Trump signs bipartisan bill to end shutdown

A brief government shutdown ended early Friday morning after the House narrowly voted to support a massive bipartisan two-year budget deal.

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L.L. Bean?s generous return policy is going to be a little less forgiving: The company is now imposing a one-year limit on most returns to reduce growing abuse and fraud.

Boston, MA- February 06, 2018- : Alexis Smith poses for a portrait at her home in the Dorchester neighborhood of Boston, MA on February 06, 2018. Alexis Smith is the mother of Ameen Lacy, who was shot Dec. 6 outside the Tobin Community Center. He died Dec. 8 at Beth Israel Deaconness Medical Center. (Craig F. Walker / Globe staff) section: metro reporter:

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An effort to heal families reeling from tragedy

They are Boston?s walking wounded ? mothers, friends, and witnesses left traumatized in neighborhoods rattled by gun violence.

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Waymo alleged that one of its senior engineers hatched a plan in 2015 with Uber for him to steal over 14,000 proprietary files.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/10/26/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/turner102617METRO27JFK114.jpg Students miss field trip to learn about federal budget ? because of federal budget

The impasse on Capitol Hill came to an end Friday morning, but it was too late for students from around the state who had to cancel the planned event at JFK Library.

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Ideas/Images/graham-1231.jpg #MeToo comes for the jerks

The movement expands, holding narcissists like Quentin Tarantino accountable for their deeds.

KEVIN CULLEN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-13866.jpg Maybe someday the scales will fall from their eyes

I still deeply admire the good, ordinary priests and nuns who work with the poor, visit the sick, and try to emulate Jesus. As for those self-regarding bureaucrats at corporate headquarters in Vatican City, well, I couldn?t care less.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/familyquarantine_1024.jpg This year?s flu is pitting family members against each other

No one ever wants to catch the flu. But this year, the stakes feel even higher.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/kreiter_wburcityspace8_biz.jpg WBUR plans to build hub for events, visual journalism, debates

The multimedia space on the Boston University campus will host live radio programs and other events ? possibly by the end of the year.

ON THE JOB

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Taylor_OnTheJob_004.jpg You may need to make a date with this millennial ?love coach?

Licensed mental health therapist Samantha Burns has rebranded herself as an expert on a generation?s relationship habits.

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The police officer was flown by helicopter to UMass Memorial Medical Center.

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER4 PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: A general view as performers entertain during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER3 PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: Flag bearer Erin Hamlin of the United States and teammates enter the stadium during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Pool - Frank Fife/Getty Images)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER1 Actors perform during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 9, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mark RalstonMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER5 PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: A performer plays with fire during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Lars Baron/Getty Images)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER4 Artists perform during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 9, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / JAVIER SORIANOJAVIER SORIANO/AFP/Getty Images

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER1 PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: Dancers perform

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER1 Dancers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER1 Fireworks go off at the start of the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 9, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Brendan SmialowskiBRENDAN SMIALOWSKI/AFP/Getty Images

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER3 Performers participate during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (Franck Fife/Pool Photo via AP)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER5 Mandatory Credit: Photo by DIEGO AZUBEL/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9366864ys) A performance with the so-called gates to the future during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium, Pyeongchang county, South Korea, 09 February 2018. Opening Ceremony - PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, Daegwallyeong-Myeon, Korea - 09 Feb 2018

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER3 PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: Performers entertain the crowd during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER6 PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: A general view during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Richard Heathcote/Getty Images)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER6 People attend the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 9, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Mark RALSTONMARK RALSTON/AFP/Getty Images

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER3 Actors perform during the opening ceremony of the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at the Pyeongchang Stadium on February 9, 2018. / AFP PHOTO / Kirill KUDRYAVTSEVKIRILL KUDRYAVTSEV/AFP/Getty Images

