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DINNER WITH CUPID - Blind date: 'They sat the wrong person at the table and so I had a good laugh' The dress impressed, but will these daters be a match?

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How Trump's plan to charge foreigners more is causing chaos at national parks

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Why you should put down your phone and daydream instead

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What we know about the two people shot by Border Patrol agents in Portland, Oregon

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KEVIN CULLEN -- Law enforcement 101: Don't shoot at moving vehicles

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US intercepts fifth sanctioned tanker as it exerts control over Venezuelan oil distribution

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Two cliff-front homes on Cape Cod sold for $100,000. But how long before the ocean claims them? -- Once upon a time, "waterfront" was shorthand for the most desirable place in the world of real estate sales. But only if that land was permanent and immovable.

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The Patriots again hosting a playoff game is a big deal, just not to their bottom line -- The NFL takes a larger cut of ticket receipts from the home team for a playoff game than a regular-season game for a few reasons — all guided by the league's desire to lift the tide for all 32 teams.

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Dan Shaughnessy - Will second-year QB Drake Maye do for the Patriots what Tom Brady did 24 years ago? And other thoughts. As good as Tom Brady was in relief of Drew Bledsoe in 2001, we didn't know what we had until the playoffs got going. Now it's Drake Maye's turn.

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Here's your Patriots wild-card game forecast for Sunday night

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Massachusetts public school enrollment falls to lowest level in 30 years amid immigration crackdown, private school switching -- The state's nine largest districts all lost students from 2024 to 2025.

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Here are the highest earners on the Massachusetts state payroll for 2025 -- Employees at the University of Massachusetts again dominated the top positions on the state's public payroll.

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Former Boston police officer files complaint against BPD leaders for being fired over Jan. 6 posts -- Joseph Abasciano, a Marine veteran who is retired on disability, is asking the oversight board to decertify Boston police officials involved in his termination.

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THE FINE PRINT -- Property tax bills are coming in hot. Should you file for an abatement? -- The deadline for filing a challenge to the taxes you owe for your house or condo is Feb. 2 in most cities and towns.

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Man, 27, fatally shot by police in Hinsdale was in 'mental health crisis,' officers 'devastated,' DA says -- "This was a very volatile, difficult situation," Berkshire District Attorney Timothy J. Shugrue said Friday.

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Iran supreme leader signals upcoming crackdown on protesters 'ruining their own streets' for Trump -- Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei signaled authorities would crack down on demonstrators as an audience shouted: "Death to America!"

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Arraignment for Patriots' Stefon Diggs on assault charges postponed until February

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More than 300 animals removed from Hadley property in connection with cruelty probe, MSPCA says

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Springfield to pay $14 million to settle sexual abuse claims involving middle school teacher

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IDEAS | TED NORDHAUS - The world's biggest climate goal was a waste of time and money - It's time for something new.

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Ty Burr -- If Greenland is too big, meet the nations America might conquer during lunch

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PODCAST | SAY MORE -- 'Nothing ever happens here': Dennis Lehane says his Boston is a vanished world

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- Prepare to be fleeced in online prediction markets

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- The maternal death of a Black maternal health advocate

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Brazil and France to meet at Gillette Stadium for friendly ahead of World Cup -- The match will be part of Road to 26, a series of international exhibitions leading into the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

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A second person has died after Christmas house fire in Providence -- The cause of the fire at 100 Princeton Ave. remains under investigation.

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SKI FORECAST | KEN MAHAN -- Ski forecast: Skiers to avoid the brutal cold, but will see some snow showers this weekend -- A few inches of snow are expected in parts of Vermont and New Hampshire from two rounds of storms this weekend.

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RI BUSINESS -- After a mass shooting, should schools like Brown University demolish the site of violence? -- Schools that experience deadly mass shootings face a wrenching decision over what to do about the scene of the violence.

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'The Traitors,' 'Tron: Ares,' plus more new TV shows and films to stream this weekend

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The Karen Read story gets the Lifetime movie treatment

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Sign up for Season 3 of Winter Soup Club

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2026 Golden Globes: 15 nominated films you can stream this weekend

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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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Russ Feingold -- Trump can't legally abandon a Senate-approved climate treaty

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RENÉE GRAHAM -- An insurrection, an impeachment, and the same rogue president five years later

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Eugene Scott -- Trump acts like a strongman because Americans want one

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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RI CRIME - Drunken-driving charge dropped against former Cranston mayoral candidate who asked police, 'You know who I am, right?' Elizabeth Beretta-Perik, chairwoman of the Rhode Island Democratic Party, said she had asked Maria Bucci to step down as chair of the city's Democratic Committee, acknowledging it is ultimately a decision for the committee.

