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Boston Globe - Top Stories

GLOBE MAGAZINE -- A rare illness haunts generations of Massachusetts families -- Machado-Joseph disease causes sufferers to struggle with speech and movement as they lose control of their bodies.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Storm maps detail a wintry mess of snow, sleet, and rain Wednesday. Morning dense fog, icy spots possible. -- This fast-moving system, the first of three winter storms expected over the next few days, will make for slippery conditions in the afternoon and evening across the region.

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Storm timeline: Here's when the snow and icy mix are set to reach your area

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Starting Point -- Escaping the 'wintry mess' -- Who needs an airport if you're trying to get away from Boston's unending chill? A fireplace and comfy pillows at a nearby refuge can help.

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Chad Finn -- Drake Maye refused to make excuses, but after rewatching the Super Bowl, it's clear he played hurt and it affected him -- We know he did something to his throwing shoulder — reportedly an injury to his AC joint — against the Broncos in the AFC Championship game.

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Getting back to the Super Bowl might take awhile, but it's not quite as hard as it used to be

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As Massachusetts cities stand up to ICE, local police say they're left in an 'untenable position' -- Some in law enforcement are expressing concern about whether new executive orders in Boston area communities are asking too much of local police.

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Suspect in shooting at R.I. hockey game killed ex-wife and son, family member says

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'I just wanted to come to pray'

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Newly released police reports detail investigation after MIT professor was shot and killed in Brookline -- Beloved MIT professor Nuno F.G. Loureiro was spending the night with his family in Brookline when their doorbell rang.

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Foxborough select board resolute on $7 million-plus World Cup security payment: 'This board will not issue this license' -- Two FIFA representatives and the Boston 26 host committee CEO had no answers for Foxborough on a payment plan for security outlays at Gillette Stadium.

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High school sweethearts and 'wonderful partners': Eastham couple dies after falling through ice while walking their dog

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Rescuers push through winter storm to 6 survivors of a California avalanche. 9 others are missing.

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Bill Russell's widow files lawsuit against his daughter for breach of contract

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DiZoglio taps attorney general's former political rival to represent her in legislative audit fight

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Tara Sullivan - There's nothing quite like the Olympics, including the once-every-four-years pressure the athletes face

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Bracket: Vote for the Greatest Olympic movie of all time in the Reel Olympics, Gold Medal Round!

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Winter Olympics Day 13 primer: One final shot at golden glory for Mikaela Shiffrin

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Meet the Globe's all-time All-Scholastic basketball teams

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Celtics roster evaluation, Part 2: A closer look at the starters heading into the second half of the season

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Dad builds towering 20-foot-tall snowman in Shirley

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JEFF JACOBY - Belichick wasn't snubbed at taxpayer expense - The Pro Football Hall of Fame picks its inductees on its own dime. Political parties should pick their nominees the same way.

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EDITORIAL -- Voters deserve a final answer on that legislative audit

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IDEAS | MILES HOWARD -- Why does it take a crisis for Boston to feel neighborly?

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

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More than 70 Neiman Marcus workers to be laid off as Boston store winds down -- A state filing shows dozens of employees at the longtime Copley Place luxury retailer will lose their jobs this spring as the store prepares to close.

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'This was in no way an accident.' Damage to erosion control system on Nantucket deemed vandalism; $10,000 reward offered. -- An independent probe by former Boston police commissioner Ed Davis concluded the damage was a "premeditated and willful act of vandalism."

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Seven pivotal moments in Jesse Jackson's life -- The Rev. Jesse Jackson entered the national spotlight during the civil rights movement and ran for president twice. He also courted controversy while in the public eye.

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A Daytona 500 party, a strip club visit, a fatal crash. Hanover police officer charged in fatal hit-and-run. -- Thomas Hayes was placed on administrative leave.

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BETH TEITELL - Confessions of a brain-training dropout - Brain health has become the new wellness frontier. But who has the time to fight off dementia?

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Ultraprocessing. Dyes. Sugars. An expert helped me navigate the grocery store. -- Amid warnings about the dangers in our food supply, shopping can be a bewildering experience.

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Money, Power, Inequality -- Seven years in, Massachusetts' cannabis equity operators struggle to succeed -- About 15 percent of pot businesses are owned by people in the state's primary equity programs, the Globe found.

