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JAMES PINDELL | ANALYSIS -- Four takeaways from Trump's (very long) State of the Union address -- President Trump delivered something of a campaign rally, punctuated by theatrics.

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RI POLITICS - Checking in with R.I. Republicans on the State of the Union - Rhode Map asked five Republican leaders in the state to offer their thoughts on President Trump's address.

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Olympics -- US men's hockey team feted at State of the Union; Trump says women's team will be honored 'soon' -- The women's team had declined an invitation to attend the State of the Union due to the timing of the address.

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Celtics 97, Suns 81 -- At first, the Celtics looked lost without Jaylen Brown. Then the defense took over.

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Can landlords charge renters legal fees for eviction if the case is dismissed? Two lawsuits say no.

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Patriots' path forward this offseason is clear — stay the course and keep your draft picks

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State of the Union

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Al Green kicked out of State of the Union after holding sign protesting Trump

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A look at Trump's false and misleading claims in his State of the Union speech -- President Trump has spent the last year boasting of his accomplishments. But much of this bluster has been based on misinformation.

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Virginia Governor Abigail Spanberger questions whether Americans feel the 'golden age' Trump describes -- Spanberger's message, that families are still struggling under Trump's policies, is one Democrats plan to carry nationwide ahead of the midterm elections.

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Trump doubles down on tariffs, ignoring the big revenue hole created by Supreme Court ruling

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How a historic blizzard blindsided Southern New England with record snow -- Nearly all the forecasts predicted 2 feet of snow, and more in some places. So what happened? Snow banding.

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How will it take for the snow to melt?

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After the blizzard, the big, brutal dig

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'Hair has been weaponized for so long' — and remains a pain point in the struggle for racial equality -- Last week's race discrimination lawsuit against ART, an organization that had declared anti-racism a core value, points out a sometimes-overlooked element in the long fight for equality: hair.

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Dartmouth College went all-in on AI. Then came the tension. -- The swift rollout at the Ivy League school is a case study in the turbulence that artificial intelligence can bring to campus life.

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INNOVATION BEAT -- Boston AI startup can predict risk of breast cancer before tumors appear

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Starting Point -- A college dorm's attempt to 'catch a predator' was disastrous. The fallout has changed lives — and isn't over.

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Salve Regina University student dies of carbon monoxide poisoning after charging cellphone in snow-covered car -- Newport Police said the incident in a Bellevue Avenue parking lot was accidental.

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Teenager killed in Hartford, Conn. double shooting

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Senator Durbin calls for probe into FBI chief's alleged misuse of aircraft, including during Brown shooting

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Person injured in Border Patrol shooting in N.H. charged with attempted murder of federal agent

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Dueling sides in Market Basket CEO case to make final arguments in court

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PERSPECTIVE -- I've always been a Boston sports fan. But the women's hockey team is something different.

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Tara Sullivan -- The US men's hockey team should be celebrated, but the gold medal won by the US women is no laughing matter

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LOVE LETTERS -- My boyfriend says his wife is delaying their divorce -- I love him, but I'm left waiting and wondering.

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Seven New England 'Survivor' stars who left their mark on the reality competition

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Comedy might not have been Sindhu Vee's first career choice, but she's made it her own

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RIGHT, LEFT, AND CENTER - Boasting, bashing, and lying: Three writers on Trump's State of the Union address - Immigrants and Democrats took it on the chin all night. In between, there were medals for military heroes.

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EDITORIAL -- Kristi Noem wants you to wait in longer lines at the airport

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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- It's not you. Headlights really are more blinding.

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IDEAS | Arlie Russell Hochschild -- The gilded fantasy of 'Melania' vs. the reality of Trump's economy

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Ilya Somin -- Trump's new tariffs are another dangerous presidential power grab

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Massachusetts is national outlier in how it funds special ed transportation, report says -- The state makes it difficult for local schools to pay for transportation for special education students because of an overly complicated system, a study said.

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Plans for proposed ICE facility in Merrimack, N.H., won't move forward, governor says -- "We can breathe easy again," said the chair of the Merrimack Town Council, which had opposed the warehouse.

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Warner Bros. gets a higher offer from Paramount in heated fight for the storied Hollywood studio -- Warner Bros. Discovery said that Paramount has raised the price of its takeover offer to $31 per share, in addition to other revisions.

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Sports betting giant DraftKings cutting jobs amid fight with prediction markets -- The Boston-based company declined to disclose how many jobs were eliminated or where.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE - Assumption University students tried to set up a sting on Tinder. It all went terribly wrong. The online set-up was fake, but the consequences that followed were real.

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AS I SEE IT - When baseball practice couldn't wait for the snow to melt, these players brought a shovel - The mound was icy, and the foul territory had clumps of snow. But, with the home opener set for later this month, the Beacons had little time to spare.

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'Check back in 15 years': Robotics legend Rodney Brooks rejects AI hype but won't call it a bubble -- The entrepreneur and former MIT professor thinks practical humanoid robots and superintelligence are centuries away.

