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MBTA violated state bidding laws to complete Foxboro station improvements in time for World Cup, State AG says -- Gillette Stadium will host seven World Cup games next summer, starting June 13.

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Wisconsin judge sends Slender Man attacker back to mental health institution after group home escape

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In 'Song Sung Blue' the good times never seem so good

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'Attack the universities': Inside the Trump and MAGA war on Harvard -- Trump said elite universities were run by "Marxist maniacs" and vowed to take them back. Harvard would prove hard to break.

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Part 1: How Harvard became Trump's perfect target

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James Pindell | Analysis -- The Republican Party is fracturing. JD Vance's 2028 hopes are caught in the middle. -- The Republican Party that Vance is supposed to inherit is splintering over core questions of identity, ideology, and electability and he sits on the wrong side of too many of them.

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Trump announces plans for new Navy 'battleship'

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Yankee Candle is facing more closures and cuts — but its Western Mass. flagship still has the sweet smell of success -- Yankee Candle's scents are beloved. But with slumping sales, impending store closures and layoffs, and an oversaturated fragrant-candle market, the smell of decline is creeping in.

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How to classify Yankee Candle's more obtuse scents like Man Town or Whiskers on Kittens

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After 70 years of business, Circle Furniture is closing its doors -- On Tuesday morning, employees received an email confirming they're being laid off.

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Food donations formed a link between two senior living communities near Boston during SNAP crisis -- When the shutdown threatened food benefits for low-income seniors in Chelsea, residents of a retirement community in Needham took action.

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Brown president places police chief on leave as Trump administration launches investigation -- Hugh Clements Jr. will report directly to university president Christina Paxson during his interim leadership.

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In Providence, steps toward normal in a shaken city: 'I'm still looking over my shoulder'

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These maps show how Tuesday's snow, wintry mix could affect travel in New England

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Several Mass. schools announce early dismissals for Tuesday

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Shirley Leung -- The rarest of birds in the Boston skyline: the construction crane -- Two years ago, there were 20 tower cranes active in Boston. Now are there are just five.

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The ICA is riding high. But in the age of Trump and a city losing artists, how will its new director hang on to success? -- Nora Burnett Abrams, who took over last May, says she is looking to innovative programs to "deepen our relevance in the city."

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Before drunken-driving arrest, former Cranston, R.I., mayoral candidate asked police, 'You know who I am, right?' -- Maria Bucci now the chairwoman of the city's Democratic Committee, allegedly told police, "Only clowns become a cop."

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As whiskey market struggles, Jim Beam halts production for a year

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MBTA announces January service changes for Orange, Blue, Red lines, commuter rail

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The antithesis of Pantone's Color of the Year: Boston designers say go bold - Pantone's Color of the Year is the white hue "Cloud Dancer." But interior designers say it missed the mark — they suggest leaning into these aesthetics instead.

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Globe Magazine -- The 31 best photos of 2025 by Boston Globe photographers -- Discover the story behind some of the most compelling images of the year from Globe photographers.

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MISS CONDUCT Classics -- I asked a mom to quiet her talking toddler at the theater. Does that make me a child hater? -- Plus, a conversational — and generational — divide.

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The year in arts

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The 75 best books of 2025

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The 20 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2025

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Odie Henderson's 10 best movies of 2025

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'The White Lotus,' 'The Beast in Me,' and more: the best TV scenes of 2025

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IDEAS | ALEX CHUEH - How to be a better conversationalist - Asking great questions is the key to delightful social interactions.

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EDITORIAL -- Rescheduling marijuana opens opportunity for research, tax fairness

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Why putting Trump's name on the Kennedy Center is so wrong

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Eugene Scott -- Democrats can't learn from 2024 if they hide the autopsy

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LETTERS -- A painful recovery ahead for Brown and the wider community

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A single box on the doorstep, and his world changed

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Patriots sign veteran OL Ben Brown to two-year contract extension -- The interior offensive lineman has emerged as a competent backup at center and left guard.

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Drake Maye, Christian Gonzalez named to AFC Pro Bowl roster

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R.I. Education Commissioner Infante-Green mentioned as possible schools contender in New York -- Born and raised in New York, Infante-Green was included on a shortlist of potential contenders earlier this month.

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For many New Englanders, working in Boston means an exhausting commute - People aspire to have a good job, an affordable home, and an easy commute. Possessing all three in Greater Boston is a fleeting luxury.

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'Everybody's got the flu.' Cases are spiking quickly in children, doctors say. COVID levels remain low in Massachusetts, but flu activity is spiking in New England.

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AS I SEE IT -- On game day, something's cooking in the parking lots at Gillette Stadium -- A weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winning photographer Stan Grossfeld.

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Same old 'Avatar', this time with 'Fire and Ash'

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'Heated Rivalry' is a love story, but often a sad one

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'Fallout' is still all about the retro-cool tunes. Here's what to know about five songs that open the season

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Boston Music Awards 2025: Dropkick Murphys, ISHA!, and more win big. See the full list.

