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Trump's Impeachment Trial

House managers outline case against Trump in first day of impeachment trial arguments
House Democrats launched into marathon arguments in President Donald Trump?s impeachment trial Wednesday, appealing to skeptical Republican senators to join them in voting to oust Trump from office to ?protect our democracy.?

Networks opt for regularly scheduled prime-time programming over impeachment trial

ABC, CBS and NBC all stuck with regularly scheduled programs like ?Chicago Med,? ?Criminal Minds? and ?Modern Family? Wednesday evening instead of showing the House managers' evening session at the Capitol. an hour ago
A Globe reporter looks back on the messy exercise that was the Clinton impeachment trial

more coverage

OPINION | THE PRESIDENT ON TRIAL

Day 2: Prosecutors make their case against Trump, senators confront life without smartphones

Michael Bennet, longshot-in-chief, stakes White House bid on N.H.

Ghosts of Elections Past haunt the 2020 Democratic primary race

Trump tells Greta Thunberg to put her focus elsewhere

Academics, authors come to the defense of fired Babson College employee

Dozens of academics, free speech advocates, and bold-type authors, actors, and musicians, including Salman Rushdie, Joyce Carol Oates, and Roseanne Cash, have come to the defense of a Babson College employee who was fired earlier this month for a joke Facebook post that suggested Iran should compile a list of 52 American sites to bomb.
Babson employee suspended for Facebook post urging Iran to list US cultural sites it could bomb

Why did Justina Pelletier?s parents? relationship with Children?s deteriorate?

Justina Pelletier?s parents seemed willing to let her receive psychiatric care at Boston Children?s Hospital a year before that issue provoked a custody dispute, court testimony suggests.

Michelle Carter to be released from jail

The 23-year-old will turn in her uniform and get her personal belongings back before she's released from jail Thursday, according to the Bristol County sheriff?s office.
Dave Epstein

There?s a wet weekend ahead but only a slim chance of snow

It?s been a very cold and dry week so far. Including Wednesday, temperatures have actually been below average for six of the past seven days.

opinion

EDITORIAL

DCF must own up to the nightmare it created
OPINION | H.D.S. Greenway

China?s rehabilitation of Confucius
OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

Mayor Walsh wants to change the Boston Fire Department. Can he?
OPINION | Alex Beam

Let?s analyze Donald Trump?s reelection chances

Yvonne Abraham
Hey Log Cabin Republicans, Trump is not your friend
Three years into his disastrous reign, it takes some pretty serious mental and moral gymnastics to ignore indisputable facts and argue for this president?s fitness for office. Enter the Log Cabin Republicans.

From 2018: 'Gays for Trump' is the president's small, unlikely fan base

China closes off city of Wuhan to stop spread of deadly virus
?To my knowledge, trying to contain a city of 11 million people is new to science," said Gauden Galea, the World Health Organization?s representative in China. 3 hours ago

Mass. officials say risk from new coronavirus is low, but they're staying vigilent

Developer unveils his 600-foot-tall vision for Boston?s waterfront
The long-planned tower would house offices and apartments, and rise 600 feet from where the hulking Boston Harbor Garage now sits.

Two large apartment buildings are planned for former Channel 56 site in Dorchester
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TALKING POINTS

Chased by Google, TripAdvisor trimming jobs

Back in Dorchester, Patrick cracks jokes with old friends and urges them to help his presidential campaign

11 Boston police officers assigned to school unit don body cameras

Antonio Brown reportedly has arrest warrant issued for him

Don?t miss the Globe?s coverage and analysis of the Democratic primaries

The Globe?s politics team will help you sort through the noise with timely, in-depth news coverage, and sharp analysis of the state of the race. Here?s how to stay in the know.

NAMES
Snoop Dogg?s whirlwind New England trip: pot, performing, and the Celtics
Rapper Snoop Dogg traveled through New England this week in a packed trip that included a Celtics game at TD Garden, three performances, and a stop at a local marijuana shop.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
Springfield-Boston rail service? Lawmaker?s message is that it?s long overdue
US Representative Richard Neal plans to give Governor Baker an earful about a pet project that hasn?t even left the station yet: frequent train service to Boston.

