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Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs? high-flying offense couldn?t be stopped

 Chiefs mount furious fourth-quarter comeback to beat 49ers Harvard?s Kyle Juszczyk scores touchdown for 49ers in Super Bowl Even though they were not participants, the Patriots still dominated the conversation Trump says Super Bowl-winning Chiefs represented ?Great State of Kansas?

Watch Shakira and Jennifer Lopez?s full Super Bowl halftime show performance
The pop sensations took to the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show stage on Sunday night, busting out a range of hits like ?Whenever, Wherever,? ?Hips Don?t Lie,? ?Jenny from the Block,? and ?Get Right,? among others. 8:56 p.m.

A look at the celebrities who attended the 2020 Super Bowl Photos of Shakira and JLo in the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show Hyundai Super Bowl ad has one wicked bad mistake, if you ask Bostonians

Patriots
Tom Brady says he?s already talked with the Patriots about his future
The quarterback didn?t play Sunday, but he was a big part of the scene before the Super Bowl. Brady is set to be a free agent for the first time at the start of the league year in March. 8:55 p.m.

If Tom Brady doesn?t re-sign with Patriots, Raiders reportedly ready to pursue him Will Tom Brady return to the Patriots? We?re tracking updates here

Red Sox? decision to trade Mookie Betts could come within days, sources say
The Padres and Dodgers have outlined trade proposals and talks with both teams are at an advanced stage.

Boston area startups making slow progress in fight against hearing loss

Greater Boston has emerged as the hub of hearing restoration efforts, yet the therapies may be years away.

The amount of disruption headed for South Station will be unprecedented

A combination of two significant events ? a huge construction project and the installation of subway-style fare gates at the platforms ? threatens to create years of bottlenecks.

Wuhan coronavirus looks increasingly like a pandemic, experts say

Scientists do not yet know how lethal the virus is, so there is uncertainty about how much damage a pandemic might cause. But there is growing consensus that the pathogen is readily transmitted between humans.
Massachusetts reports first confirmed case of coronavirus Passengers from China enter Logan Sunday before travel ban takes effect

Which Democrat can beat Trump? How this small Iowa city votes may be the answer
On Monday, the world will be watching who wins the Iowa caucuses. But Fort Madison may answer a more important question: Who can beat Donald Trump in November?

John Kerry strongly denies he?s considering a late 2020 run following NBC report

Step by step: How the Iowa caucuses work, and why there could be more than one winner

President Trump's impeachment trial

Republicans? emerging defense: Trump?s actions were bad, but not impeachable

Senate Republicans appear to be increasingly breaking with his defense that he did nothing wrong.
Trump?s State of the Union speech is expected to project optimism, despite bitter divisions

Opinion

OPINION | Brenda Choresi Carter

When you hear ?electability,? think women and people of color
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts does a lot right

OPINION | ALAN BERGER

Trump?s Mideast peace plan is a farce
EDITORIAL

More sunshine, not less, needed with Massachusetts public records

A former surgeon changes the idea of what a chair should be
Former surgeon Turner Osler is trying to save the world from the traditional chair by creating a design that includes a rocking seat that feels more like walking than sitting.

Despite predictions, state lottery ticket sales have not been hurt by casinos
When Massachusetts lawmakers were considering legalizing casino gambling, opponents argued the industry could take a big bite out of the lottery. But the lottery appears to be chugging along as if nothing has changed. 2 hours ago

Indiscriminate and inexplicable: a 16-hour crime spree along Maine?s quiet coastline
Quinton Hanna had a reputation for odd, sometimes disquieting, behavior. Police said he erupted in a spasm of violence, killing an 82-year-old Christmas tree farmer and assaulting a woman.

Countdown to Iowa

Democratic candidates wage battle to capture voters in rural Iowa
No county is too sparse, no town too conservative, and no precinct too remote to be overlooked in an effort that Democratic activists say could be a test run for winning voters nationwide.

More from Iowa

Iowa wrestles with how to make its caucuses more diverse

Democratic candidates make their final pitches in Iowa as caucuses loom

Joe Biden flashes his strengths and flaws down homestretch in Iowa

Don?t miss the Globe?s coverage and analysis of the Democratic primaries
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Al Qaeda claims it directed Florida naval base shooting

Norton woman dies after single-car crash on Route 95 in Mansfield

Shanghai Composite index plunges 8.7% as Asian stock markets reopen

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.

The ?crackdown? in state prisons shows why reform is urgently needed
Since three guards were assaulted last month at a maximum security prison in Shirley, advocates and attorneys have reported an intense response by prison guards.

This week?s TV: A political deluge, a host-less Oscars, and Edie Falco?s new series
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

London police shoot man over ?terrorism-related? incident; three people are injured
A man wearing what looked like a suicide vest stabbed three people in a ?terrorist-related? attack in a London neighborhood Sunday before he was shot and killed by police. One victim had life-threatening wounds, authorities said.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL
Lots of Celtics have taken steps forward, but Jaylen Brown earns most improved so far
While the All-Star snub wasn?t a surprise, the fourth-year guard has made great strides in changing the way the league views him.

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Meritage Restaurant + Wine Bar to close mid-February

The Boston Harbor Hotel space will be repurposed for private events.

Pennsylvania groundhog declares early spring ?a certainty?
Awoken by the crowd?s chants of ?Phil!? the groundhog was hoisted in the air for the assembly to hail before making his decision. He then grasped the glove of a handler as a member of his inner circle announced that spring would come early this year.

