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State leaders are facing trickiest budget cycle in recent years

Beyond the unpredictability of the economy, State House lawmakers are contending with more fiscal questions than usual as they craft their next budget.

Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, who was allegedly murdered by her husband, Mark Steele-Knudslien. — Facebook

Yvonne Abraham

With transgender activist?s death, yet another victim to mourn

Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien was out, proud, and beautiful, and that makes her loss all the more tragic.

Former editor says she created list of men in media accused of misconduct

A former editor at The New Republic revealed in a lengthy essay published late Wednesday that she had started the infamous online list.

Trump targets surveillance program in tweet, then backs it minutes later

President Trump suggested a key program to collect foreign intelligence could have been used to ?badly surveil and abuse? his campaign, but later expressed support for it.

Rosenberg allies lay out path for potential return to power

Stan Rosenberg?s return to power would mark an extraordinary political turnaround after his legislative and political career appeared dead.

Missouri governor acknowledges affair, denies blackmail

Missouri Governor Eric Greitens said he?s been ?unfaithful? in his marriage but has denied allegations that he blackmailed the woman to stay quiet.

Ecuador grants nationality to WikiLeaks founder

Ecuador has granted citizenship to WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, who has been living in asylum at the nation?s embassy in London for more than five years.

That picture of a dog separated from its owner looks like a Norman Rockwell painting

Those who know the artist?s work agree.

These Uggs boots were not made for walking in Boston

The rest of the populace is slogging along in practical boots, but Uggs People aren?t focused on actual winter.

The 50 richest people in Mass. are worth a combined $133 billion

Only six of the people on the top-50 list are women.

BOSTON Ñ 2/19/2015: People cram into an Orange Line train on Thursday. Commuters faced long lines and crowded trains again, often leaving people to wait ten or more minutes for the next train to arrive. (Sean Proctor/Globe Staff) — Sean Proctor/Globe Staff

JOAN VENNOCHI

Time for a revolution, MBTA riders

Shouldn?t T riders want more? And shouldn?t the governor, who is wooing Amazon and its 50,000 workers?

Dave Epstein

Here?s what to expect from the coming one-two punch of snow melt and rain

Some of the computer projections show nearly all the snow disappearing in greater Boston by Saturday.

How to prepare your home for the thaw

As ice and snow slowly melt and rain approaches, local residents will face a new set of challenges in the coming days.

?I just got the flu; I?ll be all right.? 21-year-old ignored illness, and it killed him

An aspiring personal trainer died of ??organ failure due to septic shock caused by influenza.?

NAMES

Jay Leno laments the ?negativity? of late-night TV

He thinks viewers can?t ?get away from reality? anymore; ?God bless all the late-night hosts, they make it funny, but ultimately, it?s depressing.?

Here?s your moment of zen: Big chunks of ice floating down the Cape Cod Canal

?Silent....Frigid....Beauty,? said Bourne Police, who took the video.

Television Review

FX?s great ?Assassination of Gianni Versace? traces the making of a monster

The new season of ?American Crime Story? is a remarkable portrayal of serial killer Andrew Cunanan.

Amazon is seeking up to 1 million square feet in Boston

Amazon is on the hunt for as much as one million square feet of Boston office space. Could it be part of the company?s search for a site for its second headquarters?

10 Red Sox prospects coming to town for Development Program

Among those taking part will be Michael Chavis, the orgamization top-rated position player.

Boston Ma 11/10/17 Boston Celtics Jaylen Brown reacting after making a layup against the Charlotte Hornets during fourth quarter action at the TD Garden. (Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic reporter: — Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff file

5 things we learned about Jaylen Brown from his eye-opening interview with ?The Guardian?

The third pick in the 2016 NBA Draft is invested in multiple pursuits off the court, including learning Arabic and playing the piano.

Andrew Benintendi?s agent is fired amid allegations of filming clients taking showers

Jason Wood was fired by Career Sports Entertainment and is under investigation by the MLB Players Association.

Airline workers at Logan Airport allegedly threatened passengers with arrest for taking video

A group of Canadian tourists faced lengthy delays and an airline employee who said it was illegal for them to record video of interactions.

26 years later, Cindy Crawford recreates iconic Super Bowl ad

The 51-year-old said she didn?t hesitate to recreate the ad, especially since she was able to work with her 18-year-old son, who is featured in the spot.

Baby boomers destroyed their hearing. Biotech is trying to fix it

At least half a dozen biotechs, including two well-funded local startups, are working on potential breakthroughs in the way hearing loss is treated.

The Season Ticket podcast

Host Chris Gasper welcomes Lesley Visser, the most highly acclaimed female sportscaster of all time.

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Opinion & Ideas

EDITORIAL

Mass. turned to oil and coal during the cold snap. Here?s what went wrong

Efforts by some environmental activists to block natural gas pipelines have had the opposite effect: Coal and oil use rose during the cold snap.

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STAT

OPINION | Black mothers are dying: the toll of racism on maternal health

The death of Erica Garner is a grim reminder of an issue we must solve.

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My fiance puts his family before me

27-year-old woman left a note before she died. Now, it?s viral

Vicky Krieps and Daniel Day-Lewis in Paul Thomas Anderson?s ?Phantom Thread.?

? ? ? ? Movie Review

?Phantom Thread? is already one of best movies of the year

The topography of the Havre volcano crater as mapped by Sentry. Areas of new eruption are shown in red.

Woods Hole scientists took close look at huge underwater volcano

Patrick Purcell said his compensation levels date back to when he was a top executive in News Corp.

Herald publisher was earning close to $1 million before bankruptcy

US Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents serve an employment audit notice at a 7-Eleven convenience store Wednesday in Los Angeles.

ICE agents descend on dozens of 7-Eleven stores

Names

Taraji P. Henson reveals plan for Emmett Till movie

Globe Magazine

19 fresh faces and bold new ideas from Boston

Flue cases in Massachusetts started rising around Thanksgiving and increased steadily, with an especially steep climb in the last week of 2017.

Bad start to flu season stokes worries it may get even worse

Jake Gyllenhaal as Marathon bombing survivor Jeff Bauman in ?Stronger.?

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Why didn?t ?Stronger? get awards show love?

Mitt Romney and Ann Romney attended the press presentation of a newly constructed Mormon temple near Paris in March 2017.

Ann Romney backs Mitt?s likely Senate bid

Glenn R. Simpson, former Wall Street Journal journalist and co-founder of the research firm Fusion GPS, arrived on Capitol Hill on Tuesday.

3 new revelations from Glenn Simpson testimony?s before Congress

Sports

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Chad Finn

The Bruins are back, in case you haven?t noticed

The Bruins have made a resurgence worthy of relevancy in a crowded Boston sports market.

Metro

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Boston officers who wore body cameras were less likely to have complaints of police wrongdoing filed against them, according to preliminary findings of an official program.

Here?s what the early findings of Boston?s police body camera program show

The one-year pilot program found that 12 fewer complaints were filed against officers equipped with the body cameras over the one-year period.

Politics

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A child stood on the US side of the border wall that divides Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, from Sunland Park, N.M.

Democrats are torn on whether to support Trump on border wall

Some Democrats are wondering if it?s time to give President Trump something on the border, whether it?s a fence, a partial wall, or mounds of dirt. Others are sticking to a hard line.