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Kevin Spacey appears in Nantucket court

Actor Kevin Spacey enters the courtroom at district court for arraignment on a charge of indecent assault and battery on Monday, Jan. 7, 2019, in Nantucket, Mass. The Oscar-winning actor is accused of groping the teenage son of a former Boston TV anchor in 2016 in the crowded bar at the Club Car in Nantucket. (Nicole Harnishfeger/The Inquirer and Mirror via AP, Pool)

Actor Kevin Spacey appeared in court where a not-guilty plea was entered on his behalf to a single felony count for allegedly sexually assaulting an 18-year-old man at an island bar in 2016.

A frigid scene outside the courthouse as Kevin Spacey arrived

National news teams and cameras of all sizes jammed up against local reporters exchanging tips for staying warm as everyone waited for Spacey to arrive.

Judge presiding over Kevin Spacey case is no stranger to controversy

Barrett is a veteran judge, having spent nearly 20 years in the district courts in Quincy, Plymouth, Hingham, New Bedford, Fall River and Barnstable.

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The week in watching: Rescuing ?Sports Night,? George R.R. Martin?s roots, and the virgin ?Bachelor?

Globe TV critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week ahead in television.

This image released by NBC shows hosts Andy Samberg, left, and Sandra Oh at the 76th Annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel on Sunday, Jan. 6, 2019, in Beverly Hills, Calif. (Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP) — Paul Drinkwater/NBC via AP

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At the Golden Globes, Hollywood keeps it sweet and celebratory

Co-hosts Andy Samberg and Sandra Oh?s easy camaraderie set the tone for the telecast.

Red carpet hits (and a miss) at the Golden Globes

Stars of the big and small screens stepped out in style at the first big Hollywood awards show of 2019.

See who won at the 76th annual Golden Globe Awards

A list of winners from Sunday?s awards show.

Ben Volin | On Football

Chargers, the most complete team in the AFC, present a big challenge for Patriots

The Chargers are 9-1 on the road this season, winning in some of the toughest venues in the NFL. They?ll play the Patriots next Sunday at 1:05 p.m. in Foxborough.

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Opinion | By Joseph E. Aoun

Boston can be a global hub for artificial intelligence

The region?s extraordinary ?BioBoom? has been the result of planning and partnership ? and also political will.

FILE - In this April 18, 2018, file photo, a graphic from the Cambridge Analytica website is displayed on a computer screen in New York. Among the most troubling cases of what made 2018 so ominous was the revelation in March that political data-mining firm Cambridge Analytica swept up personal information of millions of Facebook users for the purpose of manipulating national elections. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File) — Mark Lennihan/AP Photo

Opinion | Nick Obradovich, William Powers, Manuel Cebrian, and Iyad Rahwan

Beware corporate ?machinewashing? of AI

Tech giants are working hard to assure us of their good intentions surrounding AI, but some of their public-relations campaigns create the surface illusion of positive change without the reality.

?I can?t abandon him. He?s my son?: A mom spends months in Algeria searching for her child

Jerusha Hall?s ex-husband fled with their 3-year-old in July. She hasn?t seen her boy since, but it?s not for a lack of trying.

Some women think they can escape the long, dark, puffy coat. But many have succumbed

Does the long puffy coat indicate a woman?s given up? Or is it a sign of empowerment?

US Supreme Court refuses to block Healey?s bid to investigate ExxonMobil

A Massachusetts judge had ruled in 2017 that ExxonMobil must turn over 40 years of documents on climate change but the company appealed.

Affordable housing funds could get boost from developers under Walsh plan

It?s a key item on a lengthy list of legislation that Mayor Martin Walsh?s administration plans to push on Beacon Hill.

Tunnel connecting commuter rail, subway at North Station opens

A 250-foot subterranean passageway linking North Station?s commuter rail platforms and the nearby subway station opened Sunday.

Short term loans. Layoffs. Trimming food budget. Across US, federal workers share their shutdown stories

Government workers took to social media to lament the hit to their pocketbooks and the lag in services amid the shutdown.

Ginsburg missing Supreme Court arguments for 1st time

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg is missing arguments for the first time in more than 25 years as she recuperates from cancer surgery last month.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez calls Trump a racist, outlines ?radical? policies on ?60 Minutes?

Go ahead, ?call me radical,? the 29-year-old Boston University graduate told Anderson Cooper on ?60 Minutes? Sunday night.

