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A harmonious Winter Olympics Opening Ceremony, but not without some political statements -- While the Games' competitive charter prohibits political statements on the field of play, fans made them inside the 75,000-seat San Siro Stadium.

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What it felt like at the Opening Ceremony -- The largest stadium in Italy celebrates its 100th anniversary in September, and it is showing its age.

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Photos: Scenes from the Opening Ceremony of the Milan Cortina Olympics

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Here's how much snow to expect from the storm that will arrive in New England overnight -- There's no way we'll be seeing the type of snow that fell two weeks ago, but you may need to break out the shovel.

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Cold emergency declared in Boston Saturday through Monday, mayor's office says

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Trump administration refuses to return Babson College freshman deported to Honduras, court filings show -- In a court filing Friday, the Trump administration sketched out a path where Any Lucia Lopez Belloza could possibly study in the US but not return permanently.

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US seeks to expedite deportation of 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos

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Bipartisan lawmakers call for 'clear and unequivocal apology' after Trump removes racist video depicting the Obamas -- "Praying it was fake because it's the most racist thing I've seen out of this White House," Senator Tim Scott, the Senate's only Black Republican, said.

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Celebrated judge who lambasted Trump was facing complaint at time of retirement -- Former Judge Mark Wolf, 78, was appointed to the bench by Republican President Ronald Reagan and served for 40 years.

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What Mike Vrabel has done in his first season as Patriots coach isn't just rare, it's unprecedented -- Before Vrabel, the high-water mark for first-year success after a one-and-done predecessor was 11 wins.

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Drake Maye a full participant in Patriots' practice Friday, no longer on Super Bowl injury report -- On defense, linebackers Harold Landry (knee) and Robert Spillane (ankle) are both questionable for Sunday's game against the Seahawks.

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Watch: Governor Healey joins Ben Volin live from Radio Row ahead of Super Bowl LX

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Nancy Guthrie's abduction set off a storm. This sheriff is riding it out.

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About a dozen children taken to hospital after exposure to commercial-grade dish cleaner at Wellesley day care -- The response is ongoing Friday afternoon at a Bright Horizons day care center.

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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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Actor Timothy Busfield indicted on 4 counts of sexual contact with a child

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MARK SHANAHAN - 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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In memory of Maisey, determined Concord-Carlisle girls' swimmers win fourth straight North title

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Celtics boss Brad Stevens explains his trade deadline moves, as well as Jayson Tatum's recovery and possible return

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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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Maine lawmaker moves to restrict ICE surveillance after residents report being tracked -- One Maine resident said agents apparently looked up her license plate information after she monitored an ICE vehicle.

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More than 2 years after allegedly being drunk during head-on collision, state trooper is suspended -- A criminal probe was disclosed in a legal filing in a pending murder case the trooper investigated in Essex County.

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Luigi Mangione speaks out in protest as judge sets state murder trial for June 8 -- Mangione made the remarks as court officers escorted him out of the courtroom after a judge scheduled his state murder trial.

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Governor Ayotte again vetoes N.H. 'bathroom bill' backed by GOP lawmakers -- The legislation would have allowed separation in certain spaces based on "biological sex."

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'It's not a job. It's a love.' Fishing community in Gloucester carries on after a familiar tragedy. "You see more fishermen with one arm or one hand than in any other job," said a Gloucester lobsterman.

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AS I SEE IT -- A postcard from San Francisco, a city on the comeback -- Once bashed for tents and tarps for the homeless on downtown sidewalks, San Francisco is seeing better times, say the locals.

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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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GOLF -- Ryo Hisatsune chips in for birdie after water ball, shoots 63 to take second-round lead at Phoenix Open -- Despite hitting into the water on 17, Hisatsune shot a bogey-free 8-under to surge into the lead in rowdy Scottsdale, Ariz.

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NORTH QUINCY 62, QUINCY 59 -- In a spirited city clash, Maeghan Smith, North Quincy girls' basketball nudge past Quincy -- The 14th-ranked Raiders (11-4) survived the ejection of a key player and rode a 20-point effort from their senior guard for Patriot League victory.

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CATHOLIC MEMORIAL 54, MALDEN CATHOLIC 47 -- Catholic Memorial's post duo simply too much for Malden Catholic in boys' basketball showdown -- Kise Flannery, a senior bound for Harvard to play football, finished with 8 points, 10 rebounds, and 5 assists, regularly finding Jeremy Hernandez (18 points) on cuts to the rim.

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MIAA SOUTH GIRLS' SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP -- Dover-Sherborn's depth delivers first South sectional swim title as a solo program

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THE FINE PRINT - Judge orders Kalshi to cease its sports-betting business in Massachusetts - A court order barring the New York-based company from operating its sports-betting prediction market in Massachusetts went into effect on Friday.

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

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Biogen's profit forecast tops estimates on cost-cutting

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

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

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Dracut Public Schools will officially go by 'Drakeut' for Super Bowl Sunday

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Students in N.H. protest ICE, warn of a nation that's grown 'far too divided'

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As Trump continues to threaten cities, Wu, local officials play defense

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A Super Bowl title would go a long way toward Stefon Diggs getting a Hall of Fame gold jacket

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Foxborough says that if FIFA doesn't come through with $7 million-plus for World Cup security, license won't be granted

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Google workers demand end to cloud services for immigration agencies

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Even among the Patriots most faithful, an affordable Super Bowl ticket is hard to find

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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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House Oversight Democrats question Bondi's handling of Epstein files. Follow live updates.

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Federal vaccine advisers take aim at COVID shots

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Trump ends Obama-era restrictions on commercial fishing in protected area off New England

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Sheriff searching for Savannah Guthrie's missing mom calls lack of video a disappointing setback

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Iran at work on missile and nuclear sites, satellite images suggest

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Suicide bombing at a Shiite mosque on Islamabad's outskirts kills at least 31 and wounds scores

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She's upending Japanese politics with two words: 'I'm pregnant'

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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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Patriots fan on TikTok explains Super Bowl teams as two different 'female friend groups'

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Is it time to move to Boston?

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US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived

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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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Fire at historic Castle Hill Inn prompts evacuation in Newport

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

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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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Death became them: 'Six Feet Under' reminded us that no one here gets out alive

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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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Fewer Mass. children are involved with DCF, but race disparities are worsening

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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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