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The amount of disruption headed for South Station will be unprecedented

A combination of two significant events ? a huge construction project and the installation of subway-style fare gates at the platforms ? threatens to create years of bottlenecks.

State's first coronavirus victim is isolated and being monitored by health officials
A Boston man who had recently returned from Wuhan City, the epicenter of the respiratory illness raging across China and spreading to other countries, has been confirmed positive for the virus.

Ed Markey discusses response to coronavirus

John Kerry strongly denies he?s considering a late 2020 run following NBC report
NBC News reported Sunday that one of its analysts overheard John Kerry discussing what he?d have to do to enter the 2020 presidential race to avoid ?the possibility of Bernie Sanders taking down the Democratic Party.? 29 minutes ago

Iowans second-guess themselves as caucus day looms Campaigns ramp up efforts in New Hampshire a week ahead of primary Democratic candidates wage battle to capture voters in rural Iowa

Step by step: How the Iowa caucuses work, and why there could be more than one winner

President Trump's impeachment trial

Justice Department acknowledges that 24 emails reveal Trump?s thinking on Ukraine

Hours after the Senate voted against seeking new evidence in the impeachment case against President Trump, the administration acknowledged in a midnight court filing the existence of two dozen emails that reveal the president's thinking about withholding military aid to Ukraine.
McConnell keeps ranks by isolating GOP rebels Final vote in Trump?s trial to be held Wednesday

Opinion

OPINION | Brenda Choresi Carter

When you hear ?electability,? think women and people of color
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts does a lot right

OPINION | ALAN BERGER

Trump?s Mideast peace plan is a farce
EDITORIAL

More sunshine, not less, needed with Massachusetts public records

Indiscriminate and inexplicable: a 16-hour crime spree along Maine?s quiet coastline
Quinton Hanna had a reputation for odd, sometimes disquieting, behavior. Police said he erupted in a spasm of violence, killing an 82-year-old Christmas tree farmer and assaulting a woman.

Alec Baldwin returns as President Trump on ?SNL? for the impeachment trial ?you wish had happened?
After the Senate voted against calling witnesses in President Trump?s impeachment trial, ?Saturday Night Live? showed an alternative to the proceedings in its cold open, ?The Trial You Wish Had Happened.?

London police shoot man over ?terrorism-related? incident; three people are injured
A man wearing what looked like a suicide vest stabbed three people in a ?terrorist-related? attack in a London neighborhood Sunday before he was shot and killed by police. One victim had life-threatening wounds, authorities said.

Countdown to Iowa

Who lost the last 24 hours of the presidential race?
Who won the 24 hours between Saturday morning and Sunday morning? Well, this time the story is who actually lost.

More from Iowa

Iowa wrestles with how to make its caucuses more diverse

Democrats focus on unity as tensions from 2016 linger

In Iowa, a former second lady campaigns to be the first

Don?t miss the Globe?s coverage and analysis of the Democratic primaries
More recent headlines

Norton woman dies after single-car crash on Route 95 in Mansfield

Spring to come early, according to state?s furry prognosticator

Body of missing snowmobiler recovered from Ayer pond

Get insights on the Democratic primary race with texts from the Globe?s politics team

Sign up for dispatches from the Democratic race for president.

Pennsylvania groundhog declares early spring ?a certainty?
Awoken by the crowd?s chants of ?Phil!? the groundhog was hoisted in the air for the assembly to hail before making his decision. He then grasped the glove of a handler as a member of his inner circle announced that spring would come early this year.

Novak Djokovic outlasts Dominic Thiem to win eighth Australian Open title
Djokovic refused to lose, waited for a chance to pounce and found his best tennis when absolutely necessary.

Mitch Moreland on returing to the Red Sox: ?It feels like home?
The first baseman will enter his 11th MLB season and fourth with the Red Sox. Moreland batted .252 with 19 home runs in 2019.

PETER ABRAHAM I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES
In memory of the late Nick Cafardo, a ranking of baseball?s managers
Nick made it a yearly exercise, so it seems like the right time to bring it back.

Recommended Reads

Meritage Restaurant + Wine Bar to close mid-February

The Boston Harbor Hotel space will be repurposed for private events.

Thomas Farragher
He was never elected, but Jimmy Donnelly was a City Hall star
For years, Jimmy Donnelly collected friends like gemstones from his perch as the attendant at Dock Square garage. He's nearing death, but the garage now bears his name, a lasting monument to his quiet public service.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Something?s missing from the Super Bowl, and it?s just not the same
Oh, the stories we could have told if it had been the Patriots instead of the Chiefs against the 49ers.

Rhode Island

Two Providence men arrested in Worcester on heroin trafficking charges

Jose Nunez-Feliz, 25, and Esmelin Fajardo, 33, each were charged with trafficking in heroin over 200 grams, and other drug offeneses Worcester police said in a statement Saturday.

Mass. developer buys Cranston?s Garden City Center

Langevin, Cicilline tackle cybersecurity and infrastructure while Senate focuses on impeachment
Newton

In West Newton, landmark proposal raises thorny issues over development

A city councilor?s push to preserve a group of commercial buildings as local landmarks could impact city efforts to revitalize the neighborhood.

