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Thursday, January 29, 2026 10:37 PM ET

Boston Globe - Top Stories

RI BUSINESS - R.I. plans to direct $18m to Roger Williams, Fatima hospitals to keep them from closing - The state's attorney general also filed a stipulation in bankruptcy court that would allow companies besides the Centurion Foundation to apply to purchase the two hospitals from Prospect Medical Holdings.

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines -- Massachusetts residents earn the highest incomes in the country, but other states are gaining ground -- New census Bureau income data offer both a warning about Massachusetts' competitiveness and an explanation of why affordability is a pressing issue even in an affluent state.

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Well-known N.H. businessman sues former GOP gubernatorial candidate for alleged fraud

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Following the Trump administration: See highlights from Thursday

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KEVIN CULLEN -- In a moment of candor, an ICE agent in Maine gave away the plot

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'The polarization is already here': Maine residents express relief, skepticism over end to ICE surge

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'People have been killed': Amid national outrage, Healey files bill to keep ICE out of Mass. schools, churches, and courts

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Boston could battle a -18 degree wind chill Friday morning: Here's an hour-by-hour look -- We won't be setting a new wind chill record, but early Friday could see the coldest air since February 2023.

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State officials warn Mass. residents of 'dangerously' cold temperatures

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Bomb cyclone on Sunday likely to bring strong winds and snow to parts of Mass. -- How much snow will the region see on Sunday? It's still early, but here's what the models indicate.

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Can Boston still weather winter storms?

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Meet the New England athletes competing in the 2026 Winter Olympics -- See the athletes with connections to New England who will be competing in Milan.

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Community activist Monica Cannon-Grant sentenced to probation, home confinement for fraud -- "You started your activism with noble intentions, but somewhere along the way you lost your way," US District Judge Angel Kelley told Cannon-Grant at the sentencing hearing Thursday.

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Where a lab project stalled and a waterlogged pit remains: Meet the 'Sav-More Liquors Memorial Swimming Pool' -- The site of a paused lab space construction project in a busy section of Somerville and its many, many gallons of un-swimmable water has been turning heads here for more than a year.

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Former doctor at Boston Children's Hospital sentenced to 22 years in prison on child porn charges -- Christopher Sheerer, 37, was charged with the production, possession and distribution of child sex abuse materials.

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Bruins 6, Flyers 3 -- Bruins soar past Flyers to stretch home win streak to nine -- Boston, whose next home game isn't until Feb. 26, improved to 21-8-1 at TD Garden.

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Winter storm cleanup: Exotic lizard found on snow-covered street in Providence

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A man impersonating an FBI agent tried to get Luigi Mangione out of jail, authorities say

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University of Maine student dies after being exposed to gas at Woodland Pulp Mill

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Mass. teacher had his students write encouraging letters to Drake Maye. Maye said it was 'pretty special.'

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LOVE LETTERS - She's behaving like her mother - How to stop bad relationship patterns.

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ANDREA CAMPBELL - Mass. AG: Why I filed a lawsuit to enforce housing law — and why it's personal for me - Enforcing the law is a necessary step to ensure every transit-served town does its part to allow more housing.

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IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD -- We have the power to stop this

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James Hansen and Dan Galpern -- A logging bill masquerading as wildfire protection

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Do ICE agents have immunity?

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Noubar Afeyan -- Science at risk: Massachusetts must lead the fight for facts

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Maine plane crash victims include event planner and corporate pilot -- Two crew members and four passengers died in the Sunday evening plane crash at Bangor International Airport.

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BPS warns of hundreds of layoffs under 'difficult budget year' -- Administrators said job cuts could be in the district's plan for the upcoming fiscal year.

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Former Illinois sheriff's deputy sentenced to 20 years in prison for killing Sonya Massey -- Sean Grayson was charged with three counts of first-degree murder, which could have led to a life sentence, but a jury convicted him of the lesser charge of second-degree murder.

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Former Gloucester harbormaster had subordinate complete his college coursework, State Ethics Commission says -- The commission said Thomas Ciarametaro Jr. has paid a $15,000 civil penalty and $1,200 in restitution to the City of Gloucester under a disposition agreement.

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Lack of new information on Brown University shooting prompts police and Congress to demand answers from FBI - Little is known about what federal investigators have learned about the gunman since he was found dead on Dec. 18.

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ADRIAN WALKER -- Campaign over, Wu has to take on the messy work of running City Hall -- Right on schedule, the adrenaline jolt of the campaign trail has been replaced by the much more challenging day-to-day grunt work of running city government.

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RI CRIME -- Pawtucket police went to another city and arrested the wrong man. They won't say why. -- Pawtucket police also refused to release their report, say whether they had a warrant, or explain why the Central Falls police weren't notified in advance. The incident raises questions about oversight.

