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A little over a week after a shooting at Brown University claimed the lives of two students and injured nine others, the Muslim community on campus is grappling with the reality that one of their own lost his life in the carnage.
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After shooting, Muslim students at Brown grapple with loss and healing - The Boston Globe
Freshman MukhammadAziz Umurzokov, who was killed, was a fixture of the Muslim community, students said.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/24/metro/brown-muslim-mukhammadaziz-umurzokov-shooting/?s_campaign=ri:bluesky
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A Massachusetts man has signed a plea agreement filed in federal court in Rhode Island, admitting to his role in an alleged murder-for-hire plot that targeted criminal adversaries, two prosecutors, and a witness in a drug case, court filings show.
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Mass. man signs plea deal in murder-for-hire case in which rivals, a witness, and federal prosecutors were targeted - The Boston Globe
Prosecutors will recommend a sentence “on the low end,” and move to dismiss a charge of conspiracy to commit murder for hire against Kareem Pires of Wareham.
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about 10 hours ago
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From Kevin Paul Dupont: Mat Myers, born with dwarfism, had to leave his own hockey career behind. He found a new one as the Bruins' video coordinator. He hopes to some day coach in the NHL.
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Mat Myers knows his physical restrictions. His future in the NHL? It has no limits. - The Boston Globe
Myers, born with dwarfism, had to leave his own hockey career behind. He found a new one as the Bruins' video coordinator. He hopes to some day coach in the NHL.
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about 10 hours ago
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Commentary: In the aftermath of the Brown mass shooting, a Providence parent considers “our country’s hard truths and the things worth saving."
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Theatrics instead of truth: Are we really doing anything to stop mass shootings? - The Boston Globe
In the aftermath of the Brown mass shooting, a Providence parent considers “our country’s hard truths and the things worth saving.”
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about 10 hours ago
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The Patriots had nine players banged up following Sunday's win in Baltimore.
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With two games remaining, the Patriots’ injury list is growing. Here’s how they’re handling them. - The Boston Globe
The Patriots had nine players banged up following Sunday's win in Baltimore.
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about 11 hours ago
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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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During COVID, everyone became a DIYer. Now, poor choices are coming back to haunt homebuyers. - The Boston Globe
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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about 11 hours ago
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Can they swab your nose for $2? Scientists are collecting viral samples on Boston streets.
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Can they swab your nose for $2? Scientists are collecting viral samples on Boston streets. - The Boston Globe
“We want to understand what pathogens are circulating in the population,” one of the researchers said.
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about 11 hours ago
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Police in Maine are investigating after two people were found dead on Tuesday in the town of Tremont, near Acadia National Park.
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2 found dead in Maine near Acadia National Park, police say - The Boston Globe
The bodies were discovered in Tremont, Maine, on the southwest side of Mount Desert Island, police said.
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about 12 hours ago
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Winter weather alerts will continue on Wednesday morning for portions of New Hampshire and Maine. Snow will taper off by late morning.
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Christmas Eve sees storm exit the region and conditions improving - The Boston Globe
Wind gusts on Wednesday will reach between 20 and 30 miles per hour, with a few rogue gusts of 40 miles an hour or higher across the Cape.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/metro/new-england-boston-weather-forecast/?s_campaign=ri:bluesky
about 13 hours ago
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From Dan McGowan: Rhode Map’s ‘Twas the night before Christmas tribute to 2025
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Rhode Map’s ‘Twas the night before Christmas tribute to 2025 - The Boston Globe
When will these people learn that when you get in a jam, it’s never OK to ask, “Do you know who I am?”
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about 15 hours ago
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The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare Brown’s Department of Public Safety a public body subject to the Access to Public Records Act.
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Would Brown University have been required to release the arrest record if it had captured the shooter? - The Boston Globe
The ACLU of Rhode Island has filed a lawsuit asking a judge to declare Brown’s Department of Public Safety a public body subject to the Access to Public Records Act.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/24/metro/brown-university-shooter-arrest-public-record-lawsuit/?s_campaign=ri:bluesky
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From Dan McGowan: If this community wants to move forward with confidence, the truth should not be a legal strategy. It should be a civic obligation.
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After the Brown shooting, the public deserves a transparent review - The Boston Globe
If this community wants to move forward with confidence, the truth should not be a legal strategy. It should be a civic obligation.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/24/metro/brown-university-public-safety-review-ri-mcgowan/?s_campaign=ri:bluesky
about 16 hours ago
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A federal appeals court has ruled officials in Nashua, N.H., engaged in unconstitutional viewpoint discrimination when they denied requests to fly certain politically charged flags, while allowing others, on the city’s “citizen flag pole.”
