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What to know about Seamus Culleton, the Irish national who has been in ICE custody for months

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Man, 66, arrested in East Boston for alleged rape in L.A., police say

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Harvard's ongoing probe into Epstein ties includes donors, school says -- The university announced a new review in November after the release of emails between Jeffrey Epstein and former president Lawrence H. Summers.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - A million US jobs disappeared overnight. What happened? Counting jobs is a process that requires frequent revisions, both on a monthly and annual basis, as more accurate — but less timely —information becomes available.

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Maura Healey unveiled her latest plan to tackle Massachusetts' housing crisis: Fewer staircases - Fire codes have long required two staircases in mid-rise apartment buildings. But advocates worry that drives up construction costs. So the state will study doing away with one.

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Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota. Follow live updates.

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Marcelo Gomes, Milford teen arrested by ICE, to attend this year's State of the Union in Washington

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Trump's defamation lawsuit against the BBC is set to go to trial in 2027, US judge says

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ADRIAN WALKER -- No matter how hard Trump tries, Boston's Black history can't be erased

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Goodlander calls attempt to indict Democratic lawmakers an 'outrage'

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In Northampton, an investigation into Sandwich the Turkey's abduction

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The Suffolk County sheriff runs a jail. Why did he launch a harbor patrol in Winthrop? -- The Legislature has asked Massachusetts' inspector general to investigate "questionable spending practices" by Suffolk and other sheriff's departments.

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A popular Providence restaurant canceled reservations, cut staff, and abruptly shut down. What happened?

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Here are the latest details on this weekend's potential storm -- Most of the models agree that high pressure will shield New England from Presidents' Day snow, keeping the wintry mess farther south.

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Battle over cancer clinicians: Brigham plans to dismiss Dana-Farber staff, but offers them jobs

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New England colleges had a rough year in 2025. But not their endowments.

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Two people found dead in vehicle at Providence hospital, police say

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John Powers | On Olympics -- I saw Eric Heiden in his prime at the 1980 Winter Olympics, and here's how Jordan Stolz compares

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Wakefield's Jessie Diggins fights injury to take bronze in race dominated by Sweden at Milan Cortina Games

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Downhill champ Breezy Johnson gets engaged at Olympics skiing finish line

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Italy's Federica Brignone completes comeback, claims gold in women's Super-G at Winter Olympics

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Winter Olympics Day 7 primer: USA's Chloe Kim aims for record third snowboard halfpipe gold

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Jaylen Brown offers Drake Maye advice on how to 'level up' after championship heartbreak

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For Sale by Owner: Should you attempt to sell your own house?

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In Greater Boston, real estate is a 'beauty contest' of virtual and traditional staging

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Globe Magazine | Your Home

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This Sunday River ski home blends seamlessly with its natural surroundings

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Seven design trends New England homeowners are embracing for 2026

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Right street, wrong design. How they transformed a tired Milton Colonial.

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This handsome Victorian in Jamaica Plain draws its palette from original stained glass windows

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Jacob Roberts - Hasty Pudding, Harvard must reckon with new Epstein revelations - Friday's festivities may be tainted by recent news about Epstein's relationship with Hasty Pudding Institute chairman Andrew Farkas.

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EDITORIAL -- Why aren't Boston students completing required coursework?

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IDEAS | Eitan Hersh -- College students are less woke now. It's a chance to improve campus culture.

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Liz Walker -- How communities help us get through trauma

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Newport principal placed on leave after investigation into assault of special needs student -- Rogers High School Principal Jared Vance has been placed on leave for the remainder of the school year. Four teens were arrested in connection with the alleged attack last year.

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Boston built a global biotech empire. Now the talent is quietly drifting away. -- In a first-of-its-kind survey, the Globe asked hundreds of scientists about the impact of federal funding cuts.

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More New Englanders are ditching takeout. Here's why. The gulf in value between takeout — long positioned as the most economical, and popular way to avoid cooking — and a homemade meal is only widening.

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THE FINE PRINT -- Leaving appliances or charging cords plugged in? 'Phantom power' may be costing you. -- In these times of extraordinarily high electric bills, using a power strip may save you a wee bit of money.

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Lion dances, dumpling making, and more: Celebrate Lunar New Year at these Boston-area events

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'Wuthering Heights' is a withering sight

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You don't need the 20 seconds you gain by skipping the credits sequence

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Harry Lighton receives Coolidge Breakthrough Artist Award, praises 'stunning' theater

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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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JEFF JACOBY -- Who gets to tell Black history?