Bezos phone hack appears tied to Saudi crown prince, UN specialists say
Two prominent United Nations human rights specialists lent their weight to explosive allegations that Saudi Arabia?s crown prince hacked the cellphone of Jeff Bezos, owner of The Washington Post, to ?influence, if not silence,? its reporting.

Two more former Insys executives get prison
The former pharmaceutical executives will go to prison for conspiring to bribe doctors and nurses to prescribe a highly addictive opioid painkiller.

APPRECIATION
Terry Jones was the Pythons? secret weapon
He was the group?s shape-shifting badger and behind-the-scenes wit. More than that, he co-directed ?Monty Python and the Holy Grail? and ?Monty Python?s The Meaning of Life? and singlehandedly helmed ?Monty Python?s Life of Brian.?

Monty Python star Terry Jones dies at 77

Report finds abundant strengths, pressing challenges in MetroWest
The report describes the region west of Boston as ?a seeming land of plenty where some struggle to thrive,? the executive director of Foundation for MetroWest said.

?It?s time?: BSO president Mark Volpe announces retirement
After 22 years, Volpe has announced his plans to exit next year.

Recommended Reads

Where have all the children gone?

Boston has barely half as many children as it did in 1950, a new report says. In the last 20 years, the population of school-age children in the city has fallen by nearly 10,000 ? down about one-tenth ? even as Boston as a whole has added 10 times that many people.

Mourners celebrate the life of Holy Cross rower killed in Florida crash
Family, friends, teammates, and well-wishers gathered on Wednesday morning to celebrate the life of Grace Rett, a Holy Cross rower who had turned 20 last week.

The 29 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs
Globe food writers pick the best of the city and the suburbs. Plus, the rise of food halls and extra helpings of places we love.

Rhode Island

R.I. child advocate?s office criticizes nonprofit?s youth group homes in Providence

A three-month investigation into the Providence group homes run by Communities for People found ?incomplete and substandard? files and medication records, lack of supervision and unprofessional staff, sexual activity between youths, and, at one home, not enough food.

The one thing R.I. can learn from Governor Baker?s State of the Commonwealth address

R.I. Board of Elections urged to let candidates use campaign funds for child care
Newton

After opposition to Albemarle, Newton continues search for proposed senior center?s home

The search for a new home for the city?s senior center ? launched shortly after Fuller took office in 2018 ? has grown into something of a game of musical chairs.

Newton City Council sets March 3 special election to decide Northland mixed-use development

Newton gets grant to study potential affordable housing at armory

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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spotlight fellow report

The federal government has one main law to prevent child abuse. No state follows all of it

Hundreds of thousands of children face abuse every year, but there is only one federal law that directly addresses this national tragedy.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

OPINION | MICHAEL A. COHEN

Not only is Trump guilty of obstructing Congress, Senate Republicans are his coconspirators
OPINION | JEFF JACOBY

As Harry and Meghan ?step back,? Queen Elizabeth steps up
EDITORIAL

As trial begins, House should keep the Senate honest
OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

A ?rant? against Charlie Baker
OPINION | Scot Lehigh

New Hampshire voters mull tough presidential choices
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Bernie Sanders says Citizens United has been ?disastrous.? Is he right?

VISUAL STORIES

Warnings of ?volcanic tsunami? after eruption in the Philippines

Ground Zero?s deadly dust claims another victim

Photos: Patriots vs. Titans in AFC wild-card playoffs

Globe staff photos of the month, December 2019

metro

Dave Epstein
There?s a wet weekend ahead but only a slim chance of snow
It?s been a very cold and dry week so far. Including Wednesday, temperatures have actually been below average for six of the past seven days.

Three male teens arrested on gun, theft charges in Dorchester

The teens, ages 14, 15 and 17, were arrested outside the Post Office on Washington Street Wednesday morning, Boston police said.

Hanover resident hurt in two-alarm blaze

The resident sustained burns and possible smoke inhalation in the fire at 67 Sequoya Lane Wednesday night, officials said.

Back in Dorchester, Patrick cracks jokes with old friends and urges them to help his presidential campaign

11 Boston police officers assigned to school unit don body cameras

STAT

New heart transplant method being tested for the first time in the U.S.

