ESPN report details rift among Brady, Belichick, Kraft

A rift has developed among the three most powerful figures in the Patriots organization ? one that threatens to make this the final season they are together, the report says.

Storm cleanup continues as deep freeze approaches

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Thursday?s snowstorm was disastrous for some local homeowners and businesses. Boston?s snow emergency and parking ban will be lifted at 5 p.m. Friday.

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The Big Picture

Photos: Powerful winter storm hits Mass.

Thursday?s storm brought snow, flooding, and strong winds.

People took out the trash and shovled out their cars on Beacon Hill Friday.

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Snow moves out, but cold is rushing in

The next few days will be brutally cold with gusty winds at times exceeding 30 miles per hour.

Bystanders in East Boston pushed an MBTA bus out of the snow

A resident who witnessed the scene from indoors said it exemplified everything great about her neighborhood.

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It?s official: Boston has broken its record for highest tide ever recorded, the National Weather Service says.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/fuel2.jpg Prolonged cold snap upends region?s energy market

Oil distributors and power plant operators are racing to keep up with demand as another wave of frigid air pummels the region this weekend.

Names

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The former Bruins star has less facial hair after squaring off against Nazem Kadri.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/shaughnessy1-15365.jpg Even if the Patriots aren?t that good, it won?t matter

The NFL playoff field ? in both conferences ? is the weakest it has been in a long time.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Politics/Images/3d01dd48ac9f4d70ab8c032d513a4c14-3d01dd48ac9f4d70ab8c032d513a4c14-0.jpg ?Where do I send the box of chocolates?? Trump book author asks

The author of an explosive new book about President Trump?s first year in office says the president?s calls to stop publication are helping him sell more copies.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/14/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/838634756.jpg The full list of the 103 Kmart, Sears stores closing around the US

More Kmart, Sears stores are closing around the country.

Logan Paul at 102.7 KIIS FM?s Jingle Ball 2017 on Dec. 1, 2017 in Inglewood, California.

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Renée Graham

The perils of YouTube stardom

The site sticks to its only true guideline: making as much money as possible.

Names

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/Arts/Images/866746770.jpg Bush sisters: Things said about women in last presidential election ?would never be said about men?

Jenna and Barbara Bush have a new book called ?Sisters First.?

Buzzsaw

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For the holiday week, I switched off TV series and watched only movies. Here?s what I learned.

Rancor infiltrates Boston Winter

BOSTON, MA- NOVEMBER 24, 2017- : After the lighting of Boston Winter Holiday Tree youths took part in the First skate on the Ice Skating Path during the opening celebration at

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The business partners behind City Hall Plaza?s popular Boston Winter festivities appear to be headed toward a messy divorce.

Frozen hydrants hamper response to 4-alarm Longmeadow house fire

Firefighters responded to the Longmeadow residence Friday morning, but immediately began having water supply issues due to frozen fire hydrants.

Evan Horowitz | Quick Study

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/901287034.jpg How long can the economic good times last?

Imminent threats are tough to spot, but there are gathering signs that our long recovery may be entering its final phase.

Nestor Ramos

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/nestormugfull-12719.jpg For the first time, Tom Tinlin is only digging himself out

The former state highway administrator might be the only man in Massachusetts who kinda wished he had been at work Thursday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2016/02/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/79bd516343644fac88c6f8f75b72feee-79bd516343644fac88c6f8f75b72feee-0.jpg Dunkin? drops dyes from its donuts

The Canton-based chain is pushing for a ?cleaner? menu.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/turner010218METROfeature237.jpg US economy adds 148,000 jobs in December

US businesses closed out 2017 with a strong month of hiring fueled by growing optimism among companies about the economy?s momentum.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/WebGraphics/Sports/BostonGlobe.com/2016/01/20moresports/seasonticket_90.jpg The Season Ticket podcast

NBA reporter Gary Washburn joins host Chris Gasper to break down the Celtics? surprisingly easy victory over the Cavs Wednesday.

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Opinion & Ideas

Opinion | Richard North Patterson

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/04/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/oped_0105.jpg What can go wrong for Democrats in 2018? Quite a lot

The real question is: What can go right for Trump?

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/14/BostonGlobe.com/Spotlight/Images/Faraoni_14Espn02_spts.jpg At ESPN, the problems for women run deep

The unforgiving culture at the sports media behemoth has led some women to feel pressured to hide pregnancies or take short maternity leaves. One anchor even did her scheduled broadcast while she was having a miscarriage.

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STAT

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/05/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/Jonas.jpg A frenzied CEO?s push to get depression drugs to market

Jeff Jonas, head of Cambridge?s Sage Therapeutics, is a 64-year-old longboard-surfing, ketchup-loving bolt of energy.

Arts

Paul Thomas Anderson looks at love and relationships in ?Phantom Thread.?

Romance, Paul Thomas Anderson style

?Phantom Thread? marks the second collaboration between the director and Daniel Day-Lewis following 2007?s ?There Will Be Blood,? for which Day-Lewis nabbed an Oscar.