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State trooper suspended more than 2 years after allegedly being drunk in head-on collision

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An ICE arrest, a scuffle, a cemetery, and a missing wallet play central roles in unusual court hearing -- In an unusual hearing that unfolded in federal court, a magistrate judge probed agents for answers: What happened at the cemetery?

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Wu, five other Greater Boston leaders move to ban ICE from detaining people on city property -- Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's order also directs local police to investigate any federal agents who break city or state law.

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What to know about TrumpRx, the Trump administration's prescription drug platform

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House Oversight Democrats question Bondi's handling of Epstein files. Follow live updates.

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Christopher L. Gasper - For the Patriots to win a seventh Super Bowl, Drake Maye is going to have to be better than he has been in the playoffs - History is against the Patriots capping this storybook season by lifting the Lombardi Trophy without one signature performance from their precocious 23-year-old quarterback.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- The Patriots have been our region's best local sports franchise this century, and it's not even close

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TARA SULLIVAN -- North Andover's Jake Bobo is in the Super Bowl spotlight with the Seahawks, but his story is more family than football

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'Vrabes and the boys': The adventures of Mike Vrabel and his golf and skiing buddies -- The Patriots' coach is most comfortable hanging with a crew that includes a funeral director, an owner of an artificial turf company, and a medical device salesman.

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Pats fans swarm San Francisco, with New England edge coming through

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What makes a Patriots super fan? Here's what several have to say.

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Here's how much snow to expect from the storm that will arrive in New England overnight -- There's no way we'll be seeing the type of snow that fell two weeks ago, but you may need to break out the shovel.

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How low will wind chills go in New England this weekend?

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In Gloucester, remembrance and resilience after a familiar tragedy -- "You see more fishermen with one arm or one hand than in any other job," said a Gloucester lobsterman.

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12 children taken to hospitals after exposure to commercial grade dish cleaner at Wellesley day care, officials say

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Luigi Mangione speaks out in protest as judge sets state murder trial for June 8

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- Lindsay Clancy kept asking the medical system for help. The system kept moving her along. -- Two new lawsuits paint a picture, in terrifying detail, of how the health system failed Lindsay Clancy and her family.

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Shirley Leung -- A homeless man died in the cold outside South Station. That should never happen again. -- An unwritten rule allowing homeless people to sleep in South Station on frigid nights appears to have ended. They should etch it in stone.

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Timeline: How the taxpayer cost of White Stadium renovations ballooned

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Fire at historic Castle Hill Inn prompts evacuation in Newport

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Michael Keaton talks Patriots Super Bowl, Belichick's Hall of Fame snub, and growing up a Celtics fan

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Lindsey Vonn wants to remind you: Never count her out

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Winter Olympics Day 1 primer: Let the Games begin

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Justice Brown - Will Bad Bunny bring 'Ice Out' to the Super Bowl? His halftime show may directly confront the Trump administration's anti-immigrant policies.

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EDITORIAL -- Malden's backdoor effort to stifle cannabis shops fails in court

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IDEAS | Raiany Romanni-Klein -- America's next moonshot: Ultra-healthy 60-somethings

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Will Austin -- The addictive danger of sports betting

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JESSE SINGAL AND ALEX FRYER -- What one Seahawks fan said to a Patriots fan

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Mass. High Tech Council is losing higher-ed members amid its income tax rollback push. Why? -- Several have left or not renewed memberships to the influential business group, including UMass Lowell, Bridgewater State, and Bunker Hill Community College.

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R.I. ACLU asks Brown University and other colleges not to share video feeds with Providence police -- ACLU raises privacy concerns, citing the Trump administration's crackdown on campus protests and attempts to revoke F-1 visas for foreign students.

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UK police search two properties linked to Peter Mandelson as part of Epstein probe -- Mandelson has not been arrested or charged.

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AS I SEE IT - A postcard from San Francisco, a city on the comeback - Once bashed for tents and tarps for the homeless on downtown sidewalks, San Francisco is seeing better times, say the locals.

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PARENTING UNFILTERED -- Do we really ever know our spouses? -- We talked to "Strangers" author Belle Burden about what happens when your mate becomes a mystery.

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Michael Keaton reflects on a decade of 'Spotlight' and what 'scares' him about the state of journalism - Keaton returns to the Boston area on Friday to accept Hasty Pudding's Man of the Year honor, with this year's trip coinciding with the 10th anniversary of "Spotlight" winning best picture.

