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The Latest: A Trump voter takes a stand on climate change; Biden says he?ll fly to S.C. Tuesday

Globe reporters are with the presidential candidates and voters in New Hampshire today. Here's the latest from the first-in-the-nation primary state. 3 hours ago
Trump posts, deletes tweet calling Bloomberg ?racist? over stop and frisk policy he has endorsed In Manchester, the race (for a selfie with Warren) is on Photos: Down to the wire in New Hampshire Long waits at the N.H. polls? Not on her watch

Bernie Sanders? TV appearance causes a hubbub at N.H. bookstore

Is Larry David the breakout comedian of the 2020 election?

Deval Patrick, facing long odds, makes final N.H. push

As quirky as ever, Dixville Notch goes for Bloomberg
?I wouldn?t describe all this as fun,? said Les Otten, the man who saved this tiny town?s quirky midnight voting tradition.

Amy Klobuchar surges in N.H., shaking up race Who won the last 24 hours in the presidential race? Our political reporter on three things to think about on N.H. primary day

Joe Biden announces he?ll fly to South Carolina Tuesday, missing election night in N.H.
Former vice president Joe Biden?s campaign said on Tuesday that he?ll miss his election night party in New Hampshire and will instead depart for the early primary state of South Carolina Tuesday evening for a campaign launch party there.

Editorial: Kill the tradition: N.H. and Iowa should not vote first
OPINION | MICHAEL A. COHEN

Nominating Bernie Sanders might be Trump?s best hope for reelection
OPINION | SCOT LEHIGH

Will the Democrats be their own worst enemy?
N.H. resources

Your guide to the primary

Here?s what you need to know about the first-in-the-nation primary.

All four prosecutors quit Roger Stone case after government backs away from sentencing proposal

The Justice Department said Tuesday it will take the extraordinary step of lowering the amount of prison time it will seek for Roger Stone, an announcement that came just hours after President Trump complained that the recommended sentence for his longtime ally and confidant was ?very horrible and unfair."

dan shaughnessy
Mookie Betts trade is an awkward start to spring training and to Chaim Bloom?s tenure
The double-clutch on the already unpopular Mookie Betts trade left us wondering.

Red Sox name Ron Roenicke interim manager

Four days after shooting outside Brigham, questions remain
Investigators have not yet revealed who shot a hospital valet, or whether a man later killed by police was armed.

Robert L. Beal, Boston developer and civic leader, dies at 78

?He was just one damn good citizen,? said Michael S. Dukakis, who as governor appointed Beal to a finance role.

Opinion

OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

Snoop Dogg?s hatred of Black women
OPINION | A.G. Sulzberger

How to save journalism
OPINION | JEFF JACOBY

Should it be illegal to sit out an election?
EDITORIAL

Kill the tradition: N.H. and Iowa should not vote first

Maine community mourns three teens who perished in fatal crash
The deaths of three young people in a fatal crash Sunday has shaken the small town of Clinton, Maine. 2 hours ago

The T-Mobile-Sprint merger looks like it?s finally happening. What?s in it for you?
It?s official: Wireless carriers T-Mobile and Sprint have been cleared to merge. 3 hours ago

Civic group has bright ideas for the darkened Lechmere viaduct

Light Boston sponsors a design competition to illuminate the concrete span that carries the Green Line over the Charles River near the Museum of Science.

Uber debuts pet-friendly rides in the Boston area

For $6, customers can connect with drivers who won?t mind the family dog hopping into the back seat. 49 minutes ago

Firefighters use Jaws of Life to free trapped man following crash in Falmouth

Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free a Plymouth man trapped in his pickup truck following a crash with a cement truck in Falmouth Tuesday morning, fire officials said.

What do you wonder about Boston or Massachusetts? We want to hear your questions

We?re asking readers to be involved as the Globe considers which stories to investigate. You pose a question that matters to you. We probe for an answer.

R.I. attorney sentenced to eight years in federal prison in $10.3 million Ponzi scheme

A Rhode Island attorney who scammed family, friends, and investors in a $10 million Ponzi scheme to fund a lavish lifestyle that included trips to the Super Bowl and a collection of Louis Vuitton shoes was sentenced to eight years in federal prison and ordered to pay victims $4.78 million in Providence on Tuesday, officials said. 3 hours ago

Coronavirus ?a very grave threat? to world, WHO director says

The World Health Organization convened outside experts Tuesday to fast-track promising tests, drugs and vaccines to help slow the outbreak of a new virus that emerged in China that has killed more than 1,000 people and spread to two dozen other countries.
Deadly new coronavirus is officially named Covid-19, WHO says

Pony recovering after vicious attack on Cape Cod; Harwich police continue to investigate

The pony that was brutally attacked and impaled with a pitchfork handle over the weekend on Cape Cod is receiving veterinary care at an out-of-state facility, according to his owners.

Truck rolls over on highway in New Hampshire, dumping kegs and cases of beer

Alcohol-filled kegs and cases of beer were dumped along the side of Interstate 89 North in New London Tuesday morning when a box truck slammed into another vehicle and rolled over, New Hampshire State Police said. 3 hours ago

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Complaints about cracks in their houses gets little response in Needham

A group of Needham homeowners blame nearby school construction for cracks that have appeared in their ceilings and walls.

GE agrees to pay $63 million for additional Housatonic cleanup
The company has already paid for a major cleanup of two miles of the river closest to the plant, but contaminated soil still stretches across more than 400 acres along 10.5 miles of the river and its floodplains between Pittsfield and Lenox.

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Both men knew they would be inviting a boatload of scorn, and both men followed their consciences anyway.

Rhode Island

It?s New Hampshire primary day! This guide will help you sound smart

The polls have opened in New Hampshire for the first-in-the-nation (that?s what #fitn stands for) presidential primary, which means it?s probably going to be a really long night for my Globe colleagues.

