Democrats relented in return for assurances from Republican leaders that the Senate will soon take up the plight of young ??dreamers.??
Ground Game
The vote by Senate Democrats Monday afternoon to end the shutdown may have come with a cold logic: They were beginning to overplay their hand.
Michael A. Cohen
Shutdown lessons: Republicans are shameless, Democrats brainless For all the debate in Washington over who is to blame for the government shutdown ? and to be clear: it?s largely the fault of Republicans ? Democrats were never completely faultless.
JOAN VENNOCHI
Why does Trump get a pass, but not Elizabeth Warren? Nothing matters for Donald Trump, but when it comes to Elizabeth Warren, everything matters.
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As the news supplies a steady diet of sexual misconduct accusations, those in the dating world find themselves navigating especially perilous terrain.
Baker concerned about Senate?s Rosenberg investigation The governor said he is worried by reports that people who wish to tell their story are skittish to do so because they fear their identities will be revealed.
TARA SULLIVAN
Brian Boyle really does believe in miracles In his own battle with cancer, the Devils center draws inspiration from what he considers his father?s miraculous cure.
Bruins? Charlie McAvoy is treated for heart abnormality The rookie defenseman had an arrhythmia that is not considered dangerous, and he is expected to miss two weeks.
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The celebrated photographer, who?s been drug-free for 10 months, is taking on the Sackler family.
NBC?s Megyn Kelly says Jane Fonda has ?no business? lecturing her Kelly?s comments came after Fonda criticized her for bringing up the subject of plastic surgery in an interview last September.
Opinion | David M. Shribman
Boston?s going to the Super Bowl, but Pittsburgh will win Amazon The editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette throws cold water on Boston?s Amazon plans.
Amazon Go store opens ? with no cashiers, lines, or registers When shoppers pull an item of the shelf, it?s added to their virtual cart, and they?re charged when they leave the store.
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The Patriots star tight end left Sunday?s game and was evaluated for a head injury.
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Supporters of the Eagles, who are awaiting their team?s Super Bowl rematch with the Patriots, have been known to commit their own unnecessary roughness.
NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to break down yet another Tom Brady comeback and Super Bowl berth.
KEVIN CULLEN
To Philly, with love (no, really) This is more about Philly than Eagles fans. It?s a confident enough place to re-invent itself while respecting its history. And they?re the only folks who swear more than Bostonians.
Olivia Culpo showed Danny Amendola all the love in a Patriots victory Instagram post The Rhode Island native and former Miss Universe leaped into the receiver?s arms at Gillette Stadium.
Skating at the Children?s Museum: no skates or ice required All it takes is a slippery floor, a thick pair of socks, a big imagination and you?re sock skating.
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Mass. retailers find new reason to hope in sales tax battle The US Supreme Court agreed to review a challenge by Boston-based Wayfair and others against a law requiring them to collect sales taxes.
Marijuana to become legal in Vermont as governor signs bill with ?mixed emotions? The state is the first in the country to authorize the recreational use of marijuana by an act of a state legislature.
JEFF JACOBY
No bribes for Amazon Over and over again, Massachusetts has gambled with public funds to bribe businesses.
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A series of occasional articles on the Syrian refugee families resettling here, and the local people assisting them.
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Experts struggle to predict clinical trial outcomes Researchers might not be as great at determining the likelihood of a clinical trial?s success as they think they are.
It wasn?t until after Sunday?s game that we actually got a clear view of the injury.
Boston has seen four homicides this month, the most in years, raising concerns about retaliatory violence among the city?s warring gangs, police said.
A sampling of the market in this neighborhood between Harvard and MIT includes a condo with high ceilings and an apartment with river views.
A new Washington Post-ABC News poll is a sign that two groups that have recoiled from Donald Trump?s presidency will play a decisive role in November.
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Expect a wild, fast result when a supercar company develops a new SUV.
Pope apologizes to abuse victims for demanding proof of accusations, but still defends Chile bishop accused of cover-up.
Sanofi says the deal for the Biogen spinoff will boost its profile for fighting rare diseases.
Eddie Vedder?s band played two nights at the ballpark in 2016.
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The Big Picture
After the confetti fell and the trophy was raised, it was all smiles from Tom Brady and the Patriots as they headed for another Super Bowl.
