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Sunday, February 15, 2026 8:25 AM ET

Boston Globe - Top Stories

OLYMPICS - Winter Olympics Day 10 primer: Will Mikaela Shiffrin finally stand on an Olympic podium again? The winningest women's skier in World Cup history has failed to medal in her last seven Olympic races. She'll look to snap that ever-growing curse in Sunday's giant slalom.

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Jordan Stolz calmly looks ahead to trying to win a 3rd Olympic speedskating gold -- Before Stolz was due to compete in the 500 meters, Corby found him laying down in the athletes' lounge, not a care in the world, as race time was getting closer.

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Cheating allegations and curse words fly in curling controversy at Winter Olympics -- Canada's Marc Kennedy got offended when he was accused by Swedish rival Oskar Eriksson of "double-touching."

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With the arrival of the NFL offseason comes free agency, so here's a look into the market for quarterbacks -- Plenty of NFL teams need quarterbacks, and there will be a multitude of veterans available to sign or trade for ahead of the 2026 season.

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A backyard igloo in South Boston garnered millions of views online — before it was smashed with sledgehammers -- Jack Tarca and his friends spent two weeks building an enormous igloo in his South Boston backyard. It was fun while it lasted.

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Woman dead, husband missing after falling through ice in Eastham -- Investigators believe the couple may have been walking their dog.

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WEATHER FOCUS | DAVE EPSTEIN - As we long for spring, let's savor the many subtle changes nature has to offer now - Seasons don't arrive on a given day, but as slow transitional moments with different markers signaling the warming or cooling of our region.

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Adapting to climate change could cost eight Big Digs, according to a recent state report -- In the next 25 years, Massachusetts needs to spend between $90 billion and $130 billion to adapt to threats from climate change.

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Law enforcement block road and tow car near Nancy Guthrie's home in investigation into her disappearance -- The Pima County Sheriff's Department said the activity was part of the search for Nancy Guthrie.

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Man accused of double murder in Brockton last year arrested in Mexico

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Lovers, friends, and men frantic for last-minute gifts flock to Boston's gourmet chocolate shops on V-Day

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THE BIG DAY -- Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler: How a borrowed item led to love and marriage

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IDEAS | ROBERT WEISMAN - A new nuclear arms race is beginning. Is anyone paying attention? Activists mobilized opposition to nuclear weapons during the Cold War. Now they have to do it again.

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IDEAS | HEATHER ANN THOMPSON -- Stoking white rage — from Bernie Goetz to ICE

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The obsession with Nancy Guthrie's disappearance

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EDITORIAL -- When the state buys land, towns lose tax revenue. They should be compensated fairly.

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JEFF JACOBY -- When a president clung fiercely to the rule of law

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Tax season is here. Here's what you need to know for stress-free filing -- Tax season is underway and you have until April 15 to file your return with the IRS.

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A look at Ramadan and how Muslims observe the holy month -- Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic lunar calendar; the month cycles through the seasons.

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More people are taking extended work breaks -- Creating space for a reset, whether mental, physical or spiritual, is the common thread.

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Trump administration sues Harvard for allegedly failing to comply with review of its admissions process - The lawsuit said Harvard had unlawfully withheld information necessary to determine whether it is "continuing to discriminate in its admissions process."

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DEVRA FIRST -- Eight restaurants to visit for Lunar New Year -- Here are eight longtime restaurants at which to welcome in the Year of the Horse.

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Trump erased a bedrock climate rule. Here come the lawsuits. When the Trump administration erased one of the nation's bedrock scientific principles on climate change this week, it set up a legal battle.

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Rose Byrne parades through Cambridge as Hasty Pudding's Woman of the Year

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Bears, pearls, siblings, an aspiring retiree: looking at this year's Oscar-nominated animated shorts

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As AI accelerates and social media mushrooms, the perils of technology take center stage

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Among the ALA honors this year, a Boston-influenced swashbuckling tale of seafaring teens

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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.

1 month ago

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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Jacob Roberts -- Hasty Pudding, Harvard must reckon with new Epstein revelations

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IDEAS | Eitan Hersh -- College students are less woke now. It's a chance to improve campus culture.

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EDITORIAL -- Why aren't Boston students completing required coursework?

