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Immigration enforcement splits Senate, and government shutdown is possible -- Another government shutdown could begin on Saturday if Democrats and Republicans don't reach an agreement.

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Calling Trump 'a dictator,' Pressley in Minn. says Noem must be impeached and Senate should reject ICE funding -- Pressley's visit, at the invite of Minnesota Representative Ilhan Omar, comes as tensions continue to rise over the Trump administration's immigration tactics in the Twin Cities.

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Pennsylvania Governor Josh Shapiro says immigration system is 'broken' at book tour stop in Newton -- Shapiro, 52, said he wrote his memoir, "Where We Keep the Light: Stories of a Life of Service," because it is central to who he is.

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Trump signals interest in easing tensions, but Minneapolis sees little change on the streets

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YVONNE ABRAHAM -- Cracks are emerging in Trump's power. The people of Minnesota show why. -- An expert on authoritarian governments sees where the US is going. And he knows what we need to do to fix it.

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Nervous allies and Fox News: How Trump realized he had a big problem in Minneapolis

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ICE to legal observer in Maine: 'Now you're considered a domestic terrorist' -- An immigration agent's threat to add a protester in Maine to a domestic terrorist list has sparked concerns of civil rights violations.

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Ben Volin | On football -- Bill Belichick's snub proves the Pro Football Hall of Fame needs to blow up its voting process and start over -- The far bigger problem is the composition of the voting bloc. It's a mess that sorely needs intervention.

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Robert Kraft believes Belichick should be a unanimous first-ballot HOFer

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MFA in Boston cuts jobs as it faces budget deficit of millions -- Officials at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston said Wednesday that they are cutting 33 employees and eliminating another 23 positions that are vacant as part of a broader restructuring.

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Early weekend forecast: Friday night could be coldest yet, before storm moves in on Sunday -- Before we get to the possibility of snow and wind on Sunday, we'll have to suffer through a bitterly cold Friday.

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Bone-chilling cold continues its icy grip Thursday

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Shoveling snow can create a 'perfect storm' to trigger a heart attack, doctor warns

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Larry Edelman | Trendlines - Massachusetts' incomes are still the highest in the US, 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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Governor Healey just released a $63 billion budget proposal. Here's what's in it. -- Governor Maura Healey's spending plan relies on a mix of tax maneuvering, money raised by the state's surtax on high-earners.

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US life expectancy hit an all-time high in 2024, CDC says

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Medway nurse, foster parent, and mother of six dies of ovarian cancer, family says: 'She was such a giving person'

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Federal Reserve keeps interest rates unchanged even as Trump continues to insist they be lowered

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HAWKS 117, CELTICS 106 - Vengeful Hawks swoop into town and leave with win as Celtics' defensive struggles continue and sloppiness marks offense - The Celtics beat the Hawks by 26 points in mid-January. Atlanta played like it had revenge on its mind Wednesday night at TD Garden and led by as many as 23.

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Patriots to hold Super Bowl send-off rally Sunday at Gillette Stadium

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JOAN VENNOCHI - Homan promised to bring 'hell' to Boston. Can he bring peace to Minneapolis? The border czar's arrival in Minneapolis shows just how extreme Trump's mass deportation agenda has become.

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LETTERS -- Kraft should decline Hall nod if Belichick can't enter with him

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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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Police officer in Adams shoots at man who allegedly approached while clutching object -- The officer fired one round that did not strike anyone, officials said.

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Entire special ed parent advisory council resigns from Wachusett school district over service complaints -- The regional district failed to address complaints for years over special education, members of the council said.

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4 children, ages 11 and 12, charged with murder in fatal attack on man in Providence, police say -- Authorities upgraded charges against the juveniles after the 51-year-old man died from his injuries last week.

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Man who killed wife in Springfield and then drove kids to school granted parole from life sentence -- It was the sixth attempt at parole for Michael Montel, 63.

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Flight data and cockpit voice recorders recovered from jet that crashed at Bangor Airport, officials say -- The Bombardier CL-600, owned by a Houston law firm, crashed around 7:45 p.m. Sunday as it was taking off for Paris.

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Students are finding new ways to cheat on the SAT -- Three years ago, after nearly a century of testing on paper, the College Board rolled out a new digital SAT.

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Weston native becomes first American woman to complete solo, unsupported ski to South Pole - Monet Eliastam skied 700 miles across Antarctica to the South Pole, completing the expedition in 57 days.

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They lost their loved ones in the D.C. plane crash a year ago. Here's how they're trying to move forward. -- "A lot of us found each other and have kind of just tried to press on," said Doug Lane, whose wife and son were killed when Flight 5342 crashed.

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These are the top destinations for Mass. residents who moved away in 2024 -- While some residents moved to different parts of the country, most chose nearby states as their new home.

