Question for Democrats: Are some candidates too old?

Senator Bernie Sanders  (left), former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg (center), and former vice president Joe Biden are in their mid to late 70s.

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A growing movement of older Americans bristles at the notion that gray hair is a deficit.

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Boston fire officials responded to Holy Mt. Zion Church in Roxbury at about 4 a.m. as temperatures dipped to about nine degrees.

People waited in line to get into Toby Keith?s at Patriots Place in 2016.

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On the menu at Toby Keith?s: pulled pork, fried Twinkies, wiseguys

The suddenly closed Patriot Place restaurant was the brainchild of a Mafia informant turned not-so legitimate businessman, according to reports.

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Governor Ralph Northam, Democrat of Virginia, says he has no memory of appearing in an offensive photograph and won?t resign.

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Students, faculty, and alumni knew a decision was coming about the future of their beloved small college in Amherst. Now there is even more uncertainty on a campus that may be like no other.

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Mathematical models cast doubt on whether restricting painkiller prescriptions remains the answer to an epidemic now dominated by heroin and illicit fentanyl.

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The US senator apologized for how her DNA test caused ?confusion? about the tribe?s right to determine its membership, a spokeswoman said.

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Handlers for Punxsutawney Phil said he didn?t see his shadow when the sun rose Saturday.

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Joel Ortiz, a former Boston high school valedictorian, was charged with stealing $5 million in cryptocurrencies.

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Boloco?s chief executive, John Pepper, said food allergy scares are one of the things that keep him up at night.

State IG says Methuen police contract invalid

State Inspector General Glenn A. Cunha said a pair of generous salary pacts reached with a police union should be rescinded, according to a report released Friday.

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super Bowl Insider | Patriots roundtable

6 questions about Patriots-Rams, answered by our football writers

Topics include what surprises each team has in store, how vital will the running game be, and which team has more talent.

CBS sportscaster Tracy Wolfson takes picture of the field prior to an NFL football game between the Dallas Cowboys and Washington Redskins, Sunday, Oct. 21, 2018, in Landover, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally)

Super Bowl Insider

Tracy Wolfson had no idea Tom Brady?s ?everyone thinks we suck? line was coming

However Wolfson knew when her interview was over that it was going to go viral.

Kurt Warner passes against the Patriots duiring the 2002 Super Bowl, a game the Rams quarterback has come to terms with over the years.

BEN VOLIN | SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

Patriots? most hated rivals have softened stance over the years

Many people have grown to appreciate the Patriots? dominance during the Bill Belichick-Tom Brady era.

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If only Hater Nation knew the stresses of rooting for one of football?s most dominant teams.

Tom Brady on ?The Late Show with Stephen Colbert.?

NAMES

Tom Brady shares his ?retirement plans? on ?The Late Show?

?After football, I?m going to play baseball,? Brady said. ?And after baseball, I?m going to play Hamlet.?

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When the Patriots arrived in Atlanta, the wide receiver decided to explore the city. He got a hand from a stranger.

EDITORIAL

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In rejecting a ban on nondisclosure agreements, the House further entrenched a culture of secrecy that has no place in government.

OPINION | CHRISTOPHER WEYANT

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Cartoonist and illustrator Christopher Weyant envisions who the GOP must see as winning the Super Bowl.

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EDITORIAL

Does Partners HealthCare still need to grow?

The next Partners CEO needs to figure out how to get everyone on the same page, and maybe just maybe ? growth through acquisition should no longer be the priority.

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Cardi B said she turned down the lucrative opportunity to perform at the Super Bowl in support of ex-NFL player Colin Kaepernick.

Dinner with Cupid

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Will a previous encounter make this date heat up or flame out?

Podcasts

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Special Report

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

Read a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Globe staff photos of the month for January

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: of winter storms, the partial federal government shutdown, and a comfort dog in the class room.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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