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An older lobsterman passed by Tanner Lazaro as he hauled up his traps in his boat, Used N Abused, on Aug. 24. During the summer Tanner hauled his own traps on whatever days his mentor Frankie Thompson or another lobsterman didn't need his help.
Part 1

THE LOBSTER TRAP

The plentiful catch that brought wealth to fishing families is at risk, as climate change warms the Gulf of Maine. A way of life is on the line, but lobstermen can't, or won't, imagine another.
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The lobster trap
The climate disaster that Maine fishermen dread is not some far-off, half-formed threat. It’s here. ( Video produced and edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Reporting by Penelope Overton/Portland Press Herald, Jenna Russell/Globe Staff, Cinematography by Chaney Carlson-Bullock and Mikayla Litevich/Special to the Globe, Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff )

Spokesman: 8 factory workers dead, 8 missing from tornado

A candle factory amid the aftermath of a series of tornadoes that swept through Mayfield, Ky., Dec. 12, 2021.
Kentucky was the worst-hit state by far in an unusual mid-December swarm of twisters across the Midwest and the South that leveled entire communities and left at least 14 people dead in four other states.
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A Boston lawyer accused of rape by as many as a dozen women has avoided conviction since 1996. Now, prosecutors are trying a different tack.

Women have come forward to allege lawyer Gary Zerola raped them in nearly indistinguishable assaults dating to 1996, court records show.

India's Harnaaz Sandhu waves after being crowned Miss Universe 2021 during the 70th Miss Universe pageant, Monday, Dec. 13, 2021, in Eilat, Israel.
Harnaaz Sandhu of India named 70th Miss Universe
Sandhu of India was crowned the 70th Miss Universe on Sunday, topping a field of some 80 contestants in a pageant that was touched by politics and the pandemic.

Two-year-old Amandjie with her parents, Admoline and Jerry, in a friend's apartment they are sharing in Boston.
‘They have a “fight” mentality’: Haitians seek safety and stability in Boston, with the help of volunteers
In a US immigration system that tends to string people along with precarious lifelines, advocates say, newly arrived Haitians are among the most vulnerable, as families have minimal chances of pleading their cases.

Should we fear fentanyl-laced marijuana?

Vermont authorities walk back earlier warning of fentanyl-laced marijuana, but Connecticut officials insist risk is real.
Chris Wallace of Fox News moderated a presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Bide on Sept. 29, 2020.

Fox anchor Chris Wallace makes his own news with move to CNN

Veteran anchor Chris Wallace has left Fox News after 18 years for CNN, dealing a significant blow to Fox’s news operation at a time that it has been overshadowed by the network’s opinion side.
The Carnival Horizon cruise ship is seen moored in the Port of Miami on August 1, 2021.

Officials halt search for woman who went overboard on Carnival cruise ship

Authorities searched more than 31 hours for the woman before pausing the search on Sunday pending additional information, Petty Officer First Class Adam Stanton said Sunday.
Rebecca Connolly Hackler outside Fabled Antiques, a five-room antiques shop that recently opened on Charles Street.

Antiques, gems, and spices: Explore three new local businesses

The uncertainty plaguing small businesses has not stopped three brave entrepreneurs from opening storefronts in Chestnut Hill, Beacon Hill, and Cambridge.
Opinion
A march in New York City during last month's Transgender Day of Remembrance.
RENÉE GRAHAM

‘No one should ever be taken from this world because of who they are’

Anti-trans legislation doesn’t only rob people of their rights. It may be costing them their lives.
A "reeducation" camp for Uighurs in China's Xinjiang province in 2019.
JEFF JACOBY

No genocide Olympics
In Falls Church, Va., Mary Chiappetta, 89, explored nature scenes in a 2019 test of virtual reality programming designed for seniors by a company called Viva Vita.
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Metaverses for good
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Smarter steps to make air travel safer
Mya Pol is a advocate for those with disabilities and a fourth-year student at UMass Amherst.
A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

Disability should not mean invisibility

Mya Pol, a student disability activist, is fighting for equity and joy for disabled folks. Living with chronic pain, she has learned to navigate her way to feeling good. Access should not be a barrier to being joyful.
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Arts

Dresses from the Apple TV+ show "Dickinson" that were donated to the Emily Dickinson Museum in Amherst.

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Books

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Author readings for Dec. 12-18

Movies

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Television

Chris Wallace of Fox News moderated a presidential debate between Donald Trump and Joe Bide on Sept. 29, 2020.

Fox anchor Chris Wallace makes his own news with move to CNN

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The grift that keeps on grifting: Series based on Patricia Highsmith’s ‘Ripley’ novels heading to Showtime

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Obituaries

Billy Chin, legendary restaurateur and civic activist, died Nov. 26.

Billy Chin, who brought Boston’s Chinatown ‘into the mainstream,’ dies at 92

Rev. C. Herbert Oliver, civil rights activist, dies at 96

Anne Rice, author of vampire novels, dead at 80