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President Trump lashes out at Mitt Romney during National Prayer Breakfast

Fresh off his acquittal on impeachment charges in the Senate, President Trump lashed out at Utah Senator Mitt Romney and others on Thursday during the annual National Prayer Breakfast, a day after Romney became the lone Republican Senator to break with his party and vote to convict Trump on abuse of power charges.
Watch Live: Trump to deliver remarks from White House after impeachment acquittal

Trump relishes impeachment acquittal as campaign revs up
EDITORIAL

Voters: The last line of defense after farce of impeachment trial
Yvonne Abraham

I?m Susan Collins, and I approve this message

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??My promise before God to apply impartial justice required that I put my personal feelings and political biases aside.??

Senator Mitt Romney

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??I don?t like people who use their faith as justification for doing what they know is wrong.??

President Donald J. Trump

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OPINION | Michael A. Cohen

Thank you, Mitt Romney

Romney recognized that each of us has a calling greater than our political ambition. an hour ago

Senator Mitt Romney votes to convict President Trump on abuse of power charge

Hundreds gather on Boston Common to protest Trump?s acquittal

Boston pot shop receives final license, opening could be just weeks away

Cannabis regulators awarded a final license Thursday to a Grove Hall dispensary that could become Boston?s first recreational marijuana store. 44 minutes ago

Don?t expect Barstool Sports headliners to go anywhere after casino deal

Penn National, which owns Plainridge Park casino, is buying a minority stake in the impertinent sports and culture media company founded in Massachusetts. 36 minutes ago
Barstool Sports is selling a stake to the owner of Plainridge Park casino

Kirk Douglas was Spartacus ? and much, much more

 Kirk Douglas, intense star of dozens of movies, dies at 103
The Great Divide

Test maker accuses Boston schools of misusing exam

Boston Public Schools have for years misused the test results that help determine admissions to its coveted exam schools, in a way that makes it harder for ?underrepresented? students to win admissions, according to the organization that administers the controversial exam.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Kill the tradition: N.H. and Iowa should not vote first
OPINION | Latha Mangipudi

Latha Mangipudi: Amy Klobuchar can bring our country together
OPINION | Shanika Amarakoon

Shanika Amarakoon: The case for Pete Buttigieg
OPINION | John Ellis

The gathering gloom for Democrats
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Mookie Betts trade

ALEX SPEIER
Why do it? Why now? Answering the lingering questions following the Mookie Betts trade
Was doing the deal now the best decision for the Red Sox?

Tara Sullivan: After trading Betts, where do the Red Sox go from here? No Mookie? No surprise, Red Sox fans say

Mookie Betts trade held up by medical issues with Brusdar Graterol, report says

Officials remain confident that the deal will be completed ? just not necessarily in the form of the original Tuesday night agreement.
Christopher Gasper: The return for Mookie Betts seems stunningly low

Your Home | Globe Magazine

Best grandparents ever? This couple remade their home to welcome their adult children and grandkids

The designer of this Canton home converted two bedrooms into guest rooms and a third into a nursery because grandchild number 6 had just arrived.

Putting off a move to the suburbs, a young family remakes a Back Bay condo

?We aren?t sure how long we?ll stay in the city,? the homeowner says, ?but there was so much potential that we had to try.?

A Somerville gut rehab transforms an unremarkable home into a picture perfect neighbor

An single-family in Somerville becomes a breezy, not-too-modern stunner, inside and out.

Renovating a Westwood home, guided by simplicity

A pared down palette channels effortless glamour and a timeless allure.

Join a live Q&A conference call with James Pindell

We?re inviting readers to join us for a live conference call Q&A with Globe political reporter James Pindell ahead of the New Hampshire primary.

NBA trade deadline: Will the Celtics make a move?

Anything could happen ahead of the 3 p.m. deadline. 47 minutes ago
The Celtics didn?t look like a team that needs to trade for much help
Bruins 2, Blackhawks 1 (OT)

Charlie McAvoy finally scored a goal, and it couldn?t have come at a better time for the Bruins

McAvoy?s tally at 1:19 of overtime lifted the Bruins over the Blackhawks and into first place in the NHL overall standings.

Beam Therapeutics raises $180 million in IPO

The Cambridge startup offered 10.6 million shares at $17, the high end of the expected range of $15 to $17 a share. 2 hours ago
Shirley Leung

Where women are shattering the glass ceiling, and where they are not

The Eos Foundation is drilling deeper into the data of Massachusetts public companies and coming up with rankings to better understand why some are shattering glass ceilings and others have not.

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Love Letters

Is someone over 40 and never married damaged goods for dating?

It seems like there are reasons why someone reaches that milestone age and is still single.

PERSPECTIVE
Why burned-out doctors despise electronic health records
The systems were supposed to improve communications. But other priorities mean the screens get more attention than patients do.

Jeneé Osterheldt
A Super Bowl Parade in Kansas City? Impossible feat without the cheerleaders who knew they could win
When the Chiefs march through Kansas City today to celebrate their Super Bowl win, I?ll be happy for the city and the team. But it?s a big win for the cheerleaders, too, who often don?t get the love or recognition they deserve.

Rhode Island

R.I. legislature waits until end of session to act on many acts, data show

A new data tool from the secretary of state?s office allows the public to sort and visualize information about Rhode Island legislation and lobbyists

R.I. leaders discussing options for saving ?Superman? building

Bloomberg: Other Democrats are ?too far left or not tough enough? to take on Trump
Newton

For Newton co-op, boys? gymnastics remains a must-see event

The sport may not be as popular as its glory days of the ?60s, but coaches Bill Martin and Tom Steeves have Newton North in position to make a run at a seventh straight MIAA title.