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IDEAS | THOMAS LEE -- ChatGPT helps me stay awake

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KEVIN ZHANG -- To the person who slashed my tires

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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There is a curling controversy at the Winter Olympics and Canada is at the center of the allegations -- Both men's and women's teams have now been accused of the same infraction: double-touching the curling stone after it is released.

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Whether in the kitchen or on the ice, US Olympic bobsledder Frank Del Duca is cooking

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OLYMPICS -- South America finally medals in a Winter Games, thanks to gold by Brazil's Lucas Pinheiro Braathen

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OLYMPICS -- Jordan Stolz joins Eric Heiden with an Olympic 500-1,000 golden speedskating sweep

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Russian port, fuel tanks hit in drone attack on Black Sea region

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'I will take this so far': Why Newbury Street's Rainbows Pottery Studio is at the center of a social media storm

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Your Home | Getting Cozy -- This Sunday River ski home blends seamlessly with its natural surroundings

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PERSPECTIVE -- Forgetful of names? You're not alone. And you can fight back.

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We've both tried working as Uber Eats deliverers'

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New Bedford to show free screening of 'dock-u-mentary' about '80s fishing strike

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Valentine's Day is a boon, every year, for family-owned Boston flower company, more than 30 years strong

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Seven high school takeaways from a saturated Saturday of high school sports

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Weston girls complete Division 2 swimming three-peat despite not winning a single event

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Homeland Security wants social media sites to expose anti-ICE accounts

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After rough start to last year, SharkNinja cleans up on Wall Street

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New England has a new regional bank — sort of

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Derek Dooley didn't vote for years. Now he wants Georgia voters to send him to Washington

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TSA workers brace for another shutdown they didn't cause

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US military reports airstrikes against Islamic State targets in Syria

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A 'Facebook warrior' retreats after a Charlie Kirk post got him jailed

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Federal agency faces criticism over changes to rule to protect whales

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ICE agents menaced Minnesota protesters at their homes, filings say

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Europeans push back at US over claim they face 'civilizational erasure'

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Rich world's growing civil unrest comes with an insurance sting

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US, Japan look to deepen ties as Tokyo faces China pressure

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Let Olympians define America for themselves

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Can Wu end 50 years of failure at Roxbury site?

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AI's Claude is ubiquitous. But check out its brilliant namesake.

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Relationship advice from those who've seen it all: Divorce lawyers

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Can't get this situationship out of my head

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What alcohol does to the body

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Craft spirits distillery to replace beer garden on Rose Kennedy Greenway

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A new food hall just opened in Cambridge. Here are the restaurants inside.

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Delta announces new nonstop flight from Boston to Honolulu

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At the world's only pencil sharpener museum, a quirky legacy can't be erased

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Escape from 2026! A Sturbridge hotel becomes a tropical portal to the past.

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Photography in a flash

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The vivid, mournful dreams of Cuban painter Wifredo Lam, an artist ahead of his time, but at home in ours

9 days ago

When keyboards are key

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R.J. Palacio wrote 'Wonder' all alone in the middle of the night. She says the musical version 'elevated it, frankly.'

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Feb. 8

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Another movie theater is shutting down in the Boston suburbs

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'Blue Moon,' 'Eternity,' plus more new movies and TV shows to stream this Valentine's Day weekend

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James Van Der Beek's embrace of the 'Dawson's Creek' meme captured his playful approach to celebrity

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In 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette,' travails of the very famous and beautiful

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Evan Dando hospitalized after sending Lemonheads fan unsolicited sexual video and image

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An illuminating Mahler's 3rd from Budapest Festival Orchestra

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Brandi Carlile returns to TD Garden with her new LP, 'Returning to Myself'

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Trisha Brown Dance Company makes a welcome return

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A waiting game in Lyric Stage's 'Penelope'

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Planned Parenthood has an idea for men, just in time for Valentine's Day

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'I feel reborn': How GLP-1 drugs are transforming the lives of people struggling with addiction

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Funeral Mass set for Dr. Lyle Micheli

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Gabor Boritt, refugee who became expert on Lincoln, dies at 86

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Laura Maioglio, whose restaurant was a theater district mainstay, dies at 93

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