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Jill Abramson -- At the Washington Post, a mortal wound -- The Post's excellence once inspired great work across the profession. Eliminating a third of its staff is a real blow to journalism.

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EDITORIAL -- Malden's backdoor effort to stifle cannabis shops fails in court -- Judge overturns Malden's marijuana zoning bylaw.

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JEFF JACOBY -- FDR was right about the trouble with public-sector unions -- Taxpayers don't have a real seat at the table when there is collective bargaining with the government.

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Losing PhD students means losing the future -- Trump's budget cuts could harm the pipeline for research and industry jobs — and send talented students to other countries.

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A threat to Haitian workers is a threat to the Massachusetts economy -- Temporary Protected Status set to expire Tuesday.

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Wu, City Council should make sure police watchdog has bite -- The mayor voted to create the Office of Police Accountability and Transparency. She should ensure that her police commissioner doesn't ignore its findings.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Bad Bunny's American dream -- Amid the turmoil of Trump's immigration crackdown, the Puerto Rican megastar is the right artist at the right time for the Super Bowl halftime show.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Is it Trump, or Chief Justice Roberts? -- Trying to silence those who speak to the press is a pet project of Trump's. But in this case, the muzzler-in-chief is Chief Justice John Roberts.

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Edward J. Markey -- ICE's growing surveillance state -- ICE has constructed a digital dragnet that captures and retains massive amounts of data about all of us, citizens and noncitizens alike.

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Justice Brown -- Bad Bunny, ICE, and the Super Bowl -- His halftime show may directly confront the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies.

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Yevhenii Malik and Alexandra Vacroux -- Russia's million-man war in Ukraine -- The casualties undermine the Kremlin's claims of military success and expose the human cost of a war sold as both necessary and victorious.

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Will Austin -- The addictive danger of sports betting -- Online sports gambling will ruin many people if the Legislature doesn't rein it in.

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America is a far cry from anything that feels like normal -- "We have a federal government staffed by enablers of the plutocracy," writes one reader. "The media need to keep their eye on the ball against election interference."

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Under press secretary Leavitt, facts all come with points of view -- As with many others in this administration, the truth is what she says it is, regardless of the facts.

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Leaving Mass. en masse: Outmigration numbers raise concerns -- Recent polling found that about one in three voters say they've considered moving from Massachusetts or know someone who is.

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A Patriots jersey in a sea of Seahawks fans -- The Friday before Super Bowl XLIX in 2015, employees gathered for a Seahawks pep rally and group photo. I asked the organizer if I could participate as a Patriots fan.

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Why Gish Jen talks to the dead -- The writer's new novel "Bad Bad Girl" blends truth and fiction to dissect the cultural divide between mother and daughter.

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A Boston veteran's 57-year journey to find peace -- Kevin Cullen shares the story of one Boston veteran who spent decades finding peace after a devastating experience in Vietnam.

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Rage over a lost penny -- The president wanted to look bold by eliminating the penny. But shouldn't the administration have planned ahead for the consequences?

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The right's immune system is finally fighting back against antisemitism. Maybe. -- A backlash from conservatives against right-wing influencers is a rare sign of hope.

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Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch draw a line on Epstein

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The Trump-led attack on the midterms you may not see coming

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Massachusetts can't stop ICE. But it can help its vulnerable immigrant population.

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The Wild Issue -- This special edition of Globe Ideas goes to mountaintops, rivers, urban parks, and open fields to unearth surprising stories about what nature means today.

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The Revolution lives on -- 250 years later, the fight for American independence is still full of surprising stories and unresolved questions. Explore them in this special issue of Globe Ideas.

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Blueprints for a new downtown Boston -- It's time to reimagine the identity of the city's core — and we've got ideas.

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Not so fast, fashion -- How to be fashionable and equitable while saving the planet from climate change.

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