rookie Haley Winn, who 'plays like a veteran already'

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BASEBALL -- Women's Pro Baseball League inaugural draft to be held Thursday, and local players hope to hear their names called

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Tara Sullivan -- The 'Alex vs ARod' docuseries has been riveting, even if the Red Sox aren't a primary character, and other thoughts

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BOLD TYPES - Schneider Electric prepares to triple its HQ size in Boston with move to Winthrop Center - The French energy management company said it will start moving into 75,000 square feet at the Winthrop Center tower around the middle of next year.

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US trade deficit drops 24 percent in August as Trump's tariffs reduce imports

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Your Week Ahead -- Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 17-23

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Holiday Style -- 12 festive eats to feed your holiday spirit and add sparkle to the season

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The Department of Education has deep Rhode Island roots, dating to its first national commissioner, Henry Barnard

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Larry Summers says he is resigning from board of OpenAI in aftermath of Epstein emails

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Bruins already are reaping rewards of their teardown at last season's trade deadline

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Players feel they have all they need, and other Patriots thoughts coming out of their mini bye

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Orioles trade pitcher Grayson Rodriguez to the Angels for power-hitting outfielder Taylor Ward

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Larry Summers towered over economics. What becomes of his legacy now?

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South Boston developer, state senator's brother, faces pile of lawsuits over stalled Dorchester Avenue project

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Justice Department says full grand jury in Comey case didn't review copy of final indictment

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A health center closure in New Hampshire reveals toll of federal cuts on rural communities

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Texas governor declares Muslim civil rights group a terrorist organization

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Federal court blocks Texas' Republican-friendly congressional map

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Under Trump, immigrants are more fearful but determined to stay, poll finds

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Poland to shut last Russian consulate after railway sabotage

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Israeli airstrike kills 1 and wounds 11 including students in southern Lebanon

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Russian barrage kills 10 in Ukraine as Zelensky heads for talks with Turkish leader

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Is Cambridge's equity-based school system finally facing a reality check?

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May I have a word: A new term becomes a smash hit

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Why Trump is surprisingly good at handling the Middle East

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Would your partner pass the 'bird test'? It's complicated, experts say.

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After 16 years, Nadine Dowling walked herself down the aisle to Brian Kavanagh as 'At Last' played

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Elation, disbelief, disappointment (and a spike in reservations): How Michelin honorees feel the next day

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The Michelin stars have been awarded. What does it mean for Boston?

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JetBlue adds daily flights from Logan to Barcelona and Milan, challenging Delta

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Killington's independent era is starting. Will it change skiing in New England?

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'Goodnight Moon' suite at Sheraton Boston comes with a bowl of mush (but no old lady whispering hush)

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The Highwaymen were Black artists who sold paintings from the trunks of their cars, finding their own kind of freedom

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Norman Rockwell's heirs are right. Homeland Security is distorting his legacy.

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'Of Light and Air' at the MFA shows Winslow Homer at his best, with watercolor that comes wildly alive

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The best local book events this week

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John Edgar Wideman writes about life with the lively rhythms of jazz

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Three takeaways from Elin Hilderbrand's discussion at Globe Summit 2025

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What price Hollywood? 'Jay Kelly' contemplates the cost of fame

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In 'Peter Hujar's Day,' the devil is in the details

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Disney released the first 'Moana' live-action trailer. Watch it here.

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YouTuber bought underlying mortgage of R.I.'s 'Conjuring' House ahead of planned foreclosure auction, records show

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What real Rhode Islanders think of 'The Real Housewives of Rhode Island'

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'Armed Only with a Camera' spotlights the first American journalist killed in the war in Ukraine

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In 55 years, Aerosmith have never released an album with another artist — until now

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The 2025 Country Music Association Awards are almost here: How to watch

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Camille A. Brown's 'I AM' most certainly is

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'Summer, 1976′ is a well-acted meditation on the impacts of friendship

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After shaky year, health leaders set sights on keeping scientists in Massachusetts

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'Bittersweet': Judge approves bankruptcy settlement for OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma

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Here's what's in the opioid settlement against OxyContin maker Purdue and the Sackler family

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Bill Ivey, 81, dies; quelled conservative ire over US arts agency

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Homayoun Ershadi, 78, dies; 'Kite Runner' and 'Taste of Cherry' star

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Fund-raising philanthropist Susan Hurley, who died at 62, was Boston's marathon woman

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