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Older workers press age discrimination claims in challenge to IBM layoffs

Laid-off workers have charged IBM with forcing out older staffers over the past decade as part of a strategy to build a younger workforce.

THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS

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Bengals kick Titans to the curb to reach AFC Championship game

NFC Divisional Round | 49ers 13, Packers 10

Robbie Gould, 49ers send top-seeded Green Bay packing in NFC divisional round upset

The 39-year-old veteran kicker helped the 49ers reach the NFC title game with a walkoff 45-yard field goal in a 13-10 victory over the top-seeded Packers.

Man in ‘grave condition’ after shooting at South Shore Plaza; shoppers flee scene, shooter at large

Braintree Police Deputy Chief Tim Cohoon said the shooting, which occurred inside the mall at about 3 p.m., looked to be a targeted event. "At this time, we don’t believe there’s any further danger to the surrounding neighborhoods,” Cohoon told reporters during a press conference.

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell listens during his renomination hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Jan. 11.

‘A hellishly difficult task.’ Can the Federal Reserve lower inflation without causing a recession?

The unique effects of COVID-19 have created the potential that history won’t repeat itself and inflation can be reined in without shrinking the economy, economists said.

From trades to shuffling the rotations, here are five changes the Celtics should consider

The Celtics entered Saturday night in 10th place in the Eastern Conference, but also just four games behind the sixth-place 76ers.

For students in surge, a ‘new normal’ and plenty of worries

Amid the pandemic, high school students have had nearly continuous disruptions in every aspect of their educations.

‘Confusing and complicated’ college financial aid game may be changing

Brothers Craig and Matt Taylor built a miniature Irish-style pub on wheels, dubbed The Wee Irish Pub. It was a pandemic project that stemmed from conversations around a fire.

Sidle up to the ‘Wee Irish Pub’ — a miniature barroom-on-wheels that can be delivered straight to your door

Two brothers from Reading built a 7-foot-by-17-foot traveling pub that comes complete with a bar, taps, benches, and Irish décor.

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On)," 1840, oil on canvas. (Henry Lillie Pierce Fund/Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). The painting will feature in the March exhibition "Turner's Modern World) at the MFA.

WINTER ARTS GUIDE

10 museum must-sees that will banish the winter blahs

From Maya Lin’s ‘Mappings’ to ‘Being Muholi: Portraits as Resistance,’ our most-anticipated shows.

Amelia King at a Page County School Board meeting Thursday night.

Virginia mother threatened to ‘bring every single gun loaded and ready’ to school over mask rules

A Virginia mother who sparked an uproar after she threatened during a school board meeting to “bring every single gun loaded and ready” to school if her children were compelled to wear masks has been charged.

Opinion

President Bill Clinton speaking on welfare reform at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, in Nashville, October 1996. It's time for Congress, and the states, to correct some of the reforms that resulted from Clinton's promise to “end welfare as we know it.”

Ending welfare as we know it — again

Except this time, let’s expand the program’s reach.

Yet another hard look taken, again, at Boston Public Schools

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

How real could virtual reality become?

Wave the white flag in City Hall Plaza free speech case, Mayor Wu

‘Unsilenced’ tells a tale of Chinese repression

Winter Arts Guide

Jabari Banks as Will in "Bel Air."

The drama ‘Bel Air’ offers a fresh take on the Fresh Prince

Julia Garner as real-life scam artist Anna Delvey in Netflix's "Inventing Anna."

10 TV shows to watch while we’re waiting out winter

Left: Tompkins Harrison Matteson's “Trial of George Jacobs, Sr. for Witchcraft,” 1855. Right: Jason Garcia's "#7 Victory, 1680–1692," from the “Tewa Tales of Suspense!” series, 2019-20.

PEM breaks down silos between Native American and American art

Director Awoye Timpo (left) leads a rehearsal of the Huntington Theatre Company's "The Bluest Eye" at the Calderwood Pavilion, with actors Hadar Busia-Singleton (center) and Alexandria King.

Huntington’s ‘The Bluest Eye’ tries to capture Toni Morrison’s unerring vision

Jazmine Sullivan.

10 concerts sure to crank up the heat this winter

See more in our full winter arts preview

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Arnold Schwarzenegger ‘fine’ following four-car crash in LA

The 74-year-old actor and former California governor was driving a GMC Yukon that was among four vehicles involved in Friday's wreck in the Brentwood section of Los Angeles.

