Scouting Report: AFC Championship Game

After a dominating win, Patriots are on to Kansas City

The conference title game will be a rematch of a high-scoring affair back in October.

CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

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Forget playing until 45, Brady could pick apart this Chargers defense at age 55, with his eyes closed.

TARA SULLIVAN

/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/11/18/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/Tara_Sullivan.tif Rob Gronkowski did what was asked

Gronkowski?s was willing to spend the bulk of his snaps as a hand-in-dirt lineman.

Foxborough, MA 01/13/19- New England Patriots tight end Rob Gronkowski (87) throws a block on Los Angeles Chargers outside linebacker Kyle Emanuel (51) creating room for New England Patriots running back Rex Burkhead (34) to run free into the end zone bro a Patriots touchdown during the second quarter. The New England Patriots play against the Los Angeles Chargers in the AFC divisional playoff game at Gillette Stadium Sunday, Jan. 13, 2019.(Barry Chin/Globe Staff)

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Ben Volin | On Football

Everyone clicked for the Patriots

The Patriots took it right to the Chargers, and the line cleared the way for a team total of 155 yards rushing.

CHARGERS NOTEBOOK

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The Chargers quarterback appeared to be constantly at his breaking point.

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Neither of the Chargers? defensive stars recorded a sack, totaling a combined three tackles.

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The defensive lineman?s seven-week-old daughter Makenna died on Jan. 3 due to a rare genetic condition.

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?Oh, we?re half way there!?

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Scattered snow showers are predicted overnight for the southeastern part of the state, and some precipitation is expected late Thursday into Friday in Boston.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/10/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/andrew5.jpg We took a test-ride of the new Orange Line cars. Here?s how they look

While similar to existing subway cars, the new ones should break down less; wider doors should make boarding and exiting less chaotic.

Matthew Gilbert | Your TV GPS

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Television critic Matthew Gilbert looks ahead at the week in television.

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In the course of about one minute and 30 seconds, Katelyn Ohashi stunned the crowd, coaches, teammates and judges.

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A whirlwind romance led to the engagement of the ?Guardians of the Galaxy? star and the elder daughter of actor Arnold Schwarzenegger and Maria Shriver.

Former United States President John F. Kennedy (R) meets with Nikita Khrushchev, former chairman of the council of Ministers of the Soviet Union, at the U.S. Embassy residence in Vienna, Austria in this June 1961 handout image. November 22, 2013 will mark the 50th anniversary of the assassination of President Kennedy. REUTERS/Evelyn Lincoln/The White House/John F. Kennedy Presidential Library (UNITED STATES - Tags: POLITICS ANNIVERSARY) ATTENTION EDITORS - THIS IMAGE WAS PROVIDED BY A THIRD PARTY. FOR EDITORIAL USE ONLY. NOT FOR SALE FOR MARKETING OR ADVERTISING CAMPAIGNS. THIS PICTURE IS DISTRIBUTED EXACTLY AS RECEIVED BY REUTERS, AS A SERVICE TO CLIENTS

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Alex Beam

Is Trump Cyrus the Great, or Khrushchev?

Trump?s election gave rise a ridiculous parlor game, in which pundits invoked historical figures in a purported attempt to understand him.

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The company that manages the marketplace wants to make its shops and restaurants more reflective of Boston, but says the changes will take time.

Has the Democratic Party moved beyond Bernie Sanders?

As Sanders weighs another campaign, some say that even as he has moved the Democratic Party ideologically, the party has moved past him personally.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/14/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/image1.png Time Out Market reveals inaugural lineup of chefs, and it?s impressive

Boston chefs who have signed on include Tony Maws of Craigie on Main, Tim and Nancy Cushman of Hojoko and O Ya, Peter Ungár of Tasting Counter, and Michael Schlow of Tico. In other words, this won?t be your typical food court fare.

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President Donald Trump called former FBI and Justice Department officials ?known scoundrels? and ?dirty cops.?

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Prepared remarks obtained by The Associated Press also show that William Barr will say it is ??very important?? that Congress and the public be informed of the prosecution team?s findings.

Toddler found dead outside N.H. home in bitterly cold weather

Police said the girl may have left the house overnight Monday and then couldn?t get back in. He said the death is not suspicious and ??appears to be a bad accident.??

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The fire, in a building on Hunting Street near the intersection with Cambridge Street, was reported shortly before 6 a.m.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/14/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/swensen1811910potquestions0020-24478.jpg Georgia marijuana company agrees to buy New England Treatment Access

Surterra Wellness said the aquisition is considered ?one of the largest? in the US cannabis industry.

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Investigators believe Jake Patterson broke into James and Denise Closs? home near Barron on Oct. 15, killed the couple, and abducted their daughter.

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Television images show police cars surrounding the loading dock area of a UPS facility in Logan Township, about 20 miles south of Philadelphia.

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Tens of thousands of Los Angeles teachers went on strike Monday after contentious contract negotiations failed in the nation?s second-largest school district.

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Haslet, who was hit in the Back Bay on the evening of Jan. 5, provided an update on her condition Monday morning.

Special reports

Boston, MA - 1/16/1919: Looking across North End Park on Jan. 16, 1919, the day after a giant tank at the Purity Distilling Co. on Commercial Street collapsed, sending a wave of an estimated 2.3 million gallons of molasses through the streets of Boston. The great molasses tank was located in the center of this picture. Sections of the metal may be seen at the extreme left and right in the picture. Twenty-one people perished, including two 10-year-olds, Pasquale Iantosca and Maria Distasio, who were collecting firewood near the molasses tank while home from school for lunch. (Boston Globe Archive/) --- BGPA Reference: 150115_MJ_001

Boston Globe Archive

Globe Magazine

The day Boston was swamped by a deadly wave of molasses

One hundred years ago this month an enormous steel tank ruptured, sending a torrent of brown syrup on a deadly path through the North End.

The Big Picture

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The Big Picture

The year 2018 in pictures: Part II

Here are the photos from July to December that summed up the year.

Podcasts

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2018/12/18/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/gladiator%20pic5.jpg Aaron Hernandez and Football Inc.

The story of a profoundly troubled young man and the ugly underside of America?s most popular sport.

Newsletters

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Follow the Celtics? quest for a title and other NBA news both on and off the court. Sign up here.

STAT

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A whole slate of Democratic hopefuls are suddenly fixating on the same policy target: high prescription drug prices.

Love Letters: The Podcast

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In a special bonus episode, Meredith Goldstein explores what happens to summer romance when the summer ends, and ?Wet Hot American Summer? creator David Wain shares a girl-crazy memory from his own camp days.

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