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

Did a bill signed by Trump kill one of Jeff Bezos?s Boston investments?

It sure seems that way.

Boston Marathon bombing survivor Adrianne Haslet waved after being given the ?Heroes Among Us? award at TD Garden in April 2016. — Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff/File

Marathon bombing survivor hospitalized after being struck by vehicle in the Back Bay

Adrianne Haslet was hospitalized after she was hit by a car mere blocks from where the terrorist attack happened in 2013.

Arlington asks state to remove spikes under Route 2 bridge

The town manager said he was ?certainly not happy? with the placement of the spikes, intended to keep the homeless from sleeping under a bridge over Route 2.

Sage Therapeutics?s postpartum depression pill works well in key trial

The Cambridge biotech?s drug has the potential to be a real blockbuster.

Thai police say they won't deport Saudi woman barricaded in hotel room

Police said the 18-year-old Saudi woman, who was traveling to Australia for asylum to escape alleged abuse by her family, will not be sent anywhere against her wishes.

Special reports

After her cancer diagnoses, Marie Cajuste?s life unraveled. She was unable to work during the most intense part of her treatment. — Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff

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

The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part II

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

Podcasts

Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

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

The Help Desk

Those bunny slippers are dangerously close to the space heater. They should be at least 3 feet away.

HELP DESK

How to safely use a space heater

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HELP DESK

Here are small, realistic ways to start eating healthier

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Syrian rebels capture 2 Americans in ISIS

Henry Boshart (Charlie Bucket) and Noah Weisberg (Willy Wonka) in Roald Dahl?s Charlie and the Chocolate Factory.

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston: Jan. 6-13

Passengers boarded a Berkshire Regional Transit Authority bus at Berkshire Community College in Pittsfield.

Starts & Stops

Transit in rural Mass. is a rising concern

15 artists we can?t wait to hear in 2019

Chris Herren Jr. (right) and Vin Baker Jr. (second from right) in action for BC against Fairfield.

STAN GROSSFELD

Sons of Baker, Herren share bond born of adversity

Transportation Security Administration officers work at a checkpoint at Logan International Airport in Boston, Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Massport monitors TSA staffing at Logan during shutdown

Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez.

Ocasio-Cortez: ?Congresswomen dance too?

Miss Conduct

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

Senator Elizabeth Warren greeted an overflow crowd Saturday in Storm Lake, Iowa.

Iowa women meet Warren and wonder about glass ceiling

01/01/2019 CAMBRIDGE, MA Founder James Graham (cq) at Community Phone in Cambridge. A poster behind him displays portraits of Thomas Watson (cq) (left) and Alexander Graham Bell (cq). (Aram Boghosian for The Boston Globe)

At tiny cellphone carrier, CEO will take your order

Michael Andor Brodeur | @Large

Louis C.K.?s spectacular return to unfunny

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Sports

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Boston-12/27/18 Bruins vs NJ Devils- Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy looks up at the scorebaord after the Devils Nico Hischier scored in the 3rd period. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(sports)

BRUINS NOTEBOOK

January schedule looking favorable for Bruins

The Bruins stand a perfect 3-0-0 in 2019, with nine games left in January and only two of those somewhere other than TD Garden.

Metro

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Boston, MA - November 14, 2018: Commuters are bundled for the cold outside South Station in Boston, MA on November 14, 2018. It was 35 degrees in Boston at 7 a.m. Wednesday, and that?s as warm as it?s going to get in Boston, as temperatures are expected to stay in the 30s throughout the day, according to the National Weather Service. Forecasters said Wednesday will be sunny, but with wind gusts as high as 40 miles per hour, it will feel even colder. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

With some flakes on the horizon, blustery winds chill Boston

Forecasters suggest everyone bundle up out there as wind chills across the region could be in the single digits on Monday.

Politics

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Representative Lori Trahan joined her husband, Dave, and their dog at their home. Their daughter Caroline, 4, is at left.

Lori Trahan brings her drive, principles to D.C.

In era of political fire-breathers, the Merrimack Valley?s new representative in the House hews to moderation, in politics and tone.

Nation & World

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A screengrab of a YouTube video of Gabon soldiers in a state radio studio on Monday morning.

Gabon?s government puts down coup attempt, arrests plotters

The government of Gabon has put down an attempted coup early Monday and arrested the plotters who were junior army officers, a government spokesman said.