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Tuesday, February 4, 2025


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Trump and Musk take aim at a surprising target: a humanitarian agency with long bipartisan support

The Agency for International Development supports a wide range of programs in countries around the world, from disaster relief to public health, but Musk said it was “time” for USAID to “die.”
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Healthcare


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Drinking. Gambling. Online shopping. Researchers are exploring if obesity drugs could curb cravings beyond food.

GLP-1 drugs mimic a hormone that sends the brain signals of fullness. Researchers theorize that the drugs could work the same way to curb non-food cravings.
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New England consumers, businesses dodge a bullet as Trump puts tariffs on hold

While everyone took a big breath of relief on Monday, there’s no guarantee Trump won’t go back at Mexico and Canada down the road.
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Who is Josh Kraft, the nonprofit leader and son of the Patriots owner challenging Michelle Wu for mayor?

The third son of Patriots owner Robert Kraft, Josh Kraft has had a long career of nonprofit leadership in Boston — work that went beyond just showing up with a check, friends and colleagues said.
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Mexico and Canada reach last-minute deal with Trump to avert trade war

President Trump on Monday delayed his planned tariffs on Canada and Mexico for 30 days after winning concessions from both countries to stem the flow of drugs and migrants into the United States, postponing, at least temporarily, a painful and potentially destabilizing trade war.
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Boston Globe Today











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Will February be frigid?

Lead meteorologist Ken Mahan looks ahead to next week and forecasts how much snow we can expect in the new month.
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Bird flu: What to know and how to stay safe

Correspondent Maren Halpin explains the risks of the avian virus and how to protect you and your pets.
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ICE raids in New England: What you need to know

ICE arrests and deportations have begun across the country. Immigration reporter Giulia McDonnell Nieto del Rio unpacks what's happening here.
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Politics


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EPA tells more than 1,000 they could be fired ‘immediately’

Many of those employees were encouraged to join the EPA under the Biden administration to rebuild the agency, which had been depleted during President Donald Trump’s first term.
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Nation


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Crews return to the Potomac River to recover wreckage from D.C. midair collision

More than 300 responders were taking part in the recovery effort at any given time, officials said.
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Nation


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As Trump attacks diversity, a racist undercurrent surfaces

President Trump zeroed in on what he saw as the cause of the recent Washington, D.C., air crash: hiring programs that promote diversity.
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World


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With Trump’s backing uncertain, Europe scrambles to shore up its own defenses

With the war in Ukraine, the European Union, which was founded on free trade and termed itself a “peace project,” has become more committed to deterrence and defense.
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World


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Guantánamo Bay prepares for Trump’s migrant surge

The small base in southeast Cuba is on the verge of undergoing its most drastic change since the Pentagon opened its wartime prison there after the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.
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Trump urges trading Ukraine’s rare earth minerals for more US aid

“We’re looking to do a deal with Ukraine, where they’re going to secure what we’re giving them with their rare earths and other things,” Trump said. “We want a guarantee.”
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EDITORIAL


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Tariffs: Let’s forget this ever happened

In a head-spinning day, Monday started with stocks tanking and ended with President Trump postponing his ill-advised plan to tax goods from Canada and Mexico.
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OPINION


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Undocumented immigrants, ever pragmatic, are making plans

My relative, who has been in the country for 23 years, knows he might be deported and is ready.
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OPINION


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The fallacy of settled science in literacy

The "science of reading" movement has unnecessarily polarized public education.
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Politics


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Leader of Boston health organization calls Trump administration shutdown of USAID ‘intentionally harmful’

Trump is “recklessly throwing away” USAID’s experience and “strategic focus on saving lives,” the CEO and president of Oxfam America said in a statement.
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Cambridge and Somerville


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Somerville councilor running for mayor says voters want urgent progress ‘while fascists are at the door’

Taking on an incumbent, Councilor Willie Burnley Jr. says constituents want "leaders to act with urgency rather than pontificate."
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Massachusetts


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‘Closing today is not easy.’ Greater Boston residents take part in ‘A Day Without Immigrants’ national demonstration.

Business across the state remained closed on Monday to participate in a 'Day Without Immigrants' demonstration.
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Sports






Boston University 7, Harvard 1


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Men’s Beanpot begins with Boston University handling Harvard on strength of second-period goal barrage

The Terriers scored five times in the middle period at TD Garden on its way to securing a spot in next Monday's Beanpot championship game, where BU will play Boston College for the title.
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BOSTON COLLEGE 8, NORTHEASTERN 2


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Nation’s best Boston College smashes Northeastern’s dream of a third straight men’s Beanpot title

Eight players tallied goals for BC, including Ryan Leonard’s NCAA best 23rd, while goalie Jacob Fowler recorded 28 saves.
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Dan Shaughnessy


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Much like the Red Sox, Truck Day just isn’t what it used to be

Truck Day is one of those “only in Boston” photo ops, much like Allston Christmas, the L Street Brownies swimming in the ocean on New Year’s, and U-Hauls getting “Storrowed.”
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New England consumers, businesses dodge a bullet as Trump puts tariffs on hold

While everyone took a big breath of relief on Monday, there’s no guarantee Trump won’t go back at Mexico and Canada down the road.
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Business


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Thermo Fisher to cut 300 jobs in Cambridge, Plainville

It's the second time in less than three months that the Waltham-based life sciences firm has announced layoffs.
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New Greentown Labs CEO arrives at tumultuous time for clean-tech sector

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.
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Obituaries


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Suzanne Massie, ‘Reagan’s window on the Soviet Union,’ dies at 94

An author of books about Russian culture and history, Ms. Massie formed a bond with a president who liked to understand and communicate complex issues through anecdotes about average people.
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Obituaries


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Suzanne Massie, ‘Reagan’s window on the Soviet Union,’ dies at 94

An author of books about Russian culture and history, Ms. Massie formed a bond with a president who liked to understand and communicate complex issues through anecdotes about average people.
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Restaurants


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Sick of close calls with food delivery drivers? Boston hopes a new permit for delivery apps will help.

The city received more than 100 complaints from residents in the past year via its 311 system about dangerous behavior by delivery drivers, said Mayor Michelle Wu.
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LOVE LETTERS


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Trying a relationship with a friend

I don’t want to mess this up! It has potential!
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TV CRITIC'S CORNER


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A ‘When Harry Met Sally’ reunion without much to say

Billy Crystal and Meg Ryan's Super Bowl ad can't seem to come up with a reason to reunite them.
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