New England colleges have one big worry: 2025

Praise Hall, 20, a sophomore at Bowdoin College.

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The number of high school graduates nationwide is projected to drop significantly beginning around the year 2025.

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The president?s favorite social media platform is abuzz with jokes after the Friday release of the GOP memo.

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The president told confidants in recent days that he believed it would validate his concerns that the ??deep state?? had conspired to undermine his presidency.

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Speaker Ryan tried to walk an impossibly narrow tightrope around the release of a controversial memo.

Michael A. Cohen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/cohen-4220.jpg The Nunes memo torpedoes its own arguments

After days of breathless coverage, its release was met with a collective shrug.

JEFF JACOBY

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Free and decent nations don?t wall themselves off from friendly neighbors with colossal barricades.

Actress Uma Thurman has also accused ??Kill Bill?? director Quentin Tarantino of making her perform a dangerous car stunt that injured her.

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Uma Thurman accuses Weinstein of forcing himself on her

Thurman?s allegations against Harvey Weinstein had been widely anticipated since she hinted late last year that she had a story to tell about him.

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The black bobcat was seen cutting through a yard on Westford Road, police said in a statement.

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James Rodwell continues to maintain his innocence, and new evidence has emerged to bolster his case for another trial.

Police investigate fatal shooting in Dorchester

The victim, a 21-year-old man, was shot multiple times on Trull Street Saturday afternoon, police said.

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Researchers using a high-tech aerial mapping technique have found tens of thousands of previously undetected structures.

Foxborough, MA - 1/13/2017 - Tom Brady smiles on the sideline during the fourth quarter of the AFC Divisional playoff game between the New England Patriots and the Tennessee Titans at Gillette Stadium. ( Jim Davis / Globe staff)

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Bob Ryan

A top-10 ranking of Boston?s GOATs

I?ll put Boston?s roster of all-time greats up against anyone?s.

The Season Ticket podcast

In this special extra episode, Chris Gasper is joined by current and former NFL players who give their opinions about which team has the better chance in the Patriots-Eagles matchup.

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BEN VOLIN

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Here is a day-by-day breakdown of how the game plan comes together each week.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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Belichick was thinking like a coach at Wesleyan, where he lost his starting job.

OPINION | DEVIN McCOURTY, JONATHAN KRAFT, ROBERT KRAFT

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There is still plenty of room for improvement as we search for the appropriate age range for the juvenile justice system.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_pats3_spts-11106.jpg Who is more responsible for the Patriots? success, Brady or Belichick?

We asked Globe columnists Dan Shaughnessy, Christopher L. Gasper, and Tara Sullivan to choose.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-16143.jpg Where does Brady rank? We asked other legendary Boston sports figures

Bob Cousy, Larry Bird, Bobby Orr, and Carl Yastrzemski weigh in on Brady?s place in the local pantheon.

BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL

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The predictions were interesting, considering both teams have been stingy on defense this season.

CHAD FINN

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NBC has 106 cameras for its Super Bowl LII coverage, including 76 that will be used exclusively during the game.

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New England Patriots fans braved the weather to attend Saturday's Super Bowl rally in downtown Minneapolis.

Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

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If he wants a robust program, the president will have to embrace significant new revenues.

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Special reports

Abdulkader Hayani put his daughter Ameenah to bed.

The Last Refugee: A three-part series

A series of occasional articles on the Syrian refugee families resettling here, and the local people assisting them.

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STAT

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A midseason estimate suggested that the H3N2 component of the vaccine is 17 percent effective at preventing infection.