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Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to Biden probe, according to report

A New York Times report citing an unpublished manuscript by John Bolton states that President Trump told his then-national security adviser in August that he wanted to continuing freezing aid to Ukraine until the government there investigated a political rival. 44 minutes ago
Markey blasts GOP for Senate impeachment ‘coverup’

How Bernie Sanders edged out Elizabeth Warren on the left
Sanders has secured the support of many progressive groups and activists in recent weeks, suggesting he has the upper hand in his clash with Warren to the progressive standard-bearer in the race.

Warren gets endorsement from Des Moines RegisterUnion Leader newspaper in N.H. endorses Klobuchar

‘Our phone rings from 7 in the morning until 10 at night.’ Life in Iowa’s political bombardment zone
Phone calls, billboards, nonstop TV ads and social media campaigns. Under assault by presidential candidates desperate for a win in the Hawkeye state, the famous politeness and hospitality of Iowans is being tested.

Biden, Sanders handily top field in national poll as Iowa nears

US reports five people with virus from China

The US has five confirmed cases of the new virus from China, all of whom traveled to the city that is the center of the outbreak, health officials said Sunday. Dozens of people have died in China in the outbreak, and hundreds have been sickened.
Death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuationThese maps are tracking the spread and risk of the Wuhan coronavirus in real time

Northeastern expected to launch graduate program in Maine

At a time when many of Maine’s colleges and universities are struggling to attract students, Boston’s Northeastern University is expected to announce Monday that it is opening a satellite campus in Portland.

Opinion

OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

The truth about Trump’s lies

EDITORIAL

Time to get creative on Uber and Lyft fees

OPINION | Susan Church, Kerry Doyle, and Heather Yountz

Customs and Border Protection goes rogue

OPINION | Diane Hessan

About those ‘Women for Trump’

ALEX SPEIER

The Mookie dilemma: Red Sox face franchise-changing decision

Dealing a superstar just entering his prime years seems shortsighted but the history of long-term megadeals offer plenty of risk as well. an hour ago
Mookie Betts trade talks evolving with Dodgers, Padres

On ‘SNL,’ Adam Driver as Jeffrey Epstein and Jon Lovitz as Alan Dershowitz reunite in hell

Former “SNL” cast member Jon Lovitz returned to Studio 8H to play Alan Dershowitz in the Harvard-affiliated legal scholar’s recently appointed role as a member of President Trump’s impeachment defense team and soon found himself in hell alongside his former client, Jeffrey Epstein, who was played by episode host Adam Driver.
Now on Trump’s team, Alan Dershowitz says, ‘I haven’t changed’

‘Monet and Boston’ will celebrate a strong connection, collection at the MFA
Several Impressionist paintings are coming home for the occasion.

★ DISPATCHES FROM IOWA
Looking for diversity in the presidential race? It’s with Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and other surrogates for the all-white top Democratic candidates
As the Iowa caucuses approach, Black and Latino politicians are among the most sought-after endorsers and surrogates on the campaign trail.

More recent headlines

Teen fatally stabbed on Blue Hill Ave. Saturday identified; younger brother is among those injured

Four people hospitalized after being rescued from Dorchester fire

Ex-Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson to visit Mass. State House Monday to highlight NDAs

Don’t miss the Globe’s coverage and analysis of the Democratic primaries

The Globe’s politics team will help you sort through the noise with timely, in-depth news coverage, and sharp analysis of the state of the race. Here’s how to stay in the know.

Comedian Pete Holmes told Malia Obama to ‘please shut the (expletive) up’ while performing in Somerville
Holmes performed at the Comedy Studio in Somerville, and Malia Obama was in the front row in the audience. And Holmes didn't recognize her.

How Lexington’s Pete Holmes got Judd Apatow’s attention and became a comedy star

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
How can the Red Sox be so confident MLB’s investigation will end well for them?
The reporters who broke the news on the Houston Astros’ cheating scandal are the same reporters that had three sources accusing the 108-win Red Sox of cheating in 2018.

