Administration is troubled by rise in Ukraine fighting

?We?re watching and very troubled by the increased hostilities over the past week in eastern Ukraine,? Vice President Mike Pence said Sunday.

Trump's immigration order

Protesters who object to President Trump?s travel ban held signs Sunday in Hong Kong in front of the US consulate.

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Appeals court rules against Trump on travel ban

The late-night decision followed a hastily filed appeal by the Justice Department, and an earlier announcement that enforcement of the ban would be temporarily suspended.

Ali Reza Jalili of Bedford. N.H., greeted his niece Haniya Jalili, 12, while his brother Hamid Reza Jalili and his wife, Baharehsadat Khamesi, spoke with a translator after arriving on a flight from Iran at Logan International Airport.

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After Trump?s travel ban, six days in limbo

For 13 years, Hamid Reza Jalili waited to get a visa so he could move to the US. Then Donald Trump became president.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Walker_020417_05immigrationlocal_11423-001.jpg This Logan terminal was the site of many family reunions Saturday

About 40 Iranian nationals who had been barred from entering the US for a week made it onto a Lufthansa flight.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

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We are as prone to constitutional standoffs as anyone else.

Melissa McCarthy is an amped-up and hilarious Sean Spicer on ?SNL?

McCarthy channeled an agitated and aggressive Spicer during a faux news conference on the show.

Yvonne Abraham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/abrahamy-5480.jpg Our chance to write history

A historian?s post tries to make sense of the profoundly disorienting, and disordered, first weeks of the Trump administration.

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The city?s Empowerment Zone Partnership is gaining attention as a fresh way to turn around schools.

A Brigham spokeswoman said that Cheryl Wang did not interact with patients.

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The intruder in the operating room ? a mystery

Cheryl Wang, 42, said she was a doctor in training. She wasn?t.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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Super Bowl LI is about history, about legacy ? and about revenge.

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Safety measures include parking bans and a zero tolerance policy for public drinking.

Chad Finn | Unconventional Preview

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Yes, we know, just being here is not enough, but the Patriots? journey to Houston has been remarkable.

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40 frantic seconds

Think the time between plays of an NFL game is just a little break? Think again. Calling and executing a play in 40 seconds isn?t as simple as it looks.

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

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Dave Wannstedt broke down the Patriots? and Falcons? offense and defense.

kevin cullen

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-5492.jpg There?s no respite from Trump, even at the Super Bowl

The first few weeks in Trumpland have been absolutely exhausting.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/c92f3d6e8b3d426caf57577e7b1e9fdf-c92f3d6e8b3d426caf57577e7b1e9fdf-0.jpg Matt Ryan beats out Tom Brady for NFL MVP

The Falcons quarterback was also named Associated Press Offensive Player of the Year.

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Martin McGuinness stands out because people who once considered him evil decided to trust him.

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Timeline

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_29immigrationlocal20_MET.jpg How the backlash against Trump?s travel ban unfolded

On Friday, President Trump issued his immigration order. By the weekend, protests rocked cities around the nation.