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Sunday, February 22, 2026 9:00 AM ET

Boston Globe - Top Stories

FORECAST | DAVE EPSTEIN -- Blockbuster nor'easter on track to batter New England with blizzard conditions late Sunday to Monday. Here's the latest. -- Whiteout conditions are expected, making travel near impossible during this nor'easter, with heavy, blowing snow coming down at 1 to 2 inches an hour at times.

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Timeline: Here's when the blizzard will hit your area

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Is your child's school closed on Monday?

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'GRWM' to meet the governor: How Mass. politicians are turning to friendly influencers to spread their messages -- Massachusetts politicians are increasingly embracing online creators to expand their reach beyond traditional press, including offering them one-on-one interviews or inviting them to events.

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Do grandparents have a legal right to visit their grandchildren? -- A high-profile Family Court trial in Rhode Island is shining a spotlight on a growing legal debate taking place across the nation.

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For the annual Cupid's Undie Run, nearly 200 brave the cold in their skivvies -- The short midday run is a fundraiser for the Children's Tumor Foundation.

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High-flying, rail-grinding snowboarders return to City Hall Plaza, and bring big crowds -- The city's second Red Bull Heavy Metal competition brought competitors from around the world, and 300 tons of snow from New Hampshire.

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Here's a checklist of what to do ahead of the storm

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Shoveling snow can trigger a heart attack, doctors warn

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Blizzards, bomb cyclones, nor'easters. So many weather terms, but what are they really?

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RENÉE GRAHAM - Colbert vs. Trump: The late-night TV wars take on a whole new meaning - The talk show host's public battle with the administration is a fight for the First Amendment.

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IDEAS | MEGAN MARSHALL -- Telling — and defending — the full story of America

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JEFF JACOBY -- Nativism is a bipartisan American temptation

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IDEAS | VIVIANE CALLIER -- Will China be able to poach scientists from the West?

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LETTERS -- Traffic cameras give us safer, calmer streets

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Trump raises global tariff to 15 percent after Supreme Court decision -- President Trump said in a social media post he was making the decision "Based on a ... complete review of the ridiculous ... decision on Tariffs issued yesterday."

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Justin Gonzales is an Aaron Judge-sized prospect for the Red Sox looking to tap into his potential -- The 19-year-old corner outfielder could be in line for a big leap forward if he can hit the ball in the air more frequently.

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After lonely baby monkey goes viral, his Ikea comfort toy sells out -- For Punch, a 7-month-old macaque, fame and loneliness have collided, leaving the world watching as he clings to a stuffed orangutan toy from Ikea.

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In striking down most of Trump's tariffs, the Supreme Court resolved one question but created others - The eagerly awaited decision creates a whole new round of questions for US businesses that have to pay tariffs on imported goods.

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KEVIN CULLEN -- To chase away those bleak midwinter blues, I went to the movies. Bad idea. -- The documentary "Melania" perfectly captures the decline of a once serious nation.

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ON OLYMPICS -- US wins most medals at a Winter Games outside of North America -- What's been most intriguing about the US performance in Milan and Cortina has been the back stories, some of them the conclusion to a continuing series.

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Long after the afterglow: How love keeps unfolding - Five Massachusetts couples — each married two decades or longer — share their advice for long-lasting romance.

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'We Had a World' — of monotony

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'Wuthering Heights,' the novel, is weirder (and kinkier) than you remember

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'Is it a bar, or is it a Seger bar?': Watertown man goes viral for asking Boston-area bars to play Bob Seger songs

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

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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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Jill Abramson -- How Trump's attempts at cancel culture could backfire, fueling Talarico's rise

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Talking honestly about gender, mental health, and violence

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IDEAS | GABRIEL WU -- I won't let AI dominate my Harvard education

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EDITORIAL -- Massachusetts needs a statewide water plan

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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live updates - Live updates: Team USA has an early lead on Canada in the Olympic men's hockey gold medal game. Follow along. Two powerhouse teams laden with NHL stars are clashing Sunday morning to close out the 2026 Olympics. Globe reporters are there.

