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'One of the most emotionally draining jobs in the hospital': Why 'sitters' are such a hard role to fill -- In Massachusetts, nearly half the jobs for "sitters" — health care workers who protect people at risk of harming themselves or others — are vacant. And that number is on the rise.

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Trump awards medals to the Kennedy Center honorees in an Oval Office ceremony -- This year's recipients are actor Sylvester Stallone, singers Gloria Gaynor and George Strait, the rock band Kiss, and actor-singer Michael Crawford.

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England, France, Norway highlight Gillette Stadium's portion of 2026 World Cup slate -- Gillette Stadium, which will be renamed Boston Stadium for the World Cup, could be in play next June for the USMNT, but only if it underperforms in Group D.

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Haiti is playing a World Cup game at Gillette. Some Boston locals are thrilled.

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Six takeaways from a Saturday of high school football Super Bowls -- Three days of chilly championships at Gillette Stadium left no doubt who the premier pigskin programs were this fall.

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MIAA Super Bowls: Re-live all three days of championship action

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Skyrocketing energy costs have shocked Massachusetts residents. Here's what happened. -- Everyone is mad about their energy bills. But the reason for the extreme bills goes beyond the base cost of the natural gas or electricity sent to our homes.

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Young adults are waiting in line to worship at this fast-growing Atlanta church -- An Atlanta church with a viral pastor has grown from less than 200 weekly churchgoers in 2023 to about 6,000 today.

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Chad Finn | Sports Media - NFL and its broadcast rights partners feast upon holiday ratings bounty - The league's Thanksgiving ratings were massive. Make no mistake, massive is not hyperbolic, and the satisfaction of the NFL and its right partners was justified.

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'No going back': Survivors of deadly Hong Kong fire are in limbo -- After Hong Kong's deadliest fire in years, the city is confronting a major challenge: It must find homes for the thousands of residents who survived with little more than the clothes on their backs.

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Dedham church's 'ICE was here' nativity display 'should be removed,' Boston Archdiocese says

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Kidney recipient dies after transplant from organ donor who had rabies

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Suspect fatally shot by police in Manchester

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GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL -- Time to alter expectations for this Celtics team ever growing in confidence, and getting results -- About a quarter into this season, the East is simply a collection of mostly evenly matched teams that will spend the season beating up each other.

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Watch Party -- 'Jay Kelly,' 'Mad Men,' plus more movies and TV shows to stream this weekend -- Watch Tom Cruise risk life and limb in "Mission: Impossible — The Final Reckoning."

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YVONNE ABRAHAM | CHAPTER 3 -- 'The red flags were there': The police interrogation of Latarsha Sanders was problematic -- Latarsha Sanders was in no condition to understand the stakes as she sat in an interrogation room at the Brockton police station.

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Mark Harmon - 'Twas the month before Christmas, and Trump stirred the house - When what to my wondering eyes did appear, but a tin-pot dictator spewing rage and fear.

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Kimberly Atkins Stohr -- Companies hit by Trump tariffs: We want a refund now

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Ed Brzychcy -- A veteran's warning: Hegseth's disdain for the laws of war endangers our troops

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Alex Beam -- A Christmas letter from Trump: Grift, glitter, and garland-level delusion

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LETTERS -- E-bikes are all over the place. So are regulations for their use.

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'I feel like I'm drowning over here' The high price of child care in Massachusetts puts families in a bind, which is especially challenging during the holidays when parents are trying to make it joyful for their little ones.

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Ben Volin | Sunday football notes - Patriots hit with first-rounder Will Campbell, but 2025 draft class isn't making big impact across NFL so far - Campbell has had a solid season as the Patriots' starting left tackle, but plenty of first-rounders have disappointed.

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Lionel Messi, Inter Miami win the MLS Cup, topping Vancouver, 3-1 -- The MLS Cup victory is the first in Inter Miami's history.

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Boston University offers early retirement to tenured professors amid budget cuts -- The buyout offers, which are "entirely voluntary," mark another step BU has taken to recover from its $30 million shortfall this fall.

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Sheriff hunting for the last of 3 inmates who escaped from a Louisiana jail -- "We would prefer that he surrender himself peaceably," the sheriff said in a statement, "but we will not rest until he is captured."

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Detention of 7-year-old Vermont boy began with a failed border crossing, federal authorities say -- US border officials say the boy and his mother were detained after the vehicle they were in sought to enter Canada but was turned back.

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Suspect in D.C. pipe bomb case was 'disappointed' after Trump lost 2020 election, prosecutor says -- The suspect confessed to planting the devices on Jan. 5, 2021, two people familiar with the matter told The Associated Press.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- It's the end of an era for Matthews Arena (formerly Boston Arena), and other thoughts -- The Bruins and Celtics — born in the winters of 1924-25 and 1946-47, respectively — both played their first home games in the big barn near Symphony Hall and Huntington Avenue.

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Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes - Baseball warms up for Winter Meetings, where a Hall of Fame vote will lead off before teams look to swing deals - There will be plenty of signings and trades discussed this week in Orlando, and a Hall of Fame's Contemporary Era committee votes on an eight-player ballot Sunday.

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State proposing $5 million in upgrades for Weston golf course recently dismissed as the worst in US -- The proposal calls for the Leo J. Martin Golf Course to close for the 2026 season, though the driving range would reopen in April.

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More is at stake than meets the eye in the State Department's decision to attend the Olympics of the art world

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A history of the crossword puzzle, a venerable form that keeps attracting new fans

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Boston isn't mentioned in Spotify Wrapped this year. Here's why I'm relieved.

