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Saturday, January 3, 2026


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Tensions at Mass. and Cass spark debate over how to help people struggling with substance abuse

Aid workers say stronger enforcement undermines efforts to help people on the streets, but the city says its approach is working.
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SJC will decide if state should test dead man’s DNA to possibly clear his name in 1988 murder

Mary Harris was strangled on April 28, 1988, in the hotel room where she’d been living. Police turned to Shawn Tanner, a part-time bouncer at the King’s Inn, an exotic dancer club.
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Lifestyle


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As anxiety rises, more people turn to beta blockers for everyday stress

In a world gone mad with anxiety, a growing number of people, many of them women, are taking a low dose of it for situational anxiety.
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Years ago, Boston put bus lanes in the middle of this busy street. Has it worked?

As Boston and other localities prepare to carve out more bus-exclusive street space, what lessons does Columbus offer?
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How new protest laws are impacting political demonstrations

More than a dozen states have cracked down on protests in recent years, passing laws that often equate political demonstrations with riots in ways that First Amendment experts say could be illegal.
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Israeli government accuses Mamdani of antisemitism over canceled orders

Mamdani did not directly address the Israeli government’s accusation at a news conference Friday. But he said “protecting Jewish New Yorkers is going to be a focus of my administration” and that his action on executive orders had given it “a clean slate to get to work on delivering a new era for New Yorkers.”
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Quest for a drug that lowers an artery-clogging particle nears finish line

Lipoprotein(a), a fatty particle, can clog arteries just as surely as cholesterol but often goes undetected, striking seemingly healthy people unaware of the danger.
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Trump and top Iranian officials exchange threats over protests roiling Iran

President Trump initially wrote on his Truth Social platform, warning Iran that if it “violently kills peaceful protesters,” the United States “will come to their rescue.”
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In the Arctic, drones help identify deadly virus in whales

Scientists have found that cetacean morbillivirus, a highly infectious and deadly virus, is circulating in northern ecosystems.
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Sparklers probably caused New Year’s fire at bar, Swiss authorities say

Several witnesses described hearing an explosion at the bar during the fire, which experts said was likely caused by a phenomenon known as a flashover: the ignition of hot gases that rise to the ceiling.
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The freedom of being judged only as fun or not fun

My encounter with 3-year-old Frankie is a meditation on age, attention, and the rare relief of being met without expectations.
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The robber barons are back. Here’s what we should do about it.

Like their 19th-century counterparts, today’s tech titans provide us with innovations that make life both unimaginably better and unthinkably worse.
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Letters


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Two views of Warren Buffett

A portrait of the billionaire investor elicited contrasting responses from two readers, each with a personal tie to Buffett's life and work.
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Maine


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Here’s how the Maine agency that negotiated the opioid settlements is spending its money.

The attorney general’s office has no formal distribution process and says it can respond “quickly and creatively” to urgent funding requests.

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Newton, Gloucester, Framingham, and Somerville inaugurating mayors New Year’s week

Three cities held mayoral inaugurations on New Year’s Day, and Somerville’s new mayor Jake Wilson will be sworn in on Saturday evening.
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Nearly 200 immigrants sue Trump administration for halting immigration applications, including residency and citizenship

Immigrants on the cusp of residency and citizenship are now in limbo since sweeping policy changes paused their applications indefinitely.
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Patriots Stefon Diggs, Christian Barmore refuse to get into specifics regarding off-field allegations

“It’s definitely an open case, so I can’t even say anything about it,” said Diggs.
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For Bruins named to Olympic teams, representing their countries is ‘huge honor’

David Pastrnak and Pavel Zacha (Czechia), Charlie McAvoy and Jeremy Swayman (United States), Elias Lindholm (Sweden), and Henri Jokiharju (Finland) were officially named to their men's Olympic hockey teams.
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Olympic hockey roster breakdown: US women the clear favorite to win gold in Milan

Team USA's roster comprises 13 forwards, 7 defenders, and 3 goaltenders, and features some of the top talent in the PWHL and NCAA.
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Healthcare


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US awards Massachusetts $162 million for rural health

The Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services said the funding will support states as they expand access to care in rural communities, strengthen the rural health care workforce, modernize facilities and technology, and support “innovative” health care models.
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Energy


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Mass. offshore wind contracts get filing extension again

The deadline has been pushed off to next summer for contracts to finance the SouthCoast Wind and New England Wind 1 projects.
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Tesla loses title as world’s biggest electric vehicle maker as sales fall for second year in a row

Chinese rival BYD, which sold 2.26 million vehicles last year, is now the biggest EV maker.
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Obituaries


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Janet Fish, painter of luminous still lifes, dies at 87

The Vermont painter transformed jars of pickles, bottles of vodka, and bowls of fruit into vessels of dazzling light and unassuming beauty.
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Janet Fish, painter of luminous still lifes, dies at 87

The Vermont painter transformed jars of pickles, bottles of vodka, and bowls of fruit into vessels of dazzling light and unassuming beauty.
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Pop Culture


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Tom Brady and Alix Earle make waves on New Year’s Eve in St. Barts

The year is barely a day old and there’s already speculation about who Brady is seeing in 2026.
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Music


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Dolly Parton turned down Elvis, and other tidbits from a new biography of the singer

In “Ain’t Nobody’s Fool: The Life and Times of Dolly Parton,” Martha Ackmann dives deep into Parton’s life, from her humble beginnings in the shadow of the Smoky Mountains to the present.
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Love Letters


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Planning a wedding has killed my sex drive

A Love Letters classic.
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