PATRIOTS
A blueprint to remaking the Patriots
We put it to each of the Globe’s NFL writers to determine a course of action for the Patriots this offseason, including a plan for Tom Brady, and what to do in free agency and in the NFL Draft.

Harry and Meghan’s big funding source is private. Sort of
In trying to prove that they would renounce taxpayer money, Harry and Meghan gave Britons a peek at the shadowy world of ostensibly private finance that bankrolls the family and its mansions, gardens, and considerable staff.

Recommended Reads

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.

How do animals survive long winters?
In all kinds of ways, it turns out. Birds switch their diets, coyotes grow thicker fur, and turtles bury into mud.

The puck stops here: Boston Public Schools superintendent is at home in the hockey rink
Wearing a white and purple Boston Latin practice jersey, Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius looked like just another skater out on the ice.

Rhode Island

Bill would let R.I. lawmakers hide behind tinted windows

State legislator from Providence wants to allow tinted windshields on private vehicles of lawmakers, police, firefighters, and judges

Tampa-area educator tapped to lead Providence schools

Bill would let R.I. lawmakers hide behind tinted windows

Newton

After opposition to Albemarle, Newton continues search for proposed senior center’s home

The search for a new home for the city’s senior center — launched shortly after Fuller took office in 2018 — has grown into something of a game of musical chairs.

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

Newton gets grant to study potential affordable housing at armory

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

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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

We endure some of the nation’s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis — a very slow moving crisis — that puts our region’s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
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

The federal government has one main law to prevent child abuse. No state follows all of it

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

EDITORIAL

The Trump administration owes the public answers on Iranian deportations

OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

The Senate’s choice: Integrity or servility

EDITORIAL

Recycling programs need a reboot — and some financial help from online retailers

OPINION | Alex Beam

Let’s analyze Donald Trump’s reelection chances

OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

Mayor Walsh wants to change the Boston Fire Department. Can he?

IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

It’s a right-handed world. What if we looked at it from the left?

VISUAL STORIES

The danger in our salad bowls

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

metro

‘Our phone rings from 7 in the morning until 10 at night.’ Life in Iowa’s political bombardment zone
Phone calls, billboards, nonstop TV ads and social media campaigns. Under assault by presidential candidates desperate for a win in the Hawkeye state, the famous politeness and hospitality of Iowans is being tested.

Four people hospitalized after being rescued from Dorchester fire

Firefighters rescued five residents total, one of whom was trapped on the third floor of the two-and-a-half story building on Seaver Street.

Ed Markey blasts GOP for Senate impeachment ‘coverup’

US Senator Edward J. Markey on Sunday blasted the opening arguments made a day earlier by lawyers representing President Trump in his Senate impeachment trial and called on Republican colleagues to allow new witnesses and evidence — even as he admitted there’s little chance GOP senators will cross the aisle.

Sunshine is here — with plans to stay a while

2 adults, 1 child hospitalized after Charlestown apartment fire

STAT

New heart transplant method being tested for the first time in the U.S.

Opinion: Why Black doctors like me are leaving academic medicine

‘How long do I have?’ A website on cancer survival rates seeks to help

Watch: Consumer genetic testing: What do you get for your money?

sports

Tearful Doc Rivers, Tom Brady among those mourning Kobe Bryant

Doc Rivers cried as he spoke about Kobe Bryant on Sunday, calling the news "just devastating": "This is a tough one."
MSTCA COACHES INVITATIONAL | LARGE SCHOOL

In a rare feat of fleet feet, Lawrence’s Jerimil German and Medford’s Tristen Howard finish tied in the 55-meter race

German and Howard tied for first after crossing the finish line in 6.463 seconds at the Reggie Lewis Center on Sunday.

Photos: Lakers fans mourn Kobe Bryant at Staples Center

Alfreda Harris and Charlie Titus receive special recognition at Black Coaches Classic

Politics

How Bernie Sanders edged out Elizabeth Warren on the left

Business

Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to Biden probe, according to report

Marijuana

State-run marijuana stores? Proponents — including Rhode Island’s governor — say it’s an idea worth exploring

magazine
Cover story

The 29 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs

Perspective

Has Louis C.K. earned a comeback?

