Senate votes to end shutdown; House expected to follow tonight

Democrats relented in return for assurances from Republican leaders that the Senate will soon take up the plight of young ??dreamers.??

Ground Game

Here?s why Senate Democrats caved on the shutdown in favor of longterm political gain

The vote by Senate Democrats Monday afternoon to end the shutdown may have come with a cold logic: They were beginning to overplay their hand.

Michael A. Cohen

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For all the debate in Washington over who is to blame for the government shutdown ? and to be clear: it?s largely the fault of Republicans ? Democrats were never completely faultless.

JOAN VENNOCHI

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/vennochi-4018.jpg Why does Trump get a pass, but not Elizabeth Warren?

Nothing matters for Donald Trump, but when it comes to Elizabeth Warren, everything matters.

Comedian Aziz Ansari performs during a community concert at the Obama Foundation Summit Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2017, in Chicago. (AP Photo/Charles Rex Arbogast)

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Amid Aziz Ansari accusations, singles say these are scary times to be dating

As the news supplies a steady diet of sexual misconduct accusations, those in the dating world find themselves navigating especially perilous terrain.

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The governor said he is worried by reports that people who wish to tell their story are skittish to do so because they fear their identities will be revealed.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan-15575.tif Brian Boyle really does believe in miracles

In his own battle with cancer, the Devils center draws inspiration from what he considers his father?s miraculous cure.

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The rookie defenseman had an arrhythmia that is not considered dangerous, and he is expected to miss two weeks.

Photographer Nan Goldin in 2011.

Names

Recovering addict Nan Goldin calls on Harvard to reject money from family tied to OxyContin

The celebrated photographer, who?s been drug-free for 10 months, is taking on the Sackler family.

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Kelly?s comments came after Fonda criticized her for bringing up the subject of plastic surgery in an interview last September.

Opinion | David M. Shribman

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The editor of the Pittsburgh Post-Gazette throws cold water on Boston?s Amazon plans.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/908824082.jpg Amazon Go store opens ? with no cashiers, lines, or registers

When shoppers pull an item of the shelf, it?s added to their virtual cart, and they?re charged when they leave the store.

Jim McBride`

Will Rob Gronkowski play in Super Bowl?

Foxborough, MA - 1/21/2017 - Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski is escorted to the locker room after being hit in the head on a play late in the 2nd quarter of the AFC Championship playoff game between the New England Patriots and the Jacksonville Jaguars at Gillette Stadium. (Jim Davis/Globe staff)

Jim Davis/Globe Staff

The Patriots star tight end left Sunday?s game and was evaluated for a head injury.

PHILADELPHIA, PA - JANUARY 21: Philadelphia Eagles fans celebrate the teams win over the Minnesota Vikings in the NFC Championship game at Lincoln Financial Field on January 21, 2018 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Philadelphia Eagles defeated the Minnesota Vikings 38-7. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

Mitchell Leff/Getty Images

Eagles fans are ?a little more rough around the edges? ? to put it mildly

Supporters of the Eagles, who are awaiting their team?s Super Bowl rematch with the Patriots, have been known to commit their own unnecessary roughness.

The Season Ticket podcast

NFL reporter Ben Volin joins host Chris Gasper to break down yet another Tom Brady comeback and Super Bowl berth.

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KEVIN CULLEN

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This is more about Philly than Eagles fans. It?s a confident enough place to re-invent itself while respecting its history. And they?re the only folks who swear more than Bostonians.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/olivia159-15604.jpg Olivia Culpo showed Danny Amendola all the love in a Patriots victory Instagram post

The Rhode Island native and former Miss Universe leaped into the receiver?s arms at Gillette Stadium.

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All it takes is a slippery floor, a thick pair of socks, a big imagination and you?re sock skating.

talking points

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/Business/Images/Clipboard-6627.jpg Mass. retailers find new reason to hope in sales tax battle

The US Supreme Court agreed to review a challenge by Boston-based Wayfair and others against a law requiring them to collect sales taxes.

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The state is the first in the country to authorize the recreational use of marijuana by an act of a state legislature.

Opinion & Ideas

JEFF JACOBY

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/01/22/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px-4074.jpg No bribes for Amazon

Over and over again, Massachusetts has gambled with public funds to bribe businesses.

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STAT

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Researchers might not be as great at determining the likelihood of a clinical trial?s success as they think they are.

Real Estate

What your money rents in Cambridgeport

A sampling of the market in this neighborhood between Harvard and MIT includes a condo with high ceilings and an apartment with river views.