Instagram made this Boston woman into a million-dollar brand

Christina Fagan, the entrepreneur behind

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During a snowstorm, Christina Fagan ? who owns the cheekily named brand Sh*t That I Knit ? was curled up in her Beacon Hill apartment when she saw an opportunity.

In road rage incident, a man clung to a speeding car for nearly 3 miles. Then a man with gun showed up

Mark Fitzgerald, who authorities say drove nearly 3 miles on the Massachusetts Turnpike Friday as an older man desperately clung to his hood, appeared to face charges on Monday.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/ReceivedContent/Images/roadrage01.jpg Here?s exactly what happened during the Mass. Pike road rage incident, according to the police report

It was the incident that captured Greater Boston?s attention: One man desperately clung to the hood of another man?s speeding car ? which at one point allegedly reached 70 miles per hour.

Celtics 112, Nets 104

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/davisbosbrook3spts-001.jpg Al Horford, Celtics throw a block party

The center swatted six shots and his teammates blocked 10 others in a win over the visiting Nets.

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?I am comfortable that the decisions that were made are going to be reviewed,? said Matthew Whitaker, who currently runs the Justice Department.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/wolas_biz-25237.jpg Man gets prison time in $1.9 million Quincy real estate swindle

A former fugitive who was on the lam for more than 20 years was sentenced to prison and ordered to pay restitution in a $1.9 million real estate swindle in Quincy.

Teenager is stabbed to death near UMass Lowell campus

Police said an 18-year-old man was stabbed near Lawrence Drive around 7 p.m., close to the UMass Lowell campus, although he was not a student.

Dave Epstein

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/epstein3_012819.jpg A small snowstorm, then a large plunge into frigid temperatures

Bitter cold will arrive Wednesday night, but it should be gone by the weekend.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/29/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/nws_caribou_snow.jpg Caribou, Maine, has seen more snow than it usually gets all winter. How high can it pile up?

Residents in Northern Maine could get the largest amount of snow ever in a month, depending on how many inches the area sees Tuesday night.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/Boghosian_26delivery8_MET.jpg These guys want to be the ?milk men? of seltzer ? and they?ll come straight to your door

Garth Goldwater and George Mayorga launched Ultra Seltzer this month, a membership service for seltzer diehards.

(FILES) In this file photo taken on January 12, 2018, a Huawei sign is seen during the Consumer Electronics Show (CES) 2018 at the Las Vegas Convention Center in Las Vegas, Nevada. - Canada's Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale on Friday, January 18, 2019 said Canada won't be browbeaten by Beijing as it mulls whether or not to ban Huawei equipment from new telecommunication networks. His comments come after China's ambassador to Ottawa, Lu Shaye, on Thursday, January 17, 2019 warned of

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Trump has this one right: China?s 5G is a real national security threat

Unlike President Trump?s phony immigration crisis, China?s potential ability to infiltrate the next generation of mobile communications networks could tip the balance of economic and military power.

Woodstock, VT. 01/16/19- A large pickup truck exits the Taftsville Covered Bridge in Woodstock. Carbon emissions have risen 16 percent above the 1990 levels in Vermont, some of the reasons are aging gas-guzzling pickups, wood-buriing stoves and drafty old homes. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

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Progressive Vermont has a carbon pollution problem

Despite its green reputation, and impressive goals to lower carbon pollution in the state, Vermont has seen a 16 percent increase in greenhouse gas levels since 1990.

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Bill Belichick is literally twice as old as his counterpart with the Rams, Sean McVay.

Super Bowl Opening Night live updates

Both the Patriots and Rams had all players and coaches available to the media Monday night.

Los Angeles Rams cornerback Aqib Talib in an NFL football game against the Philadelphia Eagles Sunday, Dec. 16, 2018, in Los Angeles. (AP Photo/Kyusung Gong)

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What changed with the Rams? Their defense led the charge

The Rams improved dramatically when cornerback Aqib Talib returned from an ankle injury.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/27/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/lee012719patssendoff6SPTS.jpg Tom Brady appreciates fan support at rally: ?It was just a great send-off?

Brady also discussed retirement, Alex Guerrero, and Super Bowl parties.

Super Bowl Insider

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Sports/Images/1125545607.jpg A look at the Globe?s game plan for covering the Super Bowl

The goal is to come up with engaging stories and smart commentary ? all without duplicating storylines we might have covered before.

Follow-up

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/landingcover_1200.jpg How can it be true? Many valedictorians of Boston public schools struggle to make a middle class income

One figure in the Globe?s Valedictorians Project resonated deeply with readers: Forty percent of Boston valedictorians from 2005 to 2007 make $50,000 or less each year.

Micahel A. Cohen

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Like Ivan Drago, Trump has been exposed.

Arguable with Jeff Jacoby

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Jeff_Jacoby_150px%20(1)-6384.jpg Robert E. Lee, American traitor

In this week?s Arguable newsletter, Globe columnist Jeff Jacoby writes about Robert E. Lee, the Charles Dickens page, and Universal Basic Income.

EDITORIAL

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/28/BostonGlobe.com/EditorialOpinion/Images/Clipboard-6408.jpg A way to shut down the shutdowns

Senator Mark Warner?s Stop Stupidity Act is a smart way to make budgetary brinksmanship less likely.

Opinion | Andrew Lelling

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/15/BostonGlobe.com/Metro/Images/AP_110511064419.jpg Safe injection sites aren?t safe or legal

The US attorney for Massachusetts said they will be met with enforcement by federal authorities.

//c.o0bg.com/rf/image_90x90/Boston/2011-2020/2019/01/24/BostonGlobe.com/Lifestyle/Images/tenzinsamdo.jpg One of Boston?s best-loved bartenders died, and chefs are rallying to support his family. You can, too

Tenzin Samdo ? known for his envelope-pushing cocktails, advocacy against plastic straws, and charismatic ?Bostonmixdrink? handle on Instagram ? had battled liver cancer.

A wedding dress with an embroidered marijuana leaf on the front is seen displayed at the High Vibe Bride booth during the Cannabis Wedding Expo in Los Angeles on Saturday, Jan. 26, 2019. (AP Photo/Richard Vogel)

Calling all canna-couples: A Cannabis Wedding Expo is coming to Boston

Something old, something new, something borrowed, and something green?

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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

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The day Boston was swamped by a deadly wave of molasses

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

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The day the North End was hit by a deadly wave of molasses

Twenty-one people died after a 15-foot wave of molasses swept through the North End in January 1919.

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Walmsley took over GSK looking like the opposite of a pharma insider. Appearances may have been deceiving ? because she?s betting on drugs.

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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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