Newton City Council sets March 3 special election to decide Northland mixed-use development

League of Women Voters to hold climate change forum in Newton

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

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Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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IDEAS

What Massachusetts can teach America

VISUAL STORIES

12 days in Iowa

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Warnings of ?volcanic tsunami? after eruption in the Philippines

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metro

Lelling says arrests will cause academia to take China threat seriously
At a conference, the US Attorney for Massachusetts discussed the charges against Harvard chemistry chairman Charles Lieber.

As NH primary approaches, Sanders supporters are buoyant, and undaunted

Bernie Sanders might seem an unlikely front-runner for what Democrats regularly describe as the most important election of their lifetimes, but his supporters, who may catapult him to victory, see him simply as the best candidate to beat Trump.
Scorecard

With less than a week before the N.H. primary, here is what each Democratic presidential candidate must do

The results in Iowa are still coming in. But New Hampshire voters, and the candidates seeking their support, have largely moved on, focused on the nation?s first primary on Tuesday, and the potentially unstoppable momentum it will give the victor.

Who won the last 24 hours in the presidential race?

R.I. legislature waits until end of session to act on many acts, data show

STAT

In race to develop coronavirus treatment, Regeneron sees an inside track

Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn?t contained

Brain ?hot spot? may explain why African-Americans feel greater pain

Walmart places a big bet on cheaper, less intimidating primary care

sports

BAA announces start times, changes for 2020 Boston Marathon

The elite women will now begin after the elite men, in an effort to cut down on passing and minimize risk.

NBA trade deadline: Will the Celtics make a move?

Anything could happen ahead of the 3 p.m. deadline.

Mookie Betts trade held up by medical issues with Brusdar Graterol, report says
CELTICS 116, MAGIC 100

The Celtics didn?t look like a team that needs to trade for much help

Politics

Watch live: Trump to deliver remarks from White House after impeachment acquittal

Business

Don?t expect Barstool Sports headliners to go anywhere after casino deal

Marijuana

Boston pot shop receives final license, opening could be just weeks away
magazine
Cover story

The 29 best new restaurants in Boston and the suburbs
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?At our age, you never know what might happen?
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Greater Boston, Jan. 27-Feb. 2
Cooking

Recipes: Three bold snacks for a memorable Oscar party

sports

Boston Latin?s Owen O?Brien tears up the net in 5-5 tie with Tewksbury in boys? hockey

Observations from the shorthanded Celtics? fifth straight victory

After her vision was imperiled by a tumor, Norwell?s Caroline Kenney never lost sight of her goal to return to the court

metro

Should Boston follow New York City?s lead and kill apartment broker fees?

Lelling says arrests will cause academia to take China threat seriously

As NH primary approaches, Sanders supporters are buoyant, and undaunted

Nation

Senate acquits Trump in impeachment trial

Bernie Sanders leads, Pete Buttigieg gains in latest N.H. poll

Joe Biden rips into Bernie Sanders, Pete Buttigieg after a disappointing performance in Iowa

World

Iran to execute alleged spy who gave nuclear secrets to CIA

South African court issues arrest warrant for ex-leader Zuma

Lebanese-American who worked for Israel charged with murder

politics

Trump relishes impeachment acquittal as campaign revs up

Trump holds up newspaper front pages confirming his acquittal

Bernie Sanders says his campaign raised $25 million in January

business

Don?t expect Barstool Sports headliners to go anywhere after casino deal

Beam Therapeutics raises $180 million in IPO

Case of Freedom Trail guides headed to the NLRB

lifestyle

Dead & Company will return to Fenway Park for 2 nights this summer

John Legend to perform at Tanglewood this summer

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marijuana

Boston pot shop receives final license, opening could be just weeks away

House passes bill to crack down on municipal marijuana agreements

Connecticut governor renews marijuana legalization pledge in budget proposal and speech

opinion

Thank you, Mitt Romney

In Bolivia, American ?democracy promotion? is a farce

I was cleared for release from Guantánamo three years ago. Why am I still here?

food & dining

In like Black Lamb

Seven simple ways to reduce E. coli risk

Haley House?s Misha Thomas brings new life to Roxbury?s treasured community gathering place

travel

For this duo, paddling in paradise sure beats snow in Lynn

Hard to believe the Omni Mount Washington Hotel was once on shaky ground

Here?s what it?s like to cruise on the tallest, longest sailing ship in the world

Books

Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo prefers poetry to plot

Jenny Offill?s irresistible new novel ?Weather? is tiny in size and immense in scope.

Sublime ?Reconstructions?; cinema ?For Kids of All Ages?; and a mischievous critter comes to dinner

Movies

Kirk Douglas was Spartacus ? and much, much more

?The Assistant?: unspeakable acts and an unspoken name

Ali and Cavett ? when they were kings

Television

Ensemble comedy ?Mythic Quest? has got game

Despite a rich cast, ?Indebted? is lacking in laughs

Stephen Colbert takes on Iowa caucuses, Trump?s State of the Union address

music

In music and in life, Rapsody hails the strong, Black women whose example she?s following

Poppy in full bloom at Brighton Music Hall

Grammy in hand, Gil Rose reflects on the futures of BMOP and Odyssey Opera

Theater/Dance

Second City?s ?She the People? has a funny way of making a point

Hasty Pudding?s ?Mean Ghouls? delivers first female-majority cast

Philadanco celebrates a half-century of dancing

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Kirk Douglas, intense star of dozens of movies, dies at 103

Nathaniel R. Jones, rights lawyer and federal judge, dies at 93

Former Kenyan president Daniel arap Moi is dead at age 95