N.H. rejects Canada-Mass. power lines

Stratford, N.H. - 11-27-12 - A sihn on Rt 3 opposed to the planned Northern Pass, a massive transmission project from Quebec to Southern New England. (Globe staff photo / Bill Greene) section:H&S, reporter:daley, topic:09northernpass

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New Hampshire?s site evaluation committee voted unanimously to deny an essential certificate that Eversource needs to build its 192-mile-long project through the Granite State.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/23/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Rain04_.jpg Boston could get up to 3 inches of snow Friday morning

Roads are predicted to be dangerously slick, as rain is expected to become snow overnight, followed by a flash freeze.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/06a80655a9b545588e51bbe12249dded-06a80655a9b545588e51bbe12249dded-0.jpg Manafort?s co-defendant?s attorneys leaving defense team in Mueller probe

In a court filing Thursday, Rick Gates?s attorneys moved to withdraw as counsel for reasons they said they would file shortly under seal.

House Intelligence Committee Chair Devin Nunes wrote the memo that is drawing so much buzz.

?The Memo? eclipses agenda at GOP?s policy retreat

While they seemed to agree that the memo was the focus of their current ire, Republicans are not entirely on the same script.

In this Friday, Dec. 1, 2017 photo, Poppy Sombah, left, and Freddy Sombah listen to an Indonesian community leader at their home in Somersworth, N.H. The couple fled Indonesia to escape harassment from their Muslim neighbors following Poppy's conversion to Christianity after marrying. After word spread earlier this year that the Indonesian community in New Hampshire faced deportation they receive unexpected support from Republican Gov. Chris Sununu. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty)

Judge rules that New Hampshire Indonesians can appeal to remain in US

Fifty Indonesian Christians who have lived in New Hampshire for multiple years but face possible deportation will get their day in immigration court.

David Minn.

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?He was the person that made everyone feel special,? camp director says of counselor who died

David Minn, 24, died last week when he went hiking alone in southern Argentina while on a seven-month trek across South America.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/12/21/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/20151219_3084A.jpg Number of foreign students studying in US drops

Experts have speculated over the past year that President Trump?s anti-immigrant rhetoric has dissuaded students from coming here, but until now evidence has only been anecdotal.

FILE - In this Jan. 15, 2015, file photo, Steve Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts, delivers the keynote address at Colliers International Annual Seminar at the Boston Convention Center in Boston. From a pair of giant golden dragons on the edge of a vast man-made lagoon to phoenix and cloud motifs throughout the interior, Wynnâ??s new multibillion dollar Macau resort brims with auspicious Chinese symbolism. The U.S. casino mogul will be hoping luck is on his side as he prepares to launch his Wynn Palace project in the Asian gambling hub, where growth is downshifting into a new phase after years of turbocharged expansion. (AP Photo/Elise Amendola, File)

Wynn Resorts? casino license may hinge on Wynn?s departure, analysts say

Casino specialists said the Massachusetts Gaming Commission sent the Wynn Board of Directors a clear message in a hearing on Wednesday: Clean this up, or we will.

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House minority leader Nancy Pelosi said the GOP tax bill is the roadblock with budget negotiations ? not the issue of what to do with the Dreamers.

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It?s about to get heated: These are the most divisive opinions in Boston sports

From the greatest team franchise to the most memorable moment, everyone has an opinion. Don?t you agree?

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Danny DeVito in an M&Ms ad.

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Buzzsaw

Remember when you had to wait for the Super Bowl to see the ads?

In the days leading up to the game, advertisers are creating buzz and getting millions of views online.

Ty Burr

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/31/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/TD-06108-5291647.jpg Which city has the better movies, Boston or Philadelphia?

Movies about this year?s two Super Bowl-contending cities offer lessons about Boston and Philadelphia.

Opinion | Nick Osborne

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/bradyson.jpg Tom Brady has people debating: Is it OK to kiss your kids on the lips?

Heaven forbid a father publicly show affection for his son.

New England Patriots players including defensive tackle Deatrich Wise (91 run out of the tunnel before an NFL football game against the Oakland Raiders, Sunday, Nov. 19, 2017, in Mexico City. (AP Photo/Rebecca Blackwell)

BEN VOLIN

Anatomy of a game plan: How the Patriots do it

Here is a day-by-day breakdown of how the game plan comes together each week.

BLOOMINGTON, MN - FEBRUARY 01: Matthew Slater #18 of the New England Patriots speaks to the press during the New England Patriots Media Availability for Super Bowl LII at the Mall of America on February 1, 2018 in Bloomington, Minnesota.The New England Patriots will take on the Philadelphia Eagles in Super Bowl LII on February 4. (Photo by Elsa/Getty Images)

NORA PRINCIOTTI

Patriots brush off talk of distractions

All said there was virtually nothing that would distract them on the field.

Grace and Tony Barrasso had been married for 70 years.

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KEVIN CULLEN

Grace and Tony: An Eastie love story spanning 70 years

As much as he doesn?t want to leave his family, Tony Barrasso understands more than most that death is a part of life, just as peace always follows war.

Bruins 3, Blues 1

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Goals by David Krejci, Patrice Bergeron and David Backes were enough to beat scrappy St. Louis.

12gardengarage- Rendering of the proposal at the Garden Garage. (Elkus Manfredi Architects)

A 44-story tower is set to break ground, replacing the Garden Garage

Two years after it won city approvals, work on another skyline-altering tower, this one near North Station, is finally set to begin this summer.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/255Broadway-CIC-View2a%20(1).jpg CIC secures spot in heart of Kendall Square

Cambridge Innovation Center has signed a lease for 90,000 square feet of space at 255 Main St., at the corner of Broadway and Main in Kendall Square.

FILE - In this Jan. 23, 2018 file photo, Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker delivers his state of the state address in the House Chamber in Boston. Some polls rank Baker, a Republican in one of the nation's most liberal-leaning states, as the most popular governor in the country. (AP Photo/Stephan Savoia, File)

State backs off plan to limit employee health options

After facing an outcry, the agency that controls health benefits for public employees voted to reverse its controversial decision to limit health plan options.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/02murall.jpg Westwood student wins recognition for forgotten civil rights mural

Desmond Herzfelder, a junior at Noble and Greenough School, became fascinated by the mural when he wrote a history paper on it last year.

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?Look, I cannot be a woman of color. You know?? Congressman Mike Capuano, half-Irish and half-Italian, said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/AFP_YJ9M3.jpg Fidel Castro?s son has killed himself at 68

The oldest son of late Cuban leader Fidel Castro killed himself on Thursday after months of treatment for depression, state media reported. He was 68.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/churchill%20tease-6365.jpg Gary Oldman is the sum of his parts

Winston Churchill isn?t the first famous role the Oscar-nominated actor has taken on.

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Kim Jones of the NFL Network joins host Chris Gasper from Radio Row inside the Mall of America in Minneapolis.

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Congress should reconsider the blanket protection afforded to Facebook?s growing monopoly power by the Communications Decency Act.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Bitcoin.jpg Some clinics allow patients to pay in bitcoin ? but find little demand

A smattering of clinics across the U.S. are allowing patients to pay their medical bills or their copays with bitcoin.