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Milan Cortina Olympics to close at Verona Arena as Olympic flag passes to France -- The ceremony will celebrate Italian music and dance, both classic and contemporary.

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Eileen Gu defends Olympic ski halfpipe gold, makes it 6 medals in 6 events over Winter Games career -- The 22-year-old Gu, American-born but competing for her mother's homeland of China, is already the most decorated freeskier in the short history of the sport at the Olympics.

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It's on: US and Canada face off for Olympic gold in men's hockey as Winter Games come to a close

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Hollywood merger threatens movie theaters just as they recover

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JPMorgan concedes it closed Trump's accounts after Jan. 6 attack

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On the cover -- Ultraprocessing. Dyes. Sugars. An expert helped me navigate the grocery store.

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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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THE BIG DAY -- When a wedding column takes a tragic turn

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THE HEALTH ISSUE -- A rare illness haunts generations of Massachusetts families

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Youth hockey games resume after Pawtucket rink shooting, and a community comes closer together

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Maps detail how this massive winter storm could impact New England

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NFL receiver Rondale Moore found dead in his Indiana hometown

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Winter Olympics Day 17 primer: All good things must come to an end, including a memorable time at the Milan Cortina Olympics

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Revolution routed by Nashville in Marko Mitrovic's coaching debut

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Charting the global economy: Trump's tariffs struck down by Supreme Court

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Mexico, Canada get exemption to 10% US levy, but USMCA risk looms

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DHS to halt PreCheck and Global Entry programs amid shutdown

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Homeland Security suspends TSA PreCheck and Global Entry airport security programs

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A policy wonk who wants Nancy Pelosi's House seat is unafraid of a fight

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Blizzard warnings send East Coast scrambling to prepare for heavy snow and strong winds

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Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche

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Danish military evacuates US submariner who needed urgent medical care off Greenland

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Macron asks Trump to lift sanctions on European officials

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Inside Iran's preparation for war and plans for survival

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My child's circus school is bracing for ICE. This is the toll of authoritarianism.

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Perinatal disorders need better prevention, treatment, and understanding

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Jesse Jackson was always brilliant

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When posting becomes its own style of politics

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Is 'brain rot' real? How too much time online can affect your mind.

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Meet Boston's rising feel-good influencer. She's 95.

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Three ways to make nearly-any-vegetable coconut soup

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In Wrexham, Wales, raise a glass to Ryan Reynolds. He bought the soccer team, and tourism took off.

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At CambridgeSide's Gato Exotico, affordable escapism fueled by margaritas and mischief

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Escape winter's bitter grip at these cozy local hotels

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A tale of mosques, markets, and megacities on a cruise to the Persian Gulf

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Meanwhile, in Portmeirion, a circa 1967 cult classic draws them in

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In Portland, Ming Smith makes light cascade and darkness abide

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A historic refuge for Black artists in Boston celebrates, with its future in doubt

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At MIT, a deepfake film about a moon disaster that's both frightening and weirdly inspiring

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The best local book events this week

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Caroline Light wants to reclaim the phrase 'stand your ground'

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Oscar nominated documentary shorts focus on Gaza, Ukraine, school shootings ... and donkeys

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Jennifer Garner's mystery thriller, a new 'Predator,' plus more movies and shows to stream this wintry weekend

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On 'Grey's Anatomy,' Eric Dane achieved the impossible as McSteamy

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Willie Colón, architect of urban salsa music, has died

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Why music is so key to figure skating's popularity — and how that music is changing

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Andrew Ranken, whose drumming powered the Pogues, dies

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'I was in excruciating pain': ART sued by Black actor who alleges the theater caused lasting damage to her hair

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Retired judge: Feds must investigate DCF over treatment of disabled children

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Jo Ann Bass, matriarch of Joe's Stone Crab in Miami Beach, dies at 94

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Leila Shahid, first female Palestinian ambassador, dies in France at 76

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