Opinion: Why Black doctors like me are leaving academic medicine

?How long do I have?? A website on cancer survival rates seeks to help

Watch: Consumer genetic testing: What do you get for your money?

sports

NBA

Pelicans come up short in Zion Williamson?s NBA debut

The No. 1 pick scored 17 of his 22 points in the fourth quarter, but it wasn?t enough in a 121-117 loss to the Spurs.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

There?s still hope for Delonte West

A viral video showed the former Celtic at his worst, but with the right help he can be a better man.
SPORTS LOG

Worcester to honor Bob Cousy with statue at DCU Center
CELTICS 119, GRIZZLIES 95

Celtics use 52-12 run to maul Grizzlies in blowout

Politics

House managers outline case against Trump in first day of impeachment trial arguments

Business

Springfield-Boston rail service? Lawmaker?s message is that it?s long overdue

Marijuana

Cannabis fund turns to distressed debt amid sector slump
magazine
Follow-up

After 17 years and 27 lawsuits, judge rules in Beverly feud
Wedding venues

10 questions to ask a wedding venue before you commit
Connections

I love her. Her husband? Not so much.
Dinner With Cupid

'She seemed composed and at ease. I'm afraid I seemed a little less so'

sports

Antonio Brown reportedly has arrest warrant issued for him

Roger Federer reaches third round at Australian Open

Former Celtic Jae Crowder filling leadership role for Grizzlies

metro

There?s a wet weekend ahead but only a slim chance of snow

Three male teens arrested on gun, theft charges in Dorchester

Hanover resident hurt in two-alarm blaze

Nation

US to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women

Dale Bumpers defends President Clinton during 1999 impeachment trial

Here?s what you missed from Tuesday?s impeachment trial

World

Architect of interrogation program testifies at Guantánamo Bay

Mexico begins flying, busing migrants back to Honduras

Trump focuses on economy at Davos, seeking a counter to impeachment

politics

US to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women

Dale Bumpers defends President Clinton during 1999 impeachment trial

Here?s what you missed from Tuesday?s impeachment trial

business

Springfield-Boston rail service? Lawmaker?s message is that it?s long overdue

A role for employers in battling opioid scourge

Chased by Google, TripAdvisor trimming jobs

lifestyle

Around the world on a wave of music

On the trail of Harriet Tubman

Snoop Dogg?s whirlwind New England trip: pot, performing, and the Celtics

marijuana

Cannabis fund turns to distressed debt amid sector slump

Detroit police linking some 2020 homicides to marijuana

New Jersey law bans sale of flavored vaping products

opinion

DCF must own up to the nightmare it created

China?s rehabilitation of Confucius

Day 2: Prosecutors make their case against Trump, senators confront life without smartphones

food & dining

How Eastern Standard?s Vanessa Rea-Marcel went from ice-cream scooper to award-winning sommelier

Recipe: A simple, elegant dinner of mussels cooked with leeks and grainy mustard

I?m the Globe?s beer writer. Here?s what I?ve learned while doing Dry January

travel

Around the world on a wave of music

On the trail of Harriet Tubman

From an Everglades Seafood Festival to a toboggan showdown in Camden

Books

?The Bomb? is a deeply researched dig into the nuclear arms race -- and a cautionary tale

Jason Brown explores Maine; the Book Shop of Beverly Farms turns a new leaf; and local presses grab grants

Local bestsellers for the week ending Jan. 12

Movies

Disney says goodbye to Fox (no, not that one)

Films from Japan at the MFA, Holocaust rescuer, dark doings on the North Shore

Autumn of the oligarch

Television

?Sanditon? showcases Anne Reid?s latest standout performance

Hoping ?Awkwafina Is Nora From Queens? gets a good ride on Comedy Central

This week?s TV: ?Watchmen? and ?Mindhunter? fans left in the lurch, Awkwafina?s new comedy, Gwyneth?s ?Goop?

music

?It?s time?: BSO president Mark Volpe announces retirement

On the verge of 79, Tom Rush has (almost) no regrets

With a fantastic cast on board, Enigma Chamber Opera debuts

Theater/Dance

Wheelock?s ?Little Women? celebrates sisterhood in song

In the ART?s ?Gloria: A Life,? Steinem speaks, but she has plenty of company

10 dance shows to see this season

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

GOP congressman who backed Nixon impeachment dead at 87

Terry Jones, 77; writer, comedian, director, purveyor of Python absurdity

Egil Krogh, the Nixon ?plumber? who approved break-in targeting Daniel Ellsberg