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Monday, January 19, 2026


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One month later, MIT professor’s murder still casts pall in Brookline

Gibbs Street now is devoid of police and news media, but Loureiro’s shooting on Dec. 15, by the same man who killed two Brown University students two days before, continues to reverberate throughout Brookline.
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Patriots


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With Texans dismissed, Bo Nix’s bad break becomes latest incredible one for AFC Championship-bound Patriots

The only quarterback standing between New England and the Super Bowl is a former Tom Brady clipboard holder who has not thrown an NFL pass since 2023.
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New Hampshire


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Move over, olive oil: Efforts are growing to produce a local alternative

Bitternut hickory was long considered a worthless “trash” tree. Locals now believe it contains a hidden treasure – and could be the key to a new cottage industry in New England.
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Crime & Courts


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More than a decade later, Hinton drug lab scandal resurfaces with high-stakes hearings

In March, hearings with potentially wide-ranging ramifications are scheduled to play out that could set the groundwork for hundreds of thousands of convictions to be thrown out.
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Europe warns of ‘dangerous downward spiral’ after Trump threatens tariffs over Greenland

It was the most forceful rebuke of President Trump from the European allies since he returned to the White House almost a year ago.
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Buttigieg, Booker lead push to hammer Republicans on health care

Nearly every House and Senate Republican voted for President Trump’s sweeping domestic policy bill last summer, which included major cuts to Medicaid, and most of them opposed recent efforts to extend subsidies that made it cheaper for uninsured people to purchase health insurance.
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Republicans and Democrats are trying to contain Trump’s Greenland aggression. Will it be enough?

Republican lawmakers are scrambling to contain President Trump’s threats of taking possession of Greenland, with some showing the most strident opposition to almost anything the Trump administration has done since taking office.
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The evolutionary upside of same-sex sex among primates

As animals go about their lives ― eating, fighting, having babies ― they don’t always follow the script laid out for them by Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution. Not every behavior furthers the cause of survival in a way that is obvious to humans.
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$1 billion in cash buys a permanent seat on Trump’s ‘Board of Peace’

President Trump’s “Board of Peace” is billing itself as a new international peacekeeping body — and permanent membership won’t come cheap.
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Syrian government and Kurdish-led force agree to merge after clashes

After weeks of on-and-off clashes, the Syrian government and a Kurdish-led militia agreed on Sunday to an immediate cease-fire and to merge the militia fully into the national military forces, according to the state media and a Kurdish official.
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Bleak times in Copenhagen: Danes feel betrayed and bewildered by Trump

Henrik Bager, a Danish soldier who served with Americans in Iraq and Afghanistan, said President Trump’s vow to get Greenland from Denmark and his insults about Denmark’s military were “a punch to the gut.”
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How acting transformed my life

Studying acting taught me how to connect with others, how to be more authentic in my interactions, and how to be truthful to myself.
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The Justice Department’s flimsy Powell investigation isn’t kidding anyone

Prosecutors are obviously pursuing the Federal Reserve chair for political reasons.
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Why more patients are paying doctors directly — and what it says about our health system

Patients and doctors are bypassing insurance for faster, simpler care — a trend highlighting a desire for relief from bureaucracy and widening inequities in the health care system.
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R.I. sues HHS over ‘illegal’ anti-transgender policy tied to billions in funding

The Trump administration has continued to impose the condition despite orders from three courts, according to the lawsuit brought by 12 states.
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Brookline seeks to dismiss lawsuit from former schools finance director

The suit comes amid a two-year controversy over alleged mismanagement of special education funding and budget shortfalls.
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Massachusetts


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Amid federal rollbacks, Boston marks MLK Day with full houses

Historians say the community should join ‘shoulder-to-shoulder’ on Monday in honor of the late civil rights leader, especially as federal priorities shift against his vision.
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Nothing but positives over last 10 games for Bruins

The Bruins (28-19-2) are in reasonable position to snag a playoff spot.
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The Patriots’ defense has another big day, and other observations from divisional-round win over Texans

For the second week in a row, New England's defense dominated the opposition, forcing five turnovers.
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In a turnover-filled game, Patriots quarterback Drake Maye was a survivor

Maye was far from the star. That title belonged to a defense that harassed Texans’ third-year starter C.J. Stroud into one of his worst career outings.
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Social media addiction’s surprising challenger? Anti-doomscrolling influencers.

With billions of active users across TikTok, Instagram, YouTube and other social media platforms, cutting down on screen time is a common goal for many people.
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A burst of Canadian power is finally coming to Mass., courtesy of Hydro-Quebec and Avangrid

With the transmission line now up and running, it’s time to ask: Just how much extra juice will New England get?
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Stuart Altman, former Brandeis president and economic adviser to US presidents, dies at 88

In various capacities, Stuart Altman was an adviser in the administrations of five presidents: Lyndon Johnson, Richard Nixon, Bill Clinton, Barack Obama, and Joe Biden.
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Jirdes Winther Baxter, 101, dies; last survivor of epidemic in Alaska

She was 11 months old during the diphtheria epidemic in remote Nome, Alaska, a predicament that prompted a legendary sled dog relay of nearly 700 miles to deliver a lifesaving serum.
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Robert Heide, angsty playwright and Warhol collaborator, dies at 91

Mr. Heide was ultimately notable not mainly for any one of his plays, film scripts, books, or essays so much as his memories of his time as a young star of downtown Manhattan’s bohemia.
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Pop Culture


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Karen Winn’s novel ‘The Society’ reveals fictional ‘history and mystery’ on Beacon Hill

The Boston author’s second novel, out this week, centers on a secret members-only club on Beacon Hill; to promote the novel, she created a TikTok featuring real locations from the neighborhood where the fictional group’s nefarious deeds are performed. The account's followers? They were more interested in the aesthetics.
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Lifestyle


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Siblings completely disengaged from mom’s care

Advice from R. Eric Thomas.
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Television


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This week’s TV: Ryan Murphy’s ‘The Beauty,’ a Mel Brooks docuseries, and a new Patrick Dempsey drama

Plus: Watch a man scale a skyscraper, live.
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