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Attleboro pilot identified as person killed in Provincetown plane crash, officials say -- The crash happened around 3:15 p.m. on Sunday.

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KEVIN CULLEN -- Putting some manners on the Boston City Council -- Liz Breadon's surprising election Monday as president of the Boston City Council is good for the city.

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James Pindell | Analysis -- Why the action in Venezuela may really be about Cuba -- Venezuela is Cuba's lifeline economically, politically, and militarily. And by tightening the vise on Caracas, the United States is indirectly squeezing Havana.

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Trump's offshore wind project freeze draws lawsuits from states and developers

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How Globe writers voted on the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot -- There is no right way or wrong way to vote. The six Globe writers who cast ballots this year offered proof of that.

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Suspect in Brown University shooting, MIT professor's death left behind confessional videos, officials say

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Warm mayo. Fruit on Pizza. Here are 10 culinary crimes that have no place on plates.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- While it's nothing like Red Sox-Yankees, Bruins-Canadiens, or Celtics-Lakers, the Patriots and Chargers have playoff history -- The Chargers have been around as long as the Patriots (1960), but have never won a Super Bowl.

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Lindsay Clancy may kill herself if medical needs not met during murder trial, lawyer says -- Clancy's lawyer said his client continues to battle "significant suicidal ideation" and remains under constant observation at the hospital.

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Developers once planned a 20-story tower at the Motor Mart Garage. Six years later, the project is up for sale. -- The century-old garage, once the world's largest parking structure, spans a full block where Bay Village meets Back Bay.

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'Officer La Porta are you okay?' Uxbridge police officer, 43, killed in crash when weather turned road into 'ice rink' -- The crash happened shortly after midnight on Route 146.

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Is it too late for a flu shot? How not to get sick this season (and how to handle it if you do). -- A combination of low vaccination rates, an increase in holiday travel, and a rapidly spreading strain of influenza A is driving a spike in flu. Here's how to avoid it.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Boston dries out and sun returns Thursday as even warmer air flows in - Sinking air will eat away at the cloud cover and bring stretches of sunshine across most of New England well into the afternoon.

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Boston clocked 100 more blustery days than usual, making 2025 the windiest yet. Is the trend likely to continue?

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Dr. Stuart H. Altman, health economist and retired Brandeis professor, dies at 88

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Massachusetts scientists praise court ruling blocking research funding cuts, but questions remain

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Ask the remodeler: 10 home trends we'll continue to see in 2026 renovations

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'Stranger Things' finale reveals how two fan-favorite characters end up in Massachusetts

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EDITORIAL - Liz Breadon's challenge as City Council president - Boston doesn't need needless antagonism between the City Council and the mayor. But the body does need to show more independence.

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Noah Rothman -- The Democrats' dilemma on Venezuela

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- An insurrection, an impeachment, and the same rogue president five years later

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IDEAS | RICHARD HANANIA -- The case for Trump's gradual approach to regime change in Venezuela

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Eugene Scott -- Trump acts like a strongman because Americans want one

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State of R.I. buys shuttered St. Mary's children's home property, aims to open a new residential psychiatric facility for youths -- The General Assembly will need to approve completing environmental remediation and renovations. The new facility could open in about two years and serve 16 youths.

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More than 400 inmates evacuated after transformer explosion at Middleton House of Correction -- Public visitation was canceled Wednesday, officials said.

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Former Healey aide LaMar Cook received $31,000 in leave 'buy back' after arrest on cocaine trafficking charges -- Governor Healey fired Cook after police said they seized roughly 18 pounds of cocaine addressed to his state office building in Western Massachusetts.

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Seth Moulton outpaces Ed Markey in early fundraising totals - Moulton raised $2 million to Markey's $780,000 in the final months of 2025, giving the challenger a cash advantage into the election year.

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Back to 'Blackstar': This show memorializes the decade since David Bowie's death

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Sign up for Season 3 of Winter Soup Club

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Debut novel 'Lost Lambs' has a keen eye for the grotesque, and an ear for euphemism

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'The Rip' trailer: Ben Affleck and Matt Damon reunite for Netflix's gritty new action thriller

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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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Isaac Kohane -- Your AI doctor may be working for someone else

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EDITORIAL -- Stadium deal in Everett is a win for the Krafts and Wu

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Nathalie Rayes -- Maduro is gone. What comes next matters more.

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IDEAS | AKSHAY K. TALWAR -- How do we teach children to be decent in a cruel world?

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- 2026 will be a rocky new year for Trump

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey -- The Bruins, who can't seem to stay out of the penalty box, will be looking for yet another reset after five-game road trip -- The Bruins own the NHL's most penalty minutes (605), with defenseman Nikita Zadorov leading the league with 113.