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Chad Finn | Unconventional Preview -- Patriots fans once hoped Drake Maye could be the next Justin Herbert. Now they face off in the playoffs. -- Remarkably, with a win Sunday night, Maye will have led his team to a playoff victory before Herbert.

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Bruins -- Tanner Jeannot, acquired as a free agent last summer, is proving to be a worthwhile investment for the Bruins

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Court Sense ☘️ -- Court Sense: Celtics' streak snapped ☘️

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BOLD TYPES - Jaylen Brown suggests NBA players should be able to get equity in their teams - The Celtics star said players should be able to invest alongside ownership groups, and suggested that equity in teams should be part of pay packages.

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Trump meets with oil executives at the White House, announces meeting with Colombia's Petro

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As World Cup nears, state report says 'more needs to be done'

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Higher Education -- 'We are in class five rapids right now.' New England's liberal arts colleges are in crisis. Can their model survive?

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CONNECTIONS -- We offered refuge to a Brown University student on that night of horror. She brought light to the darkness.

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Warwick to vote Feb. 3 on $50m bond to cover the rising costs of building two new high schools

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N.H. college student shot by police at Oregon residence, officials say

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Showers move in by evening, with another round of rain expected this weekend

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14 moments that defined the Patriots' first 14-win season since 2016

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Raptors at Celtics: Boston hosts Toronto to open back-to-back

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Meet the Boston Globe's All-Scholastics for the fall 2025 high school sports season

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L.L. Bean promotes company executive Greg Elder as its next CEO

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Trump meets with oil executives at the White House on Friday, seeking investments in Venezuela

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Market Basket is No. 2 supermarket chain in industry ranking, for second straight year

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Trump promises oil executives 'total safety' if they invest in Venezuela after Maduro ouster. Follow live updates.

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Fractures are starting to show in Trump's GOP at the start of this election year

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Wife of Minnesota woman killed in ICE shooting: 'We had whistles. They had guns.'

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Minnesota prosecutor asks public to share Renee Good shooting evidence with her office. Follow live updates.

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Luigi Mangione's federal death penalty trial could start before the end of the year

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On a chinese island, a sunny sanctuary for Russian tourists

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Iran's supreme leader vows to 'not back down' as protests swell

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Pope Leo rebukes a 'zeal for war' that he sees as spreading globally

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We can't 'stop' climate change. But we can stop it short.

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Why Pete Hegseth's case against Mark Kelly is doomed to fail

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Police informant system cries out for oversight, accountability

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The best time to date on apps? Maybe it's when you're too busy.

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Don't be an Ashley Tisdale. How to avoid toxic mom friends.

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Brooksy's brings pizza, beer, and good cheer to Belmont Center

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Si Cara opens in South Boston; First Watch brings brunch to Back Bay

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Five simple, healthful recipes anyone can make (really)

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Need some thermal pampering? It's a new era of wellness in Banff National Park.

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It's a great year to go play in the snow

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I climbed a glacier-topped volcano . . . and survived!

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Here's looking at you, Boston: Downtown buildings sport googly eyes as part of winter public art exhibition

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A new gem among the MFA's studiously historic galleries: Modern art

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Janet Fish, painter of luminous still lifes, dies at 87

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Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 4

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The best local book events this week

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Cynthia Zarin never expected to write novels. Now she's not sure she'll stop.

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Want your vintage MTV? There's an app for that.

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At Vibrato Bar, singers perform 'classical karaoke' without formalities

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K-pop might win at the Grammys for the first time

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Bruno Mars to make Gillette Stadium debut as part of new 'Romantic Tour'

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For professional ballet dancers, pursuing motherhood can still feel risky

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How do you solve a problem like 'The Sound of Music'?

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Outstanding ensemble and a light touch give ART's 'Wonder' heart and depth

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Boston-based Aktis, backed by Eli Lilly, jumps 24% after $318 million US IPO

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After whiplash on federal research funding, how much less did Massachusetts receive in 2025?

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New fund aims to ease the financial toll of overdose deaths on Mass. families

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Glenn Hall, pathbreaking all-star hockey goalie, dies at 94

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Aldrich Ames, CIA turncoat who helped the Soviets, dies

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John Axelrod, 'an inspiration' to the MFA and Boston's art world, dies at 79

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