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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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EDITORIAL -- Galvin pushes back on Trump's fishing expedition

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Globe Opinion -- Words of the year

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IDEAS | STEPHEN O'CONNOR -- The miracles you can find at Christmas

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Noah Rothman -- What we really learned from Suzie Wiles

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Katherine Clark -- Mike Johnson's war on women

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Rhode Island Voices -- When school is also home: A Brown student, originally from Korea, finds comfort after a nightmare -- "If my first lecture at Brown taught me how literature embodies love," the student writes, "the past few days at Brown have truly been a lesson in practice."

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RED SOX -- With Willson Contreras traded to the Red Sox, what comes next for Triston Casas? -- The first baseman has spent the offseason rehabbing in Fort Myers after rupturing the patella tendon in his left knee in early May.

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OLYMPICS -- Lindsey Vonn qualifies for 2026 Olympics with pristine start in World Cup downhill

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bruins vs. canadiens | 7 p.m. (NESN) -- Bruins vs. Canadiens: Boston closes out homestand with Original Six matchup

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MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY -- Bruins draft picks among group of top amateurs selected for historic Spengler Cup

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France races to avoid US-style government shutdown after budget talks collapse -- With days left before the new year, lawmakers are weighing a temporary measure to keep France's government running as deep political divisions stall a long-term budget deal.

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Cautious shoppers step up spending to start holiday season

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US airlines see record holiday travel even as airfares climb

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- The state wants to replace a crumbling women's prison. But some lawmakers are trying to abolish prisons altogether.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- How my father escaped Nazi Germany and later rescued his own parents

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'It turned out we both went to Harvard (albeit some years apart)'

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PERSPECTIVE -- Prop bets in sports are dangerous. Officials in Massachusetts were warned of the risks.

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Storm timing: Clipper to bring up to 3 inches of snow. Here's where and when it's expected.

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Willson Contreras is a good first step, but there's still a Bregman-sized hole in the Red Sox lineup

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High school photos: 'Tis the season for shooting stars

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Location of World Cup Fan Fest in Boston not yet finalized, state funding will determine its size

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Medicaid paid more than $207 million for dead people. A new law could help fix that.

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Could Trump scuttle the iRobot bankruptcy deal?

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'The first pulse you check is your own.' Meet the doctor leading the ER the night of the Brown shooting.

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Former senator Ben Sasse says he has terminal pancreatic cancer

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More Epstein files are released and some include references to Trump. Follow live updates.

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From hula hoops to hearing aids: Oldest baby boomers turn 80 in 2026, contributing to an aging US

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Powerball jackpot soars to $1.7 billion after another night with no big winner

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Ukraine's own 'Dancing with the Stars' is back on for a special episode with wartime heroes

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Major Russian drone and missile attack on Ukraine kills at least 3 people and cuts power

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Ex-aide says Netanyahu tasked him with making a plan to evade responsibility for Oct. 7 attack

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Construction worker's lung condition sounds a public health warning

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Opposing Trump is not a 'left-leaning' stance — it's a patriotic act

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Fewer meetings, more housing

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Want to read more in 2026? Here's how to revive your love of books

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Missing Bowen Yang already? Here are the actor's top 10 'SNL' characters.

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Barry Manilow diagnosed with early-stage lung cancer, says he will undergo surgery

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Recipe: A citrus-y coffee cake with streusel will warm your holiday breakfast table

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Recipe: For a holiday brunch, a sheet-pan vegetable hash with eggs is festive without the fuss

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Himmel Hospitality Group's Tab Volpe on his worst carrot cake and his favorite yacht-rock duo

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Budget waits 18 days to charge renter $450 for dirty floor mats

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Seals, surf, and solitude: Walking in Thoreau's footsteps on Cape Cod

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Looking at how the Jazz Age looked

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The country's founders carefully planned the architecture of the new democracy. Then came Trump.

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A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat, and other stories that made us smile in 2025

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As a kid, I felt like Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz just got me

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Barack Obama's favorite music and books of 2025 lists include a Boston-born singer and a Harvard professor

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As a sports thriller, 'Marty Supreme' ping pongs between obnoxious and insufferable

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This week's TV: Christina Aguilera's Christmas special, Kate Winslet's directorial debut, and more

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Streaming Yule log videos, reviewed

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Appreciating James Ransone's great tragic character in the wake of the actor's tragic death

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Sick of the same Christmas songs? Check out this playlist of lesser-known tunes.

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What do teens in Palestine, Lebanon, and Ukraine have in common? Music — and this Needham nonprofit.

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Nicki Minaj surprises conservatives with praise for Trump, Vance at Arizona event

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

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2025 BROUGHT EXCELLENCE IN DANCE, AND CHANCES FOR AUDIENCES TO JOIN THE PARTY

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On Boston stages this year, infinite variety was found in the simplest of formats: the family drama

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BMC Brighton nurses authorize potential strike as contract renegotiation deadline nears

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MGB bolstered its bottom line this year. Other state hospital groups have reported multi-million losses.

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Tufts, UMass hospitals both face significant operating losses. How do they plan to do better with looming federal cuts?

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James Ransone, actor known for 'The Wire,' dies at 46

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Betty Reid Soskin, nation's oldest park ranger, dies at 104

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Dr. Lyle Micheli, a pioneer of youth sports medicine at Boston Children's Hospital, dies at 85

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