Passenger refusing to wear a mask exposed himself, threw can during flight, prosecutors say

The charges represent the latest example of the unruly and sometimes violent behavior that has surged on airplanes since the start of the pandemic. Many of the disturbances have involved passengers who refused to wear masks, as required by the federal government.

Advocates call for relief from utility payments at rally on Boston Common

A small group of advocates marched through Boston Common on Saturday afternoon, calling on Governor Charlie Baker and the state Legislature to pass a bill that would relieve residents of unpaid utility debts and reduce gas and electricity bills for the next four years.

MBTA says human error is focus of probe into train crash that killed Wilmington woman

State transit officials said a contractor performing maintenance at a Wilmington railroad crossing failed to return a safety system to its normal operating mode Friday, resulting in a crossing gate not coming down just before a commuter train struck and killed a woman in her car.

Bill Hader and Anna Kendrick are reportedly dating

Hader and Kendrick previously starred as siblings in the 2019 Christmas flick "Noelle."

Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government

The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and said former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate.

Into the Red illustration.

Introducing our new climate initiative

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Explore the new section, 'Into the Red'

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The 30 best comfort foods you’ll find at Boston area restaurants

When temperatures drop and New Year’s resolutions fall by the wayside, we all need something to warm our souls. Here are 30 great comfort foods and where to find them. (You'll be glad you did!)

For small restaurants, Guy Fieri and ‘Triple D’ are ‘the gift that keeps on giving’

Newton native who was living double life when he killed wife in Vermont could be freed soon

On Jan. 12, Gregory Fitzgerald struck a new deal with Vermont prosecutors that reduced his sentence to 35 years to life.

For some, ‘mild’ illness from Omicron feels like anything but

An unlucky group of COVID-positive people have found that the variant’s “mild” categorization is something of an understatement.

As waters warm and the lobster population booms off Canada, tensions rise between Indigenous and commercial fishermen

The increasing lobster catch in St. Mary’s Bay has raised the stakes for local fishermen, including the Mi’kmaw. As a result, long-simmering tensions between the Mi’kmaw and commercial fishermen, who have lobbied the government to shut down what they consider an illegal fishery, have boiled.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Marjan Kamali of Lexington was one of the local recipients of a National Endowment for the Arts fellowship grant for creative writing.

NEW ENGLAND LITERARY NEWS

A powerful story collection on life as a young man of color; authors receive creative writing grants

From left to right, top to bottom: Eric Burton of Black Pumas, Avril Lavigne, Dave Grohl of Foo Fighters, Angelique Kidjo and Johnny Venus of EARTHGANG, and Robert Trujillo, James Hetfield, and Kirk Hammett of Metallica.

Boston Calling announces 2022 lineup with headliners Foo Fighters, the Strokes, Metallica

Cheeseburger pizza from Ernesto's in Somerville.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

No more sad sandwiches: Where to find kid-friendly takeout

Kacey Musgraves performs Jan. 27 at TD Garden.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Under the wheel

This is the story of Anthony Pledger and his mother, of Anthony’s lives and deaths, of Anthony and me.

Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, then president of Brigham Health, brought a Boston delegation in April 2018 to celebrate the opening of the Boao Evergrande International Hospital in China, constructed in a new medical tourism hub.

Spotlight team report

How Brigham Health helped create a Chinese hospital for elites — and almost nobody came

In a deal worth millions with Chinese developer Evergrande, a Harvard teaching hospital risked its reputation on what would become a near-empty shell.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

"Everything that made my child who they are was still there."

IDEAS | H. LOUISE MESSINGER

I celebrate my transgender son, yet I grieve for his ‘dead name’

The virtues of not selling out

The ICE facility at the Bristol County sheriff's correctional complex in Dartmouth.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Follow the money: Sheriffs’ campaign donations get a much-needed look

Amanda Nguyen, founder and CEO of Rise.

Legislature must fully protect survivors of sexual assault

The Unity flag waves in the wind above Boston City Hall Plaza next to an American flag and a Massachusetts state flag on June 5, 2020.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

A high court loss for Boston could come at a high price — unless it acts fast

The Muddy River as it emerges beneath Perkins Street from its source in Jamaica Pond.

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

Set the underground rivers free

Metro

Coronavirus Live Updates

Japanese less concerned about Omicron than Delta

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

Advocates call for relief from utility payments at rally on Boston Common

A small group of advocates marched through Boston Common on Saturday afternoon, calling on Governor Charlie Baker and the state Legislature to pass a bill that would relieve residents of unpaid utility debts and reduce gas and electricity bills for the next four years.

