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Friday, February 13, 2026 5:31 PM ET

Boston Globe - Top Stories

How are New England athletes doing in the 2026 Winter Olympics?

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'I am at the scene of the crime.' Backyard igloo captivates millions online before being destroyed by vandals. -- Jack Tarca and his friends spent two weeks building an enormous igloo in his South Boston backyard. It was fun while it lasted.

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Patriots wide receiver Stefon Diggs pleads not guilty to assault, strangulation charges

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Judge orders Trump administration to 'make amends,' return Babson student deported to Honduras -- Any Lucia Lopez Belloza had been deported while traveling home to Texas to see her family on Thanksiving.

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Ayotte releases info on Trump administration's 'new detention model' for ICE facilities across US -- The Merrimack warehouse is part of a $38 billion plan that would be operational by Nov. 30 and would expand ICE's detention capacity to 92,600 beds nationwide.

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Trump administration sues Harvard for allegedly failing to comply with review of its admissions process

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Homeland Security seems certain to shut down tonight. Follow live updates.

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'Concerned but never courageous': Janet Mills ad slams Susan Collins for Trump response -- Maine US Senator Susan Collins faced a new attack ad this week from Maine Governor Janet Mills, who is criticizing her response to President Trump.

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Mistake-filled free skate leaves 'Quad God' Ilia Malinin off the Olympic podium -- Malinin, the final skater to perform on Friday at the Milan Ice Center, was the heavy favorite entering the competition.

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How a three-year detour skiing at the University of Vermont set Paula Moltzan on an Olympic path -- After being cut by the national team, she had a choice to make: Quit the sport or ski collegiately. She enrolled at the University of Vermont.

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Dan Shaughnessy - Bill Belichick's reputation was actually helped by Hall snub, but his feud with Krafts will never end, and other thoughts - It was the Hall that was embarrassed, not the coach. And folks in Canton, Ohio, will probably fix the voting process to make sure Belichick is enshrined in the summer of 2027.

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Financial 'death spiral' threatens the long-term survival of rural Mass. schools -- Rural school leaders and other local officials have repeatedly warned Beacon Hill lawmakers that their schools are sliding into a deepening fiscal crisis.

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Shirley Leung - For Karen Spilka, this year's Galentine's Day is serious business - On Galentine's Day, we sat down with Mass. Senate President Karen Spilka to talk about her priorities and relationship with Boston Mayor Michelle Wu.

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Rose Byrne parades through Cambridge as Hasty Pudding's 2026 Woman of the Year

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Evan Dando hospitalized after sending Lemonheads fan unsolicited sexual video and image

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4 dead in small plane crash near Colorado ski resort community of Steamboat Springs

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Daylight saving time returns. Here's when we 'spring forward.' -- We may lose an hour of sleep on March 8, but the upside is more sunlight in the evenings.

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IDEAS | RICHARD HANANIA - Jon Stewart doesn't understand economics - The comedian leads his listeners into a trap of mixing up knowledge gathering and vision building.

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- The Epstein files and the problem with guilt by association

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Eugene Scott -- Let Olympians define America for themselves

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LETTERS -- Resistance rises as the chill of ICE looms over the next election

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Joseph Stiglitz and Mike Konczal -- Trump's tariff fantasy collides with economic reality

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Source: Red Sox' Roman Anthony to play for Team USA in World Baseball Classic if he passes spring training physical -- Anthony will be an injury replacement for the Diamondbacks' Corbin Carroll, meaning not only is a roster spot available, but so is a significant role in the outfield.

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Police warn Somerville residents about series of recent break-ins -- "We urge all residents to remain vigilant and take proactive steps to protect their homes and neighborhoods," police said.

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Wayland curling club vaulted into spotlight after Olympic success - Broomstones Curling Club had a spike in interest after one of its alumni, Korey Dropkin, won a silver medal in mixed doubles at the Winter Olympics in Italy.

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'Blue Moon,' 'Eternity,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this Valentine's Day weekend

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Among the ALA honors this year, a Boston-influenced swashbuckling tale of seafaring teens

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R.J. Palacio wrote 'Wonder' all alone in the middle of the night. She says the musical version 'elevated it, frankly.'

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They say the show must go on. But does it really have to?

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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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Jacob Roberts -- Hasty Pudding, Harvard must reckon with new Epstein revelations

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IDEAS | Eitan Hersh -- College students are less woke now. It's a chance to improve campus culture.

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EDITORIAL -- Why aren't Boston students completing required coursework?