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER1 Drummers perform during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER4 North Korea's Hwang Chung Gum and South Korea's Won Yun-jong carries the flag during the opening ceremony of the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang, South Korea, Friday, Feb. 9, 2018. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER6 PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - FEBRUARY 09: The Olympic torch is carried to the cauldron during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games at PyeongChang Olympic Stadium on February 9, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Ronald Martinez/Getty Images)

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OPENING CEREMONY SLIDER6 Mandatory Credit: Photo by DANIEL KOPATSCH/EPA-EFE/REX/Shutterstock (9366864rp) The Olympic Flame is being lit in the cauldron by Korean figure skate Kim Yuna during the Opening Ceremony of the PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games at the Olympic Stadium, Pyeongchang county, South Korea, 09 February 2018. Opening Ceremony - PyeongChang 2018 Olympic Games, Daegwallyeong-Myeon, Korea - 09 Feb 2018

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In cold, poor South Korean mountains, Winter Olympics begin

The Winter Olympics open Friday in PyeongChang with a gala ceremony meant to showcase South Korea?s rise from poverty and war into one of Asia?s most modern nations.

Tara Sullivan

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/tara_sullivan_360-16494.jpg When will USOC really address the Larry Nassar case?

Maybe it was always too much to expect satisfactory answers from the USOC members about the ongoing fallout of the Larry Nassar sex abuse scandal.

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Pita Taufatofua competed in taekwondo in Rio, and is in South Korea competing in cross-country skiing.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/915653920.jpg Hingham?s Merryweather is in the Olympics

Alice Merryweather had planned to spend the Olympics closer to home, but an injury to another racer has her on the US ski team.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Chin013118BroomstonesCurlingClub_Met2.jpg Have you ever wanted to try curling? You can

The sport that spawns buzz every Winter Olympics is poised to take off locally, thanks to an effort to greatly expand the number of venues.

NAMES

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The QB says it?s ?all part of learning and growing?

Actress Ellen Pompeo attends the 300th

NAMES

Ellen Pompeo weighs in on Patriots loss, jokes that it?s ?karma? for Trump support

The actress from Everett talked about the Pats? Super Bowl loss on ?Jimmy Kimmel Live!?

NAMES

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Ryan McKenna was left teary-eyed on ?The Ellen DeGeneres Show.?

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/875552638.jpg Jennifer Garner heads to HBO to work with ?Girls? creator Lena Dunham

The actress -- and Ben Affleck ex -- will return to TV for ?Camping,? an eight-episode HBO comedy.

NASA

It phoned home: Spacecraft that went dead is sending signals back to Earth

In a surprising development, a spacecraft that was believed dead for more than a decade has been sending signals back to Earth.

CAPITAL SOURCE

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/11/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/davis_two1_met.jpg The group behind Question 2 (yes, from 2016) has been shuttered

Its board of directors made the decision after investigating a complaint of ?inappropriate behavior? by its executive director.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/06/24/BostonGlobe.com/BCOM/Images/Cropped/Tocci---Autodesk-HQ2.jpg Rising from Boston?s building boom, a new kind of startup

Companies are finding tech opportunities in the frenzied real estate and construction activity.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_020818_09nestorSanders_9973x.jpg Murder of Brockton boys is an ?unspeakable tragedy,? mayor says

The town gathered Thursday night for a vigil outside the Prospect Street home where a mother allegedly stabbed her two young boys to death earlier this week.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Regional/Images/reef1.jpg Amesbury zoo trainer heads to biggest dog show on earth

Kim Kezer of Amesbury will compete with her Irish water spaniel, Reef, at the Westminster Kennel Club Dog Show in New York.

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

Dan Shaughnessy joins host Chris Gasper to discuss the ramifications of Josh McDaniels backing out of the Colts head coaching job.

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DANTE RAMOS

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/ramos-4274.jpeg You?re not paying enough for Uber

The sooner investors get sick of subsidizing ride-hailing fares, the better off cities will be.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Oxitec.jpg The future of genetically modified mosquitoes could be in moveable labs

Oxitec is taking its work to the streets ? courtesy of trailer-sized mobile labs.