Democrats are torn on whether to support Trump on border wall

A child stood on the US side of the border wall that divides Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, from Sunland Park, N.M.

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Some Democrats are wondering if it?s time to give President Trump something on the border, whether it?s a fence, a partial wall, or mounds of dirt. Others are sticking to a hard line.

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Flood watch issued for Friday amid warming temperatures

Expected rain, in addition to snow melting and the possibility of isolated ice jams, presents a risk of flooding.

Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien, who was allegedly murdered by her husband, Mark Steele-Knudslien.

Yvonne Abraham

With activist?s death, another victim to mourn

Christa Leigh Steele-Knudslien was out, proud, and beautiful, and that makes her loss all the more tragic.

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Only six of the people on the top-50 list are women.

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State leaders are facing trickiest budget cycle in recent years

Beyond the unpredictability of the economy, State House lawmakers are contending with more fiscal questions than usual as they craft their next budget.

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President Trump again denied any collusion between his election campaign and Russia, and said such allegations were a ?hoax.?

Would you wear a pair of $160 suede boots in this muck? The Uggsanistas think nothing of it

The rest of the populace is slogging along in practical boots, but Uggs People aren?t focused on actual winter.

The original image of the dog stuck on the train, with an illustration of what it might look like as a painting.

That picture of a dog separated from its owner looks like a Norman Rockwell painting

Those who know the artist?s work agree.

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The Massachusetts attorney general has accused the Pennsylvania Higher Education Assistance Agency of unfair and deceptive practices.

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From new cabinets to a whole new addition, home improvements change your existing policy?making it paramount to make sure they?re covered.

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Amazon is seeking up to 1 million square feet in Boston

Amazon is on the hunt for as much as one million square feet of Boston office space. Could it be part of the company?s search for a site for its second headquarters?

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The stock market has always crashed after reaching the kinds of highs we?re currently seeing, but that doesn?t necessarily mean it?s going to happen this time.

Michelle Williams and Mark Wahlberg in ?All the Money in the World,? for which Williams received less than $1,000 to Wahlberg?s $1.5 million for reshooting scenes.

Ty Burr

Why Michelle Williams deserves a payday do-over

Coming after the #TimesUp campaign at the Golden Globes, the ?All the Money in the World? pay gap is a shocking reminder that Hollywood has a long way to go to achieve gender parity.

Andrew Benintendi?s agent is fired amid allegations of filming clients taking showers

Jason Wood was fired by Career Sports Entertainment and is under investigation by the MLB Players Association.

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/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/10/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan-15421.tif Receiver Kenny Britt believes this is a career restart with Patriots

After bottoming out in Cleveland, Britt welcomes the discipline in New England.

Tennessee Titans quarterback Marcus Mariota (8) runs against the Kansas City Chiefs during the second half of an NFL wild-card playoff game in Kansas City, Mo., Saturday, Jan. 6, 2018. (AP Photo/Reed Hoffmann)

Patriots have struggled against mobile quarterbacks

The Titans? Marcus Mariota is coming off a comeback win in which he ran for 46 yards.

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Chad Finn

The Bruins are back, in case you haven?t noticed

The Bruins have made a resurgence worthy of relevancy in a crowded Boston sports market.

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A group of Canadian tourists faced lengthy delays and an airline employee who said it was illegal for them to record video of interactions.

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The one-year pilot program found that 12 fewer complaints were filed against officers equipped with the body cameras over the one-year period.

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A Rhode Island rapper whose songs include ?Sell Drugsz? has been sentenced to three years in prison for doing just that.

What?s your chance of winning $1m in Massachusetts? Platinum Payout Lottery?

A graphic shows just exactly what your chances are.

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?She wants to make sure my little brother grows up to be a good man. She doesn?t like to give up. That?s why she?s always fighting even now that the situation seems very bleak.?

Love Letters

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/09/BostonGlobe.com/Magazine/Images/Meredith_Goldstein_NewLogo-3299.jpg I think my fiance puts his family before me, and it?s a problem

She dropped everything when one of his parents was hospitalized. But she can?t get his attention now that one of hers is ill.

Richard Wichmann, chief revenue officer at Cambridge Health Alliance, held his hearing aid.

Baby boomers destroyed their hearing. Biotech is trying to fix it

At least half a dozen biotechs, including two well-funded local startups, are working on potential breakthroughs in the way hearing loss is treated.

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Efforts by some environmental activists to block natural gas pipelines have had the opposite effect: Coal and oil use rose during the cold snap.

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

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