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Saturday, February 21, 2026 8:25 PM ET

Boston Globe - Top Stories

Is your child's school closed on Monday?

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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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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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RI Crime - Youth hockey games resume after Pawtucket rink shooting, and a community comes closer together - "It was tough for all of them. They know a lot of those kids, they grew up playing with them," one coach said. "Honestly, this is the best community around. Rhode Island high school hockey, everyone is tight."

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Maps detail how this massive winter storm could impact New England

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Jayson Tatum's return date remains a mystery, but there are signs he is building momentum

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Three tips to stay safe while shoveling snow

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Bob Ryan -- Sports can give us some wonderful memories. Here are some of the best, with a little help from a friend. -- One of the great satisfactions attainable for any devoted sports fan is being able to say you had an early glimpse of greatness.

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'We could do something ... special': Catching up with Team USA before the men's hockey gold game against Canada -- It's a game the Americans have long dreamed of playing. "Since the first time you watched 'Miracle'," Bruins defenseman Charlie McAvoy said.

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In striking down most of Trump's tariffs, the Supreme Court resolved one question but created others

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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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After lonely baby monkey goes viral, his Ikea comfort toy sells out

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ICE begins to purchase warehouses, but some owners are backing out of deals

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For the annual Cupid's Undie Run, nearly 200 brave the cold in their skivvies

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - A rare illness haunts generations of Massachusetts families

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Long after the afterglow: How love keeps unfolding

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Anna Kusmer - My child's circus school is bracing for ICE. This is the toll of authoritarianism. What impact does it have on us — citizens and immigrants alike — to be constantly looking over our shoulders in terror?

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Elissa Ely -- I felt healthy after my doctor's appointment. Then the patient survey arrived.

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Joe Maloney -- Why legal sports betting is good for Massachusetts

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Eugene Scott -- Trump should treat Supreme Court tariff ruling as a teaching moment

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LETTERS -- Europe punishes those in the Epstein files. Why won't America?

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Bill Mazeroski, known for walk-off home run in 1960 World Series, dies at 89 -- Bill Mazeroski was a wizard at second base, maybe the best defensive player at that position. But one swing of his bat, on Oct. 13, 1960, against the Yankees, made him a legend.

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Boston College graduate among skiers killed in California avalanche -- The woman was with a group of friends on a ski trip in California's Sierra Nevada when the deadly avalanche struck.

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Rochester 11-year-old dies in avalanche in Utah, police and school district say -- Madelyn Eitas, 11, was on a ski vacation with her family when she was killed in an avalanche Thursday, officials said.

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Even small batteries can have a big impact. Here's how to recycle them right. -- Battery recycling processes could use some fine-tuning, but it's still a simple and responsible way to get rid of them.

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The overhaul of White Stadium is set to cost $325 million. How does the price compare to other soccer venues? In Boston, costs have jumped more than 60 percent from an initial projection of $200 million.

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Olympics -- Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu, Maxim Naumov to make first post-Olympics appearances at The Skating Club of Boston -- Liu and Naumov will perform at The Skating Club of Boston's annual benefit ice show, "Ice Chips," on Feb. 28 and March 1.

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$3m glass penthouse in the heart of Portland, Maine, is the most expensive condo in the city - The penthouse unit at 547 Congress St. in Portland, Maine, occupies three levels.

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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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MIAA DIVISION 1 WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIP -- With as dominant a showing that has ever been seen, Central Catholic rolls to Division 1 wrestling win -- After winning their first 25 bouts, the Raiders put seven grapplers into finals, winning four, to score a whopping 224 points as a team.

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Red Sox Notebook -- Alex Cora plans to bat Roman Anthony leadoff for the Red Sox, just like Mookie Betts

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MIAA DIVISION 3 WRESTLING -- Inspired by their young coach Finbar Heaslip, Dedham wins Division 3 wrestling title by a half-point

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Charting the global economy: Trump's tariffs struck down by Supreme Court -- Trump's global tariffs were struck down by the Supreme Court, kicking off what could be a prolonged battle over refunds.

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

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Detroit auto industry spared from Trump's latest tariff program

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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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Powerful nor'easter set to slam New England with blizzard conditions late Sunday into Monday. Here's the latest.

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'I'm sick of it': New Englanders get ready for another powerful winter storm

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Red Sox' goal for Payton Tolle's 'superpower': 'A three-headed monster of hard'

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Thanks to five finalists and two champions, Milford repeats as Division 2 wrestling champs

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Detroit auto industry spared from Trump's latest tariff program

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Trump signs 10% global tariff in bid to salvage trade agenda

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The Supreme Court struck down Trump's tariffs. Now comes the hard work of issuing refunds.

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Vermont's Republican governor has been campaigning on 'affordability' for years. Now other politicians are catching up.

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Trump raises global tariff to 15 percent after Supreme Court decision

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Supreme Court ruling offers little relief for Republicans divided on Trump's tariffs

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Crews recover bodies of 9 backcountry skiers days after California avalanche

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NASA moon rocket hit by new problem expected to bump astronauts' trip into April

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A somber perspective from skiers who got out as a doomed group arrived

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After enduring horrors, Gisèle Pelicot publishes her memoir, 'A Hymn to Life'

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Hong Kong government offers to buy apartment ownerships from fire victims

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Good health care shouldn't require private donations

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The bygone masculinity in 'Train Dreams'

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Americans don't want research cuts. Will politicians listen?

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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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Shoveling snow can trigger a heart attack, doctors warn

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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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