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Rose Byrne named Hasty Pudding's 2026 Woman of the Year

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Gronk talks Belichick's Hall of Fame snub, shares Patriots Super Bowl prediction on 'The Tonight Show'

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Noah Kahan announces fourth album 'The Great Divide'

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In Oscar-nominated 'Arco,' future worlds have lonely fears, wild imagination — and a tender heart

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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 -- The immigration crackdown that's breaking the GOP

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EDITORIAL -- Trump can't be allowed to punish campus free speech

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IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER -- Trump should know the folly of meddling in Iran

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Timothy Snyder -- The political logic of Trump's violent lawlessness

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Worcester schools closed Friday amid extreme cold -- Schools will be closed, but school athletic events scheduled for Friday and Saturday will go on as scheduled, Worcester officials said.

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Cause of downed utility poles on Route 9 in Framingham under scrutiny -- Two utility poles went down Tuesday night, forcing Route to close between Concord Street and Caldor Road.

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Bruins Notebook -- Bruins call up Matt Poitras from AHL Providence with Elias Lindholm sidelined -- Coach Marco Sturm skated Poitras between Mikey Eyssimont and Marat Khusnutdinov during Thursday's morning skate.

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Patriots Notebook -- Decisions likely due on absent Patriots linebackers Robert Spillane, Harold Landry -- Spillane (ankle) and Landry (knee) were among the three players not spotted at Thursday's practice.

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Latin Academy won its 17th straight Boston City League swimming title, despite valiant O'Bryant effort

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Brooks Koepka gets warm reception in return to PGA Tour in Farmers Insurance Open

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Patriots quarterback Drake Maye says he's 'feeling good and looking forward to being ready to go' for the Super Bowl

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Cape Cod potato chip factory to close, ending production in Mass.

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GLOBE MAGAZINE -- Youth sports were good for kids. Then came the private club teams.

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Excerpt -- Coretta Scott King spoke out against the Vietnam War at a time when many leaders didn't dare dissent

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LOVE LETTERS -- He's set in his ways, which, a lot of the time, is without me

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THE BIG DAY -- On their wedding day, 'Paul Revere' rode again

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MBTA riders dealing with delays and cancellations (again) on Thursday commute

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Mass. Senate unanimously approves long-awaited overhaul of state's reading curriculums

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Bipartisan coalition of US mayors call for federal government to de-escalate ICE tactics

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Why would Jayson Tatum have second thoughts about returning this season? If healthy, the Celtics star should play.

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How the Patriots are preparing for Super Bowl LX

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Bill Belichick not being a first-ballot Hall of Famer is a snub, but we should have seen it being a possibility

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'Don't judge us on one storm.' T general manager Phil Eng asks for patience amid tough week for transit system

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Campbell sues nine cities and towns for rebuffing state housing law

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Brown University pays first workforce development grants under $50m settlement with Trump administration

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Immigration raids, election office search stir midterm concerns for Democratic election officials

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Democrats, White House strike spending deal that would avert government shutdown

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An infection liquefied a man's lungs. This invention kept him alive.

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President's border chief admits crackdown in Minnesota needs fixing

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Trump says he asked Putin not to target Kyiv for a week during brutal cold spell

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Trump warns Iran with military muscle, but risks a regional war

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Netanyahu, citing Biden-era arms delays, vows to cut reliance on US military aid

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Turmoil at homeless program is a sign of harsh fiscal times

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Homan promised to bring 'hell' to Boston. Can he bring peace to Minneapolis?

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Nay voters sent Belichick a message. It was the right one.

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High January is the new dry January

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Small plates and a bigger space for Moona

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Casa de Pedro rises again; Ama at the Atlas opens

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Does Market Basket have the best sub deal? Is Starbucks worth it? We put them to the test.

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You don't have to go to Alaska to catch big dog sled races

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Aimee Doherty on Hawaiian hikes, a comeback for 'The Odyssey,' leather pants, and how travel is like acting

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Ticket change request seems to get lost in translation

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The PRC kicks off its 50th anniversary with 'Your Work Here 2026'

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Marian Goodman, eminent New York art dealer, dies at 97

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

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What can we learn from the trees that witnessed our history?

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The best local book events this week

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Cristina Rivera Garza confronts the past in her latest genre-bending book

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Donald Trump claimed Amazon's 'Melania' film is selling out theaters fast. It is not.

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In 'Rise of the 49ers,' a look at the NFL's other dynasty through the eyes of someone who'd know: Tom Brady

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With the nation convulsed, a sharper take on Trump is needed in James Austin Johnson's 'SNL' impersonation

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Springsteen leads musical revolt against ICE raids with 'Streets of Minneapolis'

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Who should (and will) win big at the 2026 Grammy Awards

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Bruce Springsteen sings out against Trump in 'Streets of Minneapolis'

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An electrifying 'Some Like It Hot' at the Opera House

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Onstage and in her new special, Janet McNamara wants to win you over

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Hasty Pudding postpones Woman of the Year ceremony and parade

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Massachusetts home hospital programs face another shutdown

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Lilly to partner with Cambridge biotech to fight autoimmune diseases in $85 million deal

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Could AI help doctors catch signs of cognitive decline early?

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Shirley Raines, who gave LA's homeless food and makeovers, dies at 58

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Boston fire community mourns Edward T. Loder, a firefighter remembered for his dramatic rescues

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Gladys West, unsung figure in development of GPS, dies at 95

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