Thousands more troops are heading to southern border

The Pentagon is poised to send at least 2,000 more active-duty service members, as the Trump administration continues to focus on the US-Mexico border.

Michael Bloomberg, the former New York City mayor, visited New Hampshire Tuesday.

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In N.H., Bloomberg compares Warren?s tax plan with Venezuela

Michael Bloomberg, one of the richest people on the planet, made those remarks during his trip to the first-in-the-nation primary state as he considers his own bid for the Democratic nomination.

Richard Kamrowski of Framingham clung onto another driver?s hood after the car was stopped on the Mass. Pike Friday during a road rage incident.

?It was quite terrifying? says man who helped stop wild road rage incident on Mass. Pike

?What if he gets thrown off the car and falls into our car?? Schur said. ?Either we try to help or it could get worse. ... This is a busy highway. ... The guy?s almost 70, come on.?

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A prominent development firm appears poised to buy 6.5 acres along Fort Point Channel, setting up more growth in that neighborhood.

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Prior to Tuesday, Miguel Rivera, 58, was already facing a charge of permitting substantial bodily injury to a child and misleading a police investigation into the death of his niece.

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David Wilson, 58, of Charlton became the latest defendant to plead guilty in the pay scandal among state troopers.

Midwest is hit with bitterly frigid temperatures as polar vortex dips south

Temperatures fell well below zero in locations throughout the upper Midwest, and governors in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan declared emergencies.

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Kevin, a 35-year-old quarter horse, slipped on ice in a paddock. At least 40 people responded to help him up Tuesday afternoon.

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Dr. David Torchiana, a heart surgeon by training, has been CEO of Boston-based Partners since 2015.

SEAN P. MURPHY | THE FINE PRINT

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So who takes the loss on a fake check? The first bank that accepted the check or the one that ultimately paid it ? Citizens, in this case? Or the accountholder?

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Perspective | Magazine

What kids aren?t telling parents about porn on social media

Adult content is rampant on social media. Here?s what parents need to know.

Foxborough, MA - 1/25/2019 - New England Patriots Offensive Line coach Dante Scarnecchia. New England Patriots practice at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Sports, Reporter: Jim McBride, Topic: 26Patriots, LOID: 8.5.213616483.

JIM McBRIDE

Venerable, volatile Dante Scarnecchia keeps the Patriots? line straight

No less than Tom Brady has declared him the greatest offensive line coach in the history of the NFL.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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Comments such as Nickell Robey-Coleman?s allow the Patriots to adopt an underdog persona they never should have.

Houston, Feb. 5, 2017 - Tom Brady hands off to James White for a touchdown during the fourth quarter at NRG Stadium in the Super Bowl. The Atlanta Falcons play the New England Patriots in Super Bowl LI at NRG Stadium in Houston on Feb. 5, 2017. Stan Grossfeld / Globe staff.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Atlanta?s hospitality outshines its sports history

The folks could not be nicer, but there is some unfortunate history associated with big events here.

FILE - In this Nov. 5, 2018 file photo, Bruce Springsteen performs at the 12th annual Stand Up For Heroes benefit concert in New York. Seventeen Springsteen songs are featured in the film,

Bruce Springsteen and Peter Wolf made a surprise visit to a Boston music shop

Why does The Boss keep popping up around Boston?

01-29-19: Boston, MA: The Bruins Jake DeBrusk (left) sails backwards into the net in front of Jets goalie Connor Hellebuyck (right), knocking it off the post in second period action. The Boston Bruins hosted the Winnipeg Jets in a regular season NHL hockey game at the TD Garden. (Jim Davis /Globe Staff)

Jets 4, Bruins 3

Well-rested Bruins start fast but get grounded by the Jets

Winnipeg?s Kyle Connor scored the lone goal of the shootout.

ADAM HIMMELSBACH

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1083442646.jpg Behind the scenes on the Celtics? Anthony Davis plan

Indications are that the Celtics have been preparing for months for the possibility of obtaining Davis.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/lee012519districtk1LIV.jpg Dim sum, a Vietnamese feast, and massive soup dumplings: 8 places to celebrate the Lunar New Year

If a home-cooked meal isn?t on your calendar, here are eight restaurants where you can share in the holiday spirit.

Adam Driver, from left, Annette Bening and Jon Hamm, cast members in

At Sundance, reporting on ?The Report? (among other new movies)

Other much-talked-about films at the festival include ?Velvet Buzzsaw? and ?Honey Bear.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/f12b9fc73fb8417294128264c60cfcdb-f12b9fc73fb8417294128264c60cfcdb-0.jpg ?Empire? actor Jussie Smollett assaulted in Chicago in potential hate crime

Jussie Smollett, a black, openly gay actor best known for his work in Fox?s ??Empire,?? was assaulted in Chicago by two people carrying a noose.

Miss Conduct

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I don?t know what happened, or how to tell my kid. Help!

OAKLAND, CA - JANUARY 27: U.S. Senator Kamala Harris (D-CA) speaks to her supporters during her presidential campaign launch rally in Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on January 27, 2019, in Oakland, California. Twenty thousand people turned out to see the Oakland native launch her presidential campaign in front of Oakland City Hall. (Photo by Mason Trinca/Getty Images)

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SCOT LEHIGH

Keep your eye on Kamala Harris

Harris has made one thing clear with her entry into the presidential race: She is a Democratic force to be reckoned with.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/1e65a22f270c42f185a5adfe1ef1e48e-1e65a22f270c42f185a5adfe1ef1e48e-0.jpg ?Carbon Free Boston? begins with cars and homes

If a new report on reducing Boston?s carbon footprint can focus the city?s climate policies around cars and homes, it?ll have been a success.

Renée Graham

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Graham-6413.jpg When mass shootings become mundane

To become inured to violence is tantamount to sanctioning it.

Special reports

special report

They were the top of their class at Boston public schools. Then life happened

This morning, the Globe will release a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn?t quite turn out the way they expected.

The Big Picture

Boston Globe Archive

The Big Picture

The day the North End was hit by a deadly wave of molasses

Twenty-one people died after a 15-foot wave of molasses swept through the North End in January 1919.

Love Letters: The Podcast

Love Letters

Season Two: How do you meet someone?

Dating in 2019 is?complicated. Frustrating. Sometimes completely exhilarating. In Season 2 of the podcast, Meredith Goldstein goes deep on one of her most-asked questions.

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Luxury Home of the Week: $6.25 million Brookline design keeps horse stalls

This Shingle-style home once served as the barn for the historic Otis Shepard House and still has the double-door entrance that horse-drawn carriages used. But that?s not the only historic element this home has retained. The turret with its conical roof also points to the history of the building.