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Spotlight Report -- Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein's ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. -- Some of Epstein's ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.

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Justice Department says it's reviewing whether any Epstein-related records were mistakenly withheld

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ADRIAN WALKER -- Larry Summers' retirement is a small piece of justice for Epstein's victims -- Jeffrey Epstein's victims have lost things they'll never get back. It's way past time Epstein's enablers took some losses too.

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As Summers resigns from university, a look at his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

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Stuck inside for days, South Coast and Cape Cod residents wonder when the plows will arrive - People in Barnstable, Bristol, and Plymouth counties have been unable to get to work, school, and medical appointments, and there is no end in sight for some.

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FIRST PERSON -- With no power, no snow plows in Duxbury, neighbors helped my family reach safety -- Globe reporter Jessica Bartlett, with her husband, eight-year-old daughter, and dog in tow, hatched an unorthodox plan to escape her snowed-in home on the South Shore.

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'Truly unforgettable': A massive nor'easter couldn't stop this Boston couple from getting married

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'There's no place to put it.' City snow removal efforts improved, Boston residents say, even as mountains remain.

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Starting Point -- The Larry Bird you didn't know -- Intense competitiveness, a tough childhood, and lucky breaks led to the legend of Larry Bird.

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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US and Iran are holding a third round of nuclear talks as more American forces deploy to the Mideast

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A Natick couple wanted $500 million from eBay for stalking and harassment. Now they've struck a settlement. -- Ina and David Steiner published an ecommerce news web site that covered the company and angered its CEO.

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Forecast | Chris Gloninger -- Thursday forecast: Sunny with light coastal snow later in the day. Another storm possible next week. -- Southern New England remains above freezing for the next few days, but more snow could be on the horizon.

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Forecast | Dave Epstein -- In like a lion? March to open with more wintry weather, snowstorm threat.

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Cocaine levels in Nantucket's wastewater are growing. No one is sure exactly why. -- After testing showed cocaine levels in Nantucket wastewater that were 50 percent above national levels in September, the island saw even steeper increases later in the year.

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A liquor magnate bought Vermont's former Green Mountain College campus for $5 million. Now, he's looking to donate it.

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Grandfather injured in mass shooting at Pawtucket ice rink has died

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Malden Public Schools teacher, basketball coach charged with rape of student, prosecutors say

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Scorpions, Bucky Dent, a World Series ring, and other tales from Glenn Sherlock, a baseball lifer from the North Shore - Sherlock recently retired after 43 years in the professional ranks, including 31 seasons coaching in the major leagues.

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Patriots -- Patriots coach Mike Vrabel talks potential A.J. Brown trade, and other notes from the NFL Combine -- Vrabel, who drafted Brown in 2019 when he was Titans coach, has maintained a close bond with the Eagles wide receiver.

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IDEAS | RICH BARLOW - Ending college affirmative action didn't devastate minority enrollment but only shifted it - Look beyond the Ivies to other schools where Black and Latino students can thrive.

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EDITORIAL -- Mass. needs to catch up with Mississippi on reading instruction

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Edith Widder -- We are changing an ocean we have barely explored

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Trump's State of the Union message: Fear still sells

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IDEAS | Arlie Russell Hochschild -- The 'Melania' movie and the hollowed-out American dream

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New Ipswich man died in Dover, N.H. police station from possible overdose -- Andrew Larose, 37, who was found dead in the lobby, was not in custody, Dover police said.

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'The whole house was just an inferno': Mother and 2-year-old child injured after home explodes in Taunton -- When firefighters arrived, the three-family home was engulfed in flames.

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Brockton teen charged with allegedly biting police officer during domestic dispute in Dorchester -- Kamora Davis, 19, allegedly struggled with police as they arrested her, prosecutors said.

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Families of D.C. plane crash victims 'devastated' after safety bill fails by one vote with R.I., Mass. lawmakers absent -- Monday's historic blizzard kept members of the Massachusetts and Rhode Island delegations from making it to Washington to vote.

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Money, Power, Inequality - Can landlords charge renters legal fees for eviction if the case is dismissed? Two lawsuits say no. Lawyers for the plaintiffs in the lawsuits against two real estate corporations argue the practice goes against Mass. state law.

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How to come up with a down payment in the Boston area: 'Things have never cost more'

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'An extension of the racialized body': Lawsuit highlights how Black hair remains a pain point in struggle for equality -- Last week's race discrimination lawsuit against ART points out a sometimes-overlooked element in the long fight for equality: hair.

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Dartmouth College went all-in on AI. Then came the tension. -- The swift rollout at the Ivy League school is a case study in the turbulence that AI can bring.

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Poor Clare nuns are 'in a state of crisis' as Boston holds up housing plan for years -- Three years after a move to Westwood, the Poor Clare nuns say they're "in a state of crisis."

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Comedy might not have been Sindhu Vee's first career choice, but she's made it her own

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A new 'Jane Eyre' adaptation is in the works, starring Aimee Lou Wood

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Lauren Groff's latest is a story collection that packs a punch

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Tracy Morgan returns (with Daniel Radcliffe) in the winning fall-from-grace mockumentary 'Reggie Dinkins'

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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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Ilya Somin -- Trump's new tariffs are another dangerous presidential power grab

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EDITORIAL -- Kristi Noem wants you to wait in longer lines at the airport

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- Costa Rica's exceptionalism is fading

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- High court hypocrisy, as conservative justices split on Trump's tariffs

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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RHODE ISLAND REPORT PODCAST -- Trump's comments on justices 'inappropriate and unbecoming of the office that he holds,' retired federal judge in R.I. says -- Newly retired Judge William E. Smith, of the US District Court in Rhode Island, weighs in on Trump calling Supreme Court justices 'fools and lapdogs,' and looks back at key decisions in his 23-year career.