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'Is it a bar, or is it a Seger bar?': Watertown man goes viral for asking Boston-area bars to play Bob Seger songs

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At TD Garden, a well-deserved victory lap for New Edition

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This week's TV: 'Strip Law,' Catherine Ryan Howard's '56 Days,' and the BAFTA awards

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

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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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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Jesse Jackson's audacity of hope

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IDEAS | ROBERT WEISMAN -- A new nuclear arms race is beginning. Is anyone paying attention?

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Kristin Tate -- Mass. GOP gubernatorial candidates can't run on Trump

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EDITORIAL -- Winthrop can darn well pay for its own harbormaster

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Cass R. Sunstein -- EPA stops counting the benefits of clean air

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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America's smallest state had a big role to play in the country's independence - Massachusetts gets much of the historical glory. But Rhode Island became a center of resistance, providing brave soldiers, and offering a safe harbor.

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TECH LAB - We tried two 'exoskeleton' suits that might just turn you into a cyborg. Here's what we found. A Globe reporter suited up in two wearable models, the Hypershell X Ultra and the Auxivo LiftSuit, to see if they really deliver greater strength and endurance.

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Mark Zuckerberg set to testify in watershed social media trial

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Billionaire Les Wexner to be deposed in congressional probe of Epstein files

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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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After Pawtucket shooting, records show suspect's life was marked by conflict

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Large fire under closes Central Bridge in Lawrence indefinitely, officials say

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Lindsey Vonn's skis didn't release in Olympic crash. Raises years-old safety issues, experts tell AP

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Eastern Mass. girls' hockey: Players of the Week, Feb. 10-16

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Globe Top 20 girls' hockey poll: Unbeaten Methuen/Tewksbury is still the 1

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Bernie Sanders and Gavin Newsom become adversaries over push to tax California billionaires

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Trump family business files for trademark rights on any airports using the president's name

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Bayer agrees to $7.25 billion proposed settlement over thousands of Roundup cancer lawsuits

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Trump was inconceivable, for Obama and his aides

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Rescuers race to save 6 skiers alive after avalanche, 10 missing in Northern California

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Former army chief seen as Zelensky's top rival reveals to AP a rift between them

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Ukrainian and Russian envoys hold a second day of US-brokered talks in Geneva

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Fallout from Epstein and Mandelson puts Britain's House of Lords under scrutiny

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The winter sport no one warned me about: Camp registration

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Given our social safety net, racial disparities in DCF are unacceptable

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The nuclear arms race is back on

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Should your therapy session be outdoors? More therapists are trying it.

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Lunar New Year prayers, robots, and festivities usher in the Year of the Horse

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Good news, millennials: The side part has returned

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Chinese American restaurants question why Chinese cuisine can't get the chef's table treatment

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Expert tips for making a better cup of espresso at home

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Intimidated by your home espresso machine? Becoming your own barista takes some effort to figure out.

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People travel for milestone events, even if it leads to stress and arguments

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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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At MIT, a deepfake film about a moon disaster that's both frightening and weirdly inspiring

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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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With 'Kin,' Tayari Jones honors the enduring bonds of friendship

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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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Actor Shia LaBeouf arrested after alleged fight during Mardi Gras in New Orleans

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Scene-stealers, go-getters, and preachers: Looking back at the career of the ever-versatile Robert Duvall

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Robert Duvall, Oscar-winning actor and 'Godfather' mainstay, dead at 95

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Watch: Rev. Jesse Jackson recites 'I Am Somebody' with kids on 'Sesame Street'

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Stephen Colbert says 'Late Show' interview didn't air because CBS wanted to avoid Trump backlash

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Bruce Springsteen will play TD Garden this spring on 'Land of Hope and Dreams' tour

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Esa-Pekka Salonen and BSO put the horn in the spotlight

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Cardi B seems to confirm breakup with Stefon Diggs, tells fans she's not associating with 'baby daddy'

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Trisha Brown Dance Company makes a welcome return

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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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Messes around every corner: A year under new ownership, former Steward hospitals continued to bleed

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Baystate Health ends hormone prescriptions for transgender youth under 18

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Doug Moe, the rumpled, irreverent coach of the high-scoring Denver Nuggets, dies at 87

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The Rev. Jesse Jackson, who led the Civil Rights Movement for decades after King, has died

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Former Boston College basketball star Bill Donovan, father of Bulls coach, dies at 85

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