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N.H. city’s refusal to fly ‘Save Women’s Sports’ and ‘An Appeal to Heaven’ flags is unconstitutional, appeals court rules - The Boston Globe
The trial court initially concluded the plaintiffs hadn’t demonstrated a likelihood that their case would succeed, since the flags approved for display at City Hall constitute government speech. But three judges on the First Circuit Court of Appeals reversed that decision.
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The Trump administration said it would review Brown University’s security procedures after a gunman entered a classroom at the Barus and Holley engineering and physics building on Dec. 13 and opened fire, killing two students and injuring nine others.
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What to know about the Clery Act, the law the Trump administration is using to investigate Brown University - The Boston Globe
“I’m puzzled by the mention of cameras, because that’s not really what the Clery Act is designed to do,” said Peter Margulies, a professor at Roger Williams University School of Law.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/metro/brown-university-clery-act-investigation-ri/?s_campaign=ri:bluesky
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Brown University had received numerous warnings about its campus police leaders before announcing Monday that it is placing the chief on leave in the wake of the Dec. 13 mass shooting that left two students dead and nine injured.
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Brown’s removal of campus police chief follows a string of criticism, no-confidence votes - The Boston Globe
A union representative calls Brown’s decision to replace Rodney Chatman on an interim basis with former Providence police chief Hugh Clements “an outstanding choice.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/metro/brown-university-police-leadership-concerns-ri/?s_campaign=ri:bluesky
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Ben Sasse, a Republican former senator from Nebraska and a former president of the University of Florida, announced Tuesday that he had received a diagnosis of terminal Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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Former senator Ben Sasse says he has terminal pancreatic cancer - The Boston Globe
Sasse, a former senator from Nebraska, wrote on social media that he had received a diagnosis last week for Stage 4 pancreatic cancer.
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Commentary by Shirley Leung: The city only has a few giant cranes as development slows down, not even one in the Seaport.
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The rarest of birds in the Boston skyline: the construction crane - The Boston Globe
Two years ago, there were 20 tower cranes active in Boston. Now are there are just five.
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Yankee Candle's scents are beloved. But with slumping sales, impending store closures and layoffs, and an oversaturated fragrant-candle market, the smell of decline is creeping in.
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Yankee Candle is facing more closures and cuts — but its Western Mass. flagship still has the sweet smell of success - The Boston Globe
Yankee Candle's scents are beloved. But with slumping sales, impending store closures and layoffs, and an oversaturated fragrant-candle market, the smell of decline is creeping in.
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Dogs? Squirrels? These videos have something for everyone.
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Streaming Yule log videos, reviewed - The Boston Globe
Dogs? Squirrels? These videos have something for everyone.
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Seven patients who were treated from injuries related to the deadly shooting at Brown University last week have been discharged from Rhode Island Hospital.
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Two remain hospitalized after deadly Brown University attack - The Boston Globe
Seven patients who were treated at the hospital have been discharged.
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Odie Henderson movie review | ★1/2 Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in the Neil Diamond tribute band biopic "Song Sung Blue" that’s one tragic event after another.
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In ‘Song Sung Blue’ the good times never seem so good - The Boston Globe
Hugh Jackman and Kate Hudson star in a Neil Diamond tribute band biopic that's one tragic event after another.
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Up to 3 inches of snow combined with a wintry mix is forecast for Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island, making for a sloshy Tuesday.
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Storm timing: Clipper to bring up to 3 inches of snow. Here’s where and when it’s expected. - The Boston Globe
Up to 3 inches of snow combined with a wintry mix is forecast for Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island, making for a sloshy Tuesday.
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The sale of bankrupt robot vacuum maker iRobot to a Chinese firm is a done deal. Or is it?
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Could Trump scuttle the iRobot bankruptcy deal? - The Boston Globe
The company’s most advanced floor cleaners capture a lot of information about the people who use them.
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In his first interview since the Dec. 13 shooting, A R.I. hospital trauma surgeon said that he was initially skeptical of reports of a mass shooting — until he came down from the second floor of the hospital and entered the emergency department.
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‘The first pulse you check is your own.’ Meet the doctor leading the ER the night of the Brown shooting. - The Boston Globe
A Q&A with the surgeon who led the response to last week's shootings at Brown University.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/23/business/brown-shooting-doctor-hospital/
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More Epstein files are released and some include references to Trump. Follow live updates.
