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'Does he even have enough money?' Bill Chisholm closed the deal of his life when he bought the Celtics. -- Chisholm grew up a tortured Boston sports fan. As a billionaire in his 50s, he achieved every child's dream: He bought his favorite team.

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Live updates - Police release photo of new individual 'in proximity of the person of interest' in Brown University shooting - In a post on social media, Providence police released images of the person and asked that anyone with information call the tip line.

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'A dangerous road': Misinformation is spreading about the Brown University shooter - In the absence of a clear narrative, misinformation about the shooter and any possible motives has run rampant.

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How an anonymous messaging app became a lifeline for students during the shooting

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What to know about the officials behind the Brown shooting investigation

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'A series of miscues': Investigation reignites criticism of FBI's Kash Patel

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Anxious, resigned, exhausted: Parents react to the Brown University shooting

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MIT professor fatally shot at his Brookline home, officials say

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Smith tells lawmakers his team developed 'proof beyond a reasonable doubt' against Trump

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Trump is previewing his 2026 agenda in an address to the nation as his popularity wanes

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Senate passes $901 billion defense bill that pushes Hegseth for boat strike video -- The bill demands more information on boat strikes in the Caribbean, requires that the US keep its troop levels in Europe at current levels, and sends some military aid to Ukraine.

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Senate Democrats grill FCC leader over Jimmy Kimmel controversy

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - This week's jobs report was messy, but it shows cracks in the economy as 2026 looms - US unemployment reached the highest rate in four years. Wage growth has stalled.

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Wilco's Solid Sound reveals lineup for 2026 festival

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Karen Read attorney to defend Nick Reiner against murder charges -- Prominent defense lawyer Alan Jackson, who represented Karen Read at both of her murder trials in Dedham, will defend Reiner against charges that he killed his parents.

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Nick Reiner appears in court, held without bail

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What to know about bidding war between Netflix and Paramount for Warner Bros.

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'Buck Rogers' star Gil Gerard has died -- Gerard starred in NBC's campy "Buck Rogers in the 25th Century," which ran for two seasons from 1979 to 1981.

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Mass. would lose billions under proposal to cut state income tax, and Democrats are chafing -- A ballot proposal could slash from $4.2 billion to $4.8 billion from the state's coffers annually if it is fully implemented, state officials told lawmakers.

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Dorchester fatal stabbing solved after nearly 30 years, police say

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LOVE LETTERS -- After five years, my girlfriend isn't interested in sex or living with me -- I'm left lonely and sad.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- The state wants to replace a crumbling women's prison. But some lawmakers are trying to abolish prisons altogether. -- The Commonwealth imprisons fewer people than any other state. Reformers think the conditions are perfect for a radical experiment.

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Odie Henderson's 10 best movies of 2025 - Boston Globe film critic Odie Henderson lists his 10 best movies of the year.

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The 10 worst movies of the year

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The Globe podcast - Rümeysa Öztürk: An American Story Pt. 1 - Part 1 of the podcast series details Rümeysa Öztürk's harrowing journey from arrest to detention.

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Tufts grad student Rümeysa Öztürk did nothing wrong. The Trump administration went after her anyway. -- In March, masked agents swarmed her on a Somerville street. The crackdown on foreign scholars was just beginning.

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'I sometimes wake up in tears for friends still there.' Rümeysa Öztürk's six weeks in ICE detention. -- As she was held in Louisiana, the fight to free Öztürk took place in protests and in the courts.

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JOAN VENNOCHI - Why do we keep asking whether killers are one of us? When violence strikes, America's first instinct is to pick sides.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr: How do we stop gun violence in America? Follow the money.

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IDEAS | IEVA JUSIONYTE -- I'm a scholar of gun violence. Not even I can process what happened at Brown.

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EDITORIAL -- Trump is endangering a bulwark of world peace

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Boyah J. Farah -- Fear, hope, and a Boston Kreme donut

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Beth Wolfensberger Singer -- How to resurrect your own East Wing

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Globe Santa reminds struggling parents that 'even in the harder seasons, we're not alone.'

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New York governor says she has reached a deal to legalize medically assisted suicide -- Kathy Hochul said she supports the proposal but has made an agreement with lawmakers to include "guardrails" in the measure before she signs it into law.

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Accused gunman in Bondi Beach shooting charged with 15 counts of murder -- Naveed Akram was charged after waking from a coma in a Sydney hospital, where he has been since police shot him and his father at Bondi.

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Sentencing for Brian Walshe, convicted of murdering his wife in their Cohasset home, postponed until Thursday -- Sentencing has been rescheduled until 9 a.m. Thursday, prosecutors said.

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Former Harvard morgue manager, wife sentenced in stolen body parts case -- Cedric Lodge was sentenced to eight years in prison after pleading guilty to stealing body parts from donated cadavers and selling them.

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BLOTTER TALES - Grinch who tried to spoil Nantucket Christmas tree lighting remains at large - Christmas tree lights are cut before a tree lighting ceremony, a young woman is rescued from a frozen pond, and other odd tales from local police and fire departments.

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The 20 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2025 - From the return of the DunKings to Coldplaygate at Gillette, here are the year's top Boston pop culture moments.

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'It just seems like amateur hour': As climate bill worked through Beacon Hill, industry donations poured in -- On the same day a climate bill passed, the committee chair reported receiving thousands in donations from utility companies, energy groups, and lobbyists.

