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Christina Prignano Deering
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Multimedia editor 📈 @bostonglobe.com. Rhode Island native ⚓
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There are nine questions on the Mass. ballot this year, a near record. @bostonglobe.com just published an easy-to-navigate list of top funders for each of the campaign committees.

We'll update this tracker throughout the fall. #mapoli www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/14/s... via @daigofuji.bsky.social
A table showing the largest contributions for ballot question 5.
September 15, 2026 at 1:42 PM
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MAP: How David Morales won Providence

He dominated in the West End as expected, but also made inroads on the East Side; only 45 votes separate Smiley and Morales right now on the East Side (with some mail ballots still to be counted)

Interactive maps here: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/09/10/m...
September 10, 2026 at 3:45 PM
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Wow, 20 votes apart #mapoli
A screenshot of election results in the Suffolk and Middlesex state senate district showing Daniel Lander ahead by 20 votes over William Brownsberger
September 2, 2026 at 5:33 PM
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Hard to overstate how much Markey overperformed this year vs. 2020. Take a look at these maps of the 2026 and 2020 races. Moulton's support was lukewarm even in his own district. Via @daigofuji.bsky.social
Two maps comparing Markey's win vs. Moulton and his win vs. Kennedy in 2020.
September 2, 2026 at 4:00 PM
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This project also marked the first time I had to apply STAT's AI use policy to publishing data analysis. I'm pleased with the standard for disclosure and transparency we're trying to set here. I also wanted to make sure I signed my name to this statement instead of using the institutional voice.
aniloza.bsky.social anil oza @aniloza.bsky.social · Jul 15
you can also find a link to the github with details of how we did our analysis, and take a look at the data yourself:
screenshot from story reading "A note on the use of AI This analysis was conducted in partnership with STAT by Jae Yeon Kim, assistant professor of public policy; Betsy Pleasants, a postdoctoral fellow at the Carolina Population Center; and Maria Gallo, professor and chair of the Department of Epidemiology. All are at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The researchers used a large language model (LLM) provided by OpenAI to classify comments by whether they support or oppose the proposed rule as well as to count the number of times comments mentioned specified topics. Classification tasks like this would not be possible to conduct in a timely manner by hand and are well-suited to the capabilities of LLMs. This sort of use of LLMs is different from more “generative” uses (like chatting with an AI bot) that are more prone to “hallucinations.” AI tools were also used to assist in the process of writing code for this project, but the entire data analysis pipeline uses repeatable code, mostly R and some Python. None of the summary statistics or charts used in this article were generated by AI. All work was reviewed and verified by humans. STAT also independently reviewed all code and methodology for this project. Per STAT’s AI usage policy, all code and underlying data are available for review on Github. — J. Emory Parker, Data Editor at STAT"
July 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Here is something a little different: @bostonglobe.com is devoting its homepage to what the news might've looked like in 1776. Designed by the unstoppable @ryanhuddle.bsky.social. www.bostonglobe.com
The homepage of the Boston Globe, as it might have looked in 1776, with old fonts and a sepia color scheme.
July 3, 2026 at 10:21 AM
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BREAKING: More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the U.S. hours before the earthquakes are missing after their hotel collapsed.
More than 100 Venezuelans who were deported from the US hours before the earthquakes are missing
Survivors say more than 100 people just deported from the United States were being held in a hotel when earthquakes struck Venezuela, setting off a scramble to find survivors and bodies buried in the rubble.
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June 29, 2026 at 9:23 PM
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OK this is hilarious, I don't remember seeing an easter egg like this before on a Google search result #widowsbay
June 5, 2026 at 8:18 PM
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Good signs this year, everyone: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/04/20/m...
‘No matter what, you’re faster than the Green Line.’ See the best signs from the 2026 Boston Marathon. - The Boston Globe
Handwritten posters, colorful printed signs, and even big head cutouts floated among the crowd of spectators.
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April 20, 2026 at 8:47 PM
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New this morning: The frequency and tenor of threatening calls to members of Congress is rising.

