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Brian Walshe convicted of murdering his wife, faces life sentence without parole -- Jurors deliberated over two days before finding Walshe, 50, guilty of first-degree murder. He will be sentenced on Wednesday.

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Anxiety over pace of Brown University shooting investigation mounts as search for killer continues - Investigators are focused on finding images that can reveal the gunman's identity as some residents become frustrated with the pace of the case.

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What we know about the Brown University attack

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He dreamed of being a doctor. She was a leader in the college Republicans club. What we know about Brown shooting victims. Ella Cook and MukhammadAziz Umurzokov were attending a review session for a popular economics class when a gunman came into the classroom and opened fire.

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What is a person of interest? Why police were 'hedging their bets' with detained man in Brown shooting

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'I feel like my body is still on alert': Brown students begin winter break while trying to process tragedy

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US military says strikes on 3 boats in the eastern Pacific Ocean kill 8 people -- The military said in a statement on social media that the strikes targeted "designated terrorist organizations," killing three people in the first vessel, two in the second boat, and three in the third boat.

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Trump administration says White House ballroom construction is a matter of national security

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Ukraine and allies agree on security guarantee for peace proposal

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Fitchburg man who suffered seizure during ICE encounter sues, alleging excessive force -- The lawsuit alleges an ICE agent compressed the blood vessels in the man's neck, causing him to lose consciousness and suffer involuntary, seizure-like movements.

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Forecast - Still cold Tuesday, but trending warmer with stretches of sunshine - Expansive high pressure has settled in near our region and will provide partly to mostly sunny skies and temperatures building to above freezing across Greater Boston.

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N.H. inventor Dean Kamen pictured in newly released Epstein image -- The entrepreneur is among a number of prominent people pictured in a batch of photographs that Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released from Jeffrey Epstein's estate.

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Holocaust survivor and 10-year-old with gentle soul among those killed in Bondi Beach shooting

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Trump levels political attack on Rob Reiner in inflammatory post after his killing -- The statement, even for President Trump, was a shocking comment that came as police were still investigating the deaths of the director and his wife as an apparent homicide.

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Red Sox acquire LHP Jake Bennett from Nationals for RHP Luis Perales in a prospect swap -- The 25-year-old lefthander joins the Sox' stable of upper-minors arms and fits what chief baseball officer Craig Breslow has sought in pitchers.

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The Globe podcast - Rümeysa Öztürk: An American Story Pt. 1 - Part 1 of the podcast series details Rümeysa Öztürk's harrowing journey from arrest to detention.

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Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk did nothing wrong. The Trump administration went after her anyway. -- In March, masked agents swarmed her on a Somerville street. The crackdown on foreign scholars was just beginning.

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'I sometimes wake up in tears for friends still there.' Rümeysa Öztürk's six weeks in ICE detention. -- As she was held in Louisiana, the fight to free Öztürk took place in protests and in the courts.

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JOAN VENNOCHI - The Walshe murder verdict was a win for justice. The bill is another story. Walshe, a man with a relish for the high life, qualified for two seasoned, well-regarded defense lawyers. It may be justified. But it would be nice to know exactly how.

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Aaron Regunberg -- RUN, HIDE, FIGHT is not a policy

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Eugene Scott -- To win in 2026, Democrats need the voters they keep dismissing

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EDITORIAL -- Trump's broken promise to immigrants — and to voters

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IDEAS | Mark Bartholomew and Martin Skladany -- Social media needs a reset button

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A glimpse of Globe Santa in downtown Boston

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Harvard extends Alan Garber's presidency -- Harvard's boards have voted to extend the current president's tenure amid the confrontation between the university and the Trump administration.

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Brian McGrory to rejoin Boston Globe as editor -- McGrory, currently the chair of Boston University's journalism department, previously served as Globe editor from 2012 until early 2023.

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Two Mass. men rescued from N.H. White Mountains -- The hikers were unprepared for the wintry conditions and got lost in waist-deep snow late on Friday, state officials said.

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Healey demands Trump halt ICE flights from Hanscom -- Hanscom Field is the busiest in New England for immigration detainee flights, happening about thrice weekly during most months since President Trump's second inauguration, according to ICE Flight Monitor.

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Boston leaders tout the city's low crime rate in 2025 -- Other big cities have also seen declines in gun violence following a widespread pandemic surge.

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Boston Planning Department staff votes to unionize -- The vote comes nearly two years after Mayor Michelle Wu moved to bring the quasi-governmental Boston Planning and Development Agency under City Hall's purview.

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The State Police Academy has long used a paramilitary structure. A year after another death, the agency is considering change. In memos detailing why they chose to depart the State Police Academy, hundreds of recruits over the last five years seemed to agree on a common factor: a grueling regimen that taxed them in ways they never expected.

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The top 10 (ish) television shows of the year -- Dread, joy, and off-screen news made for a memorable 2025 in TV.

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BETH TEITELL - As anxiety rises, more people are turning to beta blockers for everyday stress - Propranolol — once reserved for heart problems — is now helping people survive grocery stores, medical offices, breakup chats, and the general experience of being a person.

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'This should never have happened': iRobot files for bankruptcy, will be sold to Chinese manufacturer -- The Bedford-based robotics company and Picea, iRobot's main supplier, announced that iRobot filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy, to help clear up its debt in preparation for a sale.

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Free December events in Boston: Hanukkah celebrations, new play readings, and more

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Love Letters: Meredith is looking for thoughtful, anonymous relationship questions

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Our current 'Hamlet' moment is merely one of many bows for the melancholy Dane

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What is your book club reading in 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.

