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Monday, January 5, 2026


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Mass. is seizing a dozen-plus homes for a new $2b Cape bridge. Those spared question if they’re even better off.

Massachusetts’ $2.1 billion plan to replace the Sagamore Bridge is carving a literal path through a Bourne neighborhood.
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Rubio says US will press change in Venezuela with oil embargo, while Trump insists ‘we’re in charge’

Secretary of State Marco Rubio is suggesting the United States won’t govern Venezuela other than enforcing an existing “oil quarantine” on the country.
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Crime & Courts


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Man killed in Back Bay hit-and-run was well-known art collector

Prominent Boston art collector and philanthropist, John Axelrod, 79, was fatally struck while walking his dog.
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Lawmakers of color have grown their ranks on Beacon Hill, but the Legislature remains disproportionately white

The Massachusetts Legislature has never been more diverse. But some fear it also may still take decades to actually reflect the quickly diversifying population it represents.
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How Trump fixed on a Maduro loyalist as Venezuela’s new leader

US officials say that their relationship with Vice President Delcy Rodríguez’s interim government will be based on her ability to play by their rules, adding that they reserve the right to take additional military action if she fails to respect America’s interests.
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Inside Mamdani’s decision to revoke executive orders that backed Israel

One of the executive orders that Mamdani revoked had codified a contentious definition of antisemitism, proposed by the International Holocaust Remembrance Alliance, that equated some criticism of Israel with hatred of Jewish people.
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Secret Service plans unprecedented staff surge with anxious eye on 2028

The Secret Service has launched one of the most ambitious hiring efforts in its history, seeking to bring on thousands of agents and officers to ease strain on its overstretched workforce and prepare for multiple major events in 2028, including the presidential election and the Olympics.
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What we learned about microplastics in 2025

It’s only in the past year or so that scientists have begun to understand that the tiny plastics, including some that are impossible to see with the naked eye, are in our bodies and food as well.
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International aid groups grapple with what Israel’s ban will mean for their work in Gaza

Israel will no longer allow three dozen humanitarian groups to bring supplies into the Gaza Strip.
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‘Everyone is in shock’: Swiss town grieves as more fire victims are identified

Crans-Montana, a popular, tight-knit Alpine resort in southern Switzerland, was still reeling Sunday as the identities of more fire victims trickled out.
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‘Still shaken’: Trepidation in Venezuela after US captures Maduro

An anxious quiet fell over Venezuela‘s capital on Sunday as trepidation mixed with joy while a nation waited to see what comes next.
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When regime change doesn’t change the regime

Plenty of people around the world are glad to see Venezuelan leader Nicolás Maduro gone. But the Trump administration’s apparent lack of planning for the day after raises serious risks.
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Bottom lines and hard lines as Trump, Healey clash over SNAP benefits

"One would think the state would be more concerned about the abuses and errors in the ... program," writes one reader. Another: "For Trump, accountability only seems to go in one direction."
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And now, the good news

Bad ideas spewed from Washington at a dizzying rate last year, but even locally, sighs of relief could be heard as reason crept back in and ill-considered plans crept out.
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Hidden in a closet, a 200-year-old piece of Boston’s printing past emerges

The press, built by Adam Ramage of Philadelphia in about 1815, is among only two or three believed to remain in existence.
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Brookline man bikes ‘round the world

A Brookline man biked across six of the seven continents, traveling through 61 countries and logging more than 46,000 miles over nearly three years.
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For Venezuelan immigrants, Maduro’s capture brings joy, anxiety, and a call for patience. ‘It’s a first step.’

Dozens from the local Venezuelan community gathered at a Jamaica Plain church on Sunday to sing, pray, and celebrate the fall of Venezuelan strongman Nicolás Maduro.
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Expectations change for Celtics after successful road trip

The Celtics are contenders in the Eastern Conference, led by MVP candidate Jaylen Brown, who ended this trip with a 50-point masterpiece against the Clippers.
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Patriots


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Patriots don’t get No. 1 seed in AFC but look ready for the playoffs

The Patriots wrapped up the AFC’s No. 2 seed with a 14-3 record and will face the Chargers in the first round of the playoffs.
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One storybook performance doesn’t mean Fraser Minten has arrived, but his progression with the Bruins is evident

For Bruins fans desperately craving for a kid with some heft to come walking through that Zamboni door, Saturday night offered a promising glimpse.
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Some small climate and environmental solutions being developed in our backyard

Environmentally friendly and climate products are being developed in New England, fed by numerous universities, incubators, and state programs that have made the region a leader in green tech innovation.
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In Boston, new development approvals sank in 2025

The past year brought both the completion of one of the largest, most complicated real estate projects in Boston’s history and a continued slowdown in future development.
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Healthcare


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In 2026, Kennedy’s MAHA vision gets put to the test. Here are 3 issues to watch.

The factors that drive tens of millions of people to sickness remain largely intact, if not stronger.
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Allan Ludwig, ‘founding father’ of gravestone studies, dies at 92

His book, “Graven Images: New England Stonecarving and Its Symbols, 1650-1815,” was nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.
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Richard Pollak, 91, dies; edited magazine that criticized the media

Pollak “was a genius at putting his finger on the media zeitgeist,” Robert Friedman, one of his successors as More’s editor, wrote in an email. “But he preferred to stay behind the scenes.”
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She learned her family history through antique fashions. Now, she restores heirloom garments for the future.

Demetra Vintage founder and RISD alum Sofia Michaelides dips into decades past to give luxury garments a second life.
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Things To Do


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Free January events in Boston: Three Kings Day celebration, BLO concert, and more

From a houseplant celebration to a free line dancing lesson, here are no-cost events and activities across Greater Boston Jan. 5-11.
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Your TV GPS: Tom Hiddleston returns in ‘The Night Manager,’ Tessa Thompson stars in ‘His & Hers,’ and more

Plus, the first movie adaptation of an Emily Henry book comes to Netflix.
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