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For $4 million, a historic Jamaica Plain home with an indoor waterfall -- The six-bedroom home built in 1899, is tucked in a leafy neighborhood separated from the hustle and bustle of Centre Street.

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TRAVEL - Maine destination named America's best small town to visit for fifth straight year by US News & World Report - Boston also earned some love on the outlet's best vacations rankings, with the Hub named the country's fourth best city to visit.

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James Taylor to perform on July 3 & 4 at Tanglewood

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'Even in a snowstorm, they'll come.' Lori McKenna returns to Passim (and her devout audience).

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The Midwinter Revels heads far north for a tale inspired by a Gregory Maguire story

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Boston Public Library reveals its top 10 checked out books of 2025 list

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Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope -- The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston's busing era.

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A Boston Globe Spotlight Team report on Steward Health Care -- A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

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Explore the project: Snitch City -- In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

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Nightmare in Mission Hill -- The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- How the Trump administration is stealing Christmas

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Eugene Scott -- To win in 2026, Democrats need the voters they keep dismissing

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IDEAS | Mark Bartholomew and Martin Skladany -- Social media needs a reset button

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Dave Epstein -- The winter solstice, the shortest day of the year, arrives Sunday -- Astronomical winter officially begins, kicking off the coldest months of the year.

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The shocking killing of an MIT professor in Brookline has left communities reeling. Here's what to know. Nuno Loureiro, an acclaimed theoretical physicist, was shot multiple times Monday night inside the entrance of the Gibbs Street building where he lived.

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Track Boston Legacy FC signings: See which players have joined the inaugural roster -- As an expansion team, the Legacy will build its roster under the league's new CBA, which eliminated the NWSL Draft and expansion draft.

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Boston Legacy FC signs goalkeeper Laurel Ivory: 'I'm a die hard New England fan' -- The signing, the club's third in the last week, likely rounds out its goalkeeping unit for the debut season.

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Bruins -- How one NFL team played role in helping Marco Sturm craft Bruins' winning identity

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Brown University cancels two basketball games in wake of on-campus shooting

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Red Sox -- Prospect Luis Perales has some stuff. The Red Sox decided to deal him anyway. Let's break down the trade.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- How my father escaped Nazi Germany and later rescued his own parents

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PERSPECTIVE -- Prop bets in sports are dangerous. Officials in Massachusetts were warned of the risks.

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Your Week Ahead -- Listen to 'A Christmas Carol' reading, go on a singles' stroll, or attend a Menorah lighting

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Bostonians of the Year 2025 -- First responders, university presidents, and others who exemplified courage

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Federal prosecutors hold briefing on alleged trafficking of $7 million of SNAP benefits in Mass.

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Late-week storm could bring heavy rain at times across New England

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1,000-point scorers, records falling, Franklin's win streak ends, and other high school takeaways

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Patriots mailbag: Talking loss to Bills, need for a coverage linebacker, and more

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Which Patriots player would make the best coach in the future?

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Alnylam launching $250 million biomanufacturing expansion in Norton

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Second building at massive Suffolk Downs breaks ground at last

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Warner Bros asks investors to reject takeover bid from Paramount Skydance

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FCC removes 'independent' description from website during Senate hearing. Follow live updates.

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4 Republicans defy Speaker Johnson to force House vote on extending ACA subsidies

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Putin warns that Russia will seek to extend its gains in Ukraine if peace talks fail

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Good news: Behind the scenes of some of the most uplifting stories of 2025

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Israel fires mortar into Gaza residential area, wounding at least 10

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Strikes and a $100 million heist push the Louvre into historic crisis

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Strikes and a $100 million heist push the Louvre into historic crisis

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Why couldn't DCF save A'zella Ortiz's life?

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May I have a word: The beloved members of your chosen family

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If politicians want young voters, they must take school shootings seriously

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'Pecs and a cute butt': A Love Letters tribute to Rob Reiner

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Controlling blood sugar cut heart disease risk in half, study says

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Mr. H, you look amazing

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Rainforest Café reincarnated: A mall kid comes home with Gato Exotico at CambridgeSide

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Taste history with CommonWealth Kitchen's Massachusetts 250 gift box

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Finding the comfort of a 'local' in London

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For bucket list vacations, rent the perfect camera

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At a time of masked agents and brutal attacks, a massive painting of ominous Klan figures at Mass MoCA

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Photographer Lorna Simpson receives the ICA's annual $100,000 Meraki Artist Award

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Frank Gehry, architect behind MIT's Stata Center and Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, has died

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 14

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The best local book events this week

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What's your New Year's reading resolution?

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The Oscars will move to YouTube in 2029, leaving longtime home of ABC

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'Being Charlie,' the movie Rob Reiner made with his son, is a portrait of an addict as a young narcissist

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Luke and Laura became a soap super couple, but the origins of their connection were far darker

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Billboard's broken record: Why was this year's Hot 100 so boring?

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Reality Winner's life takes the stage in Apollinaire Theatre's 'Is This a Room'

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'Wonder,' an 'empathy machine' of a story, heads to the stage

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Massachusetts has a problem with primary care access. A new proposal suggests a bold solution.

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Dana-Farber to pay $15 million to settle Justice Department lawsuit over manipulated data

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Joe Ely, Texas troubadour of the open road, dies

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Robert J. Samuelson, sharp-eyed economics columnist, dies at 79

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Anthony Geary, 'General Hospital' star, dies at 78

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