Warren, Sanders might find life in left lane a bit crowded

Bernie Sanders and Elizabeth Warren may find themselves fighting for the same backers.

Barry Chin/Globe Staff/File 2017

As Elizabeth Warren gets closer to taking her first big public step toward launching her presidential campaign, she contemplates a snowy-haired iceberg in her path.

WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 23: The U.S. Capitol is seen as the federal government is in a partial shutdown, on December 23, 2018 in Washington, DC. Republicans and Democrats can't seem to agree on President Donald Trump's demands for $5 billion dolloars to go toward building a wall on the U.S. southern border. (Photo by Mark Wilson/Getty Images)

Government shutdown may last into New Year, Mulvaney says

No agreement is in sight to end the partial federal shutdown in a protracted standoff over President Trump?s demand for money to build a border wall with Mexico.

Residents in Carita Beach, Indonesia, inspected the damage to their homes after the tsunami.

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At least 222 killed when tsunami strikes Indonesia

The disaster was apparently caused by undersea landslides from the eruption of Anak Krakatau, a nearby volcanic island.

PATRIOTS

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According to reports, the Patriots wide receiver missed multiple drug tests and used more than just marijuana.

live updates

Patriots hope to get back on winning track

The Patriots, who have lost their past two games, can clinch the AFC East with a win over the Bills at Foxborough.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

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Traditionally an organization with no sentimentality toward aging stars, the Patriots? top players have stayed put and moved past their prime.

?The Rape of Europa? was cleaned in the conservation lab.
On the left side, the varnish-free surface revealed vibrant color. Below, art historian Bonnie Pitman paused at the frame left empty when ?Europa? was moved to the conservation lab.

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Gardner masterpiece gets restored ? and gets big travel plans

Titian?s ?The Rape of Europa? is undergoing a dramatic restoration before leaving for a global exhibition, one that could ultimately reframe the public view of the museum.

NICK CAFARDO | SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/18/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/101718Chin42.jpg There?s a reason why the Red Sox? holiday shopping list appears modest

Already sporting the game?s largest payroll and with much of their nucleus returning, the Sox have set their sights on bullpen reinforcements.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/06/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/110318Walker_04campaign_1358x.jpg Diehl to back Baker team?s candidate for state GOP chairman

?I am shocked,? said state Representative Jim Lyons of Andover, a conservative who had toyed with the idea of seeking the post.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-24244.jpg Three N.Y. men arrested at raid on Lawrence flea market

Officials seized more than 6,000 counterfeit fashion and accessory items during the raid Saturday, State Police said.

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/20/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0-6103.jpg From a quarter of a million miles away, Apollo 8 sent a perfect Christmas message

Fifty years ago, three astronauts found the words to remind Earth?s residents that what unites them is far more enduring than what divides them.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_122218_23stfrancis_885x.jpg St. Francis House residents taking a big step: They?re moving across the street

Next month, 26 homeless or formerly homeless people will be moving into affordable apartments at what was the site of the Boston Young Men?s Christian Union on Boylston Street.

Daniel Winschel helped his wife, Ellen, make dinner as their kids finished their homework in Peabody. Winschel has had eight deployments.

Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe

For elite US troops, a never-ending war

Members of Special Operations Forces carry the burden of global conflicts, but multiple deployments tear at health and family.

obituary

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/22/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/150905_WALKER_ElginPark_06709x.jpg Michael Paul Smith, whose miniature dioramas of ?Elgin Park? captivated fans, dies at 67

For more than two decades, Mr. Smith painstakingly created a 1/24-scale community he called Elgin Park.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/13/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/Lumbersexual%20-%20Vena's%20Fizz%20House.jpg Portland, Maine?s emerging craft cocktail culture is as refreshing as its food scene

In the last decade, the city?s seemingly never-ending waves of gutsy new restaurants have drawn a lot of coverage. Somehow, the quietly cool craft cocktail scene has gone almost unrecognized.

Christian Bale stars as Dick Cheney in ?Vice.?

Movie Review | ?½

Dick Cheney superstar? In ?Vice,? yes, and played by Christian Bale, no less

In ?Vice,? Christian Bale stars as the vice president, with Steve Carell as Donald Rumsfeld.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part I

Photographs from January to June on a range of topics from around the world.

Special reports

Shannon Goyette (left) and Cynthia Pierce became friends when their children were in kindergarten. Both mothers lost a son to suicide.

Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff

After suicides in Acton and Boxborough, a communion of sorrow

The unthinkable has been an all-too-common companion in two small neighboring towns, where six young people took their lives in the short span of 30 months. The questions keep coming: What is happening? Why? When will it stop?

Podcasts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gladiator%20pic5.jpg Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.

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Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.

STAT

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It?s been a busy 2018 at STAT, but we still have found the time to see what other journalists are writing ? and get jealous we didn?t do it ourselves.

Love Letters: The Podcast

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/08/29/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_love_letters_bonus.jpg Love Letters: Until next year, my sweetheart

In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

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