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'Brain drain' in effect as Harvard, Dartmouth, Cornell academics depart for Australian university -- A leading Australian university has poached more than a dozen academic researchers amid widespread concern over the Trump administration's hostile stance toward higher education.

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A new 'Jane Eyre' adaptation is in the works, starring Aimee Lou Wood

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Lauren Groff's latest is a story collection that packs a punch

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Tracy Morgan returns (with Daniel Radcliffe) in the winning fall-from-grace mockumentary 'Reggie Dinkins'

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Three ways to make nearly-any-vegetable coconut soup

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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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EDITORIAL -- Why a conservative justice threw shade at congressional Republicans

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- High court hypocrisy, as conservative justices split on Trump's tariffs

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JOAN VENNOCHI -- Can the Edward M. Kennedy Institute save the Senate and itself?

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JEFF JACOBY -- Nativism is a bipartisan American temptation

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Dozens of flights canceled, delayed at Logan Airport -- There were nearly 70 cancellations, and three dozen delays at Logan on Wednesday morning, an improvement compared to the previous two days.

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VARSITY NEWS -- Storming through the winter's first 22 champions 👑 -- One thing you need to know about every winter state championship team thus far, plus a look at the top scores of the week, individual accolades, best videos, photo of the week, and more.

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Red Sox -- Why Willson Contreras may be the power threat the Red Sox need

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Chad Finn -- There is no way Jayson Tatum returning to the Celtics this season could be a bad thing

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About 158,000 residents, mostly on the Cape and in Plymouth County, remain without power Wednesday

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'It's like life is on hold:' Nuns await city decision on re-do of Jamaica Plain monastery

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On the cover -- Ultraprocessing. Dyes. Sugars. An expert helped me navigate the grocery store.

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KARA BASKIN -- The GLP-1 dream is over. What now, for patients who've relied on it for weight loss?

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THE BIG DAY -- When a wedding column takes a tragic turn

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THE HEALTH ISSUE -- A rare illness haunts generations of Massachusetts families

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More snow arrives Wednesday morning, along with milder temperatures to start melting away those blizzard piles

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Our second crack at projecting the Red Sox' Opening Day roster after watching workouts and a few Grapefruit League games

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Belmont boys' basketball gets defensive to open Division 1 tournament with win over Chelmsford

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A new director is being appointed to lead the Louvre Museum after jewel heist, sources say

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More than 174,200 customers in Massachusetts still without power as utilities bring in additional crews

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Hegseth is said to have warned Anthropic to let military use company's AI as it sees fit

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Milford teen Marcelo Gomes leaves State of the Union after targeted DHS tweet

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Iran pushes back against Trump ahead of Geneva talks. Follow live updates.

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US childhood literacy rates are lagging. Pediatricians could be part of the solution.

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Justice Department sues University of California over antisemitism

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15 states sue HHS over revisions to vaccine schedule

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A bumper berry harvest has New Zealand's weird flightless parrot in a rare mood for romance

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Iranians brace for war beneath veneer of normalcy

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Costa Rica's exceptionalism is fading

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May I have a word: Is anyone going to eat that?

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Union labor agreements create better outcomes

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Met Gala guests (and the rest of us) learn the next dress code: 'Fashion is Art'

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Men on dating apps don't know how to ask questions

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Globe's Living Arts staff shares picks for what to watch, eat, read, and listen to while riding out winter storms

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Where to eat this week: Ama at the Atlas

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'We're bosses at what we do': Big Queer Femme Feast unites women chefs and winemakers for a celebratory night

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Artisan chocolate in an unexpected place

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I was in the middle of Puerto Vallarta's fiery Sunday. It was an unprecedented day of fear.

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Is it safe to travel to Mexico right now?

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Escape winter's bitter grip at these cozy local hotels

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Louvre Museum director resigns in the wake of October's brazen French crown jewels heist

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Snowed in? Explore free, virtual programming from the MFA, New England Aquarium, and more Boston cultural institutions.

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In Portland, Ming Smith makes light cascade and darkness abide

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Are things terrible, or is humanity on an upswing? Yes, says Rebecca Solnit.

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Robert Carradine, 'Revenge of the Nerds' and 'Lizzie McGuire' star, dies at 71

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New movies and shows to stream while you're stuck at home during the blizzard

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BBC and host apologize after racial slur shouted during BAFTA awards by guest with Tourette's

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New Edition, Phil Collins, Lauryn Hill, Iron Maiden, Luther Vandross and Shakira get Rock Hall nominations

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Willie Colón, architect of urban salsa music, has died

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Why music is so key to figure skating's popularity — and how that music is changing

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Hub Theatre Company's 'The Bald Soprano' hits the high notes, but 'The Lesson' flunks

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'We Had a World' — of monotony

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Two Boston-area theaters revive plays from the '50s with very modern resonances

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Another weight-loss pill in the works, as Ozempic-maker Novo Nordisk strikes deal with Boston startup

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Caregivers want state to take better care of them

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Jeffrey Epstein's tissue samples ignited a furor in the Harvard lab of George Church

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Gloucester's longest-serving mayor, Bruce Tobey, dies at 73

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Susan Sheehan, chronicler of lives on the margins, dies at 88

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