Temperatures are near normal for January. In other words, a heatwave!

Leah Sabatino swapped a Hubway bike Monday for the Uber rides she?d been forced to use to commute to work amid recent brutal weather.

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After last week?s deep freeze, temperatures have risen to about average and could be in the 50s by Friday.

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The opening of new apartment buildings in the region has helped to blunt the surge in rents, according to two new reports.

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Questions remain about the fate of the classified payload and whether the mission was a success.

Another Boston garage will get topped with housing

A New York-based developer plans to put nine floors of housing atop the Dock Square Garage.

Reeds Ferry Market owner Sam Safa is still waiting to find out who bought the winning $560 million Powerball ticket at his shop.

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It?s still a mystery in N.H. Who won the big jackpot?

As of Monday evening, the winner in the $560 million Powerball lottery had not claimed the prize, putting residents on high alert for any clues, gossip, or tidbits of information.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/09/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/01-08-2018_lynn-fire04.jpg 4-alarm blaze engulfs building in Lynn

One person was taken to a hospital as flames and billowing smoke lept from the top of a building at 26 Broad St. Twenty-eight people were displaced.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/e8621c2daa954185aef699fdeb77a1ea-e8621c2daa954185aef699fdeb77a1ea-0.jpg US attorney throws future of legal pot in Mass. into doubt

A statement from the US attorney, a Trump appointee, sets Mass. up as a front line in the war between President Trump?s administration and the dozens of states where cannabis is legal.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/RinaldiStrega01.jpg Strega fighting award of $20,000 to former employee for sexual harassment

A 25-year-old former employee alleged that she had repeatedly been subjected to inappropriate comments about her breasts and her sex life by her supervisor.

(FILES) This file photo taken on November 29, 2016 shows Mitt Romney as he speaks to the media after meeting with US President-elect Donald Trump at Trump International Hotel and Tower, in New York. Mitt Romney, who once ran for the US presidency against Barack Obama, appeared set for a political comeback on January 2, 2018 when veteran Republican Orrin Hatch said he is retiring from the US Senate. Hatch's announcement that he will not run in this year's mid-terms could spell bad news for President Donald Trump, who had encouraged him not to quit and clear the way for a Senate run by Romney, an outspoken critic who once dubbed Trump a

Romney had prostate cancer surgery in summer

The treatment was successful, and the issue is not expected to have a bearing on his decision whether to run for US Senate in Utah.

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President Trump?s administration won?t extend the protections that would allow nearly 200,000 Salvadorans to stay in the US legally.

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Induction heat can make you a better chef in less time

Besides using more precise heat and cooking foods faster, induction heat is also much safer than gas or electric ranges.

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Is this a new path to Oval Office? Start with a celebrity

Oprah Winfrey has vaulted into the conversation as a possible candidate, as have other celebrities. Is this where Democrats will find their next nominee?

Ground Game

It?s hard to see how anyone could beat Oprah for the Democratic nomination. Here?s why

It?s an idea that shouldn?t be dismissed, if for no other reason than Winfrey herself isn?t totally dismissing it.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

NFL reporter Ben Volin joins guest host Joe Sullivan to take a look at the looming Patriots-Titans playoff matchup.

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It was so cold in Maine on Sunday, someone was ice skating on the beach

Cold weather records were broken around New England on Sunday, but that didn?t stop one man from getting some creative outdoor exercise.

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If your go-to lunch was a Dunkin? Donuts sandwich with a smoothie, your Monday wasn?t a good Monday.

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CHAD FINN

One guy who could answer the Brady/Garoppolo question isn?t talking

What changed between April and October? Agent Don Yee has to know.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/cullen-12970.jpg For those battling addictions, this bridge could be a lifeline

Marty Walsh was right to push for a new bridge to make Long Island a recovery center, because that?s exactly what people battling addiction need.

Three unanimous votes for the Hall of Fame. After that, it?s complicated

The Globe?s five voters have revealed their ballots in the 2018 Baseball Hall of Fame election.

Natalie Portman and Ron Howard were two of the presenters at Sunday?s Golden Globe Awards.

With one withering comment at Golden Globes, Natalie Portman made a big statement

The actress was on stage to announce the winner for best director ? a group that included only men.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/08/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Handout_09dogtrack01_met.jpg This Roslindale resident created a racetrack in the snow for his greyhounds

Desperate to get his dogs some exercise after Thursday?s storm, Jay Moschella dug a track in the snow for his house-bound canines.

Dr. Farnsworth was a senior research ecologist at the New England Wildflower Society and a consultant to the US National Park Service, Forest Service, and Environmental Protection Agency.

Obituary

Elizabeth Farnsworth was an artist and a scientist about plants in New England

Dr. Farnsworth, who died at 54, shared what she observed in the world around her with everyone from serious scholars to would-be gardeners.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/24/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Boghosian_quickbite4_ART.jpg Is it possible to eat healthy when you?re a chef?

It takes a lot of discipline, but shedding pounds is possible with the some and determination ? and the occasional indulgence.

Special reports

Abdulkader Hayani put his daughter Ameenah to bed.

The Last Refugee: A three-part series

A series of occasional articles on the Syrian refugee families resettling here, and the local people assisting them.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Flu%20mask.jpg ?The problem child of seasonal flu?: Beware this winter?s virus

H3N2 is a quirky virus that seems, at every turn, to misbehave and make life miserable for people who contract it.