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Biden to issue ‘stark warning’ on vaccination amid COVID surge; experts say US booster effort is behind

The CEO of Southwest Airlines testified masks don’t do ‘much’ on planes. He’s since been diagnosed with COVID.
A pedestrian walks through Harvard Yard on the Harvard University campus. The school's temporary shift to online learning follows a rise in COVID-19 numbers throughout Massachusetts.

Harvard moves to mostly remote learning in first three weeks of January

COVID-19 sports updates: NHL resumes daily testing with five teams shut down due to outbreaks

‘The urgency is greater than it has ever been’: Four suicides rock WPI campus as colleges grapple with student mental health concerns

Students across the country have spoken out for years about the need for better systems to support their mental health. Now, amid the pandemic, the conversation has taken on an unprecedented level of gravity and candor.
Tell us: How is your mental health at college at this point in the pandemic?
Celtics 114, Knicks 107

Josh Richardson comes off the bench to spark Celtics to win over Knicks

Boston had just 10 available players, including Justin Jackson, who was signed earlier in the day using a hardship exception.

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Tanner Lazaro broke apart frozen bait while working as a sternman on Frankie Thompson’s boat, Obsession, which launches out of Vinalhaven, Maine.
The Lobster Trap

Lobstering, climate change, and Maine. Read 7 takeaways from our ‘Lobster Trap’ series

The bounteous catch that brought wealth to fishing families is declining, 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.
Read Part 1: Where lobster is king Read Part 2: Protests and prayers About this project
Cathy Watt broke down after learning of the new regulations, including a seasonal closure for offshore lobstermen on Aug 31. “These kids did it right. The men who are offshore did it right. They work their way up. They work hard. And then someone comes and just flips it upside down on you... You’re out of a job, that’s it. You’re too high for the birds.”
Clockwise from top left: Shaun Jenkins. Served 18 years. Motion for a new trial pending. Released 9/24/2021; Robert Foxworth. Served nearly 30 years. Conviction vacated. Nolle prossed. Released 12/23/20; James Lucien. Served 27 years. Conviction vacated. nolle prossed. Released 12/7/21; Tyrone Clark. Served 47 years. Conviction vacated. Nolle prossed. Released. 11/24/21 ; Ronald D. Qualls. Served 27 years. Conviction vacated. Nolle prossed. Released 03/10/2020 ; Raymond Gaines. Served 45 years. Motion for a new trial pending. Released 4/28/2021

‘They were willing to let me die in there.’ The sins of Boston police past are leading to overturned convictions and prison releases

Since 2020, judges have released at least nine men from prison because of Boston police or prosecutorial misconduct, shoddy investigations, or evidence that pointed to someone else.
Action Emergency Management workers (from left) David Morris, Paul Cutone Jr., and Joshua Yandoli secured the area around a commercial building Saturday after it was destroyed in an eight-alarm fire that started on Friday morning.

‘I think my tears have slowed down.’ Business owners face rebuilding after devastating eight-alarm Brighton fire

As investigators worked Saturday to learn what sparked a devastating eight-alarm blaze that tore through a Brighton commercial building Friday, a group of longtime business tenants grappled with their losses and described a growing wave of community support in the wake of the tragedy.
"The Virgin and Child with a Flower on a grassy Bench."

‘From Dürer’s hand’ to the global market

“I just sat dumbstruck for a while, trying to reconcile whether I was looking at the greatest forgery I’ve ever seen — or a masterpiece,” said Clifford Schorer, an entrepreneur and art dealer.
Choreographer Ebony Williams has created moves for Beyoncé, Doja Cat, Alicia Keys, "In The Heights," and more.
A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

Finding freedom in the rhythm of dance

Black choreographers and dancers use movement to move us forward. They use dance to tell stories, evoke memories, and unite us.
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Opinion
A male Bruce spanworm, another cold-weather moth similar to the fall cankerworm, flies in Vermont and elsewhere in northern New England, mostly in November.
IDEAS | BRYAN PFEIFFER

