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Trump?s impeachment trial

?Bogus? Ukraine theory led to Trump?s abuse of power, Democrats say at impeachment trial
Democratic House prosecutors argued in President Trump?s impeachment trial on Thursday that he was swept up by a ?completely bogus? Ukraine theory pushed by attorney Rudy Giuliani. an hour ago

A 1-minute rundown of what you missed yesterday
OPINION | THE PRESIDENT ON TRIAL

Day 3: Democrats keep building case against Trump, but is the public paying attention?

The Globe?s opinion and editorial writers offer the third of their daily takes on the Senate impeachment trial of President Trump.

More politics

In a small Iowa city, a local newspaper?s presidential endorsement carries clout

Warren pledges to reverse travel ban on day one

Latest New Hampshire poll finds Sanders with strong lead over crowded field

As City Hall aide awaits sentencing for bribery, city looks for reforms

A push to remake the Zoning Board of Appeal comes during a prosperous time for developers in which new projects have altered the landscape of many Boston neighborhoods.

Children?s Hospital ethicist questioned handling of Justina Pelletier?s case, documents show
Boston Children?s Hospital?s own in-house ethicist questioned the hospital?s handling of the high-profile dispute over the care of Justina Pelletier that broke out between her parents and her doctors.

Witnesses say Holy Cross coach turned left into oncoming traffic before fatal crash

Moments after last week?s horrific crash, as paramedics plucked members of the Holy Cross rowing team from inside a crushed van, the coach who drove the vehicle allegedly blurted out a plea: ?God please let me have had a green arrow.?

NFL
Antonio Brown reportedly turns himself in to police
An arrest warrant had been out for the wide receiver since Wednesday.

Opinion

OPINION | Susan Church, Kerry Doyle, and Heather Yountz

Customs and Border Protection goes rogue
OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

The Senate?s choice: Integrity or servility

EDITORIAL

DCF must own up to the nightmare it created
EDITORIAL CARTOON | CHRISTOPHER WEYANT

The right to remain silent

Today's top stories

N.H. white supremacist featured in Charlottesville documentary facing federal charges
Christopher Cantwell was arrested Thursday on charges of extortionate interstate communications and threatening interstate communications.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER
Clemens and Bonds belong in the Hall . . . and other baseball thoughts
Giving them their rightful place among the game?s greats is not the same as condoning or absolving any cheating.

Red Sox greats of the past face a new opponent: Father Time

Licensing burdens undermine vision of diverse industry, entrepreneurs tell cannabis panel

More than a year after cannabis stores started opening, frustrations with an overwhelmingly corporate reality boiled over at a state commission meeting on Thursday.

What will become of Cambridge?s Middle East property?
In a Facebook message, the club indicated that ownership is looking to develop the property but added that the Middle East restaurant and nightclub ?will remain running and open as usual.? 2 hours ago

After the hard seltzer boom, is spiked water next? These UNH grads are betting on it
Two companies are selling boozy still water, looking to capitalize on the hard seltzer craze that has brands like Corona and Bud Light on board.

More recent headlines

First pediatric flu death this year reported in Massachusetts

?Sopranos? actress says Weinstein raped her in the mid-1990s

Insys founder gets five and a half years in jail for his role in fentanyl prescription scheme

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.

Kevin CullenIn awkward Aerosmith breakup, sympathy for the drummer
Joey Kramer went to court to stop his Aerosmith bandmates from giving him the bum?s rush. By then, it was too late.

Red Sox, Padres talk potential trade for Mookie Betts, report says
Outfielder Wil Myers and many prospects were mentioned in the report as possible pieces in a potential trade. 21 minutes ago

MATT PORTER
Bruce Cassidy, returning to St. Louis as All-Star Game coach, has persevered ? in life
The Bruins coach has had his ups and downs ? such as last year?s Cup Final ? but he?s never given up. 2 hours ago

Mount Vesuvius blast turned ancient victim?s brain to glass

The eruption of Mount Vesuvius turned an incinerated victim?s brain material into glass, the first time scientists have verified the phenomenon from a volcanic blast.

Recommended Reads

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.

Meet the teen curators behind the MFA?s ?Black Histories, Black Futures? exhibition
The museum invited young people to curate an exhibition featuring 20th-century works by black artists.

Ice is nice at these New England hotspots
There?s plenty of frozen fun to be had this season. Here are some places to check out.

Rhode Island

From booze to lobbyists, here?s a cheat sheet for all the proposed taxes in R.I.?s budget

You already know about Governor Gina Raimondo?s proposals to legalize marijuana and increase the real estate conveyance tax on properties valued at more than $500,000, but there are a handful of other taxes and fees that she is asking lawmakers to consider this year.

How far will R.I. go with gun legislation this session?