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Super Bowl 2026 commercials: Watch this year's star-studded ads

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Concord Museum names new executive director

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In 'We Had a World,' Josh Harmon reexamines his own rosy memories of his grandmother

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In New Bedford, a camera-ready city; in Hartford, photography's earliest days — but with a twist

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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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IDEAS | ZOE YU -- Hinge is the new LinkedIn

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Is it Trump, or Chief Justice Roberts?

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Filling the gaps in our pop culture lives

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Ayanna Pressley and Stephen Lynch draw a line on Epstein

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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RI CRIME - Teens arrested after 5 people are injured in Central Falls stabbing - Three people remained hospitalized "in critical but stable condition," authorities said Friday.

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Celtics vs. Heat | 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Boston) -- Celtics vs. Heat: Nikola Vucevic could make Boston debut against Miami -- The Celtics are 2-0 against the Heat this season.

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Mayor Wu says White Stadium overhaul's cost to taxpayers rising to $135 million

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Governor Healey to attend Super Bowl, with Democratic group helping cover costs

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Fear in Minnesota's Somali community deepens, hampering progress on measles vaccination -- Public health officials say a measles crisis has long been brewing in Minnesota.

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SUPER BOWL -- Ten ways the Patriots built a new culture, from a two-minute drive to a surprise barbecue drop-in

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KARA MILLER -- Want to get into a great college? Try being rich, male, and a champion squash player.

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PERSPECTIVE -- Taking the leap: Why more Black women are making the move to live abroad

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'It was honestly a movie moment'

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Mass. DAs are increasingly in the spotlight. So why are incumbents so hard to unseat?

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Do you know your N.H. Olympians?

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Vance attends Olympic skating, then meets with Italian Prime Minister Meloni

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Iran's top diplomat says indirect US-Iran talks in Oman were a 'good start'

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Trump's racist post about Obamas is deleted after backlash despite White House earlier defending it

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Accused militant is taken into custody in the deadly 2012 Benghazi attack, Justice Department says

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Trump posted, then deleted, a racist video depicting the Obamas. Bipartisan backlash was swift.

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Savannah Guthrie's family renews plea to mother's kidnapper, while sheriff says they have no suspect

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Savannah Guthrie's demand for mom's 'proof of life' is complicated in this era of AI and deepfakes

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Canada and France opening consulates in Greenland following tensions over US push for control

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Nuclear arms control era comes to end amid global rush for new weapons

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'It's collective punishment': Iran exacts heavy price on protest supporters

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At the Washington Post, a mortal wound

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Want to fix democracy? Start with colleges, says Danielle Allen.

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Losing PhD students means losing the future

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US births dropped last year, suggesting the 2024 uptick was short-lived

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They will have been to all 60 Super Bowls. This year is possibly their last.

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After the Marathon bombing, Rescue wasn't just their service dog and good boy, he was a lifeline and much-needed laugh

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From wings to 7-layer dip, here's your winning Super Bowl snack lineup

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At Arlington's New City Microcreamery, maximum flavor on a walkable block

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L.A. Burdick pops up at Logan Airport; Love Art Sushi opens in Cambridge

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We went from 'Titanic vibes' to treasured memories. This is our Alaska family cruise comeback story.

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Want to vacation with Bobby Flay? There's a cruise for that.

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

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When keyboards are key

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How three guys remade the American film industry, one blockbuster at a time

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When Dorothy Roberts tried to finish her father's book, she learned she had to write her own

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 31

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'Ella McCay,' 'Puppy Bowl,' plus more weekend streaming picks

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Coolidge Breakthrough Award winner Harry Lighton debuts 'Pillion' at the theater Feb. 9

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Death became them: 'Six Feet Under' reminded us that no one here gets out alive

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A revamped TV take on 'The 'Burbs' is a suburban satire for these times

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Bad Bunny says he will bring his culture to 2026 Super Bowl halftime performance

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John Forté, hip-hop redemption tale, dies at 50

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Local bluegrass community remembers prominent Mass. banjoist Gabe Hirshfeld

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'Heated Rivalry' musical parody slated for off-Broadway in March

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An electrifying 'Some Like It Hot' at the Opera House

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With RSV injections, babies are faring better — but changes to US childhood schedule could threaten progress

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Myra MacPherson, who wrote wrenchingly about Vietnam vets, dies at 91

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Mickey Lolich, hero of the 1968 World Series, dies at 85

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