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An 80-year-old veteran died with no close relatives. Here's why dozens of strangers attended his funeral. -- Richard Cubetus, a Vietnam War veteran, had never met the vast majority of the 80 or so mourners who attended his funeral.

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Dorchester man convicted of trafficking 16-year-old girl in Rhode Island -- The man began trafficking the 16-year-old in January 2022 at his mother's Dorchester home, prosecutors said.

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What weather apps sometimes miss about dangerous winter storm conditions

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Deep freeze starts Friday: Here's the timeline for the Arctic cold and monster storm this weekend -- Stepping outside this weekend will bring a shock to the system with single-digit temperatures and even colder wind chills.

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Mayor Wu declares cold emergency in Boston

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How to prevent pipes from freezing in your home during extreme cold

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New England is bracing for its biggest snowstorm in years. Here's the latest forecast. -- Travel will be 'very difficult to impossible' Sunday and Monday with up to 2 feet of snow forecast.

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Forecast | Ken Mahan - Maps: Blockbuster storm to slam New England with up to 2 feet of snow - This will be a hunker-down, stay-off-the-roads type of storm, making roads and highways very hazardous and disrupting air travel.

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Have questions about this impending snowstorm? Send them in and our meteorologist will answer them.

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'Springsteen,' 'Secret Mall Apartment,' plus more streaming picks for this snowy weekend

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The liberal Western Mass. city where the left is eating its young — and old -- The personal has always been political in Northampton, but rarely has local politics seemed so intensely personal.

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Collins, Mills take different tacks on ICE's sweeping enforcement action in Maine

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Maine ICE raids followed Trump clash with Democratic governor. That's happened elsewhere, too. -- It's become a familiar pattern: a heavy ICE or National Guard presence in a state led by a Democrat who has publicly bucked the president.

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Follow live updates on the Trump administration

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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder on the FBI's 'Most Wanted' list, has been arrested -- Wedding is accused of running a drug trafficking operation and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the drug crimes.

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At the Moby-Dick Reading Marathon, the greatest American novel still draws a crowd -- For the last 30 years, fans of Herman Melville's 1851 novel have gathered for a live, 25-hour reading of the whole book.

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Plymouth woman faked cancer, death to get out of court cases, prosecutors say

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AFC Championship: Patriots at Broncos, Sunday at 3 p.m., CBS

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The making of Drake Maye: How a high school legend transformed into an NFL star

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Dan Shaughnessy - The Patriots have a chance to finally win a playoff game in Denver, and other thoughts - The Patriots have played in 15 AFC Championship games and 11 Super Bowls, winning six Lombardi Trophies and an NFL-best 39 postseason games.

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Drake Maye-themed cocktails, Patriots bingo, and more: Cheer for New England at these Boston-area watch parties

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL - Despite the injury to quarterback Bo Nix, Broncos fans are actually optimistic heading into the AFC Championship game

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IDEAS | Heather Beasley Doyle - A better way for your pet to die - Euthanizing ailing dogs and cats at home rather than at the vet's office is good for the animals, their humans — and the veterinarians themselves.

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Richard Ben-Veniste -- Powell, Trump, and the return of the Saturday Night Massacre

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Renée Loth -- Is inclusionary zoning illegal?

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Alan M. Leventhal -- The strategic cost of Trump's Greenland obsession

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EDITORIAL -- State grants are stabilizing child care, but kids still lack access

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Man fatally struck by vehicle on Interstate 93 in Salem, N.H. -- The driver remained at the scene of the crash.

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Man dies following alleged attack by 4 juveniles in Providence, police say -- Romy Alfonso, 51, died on Thursday, days after he was allegedly assaulted, according to authorities.

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Repeal of recreational marijuana in Mass. advances after challenge dismissed -- Challenges by pro-pot groups alleged that the ballot petition had misled signatories and "obtained signatures fraudulently."

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State Representative Christopher Markey says he is running for district attorney in Bristol County -- The one-time prosecutor hopes to succeed Thomas M. Quinn, who earlier this week said he will not seek re-election.

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'Negligent' doctors overmedicated Duxbury mother accused of killing her three children, malpractice lawsuit alleges -- Lawyers for Patrick Clancy filed the complaint Wednesday as the personal representative of the couple's children.

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Indoor pools, waterfront access, and a juice bar. Here's what $34 million gets you in Boston suburbs. -- Agents cite indoor/outdoor living, views, and natural light as priorities, along with spa amenities and fitness facilities.

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A Newton couple visited all 351 cities and towns of Massachusetts. Here's what they discovered. -- "It feels like we kind of have our honorary PhD in Massachusetts," said Jenny McBride.

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With 16 nominations, Oscar would rather laugh with the 'Sinners' than cry with the saints

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Oscars 2026: 'Sinners' breaks all-time record for most nominations. See the full list.

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A taut thriller for the modern era in SpeakEasy Stage's 'Job'

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50 fun things to do in and around Boston this winter

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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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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- When the Supreme Court decides which history counts

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Priya Fielding-Singh -- The real reason your children can't avoid added sugar

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IDEAS | SIDDHU PACHIPALA -- Liberals have to reckon with the limits of protests

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Alan Wirzbicki -- Who put up the 'Private Way' sign on a Back Bay street corner?

