Inauguration of Charlie Baker

 

Baker prepares to take the reins

Charlie Baker?s inauguration returns the governor?s office to Republican control for the first time in eight years.

Yvonne Abraham

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Suspended in the cruel in-between of Alzheimer?s disease, Charlie Baker?s mother no longer knows him at all.

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Baker?s ascendancy to the governor?s office will have ripple effects for a wide range of sectors.

New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady (12) runs with the ball as Miami Dolphins defensive end Olivier Vernon (50) gives chase in the second half of an NFL football game Sunday, Dec. 14, 2014, in Foxborough, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)

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Ben Volin | On Football

Some mobility better than none for Tom Brady, Joe Flacco

Both quarterbacks lack foot speed, but have done more than expected this season when forced to move.

opinion | Meta Wagner

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/IMG_3217%20(1).JPG Have the Beatles been rendered irrelevant by time?

The reaction to a Kanye West-Paul McCartney collaboration gave us a glimpse into a world where the Beatles don?t matter.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/08/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/ski150-6524.jpg Early ski season good for price breaks, uncrowded lift lines

The weeks between New Year?s Day and the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday weekend can be a pretty sweet time to head for the hills.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/pedro150-3303.jpg Pedro Martinez, Hall of Famers appear on ?Letterman?

Martinez and his fellow 2015 inductees to the Baseball Hall of Fame presented the ?Top 10? segment.

A ferry maneuvered through sea smoke and zero degree temperatures past Boston Light on an early morning trip.

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Bitter cold blasts Massachusetts

Temperatures dropped below zero in Boston for the first time in four years, but the cold was harshest in Central and Western Mass.

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Subzero temperatures have affected nearly every commuter rail line of the MBTA.

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Temperatures in your town

Brutal cold has settled in across the region.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/shumlin150-7664.jpg Vermont governor reelected to third term by lawmakers

Vermont Governor Peter Shumlin was the top vote-getter but failed to win a majority in the November election.

Cherif Kouachi (left) and his brother Said Kouachi are suspects in the shootings.

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Unrest in France as police hunt for 2 suspects in mass shooting

Two explosions hit near mosques, raising fears the deadly attack at Charlie Hebdo would ignite a backlash against Muslims.

Opinion

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/01/07/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/0108editorial3-1104.jpg Remembering slain Charlie Hebdo journalists

They were assassinated for their satire.

The Big Picture

People light candles to form the word ?Charlie? in front of the European Parliament.

Francois Lenoir/Reuters

Photos of the Paris Charlie Hebdo attack

People across Europe are paying tribute to the 12 killed in an attack on a weekly satirical newspaper?s office.

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