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Boston Globe - Top Stories

20 states sue to block $100,000 fee for H-1B visas

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DOJ sues Massachusetts, three other states after they refused to hand over voters' personal data -- The federal lawsuits are the latest in a string of litigation the DOJ has brought against states in a bid to compel them to turn over voters' personal information.

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House Democrats release photos of Trump, Clinton and Andrew from Epstein's estate -- The 19 photos initially released by Democratic lawmakers on the House Oversight Committee were a small part of more than 95,000 they received from the estate of Jeffrey Epstein.

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See the photos from Epstein's estate that show Donald Trump, Larry Summers, Woody Allen

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Out of ICE custody, mother of Karoline Leavitt's nephew hopes to reunite soon with her son -- Bruna Ferreira spoke to CNN Friday about her arrest by ICE agents on Nov. 12 in Revere.

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Senator Markey condemns 'cruel and calculated racism' by ICE agents at Faneuil Hall citizenship ceremony -- Markey, joined by immigration lawyers, called the recent action by immigration authorities "cruel and calculated racism."

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Trump names Warsh, Hassett as top Fed contenders, WSJ Says -- President Donald Trump said that Kevin Hassett and Kevin Warsh are his top choices to lead the US Federal Reserve and that he expects the next chair of the central bank to consult with him on interest rates.

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Trump administration says it will investigate Boston's housing policies for anti-white bias -- The probe is the administration's latest effort to use landmark civil rights laws to attack diversity, equity, and inclusion policies.

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Will Boston see its first measurable snowfall on Sunday? Here's what the models are saying. -- Greater Boston could see a coating to an inch of snow, and more heading south, making for a snowy Patriots-Bills matchup.

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Polar plunge: Another blast of icy vortex air is on the way. See how cold New England will get.

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Deliberations to resume Monday in Brian Walshe murder trial after jurors fail to reach verdict. Here's how Friday unfolded.

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Sherrone Moore charged with stalking, home invasion after being fired as Michigan football coach

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Budget cuts come to MIT's libraries -- Facing a $300 million shortfall, the school is shuttering some libraries and laying off employees.

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Boston Globe editor Nancy Barnes to step down after nearly three years -- In a note to the Globe newsroom, Barnes said she is stepping down at the end of next week and will stay on staff as an editor-at-large.

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Winter virus season so far is not too bad, but doctors worry about suffering to come

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See the latest data COVID-19 data for Mass.

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3-year-old fatally struck by car on Cape Cod remembered for joyful, loving spirit

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Milton spa owner to plead guilty after unapproved Botox injections linked to severe botulism cases, US attorney says

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Potential $700 million Madison Park school rebuild wins support from state funding agency

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'You'll recognize the name': A new supermarket is coming to Charlestown, but which one? The Hood Park development team aims to start construction next year on the single-level grocery store with two levels of mostly affordable apartments above.

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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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Listen to the podcast

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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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IDEAS | MICHAEL SELLERS - I'm a 'designer beard' Santa. The purists aren't happy. A great debate about facial hair divides Santas, but it doesn't have to.

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EDITORIAL -- Want property tax relief? Maybe the state and city should actually talk to each other.

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Gail Breslow -- They were ready to be Americans. Then the government pulled the plug.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- The justices are set to give Trump more power

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IDEAS | CHIARA FARRONATO AND ANDREY FRADKIN -- The World Cup is coming. Boston isn't ready.

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'Come to my home, Globe Santa,' writes an 8-year-old girl

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State trooper describes rescuing a man in crisis on the Tobin Bridge -- In September, State Police leaders announced a new policy focused on serving people in moments of crisis.

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The best meteor shower of the year is peaking Saturday night. Here's how to view the Geminids. -- The Geminids typically feature 40 to 50 meteors streaking through the night sky per hour.

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Man attempts to open door on flight from Boston to Hong Kong, airline says -- The man was arrested when the flight arrived in Hong Kong on Thursday.

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Skip the chaos and crowds with unique holiday markets are worth the detour - From teen-made treasures to a Dickens-themed Victorian marketplace, these unique holiday markets will defy ho-ho-boring expectations.

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Immigration Unmasked -- The law helping ICE arrest and detain more people than ever before -- The first law President Trump signed at the start of his second term, the Laken Riley Act, has helped Immigration and Customs Enforcement detain more people.

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Dan Shaughnessy -- Patriots can win the AFC East title against the team that's been 'filling in,' the Bills, and other thoughts -- This is another reason Sunday's matchup is so good, so good, so good. It's a chance to see the Patriots against a bona fide contender.

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Love Letters: Meredith is looking for thoughtful, anonymous relationship questions

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'Wake Up Dead Man,' 'F1 The Movie,' plus more new films and TV shows to stream this weekend

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What is your book club reading in 2026?

