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President Trump's Impeachment Trial

Impeachment trial shifts to questions from senators

President Donald Trump’s impeachment trial is shifting to questions from senators, a pivotal juncture as Republicans lack the votes to block witnesses and face a potential setback in their hope of ending the trial with a quick acquittal.

McConnell says he does not have votes to block testimony by Bolton
After President Trump's legal team completed their defense of him at his Senate impeachment trial Tuesday, majority leader Mitch McConnell told Republicans that he does not yet have the votes to prevent John Bolton and other witnesses from testifying.

Alan Dershowitz, Elizabeth Warren clash over arguments in impeachment trial

‘I believe John Bolton,’ John Kelly says

President Trump praises Mike Pompeo for feud with NPR reporter over Ukraine question

Warren’s latest campaign bet: A ground game in late-voting states like Michigan

Even as her poll numbers lag in crucial early states, Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren has built up organizations in places like Michigan in a bid to ride out a long nomination fight.

Harvard scientist charged with lying about ties to Chinese university
Dr. Charles Lieber, a renowned Harvard University scientist, has been charged with lying to investigators about his affiliation with a Chinese university.

Harvard scientist’s arrest stuns colleague

Coronavirus screenings underway at Boston’s Logan Airport, CDC says

Screenings for the coronavirus, the newly discovered virus that emerged in China and has sickened thousands, are underway at Boston’s Logan International Airport, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday night.
Larry Edelman: The coronavirus is scary, but the real threat involving China remains the trade warMass. won’t say whether the state has seen suspected coronavirus casesChina death toll climbs to 132 as nations evacuate citizens from hard-hit cityJet with American evacuees from China lands in AlaskaThese maps are tracking the spread of the virus

Opinion

OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

Oprah needs to clean up her ‘American Dirt’ mess

OPINION | JEFF JACOBY

Trump should cancel the State of the Union

OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

Some sympathy, please, for Senate Republicans

EDITORIAL

Bring sales tax collection into the 21st century

Celtics 109, Heat 101
Celtics flex muscles in beating Miami
The Celtics’ convincing road victory came despite them being without Jayson Tatum and Enes Kanter.

Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward carry Celtics and other observations from Miami

Shirley Leung
Her assignment from Baker: Save the environment
Environmental Secretary Katie Theoharides has made the development of a multistate effort on gas emissions her number one priority.

State education board urges dramatic action for struggling Boston schools
Members said state Education Commissioner Jeffrey Riley should consider state actions to intervene in Boston, even if that might rub some in the city the wrong way.

One finalist is chosen in search for UMass Boston’s next leader

Kobe Bryant helicopter did not have warning system to alert pilot he was too close to land
On the day Bryant’s body was identified, federal official said it’s not clear a warning system would have averted the crash.

John Altobelli, baseball coach killed in Bryant crash, honored at team’s openerMural of Kobe Bryant and daughter, Gianna, appears in Cambridge
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Chesto Means Business

Changes may be coming to PILOT

Dumpster diving: Rhode Island is back at it

Fotis Dulos, accused of killing his wife Jennifer Dulos, in critical condition, police say

Boston’s coworking boom is now on pause

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.
IDEAS: Massachusetts Works
Ideas | Michael Porter

What Massachusetts can teach America

In this special section, we’re turning the typical model of journalism on its head -- instead of focusing on what’s broken, we’re taking a look at what Massachusetts gets right. By many measures, we lead the nation in social indicators that have a direct impact on how we live. We wanted to know: How did we get here, what can we learn from our successes, and what can we teach other states? But it’s not all perfect: We also examine areas where Massachusetts can improve.
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What works in Massachusetts?

Recommended Reads

An ode to the view of Boston from a Red Line train crossing the Longfellow Bridge

There are precious few moments like this, but the fleeting passage between Kendall Square and Charles/MGH, inside the unlikely setting of the maligned Red Line, can still stir something like reverence.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
Where does Kobe Bryant rank among the NBA’s greatest players?
The game has undergone massive changes over the decades, but we can make a pretty good assessment of his place in history.

Baker pushes for more emphasis on primary care, mental health
If adopted into law, Baker's proposals would require insurers and providers to increase their current spending in these areas by 30 percent.