Copulating in the cold on the shortest day of the year

A moth species marks the solstice in a reliably procreative way.
LETTERS

‘I came as close as one can to dying in childbirth’
OnPoint in Harlem, the newly formed nonprofit running two safe injection sites in New York.
EDITORIAL

New York is home to the first supervised injection sites in America. Let Boston be next.
An unlikely source has offered a helping hand to local newspapers and sites: Congress.
Renée Loth

Saving democracy’s front lines — local newspapers
Flags and wreaths honor veterans on the grounds of the Soldiers' Home in Holyoke, April 28, 2020, where 76 people died due to COVID-19. Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said on Tuesday that she's seeking to reverse the dismissal of criminal neglect charges against two former leaders of the veterans home.
EDITORIAL

Soldiers’ Home deaths show more clarity needed on elder abuse accountability
Mass. coronavirus at a glance
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Ime Udoka's brother, James, said he knew it took longer than Ime had hoped to land an NBA head-coaching job. But Ime knows there's nothing wrong with being a basketball lifer.
Inside the long, winding, sometimes tragic journey Ime Udoka took to the Celtics
Growing up, life for Ime Udoka was "just basketball." But Udoka lost his father at the moment he cracked a roster, and his mother when his child was born. Despite the tragedy, he's always saved space for hope. Now, that's paying off.

Two people were injured after their car crashed into a Southborough home and burst into flames early Saturday morning, Dec. 18, 2021, the fire department said.
Two injured after car crashes in Southborough home and bursts into flames; residents displaced
Police and firefighters responded to the home at 89 Framingham Road about 1:30 a.m. Saturday and found the vehicle engulfed in flames with the fire spreading to the first and second levels of the house, the Southborough Fire Department said.

Two men arrested, drugs and cash seized as part of investigation near Mass. and Cass, Boston police say

Police found $230,000 as well as a loaded Smith & Wesson firearm, 254 grams of crack cocaine, and multiple packages of fentanyl and suboxone during a search at 204 Neponset Valley Parkway in Hyde Park, police said in a statement.

Canton man arrested after allegedly bringing gun into Worcester high school, police say

Jerome Weekes, 41, was arrested Friday evening, two days after he allegedly brought a gun to Doherty Memorial High School looking for a student who was having issues with his daughter, Worcester police said.

HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' HOCKEY
AJ Quetta, the former Bishop Feehan hockey player who was paralyzed in a game last January, admires the new name of the rink in his honor at New England Sports Village,
‘This is the place’ . . . New England Sports Village renames rink for Bishop Feehan’s AJ Quetta
Eleven months after suffering a severe spinal cord injury, Quetta took part in the ceremony on the ice, honoring him in the rink in which he played for the Shamrocks.

Johnathan Coucelos, with his family: from left, mother, Jeanny, brother Jaxon, Johnathan, sister, Karmen, brother Jacob, and father, Kevin.
After Woburn football player endures multiple alleged assaults, parents left outraged by official response
A freshman player's anguish began after he was allegedly groped in the locker room. He reported the incident, but no charges have been filed, no coach held accountable, and the player stayed on the team. The victim, meanwhile, had to withdraw from school.

Best of the holidays

People under the holiday lights on Boston Common.

9 places around Boston where you can get into the holiday spirit (for free)

Every holiday season comes with a gamut of things to do and gifts to buy, and it can take a toll on the old wallet. That got us thinking about some activities in and around the city where you can revel in the holiday spirit for free.
Boston is dressed in its wintery best. Here’s where to see Christmas trees, menorahs, and other decorations 20 family-friendly events to put you in the holiday spirit
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Tom Randele (far left) is wearing sunglasses in this photograph taken at the Pembroke Country Club where he worked with Glenn Kelly (far right), who is now the golf pro at Woods Hole Golf Club. Kelly’s brother, Brian (second from left) golfed there as well. Golf pro Chick Fisher shook Glenn Kelly's hand as he presented him with a trophy for winning a tournament.

