Precarious week begins in D.C. as chance of another shutdown grows

Bipartisan talks to reach a border security agreement have stalled, lawmakers and aides said Sunday, imperiling efforts to prevent another government shutdown days before the Friday deadline.

Senator Elizabeth Warren waved to the crowd Saturday during her campaign kick-off event in Lawrence.

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Adrian Walker

Warren doesn?t want ?change.? She?s selling a revolution

Her campaign will turn on the question of just how much change America has an appetite for.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/klima_10warren_20190209_002.jpg After Warren?s announcement, Rob Lowe and President Trump sent tweets. (Lowe deleted his.)

Rob Lowe deleted a message that referenced Elizabeth Warren?s controversial claims of Native American heritage, while President Trump also had something to say.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/13schoolfunding01c.jpg School funding proposal favors a small number of districts

More than half of the state?s school systems would see their state aid creep up only by 1 percent or less.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

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New England?s largest utility is doubling down on wind and solar power.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/RinaldiDonkeyWalk05.jpg Olivia Bergstrom remembered by her horse-loving friends

Bergstrom, 20, died in February 2018 after police say her boyfriend stabbed her to death in their Needham apartment.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_providence_suspects.jpg 3rd arrest made in theft of Boston officer?s service weapon

Kyle Benford, 24, of Providence was arrested on a warrant on charges of larceny of a firearm and conspiracy Saturday night, officials said.

Mass. hikers rescued from N.H. mountain

In one incident, a 19-year-old UMass Lowell student suffered a serious head injury when he slid 200 feet down Mount Major.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/19/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/klima_23forbes_20190118_001.jpg ?I was surprised and devastated?

A judge dismissed child rape charges against former Milton Academy teacher Reynold J. Buono in December.

Scott Kirsner | Innovation Economy

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/ryanstartup2biz.jpg Their goal: make cryptocurrency less scary

For local VCs and startups, taming the wild world of digital exchanges is a business opportunity.

Senator Elizabeth Warren spoke to supporters Saturday during an event in Dover, N.H. New Hampshire officials fret that the first-in-the-nation primary could be losing its influence.

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N.H. insiders fret over status of first-in-the-nation primary

Instead of celebrating a big milestone scheduled to take place one year from Monday, the state?s political poobahs are expressing unprecedented anxiety.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/snow%20totals%202.jpg These maps show how much snow Massachusetts could get on Tuesday

A winter storm will bring freezing rain, sleet, and snow but how many inches of the white stuff will pile up?

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There?s a movement to enact a city-specific Wetlands Protection Act, as part of a climate resiliency effort.

Lady Gaga, Jada Pinkett Smith, Alicia Keys, Michelle Obama, and Jennifer Lopez at Sunday?s Grammy Awards in Los Angeles.

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The future is female at the Grammys

The 61st Grammy Awards put women front and center, with an appearance from Michelle Obama and big performances from female stars.

Hayley Kaufman

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/11/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/200_kacey_musgraves.jpg A pretty and predictable red carpet at the Grammy Awards

Janelle Monae was the only one to turn up the heat on the Grammys red carpet, where pretty and predictable ruled the night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/09/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/maverick%20square-654730.jpg 5 more pot shops get Boston?s OK, clearing way for state?s review

New cannabis retailers in East Boston, Dorchester, the Fenway, and Jamaica Plain cleared a key hurdle.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/Boghosian_09quickbite5_ART.jpg Why are so many Boston restaurants closing?

It?s the rents. It?s the labor costs. It?s changing tastes. It?s the Trump factor. In short: It?s the perfect storm, and something needs to change.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/23/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/Rinaldi19012327DCF03.jpg The call from DCF: ?We have your children?

A mother struggles with the loss of her children in the wake of a state judge?s decision to terminate her rights to them for good.

Special reports

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.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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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The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

Highlights from the Patriots Super Bowl parade

Patriots fans filled the streets to celebrate New England?s sixth Super Bowl win.

Real Estate

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Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region?s housing shortage.

STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/02/08/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/GettyImages-1094227284-1024x576.jpg Scientists have ideas to spend Trump?s $500 million for childhood cancer

Childhood cancer experts say there are specific, actionable research questions that the money could help them answer.

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