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Two federal officers fired shots during encounter that killed Alex Pretti, DHS tells Congress -- A Border Patrol officer and a CBP officer each fired Glock pistols, according to the notice obtained by The Associated Press.

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Sister of Alex Pretti condemns 'disgusting lies' after his fatal shooting by federal agents

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Man arrested after spraying unknown substance on Representative Ilhan Omar at Minneapolis town hall

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Senator Collins asks Noem to pause ICE operations in Maine, Minnesota

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Deportations nearly quadrupled across New England under Trump

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DEVRA FIRST - Are local restaurants seeing a 'Michelin bump'? Recognition from the dining guide has already made a difference, but it's not always about the numbers.

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Bill Belichick falls short of being a first-ballot Hall of Famer despite six Super Bowl wins as Patriots coach -- Belichick, one of five finalists for the Hall's Class of 2026, did not secure the necessary 40 votes. Patriots owner Robert Kraft is one of the other finalists.

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UMass Amherst student who organized protest sues over year-long suspension, says he's being 'punished for protected speech' -- Kivlighan de Montebello, a third-year student at UMass Amherst and member of Students for Justice in Palestine, helped organize a protest at a campus career fair last fall.

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SHIRLEY LEUNG - Snowstorms are a big test for the MBTA. Did the transit system pass? The MBTA has come a long way, but a transit system's real test is whether it works when people need it the most and when driving isn't an option.

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Boston digs out: Residents, work crews battle aftermath of historic snowstorm

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Dog survives six days, including winter storm, after being 'dumped' in Needham, police say

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Here's what we know about the possibility of a weekend nor'easter -- This coastal system could be stronger than Sunday's storm, likely bringing accumulating snow and gusty winds to the Boston area.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan -- Wednesday forecast: Frosty with below-zero wind chills for the morning commute with sun and clouds

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MFA tells ranks to brace for layoffs, citing sustainability concerns -- The museum has never returned to pre-pandemic visitor levels and has kept other cost-saving measures in place.

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Unpaid parking tickets, tolls, and excise taxes won't lead to loss of license under Healey plan

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Vermont sheriff arrested on sexual misconduct charges, police say

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CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS -- White Stadium and Nahant-Northeastern fights at SJC share one big thing in common -- The state's Supreme Judicial Court recently decided to adjudicate separate legal fights involving both sites — and the repercussions could extend far beyond Boston's Franklin Park or the North Shore.

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Patriots coach Mike Vrabel downplays talk of Drake Maye shoulder injury: 'There's going to be things that come up' Several doctors on X, including former Chargers team doctor David Chao, raised the possibility of Maye having sustained a shoulder injury during Sunday's AFC Championship game.

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Timothy Snyder - The political logic of Trump's violent lawlessness - He is using the border as a pretext to dismantle the rule of law everywhere, normalize state terror, and replace constitutional government with personal rule.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Selma, Stonewall — and Minnesota

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Are there alternatives to road salt?

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EDITORIAL -- After another shooting in Minn., Congress must step in

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IDEAS | TED WIDMER -- Boston in the 1770s. Minneapolis in 2026.

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Judge rules Massachusetts offshore wind project halted by Trump administration can continue -- A judge said Tuesday that he would grant Vineyard Wind's request for a preliminary injunction, effectively reviving the project.

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Police officers in Haverhill won't be charged in death of restrained man in July, DA says -- Speaking during a briefing Tuesday, Essex District Attorney Paul Tucker said investigators have determined criminal charges "are not supportable" and will not be brought.

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Investigators begin probe into private jet crash in Bangor that left six people dead -- The France-bound plane crashed shortly after takeoff on Sunday, officials said.

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CBS News chief Bari Weiss tells staff 'we're toast' if they continue on current path -- Addressing her staff three months into her job as CBS News boss, Bari Weiss said the venerable news organization needs to do stories that will "surprise and provoke."

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Man charged with killing two at Carver birthday party called 911 immediately afterward, prosecutors say -- Nicholas R. Meuse said "tensions flared" with some other guests over preexisting grievances, prosecutors said.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - Youth sports were good for kids. Then came the private club teams. Pay-to-play leagues dominate the landscape for young athletes. Some parents wonder if they're steering children in the wrong direction.

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KARA MILLER | THE BIG IDEA - 'I'm starting to worry about Massachusetts': Is Boston's tech and innovation scene withering? The discussion of local tech's decline has been brewing for years, but the global AI boom (and biotech's recent dip) has brought it to a head.

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'I want my mom': Kindergartner left without her mother for several days as ICE detains parents in Maine -- A growing number of children across Maine have been left without a parent as immigration enforcement surges in the state.

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'She's cute as hell': Ann Michael Maye going viral for her gameday style

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In Oscar-nominated 'Arco,' future worlds have lonely fears, wild imagination — and a tender heart

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Zac Brown Band returns to Boston this summer for another big Fenway Park show

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How this Vermont tattoo shop is celebrating the state and revolutionizing the craft

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Celebrate the anniversary of Love Letters

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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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Ashish K. Jha -- America's health care crisis isn't inevitable. It's misdiagnosed.

