North Station-Seaport ferry will launch soon ? for some

To start, boats will be open only to employees or tenants of businesses funding the service. Once the route opens up some seats, the rush-hour fare will be $12 each way.

Visitors Friday looked out from the Old Post Office Pavilion Clock Tower, which remains open during the shutdown.

3 dead in national parks as shutdown wears on

Trump administration officials decided to leave the scenic parks open even as the Interior Department has halted most of its operations.

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Elizabeth Warren spoke to a crowd of about 500 people Friday night, and she has a full slate of appearances on Saturday and Sunday.

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This flu season in Mass. sees a nearly 70 percent increase in confirmed cases

Confirmed cases increased from 1,298 during last year?s flu season to 2,194 so far in the current flu season, according to statistics from the state.

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The company provides password protection for its customers.

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A manager of the iconic South Boston restaurant says there is a deal to sell the half-acre parcel.

Jen Faigel runs CommonWealth Kitchen, a shared cooking space that has helped hatch more than 50 food startups in the past five years.

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Chesto Means Business

CommonWealth Kitchen?s dilemma underscores problem for Boston?s industrial tenants

The nonprofit faces a rent increase. Its owner sees only two viable options: acquiring the site and expanding the building to accommodate future growth, or moving to a new place.

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Dequan Hagen, 19, is now in custody, police said.

It?s still not unusual to find potentially toxic flame retardant chemicals in children?s products, especially car seats.

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Bill to ban potentially toxic flame retardants stirs debate

Child car seats and nap mats are among products that still typically contain the chemicals.

Empty old wooden chess board

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Alex Beam

Are crosswords killing America?

I know they are killing me.

Boston, MA - 1/04/2019 - (2nd quarter) Boston Celtics guard Marcus Smart (36) makes the steal during the second quarter. The Boston Celtics host the Dallas Mavericks at TD Garden. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Adam Himmelsbach, Topic: 05Celtics-Mavericks, LOID: 8.5.8079162.

Celtics 114, Mavericks 93

Shorthanded Celtics band together to defeat Dallas

Four Celtics scored at least 16 points as the team played without Kyrie Irving and Marcus Morris.

STAN GROSSFELD

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Both have fathers whose lives were ravaged by addiction before they recovered to help others.

FILE - In this Saturday, Dec. 22, 2018 file photo, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson passes against the Los Angeles Chargers during the first half in an NFL football game in Carson, Calif. The Ravens are dangerous if rookie QB Lamar Jackson shows the same poise he displayed in leading Baltimore on a 6-1 streak and into the playoffs for the first time since 2014 after taking over from an injured Joe Flacco. (AP Photo/Kelvin Kuo, File)

Chad Finn | Unconventional Preview

Three players to watch, and other thoughts on NFL wild-card weekend

Wild-card weekend is one of the best sports weekends of the year, and this year?s slate of games is a particularly appealing.

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

?Congresswomen dance too?: Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez responds after college video goes viral

It was no surprise that the newly minted congresswoman was ready with a cheery dancing video after an edited clip of her dancing in college went viral Thursday.

Brighton dive bar Mary Ann?s, as pictured in 2001.

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Well-known Cleveland Circle dive could become a pot shop

Brighton community members will have an opportunity to discuss the proposal for the Mary Ann?s site Monday.

Editorial

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Bus-only lanes are perhaps the lowest hanging of fruits in the world of transportation fixes, yet the city of Boston is fighting the state on who will pay for them.

MICHAEL A. COHEN

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With most Republicans afraid of splitting with the president, the government shutdown could go on for months.

Miss Conduct

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A distant relative is getting married, and we?d rather not go.

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Trooper Christian Paluk and his family were flying on Dec. 30 from Munich to Lisbon when the incident unfolded.

Special reports

After her cancer diagnoses, Marie Cajuste?s life unraveled. She was unable to work during the most intense part of her treatment.

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Unhealthy Divide

Battling a double diagnosis ? cancer and poverty

Cancer is a tremendous burden for anyone, but for a growing number of lower-income and even middle-class patients, an illness means an avalanche of trouble.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part II

Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.

Podcasts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gladiator%20pic5.jpg Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.

Newsletters

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Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.

Real Estate

Recent home sales north of Boston (Jan. 4)

ANDOVER: 16 Balmoral St. #422, Condominium Condo/Apt, built 1925, 768 square feet, 1 bedroom, 1 bath. $225,000 | realestate.boston.

STAT

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The annual trip to the J.P Morgan Healthcare Conference is getting harder to justify each year, executives and investors told STAT.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

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