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Five new photo books that are not what you might expect

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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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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Why the disqualification of Trump's hand-picked prosecutors matters

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- This isn't the fog of war. It's the fog of panic.

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- Mark Kelly in 2028?

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EDITORIAL -- 'The place where dreams die': Boston regulators stifle too many aspiring restaurateurs

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Will the 'Mamdani effect' on Israel work for Moulton and Pressley?

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Haiti is playing a World Cup game at Gillette. Some Boston locals are thrilled. -- Bostonians from Haiti, Cape Verde, and elsewhere can hardly contain their joy.

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Woman pushed onto Green Line train tracks at North Station, police say -- Authorities believe the man who pushed her is homeless and frequents the North Station area, police said.

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Markey, Healey blame Trump's cut of $87M grant for pause at Somerville startup's construction of green cement plant -- Somerville-based Sublime Systems this week said it will pause construction on the plant in Holyoke and cut its workforce by 10 percent.

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DUKE 27, VIRGINIA 20 (OT) -- Duke beats No. 16 Virginia in overtime for first outright ACC championship since 1962, likely leaving conference out of playoff -- The Blue Devils are unlikely to make the playoff field with five losses, opening the door for a second Group of Five team — likely James Madison — to make it.

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INDIANA 13, OHIO STATE 10 -- No. 2 Indiana beats No. 1 Ohio St. for first Big Ten title since 1967, lock up top playoff seed -- Indiana likely locked up the top seed in the College Football Playoff while extending the best record in school history to 13-0.

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WOMEN'S WORLD CUP SKIING -- Mikaela Shiffrin sixth as Alice Robinson wins second straight World Cup GS race -- Alice Robinson has six World Cup victories, the most from a non-European or North American country.

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DIVISION 1 SUPER BOWL -- With the Div. 1 Super Bowl on the line, Will Wood wanted the ball — and the Xaverian junior QB delivered

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In an age of streaming and AI slop, parents and researchers worry about a shrinking PBS Kids -- Federal funding cuts have put PBS under some of the greatest pressures of its half-century existence.

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Have Trump's tariffs hit the 'high-water mark'?

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Netflix's deal for Warner Bros. Discovery could redefine Hollywood and the media landscape

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Top Places to Work -- Top Places to Work in Massachusetts for 2025: Explore the winners lists

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Top Places to Work -- Business etiquette is in serious need of improvement

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'I don't come across many men with good freckles'

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PERSPECTIVE -- Boston is a winter city. It's time we acted like one.

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For the first time, skeptics of mainstream medicine are running the country. What comes next?

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Weekend forecast: A little warmer with some sunshine. Weak clipper system brings snow Sunday night.

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CDC panel recommends delaying birth dose of hepatitis B vaccine

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Bruins continue to find a way without their headliners, send Devils to fifth straight loss

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Red Sox' Kristian Campbell 1 for 3 in Puerto Rico Winter League debut

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Xaverian builds big lead, then staves off St. John's Prep rally to snare Division 1 Bowl three-peat

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Applying to a new job? Here's what to know about AI screening in hiring.

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Homeowners risk missing out on solar tax credits. This is why.

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Europe faces most difficult moment in bid to avoid split with US

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The Supreme Court weighs another step in favor of broad presidential power sought by Trump

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Hegseth defends strikes on alleged cartel boats, says Trump can order use of force 'as he sees fit'

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Welcome to Donkey Country, USA

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Louisiana is shrinking. Some tribes are fighting to protect what's left of their communities

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Qatari leader says the Gaza ceasefire is at a critical moment

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Dodging icebergs and storms on the hunt for an ocean tipping point

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Trump has long disdained Europe's elites. Now, it's official.

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Affordability isn't a 'hoax.' Just ask the millions who struggle to buy groceries.

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Marco Werman thinks international news is America's secret weapon

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Save your Spotify Wrapped. Your future caregivers will thank you.

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He's not on my timeline for marriage and children

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Family-friendly holiday events that won't stress you out

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Trees take center stage in Mount Auburn's 'Solstice' spectacle

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Chef-inspired classics at a city seafood shack

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My Girl softly opens beneath Mariel; Cafe Sushi introduces a new dining room

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Behind the bar: Justin Brody on his award-winning cocktail, rum, and his next act

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Welcome to the whale capital of the Caribbean

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In this Vermont town, the window displays are tiny, but the expectations are big

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Travelers wear pajamas to airports in protest of government request

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

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What to know about the Stata Center in Cambridge, Frank Gehry's best-known local design

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Nov. 30

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Want to run a marathon? Here's what not to do.

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What Netflix's acquisition of Warner Bros. means for the movies

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Critics Choice Awards 2026: See the full list of nominees

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'The Chair Company' and 'Bugonia' mirror the conspiracy mania of our times

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Colleague or colonizer? Netflix swallows Warner Bros. Discovery, and the film industry has feelings.

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Did Taylor Swift pay off a bride to get her wedding date? Ocean House pours cold water on the latest rumor.

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Three vocal concerts not to miss this holiday season

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

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A donkey, a dog, a cat, and a rooster team up in 'Bremen Town Musicians'

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Ryan Landry's Gold Dust Orphans return with an outrageous melding of 'Sweeney Todd' and Santa Claus

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In Massachusetts visit, Trump's NIH chief defends move to prioritize funding research in places like Iowa, Nebraska

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Steve Cropper, guitarist, songwriter, and a shaper of Memphis soul music, dies

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D-Day veteran Charles Shay, who saved lives on Omaha Beach, dies at 101 in France

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Dave Morehead, who threw a no-hitter for the Red Sox at Fenway Park in 1965, dies at age of 82

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