Who will be the next R.I. governor? Ranking the potential candidates

Elorza offers glowing portrayal of a ?New Providence? in State of the City speech
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.

More from the Battleground project

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

OPINION | Niall Ferguson

Senators hail their emperor, but Trump?s no shoo-in for a second term

OPINION | Andrew Lelling and Joseph Bonavolonta

The intel on China?s counterintelligence threat to America
EDITORIAL

Go the distance for mental health parity
OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

Will Elizabeth Warren get the cold shoulder from NH?
OPINION | Jeff Greenstein

The trade war with China has hurt my small business in Massachusetts
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Welcome to New Hampshire, where the rural areas vote blue, the suburbs go red, and the conservatives are from. . . Massachusetts?

VISUAL STORIES

12 days in Iowa

Globe staff photos of the month, January 2020

Warnings of ?volcanic tsunami? after eruption in the Philippines

Ground Zero?s deadly dust claims another victim

metro

Firefighters use Jaws of Life to free trapped man following crash in Falmouth
Firefighters used the Jaws of Life to free a Plymouth man trapped in his pickup truck following a crash with a cement truck in Falmouth Tuesday morning, fire officials said.

A baseball tale from Slovakia to the majors, with a brief stop in Ireland

As baseball stories go ? and they are legion in the annals of American sports literature, as the Mookie to LA saga has shown ? this one might be hard to match.

At Galleria Umberto, last call can come by midafternoon

At Galleria Umberto in the North End, brothers Paul and Ralph Deuterio -- and their famed bakery pizza -- have been playing to sellout crowds for nearly half a century.

Fog and drizzle will persist into the evening commute

Long waits at the N.H. polls? Not on her watch

STAT

Lottery like no other offers a cutting-edge medicine ? with lives on the line

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

sports

As interim manager, Ron Roenicke is ?looking forward? to getting Red Sox back on track and into the playoffs

?He has the respect of everyone in the clubhouse,? said Red Sox chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom.
CHRISTOPHER L. GASPER

NBA and MLB show us what change for the worse looks like

The NBA?s All-Star format has been needlessly convoluted, and baseball?s proposed playoff revamp is atrocious.

Canadiens not in playoff picture as they arrive to face Bruins

Mookie Betts trade is an awkward start to spring training and to Chaim Bloom?s tenure

Politics

Trump posts, deletes tweet calling Bloomberg ?racist? over stop and frisk policy he has endorsed

Business

Malware attack stalls computers at large doctors group affiliated with Children?s Hospital

Marijuana

Amesbury pot shop can open as early as this weekend
magazine

Valentine?s Day gift guide: 13 ways to treat yourself

Your Home

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

Blind date: ?We also touched upon the trendy subject of serial killers?
Things to Do

37 must-see events in Greater Boston this winter

sports

Parity in college basketball could help teams like Boston College and Northeastern

Red Sox invite five more nonroster players to spring training

NCAA, allies spent nearly $750K in lobbying fight against athletes? rights

metro

Firefighters use Jaws of Life to free trapped man following crash in Falmouth

A baseball tale from Slovakia to the majors, with a brief stop in Ireland

At Galleria Umberto, last call can come by midafternoon

Nation

Nashua voters head to the polls

All four prosecutors quit Roger Stone case after government backs away from sentencing proposal

Our political reporter on three things to think about on N.H. primary day

World

?Like Europe in medieval times?: Virus slows China?s economy

Irish election produces an earthquake as Sinn Fein tops poll

Irish election produces a political earthquake as Sinn Fein tops poll

politics

In Manchester, the race (for a selfie with Warren) is on

Read the full results of the Democratic primary

Deval Patrick, facing long odds, makes final N.H. push

business

In smart apartments, is tenants? privacy for rent?

Uber debuts pet-friendly rides in the Boston area

Business Agenda

lifestyle

Is Larry David the breakout comedian of the 2020 election? He?s pretty, pretty, pretty good

Famed New York City chef Marcus Samuelsson visits Boston in PBS series ?No Passport Required?

If hot sauces warm your heart, you?re in the right city

marijuana

Amesbury pot shop can open as early as this weekend

North Dakota seeking to pardon more low-level pot offenders

Western Illinois University to offer cannabis-growing minor

opinion

Access to Mass. public records at issue

Let there be (environmentally responsible) light on the Lechmere viaduct

Register to vote

food & dining

If hot sauces warm your heart, you?re in the right city

At Nashoba Brook Bakery, coffeehouse vibes with an Agatha Christie backdrop

These bottles refresh perceptions of Australian wine

travel

Could Boston?s tourism industry become a victim of coronavirus?

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

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

Books

In Daniel Kehlmann?s darkly brilliant ?Tyll,? a fool worth following

Author Craig Fehrman stacks up books penned by presidents

Booker Prize winner Bernardine Evaristo prefers poetry to plot

Movies

The 9 most interesting moments from the 2020 Oscars

A big night for ?Parasite? at the 2020 Oscars

2020 Oscars: A full list of winners

Television

A happy discovery in ?Mythic Quest: Raven?s Banquet?

Oscars viewership plunges to record low

An Oscars with just enough winning moments

music

Dancing through Bach?s sublime Cello Suites, on the violin

Bach and North Indian music make a fine pair

At Hot Stove Cool Music, an all-star lineup plays for the fun of it

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet announces its 57th season, including six world premieres

Bereishit creates its own worlds

In ?Sweat,? the destruction of livelihoods and friendships

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

Beverly Pepper, sculptor of monumental lightness

Lois Schaefer, at 95; Boston Pops ?Stars and Stripes Forever" piccolo soloist for 25 years

Deborah Batts, first openly gay federal judge