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'I want my mom': Kindergartener left without her mother 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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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Senate race was already getting intense in Maine. Then ICE came. -- Graham Platner and Janet Mills are vying for the Democratic nomination for US Senate against Susan Collins, who is trying to maneuver around President Trump's immigration crackdown in Maine.

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Maine ICE operation leads to more than 200 arrests in five days, DHS says

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Starting Point -- 'We don't do that': Police distance themselves from US immigration agents' conduct -- In Maine and Minnesota, local law enforcement has spoken out against masking, aggression, and indiscriminate arrests by ICE and border patrol agents.

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Boston Police ignored all of the requests received from ICE in 2025 to detain immigrants, officials say -- The 57 requests from ICE is a substantial increase over previous years.

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ICE agents will have a security role at Milan-Cortina Olympics, US sources say

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Bovino to leave Minneapolis as Trump reshuffles the leadership of his immigration crackdown

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See a list of school closures for Tuesday

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Map: Snowfall totals in New England

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Region digs out from biggest snowstorm in years; some communities slammed with nearly two feet of snow -- The storm, the biggest to hit the region in four years, dumped 20.2 inches on Boston, according to the National Weather Service.

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The snow is powdery and it's cold. Conditions are perfect for New England skiing.

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Six people presumed dead in Bangor plane crash, local officials say -- Federal and airport officials are offering conflicting accounts of how many people were aboard a business jet that crashed at Bangor International Airport in Maine.

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New power line provided little juice to New England during Sunday's storm, frigid temps -- The New England Clean Energy Connect has essentially been missing in action since late Saturday, as Hydro-Québec kept electricity for its own needs.

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The MBTA may receive millions from Congress to help with World Cup operations -- The World Cup, one of the world's most popular sporting events, is only a few months away.

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She was born in a concentration camp. A Holocaust survivor tells her story for the first time. -- Ilana Kantorowicz Shalem was born in the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp in March 1945, and is one of the youngest Holocaust survivors.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- Why stocks keep rising as the country rips itself apart -- Goldman Sachs, one of the savviest financial firms in the world, argues that American exceptionalism will endure despite current instability.

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TARA SULLIVAN -- As he hits 900 career points, David Pastrnak's game continues to evolve for Bruins -- When Pastrnak gets going on a roll like the one he's on now (points in seven straight games), there is no more joyful hockey player on the ice.

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Healey touted new plans for her 'affordability agenda.' How far will they actually go?

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Woman fatally struck by plow in MBTA parking lot identified

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Gary Washburn | On Basketball -- NBA players, including Jaylen Brown, speak up in solidarity with protesters in Minnesota -- "Obviously basketball is entertainment and it's important, but there's other things going on in the world that are more important," said the Celtics All-Star after Monday's game.

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Celtics victorious after Trail Blazers bury themselves with blizzard of misses

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Mack Hollins returns to spark Patriots, and other snap count observations from AFC championship - After missing four games with an abdomen injury, the veteran wideout returned to the field and helped the Patriots advance to the Super Bowl.

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IDEAS | TED WIDMER - Minneapolis feels disturbingly similar to Revolutionary Boston - America itself was born out of resistance to heavy-handed occupation.

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

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Are there alternatives to road salt?

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IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF -- May I have a word: Why exactly did I buy this?

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Another killing in Minneapolis forces a reckoning for Trump loyalists

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Car veer off icy roads in Ashland, plunges into river -- The driver was treated at the scene and the car removed from the river, according to the fire department.

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India and EU clinch the 'mother of all deals' in a historic free trade agreement -- The deal is also one of the biggest bilateral engagements on commerce and comes as Washington targets both India and the EU with steep import tariffs.

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Worcester couple convicted of sex trafficking younger relative sentenced to prison -- The husband and wife were each sentenced to 18 years in prison on Friday, court records show.

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At least 6,126 people killed in Iran's crackdown on nationwide protests, activists say -- Protests erupted in the country, prompting a government response in which thousands died, according to activists.

