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Thursday, December 25, 2025 7:30 AM ET

Boston Globe - Top Stories

Forecast | Dave Epstein -- New Englanders will wake up to a sunny but brisk Christmas Day. Two storms brewing for Friday and this weekend. -- Temperatures will start in the teens across most of the region Christmas morning before reaching the low 30s.

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Money, Power, Inequality -- The Trump administration says SNAP is rife with fraud. Why their evidence doesn't hold up. -- A recent $7 million SNAP fraud case was an "anomaly," not an example of errors the Trump administration has highlighted.

20 hours ago

'Attack the universities': Inside the Trump and MAGA war on Harvard -- Trump said elite universities were run by "Marxist maniacs" and vowed to take them back. Harvard would prove hard to break.

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Part 1: How Harvard became Trump's perfect target

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After missing deadline, DOJ says it may need a 'few more weeks' to finish releasing Epstein files

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Trump's tanker crackdown paralyzes Venezuelan oil exports

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Three up, three down, and three to watch for the Patriots in Week 17 against the Jets -- Drake Maye will look to avoid being the first quarterback to throw an interception against the Jets this season.

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Patriots mailbag: Disguising defenses, Marte Mapu, and improving the edge rush

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'It means a lot.' Holiday gifts donated to 300 needy families in Dorchester.

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The Globe podcast -- On 70 years of Globe Santa

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City officials suspend license of Boston nightclub where woman suffered fatal medical episode -- Anastaiya Colon, known as "Nena," died after she collapsed Sunday at the Icon nightclub in the Theater District.

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Archbishop Henning, Dedham priest will meet in January to discuss anti-ICE nativity scene -- "My first thing will be just to hear him out and listen," Archbishop Richard Henning said in a Globe interview. "He was the one that asked to speak with me. I'd like to hear him first."

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New apartment complex in Newton fills important niche for middle-income seniors -- Opus Newton opened this year, aiming to cater to older adults who don't qualify for lower-income housing but can't afford high-end assisted living.

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Video: How the Brown shooting investigation unfolded

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Watertown church mourns deaths of two members in car crash

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Possible measles exposure in Boston, Westborough, officials warn

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What's open and closed on Christmas Day in Mass.

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Beth Teitell -- During COVID, everyone became a DIYer. Now, poor choices are coming back to haunt homebuyers. -- Most people are hesitant to talk about self-inflicted home decor, but you know what people do love to dish about — the albatross they've been saddled with.

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The year in arts

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From Geese to Karol G, these are the 30 best albums of 2025

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The top 10 (ish) television shows of the year

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The 20 biggest Boston pop culture moments of 2025

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Odie Henderson's 10 best movies of 2025

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD - The joy of taking two long walks a day - I begin and end almost every day in motion, liberating myself from screens and other distractions.

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EDITORIAL -- From Brown to Bondi Beach, the kind and the brave see us through

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Why Trump's Justice Department is coming for your voter data — and your vote

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Catherine D'Amato -- Hunger in Massachusetts is about to get worse

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Globe Santa says thank you

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Donate to Globe Santa

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UConn, Army football teams look forward to 'special' game in Fenway Bowl -- It will be the second straight year that UConn finishes its season at Fenway Park.

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Needham teenager arrested in Roxbury with loaded gun -- The firearm allegedly contained six rounds of 9mm ammunition.

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Two found dead in Maine near Acadia National Park, police say -- The bodies were discovered in Tremont, Maine, on the southwest side of Mount Desert Island, police said.

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photos of the year - Athletes at play: Take a look at the best Globe sports photos of 2025 - Globe photographers were on the scene throughout another dramatic and compelling year of recreational, high school, college, and professional sports

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Money, Power, Inequality - It's hard to make a deal on back taxes in Mass. But help could be on the way. Proposed legislation would give Massachusetts residents more leeway to pay off state tax debt.

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Back Bay townhouse sells for $21m, marking Boston's highest 2025 sale -- The property at 59 Commonwealth Ave. is a single-family residence with eight bedrooms and an elevator connecting all floors.

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Same old 'Avatar', this time with 'Fire and Ash'

8 days ago

'Heated Rivalry' is a love story, but often a sad one

7 days ago

'Fallout' is still all about the retro-cool tunes. Here's what to know about five songs that open the season

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Boston Music Awards 2025: Dropkick Murphys, ISHA!, and more win big. See the full list.

6 days ago

Broken Promises, Unfulfilled Hope -- The Boston Globe explores the legacy of Boston's busing era.

1 year ago

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.

8 months ago

Explore the project: Snitch City -- In a nation addicted to drugs, local police are addicted to informants.

8 months ago

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.

1 year ago

Susan Rigetti -- Why 'The Master and Margarita' is the ultimate modern Christmas story

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JEFF JACOBY -- Would Jesus be safe in a synagogue today?

