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Federal judge halts N.H. plan to end annual inspections for motor vehicles -- The end of the road was in sight for mandatory annual vehicle inspections in New Hampshire. But a federal judge hit the brakes.

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Students are finding new ways to cheat on the SAT

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- To fight our slide into authoritarianism, be like Minneapolis -- An expert on authoritarian governments sees where the US is going. And he knows what we need to do to fix it.

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Nervous allies and Fox News: How Trump realized he had a big problem in Minneapolis -- President Trump's shifting strategy in Minnesota, and the dawning realization that his usual tactics were not working, is based on interviews with a dozen people.

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'We're not safe right now': Woman's dramatic ICE arrest ignites fear in Maine's immigrant communities -- When ICE arrested Fátima Lucas Henrique, the video of her screaming as agents pulled her from her vehicle resonated across the state.

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Man arrested in the attack on Ilhan Omar has a criminal history and made pro-Trump posts -- Omar, a progressive, has been a frequent target of President Trump's barbs since she joined Congress in 2019.

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Ben Volin | On football -- Bill Belichick's snub proves the Pro Football Hall of Fame needs to blow up its voting process and start over -- The far bigger problem is the composition of the voting bloc. It's a mess that sorely needs intervention.

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Robert Kraft believes Belichick should be a unanimous first-ballot HOFer

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Bone-chilling cold continues its icy grip Thursday

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Shoveling snow can create a 'perfect storm' to trigger a heart attack, doctor warns

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MBTA disruptions continue after snowstorm with delays and cancellations

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Is it AI, or is it just Somerville? A video of shoveling unicyclists seems too good to be true.

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Governor Healey just released a $63 billion budget proposal. Here's what's in it. -- Governor Maura Healey's spending plan relies on a mix of tax maneuvering, money raised by the state's surtax on high-earners.

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Medway nurse, foster parent, and mother of six dies of ovarian cancer, family says: 'She was such a giving person'

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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to insist they be lowered

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4 children, ages 11 and 12, charged with murder in fatal attack on man in Providence, police say

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Rose Byrne named Hasty Pudding's 2026 Woman of the Year

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Weston native becomes first American woman to complete solo, unsupported ski to South Pole

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These are the top destinations for Mass. residents who moved away in 2024

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JOAN VENNOCHI - Homan promised to bring 'hell' to Boston. Can he bring peace to Minneapolis? The border czar's arrival in Minneapolis shows just how extreme Trump's mass deportation agenda has become.

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LETTERS -- Kraft should decline Hall nod if Belichick can't enter with him

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JEFF JACOBY -- The immigration crackdown that's breaking the GOP

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EDITORIAL -- Trump can't be allowed to punish campus free speech

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- Trump should know the folly of meddling in Iran

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Police officer in Adams shoots at man who allegedly approached while clutching object -- The officer fired one round that did not strike anyone, officials said.

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Entire special ed parent advisory council resigns from Wachusett school district over service complaints -- The regional district failed to address complaints for years over special education, members of the council said.

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Man who killed wife in Springfield and then drove kids to school granted parole from life sentence -- It was the sixth attempt at parole for Michael Montel, 63.

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Flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered from jet that crashed at Bangor Airport, officials say -- The Bombardier CL-600, owned by a Houston law firm, crashed around 7:45 p.m. Sunday as it was taking off for Paris.

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They lost their loved ones in the D.C. plane crash a year ago. Here's how they're trying to move forward. "A lot of us found each other and have kind of just tried to press on," said Doug Lane, whose wife and son were killed when Flight 5342 crashed.

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MFA tells ranks to brace for layoffs, citing sustainability concerns -- The museum has never returned to pre-pandemic visitor levels and has kept other cost-saving measures in place.

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'I want my mom': Kindergartner left without her mother for several days as ICE detains parents in Maine -- A growing number of children across Maine have been left without a parent as immigration enforcement surges in the state.

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DEVRA FIRST - Are local restaurants seeing a 'Michelin bump'? Recognition from the dining guide has already made a difference, but it's not always about the numbers.

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Prepare to attend your first music festival of 2026: Something in the Way Fest

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In Oscar-nominated 'Arco,' future worlds have lonely fears, wild imagination — and a tender heart

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Zac Brown Band returns to Boston this summer for another big Fenway Park show

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How this Vermont tattoo shop is celebrating the state and revolutionizing the craft

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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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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Are there alternatives to road salt?

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IDEAS | TED WIDMER -- Boston in the 1770s. Minneapolis in 2026.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Don't look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American.

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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'Tragic': N.H. Governor Ayotte calls for investigation into ICE's fatal shooting of protester -- She stopped short of asking for a pause in ICE operations in Maine and Minnesota.

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NFL -- Todd Monken, ex-Ravens offensive coordinator, hired as the Browns coach -- Monken's hiring wraps up a three-week search since the Browns fired Kevin Stefanski a day after finishing a 5-12 campaign.

