Romney was recruited to run for Senate in Utah by Hatch

Senator Orrin Hatch met with Mitt Romney in a hotel room in Washington last March and he had an idea: that Romney should run for Senate.

The scene of a double murder of two young children in Brockton Monday.

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Brockton mother charged with murdering her two children

The bodies of Latarsha Sanders? sons, who were 5 and 8 years old, were found in her triple-decker apartment, officials said.

Dave Epstein

Winter storm watch posted for Wednesday

Preliminary snow totals look to be heaviest west of Interstate 495 and north of the Mass. Pike.

US stock markets continued to slide on Monday. after having their worst day in two years on Friday.

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After biggest drop ever, what?s happening with stock market?

What prompted today?s 1,175-point drop in the Dow? The Federal Reserve has been raising interest rates for more than a year, and investors are finally paying attention.

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Pope Francis received a victim?s letter in 2015 that detailed how a priest sexually abused him and how other Chilean clergy ignored it.

(COMBO) This combination of pictures created on January 24, 2018 shows US President Donald Trump on the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, DC, January 5, 2018, and former FBI Director Robert Mueller, special counsel on the Russian investigation, at the US Capitol in Washington, DC on June 21, 2017. Donald Trump said Wednesday he is willing to be questioned under oath by special prosecutor Robert Mueller, who is leading the investigation into collusion between the US president's election campaign and Russia. According to media reports Mueller, who is examining whether Trump tried to obstruct the Russia investigation, is hoping to interview the president in the coming weeks. / AFP PHOTO / SAUL LOEBSAUL LOEB/AFP/Getty Images

Trump?s lawyers are advising him not to talk to Mueller

Lawyers for President Trump have advised him against sitting down for an interview with special counsel Robert Mueller, raising the specter of a court battle.

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Seventeen riders were injured in the crash on Dec. 29 when one trolley struck another from behind.

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Mr. Mahoney?s character, Martin Crane, was a blue-collar man who played counterpoint to pompous sons Frasier and Niles.

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Foxborough -02/05/18 The New England Patriots arrived back at Gillette after their superbowl loss to the Eagles. A staff member throws players equipment bags from a cart in front of the players lockers in a pretty much empty locker room. John Tlumacki /The Boston Globe(sports)

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

The Patriots? future is suddenly a great unknown

The franchise is about to enter the most uncertain offseason in the 18-year run of Tom Brady and Bill Belichick.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy-16371.jpg Belichick owes Patriot Nation a real explanation on Butler

Coach Bill Belichick and his stooges are still parsing out the bogus company line that Malcolm Butler?s benching was a football decision. I?m not buying it.

ALEX SPEIER

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/stan5.jpg No precedent this season for Malcolm Butler to be left out

The cornerback was on the field for every defensive snap in playoff wins over the Titans and Jaguars. So what happened?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Clipboard-16389[1].jpg What we know about the Patriots? decision to bench Malcolm Butler in Super Bowl LII

To keep the cornerback out of such an important game is a perplexing choice, especially given his past performances.

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Patriots fans are asking the same question today: What went wrong?

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Minneapolis, MN - 2/4/2018 - Tom Brady dejected during end of 4th quarter of Super Bowl LII. The New England Patriots play the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII at US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis on Feb. 4, 2018. (Jim Davis/Globe staff

CHAD FINN

The Patriots are probably still the closest to bringing another title to Boston

Our local pro teams have won 10 championships since 2001, but amid that success has come aching disappointment.

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Tom Brady?s better half kept it positive after the Super Bowl loss, offering congratulations to the Eagles.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/IMG_20180205_025341_042.jpg Malcolm Butler one of the few Patriots at somber post-game party

The defensive back was one of the few players at an awkward bash featuring a dynamite performance by Jennifer Lopez and a short appearance by Gucci Mane.

2/5/18 - Peabody, MA - Chris Wrenn, cq, is the founder of Sully's clothing company - who made the iconic Roger That shirt that Tom Brady held on the duck boat last year. This year, he has piles of unprinted T-shirts that he'd going to try to sell back to the distributor as a way to recoup his spent costs. Story by Janelle Nanos/Globe Staff. Topic: 06SuperBowlEconomics. Photo by Dina Rudick/Globe Staff.

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Super Bowl defeat has a ripple effect for business and lost income

The Patriots weren?t the only losers. Consider the plight of T-shirt printers and the parade-route restaurants.

Chris Long made sure he found Tom Brady on the field after Super Bowl LII

Long, who played with the Patriots last year, told Brady how much he appreciates the New England quarterback.

Special reports

Abdulkader Hayani put his daughter Ameenah to bed.

The Last Refugee: A three-part series

A series of occasional articles on the Syrian refugee families resettling here, and the local people assisting them.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/japan%20VR.jpg WATCH: Could VR and robots slow the global aging crisis?

Japan, whose population has the largest percentage of older people in the world, is the first test case.