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Governor Baker proposes legalizing sports betting in Mass.

The proposal comes as several other states have moved to permit sports wagering following a US Supreme Court decision last year.

Lawmaker grabbed colleague?s backside, co-workers say

The speaker?s office says it?s probing claims of ?inappropriate conduct.?

Cohen paid company to rig online polls, create ?@womenforcohen? account, report says

The former Trump lawyer paid a technology company in 2015 to attempt to rig online polls in favor of then-candidate Donald Trump, according to a report.

Physician burnout now essentially a public health crisis

A new report portrays a profession struggling with the unyielding demands of electronic health record systems and ever-growing regulatory burdens.

Don?t want to smoke it? Drink it

A pair of entrepreneurs hope to brew cannabis-infused beverages north of Boston in Georgetown.

Lighter that resembled grenade prompts police response at Auburn recycling facility

The area was evacuated and contained while the State police bomb squad responded to the scene.

Giant rotating ice disk in Maine stops moving

The giant spinning circle of ice that quickly gained international fame now seems to have met its end.

Lawrence, MA 01-08-19: A photo by Craig Gibson titled — Jim Davis/Globe Staff

Lawrence has an art show to crow about

The Essex Art Center has dedicated its galleries to the thousands of crows that roost in the city each winter.

Here?s a list of the 100 highest-paid Massachusetts workers in 2018

The data cover the entire Massachusetts state payroll for 2018, including the MBTA.

Strangers fund man?s trip to attend another stranger?s bachelor party

William Novak of Phoenix will be flying into Boston tomorrow to attend a Vermont bachelor party after he received the invite in error and crowdfunded the cost.

Dave Epstein

Here?s why the snowfall predictions for Sunday?s storm could change

Sunday?s temperature fluctuations will determine if we end up dealing with over a foot of snow, or several fewer inches of sleet.

Boston could get up to a foot of snow Sunday ? or much less

Boston snow predictions: The National Weather Service has issued a Winter Storm Watch through Sunday evening.

These maps show how much snow Mass. could get on Sunday

This weekend?s winter storm is finally beginning to come into focus.

The polar vortex has fractured, and the eastern US faces a punishing winter

The dreaded polar vortex ? broke apart into three parts to ring in 2019.

Left: A man walked through Downtown Crossing in 2009. Right: The scene at Downtown Crossing today. — Left: David L. Ryan/Globe staff Right: Lane Turner/Globe staff

Here?s the Boston version of the ?10 Year Challenge?

The city looks a lot different than it did about a decade ago.

NAMES

Boston 25 anchor Kerry Kavanaugh welcomes a baby girl

Kavanaugh gave birth to a baby girl early Tuesday morning, announcing the news that evening on Instagram.

Television Review

HBO?s ?Brexit? is a tale for both sides of the pond

Benedict Cumberbatch stars as the mastermind behind Britain?s Vote Leave campaign.

Photo illustration by Lesley Becker/Globe Staff; Adobe; Globe File photo

Opinion | Leonard L. Glass and Bandy X. Lee

Why Trump lies, and why you should care

The president is wedded only to what nurtures his exaggerated self-image in dangerous ways.

Opinion | Alan Chaoui, Steven Defossez, and Michelle Williams

Doctor burnout is real. And it?s dangerous

Nearly half of all physicians experience burnout in some form, and the number will continue to grow.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Kyrie Irving called LeBron James to apologize for not following his advice, leadership

After criticizing his own young teammates, Irving recently telephoned James, who had criticized him years ago.

BLUE AT BRUINS | 7 p.m. (NESN)

Try imagining Vladimir Tarasenko in a Bruins uniform

It likely won?t get past the ?dream? stage, but what a reality it would be.

Special reports

Boston, MA - 1/16/1919: Looking across North End Park on Jan. 16, 1919, the day after a giant tank at the Purity Distilling Co. on Commercial Street collapsed, sending a wave of an estimated 2.3 million gallons of molasses through the streets of Boston. The great molasses tank was located in the center of this picture. Sections of the metal may be seen at the extreme left and right in the picture. Twenty-one people perished, including two 10-year-olds, Pasquale Iantosca and Maria Distasio, who were collecting firewood near the molasses tank while home from school for lunch. (Boston Globe Archive/) --- BGPA Reference: 150115_MJ_001 — Boston Globe Archive

Globe Magazine

The day Boston was swamped by a deadly wave of molasses

One hundred years ago today an enormous steel tank ruptured, sending a torrent of brown syrup on a deadly path through the North End.

The Big Picture

The best Globe staff photos of 2018

Our photographers share the stories behind what went into making the year?s best photos, as selected by the editors of the Globe Magazine and photo department.

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

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HELP DESK

Here are small, realistic ways to start eating healthier

You don?t have to leave photos on your phone, where they could be lost. Protect them by saving them to the cloud and printing them.