Cooking

Recipes: Turn this stew into 2 different weeknight meals

Miss Conduct

Advice: A co-worker took a gift I left for someone else

sports

Chiefs, 49ers touch down in Miami

The Mookie dilemma: Red Sox face franchise-changing decision

Celtics family devastated by loss of Kobe Bryant

metro

‘Our phone rings from 7 in the morning until 10 at night.’ Life in Iowa’s political bombardment zone

Four people hospitalized after being rescued from Dorchester fire

Ed Markey blasts GOP for Senate impeachment ‘coverup’

Nation

How Bernie Sanders edged out Elizabeth Warren on the left

Ex-Fox anchor Gretchen Carlson to visit Mass. State House Monday to highlight NDAs

US reports five people with virus from China

World

Anatomy of a lie: How Iran covered up the downing of an airliner

Virus death toll in China rises as US prepares evacuation

Canada hospital says it has confirmed case of deadly virus

politics

With Trump impeachment trial set to resume, a key question remains: Will senators hear witnesses?

Union Leader newspaper in New Hampshire endorses Amy Klobuchar

Trump’s legal team argues president did nothing wrong in Ukraine dealings

business

Bolton says Trump tied Ukraine funds to Biden probe, according to report

Dollar Shave vs. Gillette: a lesson for a new era

US Embassy in Baghdad hit in Katyusha rocket attack

lifestyle

Comedian Pete Holmes told Malia Obama to ‘please shut the (expletive) up’ while performing in Somerville

As ‘flight shame’ movement grows, more airlines and travelers seek to offset carbon footprint

Newton-raised actress Hari Nef joins Aly Raisman in Aerie’s self-love campaign

marijuana

State-run marijuana stores? Proponents — including Rhode Island’s governor — say it’s an idea worth exploring

Colorado State University gets gift to open research center on cannabis compounds

Greek police find 1.25 tons of cannabis hidden in date paste

opinion

Time to get creative on Uber and Lyft fees

When iconic restaurants close, they chip at our memories

Pelosi can hold her head up high

food & dining

At Parsnip, a Filipino pop-up is a chef’s passion project

At Good Thymes in Lowell, an emphasis on what really matters

How Eastern Standard’s Vanessa Rea-Marcel went from ice-cream scooper to award-winning sommelier

travel

As ‘flight shame’ movement grows, more airlines and travelers seek to offset carbon footprint

Tourism industry is (finally) shining a light on the women of the world

Learning how to ski (and have fun) from a real pro

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending Jan. 19

Author Donna Jackson Nakazawa searches for answers, cell by cell

Swiss novelist Peter Stamm not always in it for the long haul

Movies

Report from the Sundance Film Festival: from Taylor Swift to a ‘dying’ dad

Some ‘Gentlemen’ are more gentlemanly than others

Hiding in plain, and not-so-plain, sight: Gene Hackman turns 90

Television

This week’s TV: Goodbye ‘Good Place,’ hello Super Bowl and Taylor Swift

On ‘SNL,’ Adam Driver as Jeffrey Epstein and Jon Lovitz as Alan Dershowitz reunite in hell

Musical stars to sing for Oscar at awards show

music

Aerosmith performs at the Grammys without drummer Joey Kramer

Somber notes to a night of celebration at the Grammys

Watch Alicia Keys’ moving Grammys tribute to Kobe Bryant

Theater/Dance

Rubberband gets sociopolitical in ‘Ever So Slightly’

In ‘Shadow’ at ArtsEmerson, revelations from a struggle to be understood

Boston stand-up Don Gavin is ready for the secret to get out

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

Michael I. Sovern, who led Columbia in eventful era

‘Dark Shadows,’ ‘Cagney & Lacey’ actor John Karlen dies

James J. McCarthy, Harvard oceanographer who focused attention on climate change, dies 75