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State report finds school facilities are improving, but conditions are deeply unequal -- Since 2016, many low-quality schools were replaced or closed. But the remainder are disproportionately in urban districts.

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WEATHER - Four states and counting send help to dig out R.I. and Mass. Vermont, New England's snowiest state, has sent heavy-duty trucks and drivers to southern New England after record-setting snowfall, and more help is on the way.

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Thursday forecast: Sunny with light snow expected later in the day

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Lawrence Summers to retire as Harvard professor, resign from Kennedy School post following Epstein revelations - "I have made the difficult decision to retire from my Harvard professorship at the end of this academic year," Summers said in a statement.

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Epstein files are missing records about woman who made claim against Trump, NYT review finds

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As former Harvard president Lawrence Summers resigns from university, a look at his ties to Jeffrey Epstein

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Harvard University professor Martin Nowak placed on leave pending investigation of Epstein ties

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City slow-walking monastery's housing permits after opposition by Arnold Arboretum, nuns say -- Three years after a move to Westwood, the Poor Clare nuns say they're "in a state of crisis."

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'We should have reacted differently': Jeremy Swayman addresses players laughing at US women's expense during Trump phone call -- Team USA attended President Trump's State of the Union address Tuesday night. Swayman said he got back to Massachusetts around 3 a.m. Wednesday.

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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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Mother and child, 2, injured in house explosion in Taunton, officials say -- When firefighters arrived, the three-family home was engulfed in flames.

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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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Cuban government says 4 are killed in gunfire exchange on Florida speedboat

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Fire reported at MCI-Norfolk prison, officials say

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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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Man charged with fatally shooting 13-year-old in Mattapan wants to be returned to Boston jail

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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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Milford teen Marcelo Gomes leaves State of the Union after targeted DHS tweet -- Gomes met with members of Congress to discuss his experience in detention before attending President Trump's speech as Representative Seth Moulton's guest.

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Trump made false and misleading claims in his State of the Union speech. Here's a closer look at the facts.

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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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At a D.C. bar, they drank free until Trump's first insult. The beer flowed longer than expected.

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'Worst-case track scenario': How a New England nor'easter became a historic blizzard -- Nearly all the forecasts predicted 2 feet of snow. So what happened? Snow banding.

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World Central Kitchen brings food to Cape Cod

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Forecast | Dave Epstein - Sunny weekend ahead but cold snap looms for New England - The weekend will offer a nice time for a simple winter walk if you haven't been able to do so, buried under all this snow.

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How long will it take for all this snow to melt?

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'An extension of the racialized body': Lawsuit highlights how Black hair remains a pain point in struggle for equality

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LOVE LETTERS - My boyfriend says his wife is delaying their divorce - I love him, but I'm left waiting and wondering.

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EDITORIAL - Kristi Noem wants you to wait in longer lines at the airport - DHS secretary trivializes what's really at stake in the partial government shutdown.

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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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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER -- Boasting, bashing, and lying: Three writers on Trump's State of the Union address

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Senator Durbin calls for probe into FBI chief's alleged misuse of aircraft, including during Brown shooting -- Whistleblowers say Kash Patel's alleged excessive use of FBI aircraft for personal travel delayed responses to criminal investigations, including the shooting at Brown University.

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Dueling sides in Market Basket CEO case to make final arguments in court -- The case will likely hinge on whether a Delaware judge decides the board acted in "bad faith" in its firing of Arthur T. Demoulas last year.

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Massachusetts is national outlier in how it funds special ed transportation, report says -- The state makes it difficult for local schools to pay for transportation for special education students because of an overly complicated system, a study said.

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Sports betting giant DraftKings cutting jobs amid fight with prediction markets -- The Boston-based company declined to disclose how many jobs were eliminated or where.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - Assumption University students tried to set up a sting on Tinder. It all went terribly wrong. The online set-up was fake, but the consequences that followed were real.

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DEVRA FIRST - Where to eat this week: Ama at the Atlas - The new restaurant from the Comfort Kitchen team is a love letter to caregivers.

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Trump doubles down on tariffs, ignoring the big revenue hole created by Supreme Court ruling -- Hundreds of billions of dollars in tariff money was supposed to help offset the cost of the GOP's sweeping tax cuts enacted last year. Without the revenue, the budget deficit could grow even larger.

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'Brain drain' in effect as Harvard, Dartmouth, Cornell academics depart for Australian university -- A leading Australian university has poached more than a dozen academic researchers amid widespread concern over the Trump administration's hostile stance toward higher education.

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

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Can the Edward M. Kennedy Institute save the Senate and itself?

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JEFF JACOBY -- Nativism is a bipartisan American temptation

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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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 Boston Celtics game-inspired friction test finally pinned down the sneaker squeak -- Squeaky shoes are part of the symphony of a basketball game, when rubber soles rasp against the hardwood floors.

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US men's hockey team feted at State of the Union; Trump says women's team will be honored 'soon' -- The women's team had declined an invitation to attend the State of the Union due to the timing of the address.

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VARSITY NEWS -- Storming through the winter's first 22 champions 👑

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Tara Sullivan -- The US men's hockey team should be celebrated, but the gold medal won by the US women is no laughing matter

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Celtics 97, Suns 81 -- At first, the Celtics looked lost without Jaylen Brown. Then the defense took over.

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Trump's portrayal of 'golden age' is out of sync with how Americans see economy

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Surgeon general nominee faces sharp questions about vaccines, birth control, and qualifications

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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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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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Why is lawmaker pay in the N.H. Constitution?

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

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There is no way Jayson Tatum returning to the Celtics this season could be a bad thing

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Why Willson Contreras may be the power threat the Red Sox need

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Patriots' path forward this offseason is clear — stay the course and keep your draft picks

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Soaring cost of food and other staples squeezes Iranians as threat of US attack looms

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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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The home of the 'Mona Lisa' has a new boss to steer the Louvre out of crisis after jewel heist

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Trump administration's 'third country' deportation policy is unlawful, judge rules. Follow live updates.

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Warren and Massie weigh in on Larry Summer's resignation from Harvard

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Trump's pick to lead new Justice Department unit scrutinized as president declares 'war on fraud'

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FBI searches Los Angeles school district headquarters and the superintendent's home

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As literacy rates lag, a pediatric hospital is screening for reading ability

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Justice Department sues University of California over antisemitism

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Trump's new tariffs are another dangerous presidential power grab

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Why a conservative justice threw shade at congressional Republicans

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Costa Rica's exceptionalism is fading

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

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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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Escape winter's bitter grip at these cozy local hotels

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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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In Portland, Ming Smith makes light cascade and darkness abide

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Feb. 22

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Are things terrible, or is humanity on an upswing? Yes, says Rebecca Solnit.

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

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New Edition, Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross, and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations

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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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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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Caregivers want state to take better care of them

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Sondra Lee, a veteran Broadway dancer with roles in 'Peter Pan' and 'Hello Dolly!' dies at 97

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

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