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Ryan Wedding, a former Olympic snowboarder on the FBI's 'Most Wanted' list, has been arrested -- Wedding is accused of running a drug trafficking operation and officials say he orchestrated several killings to further the drug crimes.

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celtics at nets | 7:30 p.m. (NBC Sports Boston) -- Celtics at Nets preview: Boston visits Brooklyn to kick off an extremely busy stretch

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MEN'S COLLEGE HOCKEY NOTEBOOK -- Bruins prospects have Quinnipiac men's hockey on a roll heading into CT Ice tournament

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Patriots -- Patriots running backs Rhamondre Stevenson and TreVeyon Henderson know what they're up against in Denver

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HIAWATHA BRAY | TECH LAB - Healey's social media regulation plan faces an uphill legal battle - Even if the governor's proposal becomes law, there's a good chance it'll be blocked in federal court, just as similar laws have been blocked in eight other states.

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TikTok finalizes a deal to form a new American entity

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SHIRLEY LEUNG -- 'Shirley has it wrong:' When the mayor calls you out on the radio, you kind of have to respond

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Vermont -- Bernie Sanders was not like other mayors

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Dull Men's Clubs are growing. In Massachusetts, there's a twist.

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PERSPECTIVE -- Why is cursive handwriting instruction in Massachusetts such a sloppy mess?

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DINNER WITH CUPID -- Blind date: 'We started joking about how ... we weren't sure if [Cupid] was a scam'

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'You guys are monsters!' As ICE arrived in Portland, Maine, neighbors mobilized to help immigrant families.

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R.I. judge sentences Virginia truck driver found with missing teen girl to 17 years in prison

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Bruins celebrate inclusion, diversity on 'Hockey is for Everyone' night at TD Garden

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Sizzling three-goal start helps Bruins withstand third-period flurry by Golden Knights

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Downtown Boston is still struggling. For Segun Idowu's replacement, will Wu focus there?

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In the case of the Federal Reserve, Supreme Court appears to carve out a murky exception

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US completes withdrawal from World Health Organization

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Ukraine, Russia, US to discuss fraught issue of territorial concessions in Abu Dhabi

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Luigi Mangione's trial starts Sept. 8, judge says. What's next depends if it's still a capital case.

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Blake Lively and Taylor Swift's texts exposed in lawsuit against Justin Baldoni

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US hits 9 tankers with sanctions over Iranian oil during protest crackdown and internet shutdown

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Toll in Iran's protest crackdown reaches at least 5,002 dead as Trump says US 'armada' approaching

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5,500-year-old DNA shows syphilis was rooted in the Americas, before Columbus

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Supreme Court seems to want to keep the Federal Reserve independent

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Politics panel: One year down, three more to go for Trump 2.0

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Would it really be so hard for the congressional GOP to oppose Trump's Greenland obsession?

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In a world fixated on highlight reels, here's how to slow down and live with purpose

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HBO Max says 'Heated Rivalry' stars will be torchbearers at the Olympics

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New operator steps in to keep Time Out Market open, one day before it was set to close

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Somerville's Union Square has a new fried chicken joint with soju, trivia, and live music

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Winter in Paris? Almost perfect. (If you don't count the weather.)

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A few tips for traveling to Paris

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Rail travel is booming. And lucky us, we used it to rediscover Ireland.

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A curator who changed our understanding of American art, and of America

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Looking at America's 250th in terms of today

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A sanctuary for Black artists, born in the violent racial tumult of Boston's past, finally gets its day

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 18

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A grittier view of Quincy in Emily Ross's 'Swallowtail'

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When Bernie Goetz shot four Black teenagers in 1984 it was just one moment in a long history of white rage

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Unlike its avian star, 'H Is for Hawk' fails to soar

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How to survive the snowpocalypse, one show or movie at a time

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J.J. Foley's Cafe in the South End calls on Patriots fans to pack bar for 'Today' show appearance on Friday

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Back off man, he's a musician: Bill Murray & His Blood Brothers perform in Boston

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On his podcast, Rhett Miller said the Iron Horse has 'the worst dressing room in America.' Is that fair?

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Poppy on her Boston roots, 'Empty Hands,' and heavy metal heart

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Broadway in Boston announces 2026-27 season: 'Maybe Happy Ending,' 'Operation Mincemeat,' and more

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Williamstown Theatre Festival moving to a biennial schedule is a sign of the struggles many theaters face

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Measles is resurging across the country. Here are the New England towns most vulnerable to an outbreak.

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Boston Health Care for the Homeless CEO resigns amid staff layoffs, internal discord

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Looming deportations of Haitian immigrants could cripple US healthcare, leaders warn

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Elle Simone Scott, groundbreaking chef who mentored and opened doors for women of color, dies at 49

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Barbara Aronstein Black, a first as a law school dean, dies at 92

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Stephen Hess, 92, an eminent, and quotable, political scientist, dies

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