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NWSL -- Track Boston Legacy FC signings: See which players have joined the inaugural roster -- As an expansion team, the Legacy will build its roster under the league's new CBA, which eliminated the NWSL Draft and expansion draft.

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WOMEN'S SOCCER -- Boston Legacy FC signs Colombian defender Jorelyn Carabalí -- That's three defenders in three days for the Legacy, set to make its NWSL debut in March.

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Patriots -- Patriots assistant reportedly drawing interest for Cardinals head coaching job

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Nuggets at Celtics | 7 p.m. (ESPN, NBC Sports Boston) -- Nuggets at Celtics: Boston hosts shorthanded Denver, seeks fifth straight win

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WOMEN'S HOCKEY -- Facing the Fleet in Boston brings the comfort of home to Hilary Knight, now with Seattle

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Warner Bros. rejects Paramount takeover again and tells shareholders to stick with Netflix bid

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Higher Education -- 'We are in class five rapids right now.' New England's liberal arts colleges are in crisis. Can their model survive?

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CONNECTIONS -- We offered refuge to a Brown University student on that night of horror. She brought light to the darkness.

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LOVE LETTERS -- What to do about visiting in-laws who offer unwanted advice, and won't leave

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The Big Day -- A joyful 'romantasy' wedding at Hammond Castle for Harvard Law grads from different cultures

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Evan MacKay, who narrowly lost 2024 challenge to longtime Cambridge state representative, announces another bid for the State House

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Foulkes builds her R.I. gubernatorial campaign team as the election year begins

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Water main break muddies roadway in the Back Bay

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The Justin Herbert-Jim Harbaugh tandem, a shaky OL, and other thoughts on Patriots-Chargers

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How Globe writers voted on the 2026 Baseball Hall of Fame ballot

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Photos: 'Unleash The Beast' bull riding tour visits TD Garden

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How AI-generated images complicated the Brown shooting investigation

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The best (and weirdest) tech found at CES 2026

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Fed's Miran says more than full point of cuts needed in 2026

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Minneapolis mayor says ICE officer's killing of a motorist was 'reckless' and wasn't self-defense

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ICE officer shoots and kills a woman during the Minneapolis immigration crackdown. Follow live updates.

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The GOP's House majority is increasingly precarious as 2026 midterms loom

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New dietary guidelines urge Americans to avoid processed foods and added sugar

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Nick Reiner's arraignment in parents' killing is delayed after his attorney, Alan Jackson, asks to be replaced

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Horror of school attack in Uvalde, Texas, brings tears as officer faces trial over police response

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Netanyahu tries to calm tensions after Israeli bus runs over and kills ultra-Orthodox teen

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Protest-hit Iran warily watches the US after its raid on Venezuela

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Saint-Tropez bids adieu to Brigitte Bardot with a funeral and public homage

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Did Wu's second term start with a City Council power play?

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Telling hard truths on transportation costs

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A new world order for Venezuela, US

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Mobility exercises are an important part of fitness as we age. Here are some tips.

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Amy Poehler, Ayo Edebiri, and more 2026 Golden Globe nominees with New England ties

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One sleep habit experts wish you would adopt

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From neighborhood seafood joints to restaurants featuring world flavors, here's where to eat in 2026

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Travel insurance company balks at paying for flight delay

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Three great places in New England to be a first-time cross-country skier

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New Englanders ranked the most 'ski obsessed' nationwide

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Janet Fish, painter of luminous still lifes, dies at 87

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In one of the best collections of drawings in the country, here are five you shouldn't miss

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Grace Hartigan's work goes from the fringes to the forefront

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'Beth Is Dead' turns 'Little Women' into a whodunit for Gen-Z

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The best local book events this week

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Actor Awards, formerly SAG Awards, will announce nominations Wednesday

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Hungarian director Béla Tarr, known for darkly comic films, dies at 70

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Murder mystery 'Bookish' makes the most of its postwar setting

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Mass. is home to more than four dozen Grateful Dead cover bands — and local Deadheads can't get enough

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Marshfield-raised mezzo gears up for BSO debut with starring role in an opera with a 'Hitchcock vibe'

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Outstanding ensemble and a light touch give ART's 'Wonder' heart and depth

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Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building

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'The Snow Queen,' 'Dead Outlaw,' and more theater to stream

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Massachusetts doctors seeing 'explosion of flu cases.' Here's why.

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Aldrich Ames, CIA turncoat who helped the Soviets, dies

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John Axelrod, 'an inspiration' to the MFA and Boston's art world, dies at 79

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Representative Doug LaMalfa of California dies, reducing GOP's narrow control of the House

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