Chilling voicemails obtained by @talkopan.bsky.social &
@jimpuzzanghera.bsky.social show callers threatening
violence against members, staff, and families, and spewing racism and misogyny at staff.
“Didn’t your mommy teach you not to get on national television and lie, you little [explicit] chicken neck moron. You are a disgrace, but you’re in [redacted], should we be surprised? No. Little chicken neck liar – I’d like to snap that little chicken neck”
April 15, 2026 at 2:40 PM
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Quiz (maybe after you've had your morning coffee): Which has more sugar: one medium Dunks Coolatta or nine glazed donuts? www.bostonglobe.com/2026/03/12/b...
A quiz showing a Dunkin Coolatta and nine glazed donuts.
March 12, 2026 at 12:45 PM
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New NY Times ’visual investigation’ strongly suggests that the US fired the missile that hit the Minab school Saturday. (Though is very careful with its language to not say it conclusively.)

www.nytimes.com/2026/03/05/w...
Analysis Suggests School Was Hit Amid U.S. Strikes on Iranian Naval Base
www.nytimes.com
March 5, 2026 at 9:12 PM
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Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. From @globespotlight.bsky.social: www.bostonglobe.com/2026/02/25/m... @bostonglobe.com
Introductions to women. Free flights. Business deals. Jeffrey Epstein’s ties to Harvard run deeper than previously known. - The Boston Globe
Some of Epstein’s ties to the school were hiding in plain sight, yet Harvard officials missed or looked past them during their 2019 probe.
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February 26, 2026 at 2:03 PM
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Two days after the blizzard, some areas on Cape Cod remain 100% without power. Track outages: apps.bostonglobe.com/massachusett...
A map of cape cod showing major power outages for nearly every town.
February 25, 2026 at 7:35 PM
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Lots of food hall discourse in #Boston recently. Which got us thinking: What would be the ultimate lineup? Here's mine, design your own: globe.com/dreamfoodhall
A Boston food hall that features Taqueria Jalisco, Regina, Dumpling House, Flour, Cutty's, Bagelsaurus, Tasty Burger, Trillium, Treehouse, Tatte, and Trina's
January 30, 2026 at 3:23 PM
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We're annotating Governor Maura Healey's State of the Commonwealth speech live. Watch the speech and follow here: apps.bostonglobe.com/2026/01/metr...
Governor Maura Healey's state of the Commonwealth speech, annotated
Follow along with reporters analyzing the governor's speech, and watch live.
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January 23, 2026 at 12:12 AM
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Drake Maye's second season really has been that good. Via @johnhancock.bsky.social and @christopherprice.bsky.social
Analyzing Drake Maye vs. Tom Brady
While it might be premature to stack Drake Maye vs. Tom Brady, it’s worth taking a look at Maye’s sparkling second season against with Brady’s second year as a starter.
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January 15, 2026 at 2:08 PM
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NEW: A video that was posted on social media and then deleted by the FBI on Tuesday mislabeled one of the streets that the person of interest in the Brown University shooting walked down, the Globe has verified.

W/ @stephmachado.bsky.social

www.bostonglobe.com/2025/12/17/m...
Brown shooting manhunt ongoing as university community waits for answers - The Boston Globe
Experts said that it is unusual to have so little information this many days after a mass shooting.
www.bostonglobe.com
December 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
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NEWS:
Ayanna Pressley won’t challenge Ed Markey, will run for re-election
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Pressley won’t challenge Markey, will run for re-election - The Boston Globe
Nationally known and well-liked among progressives, Representative Pressley was seen as a strong contender for the Senate seat, but told The Globe it wasn't the right time.
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December 2, 2025 at 7:26 PM
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“If you’re just an average citizen, you can’t even get in the line,” said a lawyer rep'ing a man seeking a pardon for decades-old tax crimes.

“I told my guy he’d probably be better off if he broke into the Capitol or made a major donation to Trump’s inauguration.”
How Trump Has Exploited Pardons and Clemency to Reward Allies and Supporters
The president’s second term has brought a flood of clemency for allies and donors — as well as felons, like him, who were convicted of financial wrongdoing.
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November 12, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
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A man collapsed in the Oval Office. The internet got the story wrong.
A case study in how bad information can spread — and how hard it is to correct it.
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November 7, 2025 at 3:39 PM
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“Some people left their property, their work permits in their lockers here,” he said. “I could bring it to them and get them released. But I don’t know where they are.”
Immigration agents detain several workers after raid at Allston car wash - The Boston Globe
Many of them held legal status, but were unable to immediately produce their documentation to the agents, according to their manager.
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November 4, 2025 at 9:26 PM
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Massachusetts mandates insurance coverage for IVF. But nearly a quarter of women in the state likely have no coverage. Jess Bartlett explains why: apps.bostonglobe.com/2025/10/busi...

Informative graphics by @kirklandan.com & @lrendon.bsky.social. Beautiful photos by Suzanne Kreiter
Massachusetts' IVF insurance law leaves many out
The Massachusetts mandate has helped tens of thousands of people have children. But for an untold number of others, it has not been nearly enough
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October 23, 2025 at 1:29 PM