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The report portrays a profession struggling with the unyielding demands of electronic health record systems and ever-growing regulatory burdens.
Top state representative grabbed incoming lawmaker’s backside, colleagues say
The speaker’s office says it’s probing claims of “inappropriate conduct.”
The data covers the entire Massachusetts state payroll for 2018, including the MBTA.
House Speaker Nancy Pelosi asked President Trump to postpone his Jan. 29 State of the Union speech, but Republicans cast her move as a ploy to deny Trump the stage.
Watchdog says agency ignored emoluments in OK’ing Trump hotel lease
A report says the General Services Administration improperly ‘‘ignored’’ the US Constitution when it green-lit President Trump’s management of his Washington hotel after his 2016 election.
Four Americans killed in Syria blast weeks after withdrawal announcement
The situation calls into question President Trump’s claim that ISIS has been defeated in Syria — his stated reason for pulling 2,000 American troops out of the country.
A list of Boston-area businesses offering free things to furloughed workers
These Boston-area restaurants and companies are offering free meals, bowling, and tickets — among other things — to workers affected by the government shutdown.
Dave Epstein
Snow arrives Friday, and another system is on the way for Sunday
Many of us should at least see the ground covered in white, come Friday.
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Purdue Pharma saw relationships with Mass. General and other hospitals as a way to gain sway at the most influential academic medical centers in the country and boost its revenues, according to a court document.
A Lexington officer sued two men in a defamation lawsuit stemming from a distracted driving citation he issued nearly five years ago.
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Health activists want Massachusetts health officials to release data they hold about the risks of cellphones and other wireless technologies.
As they head to Harvard, Gary Cohn and Heidi Heitkamp criticize shutdown
The former senator and former Trump aide will be two of 10 new fellows at the Institute of Politics who hope to model civility and the free exchange of ideas.
Television Review
In the Boston-based show, the series’ showrunner and star goes deeper to shape one of the most authentic portraits of a single mother on TV.
Yvonne Abraham
The Rose Kennedy green ribbon of hope
This slice that sutured together Boston after the Big Dig turns 10 this year, a worthy celebration in this season of drudgery and dank idiocy.
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Opinion | Alan Chaoui, Steven Defossez, and Michelle Williams
Nearly half of all physicians experience burnout in some form, and the number will continue to grow.
EDITORIAL
No, ISIS isn’t defeated in Syria — and Trump lacks a strategy
The deaths of four Americans in Syria Wednesday provided tragic new evidence of just how foolhardy President Trump’s decision was to declare that ISIS had been defeated.
special report
This morning, the Globe will release a multi-part investigation into how and why the lives of promising Boston valedictorians didn’t quite turn out the way they expected.
CELTICS 117, RAPTORS 108
Celtics beat first-place Raptors at TD Garden
Irving (27 points, career-high 18 assists) touted his team after halting three-game losing streak with an impressive win vs. first-place Raptors.
FLYERS 4, BRUINS 3
Bruins hand the game to Flyers
Left wing Peter Cehlarik scored twice in his first game of the season, but Boston has now lost three of its last four games.
Companies are plastering the Boston accent all over ads, and some locals have had enough
On billboards and subway placards across the city, brands peddling everything from bourbon to cold medicine are dropping their r’s in the name of sales — and drawing the ire of locals.
Obituary
John Bogle, Vanguard founder, dies at 89
Mr. Bogle simplified investing for the masses by introducing the first index mutual fund for individual investors in 1976.
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Ms. Bloom was born in Lynn and died Jan. 9 in Bar Harbor, Maine.
Boston Globe Archive
Globe Magazine
One hundred years ago today an enormous steel tank ruptured, sending a torrent of brown syrup on a deadly path through the North End.
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Our photographers share the stories behind what went into making the year’s best photos, as selected by the editors of the Globe Magazine and photo department.
Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.
The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America’s most popular sport.
Court Sense
Follow the Celtics’ quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.
Dire forecasts for Kansas City aren’t fazing players who are used to the cold and know how to prepare.
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Federal lawmakers from Massachusetts have criticized Columbia Gas about backdated gas bills being sent to Merrimack Valley residents, months after explosions and fires rocked the region.
As snow (potentially) begins to fall this weekend, you can spend your time searching for a new home. From a condo in Malden to a house with a barn in Dover, the open houses this weekend are plentiful. Check them out: Under $500,000 131 Piece St.
The shutdown threw a prime Washington ritual into question Wednesday as Nancy Pelosi asked President Trump to forgo his State of the Union speech.
Wednesday’s vote will be the second no-confidence vote against May in less than two months. She successfully fended off a challenge from her Conservative partymates in December.
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Volkswagen and Ford say they're forming a global alliance in which they will work together to develop commercial vans and medium-sized pickups while exploring broader cooperation on battery-powered and autonomous vehicles
There will be significant consequences for businesses and investors.
A new exhibition dives into an under-explored trove of the museum’s collection, with what appears to be a mea culpa: We’ve done too little, for too long. That changes now.
Documents reveal new details about Purdue’s marketing of OxyContin
Mass. AG Maura Healey filed a revised complaint Tuesday with new details about Purdue’s promotion of OxyContin.
Love Letters: Until next year, my sweetheart
In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and “Wet Hot American Summer” creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.
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Are we ignoring — or outright banning — an easy affordable-housing fix?
Mobile homes may be the least expensive and most effective means of addressing the region’s housing shortage.
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