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Impeachment trial

Senator Lamar Alexander says he will vote ?no? on impeachment trial witnesses

The Tennessee senator was one of a handful of Republicans weighing their decision for a vote that looms Friday. Senator Susan Collins of Maine said she would vote in favor of witnesses while senators Lisa Murkowski and Mitt Romney remained unclear on their positions. 55 minutes ago
Trump impeachment trial lawyer Patrick Philbin has Boston ties To pull back the impeachment curtain, Senator Chris Murphy takes to Twitter

In ?drastic? change, Baker wants birth, death records secret in most cases

Attorneys and open-records advocates, many of whom were surprised by the proposed change, said it would radically scale back access to records that could help identify health trends, boost genealogical research, and allow reporters to fact-check basic details.

Conn. police confirm alleged murderer Fotis Dulos died in NY hospital

Police in Connecticut are investigating Fotis Dulos's death as a suicide. 3 hours ago
BEN VOLIN I ON FOOTBALL

It seems everyone has an opinion on Tom Brady?s future

Brady will become an unrestricted free agent for the first time if he and the Patriots can?t agree on a new contract before 4 p.m. on March 17.
Tom Brady just posted a cryptic photo on Instagram. What does it all mean?

Opinion

OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

When it comes to the truth, do Republican senators duck and cover or stand and uncover?
OPINION | RENÉE LOTH

The freedom in not knowing
EDITORIAL

More trains on the Fairmount Line? Yes, please.
OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

From Fox News to Beacon Hill ? the buying of women?s silence
More recent headlines

Wrentham police investigate report of gun pointed at King Philip High School students

?Stopping gun violence takes courage,? Giffords tells R.I. leaders

Firefighters battle blaze near Omni Parker House

COUNTDOWN TO IOWA

?A beautiful thing.? How organizers make sense of a chaotic caucus process
In small communities and cities across Iowa, preparations are underway for the caucuses.

More from Iowa

Who won the last 24 hours in the presidential race?

Bloomberg and Trump both just dropped their $10 million Super Bowl ads

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

Bob Hohler
In NFL?s 100 years, no openly gay player has appeared in a regular-season game
?The NFL definitely could be doing more,? said Ryan O?Callaghan, the former Patriot who came out after he left the league.

Meet the happiest man in America this Super Bowl week

Clea Simon
I wanted to review ?American Dirt.? Then I didn?t. Here?s why.
Our book reviewer was ready to pan "American Dirt," but is all publicity truly good publicity?

Author tour for controversial ?American Dirt? is canceled Joan Wickersham: A refugee writer, fatally disturbed and dismantled by exile What we're missing in the controversy around 'American Dirt'

HELP DESK
Have that gnawing feeling you?re not alone? Here?s how to rid your home of rodents
You?re not the only one seeking refuge from the frigid outdoor conditions.

Miss Conduct: What to do when your mother-in-law gets a cat even though you're seriously allergic

Celtics 119, Warriors 104
Celtics more than got the job done against Warriors, and other observations
Despite 22 turnovers, the Celtics routed Golden State thanks to 25 points from Gordon Hayward and 21 from Marcus Smart. 46 minutes ago

Tatum named All-Star reserve for the first time

Get insights on the Democratic primary race with texts from the Globe?s politics team

Sign up for dispatches from the Democratic race for president.

Tributes pour in for N.H. airman killed in Afghanistan

New Hampshire?s two US senators are among the many state residents offering condolences to the family of Air Force Capt. Ryan S. Phaneuf, the 30-year-old Hudson resident who was killed Monday in Afghanistan when a US military plane crashed in the Ghazni Province.

Dana-Farber staff to face off against Bruins alumni to honor a hockey fan whose life was cut short

Dana-Farber Cancer Institute staff will lace up their skates on Feb. 1 for the sixth annual fund-raising game against Boston Bruins alumni.

A juror can be blind and still serve justice, the state?s highest court rules

A judge was right to let a blind man sit on the jury that convicted a Roxbury man for sucker-punching an acquaintance at an adult basketball league meeting, the state?s highest court ruled Thursday.

O?Malley wants to talk recycling

Boston City Councilor Matt O?Malley, one of the council?s most vocal advocates for environmental protection and climate resiliency, wants to talk recycling.

Recommended Reads

Perspective | Magazine

The stories we tell ourselves about homeless people

Stories can be easier than the truth. The truth might reveal something that is uncomfortable to know.

Globe Magazine
Success is killing San Francisco. Is Boston next?
The city by the bay has unaffordable housing, impassable streets, and impossible commutes. The city on a hill can still plot a different course.

Yvonne Abraham
Dietary supplements, largely unregulated, deserve the state?s skepticism
Americans embrace those spurious claims to the tune of some $50 billion a year. Who knows what?s really in those boxes? Hardly anybody on the planet. The manufacturers literally do not have to tell us.

Rhode Island

?Stopping gun violence takes courage,? Giffords tells R.I. leaders

With gun bills before the state legislature, shooting victim and former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle ?Gabby? Giffords comes to the State House for roundtable on preventing gun violence

IGT, Twin River reach deal to control R.I. gambling

The next big phase of the Providence schools takeover: Negotiating a union contract
Newton

In West Newton, landmark proposal raises thorny issues over development

A city councilor?s push to preserve a group of commercial buildings as local landmarks could impact city efforts to revitalize the neighborhood.