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Eugene Scott -- You can leave the US, but you can't escape Trump

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Courtnay Peifer -- ICE brought fear to Minneapolis. Now we are standing up for ourselves.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- When the Supreme Court decides which history counts

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK -- How did St. Mary's girls' hockey get their groove back? By improving their intensity and focus. -- After a rare losing campaign and a one-and-done tournament run last season, the Spartans refined their approach and are back to unbeaten ways.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY -- Eastern Mass. girls' hockey: Players of the Week, Jan. 21-28 -- A Bishop Feehan junior center racked up 9 points in a pair of wins, and players from Beverly/Danvers, Falmouth, Notre Dame-H, and Quincy/North Quincy also had stellar performances.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY -- Globe Top 20 girls' hockey poll: Academy-winning performances earn a move up -- Notre Dame Academy in Hingham posted two wins over Globe Top 10 teams to climb up to No. 3 in this week's rankings.

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TENNIS -- Jessica Pegula last American woman standing at Australian Open after ousting Amanda Anisimova to reach semifinals

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Bruins 3, Predators 2 (OT) -- David Pastrnak delivers OT winner for road-weary Bruins in home win over Predators

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- A lighter Tuesday slate still provides plenty of high school sports takeaways

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Three months after rapidly scheduled arguments, Supreme Court has yet to decide on Trump's tariffs -- Several Supreme Court practitioners and law professors scoffed at the idea that the justices are dragging their feet on tariffs, putting off a potentially uncomfortable ruling against President Trump.

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Federal Reserve may keep rates unchanged for months as economy shows signs of health -- A key issue that Chair Jerome Powell will likely address at his news conference Wednesday is how long the Fed will remain on hold.

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Here's why Super Bowl tickets might be more expensive this year

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Trump visits Iowa trying to focus on affordability during fallout over shooting in Minneapolis

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THE BIG DAY -- On their wedding day, 'Paul Revere' rode again

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Vermont -- Bernie Sanders was not like other mayors

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Dull Men's Clubs are growing. In Massachusetts, there's a twist.

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Winter storm's aftermath continues to snarl MBTA commuter rail with major delays, cancellations

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No. 15 Needham boys' basketball takes control of Bay State's Herget Division with road win over Milton

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US sending ICE unit to Winter Olympics for security, prompting concern and confusion in Italy

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Bari Weiss unveils new CBS contributors, online push for news

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Trump visits Iowa trying to focus on affordability

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Exodus from Massachusetts continues, as more people moved to other states in 2025

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Detainees to testify about legal access at 'Alligator Alcatraz'

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Thomas Fogarty, who revolutionized vascular surgery, dies

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Bitter cold grips the eastern US as winter storm deaths rise and power outages linger

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US population growth slows sharply as immigration numbers plunge

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India says it has contained Nipah virus outbreak as some Asian countries ramp up health screenings

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South Korea's former first lady sentenced to 20 months in prison for corruption

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Board of Peace set to give Trump sweeping powers over Gaza

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Another killing in Minneapolis forces a reckoning for Trump loyalists

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Another casualty of fascism in Minneapolis

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Don't look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American.

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High January is the new dry January

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'Would they light up the Pru in Jets colors?': New Yorkers fume over Empire State Building celebrating Patriots

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Your wedding doesn't have to be long, loud or uncomfortable

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Send a sweet message with Taza Chocolate, or just treat yourself

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Recipe: A glazed, lemon yogurt cake with a touch of cornmeal is a bright antidote to the cold

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More than 10,800 flights canceled Sunday as massive winter storm sweeps across US

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Stranded by winter weather? Here's what airlines owe you.

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Marian Goodman, eminent New York art dealer, dies at 97

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A curator who changed our understanding of American art, and of America

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Looking at America's 250th in terms of today

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Inside a tech company's secretive plan to destroy millions of books

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In Sarah Bruni's 'Mass Mothering,' love and care in a time of grief and fear

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Coretta Scott King spoke out against the Vietnam War at a time when many leaders didn't dare dissent

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Jodie Foster leads an all-star French cast in 'A Private Life'

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In 'Send Help', Rachel McAdams rules the Island of Lost Bros

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'It's sickening to watch': Kimmel, Stewart, and more late-night hosts react to shooting of Alex Pretti

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FX sets premiere date for 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette'

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New Elie Wiesel documentary reminds us why we must bear witness

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Ye apologizes for antisemitic comments, links behavior to 2002 brain injury

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It's a crying shame more people didn't see BSO and Emanuel Ax's ephemeral rendering of John Williams

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Hasty Pudding postpones Woman of the Year ceremony and parade

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Broadway in Boston announces 2026-27 season: 'Maybe Happy Ending,' 'Operation Mincemeat,' and more

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A taut thriller for the modern era in SpeakEasy Stage's 'Job'

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No family. No friends. Mass. has made little progress helping 'stuck' patients in crowded hospitals.

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A Bedford biotech is more than doubling its headquarters size with a move to Waltham

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Alex Pretti remembered by health care workers at a Minneapolis vigil as a 'stand-up guy'

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Gladys West, unsung figure in development of GPS, dies at 95

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Maine's legendary 'lobster lady' dies at 105: 'More than a local icon'

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