Rhode Island

Dumpster diving: Rhode Island is back at it

State Police looked inside a dumpster outside the State House Monday night, acting on a tip about discarded documents

The key contract details for Providence’s new superintendent

In R.I., new state turnaround superintendent sees opportunities for change in Providence’s troubled schools

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

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

OPINION | Rachelle Cohen

Wanted for Congress: People of uncommon courage

OPINION | Michael A. Cohen

RIP, Kobe Bryant

OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

Why not a Biden for a Bolton?

OPINION | Joseph Polak

A tale of two guards wavering on the precipice of the Holocaust

OPINION | JEFF JACOBY

‘Never Again,’ again and again

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

Franklin Park master plan meeting draws a crowd
Over 100 people filled the William J. Devine Golf Clubhouse at Franklin Park Tuesday for the first of four community workshops about a new master plan for Boston’s largest park.

Coronavirus screenings underway at Boston’s Logan Airport, CDC says

Screenings for the coronavirus, the newly discovered virus that emerged in China and has sickened thousands, are underway at Boston’s Logan International Airport, a spokesman for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention said Tuesday night.

Stoneham police searching for missing teen

Angelo Zelandi,17, was last seen Saturday in Jamaica Plain, according to police.

One finalist is chosen in search for UMass Boston’s next leader

Dumpster diving: Rhode Island is back at it

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

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Roger Federer dodges seven match points to gain Australian semifinals

The 20-time Grand Slam champion pushed past 100th-ranked Tennys Sandgren of the United States in a grueling five-set match.

On-court tributes take many forms, including Kobe’s signature sneakers

The NBA sent Bryant’s Nike sneakers to teams, and the coaching staffs of the Celtics and Heat wore them Tuesday.
Celtics 109, Heat 101

Celtics flex muscles in beating Miami

NFL teams lost over $500 million to injuries in 2019, AP report says

Politics

Impeachment trial shifts to questions from senators

Business

Boston’s coworking boom is now on pause

Marijuana

Mass. vaping commission mulls new charge

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

John Altobelli, baseball coach killed in Bryant crash, honored at team’s opener

Kobe Bryant was both an inspiration and a mentor to Jayson Tatum

Jaylen Brown, Gordon Hayward carry Celtics and other observations from Miami

metro

Franklin Park master plan meeting draws a crowd

Coronavirus screenings underway at Boston’s Logan Airport, CDC says

Stoneham police searching for missing teen

Nation

Judge rejects Sandusky’s latest request for shorter sentence

Warren’s latest campaign bet: A ground game in late-voting states like Michigan

Appeals court weighs Florida law on felon voting rights

World

Powerful 7.7 magnitude earthquake hits between Cuba and Jamaica

Syrian troops enter key rebel-held town amid airstrikes

Benjamin Netanyahu withdraws request for immunity from prosecution

politics

Warren’s latest campaign bet: A ground game in late-voting states like Michigan

McConnell says he does not have votes to block testimony by Bolton

Alan Dershowitz, Elizabeth Warren clash over arguments in impeachment trial

business

Boston’s coworking boom is now on pause

The coronavirus is scary, but the real threat involving China remains the trade war

Her assignment from Baker: Save the environment

lifestyle

If you can’t Super Bowl with Brady, you can at least party with Tony & Elaine

We all want clean lettuce in our salads. This can help.

A puffy mouthful of comfort food

marijuana

Mass. vaping commission mulls new charge

Lawmakers hear testimony on bills to ban pot billboards, expand medical marijuana access for veterans

Central Kitchen in Cambridge to close its doors, make room for marijuana dispensary

opinion

Bring sales tax collection into the 21st century

The female faithful among Trump’s supporters

Those ex-sports stars have got nothing on this octogenarian

food & dining

We all want clean lettuce in our salads. This can help.

A puffy mouthful of comfort food

A vegan Super Bowl party can have all of the familiar flavors with none of the meats and cheeses

travel

Logan ranks 5th on list of airports with best dining options

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

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

7 misses from the year’s Oscar nominations

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

Some ‘Gentlemen’ are more gentlemanly than others

Television

For ‘Will & Grace,’ a long, slow slide into irrelevance

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

music

Coronavirus threatens Boston Symphony Orchestra tour to Asia

BSO to perform Shostakovich opera, Julia Adolphe commission in 2020-21

Rage Against the Machine, the 1975, Jason Isbell join an eclectic Boston Calling lineup

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

Bob Shane, last of the original Kingston Trio

John F. Cogan Jr., at 93; a lawyer, investment fund leader, and civic activist ‘blessed beyond measure’

Michael I. Sovern, who led Columbia in eventful era