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More Epstein files are released and some include references to Trump. Follow live updates. - The Boston Globe
It was the latest batch in a slow drip that began Friday, the deadline that Congress had set for the release of all the files in connection with the investigation.
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With New York City Mayor-elect Zohran Mamdani set to take office Jan. 1, he still hasn’t announced whether he plans to make a change atop the largest school district in America. R.I.'s education commissioner has been mentioned as a candidate.
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R.I. Education Commissioner Infante-Green mentioned as possible schools contender in New York - The Boston Globe
Born and raised in New York, Infante-Green was included on a shortlist of potential contenders earlier this month.
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We started tracking the chance of a Christmas week storm early last week, and the forecast has taken better shape — snow is on the way to New England and will overspread the Boston region Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.
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These maps show how Tuesday’s snow, wintry mix could affect travel in New England - The Boston Globe
This fast-moving storm is set to push through Greater Boston after the morning commute and linger through the first half of Wednesday.
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In a commentary, a senior studying English Literature and Entrepreneurship Brown University writes, “If my first lecture at Brown taught me how literature embodies love, the past few days at Brown have truly been a lesson in practice.”
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When school is also home: A Brown student, originally from Korea, finds comfort after a nightmare - The Boston Globe
“If my first lecture at Brown taught me how literature embodies love,” the student writes, “the past few days at Brown have truly been a lesson in practice.”
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R.I. Hospital update on Brown University students with gun-shot wounds: 7 discharged, 2 in stable condition
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Maria A. Bucci, 51, now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee, allegedly told police during drunken-driving arrest, “Only clowns become a cop.”
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Before drunken-driving arrest, former Cranston, R.I., mayoral candidate asked police, ‘You know who I am, right?’ - The Boston Globe
Maria Bucci now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee, allegedly told police, “Only clowns become a cop.”
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Commentary: If legislators on both sides of the aisle could compromise, all Americans could get better care, writes Rhode Island health strategist.
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With ACA subsidies set to expire, here’s a health care truce worth trying - The Boston Globe
If legislators on both sides of the aisle could compromise, all Americans could get better care, writes R.I. health strategist.
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More than a week after the shooting that shattered the sense of safety around Brown University, Providence is inching back toward normal, but cautiously, unevenly.
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In Providence, steps toward normal in a shaken city: ‘I’m still looking over my shoulder’ - The Boston Globe
More than a week after the shooting that shattered the sense of safety around Brown University, Providence is inching back toward normal, but cautiously, unevenly.
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Campus security at Brown University is under federal investigation and the vice president of public safety was placed on leave Monday following the mass shooting last week that killed two students and injured nine others.
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Brown president places police chief on leave as Trump administration launches investigation - The Boston Globe
Hugh Clements Jr. will report directly to university president Christina Paxson during his interim leadership.
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/metro/ri-brown-mass-shooting-police/?s_campaign=ri:bluesky
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A former candidate for mayor of Cranston, R.I., who is now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee was arrested and charged with driving under the influence after she twice asked an officer, “You know who I am, right?” during a traffic stop.
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Before drunken-driving arrest, former Cranston, R.I., mayoral candidate asked police, ‘You know who I am, right?’ - The Boston Globe
Maria A. Bucci, 51, now the chairwoman of the city’s Democratic Committee, allegedly told police, “Only clowns become a cop.”
https://www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/22/metro/former-ri-mayor-candidate-dui-arrest/?s_campaign=ri:bluesky
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Over a decade of political and cultural upheaval, Harvard University grew vulnerable to attack by Trump. There were warning signs.
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Trump vs. Harvard was 10 years in the making
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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Bowen Yang's best-known "Saturday Night Live" performances ran the gamut, from Moo Deng to George Santos.
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Missing Bowen Yang already? Here are the actor’s top 10 ‘SNL’ characters. - The Boston Globe
Bowen Yang's best-known "Saturday Night Live" performances ran the gamut, from Moo Deng to George Santos.
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From Dan Shaughnessy: The Patriots are poised to be AFC East champs, going to the playoffs and, in the words of Kevin Garnett, “Anything’s possible.”
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After Drake Maye’s electric fourth quarter in Patriots comeback, consider the torch passed from Tom Brady - The Boston Globe
The Patriots are poised to be AFC East champs, going to the playoffs and, in the words of Kevin Garnett, “Anything’s possible.”
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Odie Henderson movie review | ★1/2: Timothée Chalamet chases an Oscar in Josh Safdie’s overlong, nearly nonsensical new film "Marty Supreme."