Baker seeks level funding for local road projects in next year’s budget

Local communities want state leaders to raise the annual amount of funding for the program to $300 million to offset inflation costs and keep roads in better condition so they don’t require more expensive repairs later.

Robert Caporale, pioneering broker of major sports deals, dies at 80

Mr. Caporale cofounded Game Plan, a pioneering investment banking and consulting firm for the sports and entertainment industries.

Sports

Jessica Pegula.

Down under, a tennis star cheers for her family’s Buffalo Bills

As a Pittsburgh Steelers fan whose parents ended up buying the NFL’s Buffalo Bills, Jessica Pegula has had to adapt. But she is in deep now, extolling the leadership virtues of quarterback Josh Allen even as she competes in the Australian Open and taking the court in an outfit whose red, white, and blue hues summon the Bills’ colors, thanks to her sponsor thinking ahead.

Milwaukee Bucks' Grayson Allen (left) fouls Chicago Bulls' Alex Caruso during the second half Friday night. The Bucks won, 94-90.

Chicago Bulls guard Alex Caruso sidelined by broken wrist after foul

It’s another tough blow for Chicago after it announced that guard Lonzo Ball needs arthroscopic surgery on his left knee.

Somerset Berkley players can only watch as Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk celebrates Liam Fecteau's goal just 10 seconds into the game.

SATURDAY'S BOYS' HOCKEY ROUNDUP

Fast start propels Dighton-Rehoboth/Seekonk boys’ hockey past Somerset Berkley in battle of unbeatens

Liam Fecteau scored his first of two goals just 10 seconds in, and the Falcons (9-0) held off the Raiders (7-1) while extending their unbeaten streak to 20 games.

NFC Divisional Round | 49ers 13, Packers 10

Robbie Gould, 49ers send top-seeded Green Bay packing in NFC divisional round upset

SATURDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Taina Mair, Brooks girls’ basketball have perfect response against Tabor in ISL victory

MSTCA DIVISION 4 & 5 RELAYS

North Reading girls team up for Division 4 Relays victory; Randolph boys set records in Division 5

Business

Talks with Taliban begin in Norway

A Taliban delegation led by acting Foreign Minister Amir Khan Muttaqi on Sunday started three days of talks in Oslo with Western government officials and Afghan civil society representatives amid a deteriorating humanitarian situation in Afghanistan.

Britain says Russia seeking to replace Ukraine government

The British government on Saturday accused Russia of seeking to replace Ukraine’s government with a pro-Moscow administration, and said former Ukrainian lawmaker Yevheniy Murayev is being considered as a potential candidate.

Tom Cruise’s next ‘Mission: Impossible’ films are delayed over COVID

Bitcoin pyramid schemes wreak havoc on Brazil’s ‘New Egypt’

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‘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.

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.

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.

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

The 30 best comfort foods you’ll find at Boston area restaurants

For small restaurants, Guy Fieri and ‘Triple D’ are ‘the gift that keeps on giving’

The power of having a great role model, whether you’re 9 or 99

My husband gave me a present and I gave it away

metro

A picture of the car that Boston police say was involved in the Dec. 31, 2021, incident.

Boston police searching for vehicle involved in New Year’s Eve hit-and-run

Cambridge homeless shelters are ‘full to bursting’ as new faces emerge

For students in surge, a ‘new normal’ and plenty of worries

sports

Kicker Evan McPherson hits the game winning field goal against the Tennessee Titans in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Nissan Stadium on Saturday.

Bengals kick Titans to the curb to reach AFC Championship game

Nelly Korda holds one-shot lead going into final round of LPGA opener

James Karnik, Makai Ashton-Langford power Boston College men’s basketball to win over Virginia Tech

business

Wages in the hospitality and leisure industry rose an average 14% last year, making it the only sector where pay increases outpaced inflation.

Inflation is wiping out pay increases for most Americans

Omicron nears US peak even as some regions still face struggle

McKee allows nursing homes to bypass minimum staffing requirements

politics

Federal Reserve Board Chair Jerome Powell listens during his renomination hearing before the Senate Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Committee on Jan. 11.

‘A hellishly difficult task.’ Can the Federal Reserve lower inflation without causing a recession?

