HOUSTON, TX - JANUARY 07: Jadeveon Clowney #90 of the Houston Texans tips and intercepts a pass from Connor Cook #8 of the Oakland Raiders during the first quarter of their AFC Wild Card game at NRG Stadium on January 7, 2017 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Bob Levey/Getty Images)

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Bring on the Texans: 11 thoughts on the AFC playoffs so far

Is there any chance Houston can beat New England? If so, it?s a minuscule one.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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The Texans have absolutely no shot at beating the Patriots next weekend. None.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/09/23/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_nehous8_spts.jpg Patriots to play Houston in divisional round. Here?s a closer look at Texans

The Steelers made quick work of the Dolphins, setting the stage for a New England-Houston rematch from Week 3.

The Golden Globe Awards

Buzzsaw | Matthew Gilbert

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Trying to reason out the thinking of the Hollywood Foreign Press Association is a fool?s errand.

The transition to Trump

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Ethics experts are voicing alarm about confidants of the so-called ?shadow Cabinet? who might not be subject to official scrutiny.

Martin Shkreli in October 2016.

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Martin Shkreli is suspended from Twitter for ?targeted harassment? of a journalist

A Twitter worker confirmed that Shkreli?s suspension was related to his harassment of journalist Lauren Duca.

Frozen Fenway | BU 5, UMass 3

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Charlie McAvoy and Jakob Forsbacka Karlsson combined for three of BU?s five goals.

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A tale of young love drove a son on an eye-opening journey. And in the process, a musical legacy that was all but lost has been found, and a life revealed.

Waco nuzzled Donnie MacAdams as he searched for the animal crackers MacAdams feeds him at the barn in Randolph Center, Vt.

A horse and his caretaker form an enduring bond

In eight years, Donnie MacAdams has not spent a night away from 40-year-old retired Standardbred for whom he cares.

Fla. shooting suspect appears in new video

A website has released footage that appears to show the suspect calmly drawing a pistol and opening fire in the baggage claim area.

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The accounts are portable, never expire, and are usually tax-free.

East Bridgewater, MA -- 1/8/2017 - Ted Haines shovels his front walk in East Bridgewater where snow totaled 20.5 inches. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff) Topic: 09snow Reporter:

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Sunday was a day of digging out in Eastern Mass.

Many localities in Eastern Massachusetts, especially south of Boston, received more than a foot of dry, light snow Saturday.

Cambridge biotech firm mourns loss of worker killed in Mission Hill crash

Employees at a Cambridge biotechnology company mourned the loss of one of their co-workers Sunday.

Man stabbed in fight outside the Middle East Nightclub in Cambridge

A Haverhill man suffered multiple stabbing wounds in a fight outside a nightclub in Central Square, officials said.

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Ali Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani, a former president of Iran and a leading reformer, died at 82, Iran state television said.

Antero Texeira (left) looked over as instructor Meg Cliffy helped Alfonso Rodriguez during an on-site English class at Stavis Seafoods.

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For more firms, teaching English is in business plan

A growing number of Mass. employers are offering workers free on-site English courses.

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Opinion & Ideas

JEFF JACOBY

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As the 44th president departs, he leaves behind a world more dangerous, a country more divided, and a national mood more toxic.

Special reports

The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7

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One Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?

Life sciences

STAT, a national publication from Boston Globe Media Partners, covers health, medicine, and life sciences.

Investigations

The Desperate and the Dead | Part 7

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/12/05/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/20160923_SAMentalHealth_312.jpg The San Antonio solution

One Texas city took on mental health as a community and became a national model. Why can?t Mass. do the same?

The story behind ?Spotlight?

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?Spotlight? is based on the stories and the reporters behind the investigation of sexual abuse in the Catholic Church.

Real Estate

Open house: A small, but sleek condo in Boston?s Back Bay

This one-bedroom, one-bathroom apartment in Back Bay only has 621 square feet of living space. But, the unit is updated and is in an excellent location. 396 Marlborough St. is listed for $675,000 and features a modern kitchen, ceiling fans, and central air conditioning.