Sal DiMasi?s next chapter? Maybe lobbying

Boston, MA - December 27, 2018: Former House speaker Sal DiMasi poses for a portrait in Boston, MA on December 27, 2018. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: metro reporter:

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Salvatore DiMasi has emerged from a prison sentence, cancer battle, and a federal supervised release with an eye trained back on Beacon Hill and Washington.

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The Supreme Court on Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to go ahead with its plan to restrict military service by transgender people while court challenges continue.

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Olivia Ambrose was last seen Saturday night around 10 p.m. near Hennessy?s Bar on Union Street, according to police and her family.

Dave Epstein

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If you look at the past 50 years, Monday was the seventh coldest day, and the coldest day since 2004.

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The current conditions are causing delays on the MBTA and area roads, where a State Trooper was injured in a crash Tuesday morning.

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Four or more top-tier women candidates are gearing up for the Democratic nomination, providing the party with a chance to make history ? and difficult decisions.

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Rachael Rollins, the new Suffolk district attorney, is blasting ICE for arresting an undocumented immigrant in a Boston courthouse, saying such practices scare off victims and witnesses.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/09aee9ac29a14c65ba86afee159d9c4e-09aee9ac29a14c65ba86afee159d9c4e-0.jpg US singer Chris Brown detained in Paris after rape accusation

Police officials say US singer Chris Brown and two other people are in custody in the French capital after a woman filed a rape complaint.

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Home care worker Stephanie Crosman has faced allegations from clients that she robbed them, but she keeps getting work that gives her access to the homes and valuables of elderly people.

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A film crew has been following Suffolk County?s new district attorney, Rachael Rollins, often to public events but also during more private moments.

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Adrianne Haslet is drawing inspiration from Tom Brady as she continues her recovery after being struck by a car earlier this month.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/18/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/tlumacki_stormflooding_metro784.jpg Study finds rising seas are eroding value of homes along coast

Rising seas have already cost Massachusetts homeowners more than a quarter-billion dollars in lost property value, according to a study.

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The latest attempt to rename a section of the city faces an uphill battle.

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With 17 million YouTube views in a month, Boston native Jason Nash and his ?Vlog Squad? cohorts have become video stars.

L'Espalier restaurant.

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Sean P. Murphy | The Fine Print

Upscale restaurant?s closing leaves holders of gift cards hungry for refunds

At least a half-dozen people say they were stiffed when L?Espalier, the Back Bay gourmet restaurant, closed suddenly.

With ??Roma,?? Netflix has scored its first best picture nomination, something the streaming giant has dearly sought.

?Roma? and ?The Favourite? lead Oscar nominations with 10 nods

Tracee Ellis Ross and Kumail Nanjiani announced the nominees highlighting everything from the best picture and acting performances to production and costume design.

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Dunkin? already offers delivery via DoorDash, while Starbucks is turning to Uber Eats for half-hour service.

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A league spokesman confirmed NFL security initiated looking into the incident.

01-20-19: Kansas City, MO: New England Patriots wide receiver Julian Edelman (11) signals a first down in the first quarter. The New England Patriots visited the Kansas City Chiefs for the AFC Championship Game at Arrowhead Stadium. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

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Chad Finn

Win over Chiefs had echo of past postseason games for Patriots

Yes, Tom Brady did it again, but there were other similarities from previous playoff games as well.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2015/09/04/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/brady-senior[1].jpg Tom Brady Sr. amazed at son?s longevity

Tom Brady Jr., at age 41 heads to his ninth Super Bowl appearance in 17 full seasons as the Patriots? starter. ?I?m shocked that he?s even playing today,? his father says.

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - JANUARY 20: Head coach Sean Payton of the New Orleans Saints reacts against the Los Angeles Rams during the fourth quarter in the NFC Championship game at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome on January 20, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. (Photo by Chris Graythen/Getty Images)

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BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

Sean Payton?s clock management, not the missed penalty, cost the Saints a win

The coach was irate about the non-call, but if he had merely run the ball, his chances of winning were good.

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The Patriots quarterback made his comments during his weekly appearance on WEEI.

ALEX SPEIER

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The 13 third-down conversions Sunday were the most in an NFL game this year, and the most by the Patriots in any game since at least 1991.

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EDITORIAL

Reassigned St. John?s rector is a familiar story ? and a probem for O?Malley

It looks like it might be the same old game of musical chairs for problem priests ? and that?s a problem for Cardinal Sean O?Malley.

Opinion | Niall Ferguson

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The Pythons were never very good at ending their sketches, and so it is with Brexit.

Letters

Letters

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?The effort to designate [the Nazzaro] a Boston landmark is fully justified.?

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

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

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

//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

Luxury Home of the Week: Renovated Concord farmhouse on 12-plus acres for $8.7 million

Originally built in 1751, this 4,100-square-foot Georgian farmhouse in Concord has since been renovated, boasting five bedrooms and 3.5 baths, all set on 12.86-acres of land. The property, 1100 Monument St., otherwise known as Buttrick Farm, is listed for $8,700,000, by Terrence Maitland of LandVest, Inc and includes quite a bit more than just the main house.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/CELGENE-1-1024x576.jpg How Celgene leaves a legacy of chutzpah in science, drug pricing

Want to know why an industry that views itself as lifesaving and heroic is viewed by much of the public as price gouging and venal? Look here.

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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