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

The Senate?s choice: Integrity or servility

EDITORIAL

DCF must own up to the nightmare it created
OPINION | Alex Beam

Let?s analyze Donald Trump?s reelection chances
OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

Mayor Walsh wants to change the Boston Fire Department. Can he?
OPINION | H.D.S. Greenway

China?s rehabilitation of Confucius
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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

VISUAL STORIES

The danger in our salad bowls

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

metro

Plymouth students charged with attempted arson for performing viral video stunt
Two 15-year-old boys, believed to have been copying a viral video, are facing criminal charges for allegedly short-circuiting two electrical outlets at Plymouth North Regional High School, police said.

Emerson College gathers to denounce hate graffiti found in dorm

Dozens of students and staff who filled the college?s Spiritual Center Thursday for a vigil following the discovery of the Nazi symbol in a stairwell at the Piano Row residence hall.
BLOTTER TALES

Emergency! There?s somebody else?s cardboard box in my recycling bin!

Emergency! There?s somebody else?s cardboard box in my recycling bin!

What will become of Cambridge?s Middle East property?
BEVERLY BECKHAM

Back to the future, where I definitely belong

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

Red Sox, Padres talk potential trade for Mookie Betts, report says

Outfielder Wil Myers and many prospects were mentioned in the report as possible pieces in a potential trade.
Red Sox notebook

Chaim Bloom tight-lipped on Red Sox search for manager

The Sox chief baseball officer said, ?we want to basically keep any developments private.?
NFL

Antonio Brown reportedly turns himself in to police
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Revived Celtics face daunting road trip

Politics

?Bogus? Ukraine theory led to Trump?s abuse of power, Democrats say at impeachment trial

Business

Boston investment firm helps finance energy software spinoff

Marijuana

Licensing burdens undermine vision of diverse industry, entrepreneurs tell cannabis panel
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

With more players and a different league, Dedham boys? hockey rises to new level

Boston College men?s basketball to honor Troy Bell with retirement of his No. 2 jersey

Celtics guard Kemba Walker named an All-Star starter

metro

Plymouth students charged with attempted arson for performing viral video stunt

Emerson College gathers to denounce hate graffiti found in dorm

Emergency! There?s somebody else?s cardboard box in my recycling bin!

Nation

Trump moves to block visas for pregnant women on ?birth tourism?

Pope Francis replaces conservative archbishop of Philadelphia

?Pettifogger? and other impeachment trial words send people running to their dictionaries

World

China closes off city of Wuhan to stop spread of deadly virus

Battle for India?s new citizenship law moves to top court

Wuhan, center of coronavirus outbreak, is being cut off by Chinese authorities

politics

In a small Iowa city, a local newspaper?s presidential endorsement carries clout

?Pettifogger? and other impeachment trial words send people running to their dictionaries

A 1-minute rundown of what you missed in the impeachment trial Wednesday

business

Boston investment firm helps finance energy software spinoff

Beyond restaurants: Jon Cronin scores victories at City Hall, State House in new ventures

Fox News emerges as most popular way to watch impeachment

lifestyle

Portraits of Obamas to begin 5-city US tour in Chicago

Celtics rookie Grant Williams gets a workout - in the pool

A highly anticipated Chris Evans TV series filmed in Mass. has a release date

marijuana

Licensing burdens undermine vision of diverse industry, entrepreneurs tell cannabis panel

Wyoming close to finalizing hemp-growing regulations

Proposal calls for Alaska pot, alcohol board administrators

opinion

Day 3: Democrats keep building case against Trump, but is the public paying attention?

Boston is a city with dwindling numbers of children

Beach battle bingo in Beverly

food & dining

At Good Thymes in Lowell, an emphasis on what really matters

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

travel

Ski weekends, treks to Sherpa villages, and a new hotel in D.C.

Ice is nice at these New England hotspots

Doesn?t matter where she is, just give her some ice cream and a cute pair of sneakers

Books

Young hearts run free in Kate Weinberg?s slow-burning thriller ?The Truants?

?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

Movies

Some ?Gentlemen? are more gentlemanly than others

Hiding in plain, and not-so-plain, sight: Gene Hackman turns 90

In Focus: Assessing the Oscar feature documentary finalists

Television

?Sex Education? joins the teen TV hall of fame

?Sanditon? showcases Anne Reid?s latest standout performance

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

music

Amid the chaos of this year?s Grammys, some predictions

Artists set up their sandbox for an evening of music, dance at NEC

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

Theater/Dance

In Huntington?s ?We All Fall Down,? a portrait of a family in flux

Future-pop band Arc Iris debuts sci-fi ballet ?iTMRW?

How Tina Fey turned ?Mean Girls? into a pop culture phenomenon

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

George Herbert Walker III, cousin of 2 presidents, dies

GOP congressman who backed Nixon impeachment dead at 87

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