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DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Patriots remind us that they are not done yet

Their dominance of the estimable Chargers was a statement to the NFL.

1-13-18: Foxborough, MA: After the Patriots J.C. Jackson (27) broke up a Phillip Rivers (left) pass late in the second quarter, he leapt in celebration with teammate Kyle Van Noy (53) while a frustrated Rivers looked to an official for a penalty call that never came. The New England Patriots hosted the Los Angeles Chargers in an NFL Divisional Playoff Game at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff)

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Chad Finn | 41 Thoughts

Satisfied? Patriots answer the skeptics

After an up-and-down season Tom Brady & Co. delivered a dominating team effort.

Foxborough, MA - 1/13/2018 - Julian Edelman tackled by Nick Dzubnar during the third quarter. The New England Patriots host the Los Angeles Chargers during the divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium. Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff

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Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

Patriots manhandled Chargers from the get-go

Tom Brady, James White, Sony Michel, and Julian Edelman were unstoppable Sunday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/13/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davisnelapre5spts.jpg Rob Gronkowski says he?s ?all in right now?

The star tight end is considering retirement at the end of the season, according to a report.

Chargers lineman Brandon Mebane is seen before a Nov. 11 game against the Oakland Raiders.

Patriots hold moment of silence for daughter of Chargers? Brandon Mebane

The defensive lineman?s seven-week-old daughter Makenna died on Jan. 3 due to a rare genetic condition.

The atmosphere hasn?t provided southern New England with much snow this winter.

Dave Epstein

It hasn?t snowed, hasn?t snowed, hasn?t snowed

We are looking at one of the slowest snow starts recorded since 1872, when record-keeping began in Boston.

 Chancellor Kumble  Subbaswamy at UMass Amherst?s new Mount Ida campus in Newton.

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Globe Magazine

?ZooMass? no more. Is turning UMass Amherst into an elite university what the state needs?

Inside Chancellor Kumble Subbaswamy?s savvy plan to transform Massachusetts? flagship university into ?Cambridge West.?

Anti-Semitic fliers found in Newton

The flyers, which include racist caricatures and connect Jews to pedophilia, were found in four book exchange bins throughout the city.

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The South Carolina Republican said the government should be reopened to see whether lawmakers can reach a deal on funding the US-Mexico border wall.

President Donald Trump listens as he leads a roundtable discussion on border security with local leaders, Friday, Jan. 11, 2019, in the Cabinet Room of the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin)

Trump dodges question on whether he has worked for Russia

President Trump said whether he was an agent for Russia was the ??most insulting?? question he had ever been asked.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/13/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/fcc10db23a0b42b48d871131a5e87c66-fcc10db23a0b42b48d871131a5e87c66-0.jpg US companies are paying the price for new tariffs

For many businesses, tariffs are escalating costs, creating hardships, and magnifying uncertainty.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/13/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/missing-3rdld-writethru-81045e78-15d0-11e9-90a8-136fa44b80ba.jpg Wisconsin teen who was kidnapped is in ?exceptionally good spirits,? family says

The 13-year-old was found last week, nearly three months after her parents were killed during a home invasion.

Historic Connecticut theater destroyed in fire

The American Shakespeare Theatre in Stratford has been closed for decades.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/02/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/greenhouse03Rollins4.jpg New Suffolk district attorney says she will be ?smart on crime?

Rachael Rollins, interviewed on WCVB-TV, said that she will work with police and prosecutors to modernize their approach to prosecutions.

From left: Sean Cunningham, Jennifer Carp, and Joe Tormo dined at Durgin-Park in its final days.

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Durgin-Park, a sassy classic, at 192. In lieu of flowers, leave a bigger tip

The Faneuil Hall landmark known for Yankee pot roast and salty servers died on Jan. 12.

Faneuil Hall Marketplace caters primarily to tourists these days, but that wasn?t the case when it opened in 1976.

David L. Ryan/Globe Staff

Faneuil Hall?s promised retail revolution? We?re still waiting

The company that manages the marketplace wants to make its shops and restaurants more reflective of Boston, but says the changes will take time.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/13/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/0114fire.jpg 200 baby chickens killed in Dartmouth barn fire

The three-month old chickens were going to be the Cluck and Trowel farm?s primary egg producers for 2019.

Special reports

Boston, MA - 1/16/1919: Looking across North End Park on Jan. 16, 1919, the day after a giant tank at the Purity Distilling Co. on Commercial Street collapsed, sending a wave of an estimated 2.3 million gallons of molasses through the streets of Boston. The great molasses tank was located in the center of this picture. Sections of the metal may be seen at the extreme left and right in the picture. Twenty-one people perished, including two 10-year-olds, Pasquale Iantosca and Maria Distasio, who were collecting firewood near the molasses tank while home from school for lunch. (Boston Globe Archive/) --- BGPA Reference: 150115_MJ_001

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Globe Magazine

The day Boston was swamped by a deadly wave of molasses

One hundred years ago this month an enormous steel tank ruptured, sending a torrent of brown syrup on a deadly path through the North End.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part II

Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.

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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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/11/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-1090192552-1024x576.jpg Democrats eyeing 2020 put an early spotlight on drug prices

A whole slate of Democratic hopefuls are suddenly fixating on the same policy target: high prescription drug prices.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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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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