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Prepare to attend your first music festival of 2026: Something in the Way Fest

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

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Zac Brown Band returns to Boston this summer for another big Fenway Park show

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How this Vermont tattoo shop is celebrating the state and revolutionizing the craft

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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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ALAN WIRZBICKI -- Are there alternatives to road salt?

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IDEAS | TED WIDMER -- Boston in the 1770s. Minneapolis in 2026.

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KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR -- Don't look to Germany for an analogy. The Minneapolis nightmare is uniquely American.

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IDEAS -- Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

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Phillis Wheatley to be honored on Black Heritage Stamp Thursday at Old South Meeting House -- Phillis Wheatley, the first African American author to publish a book of poetry, will be honored during a first-day-of-issue event Jan. 29 at the Old South Meeting House in Boston.

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HIGH SCHOOLS -- The No. 1 boys' and girls' hockey teams fail to produce a win, and more of Wednesday's HS takeaways -- We also had a 1,000-point basketball scorer, three 100-point hockey scorers, a 100th coaching win, league titles captured, and, as always, loads of stats.

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NFL -- Broncos' Bo Nix says his broken ankle won't affect his offseason or hinder him once it heals -- Nix has led the Broncos to back-to-back playoff appearances and tied Russell Wilson's NFL record with 24 regular-season wins in his first two years.

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FLEET 4, SIRENS 3 (SO) -- Fleet lose late lead, but magic from Alina Müller, Aerin Frankel ship out Sirens in the shootout

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NEW BEDFORD 73, WAREHAM 68 -- No. 8 New Bedford boys' basketball slams the door late on No. 11 Wareham in back-and-forth battle

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ST. JOHN'S PREP 2, CATHOLIC MEMORIAL 1 -- Jesse Bernardinelli (36 saves) stoic and stellar as St. John's Prep edges top-ranked Catholic Memorial

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TALKING POINTS -- Enrollment in Connector health plans rises by 1.6 percent -- Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

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GE Vernova sees offshore wind losses rise because of Vineyard Wind stop-work order

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Starbucks says turnaround 'ahead of schedule' as sales rebound

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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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How can Rhode Island embrace AI? New report outlines opportunities, challenges for emerging tech

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Drake Maye's shoulder lands him on hypothetical Patriots injury report to begin Super Bowl preparations

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'This is what we play for.' No. 2 Bishop Feehan girls' basketball rallies past St. Mary's in overtime.

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Fidelity Investments to launch stablecoin in coming weeks

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Red Line slow zones may be gone, but in this weather, maybe it's just simpler to drive

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Jordan's Furniture teams up with UConn basketball in furniture giveaway

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New videos show Alex Pretti scuffle with federal officers in Minneapolis 11 days before his death

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Democrats poised to trigger government shutdown if White House won't meet demands for ICE reform

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The former Illinois deputy convicted of killing Sonya Massey faces up to 20 years in prison

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Democrats visit 5-year-old detained in Minneapolis, in case that has stirred anger over ICE actions

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Vietnam and the EU upgrade ties as Trump tariffs reshape global trade

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Why the Cold War pact known as NORAD is making headlines

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Trump threatens Iran with 'massive armada' and presses a set of demands

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Selma, Stonewall — and Minnesota

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The political logic of Trump's violent lawlessness

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After another shooting in Minn., Congress must step in

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

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High January is the new dry January

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'Would they light up the Pru in Jets colors?': New Yorkers fume over Empire State Building celebrating Patriots

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Charlie's Kitchen, beloved Harvard restaurant, to close 'until further notice' after apparent water damage

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A six-figure income working from home? The sourdough secret.

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More people are getting hooked on tinned fish. And this Stratham, N.H., native's brand has helped lure them in.

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JetBlue adds Super Bowl flights, and Germany warns about travel to the US

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More than 10,800 flights canceled Sunday as massive winter storm sweeps across US

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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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Looking at America's 250th in terms of today

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

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Inside a tech company's secretive plan to destroy millions of books

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In Sarah Bruni's 'Mass Mothering,' love and care in a time of grief and fear

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Jodie Foster leads an all-star French cast in 'A Private Life'

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Nigella Lawson joins 'The Great British Baking Show' as a judge

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'It's sickening to watch': Kimmel, Stewart, and more late-night hosts react to shooting of Alex Pretti

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FX sets premiere date for 'Love Story: John F. Kennedy Jr. & Carolyn Bessette'

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

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Noah Kahan announces fourth album 'The Great Divide'

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Your guide to the most exciting parts of the 2026 Grammy Awards

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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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Broadway in Boston announces 2026-27 season: 'Maybe Happy Ending,' 'Operation Mincemeat,' and more

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Could AI help doctors catch signs of cognitive decline early?

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Mass. hospitals are filling with patients who can't make their own medical choices. What's the solution?

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A Bedford biotech is more than doubling its headquarters size with a move to Waltham

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

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Maine's legendary 'lobster lady' dies at 105: 'More than a local icon'

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