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IDEAS | THOMAS LEE -- ChatGPT helps me stay awake

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KEVIN ZHANG -- To the person who slashed my tires

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Beautiful weather ahead for the long holiday weekend. -- Be careful on your walkways and driveways as daytime snowmelt refreezes overnight.

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FORECAST | KEN MAHAN -- How long will this welcome February warm-up last? -- Just in time for school break, temperatures will warm into the mid-40s next week.

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Red Sox -- Trevor Story, leader for the Red Sox, gets a new locker and new infield -- Offseason turnover left Story as the lone remaining member of the group most often cited for leadership during the Sox' playoff season in 2025.

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Men's college hockey -- Four goalies from New England schools among 10 semifinalists for NCAA's Mike Richter Award

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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING SECTIONAL PREVIEW -- Seven things to watch for during Saturday's MIAA wrestling sectionals

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Crab heist puts spotlight on surge of cargo thefts -- Losses attributed to cargo thefts nationwide jumped to about $725 million in 2025, a 60 percent increase from 2024, according to CargoNet.

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BOLD TYPES -- TD launches marketing campaign that takes 'Bank' out of its logo

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CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS -- Who's No. 1 among Massachusetts public companies? You can't spell the name without 'GE.'

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Your Home | Getting Cozy -- This Sunday River ski home blends seamlessly with its natural surroundings

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PERSPECTIVE -- Forgetful of names? You're not alone. And you can fight back.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We've both tried working as Uber Eats deliverers'

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THE BIG DAY -- Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler: How a borrowed item led to love and marriage

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Driver charged in death of Boston art collector found mentally incompetent to stand trial

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The two people found dead in car outside a Providence hospital were homeless

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Ex-Red Sox player Brock Holt says member of the 2018 team joked about shooting teammates

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Medford man rescued after ski injury near Pinkham Notch in N.H.

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Rhode Island aims to score big as World Cup alternative to Boston

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Mass. meatpacking plant to close, resulting in layoffs of nearly 200 workers

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As city approves new campus plan, Wentworth agrees to new annual payments

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Craft spirits distillery to replace beer garden on Rose Kennedy Greenway

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Journalist Don Lemon pleads not guilty to civil rights charges in Minnesota church protest

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Feds investigating whether 2 ICE officers lied about the shooting of a Venezuelan man in Minneapolis

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Bondi suggested Culver City has a crime problem. Culver City has a problem with that.

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Behind the scenes sorting through tips in cases like the Nancy Guthrie disappearance

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Teachers describe immigration enforcement's impact on classrooms in challenge of Trump policy

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Malawi vaccinates a new generation of children against polio, which still hasn't been eradicated

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From exile to power: The rise of Bangladesh's new leader

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Ontario lifts Tuition freeze at public universities

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Readers come clean about their own pop culture gaps

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For better or worse, Wu's bet on White Stadium will define her legacy

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As California and Texas battle over redistricting, the Supreme Court stays out of the fight

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Can't get this situationship out of my head

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A new kind of hotline: Love Letters phone booth debuts at Boston Public Library

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What alcohol does to the body

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A new food hall just opened in Cambridge. Here are the restaurants inside.

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Delta announces new nonstop flight from Boston to Honolulu

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At the world's only pencil sharpener museum, a quirky legacy can't be erased

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Escape from 2026! A Sturbridge hotel becomes a tropical portal to the past.

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Photography in a flash

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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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Local bestsellers for the week ended Feb. 8

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Another movie theater is shutting down in the Boston suburbs

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Bears, pearls, siblings, an aspiring retiree: looking at this year's Oscar-nominated animated shorts

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James Van Der Beek's embrace of the 'Dawson's Creek' meme captured his playful approach to celebrity

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In 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette,' travails of the very famous and beautiful

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An illuminating Mahler's 3rd from Budapest Festival Orchestra

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Brandi Carlile returns to TD Garden with her new LP, 'Returning to Myself'

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As AI accelerates and social media mushrooms, the perils of technology take center stage

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A waiting game in Lyric Stage's 'Penelope'

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History at Play revives Boston's 'Victorian Gossip Girl' for Valentine's

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'I feel reborn': How GLP-1 drugs are transforming the lives of people struggling with addiction

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Officials urge vaccination after 7th child dies from the flu in Mass. this flu season

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Gabor Boritt, refugee who became expert on Lincoln, dies at 86

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Laura Maioglio, whose restaurant was a theater district mainstay, dies at 93

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Fred Smith, who left Blondie for the band Television, dies at 77

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