Alec Baldwin returns as President Trump on ?SNL? for the impeachment trial ?you wish had happened?
After the Senate voted against calling witnesses in President Trump?s impeachment trial, ?Saturday Night Live? showed an alternative to the proceedings in its cold open, ?The Trial You Wish Had Happened.?

Rhode Island

Two Providence men arrested in Worcester on heroin trafficking charges

Jose Nunez-Feliz, 25, and Esmelin Fajardo, 33, each were charged with trafficking in heroin over 200 grams, and other drug offeneses Worcester police said in a statement Saturday.

Mass. developer buys Cranston?s Garden City Center

Langevin, Cicilline tackle cybersecurity and infrastructure while Senate focuses on impeachment
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.
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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

IDEAS | KEN KIMMELL

Massachusetts is a leader on climate change ? but it can do better

EDITORIAL

Trump doesn?t want forgiveness. He wants approval.
OPINION | Josephine Wolff

How states held hostage by ransomware attacks can take control
LETTERS

There is painful immediacy in Holocaust remembrance
OPINION | Howard Husock

The tragic lessons of urban renewal at Brookline?s Farm
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

The ?crackdown? in state prisons shows why reform is urgently needed
Since three guards were assaulted last month at a maximum security prison in Shirley, advocates and attorneys have reported an intense response by prison guards. That flies in the face of the state?s movement toward prison reform, and won?t make conditions in prisons better for anyone.

Which Democrat can beat Trump? How this small Iowa city votes may be the answer

On Monday, the world will be watching who wins the Iowa caucuses. But Fort Madison may answer a more important question: Who can beat Donald Trump in November?

Passengers from China enter Logan Sunday before travel ban takes effect

Logan International Airport welcomed some of its last passengers from China for the foreseeable future Sunday, as new restrictions went into place to mitigate the spread of coronavirus a day after the first case of the respiratory illness in a Boston resident was announced.

Bedford police looking for missing Pennsylvania woman who has dementia

Boston area startups making slow progress in fight against hearing loss

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

Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

Super Bowl MVP Patrick Mahomes and the Chiefs? high-flying offense couldn?t be stopped

The Chiefs QB completed 26 of 41 passes for 286 yards and 2 TDs and 2 INTs and led 21-point fourth-quarter rally.

Tom Brady?s free agency: Tracking offseason updates, rumors and more

Tom Brady's contract with the Patriots expires March 17 at 4 p.m. We're keeping tabs on the latest developments.

Shakira and Jennifer Lopez celebrate Latina heritage in joyful halftime show
SUPER BOWL LIV NOTEBOOK

Another nightmare Super Bowl ending for Kyle Shanahan

Politics

Trump says Super Bowl-winning Chiefs represented ?Great State of Kansas?

Business

Stories you may have missed from the world of business

Marijuana

Campaign against Arkansas recreational pot measures launched

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

Chiefs come from 10 points down to win first title in 50 years

A look at the celebrities attending the 2020 Super Bowl

Harvard?s Kyle Juszczyk scores touchdown for 49ers in Super Bowl

metro

The ?crackdown? in state prisons shows why reform is urgently needed

Which Democrat can beat Trump? How this small Iowa city votes may be the answer

Passengers from China enter Logan Sunday before travel ban takes effect

Nation

Republicans? emerging defense: Trump?s actions were bad, but not impeachable

Trump?s State of the Union speech is expected to project optimism, despite bitter divisions

John Kerry strongly denies he?s considering a late 2020 run following NBC report

World

Driver charged after 4 children killed on Sydney sidewalk

Iran has ?deescalated,? but threat of retaliation remains, general says

London police shoot man over ?terrorism-related? incident; three people are injured

politics

Democratic candidates make their final pitches in Iowa as caucuses loom

John Kerry strongly denies he?s considering a late 2020 run following NBC report

Democratic candidates wage battle to capture voters in rural Iowa

business

Despite predictions, state lottery ticket sales have not been hurt by casinos

Jeff Bezos is sued by his girlfriend?s brother

Wanted: A different kind of leader

lifestyle

A celebration for the Martin Richard Foundation?s Team MR8

Hasty Pudding honors actress Elizabeth Banks

Meritage Restaurant + Wine Bar to close mid-February

marijuana

Campaign against Arkansas recreational pot measures launched

Colorado launches carbon, energy programs for cannabis firms

Delaware lawmakers eye revisions to medical marijuana rules

opinion

When you hear ?electability,? think women and people of color

Massachusetts does a lot right

Readers offer their kudos for what Mass. gets right

food & dining

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

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

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

Sublime ?Reconstructions?; cinema ?For Kids of All Ages?; and a mischievous critter comes to dinner

For Zach Norris, a focus on fostering a community of care

?American Oligarchs? is a richly researched climb up the Trump and Kushner family trees

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

This week?s TV: A political deluge, a host-less Oscars, and Edie Falco?s new series

Alec Baldwin returns as President Trump on ?SNL? for the impeachment trial ?you wish had happened?

Imelda Staunton to star in fifth, and final, season of ?The Crown?

music

Photos of Shakira and JLo in the 2020 Super Bowl halftime show

Watch Shakira and Jennifer Lopez?s full Super Bowl halftime show performance

A musical maverick?s opera premieres, 35 years late

Theater/Dance

Teicher and Tao keep time at bay in ?More Forever?

?Gloria: A Life? places Steinem at the center of a story much larger than herself

With the passing of the years, ?Hair? has grown thin

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

Louis Nirenberg, ?One of the great mathematicians,? dies at 94

Best-selling mystery author Mary Higgins Clark dies at 92

Anne Cox Chambers, wealthy newspaper heiress, dies at 100