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As a sports thriller, ‘Marty Supreme’ ping pongs between obnoxious and insufferable - The Boston Globe
Timothée Chalamet chases an Oscar in Josh Safdie’s overlong, nearly nonsensical new film.
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Downed wires caused a 90 to 120 minute stoppage of all Amtrak service in and out of Boston Monday afternoon, the railroad said.
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Downed wires temporarily halt Boston Amtrak service - The Boston Globe
“We apologize for the inconvenience and will provide updates as they become available," the railroad wrote shortly after 3 p.m.
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An Alberta clipper, a fast-moving storm originating from south-central Canada, will pass through New England, wielding relatively limited amounts of moisture.
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Storm timing: Clipper could bring up to 3 inches of snow. Here’s where and when it’s expected. - The Boston Globe
Up to 3 inches of snow combined with a wintry mix is forecast for Massachusetts and northern Rhode Island, making for a sloshy Tuesday.
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In a move that drew harsh criticism from its own correspondent, CBS News abruptly removed a segment from Sunday’s episode of “60 Minutes” that was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration.
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‘60 Minutes’ pulled a segment. A correspondent calls it ‘political.’ - The Boston Globe
The segment was to feature the stories of Venezuelan men deported by the Trump administration to what the program called a "brutal" prison in El Salvador.
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Ella Cook, 19, was laid to rest on Monday after a funeral at the Birmingham church where she was a lifelong member. She was remembered for her big heart and her commitment to her faith.
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‘Confident, curious, kind’: Alabama community mourns Ella Cook, slain Brown student - The Boston Globe
Ella Cook, 19, was remembered at her funeral for her big heart and her commitment to her faith.
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JD Vance wasn’t just there to help win 2024. He was meant to carry Trumpism forward and prove that the MAGA coalition could survive its founder, cohere ideologically, and win again in 2028. That succession plan now looks increasingly unlikely to hold.
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The Republican Party is fracturing. JD Vance’s 2028 hopes are caught in the middle. - The Boston Globe
The Republican Party that Vance is supposed to inherit is splintering over core questions of identity, ideology, and electability and he sits on the wrong side of too many of them.
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Flu activity in Massachusetts has officially reached high levels, and doctors at pediatric emergency departments are seeing a sharp increase in children coming in sick with influenza.
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‘Everybody’s got the flu.’ Cases are spiking quickly in children, doctors say. - The Boston Globe
COVID levels remain low in Massachusetts, but flu activity is spiking in New England.
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With Hanukkah ending and now Christmas coming up, we’re winding down this month. Let’s take a look at what weather we can expect this holiday week.
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Will New England see a white Christmas this year? The odds are looking better. - The Boston Globe
Will the right ingredients come together for some festive Christmas Day snow this year?
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As Nuno F.G. Loureiro’s colleagues mourn his shocking death at the hands of a former classmate, many are reflecting on the MIT physics professor’s legacy of scientific contributions and leadership.
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Killing of MIT professor Nuno Loureiro ripples through the ranks of academia and science - The Boston Globe
Loureiro's colleagues in Cambridge and beyond are reflecting on his legacy in physics, teaching, and research leadership.
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The attack has left his campus shaken, MukhammadAziz Umurzokov's family grieving, and his dreams unfinished.
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‘This was someone who was exceptional’: MukhammadAziz Umurzokov dreamed of helping others as a doctor - The Boston Globe
The attack has left his campus shaken, his family grieving, and his dreams unfinished.
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Vineyard Wind, an offshore wind development off Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket that has been decades in the making, was among five offshore wind projects that had its lease suspended by the Trump administration on Monday.
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Vineyard Wind, already delivering power to the grid, is among five wind projects paused by Trump administration - The Boston Globe
Citing national security concerns, the Trump administration suspended leases for five offshore wind projects on Monday.
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People aspire to have a good job, an affordable home, and an easy commute. Possessing all three in Greater Boston is a fleeting luxury.
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For many New Englanders, working in Boston means an exhausting commute - The Boston Globe
People aspire to have a good job, an affordable home, and an easy commute. Possessing all three in Greater Boston is a fleeting luxury.
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We started tracking the chance of a Christmas week storm early last week, and the forecast has taken better shape — snow is on the way to New England and will overspread the Boston region Tuesday and into Wednesday morning.
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These maps show how Tuesday’s snow, wintry mix could impact travel in New England - The Boston Globe
This fast-moving storm is set to push through Greater Boston after the Tuesday morning commute and linger through the first half of Wednesday.
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