After 18-hour debate, House GOP scores win on health bill

The GOP scored a pre-dawn triumph in the Ways and Means Committee after nearly 18 hours of debate along party lines.

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A representative from Maryland brought platters of pastries, doughnuts, and bagels for fellow Democrats Thursday.

NFL free agency

AFC cornerback Stephon Gilmore (24), of the Buffalo Bills celebrates an interception in the end zone, during the first half of the NFL Pro Bowl football game Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Orlando, Fla. (AP Photo/Chris O?Meara)

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Free Agency Tracker

Patriots agree to deal with Stephon Gilmore, report says

The fifth-year cornerback spent his first five seasons in the NFL with the Bills.

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The free agent tight end posted a message on Twitter that indicates his time in New England is over.

Business

Julian Assange.

WikiLeaks will give details of CIA hacking tools to tech companies

WikiLeaks will work with technology companies to help defend them against the CIA?s hacking tools, founder Julian Assange said.

Metro

Boston City Councilor Ayanna Pressley.

Backlash continues over exclusion of gay veterans group from parade

City Councilor Ayanna Pressley said the exclusion ?confirms the worst of what some people believe? about South Boston.

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A survivor of the attack said he might have told a nurse his friends were killed in a gunfight.

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The Boston area will likely see 2 to 4 inches of snow by 4 p.m. Friday.

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Winter weather returns to the region Friday

Snow and cold are on their way ? through the weekend and beyond.

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Edith Fuller has become an Internet celebrity, impressing people with her ability to crack words that would stump most adults.

The Trump administration

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Arrests at the Mexican border plummeted to the lowest monthly level in years during President Donald Trump?s first full month in office.

Ideas | David Scharfenberg

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?Narcissist? used to mean something, until we overused it. Thanks to Donald Trump, psychology can reclaim it.

Shirley Leung

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The women of Boston-based State Street set out to make a statement, but they never imagined a reaction like this.

The Bates Hall Reading Room at the Boston Public Library.

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How to win a free wedding at the BPL

More than 2,100 couples have entered to win one of six free weddings.

Local politics

Maine Governor LePage apologizes for racially charged comments

The crowd at a town hall meeting applauded when Maine Governor Paul LePage apologized to a black father for racially charged remarks.

Names

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The colors and patterns are whimsical ? some fashionistas might say loud ? but some Celtics players and coaches seem to like them.

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Trump Today

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Trump was quiet on Twitter early Thursday morning.

? Schedule: Where the president is today

? News: A look at what happened yesterday

? Social media: What Trump has been tweeting

Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Elissa Ely

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If you saw a sealed, stamped envelope lying on the street, would you mail it? These days, the answer isn?t so obvious.

Special reports

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Over the years Sheryl Waldman faded from view until she vanished, and no one seemed to notice ? until one cold evening last December.

Investigations

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If you have been a victim or witnessed a hate incident, share your information here so we can investigate.

STAT

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The implicit bet is that companies in good biblical standing will outperform the market.

Nation & World

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Iraqi federal police inspect a room in Mosul?s heavily damaged museum. Most of the artifacts were destroyed.

Rubble and ash in Mosul museum retaken from Islamic State

The antiquities museum in the Iraqi city of Mosul is in ruins. Piles of rubble fill exhibition halls and a massive fire in the building?s basement has reduced hundreds of rare books and manuscripts to ankle-deep drifts of ash.