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Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative

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What to watch for in Bills-Patriots rematch? Here are four things to keep an eye on. -- A sweep of the Bills would officially assert the Patriots as serious contenders.

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Connecticut reports first case of measles in more than 4-years -- The child had recently traveled internationally and began showing symptoms several days later.

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Measles outbreak in South Carolina brings echoes of the pandemic

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Trump pledges retaliation after 3 Americans are killed in Syria attack that the US blames on IS

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DOJ sues Massachusetts, three other states after they refused to hand over voters' personal data -- The federal lawsuits are the latest in a string of litigation the DOJ has brought against states in a bid to compel them to turn over voters' personal information.

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Colorado officials reject Trump's 'pardon' of election denier

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Immigration agents are using air passenger data for deportation effort -- The Trump administration is providing the names of all air travelers to immigration officials, substantially expanding its use of data sharing to expel people under deportation orders.

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Vermont-based fighter wing deploying to Caribbean amid tensions with Venezuela, US senator says

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Christopher L. Gasper: The dynasty Patriots continue to win, this time with the Chiefs' demise

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Winter Meetings leftovers, including Terry Francona, Sonny Gray, and Dave Roberts

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As Harvard continues negotiations with Trump administration, deep cuts keep spreading through campus -- Expected changes in federal grants and a forthcoming endowment tax have led to job cuts across several schools, lower graduate student admissions, and drawn-out negotiations with campus unions.

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Budget cuts come to MIT's libraries

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These maps show how much snow Southern New England will get from Sunday's storm -- A quick-moving system will bring at least an inch of snow to Greater Boston and areas south, making for a snowy Patriots-Bills matchup.

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Boston to see its first measurable snowfall this weekend. Here's the latest forecast.

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Polar plunge: Another blast of icy vortex air is on the way. See how cold New England will get.

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Amy Schumer announces split from husband, Martha's Vineyard native Chris Fischer, after 7 years -- In a typo-ridden Instagram post, the comedian says the "amicable" breakup isn't because she recently "dropped some lbs."

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3-year-old fatally struck by car on Cape Cod remembered for joyful, loving spirit

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Brockton man arrested in connection to Rockland shooting that killed 29-year-old

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Why a misunderstood wolf from a French supermarket ad is moving viewers worldwide -- The two-and-a-half-minute film, called "Unloved," tells a simple yet powerful story: A lonely wolf, feared and avoided by other forest animals, chooses to change.

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DEVRA FIRST - This year's best cookbooks for holiday giving - For every cook, the perfect volume is out there.

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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 - Archbishop preaches compassion for immigrants — then tries to silence a priest who shows it - What happened to Archbishop Richard Henning's commitment to compassion and concern for immigrants?

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IDEAS | MICHAEL SELLERS -- I'm a 'designer beard' Santa. The purists aren't happy.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The justices are set to give Trump more power

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Gail Breslow -- They were ready to be Americans. Then the government pulled the plug.

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LETTERS -- Trump has hit on an immigration policy. It's called racism.

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Donate to Globe Santa

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'You'll recognize the name': A new supermarket is coming to Charlestown, but which one? -- The Hood Park development team aims to start construction next year on the single-level grocery store with two levels of mostly affordable apartments above.

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Westford's Abby Hennessy claims fifth place at Brooks Cross-Country Nationals -- After an undefeated fall, Hennessy stuck with the top pack in San Diego for the first 1.5 miles, but fell off the pace a bit and finished about 26 seconds behind champion Natasza Dudek of Michigan.

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What to know about King Charles III's cancer treatment and his message to the public -- In a strikingly personal video statement, the British monarch acknowledged that a cancer diagnosis can feel "overwhelming," but said catching the disease early brings "the precious gift of hope."

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Boston Globe editor Nancy Barnes to step down after nearly three years -- In a note to the Globe newsroom, Barnes said she is stepping down at the end of next week and will stay on staff as an editor-at-large.

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More loons are filling Maine's lakes with their ghost-like calls -- Maine's loons are on the mend, filling more of the lakes and ponds in the state with their haunting calls

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Skip the chaos and crowds with unique holiday markets worth the detour - From teen-made treasures to a Dickens-themed Victorian marketplace, these unique holiday markets will defy ho-ho-boring expectations.

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Immigration Unmasked -- The law helping ICE arrest and detain more people than ever before -- The first law President Trump signed at the start of his second term, the Laken Riley Act, has helped Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain more people.

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House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate - The 19 photos initially released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Patriots can win the AFC East title against the team that's been 'filling in,' the Bills, and other thoughts -- This is another reason Sunday's matchup is so good, so good, so good. It's a chance to see the Patriots against a bona fide contender.

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

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'Wake Up Dead Man,' 'F1 The Movie,' plus more new films and TV shows to stream this weekend

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What is your book club reading in 2026?

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From Patti Smith's latest memoir, tender snapshots of gratitude, spread across eight decades

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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.

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

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IDEAS | RICH BARLOW -- Is this really what it means to be Christian?

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Whatever happened to their childhood? -- Many of the kids who write to Globe Santa are almost adult-sounding in what they observe around them and their concern for others.

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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING -- 14 Eastern Mass. wrestlers to watch, and other boys' and girls' names to know this season -- Our preseason watch list includes wrestlers from Central Catholic, Tewksbury, Framingham, Methuen, Haverhill, Greater Lowell, Lawrence, Lowell, Melrose, Middleborough, Billerica, Triton, Shawsheen, and Franklin.

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Chad Finn | Sports Media -- X marks spot where Will Flemming ran afoul of some mean-spirited Red Sox fans on social media

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Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes -- Stick-to-itiveness pays off for veteran defenseman Christian Wolanin with Providence Bruins

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Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes -- As always, Spike Lee hopes this is the Knicks' year. Incredibly, he might be onto something.

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The oilman who pushed Trump to go all in on fossil fuels

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US says it will lift some trade sanctions on Russia's ally Belarus

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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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Ayotte's DOGE-inspired cost-cutting commission unveils recommendations to improve N.H. government efficiency

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Out of ICE custody, mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew hopes to reunite soon with her son

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Can 44-year-old Philip Rivers come off his couch to save the Colts season?

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Here's your Patriots-Bills game day weather forecast

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Charting the global economy: Fractured Fed lowers US interest rates

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Pier 5, long an eyesore in Charlestown, could get a modern makeover

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US seeks to broaden Vietnam defense ties as trade talks drag on

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20 states sue to block $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

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University of Maryland president is cleared of plagiarism

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Biden has raised little of what he needs to build a presidential library

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Can Trump's grand plans for Gaza get off the drawing board?

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Belarus frees Nobel Prize laureate Bialiatski, opposition figure Kolesnikova as US lifts sanctions

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Is making the Charles swimmable worth the cost?

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The shameful Faneuil Hall immigration crackdown

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Keep an open mind about regime change in Venezuela

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

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I regret the breakup. Do I tell her?

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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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Gato Exotico to open; Ten Tables in Jamaica Plain to close

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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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Mothers and daughters, China and Massachusetts, in Janice Page's memoir, 'Year of the Water Horse'

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Romance novel reader seeks 'book boyfriend' IRL

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

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10 GREAT PERFORMANCES TO RAVE ABOUT IN 2025

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'Ted,' Seth MacFarlane's Framingham-set prequel series, announces season 2 release date

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

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Conan O'Brien (jokingly) says Jason Bateman killed his parents — and will strike again

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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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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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Jeff Lawrence, founding publisher of the Dig, has died, family says

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Arthur L. Carter, 93, dies; investment banker founded a cheeky newspaper

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Raul Malo, frontman of the Mavericks, dies at 60

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