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

League of Women Voters to hold climate change forum in Newton

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
Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
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.
Sign up for The Great Divide newsletter
spotlight fellow report

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

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 | Talal Rahwan, Jacob Crandall, Fatimah Ishowo-Oloko, and Iyad Rahwan

Ethics, efficiency, and artificial intelligence
OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

Oprah needs to clean up her ?American Dirt? mess
OPINION | JEFF JACOBY

Trump should cancel the State of the Union
OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

Some sympathy, please, for Senate Republicans
EDITORIAL

Bring sales tax collection into the 21st century
IDEAS

What Massachusetts can teach America

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

Firefighters battle blaze near Omni Parker House
Several firefighters were on the scene late Thursday night, and School Street was closed to traffic.

2-alarm fire in East Boston displaces 15 people

The fire began on the third floor of a 3 1/2 story home at 35 Eutaw St. Thursday night, the fire department said.

Conn. police confirm alleged murderer Fotis Dulos died in NY hospital

Police in Connecticut are investigating Fotis Dulos's death as a suicide.

Never elected, but a City Hall star

Hall of Fame DE Doleman dies at age 58

STAT

The coronavirus questions that scientists are racing to answer

How fast can biotech come up with a vaccine for the latest outbreak?

?Traumatic as hell?: Patients describe what it?s like to be restrained in an ER

Labs study mini brains and lungs. Next up: snake venom gland organoids

sports

Celtics 119, Warriors 104

Celtics more than got the job done against Warriors, and other observations

Despite 22 turnovers, the Celtics routed Golden State thanks to 25 points from Gordon Hayward and 21 from Marcus Smart.

Celtics honor Kobe Bryant before Thursday night?s game vs. Warriors

The game against the Golden State Warriors was the Celtics? first at TD Garden since Bryant was killed in a helicopter crash.

Second-year pro Wyndham Clark fires 61 in opening round of Phoenix Open
Sports Log

USA Gymnastics files bankruptcy plan, $215 settlement offer to abuse survivors

Politics

Senator Lamar Alexander says he will vote ?no? on impeachment trial witnesses

Business

Federal regulators propose weakening the ?Volcker Rule?

Marijuana

Utah medical marijuana program on track, starting small

magazine
Cover story

The 29 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?At our age, you never know what might happen?
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Greater Boston, Jan. 27-Feb. 2
Cooking

Recipes: Three bold snacks for a memorable Oscar party

sports

Tom Brady just posted a cryptic photo on Instagram. What does it mean?

?He has to get what he deserves?: David Ortiz weighed in on the Mookie Betts trade rumors

Martellus Bennett doing just fine in retirement

metro

Firefighters battle blaze near Omni Parker House

2-alarm fire in East Boston displaces 15 people

Conn. police confirm alleged murderer Fotis Dulos died in NY hospital

Nation

Woman who says Trump raped her seeks his DNA

Preliminary approval on $14M Dartmouth harassment settlement

Bloomberg?s $11 million Super Bowl ad: Gun violence and a grieving mother

World

Possible coronavirus case traps 7,000 on Carnival cruise ship in Italy

China virus death toll rises to 170, transmission a concern

Health officials express ?great concern? over human-to-human spread of new virus

politics

Effort to expose whistleblower fails as Roberts rejects question from Rand Paul

To pull back the impeachment curtain, Conn. Senator Chris Murphy takes to Twitter

Bloomberg and Trump both just dropped their $10 million Super Bowl ads

business

Federal regulators propose weakening the ?Volcker Rule?

Economy grew at 2.1% rate in fourth quarter

Baker?s latest solution for transportation woes? Startups.

lifestyle

Cheap mixed drinks? Spicy Cajun seafood? In a quiet Somerville corner, it could be yours.

Meghan Trainor leaves pain behind and offers fresh new music

Have that gnawing feeling you?re not alone? Here?s how to rid your home of rodents

marijuana

Utah medical marijuana program on track, starting small

New Mexico recreational pot legalization passes 1st test

Father and son found guilty of growing pot, money laundering

opinion

A view from the Red Line, in all its glory

FDA focused on improving prevention, response over foodborne illness

There?s still a bit of a cloud over Mass. solar effort

food & dining

Caviar omelettes come to the Back Bay, and Central Kitchen says goodbye

If you can?t Super Bowl with Brady, you can at least party with Tony & Elaine

We all want clean lettuce in our salads. This can help.

travel

Bob Hope, a new dog exhibit, and horses pulling skiers

If you?re going to get snowed in, these are good places to be

When she can, she anchors herself in Chatham

Books

I wanted to review ?American Dirt.? Then I didn?t. Here?s why.

William Gibson stays rooted in reality to write futuristic fiction

A family takes a swing at the system in the dystopia of ?The Resisters?

Movies

2020 Oscar-nominated documentary shorts are dealing with disaster

When the Academy likes its live action kept short

When the Academy likes its animation kept short

Television

Cecily Strong of ?SNL? to star in comedy on Apple TV+

Told with humanity and heart, ?Little America? is one of this year?s best shows

Why ?Curb Your Enthusiasm? still feels fresh

music

Peace and harmony in Little Big Town

Born 100 years ago, Han Young-Suk helped the world discover Korean folk dance

BSO cancels tour of East Asia due to coronavirus concerns

Theater/Dance

In this ?Plaza Suite,? the best marriage story happens offstage

A beleaguered factory town helped Lynn Nottage tell the story of ?Sweat?

?Mean Girls? makes ?fetch? happen

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

Hall of Fame DE Doleman dies at age 58

Bill Hobbs, 1972 Olympics rowing silver medalist, dies at 70

Bob Shane, last of the original Kingston Trio