How to protect all of those pictures trapped on your phone (and how to untrap them)

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Globe must-reads

Many scientists say exposure to electromagnetic fields may pose a health hazard. They?re especially concerned about cellphones, because of their position close to the user?s head.

Could your cellphone?s electromagnetic field make you sick?

Some locals sick of ads using Boston accent

BC High revises letter about abusive priests, suspends scholarship named for accused Jesuit

Girl hands on computer keyboard on white background.

Perspective | Magazine

Why kindergartners need to learn to code

(CREDIT: Gillette) Razor-maker Gillette has put out a powerful new ad urging men to be an example for compassion and respect in the age of #MeToo ? and it?s sparking a backlash. 16Gillette BUSINESS 1-16-19

Christopher Muther

Backlash to the Gillette ad is exactly why it?s needed

Burlington, MA- April 09, 2018: Congressman Seth Moulton (D-Mass.) during a program announcing the partnership between the U. S. Army Research Laboratory and North Eastern University at the George J. Kostas Research Institute for Homeland Security in Burlington, MA on April 09, 2018. The announcement recognized the the agreement between the U. S. Army Research Laboratory and North Eastern University to locate the Northeastern Regional Hub for ARL?s Extended Campus at Northeastern?s George J. Kostas Research Institute. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

Moulton to speak in N.H., restarting buzz he may run for president

Despite being a cat, Remy is seen hanging out near Harvard?s Barker Center.

Say hello to Remy, Harvard?s cat-in-residence

?Stranger Things? stars Caleb Mclaughlin (left), Sadie Sink, and Noah Schnapp. Netflix has said that it expects to have about 100 original TV series in production this year in languages other than English.

HIAWATHA BRAY | TECH LAB

Netflix bulks up for an arms race ? by raising fees

Amherst, Ma., 01/15/18, (EMBARGOED UNTIL 10:30am) Hampshire College is about to announce it is looking to merge with another college. Suzanne Kreiter/Globe staff

Hampshire College, facing financial pressure, considers merger

U.S. President Barack Obama poses with the 2013 World Series Champion Boston Red Sox to the South Lawn of the White House in Washington, April 1, 2014. REUTERS/Larry Downing (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS SPORT BASEBALL)

Red Sox are scheduled for a White House visit Feb. 15

Boston MA 1/15/19 Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh walking onto the stage before giving his State of the City address at Symphony Hall. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff) topic: reporter:

Walsh touts city?s progress on housing, climate change despite stagnant Washington

A reverse motion detector in a bathroom ? set off when a drug user overdoses and stops moving ? often summons Dr. Jessie Gaeta.

WORK SPACE

For MD serving the homeless, drug abuse is a major issue

Sports

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Serena Williams of the US reacts after a point during her women's singles match against Canada's Eugenie Bouchard on day four of the Australian Open tennis tournament in Melbourne on January 17, 2019. (Photo by DAVID GRAY / AFP) / -- IMAGE RESTRICTED TO EDITORIAL USE - STRICTLY NO COMMERCIAL USE --DAVID GRAY/AFP/Getty Images

?You?ve got to come out firing.? No problem for Serena Williams, who beat Eugenie Bouchard to advance at Australian Open

Williams put together a 6-2, 6-2 victory over 2014 Wimbledon runner-up Bouchard.

Metro

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Lawrence, MA - 11/26/2018- ] Representative Seth Moulton whispers into Senator Elizabeth Warren's ear as Senator Edward Markey listens to a statement from the panel of Columbia Gas representatives during the first hearing at Lawrence High School on Monday, November 26, 2018. (Michael Swensen for The Boston Globe) Topic: (metro)

Merrimack Valley residents are receiving ?large backdated bills? from Columbia Gas

Federal lawmakers from Massachusetts have criticized Columbia Gas about backdated gas bills being sent to Merrimack Valley residents, months after explosions and fires rocked the region.

Politics

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In this Jan. 9, 2019, photo, Homeland Security Secretary Kirstjen Nielsen, second from right, standing with, from left, Vice President Mike Pence, House Minority Leader Kevin McCarthy of Calif., and House Minority Whip Steve Scalise, R-La., speaks to reporters following their meeting with Democratic congressional leaders and President Donald Trump at the White House in Washington. (AP Photo/Susan Walsh)

GOP dismiss suggestion that State of Union be postponed

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Trump to postpone his Jan. 29 State of the Union speech, but Republicans cast her move as a ploy to deny Trump the stage.

Nation & World

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People gathered at the scene of a suicide attack in the northern Syrian town of Manbij.

Four Americans killed in Syria blast weeks after withdrawal announcement

The situation calls into question President Trump?s claim that ISIS has been defeated in Syria ? his stated reason for pulling 2,000 American troops out of the country.