Bad start to flu season stokes worries it may get even worse

The number of flu cases in Massachusetts already has exceeded the peak of the past two years.

Dave Epstein

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The combination of rain and melting snow means the possibility of more flooding, just on the heels of last week?s inundation of ocean water during the storm.

A woman dressed for the cold enters Boston Common as early morning sun lights Beacon Street Wednesday.

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Sunshine and warmth today, but rain is on the way

Bostonians will be dealing with temperatures in the mid- to upper 30s today, but the warming continues into Thursday and Friday, when we could reach nearly 60 degrees.

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In the tweet, President Trump again calls the investigation ?the single greatest Witch Hunt in American history.?

President Donald Trump presided over a meeting about immigration in the Cabinet Room at the White House Tuesday.

Trump calls court system ?broken and unfair?

President Trump?s reaction comes after a trial-level federal judge temporarily blocked the end of a the so-called ?Dreamer? program.

House majority leader Kevin McCarthy (right), a California Republican, seemed alarmed by President Trump?s agreement with Senator Dianne Feinstein, a California Democrat, on a DACA bill that protects the dreamers with no other conditions.

White House leaves Trump?s agreeable comment on ?clean? dreamer bill out of transcript

On Wednesday morning, the White House issued a ?correction? to the transcript that restored the missing words.

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Michael Cohen filed a defamation lawsuit against BuzzFeed for publishing an unverified dossier of allegations about the president?s campaign and Russia.

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Mitt Romney?s confidant fully supports the former Mass. governor?s bid to replace Utah?s Orrin Hatch in the US Senate.

Driver leads police on wild Mass. Pike chase before escaping

A rented SUV that nearly struck a state trooper in South Boston was found abandoned on the side of the road in Grafton.

Sponsored by Franciscan Children's

While recovering from multiple surgeries, one young boy finds strength in a new family.

Korey is now known as the ?mayor? at the hospital where he spent much of his life, but he started as a patient with an infectious smile.

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Globe Magazine

19 fresh faces and bold new ideas from Boston

Pathbreaking women, a bacterial fountain of youth, mind-controlled video games, and more from 2017.

Globe Magazine

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Check out our dozens of picks for any budget, including pitch-perfect Italian-American cuisine, Chinese eateries, seafood and lunch spots, and more.

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The doors closed before the pooch could get off the train.

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The video shows middle school language arts teacher Deyshia Hargrave screaming on the floor as an officer handcuffs her and orders her not to resist.

NAMES

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/10/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/ATM_02787_rv2.jpg Report says Mark Wahlberg made $1.5m in ?All the Money? reshoot. Michelle Williams got less than $1,000

If accurate, that means Williams got less than 1 percent of Wahlberg?s take.

AFC Playoffs: Titans at Patriots | Saturday, 8:15 p.m. (CBS)

Matt Patricia has been on New England?s staff since 2004.

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?All signs pointing? to Giants hiring Matt Patricia as head coach, report says

The Daily News reported Wednesday that ?there are indications he prefers the Giants to the Lions.?

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All-Pro safety Kevin Byard delivered a strong injection of pregame hype on Tuesday.

Sixty-six percent of voters have a favorable opinion of Governor Charlie Baker, according to a WBUR poll.

Massachusetts still likes Charlie Baker, poll says

President Trump? Not so much, according to the poll.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/03/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Bedford_170718_BAKER_CHIEF_007.jpg Marijuana shops in Mass. go cash-only with fear of crackdown

The top federal prosecutor in Massachusetts has refused to say he won?t go after licensed dispensaries.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/lelling1-13030.jpg Don?t rule out some prosecutions for marijuana, experts say

A former US attorney said he doubted federal prosecutors will launch a major crackdown on the state?s newly legalized marijuana industry.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2013/11/12/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/mv2.jpg Does Vineyard tribe have eye on a bigger prize?

The Wampanoag Tribe of Gay Head (Aquinnah) has new leverage in its plans for a casino after the US Supreme Court declined to hear the case.

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?The things that I heard that went on Twitter are not accurate, but I completely support people coming out and being able to have a voice because they didn?t have a voice for so long,? he said.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/09/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/kreiter_riley5a_met.jpg MFA will use a puppy for a very important job

Meet Riley, the Weimaraner who will help sniff out pests that could damage items in the collection of the Museum of Fine Arts.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/200_warren_composite.jpg Woman accused of ransacking her mom?s home ? during the funeral

Alyce Davenport, who authorities said had been thrown out of the house, is accused of taking items valued at about $90,000.

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

Guest host Chad Finn welcomes Bob Ryan and Dan Shaughnessy for a spirited debate about their recently submitted Baseball Hall of Fame ballots.

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For the better part of an hour, a grown-up chief executive was seemingly ready to rise above the political tumult.

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Abdulkader Hayani put his daughter Ameenah to bed.

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Reporting to a public database has improved sharply in the last two years, according to a STAT analysis.

Real Estate

Recent home sales west of Boston (Jan. 9)

ACTON: 161 Newtown Road; One-family Cape Cod, built in 1955, 2,009 square feet, 5 rooms, 2 bedrooms, 1.5 baths, on 609,690-square-foot lot.