8 months ago

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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EDITORIAL -- Building accessibility codes shouldn't apply differently in Newton and Pittsfield

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The Trump administration's sewage is seeping into the national psyche

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IDEAS | RICHARD HANANIA -- Keep an open mind about regime change in Venezuela

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Authorities intensify search for Brown University shooter as anxiety continues. Here's how the day unfolded. -- The FBI is offering a reward of up to $50,000 for information leading to the identification, arrest, and conviction of the individual.

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STEELERS 28, DOLPHINS 15 -- Aaron Rodgers and Steelers freeze out Dolphins, stay atop AFC North -- Rodgers connected on 23 of 27 passes at frigid Acrisure Stadium, and Miami saw its slim playoff hopes vanish in Pittsburgh.

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Celtics Notebook -- Celtics raise awareness for National Marrow Donor Program registry, and help former trainer Ed Lacerte -- Lacerte, who was the Celtics head trainer and physical therapist for 30 years until departing after the 2016-17 season, is battling acute monocytic leukemia.

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SOCCER -- Bedford's Harrison Bertos scores overtime winner as Washington claims men's soccer national championship -- Bertos is a junior defender who won the 2022 NEPSAC Class B championship and was named New England MVP with Brooks.

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Pistons 112, Celtics 105 -- Celtics can't overcome cold shooting in loss to Pistons

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PATRIOTS -- Due to issues that have plagued them all season, Patriots' defense bloodied, beaten by Josh Allen, Bills

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Employers likely added 40,000 jobs in November as government releases report delayed by shutdown -- The US job market is sluggish and confusing this fall.

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Robert J. Samuelson, sharp-eyed economics columnist, dies at 79

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State regulators launch two-phase investigation to review utility bill charges

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Bostonians of the Year 2025 -- First responders, university presidents, and others who exemplified courage

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Bostonians of the Year 2025 -- Remembering Kitty Dukakis, Fletcher 'Flash' Wiley, Alvin F. Poussaint, and others we lost in 2025

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PERSPECTIVE -- Rifling through the kitchen trash for a used vape, I knew I had a cannabis problem

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'When I asked him what he does for fun, he said he's not an activities guy'

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Local Jewish leaders react with heartbreak, determination following antisemitic shootings in Australia

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Maybe Craig Breslow actually won't trade an outfielder, and other Red Sox thoughts

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Chiefs face uncertain future as Patrick Mahomes has ACL surgery

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MRI confirms Micah Parsons tore ACL, AP says, throwing major wrench into Packers' Super Bowl hopes

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Boston firm Klaviyo enters new growth stage as Andrew Bialecki brings on co-CEO

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FDA OKs libido-boosting pill for women who have gone through menopause

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US tariffs are having an uneven effect on holiday prices and purchases

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Americans like artificial Christmas trees even though few are made in US and prices are up

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US Capitol statue of teen civil rights leader Barbara Rose Johns to fill Robert E. Lee's place

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Killings of Rob Reiner and his wife stun Hollywood as decision on charges for their son looms

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24 endangered sea turtles recovering in Florida after cold stunning off Cape Cod

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Rob Reiner's son Nick booked on murder charge in deaths of director-writer and his wife, police say. See how the news unfolded.

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Australian police say Bondi Beach mass shooting was inspired by Islamic State group

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Almost everything you've heard about inequality is wrong

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Our Dorchester school has thrived in receivership. Don't take it away.

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A voice from the other end of the doctor-insurer conversation

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Rob Reiner mourned by Barack Obama, Jerry O'Connell, James Woods, and many others

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My wife told me to stop contacting an old friend, who happens to be a woman

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Amy Schumer announces split from husband, Martha's Vineyard native Chris Fischer, after 7 years

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Somerville's Hearth & Hug Bakery is the warm embrace we all need in December

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Esther's High Dive: A new Providence bar that feels like a Palm Springs pool party

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Finding the comfort of a 'local' in London

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For bucket list vacations, rent the perfect camera

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In praise of the mini-break: Tiny vacations close to home

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At a time of masked agents and brutal attacks, a massive painting of ominous Klan figures at Mass MoCA

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Photographer Lorna Simpson receives the ICA's annual $100,000 Meraki Artist Award

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Frank Gehry, architect behind MIT's Stata Center and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, has died

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'The Tower and the Ruin' examines Tolkein's work, its influences, and its legacy

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Boston Public Library reveals its top 10 checked out books of 2025 list

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The best local book events this week

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Before his move to big screen, Rob Reiner had a major impact on the small screen

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'The Princess Bride,' 'Stand by Me,' and more Rob Reiner classics available to stream

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Rob Reiner began his career as a director with an incredible run of movies

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'General Hospital' star Anthony Geary of Luke and Laura fame has died

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A new ESPN '30 for 30' documentary shows how the world wasn't ready for Stuart Scott

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'The End of an Era': Four takeaways from Taylor Swift's new docuseries

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Season's Groanings! We asked Globe readers for their least favorite holiday songs. We got an earful.

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When everything is going awry, Juliana Hatfield still believes 'Lightning Might Strike'

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Reality Winner's life takes the stage in Apollinaire Theatre's 'Is This a Room'

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'Wonder,' an 'empathy machine' of a story, heads to the stage

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A donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster team up in 'Bremen Town Musicians'

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Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to come

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Commission outlines health care cost-cutting areas

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Family of teen repeatedly raped at Springfield group home sues state agencies

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Anthony Geary, 'General Hospital' star, dies at 78

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Joanna Trollope, popular British author, dies at 82

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