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EDITORIAL -- The disappearing snowplow

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Why putting Trump's name on the Kennedy Center is so wrong

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Community bands together to help a beloved N.H. ski area open for the season -- Whaleback Mountain has a single chairlift to the 1,800-foot summit — and it doesn't work.

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RI CRIME - As police searched for Brown shooting suspect, Rhode Islanders kept them fed - Local businesses and others donated meals and drinks while law enforcement investigated the mass shooting.

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College Hockey -- Local men's college hockey players preparing for Spengler Cup with US Collegiate Selects -- The six-team international men's hockey tournament held annually in Davos, Switzerland, will feature an NCAA selects squad for the first time.

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HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL -- Eastern Mass. boys' basketball: Players of the Week, Dec. 16-23

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Bari Weiss defends held '60 Minutes' story in email to CBS News staff -- "Right now, the majority of Americans say they do not trust the press. It isn't because they're crazy," Bari Weiss said. "To win back their trust, we have to work hard."

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Grand jury declines to indict man in shooting that killed teen at Kentucky State University -- A father of two Kentucky State University students was charged with murder in an on-campus shooting that killed one student and critically injured another.

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Mass. part of coalition of states suing HHS over threats to gender-affirming care for minors

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Conservative backlash brews over DEI efforts of U-Va.'s next president

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Globe Magazine -- The 31 best photos of 2025 by Boston Globe photographers

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- How my father escaped Nazi Germany and later rescued his own parents

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PERSPECTIVE -- Prop bets in sports are dangerous. Officials in Massachusetts were warned of the risks.

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Woman, 21, dies in three-alarm blaze at Needham home; two escape flames, officials say

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After shooting, Muslim students at Brown grapple with loss and healing

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Globe Top 20 boys' basketball poll: Brrrr . . . New No. 1 is chilling foes

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Boys' basketball notebook: Adrian Ortiz, unbeaten Westwood have connected through positivity, leadership

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Meet 'Goalie Bob', the Bruins' longtime goaltending coach

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Pediatrics group sues HHS for cutting funds for children's health programs

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Tell us: What are your financial New Year's resolutions?

17 hours ago

Public release of Epstein records puts Maxwell under fresh scrutiny amid her claims of innocence

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Trump warns against infiltration by a 'bad Santa,' defends coal in jovial Christmas calls with kids

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Kennedy Center Christmas Eve jazz concert canceled after Trump name added to building

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A Powerball player in Arkansas has won a $1.817 billion lottery jackpot

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YouTube has a firm grip on daytime TV

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The service dogs helping veterans with PTSD

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Blast at mosque in Nigeria kills 5 and injures more than 30 in apparent suicide attack

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Why Russia is likely to reject the new US-Ukrainian peace plan

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The truce is 2 months old, yet hundreds of Palestinians have been killed

10 hours ago

Why cemeteries are becoming places for the living

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Anointing JD Vance will hand Democrats the White House

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The smug misogyny of the left

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Is tea or coffee better for your bones?

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Coffee omakase is Japan's love letter to caffeine

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All of the men I date are unemployed

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The Hollows, new in the beloved Teele Square Rudy's space, carves out its own niche

19 hours ago

Black Cat Eatery and Humaari host pop-ups; Prezza honors 'Black Rabbit'

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The 12 best dishes I ate in 2025

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US drivers are seeing lower gas prices this holiday season

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US airlines see record holiday travel even as airfares climb

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Budget waits 18 days to charge renter $450 for dirty floor mats

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Looking at how the Jazz Age looked

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The country's founders carefully planned the architecture of the new democracy. Then came Trump.

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A mysterious fedora, a thieving cat, and other stories that made us smile in 2025

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 21

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As a kid, I felt like Charlie Brown and Charles Schulz just got me

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The 75 best books of 2025

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The HBO documentary 'Critical Incident' looks at a death, and a coverup, on the border

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Will Arnett is here all week in 'Is This Thing On?'

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10 hidden-gem films and TV shows worth streaming this holiday season

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O come, all Ye faithful

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The do's and don'ts of hosting a stellar New Year's Eve show in Boston

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Sick of the same Christmas songs? Check out this playlist of lesser-known tunes.

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'The Snow Queen,' 'Dead Outlaw,' and more theater to stream

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2025 BROUGHT EXCELLENCE IN DANCE, AND CHANCES FOR AUDIENCES TO JOIN THE PARTY

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Can they swab your nose for $2? Scientists are collecting viral samples on Boston streets.

21 hours ago

Jumbo Ozaki, winningest Japanese pro golfer, dies of cancer at age 78

18 hours ago

Chris Rea, Grammy-nominated British rocker, dies at 74

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Vince Zampella, Formative Designer of Call of Duty Games, Dies at 55

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