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Trump retakes presidency in sweeping victory

In concession speech, Harris says race’s outcome ‘not what we hoped for,’ but result must be accepted
Kamala Harris
Kamala HarrisDem226
270 to win17 undecided
Donald TrumpGOP
295
67,957,895 votes(47.6%)
72,641,564 votes(50.9%)
Donald Trump
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Transition to second Trump term begins swiftly with decisive election victory

Instead of a muddled and contested process of transitioning to a new administration, the new president-elect has the full 75-day period until Inauguration Day to prepare to take power.

Even in usually blue New England, Trump made significant gains. What happened?

Based on preliminary returns, he got some 48,000 more votes in Massachusetts this year than in 2020.

In 2016, Trump’s win helped make Kamala Harris a star. Eight years later, in defeat, she vows to fight on.

Millions of American women had hoped she would break through a glass ceiling that has proved impenetrable.

Where in Massachusetts did Trump win the most votes? Here are town-by-town results.

How to deal with post-election existential dread

ADRIAN WALKER

Kamala Harris didn’t lose. America lost.

Trump’s triumph is likely to have broad implications for reproductive rights

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Gov. Maura Healey promises state will protect women’s rights after Trump election victory

“We see so much anger and division across the country, but I know Massachusetts is a place and will be a place where we care about each other and we look after one another," Healey said.

Bernie Sanders calls for reckoning in Democratic Party following election losses

In Governor’s Council races, two Haitian American women make history

Maps: Trump’s gains in Rhode Island are the GOP’s best presidential performance since 1988

Gary Washburn | Warriors 118, Celtics 112

Jayson Tatum handled his Olympic reunion with Steve Kerr with stoic maturity

Those who were expecting Tatum to score 70 points on 50 shots don’t know him very well. He’s beyond personal vendettas and selfish crusades.
Warriors hand Celtics first home loss of season

Man who beat Canton High classmate to death as teen granted parole after 37 years

Rod Matthews has been serving a life sentence in the killing of Shaun Ouillette, since his 1988 conviction on a second-degree murder charge by a Norfolk Superior Court jury.

Karen Read case goes before Supreme Judicial Court as defense seeks to have two charges dismissed

Read's lawyers say jurors unanimously agreed to acquit her of second-degree murder and leaving the scene charges in the January 2022 death of her boyfriend in Canton.
Firm hired to audit Canton police department amid criticism of its handling of Karen Read case
Alex Speier I On baseball

Knowing he needs to be on the field for the Red Sox to succeed, Rafael Devers is approaching offseason differently

This year he’s following a strength and conditioning program set by team staff that includes the earliest starting date in his career.

Zendaya and Tom Holland spotted around Boston as filming continues for ‘The Drama’

The couple was recently photographed around town walking their dog as filming for "The Drama" continues in Boston.

What’s open and closed on Veterans Day 2024 in Massachusetts

A look at how the holiday might impact your plans on Monday.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Trump won. Here’s what Democrats — and Republicans — need to do next.

For Republicans, this will inevitably be a time of feeling vindication and jubilation against a Democratic Party they have come to view as arrogant, entitled elitists. But they would do well to not overplay their hand.
ELECTION TAKEAWAYS

Why abortion wasn’t enough to put Kamala Harris in the White House

IDEAS | LISA SELIN DAVIS

The Democrats made their tent too small

GLOBE OPINION

Why Harris’s loss is mainly on Biden and other election takeaways from Globe Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

Like it or not, Trump is the people’s choice

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New Trump projection on Hanson water tower prompts renewed action by town

The town has reinstated $100 per day fines to the resident, who now is projecting the image of "The Punisher" skull with Trump-like hair.

Third defendant in Cambridge, Watertown high-end brothel case to plead guilty Dec. 18

The leader of the brothel network, Han Lee, and another co-defendant, Junmyung Lee, have both pleaded guilty to related charges and await sentencing.

Fatal house fire on Nantucket leaves one person dead

The resident had called dispatchers to report the fire, officials said.

Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as Category 3 storm. Here’s the latest track.
The storm is the fifth major hurricane of the season behind Helene and Milton.

Woman charged with stealing nearly $5,000 worth of items from Lululemon in Prudential Center
Kaitlyn Mclean was found at a Dick’s Sporting Goods nearby, police said.

Two workers injured near JFK/UMass MBTA stop when maintenance vehicles collided, officials say
In September, the Globe reported that MBTA officials had documented 27 derailments of maintenance vehicles over the previous year.

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Man who beat Canton High classmate to death as teen granted parole after 37 years

Rod Matthews has been serving a life sentence in the killing of Shaun Ouillette, since his 1988 conviction on a second-degree murder charge by a Norfolk Superior Court jury.

Rafael makes landfall in Cuba as Category 3 storm. Here’s the latest track.

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Warriors recover in time to hand Celtics first home loss of season

After a messy first half, the Celtics wiped away a 14-point third-quarter deficit and held a 95-88 advantage with six minutes left before the Warriors charged back.
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UCONN 92, SACRED HEART 56

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As President-elect Donald Trump prepares to start his second term in office, China is bracing for unpredictability in its ties with the United States and renewed tensions over trade, technology and Taiwan.

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Riding the momentum of Johanna Melhorn’s forceful play in the middle, Winchester girls’ volleyball ousts Attleboro

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Stocks post their best post-election rally ever as investors pick winners — and losers — in a Trump economy

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Harris says in concession speech that outcome of race is ‘not what we fought for,’ but must ‘accept results of election’

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Zendaya and Tom Holland spotted around Boston as filming continues for ‘The Drama’

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N.H. state representatives are cosponsoring a bill to name this movie the state’s official animated film

Television

Gronk expands his acting portfolio

‘American Sports Story: Aaron Hernandez’ episode 9 recap: Hernandez goes to court

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music

Tyka Nelson, sister of Prince who carved her own path, dies at 64

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Quincy Jones remembered for his loyalty to Berklee College of Music

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