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IDEAS | SEBASTIAN JUNGER -- Sebastian Junger on the seven lives lost aboard Gloucester's Lily Jean

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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RI EDUCATION -- For R.I. superintendents, the financial pressures of keeping their districts afloat are mounting -- District leaders from Providence, Cranston, Bristol-Warren, and Chariho cite worries about federal uncertainty amid unpredictable costs and declining enrollment.

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CHAD FINN -- Can the Patriots avoid the Super Bowl hangover next season? -- The page now turns to next season and what comes next. Hopefully it will be another way in which they diverge from the first Super Bowl title team.

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Grieving families press Congress on aviation safety reforms after midair collision near D.C.

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Beloved quiz show returns to N.H. PBS despite federal cuts

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PERSPECTIVE -- Forgetful of names? You're not alone. And you can fight back.

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LOVE LETTERS -- Debating the etiquette of casual sleepovers

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THE BIG DAY -- Excuse me, I believe you have my stapler: How a borrowed item led to love and marriage

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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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Boston Mayor Michelle Wu to travel to Germany to speak at Munich Security Conference

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Fire rips through Portuguese bakery in New Bedford, officials say

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A new Celtics arena in South Boston? Convention center execs discussed it.

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It appeared Madison Chock and Evan Bates were destined for ice dance gold. Then a fast-rising French team came along.

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Taking a look at the Patriots roster and some of the decisions that are likely coming up this offseason

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Marty Walsh says homeless people dying outside South Station is a 'disgrace.' No one in power wants to own the problem.

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In blunt warning, the US says Peru could lose its sovereignty to China

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Federal authorities announce an end to the immigration crackdown in Minnesota

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Investigators ask for surveillance video from specific dates in Nancy Guthrie disappearance

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FBI combs desert terrain for clues in Nancy Guthrie's disappearance

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Russia fires barrage at Ukrainian cities as next round of US-brokered talks is unclear

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South Korea's spy agency says Kim Jong Un's daughter is close to be designated as future leader

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Suspect in Canada shooting is identified as an 18-year-old with history of police visits to her home

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Delgado-Garcia's death must lead to meaningful change in the State Police

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ChatGPT helps me stay awake

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To the person who slashed my tires

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The Boston accent is disappearing. In Southie, it's more than the loss of a signature sound

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At 24, how do you know if someone is 'the one'?

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A $24 cup of coffee has landed in Boston. Is it worth the price tag?

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Jamie Bissonnette and team bring creative pizza to Beacon Hill; Citrus & Salt expands to Burlington

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A new Jumbo Seafood, an offshoot of the Chinatown location, opens near BU

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Photographer Eric Antoniou on Costa Rica, a hellish night with food poisoning, and how to live out of a suitcase

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National Car Rental holds wrongful claim over renter's head

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These are the best hotels in Boston and Cape Cod, according to Forbes

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Photography in a flash

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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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'The Friends of Eddie Coyle' is a beloved Boston movie. The book has an immortal gift of gab.

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The best local book events this week

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Enduring love amid loss in Castellani's mesmerizing 'Last Seen'

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Fran Lebowitz: 'This is not kind of like what the Nazis did. This is precisely what the Nazis did.'

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From 'Her' to 'Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind,' here are 10 unconventional movie romances

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In 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette,' travails of the very famous and beautiful

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For all of our sakes, please make more new episodes of 'The Muppet Show'

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Bad Bunny isn't the first performer to use the Super Bowl to speak out

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Stefon Diggs and Cardi B unfollowed each other on Instagram. Online sleuths ask: Did they break up?

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Mass. artists wonder: Is it tone-deaf to release new music right now?

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Kennedy Center president warns of 'skeletal teams' during 'total renovation'

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Kate Hamill's 'Little Women' adaptation imagines a Jo March with more options

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Patrolling the dark corners of the web, at a steep personal cost, in Urban's 'The Moderate'

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UMass Memorial Marlborough set to reopen after heating, water issues forced evacuation of 70 patients

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FDA officials defend decision to not review Moderna's new flu vaccine

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Gabor Boritt, refugee who became expert on Lincoln, dies at 86

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Laura Maioglio, whose restaurant was a theater district mainstay, dies at 93

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Fred Smith, who left Blondie for the band Television, dies at 77

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