Hampshire College worried about state?s new oversight plan

A state plan to monitor the financial health of private colleges was one factor that led the trustees of Hampshire College not to admit a fall class, according to the school president.

Democrats speechless as scandal engulfs Virginia?s leaders

With Virginia?s top three elected officials engulfed in scandal, fellow Democrats were rendered practically speechless, uncertain of how to thread their way through the allegations.

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Gucci has apologized for a wool sweater after complaints that it resembled blackface makeup and said the item had been pulled from its online and physical stores.

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Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Senator Ed Markey are teaming up on the plan, which aims to eliminate the US carbon footprint by 2030.

President Donald Trump speaks during the National Prayer Breakfast, Thursday, Feb. 7, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/ Evan Vucci)

Trump slams Schiff?s look into his life, says Democrats are going ?nuts?

House Intelligence Committee Chairman Adam Schiff is ?going to be looking at every aspect of my life, both financial and personal, even though there is no reason to be doing so,? Trump said.

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?They showed up at 11:20 a.m., and it was just as the Lombardi trophy passed by my doorstep,? one restaurateur said.

Scene of Greenland, N.H. crash. (New Hampshire State Police)

New Hampshire State Police

Man dragged on N.H. highway after truck trapped under tractor-trailer, charged with drunken driving

Remarkably the driver, Kyle Lehoullier, escaped serious injury, according to New Hampshire State Police. He did not, however, avoid a criminal charge.

Glenda Savitz held her 2-year-old daughter, Samantha, while signing the word

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THOMAS FARRAGHER

When a Newton family welcomed a baby who is deaf, 20 neighbors learned sign language

This is the story of how American Sign Language became the second tongue now spoken on one end of Islington Road in Newton.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Rinaldi19011417cambridge04.jpg A patriarch leaves no will and the home he meant for his Cambridge family may be lost

For almost 40 years, Marcelle Harrison?s family has lived in a three-story light-gray home near Central Square. Now, she stands to lose her longtime home to a group of relatives she barely knows.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/GettyImages-990941920.jpg A 200-foot observation wheel on Boston?s Long Wharf?

Canadian developers have quietly proposed a Ferris wheel, possibly at the end of Long Wharf, although other locations are in the mix.

TALKING POINTS AM/LARRY EDELMAN

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The workplace messaging company has decided to do what is called a direct listing. Will big tech companies like Uber, Lyft, Airbnb, and WeWork take the same unconventional route?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/06/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Clipboard-25890.jpg BSC LAB in the Back Bay will close, and a TB12 facility might take its place

The BSC canceled all memberships at the Back Bay location and said in a note that ?the space will now be occupied by TB12 Sports Therapy Center.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1071543556-26603.jpg 2019 NBA trade deadline tracker

Here are the deals that have been completed ahead of Thursday?s 3 p.m. deadline.

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The Patriots tight end showed off the cut he received from the flying beverage on ?The Tonight Show with Jimmy Fallon.?

Patriots players passed around a stuffed goat tossed to them by Michael Brody and his wife, Sheri. (Michael Brody)

Have you seen this stuffed goat? Owners of plush toy seen in Patriots parade hoping to get it back

The mascot, dubbed ?Brady,? was passed around from duck boat to duck boat and cuddled by players during the celebration on Tuesday. Eventually, it disappeared.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 3, 2019 US Senator Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is sworn in by Vice President Mike Pence during the swearing-in re-enactments for recently elected senators in the Old Senate Chamber on Capitol Hill in Washington, DC. - White House candidate Elizabeth Warren listed her race as American Indian on her Texas bar registration card over 30 years ago, The Washington Post reported on February 6, 2019. The revelation is likely to keep alive a controversy over Warren's claim to Native American ancestry that has dogged the Massachusetts senator's presidential bid.The Post said the April 1986 card admitting Warren to the Texas bar is the first written document discovered on which she explicitly listed her race as American Indian. (Photo by Alex Edelman / AFP)ALEX EDELMAN/AFP/Getty Images

JOAN VENNOCHI

With latest revelation, Elizabeth Warren can?t beat Donald Trump

Her mishandling of her claims about American Indian heritage is now part of her political DNA. Apologies won?t change that.

Love Letters

I can finally enjoy having time to myself, but he wants to see me more

These fiftysomethings see dating much differently.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/05/31/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/1696954871.jpg Aerosmith is getting a star on Hollywood?s Walk of Fame

The Hollywood Chamber of Commerce will honor the Boston-bred band with a star on Valentine?s Day.

Special reports

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.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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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The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Highlights from the Patriots Super Bowl parade

Patriots fans filled the streets to celebrate New England?s sixth Super Bowl win.

Podcasts

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/07/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/AdobeStock_116508157-1024x576.jpg In flickering brain signals, scientists may detect consciousness

The research has profound implications for people whose consciousness may be hard to determine after a stroke or traumatic brain injury.