Virginia governor says he wasn?t in yearbook photo, refuses to resign

Ralph Northam, a Democrat, says he has no memory of the photo, despite issuing an apology on Friday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lee012619illicitpot1MET.jpg Illicit pot market remains stubbornly robust

Despite legalization, it will take years to put marijuana dealers in Massachusetts out of business.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/200_trump.jpg Trump sought a loan during 2016 campaign. Deutsche Bank said no.

The loan request set off a fight that reached the top of Deutsche Bank, according to three people familiar with the request.

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The ?racially motivated? graffiti was discovered in Horace Mann Hall shortly after 10 a.m. Friday, a university spokesman said.

Senator Bernie Sanders  (left), former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg (center), and former vice president Joe Biden are in their mid to late 70s.

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Question for Democrats: Are some candidates too old?

A growing movement of older Americans bristles at the notion that gray hair is a deficit.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/03f1c30febea4c9bba0edbcb6be8cca2-03f1c30febea4c9bba0edbcb6be8cca2-0.jpg TSA worker jumps to his death from hotel balcony at Orlando airport

Witnesses said a Transportation Security Administration worker died at Orlando?s airport Saturday morning, sending passengers fleeing.

People waited in line to get into Toby Keith?s at Patriots Place in 2016.

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Kevin Cullen

Witness protection and wiseguys at Toby Keith?s

The suddenly closed Patriot Place restaurant was the brainchild of a Mafia informant turned not-so legitimate businessman, according to reports.

Lincoln, MA--02/02/2019-Mrs. G, the Official Groundhog of Massachusetts, eats some corn at the Mass Audubon's Drumlin Farm Wildlife Sanctuary on Groundhog Day. Mrs. G predicted that we will have 6 more weeks of winter. (Nathan Klima for the Boston Globe) Topic: 03groundhog Reporter:

Temperatures are rising in Boston area, headed toward near 60 on Tuesday

A substantial warmup is on the way, with temperatures in the 30s today and Sunday, then in the 50s Monday and Tuesday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Hampshire_06.jpg Hampshire College won?t admit full freshman class

Students, faculty, and alumni knew a decision was coming about the future of their beloved small college in Amherst. Now there is even more uncertainty on a campus that may be like no other.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2014/10/17/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/greenhouse_16boloco-3_business.jpg Boloco apologizes after peanut allergy error, moves to improve employee training

Boloco?s chief executive, John Pepper, said food allergy scares are one of the things that keep him up at night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/01/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/16921ef510a846449cebda4367c7566e-16921ef510a846449cebda4367c7566e-0.jpg Limiting opioid prescriptions will do little to reduce overdose deaths, study says

Mathematical models cast doubt on whether restricting painkiller prescriptions remains the answer to an epidemic now dominated by heroin and illicit fentanyl.

State IG says Methuen police contract invalid

Glenn Cunha said the two generous salary pacts reached with the police union should be rescinded.

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Robert Kraft spoke at Saturday?s pregame rally in Atlanta.

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A fan held a replica of the Lombardi Trophy.

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Jamie Gandolfi of Newburyport had the Patriots? logo shaved into his head.

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Fans packed Centennial Olympic Park for the rally.

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Jowana Virdi of Atlanta, formerly of Brockton, was all decked out.

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Patriots cheerleaders entertained the crowd.

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Richard Seymour (center) joined Jonathan and Robert Kraft.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

Super Bowl week has been all about the Patriots

It?s like when the Harlem Globetrotters come to town. Nobody cares who they?ll be playing. Such is the plight of the largely ignored Rams.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan%20(5)-26271.tif We asked those close to him: ?Tell us one thing about Bill Belichick we don?t know?

?One-liners, he?s good at one-liners. Once a week, maybe every two weeks he can hit you with a one-liner and it?s pretty good.?

CHAD FINN

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Belichick_s_Guys_BAT.jpg Exactly what kind of a player is a ?Belichick guy??

There are certain common threads that are apparent when examining his roster-building through the years.

Super Bowl Insider

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/02/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/4140c716049c4897ab070c3f88e45a02-4140c716049c4897ab070c3f88e45a02-0.jpg Tracy Wolfson had no idea Tom Brady?s ?everyone thinks we suck? line was coming

However Wolfson knew when her interview was over that it was going to go viral.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/17/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wiggs_Deleo_01.jpg House punts on full transparency

In rejecting a ban on nondisclosure agreements, the House further entrenched a culture of secrecy that has no place in government.

OPINION | CHRISTOPHER WEYANT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/30/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/weyantTease-6423.jpg Another prediction on Sunday?s Big Game

Cartoonist and illustrator Christopher Weyant envisions who the GOP must see as winning the Super Bowl.

SOMERVILLE, MA - 5/09/2018:Partners Healthcare in Assembly Row. A new federal tax break designed to boost low-income neighborhoods could subsidize investment in some of the hottest corners of Greater Boston. Construction in/around Assembly Row and Union Square in Somerville. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: BUSINESS TOPIC 20opportunity

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EDITORIAL

Does Partners HealthCare still need to grow?

The next Partners CEO needs to figure out how to get everyone on the same page, and maybe just maybe ? growth through acquisition should no longer be the priority.

The Weddings Issue

7 N.E. wedding venues where your money pays for a good cause

From a historic Gilded Age mansion to an idyllic island, these places offer the chance to make a big impact on that big day.

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Special Report

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

Read 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

Globe staff photos of the month for January

Here?s a look at some of the best images taken by Globe photographers last month: of winter storms, the partial federal government shutdown, and a comfort dog in the class room.

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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