‘It’s unbelievable. It’s the stuff of movies.’ New details emerge about a most-wanted fugitive who taught golf at a country club in Pembroke.

When Glenn Kelly got a job at the Pembroke Country Club as a teenager in the 1970s, he had no idea that he would be working alongside one of the most wanted fugitives in the country.

THE BIG IDEA | KARA MILLER
Hand sanitizer is distributed at Holy Family Catholic Primary School in London.
Has COVID made us too clean?
Cleanliness has been dispensed in squirts, wipes, and sprays for two years of the pandemic. But to scientists looking back on this time, the upsides may be outweighed by some serious downsides.

Rachael Rollins has not yet been sworn in as US attorney, but she expects to start her new job early next month.
Federal marshals won’t provide a security detail for confirmed US Attorney Rachael Rollins despite recent threats against her life
Rollins has said threats against her have increased since her Senate confirmation vote earlier this month during which Republicans attacked her as a dangerous, pro-criminal prosecutor.

BOLD TYPES
Ross Chanowski of NuMarket
Ross Chanowski has a new kind of crowdfunding with NuMarket
Its premise is simple: People who want to support an upcoming business offer what they can. In exchange, they receive a 120 percent credit back when it launches.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Genesis performed at TD Garden Wednesday.
MUSIC REVIEW

At TD Garden, Genesis answers their own question
STORY BEHIND THE BOOK

Last-minute holiday shopping? You can’t go wrong with the right book
Tim Colegrove, owner of the BYTE Shop, posed for a portrait at his Jamaica Plain store on Thursday. The BYTE Shop, home to one of the largest collections of historic home computers in New England, also offers electronics repair, resale, and recycling.

At Jamaica Plain’s new BYTE Shop, you can geek out over very old computers, or get your 21st-century model fixed
Dawn Simmons and Jazzmin Bonner of Stage Source, at a pre-pandemic NAAC/Boston reception.

ArtsBoston program pairs emerging BIPOC arts administrators with sponsors and mentors

Special Projects

The 2021 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

Is your employer among the 150 companies to make the list?
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Special Report

In Harm’s Way

Vehicle rammings against protesters are on the rise, but the justice system often sides with drivers

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Co-hosts Jill Shah and Ross Wilson at a recent taping of the "Last Night at School Committee" podcast.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Dissecting Boston School Committee meetings, one podcast episode at a time
IDEAS | ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Editing the Constitution
Michelle Butler of Eutaw, Ala., holds her son Curtis, who was born at 21 weeks of gestation.
JEFF JACOBY

Roe’s ‘viability’ standard has been overtaken by science
Jerry Rappaport auctioned off his Holstein herd in East Montpelier, Vt., in 2018.
Joan Vennochi

Jerry Rappaport was a great philanthropist — and a developer who helped destroy a neighborhood
Former president Donald Trump
SCOT LEHIGH

The truth will come out on the Jan. 6 insurrection
Tourists observe the lava flow from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island.
IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek and Matjaž Krivic

Here come the catastrophe tourists

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Biden to issue ‘stark warning’ on vaccination amid COVID surge; experts say US booster effort is behind

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.

Two injured after car crashes in Southborough home and bursts into flames; residents displaced

Police and firefighters responded to the home at 89 Framingham Road about 1:30 a.m. Saturday and found the vehicle engulfed in flames with the fire spreading to the first and second levels of the house, the Southborough Fire Department said.

When misfortunes pile up, Globe Santa steps in

For many families, life’s woes have been compounded by other problems, through an unfortunate run of bad luck or because one misfortune triggers another, causing a ripple effect.

Mayor Wu said she’ll know she’s succeeded on transportation when more people are riding the T with her

She has hired a chief of city streets to implement her transportation agenda, which includes free bus fare programs and creating more protected bike lanes and bus lanes.

Sports

Kemba Walker stepped into the lineup in place of the injured Derrick Rose.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Kemba Walker isn’t happy he’s benched. Against the Celtics, he made the most of a rare start: ‘I have a lot to give’

The former Celtic guard scored 29 points in what could be considered a vintage performance, but he has no explanation for the situation he's in.
“As far as the game goes, obviously we didn’t do anything well enough to win," Bill Belichick said.