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Bruins Notebook -- How the Bruins' equipment manager earned an honorary assist on David Pastrnak's overtime winner Tuesday vs. Predators -- Keith Robinson's snap decision was the capper on a long day of travel and trials for the Bruins where the entire organization chipped in to help earn a victory.

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Alex Speier | On baseball -- Signing Ranger Suárez is just the latest example of the Red Sox pivoting in the offseason. Here are other noteworthy ones.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- What's the point of the Pro Football Hall of Fame if Bill Belichick doesn't get in on the first ballot?

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HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY -- MIAA hockey committee unanimously approves the return of Super 8 tournament, for boys and girls

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GE Vernova sees offshore wind losses rise because of Vineyard Wind stop-work order -- The Cambridge-based energy company reported Wednesday that losses in its wind division totaled nearly $600 million in 2025, well above what it had predicted.

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Starbucks says turnaround 'ahead of schedule' as sales rebound -- Sales at US stores open for at least a year were up 4 percent in the quarter ending Dec. 28, versus the prior year, surpassing analysts' forecasts.

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Fidelity Investments to launch stablecoin in coming weeks

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SHIRLEY LEUNG -- Red Line slow zones may be gone, but in this weather, maybe it's just simpler to drive

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Youth sports were good for kids. Then came the private club teams.

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Excerpt -- Coretta Scott King spoke out against the Vietnam War at a time when many leaders didn't dare dissent

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LOVE LETTERS -- He's set in his ways, which, a lot of the time, is without me

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THE BIG DAY -- On their wedding day, 'Paul Revere' rode again

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Early weekend forecast: Friday night could be coldest yet, before storm moves in on Sunday

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ICE to legal observer in Maine: 'Now you're considered a domestic terrorist'

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'These are happy tears.' Robert Kraft gives Super Bowl tickets to family of slain Uxbridge police officer

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Television ratings for the AFC Championship game against the Broncos the highest for a Patriots game in seven years

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Jordan's Furniture teams up with UConn basketball in furniture giveaway

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Could AI help doctors catch signs of cognitive decline early?

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Federal agents involved in shooting of Alex Pretti have been on leave since Saturday, DHS says

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Trump signals interest in easing tensions, but Minneapolis sees little change on the streets

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Search warrant FBI served at elections office near Atlanta seeks records tied to the 2020 elections

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Alabama inmate activists from an Oscar-nominated film are moved to solitary, attorneys say

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'Doomsday Clock' moves closer to midnight over threats from nuclear weapons, climate change and AI

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Trump threatens Iran with 'massive armada' and presses a set of demands

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Clamor is growing in Europe to boycott Trump's World Cup

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A Ukrainian city where every step outside risks death by drone

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Selma, Stonewall — and Minnesota

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The political logic of Trump's violent lawlessness

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After another shooting in Minn., Congress must step in

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High January is the new dry January

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'Would they light up the Pru in Jets colors?': New Yorkers fume over Empire State Building celebrating Patriots

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Charlie's Kitchen, beloved Harvard restaurant, to close 'until further notice' after apparent water damage

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A six-figure income working from home? The sourdough secret.

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More people are getting hooked on tinned fish. And this Stratham, N.H., native's brand has helped lure them in.

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JetBlue adds Super Bowl flights, and Germany warns about travel to the US

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More than 10,800 flights canceled Sunday as massive winter storm sweeps across US

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Marian Goodman, eminent New York art dealer, dies at 97

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A curator who changed our understanding of American art, and of America

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Looking at America's 250th in terms of today

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Cristina Rivera Garza confronts the past in her latest genre-bending book

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Inside a tech company's secretive plan to destroy millions of books

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In Sarah Bruni's 'Mass Mothering,' love and care in a time of grief and fear

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Jodie Foster leads an all-star French cast in 'A Private Life'

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Nigella Lawson joins 'The Great British Baking Show' as a judge

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'It's sickening to watch': Kimmel, Stewart, and more late-night hosts react to shooting of Alex Pretti

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FX sets premiere date for 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette'

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Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in 'Streets of Minneapolis'

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Noah Kahan announces fourth album 'The Great Divide'

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Your guide to the most exciting parts of the 2026 Grammy Awards

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Onstage and in her new special, Janet McNamara wants to win you over

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Hasty Pudding postpones Woman of the Year ceremony and parade

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Broadway in Boston announces 2026-27 season: 'Maybe Happy Ending,' 'Operation Mincemeat,' and more

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Mass. hospitals are filling with patients who can't make their own medical choices. What's the solution?

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A Bedford biotech is more than doubling its headquarters size with a move to Waltham

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Gladys West, unsung figure in development of GPS, dies at 95

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Maine's legendary 'lobster lady' dies at 105: 'More than a local icon'

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