Arizona Democrats censure Sinema for blocking voting bill

Omicron wave leaves US food banks scrambling for volunteers

Nation

Firefighters on Saturday were battling a wildfire that broke out in the rugged mountains along Big Sur.

Wildfire along California’s Big Sur forces evacuations

Japanese less concerned about Omicron than Delta

For many who marched, Jan. 6 was only the beginning

World

The US Marine Corps, the USS Portland.

US detains smuggling ship, UK seizes drugs in Mideast waters

Heavy gunfire reported at Burkina Faso military base

The United Arab Emirates bans flying of recreational drones after fatal attack

opinion

The Muddy River as it emerges beneath Perkins Street from its source in Jamaica Pond.

Set the underground rivers free

Legislature must fully protect survivors of sexual assault

The virtues of not selling out

lifestyle

Bill Hader and Anna Kendrick have reportedly been "quietly" dating for more than a year, People reported Thursday.

Bill Hader and Anna Kendrick are reportedly dating

My husband wants an apology from my mom

No joke: Comics Colin Jost, Pete Davidson buy Staten Island Ferry boat

food & dining

For small restaurants, Guy Fieri and ‘Triple D’ are ‘the gift that keeps on giving’

The 30 best comfort foods you’ll find at Boston area restaurants

Eleven Madison Park and Per Se alums will open Twelve in Portland over Memorial Day weekend

travel

The Lodge at Spruce Peak in Stowe, Vermont.

This Vermont town was named among the best places to travel in February

Help! My Expedia tour credit is about to expire

A romantic weekend in Portsmouth

Arts

Joseph Mallord William Turner, "Slave Ship (Slavers Throwing Overboard the Dead and Dying, Typhoon Coming On)," 1840, oil on canvas. (Henry Lillie Pierce Fund/Photograph © Museum of Fine Arts, Boston). The painting will feature in the March exhibition "Turner's Modern World) at the MFA.

10 museum must-sees that will banish the winter blahs

‘Vernacular Glamour’ excavates the material world

‘The Embrace,’ Boston’s long-awaited tribute to the Kings, will be unveiled on MLK Day 2023

Books

New novel ‘Devil House’ looks at our true crime obsessions

Jabari Asim: an ‘eclectic, voracious’ reader

Science, fiction, and fantasy blend in ‘A Snake Falls to Earth’

Movies

Tom Cruise attends the U.S. Premiere of "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" at Smithsonian's National Air and Space Museum on July 22, 2018 in Washington, DC.

Tom Cruise’s next ‘Mission: Impossible’ films are delayed over COVID

Doc Talk: An incurable optimist, a fleeing fugitive, and an undaunted soul

Death becomes him

Television

Louie Anderson won an Emmy for his work as Christine in "Baskets."

Louie Anderson brought poignancy, and memories of his mother, to ‘Baskets’

First look at Elle Fanning as Michelle Carter in Hulu’s ‘The Girl from Plainville’

10 TV shows to watch while we’re waiting out winter

music

Elim Chan conducts BSO and pianist Igor Levit on Jan. 20, 2022.

Conductor Elim Chan, pianist Igor Levit offer familiar comforts and new delights at the BSO

Boston Calling announces 2022 lineup with headliners Foo Fighters, the Strokes, Metallica

For the War on Drugs’ Adam Granduciel, a return to a place he once called home

Theater/Dance

Director Awoye Timpo (left) leads a rehearsal of the Huntington Theatre Company's "The Bluest Eye" at the Calderwood Pavilion, with actors Hadar Busia-Singleton (center) and Alexandria King.

In ‘The Bluest Eye’ at the Huntington, the challenge of capturing Toni Morrison’s unerring vision

Dramas, musicals, and a trio of blue men: 10 shows for theatergoers this winter

See dancers from all over New England during a weekend of Boston performances

globe local

Cal Ramsdell of Randolph views "Flower Blooming in The Heaven 2021" by Emi Fujita and Emiko Makino at the Fuller Craft Museum in Brockton.

What to do in this bleak midwinter: How about visiting a museum?

Should Massachusetts guarantee anyone serving a life sentence the chance for parole?

Wouldn’t it be nice? Fifty-four years after we married, it still is.

Obituaries

Robert Caporale

Robert Caporale, pioneering broker of major sports deals, dies at 80

Thich Nhat Hanh, Zen master and political reformer, dies at 95

Louie Anderson, Emmy-winning comedian, has died