‘We didn’t play well’ is about all an unhappy Bill Belichick would say after Patriots’ loss to Colts

The Patriots coach had few answers and grew irritated as he answered questions from the media.
Patriots quarterback Mac Jones had a rough first half, getting sacked here as the Colts took a 17-0 lead.
Colts 27, Patriots 17

Sloppy, slow-starting Patriots couldn’t stop Jonathan Taylor as Colts ground out a victory

Taylor had 170 yards and a game-sealing 67-yard touchdown as the Colts snapped the Patriots' seven-game winning streak.
Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

The Patriots had all of their weaknesses exposed by the Colts — and their seven-game win streak snapped
Colts 27, Patriots 17

How the Patriots’ 27-17 loss to the Colts unfolded
US men's soccer

Cole Bassett’s late goal in debut sends US men past Bosnia, 1-0

Business

Labor Department extends deadline for companies to mandate vaccines

The Labor Department said on Saturday that it would delay until Feb. 9 the deadline for full enforcement of its rule requiring large companies to have their workers get coronavirus vaccines or be tested weekly, after weeks of legal battles created uncertainty and confusion for employers.

Biden to issue ‘stark warning’ on vaccination amid COVID surge

President Biden is set to warn the nation of the perils of remaining unvaccinated against the coronavirus in a planned speech Tuesday as the Omicron variant takes hold in the US and the nation experiences a surge in cases.

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Netherlands ‘going into lockdown again’ to curb Omicron

STAT

Dr. Monica McLemore, Associate Professor in the Family Health Care Nursing Department at UCSF, stands for a portrait at the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on Friday, September 10th, 2021 in Oakland, Calif.
‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities
A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Covid winter illustration
Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms
STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

Funeral goers sing during a service for Daisy Pace at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in January 2021.
DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South
Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Boston, MA -- 05/12/21 -- Dr. Matthew Carty examines patient Jerry Majethic at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital on May 12, 2021, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real
The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.

magazine
Immunlologist Kizzmekia Corbett and Boston's new mayor, Michelle Wu, on the cover of the Globe Magazine's 2021 Bostonians of the Year issue.
2021

Meet this year's Bostonians of the Year
Devin McCourty and Ruben DaSilva.
PERSPECTIVE

Devin McCourty and Tito SantosSilva on ending gang violence now

MISS CONDUCT

I'm heading to QAnon country for Christmas. How do I stay cool?

Salted Peanut and Caramel Tart.
Cooking

3 holiday tarts made with dough that doesn't need to be rolled

metro

Are you a college student, professor, university staff member or administrator? What has this semester been like? Tell us.

Tell us: How is your mental health at college at this point in the pandemic?

‘They were willing to let me die in there.’ The sins of Boston police past are leading to overturned convictions and prison releases

‘I think my tears have slowed down.’ Business owners face rebuilding after devastating eight-alarm Brighton fire

sports

Mia Norris (right) and Winthrop skated past Newburyport in a Northeast Hockey League matchup.

A top-shelf performance by Sami DiMento, Winthrop girls’ hockey in shutout of Newburyport

Patriots linebacker Ja’Whaun Bentley, receiver Nelson Agholor ruled out Colts

Patriots’ Kyle Dugger, Colts’ Michael Pittman ejected after in-game skirmish

business

President Joe Biden delivers the keynote address at the South Carolina State University's 2021 Fall Commencement Ceremony in Orangeburg, S.C., Friday, Dec. 17, 2021.

Court allows Biden employer vaccine mandate to take effect

Masks help curb spread of COVID-19 on planes, experts say

New utility contracts would double state’s offshore wind capacity, and bring new jobs to Somerset and Salem waterfronts

politics

President Joe Biden.

Biden to address nation about Omicron on Tuesday

Could Donald Trump really be the next House speaker?