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BETH TEITELL - Tom Brady will sell you anything - Once a prophet of avocado ice cream and discipline, Brady now appears equally devoted to the lucrative art of endorsement, even when the message is Pizza Hut.

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He's delivering ice during a snow storm. Businesses would be 'out in the cold' without him. -- There are plenty of sensitive items — think medical and food service products — whose temperature can't be left to the whims of Mother Nature, particularly when the power goes out.

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'A life-or-death issue': Obamacare premiums have skyrocketed. New England is feeling the crunch. -- New England members of Congress described constituents who are both upset and uncertain about paying more for health insurance.

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your tv gps - This week's TV: Yahya Abdul-Mateen II in 'Wonder Man,' a 49ers docuseries, and more - Plus, music fans can enjoy the Grammys and a Take That docuseries.

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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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50 fun things to do in and around Boston this winter

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

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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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RI POLITICS -- R.I. advocates backing separate bill to make crash data public -- The Department of Transportation refuses to release traffic accident data, but the Providence Streets Coalition says 42 other states make such information public.

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HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' BASKETBALL -- Eastern Mass. girls' basketball: Players of the Week, Jan. 18-25

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GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK -- Working vacation in California pulls Whitman-Hanson girls' basketball together on and off the court

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A not-so-safe-for-work networking event lands in Boston -- The gatherings celebrate the shared rite of workplace screw-ups as a way to go deeper than the elbow-rubbing of typical professional get-togethers.

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Social media giants face landmark legal tests this year on child safety

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Top US trading partners pledged to invest $5 trillion in America. These researchers have doubts.

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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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PERSPECTIVE -- Why is cursive handwriting instruction in Massachusetts such a sloppy mess?

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We started joking about how ... we weren't sure if [Cupid] was a scam'

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Forecasters monitor potential nor'easter next weekend as deep freeze tightens its grip on New England

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Snowfall totals over 20 inches in Boston. See which areas racked up the most across Mass. and R.I.

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Aryna Sabalenka beats Iva Jovic to reach the Australian Open semifinals

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Globe Top 20 girls' basketball poll: Bishop Feehan shows its mettle in a 5-0 run

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Fed expected to keep rates unchanged as Chair Powell pivots back to economics

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Why gold and silver prices are surging at breakneck speeds

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

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Immigration was Trump's strength. Now he's lost the plot.

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NTSB to highlight what led to a deadly midair collision near Washington, DC, at daylong hearing

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Opening statements set in sex trafficking trial of 2 real estate agents and their brother

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US braces for more freezing cold as winter storm leaves at least 29 dead

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World pauses to commemorate International Holocaust Remembrance Day

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North Korea launches suspected ballistic missiles toward the sea, neighbors say

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Workers from Bangladesh sought jobs in Russia but instead got sent to combat in Ukraine

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America's health care crisis isn't inevitable. It's misdiagnosed.

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Let's put ourselves in María Corina Machado's shoes

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DYS has become a national model for positive youth development

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

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On their wedding day, 'Paul Revere' rode again

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Plant City, the vegan food hall in Providence, is closing

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Cozy up with mushroom noodle hot pot

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Tell us: How is the rising cost of takeout affecting you?

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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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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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A sanctuary for Black artists, born in the violent racial tumult of Boston's past, finally gets its day

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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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The best local book events this week

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 18

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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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'Mercy' unseats 'Avatar: Fire & Ash' atop the box office on snow-blanketed weekend in theaters

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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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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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Williamstown Theatre Festival moving to a biennial schedule is a sign of the struggles many theaters face

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Beth Israel Lahey Health's CEO had a vision. It's finally paying off.

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Measles is resurging across the country. Here are the New England towns most vulnerable to an outbreak.

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Virginia Oliver, Maine's legendary 'lobster lady,' dies at 105

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William H. Foege, key figure in the eradication of smallpox, dies at 89

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Edith Flanigen, award-winning research chemist, dies at 96

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