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Everett lost the Orange Line decades ago. Is a transit renaissance on the horizon? Existing transit connections between Boston and Everett are lackluster, despite their proximity, residents and politicians say.

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Women's college hockey -- Northeastern women's hockey has had to adjust without Matthews Arena, but the Huskies look better than ever -- "When we were able to face some adversity . . . [our toughness] started showing on the scoreboard," said Huskies junior Allie Lalonde.

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CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER -- Forget all the rest, USA vs. Canada on the ice is hottest rivalry around right now

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Red Sox -- With the Red Sox in need of an established lefthanded reliever, the question is: Where is their 2013 Craig Breslow?

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NUGGETS 103, CELTICS 84 -- Celtics fall flat against Nikola Jokic, Nuggets in final game of road trip through Western Conference

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TALKING POINTS - TJ Maxx owner sees slowing growth after strong holiday season - Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control and qualifications - The Senate health committee will next consider whether to advance Dr. Casey Means' nomination, in which case it would go to a vote in the full Senate.

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Paramount tops profit outlook amid Warner Bros. bidding war

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About 100,000 residents, mostly on the Cape and in Plymouth County, remain without power Wednesday

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PERSPECTIVE -- I've always been a Boston sports fan. But the women's hockey team is something different.

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LOVE LETTERS -- My boyfriend says his wife is delaying their divorce

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THE BIG DAY -- How Dan and Vicki overcame a big red flag, fell in love fast, then took their time getting married

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KARA BASKIN -- The GLP-1 dream is over. What now, for patients who've relied on it for weight loss?

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Dozens of flights canceled, hundreds delayed Wednesday at Logan Airport

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Lawrence Summers to retire as Harvard professor, resign from Kennedy School post following Epstein revelations

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Seven high school sports takeaways from the first full day of hockey and basketball tournaments

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Stoneham storms out of gates to bounce Blue Hills in first round of Division 4 boys' hockey tournament

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Young stars strike, Acton-Boxborough girls' hockey takes a big step with Division 1 first-round win

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Cards Against Humanity to give tariff refunds to buyers who 'overpaid'

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Trump summons Amazon, Google, Meta to sign power-cost pledge

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Discord postpones age verification rollout amid criticism, promises transparency

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The federal government lost 4 million years of collective experience in 2025. These graphs tell the story.

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As ICE seeks to build new detention centers, even Republicans are saying, 'not in my backyard'

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Memorial services for Jesse Jackson begin at Chicago headquarters of his civil rights organization

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Pennsylvania student protesters did not know man in scrum was police chief, lawyers say

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A bleak research report about AI stokes debate on Wall Street

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Ukraine says Russia launched a major aerial attack ahead of Geneva talks with US

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A Hong Kong court quashes fraud conviction of ex-media mogul Jimmy Lai

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Cuban government says troops kill 4 and wound 6 on Florida speedboat

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Patient surveys must be used with care

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Boasting, bashing, and lying: Three writers on Trump's State of the Union address

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It's not you. Headlights really are more blinding.

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Superagers' brains have a special ability, new study suggests

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Met Gala guests (and the rest of us) learn the next dress code: 'Fashion is Art'

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Men on dating apps don't know how to ask questions

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World Central Kitchen brings food to war zones and disaster areas. And after the blizzard we just had, to Cape Cod.

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Recipe: A golden pub pie with a flaky top crust and chicken and leek filling will cure what ails you

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Where to eat this week: Ama at the Atlas

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It's the shoes. It's always the shoes. And these are the best for travelers.

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I was in the middle of Puerto Vallarta's fiery Sunday. It was an unprecedented day of fear.

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Is it safe to travel to Mexico right now?

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At the Gardner, when person meets 'Persona'

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Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October's brazen French crown jewels heist

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Snowed in? Explore free, virtual programming from the MFA, New England Aquarium, and more Boston cultural institutions.

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Larry Bird was left out of pickup games in French Lick. He nearly slipped away entirely.

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In 'Fenway Punk,' the Red Sox's struggle was a local record label's gain

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Feb. 22

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Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71

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New movies and shows to stream while you're stuck at home during the blizzard

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BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette's

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'It was like a Christmas message from the Grinch': Kimmel, Colbert, and more react to Trump's State of the Union address

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Seven New England 'Survivor' stars who left their mark on the reality competition

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'People don't understand what the word politics means': Jason Isbell is Americana's advocate for a better world

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From sideman to storyteller: Cochemea discusses his musical evolution and Yaqui heritage

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Hub Theatre Company's 'The Bald Soprano' hits the high notes, but 'The Lesson' flunks

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'We Had a World' — of monotony

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Two Boston-area theaters revive plays from the '50s with very modern resonances

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Another weight-loss pill in the works, as Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk strikes deal with Boston startup

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Caregivers want state to take better care of them

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Jeff Galloway, who inspired people with his run-walk method, dies

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Gloucester's longest-serving mayor, Bruce Tobey, dies at 73

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