Harris sharply defends Biden in interview with Charlamagne

Nation

COVID-19 testing at a mobile site in the Upper West Side neighborhood of Manhattan on Dec. 16, 2021.

Biden to issue ‘stark warning’ on vaccination amid COVID surge; experts say US booster effort is behind

Biden to address nation about Omicron on Tuesday

Labor Department extends deadline for companies to mandate vaccines

World

People walk down a street in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, Saturday, Dec. 18, 2021.

Netherlands ‘going into lockdown again’ to curb Omicron

Europeans reimpose restrictions as Omicron sweeps continent

South Africa hospitalization rate plunges in Omicron wave

opinion

Street vendors in Port-au-Prince in July.

A path back toward democracy in Haiti

Let the sun shine in the Suffolk DA’s office

With Afghanistan War Commission, a chance for accountability at last

lifestyle

People pause to look at Norwegian Cruise Line's ship, Norwegian Breakaway, on the Hudson River, in New York, on May 8, 2013.

On cruise ships, Omicron puts safety protocols to the test

Restaurants are closing again as staff test positive for coronavirus amid Omicron surge

A former Providence speakeasy returns to its roots

food & dining

People line up outside of Sameday Health to be tested for the coronavirus in D.C. on Dec. 16.

Restaurants are closing again as staff test positive for coronavirus amid Omicron surge

A former Providence speakeasy returns to its roots

At The Heights Pub in Arlington, neighborhood cheer during sobering times

travel

People pause to look at Norwegian Cruise Line's ship, Norwegian Breakaway, on the Hudson River, in New York, on May 8, 2013.

On cruise ships, Omicron puts safety protocols to the test

Uber charged me for a ride I never took. Can I get a refund?

Our stealth reviews of Boston’s new and newly-renovated hotels finds some hits — and a miss

Arts

A nighttime view of the "Ledelle Moe: When" at Mass MoCA.

7 museum moments that stick

At Mass MoCA, ceramic art proves its power

Jorge R. Pombo’s ‘Variations on Sargent’s Daughters’ is a dark and dizzying portrait of the times

Books

Louise Penny's "The Madness of Crowds"

Escapist reads for long winter nights

Barack Obama shares his favorite books of 2021

Reconsidering opera in ‘The Impossible Art: Adventures in Opera’

Movies

Ariana DeBose, as Anita, and David Alvarez, as Bernardo, in "West Side Story."

Globe writers share their favorite movies of 2021

Barack Obama shares his favorite movies of 2021, including ‘West Side Story,’ ‘The Last Duel,’ and ‘Summer of Soul’

‘The Hand of God’ showcases a filmmaker’s eye

Television

A still from "14 Peaks: Nothing Is Impossible" now streaming on Netflix.

16 titles to stream if you’re stuck inside on Saturday

John Mulaney and Olivia Munn welcome a baby boy, report says

If it’s Taylor-made, count on a memorable performance

music

Miki Sawada, a Brighton-based pianist, played a Gather Hear show in Medford.

The classical concerts that made me fall in love with live music again

9 notable recordings in a year of local listening

Adele was an outlier in a year when most pop stars were making tracks

Theater/Dance

From left: William Forchion, Regie Gibson, and Mark Jaster perform a scene from the mummers play in "The Christmas Revels."

The ‘Christmas Revels’ celebrates a new direction

John Mulaney and Olivia Munn welcome a baby boy, report says

For dance, a few big steps forward

globe local

Graham's "puppy deprivation" was cured when he adopted Phoebe, a pit bull/Australian shepherd mix, from Sweet Paws Rescue of Groveland.

Teen’s cancer survival story wins $50k grant for Sweet Paws Rescue of Groveland

Celebrating five centenarians, all ‘young at heart’

Should Massachusetts adopt a right to repair law for electronics?

Obituaries

Dr. hooks taught at several colleges, including Yale University, before joining Berea College in Kentucky.

Dr. bell hooks, groundbreaking feminist thinker, dies at 69

Juliet Relis Bernstein, activist who set up a GoFundMe so she could die in her home, passes away at 108

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