Government shutdown ends as Democrats relent

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 22: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) leaves the Senate chamber after the final senate vote to end the shutdown of the federal goverment January 22, 2018 in Washington, DC. The U.S. Senate has voted to end the shutdown, and Congress will now need to wait for the House of Representatives to approve the legislation. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images)

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President Trump signed a bill to fund the government for three weeks, and Republican Senate leader Mitch McConnell said he would hold a debate on immigration.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/11/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/ryan_bostonview7_landmark.jpg Public employee unions cry foul after state cuts health insurance options

Health plans from Tufts Health Plan, Harvard Pilgrim Health Plan, and Fallon Health no longer will be available.

Neil Diamond sings

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Neil Diamond says he has Parkinson?s, retires from touring

Neil Diamond, noted for ?Sweet Caroline? and other songs, is retiring from touring after he says he was diagnosed with Parkinson?s disease.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-4018.jpg Why does Trump get a pass, but not Elizabeth Warren?

Nothing matters for Donald Trump, but when it comes to Elizabeth Warren, everything matters.

the fine print

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The lights are still on in Keh-Jiann Pan?s office, Marjan Sadegh has a beautiful new deck on the back of her house, and Denise Roney is on the road again after settling with the MBTA.

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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.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/06/12/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/13namespatz1.jpg Recovering addict Nan Goldin calls on Harvard to reject money from family tied to OxyContin

The celebrated photographer, who?s been drug-free for 10 months, is taking on the Sackler family.

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The Wentworth Institute of Technology in Boston is warning its students not to participate in the ?Tide pod challenge.?

Driver killed while fleeing traffic stop in Quincy

The man?s car went off Quincy Shore Drive and rolled over the sea wall at Wollaston Beach before coming to a stop.

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The Amazon-owned chain has faced a tide of bad publicity after complaints and photos of desolate aisles posted on social media.

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The internal audit discovered ?payroll discrepancies,? State Police said.

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In Quebec, it?s power versus a people on hydroelectricity

As state officials plan to announce whether they will buy more hydropower from Canada, the indigenous peoples of the region are worried about the impact of that additional energy to be exported across the border.

Super Bowl LII: Patriots vs. Eagles

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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.

Jim McBride

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/davis_gronk1A_spts.jpg With head injuries like Gronk?s, it?s a waiting game

That the Patriots star walked off the field under his own power is good news, but concussed persons can regress in the following days.

The Philadelphia skyline.

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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.

Comedian Aziz Ansari performs during a community concert at the Obama Foundation Summit Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Amid Aziz Ansari accusations, singles say these are scary times to be dating

As the news supplies a steady diet of sexual misconduct accusations, those in the dating world find themselves navigating especially perilous terrain.

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All it takes is a slippery floor, a thick pair of socks, a big imagination and you?re sock skating.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan-15575.tif 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.

Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/23/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Hiawatha-Bray-6632.jpg A not so self-driving Cadillac

Testing the Cadillac new self-driving system is like that first drive by your teenager, expecting to grab the wheel when he does something crazy.

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The rookie defenseman had an arrhythmia that is not considered dangerous, and he is expected to miss two weeks.

Names

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The Dorchester native was ?honored? for his roles in ?Transformers? and ?Daddy?s Home 2: with a Razzie.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to break down yet another Tom Brady comeback and Super Bowl berth.

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Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | David M. Shribman

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The editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette throws cold water on Boston?s Amazon plans.

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Researchers might not be as great at determining the likelihood of a clinical trial?s success as they think they are.

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What your money rents in Cambridgeport

A sampling of the market in this neighborhood between Harvard and MIT includes a condo with high ceilings and an apartment with river views.