Developer offers a vision to get Kenmore Square moving

A proposed hotel tower in Kenmore Square.

Studio Gang

A developer is proposing to build a major hotel and plaza in the heart of Kenmore Square that would dramatically alter the way vehicles, pedestrians, and bicycles move through the intersection.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/tlumackibloomberg485.jpg Bloomberg compares Warren tax plan to Venezuela in N.H.

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.

The Terra?s ?geofencing? feature memorizes the owner?s yard, so the mower won?t run anywhere else.

iRobot

iRobot?s next frontier is the lawn in your backyard

The company promises its new Terra robot will mow in clean, neat strips?but likely at a steep cost.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/331b01685d7a44478fd66a8b376e9b11-331b01685d7a44478fd66a8b376e9b11-0.jpg 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.

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New program aimed at students who come from the first generation in their family to attend college.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/10/09/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/wiggs_gillette_file.jpg Real estate deal near Gillette HQ could trigger wave of construction in Fort Point

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

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/JacquelineSteinerNovember2018.jpg Jacqueline Steiner, cowriter of ?Charlie on the MTA,? dies at 94

The ditty became one of the best-known Boston songs and the namesake of the MBTA?s CharlieCard.

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Windchills will plummet and Boston could see snow squalls Wednesday on the heels of the storm that pushed through the region overnight.

Jen Brackman and Aaron Brackman don large jackets and goggles while on a walk on the Stone Arch Bridge on January 29, 2019 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. - The polar vortex is here -- tens of millions of people in the US braced on January 29, 2019, for a deep arctic chill, which authorities say could be life-threatening. Sub-zero temperatures already blanketing parts of Canada were already sweeping across the US Midwest and towards the East Coast. (Photo by STEPHEN MATUREN / AFP)STEPHEN MATUREN/AFP/Getty Images

It?s so cold in the Midwest, they?ve canceled the mail

A deadly arctic deep freeze has enveloped the Midwest, prompting the U.S. Postal Service to take the rare step of suspending mail delivery to a wide swath of the region.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/roadrage01.jpg ?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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Dr. David Torchiana, a heart surgeon by training, has been CEO of Boston-based Partners since 2015.

Mass. House criticized for lacking transparency amid debate on rules

At issue are the rules for how the House conducts its business. With no deadline for proposing amendments, there could be scant time to consider them before a vote.

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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.

Students at Northeastern University protest the Immigration and Customs Enforcement agency in July.

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Adrian Walker

Criminal defendants in ICE custody haven?t always been able to have their day in court. That?s about to change

Many defendants in federal ICE custody are awaiting criminal trials - but it?s up to ICE to take them to court. Sometimes they do, sometimes they refuse.

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.

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Quinton Peron and Napoleon Jinnies will make history when they dance with their Los Angeles Rams cheerleading teammates in Atlanta on Sunday.

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.

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.

Jets 4, Bruins 3

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davisboswin5spts.jpg 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.

Boston, MA - 01/29/19 - Guests visit with archival items during the opening celebration. New vault storage opened at the Massachusetts State Archives, allowing state, court, and military records to reside in one place. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (in caps) Topic: (30newvault)

Lane Turner/Globe Staff

State Archives expands, welcomes new records

The additional 31,000 square feet of space will allow the archives to expand after the building reached a ?critical point? where they were running low on space, said Michael Comeau, executive director of the archives.

Electrify America, an electric car charger producer, has opened a charging station Wednesday, Jan. 16, 2019, in Paducah, Ky. The charging station is located at the side of the parking lot at the Walmart store on Hinkleville Road. (Ellen O'Nan/The Paducah Sun via AP)

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EDITORIAL

?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.

Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/01/17/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Advance/Images/05lotteryaid05-4002.jpg Another attempt to expand the tentacles ? er, the reach of the lottery

?If we?re going to have legalized schemes that separate hard-earned money from Massachusetts residents, let?s not pretend it?s all for a good cause.?

Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/13/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/AdobeStock_143329505.jpeg Thorny forces keep weighing on doctors

A recent report on physician burnout continues to resonate with readers, who see a profession in crisis.

SEAN P. MURPHY | THE FINE PRINT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/24/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryanlew1biz.jpg A counterfeit check causes a real headache

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?

//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.

?The Report? stars (from left) Adam Driver, Annette Bening, and Jon Hamm attended the film?s premiere at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah.

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

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

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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

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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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Miguel Rivera during his arraignment.

Uncle of 11-year-old girl who died in Lawrence rooming house now charged with rape

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.