Newton City Council sets March 3 special election to decide Northland mixed-use development

League of Women Voters to hold climate change forum in Newton

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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spotlight fellow report

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

Hundreds of thousands of children face abuse every year, but there is only one federal law that directly addresses this national tragedy.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | KEN KIMMELL

Massachusetts is a leader on climate change ? but it can do better

EDITORIAL

Trump doesn?t want forgiveness. He wants approval.
OPINION | Josephine Wolff

How states held hostage by ransomware attacks can take control
LETTERS

There is painful immediacy in Holocaust remembrance
OPINION | Howard Husock

The tragic lessons of urban renewal at Brookline?s Farm
IDEAS

What Massachusetts can teach America

VISUAL STORIES

Warnings of ?volcanic tsunami? after eruption in the Philippines

Ground Zero?s deadly dust claims another victim

Photos: Patriots vs. Titans in AFC wild-card playoffs

Globe staff photos of the month, December 2019

metro

Boston area startups making slow progress in fight against hearing loss
Greater Boston has emerged as the hub of hearing restoration efforts, yet the therapies may be years away.

Who lost the last 24 hours of the presidential race?

Who won the 24 hours between Saturday morning and Sunday morning? Well, this time the story is who actually lost.
sunday?s child

Sisters hope to join a family together

Militza is outgoing and friendly while younger sister Estrella is quiet and reserved.

Bedford police looking for missing Pennsylvania woman who has dementia

Two Providence men arrested in Worcester on heroin trafficking charges

STAT

The coronavirus questions that scientists are racing to answer

How fast can biotech come up with a vaccine for the latest outbreak?

?Traumatic as hell?: Patients describe what it?s like to be restrained in an ER

Labs study mini brains and lungs. Next up: snake venom gland organoids

sports

Live Updates | Super Bowl LIV

Countdown to Kickoff: Niners vs. Chiefs, 6:30 p.m.

Can former Patriots? backup Jimmy Garoppolo win a title with San Francisco?
JIM CLARK | HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

12 schools on initial Super 8 hockey ?Watch List?

Arlington, Austin Prep, BC High, Canton, Catholic Memorial, Central Catholic, Framingham, Hingham, Pope Francis, St. John?s Prep, St. Mary?s and Xaverian make State Coaches? list

Growing up with an NHL dad

the beanpot

Last three years have seen a Beanpot shift

Politics

John Kerry strongly denies he?s considering a late 2020 run following NBC report

Business

Wanted: A different kind of leader

Marijuana

Campaign against Arkansas recreational pot measures launched

magazine
Cover story

The 29 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?At our age, you never know what might happen?
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Greater Boston, Jan. 27-Feb. 2
Cooking

Recipes: Three bold snacks for a memorable Oscar party

sports

If Tom Brady doesn?t re-sign with Patriots, Raiders reportedly ready to pursue him

Brenna McDonald has the answers for Natick?s 12-2 start on the court

We now know the meaning behind Tom Brady?s cryptic social media post

metro

Boston area startups making slow progress in fight against hearing loss

Who lost the last 24 hours of the presidential race?

Sisters hope to join a family together

Nation

Des Moines Register poll of Iowa caucusgoers abruptly shelved

McConnell keeps ranks by isolating GOP rebels

Court filing points to Trump emails on Ukraine decision

World

An English zoo?s jungle cats would like your leftover perfume. Preferably Calvin Klein.

As the death toll rises in China, WHO warns countries need to prepare for ?domestic outbreak control?

Modi?s budget offers few solutions to revive India?s weak economy

politics

Democratic candidates wage battle to capture voters in rural Iowa

Joe Biden flashes his strengths and flaws down homestretch in Iowa

Des Moines Register poll of Iowa caucusgoers abruptly shelved

business

Wanted: A different kind of leader

Victoria?s Secret ?Angels? suffered in culture of misogyny

Owner of former Reebok campus lands final approval for local property tax break

lifestyle

A celebration for the Martin Richard Foundation?s Team MR8

Hasty Pudding honors actress Elizabeth Banks

Meritage Restaurant + Wine Bar to close mid-February

marijuana

Campaign against Arkansas recreational pot measures launched

Colorado launches carbon, energy programs for cannabis firms

Delaware lawmakers eye revisions to medical marijuana rules

opinion

When you hear ?electability,? think women and people of color

Massachusetts does a lot right

Readers offer their kudos for what Mass. gets right

food & dining

Cheap mixed drinks? Spicy Cajun seafood? In a quiet Somerville corner, it could be yours.

Caviar omelettes come to the Back Bay, and Central Kitchen says goodbye

If you can?t Super Bowl with Brady, you can at least party with Tony & Elaine

travel

Bob Hope, a new dog exhibit, and horses pulling skiers

If you?re going to get snowed in, these are good places to be

When she can, she anchors herself in Chatham

Books

Sublime ?Reconstructions?; cinema ?For Kids of All Ages?; and a mischievous critter comes to dinner

For Zach Norris, a focus on fostering a community of care

?American Oligarchs? is a richly researched climb up the Trump and Kushner family trees

Movies

2020 Oscar-nominated documentary shorts are dealing with disaster

When the Academy likes its live action kept short

When the Academy likes its animation kept short

Television

Alec Baldwin returns as President Trump on ?SNL? for the impeachment trial ?you wish had happened?

Imelda Staunton to star in fifth, and final, season of ?The Crown?

Netflix hit series ?The Crown? to end earlier than expected - with its next and last queen

music

A musical maverick?s opera premieres, 35 years late

BSO serves up a tour program without a tour

Peace and harmony in Little Big Town

Theater/Dance

Teicher and Tao keep time at bay in ?More Forever?

?Gloria: A Life? places Steinem at the center of a story much larger than herself

With the passing of the years, ?Hair? has grown thin

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Louis Nirenberg, ?One of the great mathematicians,? dies at 94

Best-selling mystery author Mary Higgins Clark dies at 92

Anne Cox Chambers, wealthy newspaper heiress, dies at 100