Kraft says he did not order Belichick to trade Garoppolo

The Patriots owner told Sports Illustrated?s Peter King that his coach initiated talks of trading Garoppolo this season.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY

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In the short term, the result of all this probably means nothing. The long term is a different story.

President Trump spoke outside the White House Friday.

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Trump tweets about his mental state, saying he is a ?very stable genius?

President Trump took to Twitter on Saturday morning apparently responding to a new book that raises questions about his mental capacity.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/0938b453-7043-465e-b310-ea215e790cec.jpg ?Everything I?ve done is 100 percent proper,? Trump says of Russia inquiry

President Donald Trump again insisted Saturday that he was not under investigation by Robert Mueller.

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President Trump said he wants a measure for legal status for young, undocumented immigrants to be paired with funding for the wall on the Mexico border.

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President Trump, shelving comparisons about the size of a ?nuclear button,? said Saturday he is open to talking with Kim Jong Un.

One good thing about this winter? Slurpee waves!

Slurpee waves -- those mesmerizing, slush-like swells that appear only when the winter conditions are right -- have returned to Massachusetts this winter.

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With its windchill at 94 degrees below zero, Mount Washington in New Hampshire feels colder than just about anywhere else on earth ? and even some places beyond.

Duxbury-01/31/2017 The snow came down in the afternoon, and the pigeons parted the way for Joe Schellings from Duxbury to take his daily walk along Powder Point Bridge. The bridge connects the mainland of Duxbury to Duxbury Beach. John Tlumacki/The Boston Globe(metro)

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The photos of 2017 from the Boston Globe

Globe staff photographers share their most memorable pictures of the year, and the stories behind them.

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Saturday?s high in Boston may get into double-digits, with an overnight temperature below zero. Sunday?s forecast is only slightly better. But the high Monday could be in the 30s.

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First came the storm, now it?s time for the deep freeze.

Boston, MA - 1/03/2018 - Open tables are a rarity at Shojo in Chinatown which often has a wait of an hour or more, but reservations are down this week because of cold temperatures. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Business, Reporter: Janelle Nanos, Topic: 04restaurants, LOID: 8.4.555558620.

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Cold nights mean hot tables at Boston-area restaurants

If you are willing to brave the snow and cold, now is the time to snag a dinner at restaurants that otherwise have long wait times.

Live updates

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The NFL playoffs are underway, and the games this weekend will decide who the Patriots face in the next round.

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//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2017/12/26/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davis_coords1A_spts.jpg How power shifts around the NFL can affect the Patriots

Josh McDaniels, Matt Patricia, and Nick Caserio could all leave the franchise this offseason.

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Winter festival company reaches out to vendors

The group that runs the Boston Winter festival on City Hall Plaza asked vendors about ?what improvements could be made? amid a dispute with the Holiday Market portion of the event.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Obits/Images/53223dc1d7ed486da1c63a52be8afac5-53223dc1d7ed486da1c63a52be8afac5-0.jpg Jerry Van Dyke, ?Coach? star and brother of Dick, dies at 86

The younger brother of Dick Van Dyke struggled for decades to achieve his own stardom before clicking as the dim-witted sidekick in television?s ?Coach.?

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/National/Images/bee962cf8f0d4160b1a284f5ace28c41-bee962cf8f0d4160b1a284f5ace28c41-0.jpg Legendary astronaut John Young, who walked on moon and commanded space shuttle, dies at 87

Mr. Young walked on the moon in 1972 and later commanded the first space shuttle. NASA called him one of the program?s pioneers.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/06/BostonGlobe.com/Foreign/Images/17bb02283d53489e8d2b55b08c2d06fe-17bb02283d53489e8d2b55b08c2d06fe-0.jpg Don?t focus all of your attention on money, pope advises

In his Epiphany remarks, Francis called on the faithful to also resist inclinations toward arrogance, power, and riches.

Opinion & Ideas

Michael A. Cohen

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If Trump?s staff are so concerned, why are they still working for him?

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