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From Patti Smith's latest memoir, tender snapshots of gratitude, spread across eight decades

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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 -- The Trump administration's sewage is seeping into the national psyche

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IDEAS | RICH BARLOW -- Is this really what it means to be Christian?

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING NOTEBOOK -- Spurred by the memory of Freddy Espinal, Saugus/Peabody wrestling draws inspiration from coach's cancer battle -- "We have a coach who's a fighter and we had Freddy who's a fighter. If we can't push to the end of a match for ourselves, we can do it for them," said senior captain Michael Maralo (150 pounds).

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HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING -- 14 Eastern Mass. wrestlers to watch, and other boys' and girls' names to know this season -- Our preseason watch list includes wrestlers from Central Catholic, Tewksbury, Framingham, Methuen, Haverhill, Greater Lowell, Lawrence, Lowell, Melrose, Middleborough, Billerica, Triton, Shawsheen, and Franklin.

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- Nine high school sports takeaways from the first full night of the winter season -- We already had one Top 20 team falter, a bunch of coaches earning their first win (or first with a new program), a double-overtime affair, and some high-scoring shootouts.

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UConn 71, Texas 63 -- Alex Karaban scores 1,500th career point, UConn men's basketball holds off Texas

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Cambridge 50, Brockton 53 -- Imam Firmin makes triumphant return to Cambridge boys' basketball lineup after 11-month absence

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NHL -- Canucks trade former Norris Trophy winner Quinn Hughes to Wild in blockbuster deal

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US seeks to broaden Vietnam defense ties as trade talks drag on -- The US seeks to expand and deepen its defense relationship with Vietnam, according to Washington's top envoy to the nation, as the two sides continue to hammer out details of a trade deal.

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Speaker Johnson unveils health care plan as divided Republicans scramble for alternative

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

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Bostonians of the Year 2025 -- Remembering Kitty Dukakis, Fletcher 'Flash' Wiley, Alvin F. Poussaint, and others we lost in 2025

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PERSPECTIVE -- Rifling through the kitchen trash for a used vape, I knew I had a cannabis problem

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'When I asked him what he does for fun, he said he's not an activities guy'

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Weekend forecast: Saturday will see a mix of sun and clouds, snow arrives Sunday

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US says Matthew Farwell should be tried in Mass. in Sandra Birchmore case

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St. Mary's girls' basketball opens season with slipshod win over Pope Francis

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41-year-old Lindsey Vonn opens comeback Olympic season with lightning-fast World Cup win

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Jeff Lawrence, founding publisher of the Dig, has died, family says

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MCCA board, chief executive part ways with $500,000 separation deal

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Commission outlines health care cost-cutting areas

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Vermont-based fighter wing deploying to Caribbean amid tensions with Venezuela, US senator says

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Democratic former Sen. Doug Jones launches campaign for Alabama governor

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What to know about Kilmar Abrego Garcia's release from immigration custody

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Review of medical cannabis use finds little evidence of benefit

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Iran arrests Nobel Peace Prize laureate Narges Mohammadi, supporters say

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Hunger and makeshift shelters persist in north Caribbean nearly 2 months after Hurricane Melissa

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Trump wanted Ukraine to cede land to Russia. Ukraine has another offer.

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Is making the Charles swimmable worth the cost?

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The shameful Faneuil Hall immigration crackdown

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Keep an open mind about regime change in Venezuela

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I regret the breakup. Do I tell her?

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Somerville's Hearth & Hug Bakery is the warm embrace we all need in December

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Esther's High Dive: A new Providence bar that feels like a Palm Springs pool party

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Gato Exotico to open; Ten Tables in Jamaica Plain to close

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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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In praise of the mini-break: Tiny vacations close to home

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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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Mothers and daughters, China and Massachusetts, in Janice Page's memoir, 'Year of the Water Horse'

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Romance novel reader seeks 'book boyfriend' IRL

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Our current 'Hamlet' moment is merely one of many bows for the melancholy Dane

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10 GREAT PERFORMANCES TO RAVE ABOUT IN 2025

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'Ted,' Seth MacFarlane's Framingham-set prequel series, announces season 2 release date

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'The End of an Era': Four takeaways from Taylor Swift's new docuseries

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Conan O'Brien (jokingly) says Jason Bateman killed his parents — and will strike again

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Season's Groanings! We asked Globe readers for their least favorite holiday songs. We got an earful.

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When everything is going awry, Juliana Hatfield still believes 'Lightning Might Strike'

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

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Family of teen repeatedly raped at Springfield group home sues state agencies

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Arthur L. Carter, 93, dies; investment banker founded a cheeky newspaper

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Raul Malo, frontman of the Mavericks, dies at 60

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