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Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to consideration of race in college admissions

The court said it will take up lawsuits claiming that Harvard, a private institution, and the University of North Carolina, a state school, discriminate against Asian American applicants.

SCOTUS won’t hear pandemic proxy voting dispute

Man shot in South Shore Plaza in Braintree dies from injuries

The 26-year-old man wounded in a shooting Saturday at South Shore Plaza in Braintree has been pronounced dead at an area hospital, officials said Monday.

Harmony Montgomery was last seen alive in Manchester, N.H., living in car with father in Dec. 2019, prosecutor says

Harmony R. Montgomery was last seen alive with her father, Adam M. Montgomery, and stepmother, Kayla Montgomery, in late November and early December 2019 when she was living with the adults in a car parked on a Manchester street along with two other children, authorities said Monday.

Is it a case of finders keepers if the state mistakenly overpays you in jobless benefits?

Massachusetts mistakenly overpaid jobless claims by billions during the pandemic, and now must go through the painstaking process of taking back the money from thousands of people. Is that fair?

FORECAST | Dave Epstein

A significant storm could develop along the coastline this weekend

The weather will be relatively quiet through much of the workweek, but that all changes as we head into the weekend with the possibility of a significant storm system developing.

THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS

Mayor Wu says more than 94 percent of Boston city workers vaccinated

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UK Minister quits over government inaction following COVID loan fraud
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Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID on eve of New York Times trial

Women now outpace men in college enrollment. But even those with more education and higher incomes are unlikely to hold the levers of power any time soon.

THE BIG IDEA | KARA MILLER

‘Greedy jobs’ have led to a shocking pay disparity for well-educated women

Women now outpace men in college enrollment. But even those with more education and higher incomes are unlikely to hold the levers of power any time soon.

‘A lot of people are going to miss her’: Wilmington woman mourned following MBTA crash

The family of a woman killed at a Wilmington railroad crossing Friday demanded accountability in the case Sunday, a day after investigators said a worker failed to return a safety system to its normal operation, keeping gates from lowering for an approaching train.

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

RAMS 30, BUCCANEERS 27 | Ben Volin

If that was it for Tom Brady, he went out with one of his grittier performances

Signed to a contract that locks him in with the Buccaneers through the 2022 season, rumors and reports of retirement have emerged in recent days. Brady, after the loss, was in no mood to talk about his future.

Tara Sullivan: Chiefs, Bills deliver an indelible memory to cap an NFL weekend for the ages

FOOD

Gordon Ramsay’s Back Bay restaurant opens its doors

Ramsay’s Kitchen in the Mandarin Oriental hotel is a new concept for the Michelin-starred celebrity chef.

A building under construction at 3368 Washington St. in Jamaica Plain will include 142 units of supportive housing for formerly homeless people.

Work finally starts on long-planned homeless housing in Jamaica Plain

It took three years of planning and the resolution of a contentious lawsuit, but construction has finally begun on Boston’s largest permanent supportive housing development.

A view of homes on Warren Avenue in the South End, seen through a window at the Boston Ballet.

Have a problem with your property tax bill? Here’s what you should know.

If you want to challenge your property tax bill, time is running out. In most cities and towns, you only have until Feb. 1 to file the necessary paperwork.

Provincetown Town Manager and former Holyoke mayor Alex Morse posed with his goldendoodle, Oliver, in Provincetown.

Was losing the best thing that ever happened to Alex Morse?

The wunderkind Holyoke mayor turned failed western Mass. congressional candidate turned Provincetown manager is only 32. Given his age and obvious ambition (mayor was his first job out of college), many wonder what’s next for Morse.

Opinion

There are currently 3,406 individuals in the Boston Police Department gang assessment database.

The Boston Police gang database gets overdue attention

A program plagued by a lack of transparency and accountability demands reform.

The West End’s lesson for Mayor Wu

Gordon Schnell and Elizabeth Soltan

A tool to help level the playing field for low-income tenants

IDEAS | TANYA MOZIAS SLAVIN

Teach children about the Holocaust, and tell them the whole story

Into the Red and on to something vital: the climate cause

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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DEVRA FIRST | PROJECT TAKEOUT

We thought we’d be past this by now. We were wrong. Support your local restaurants.

We’re bringing back Project Takeout. Call it Project Take Two.

Browse a map of reader-recommended takeout spots Tell us: Where is your favorite place to order from? 3 places we supported this week Explore the full project

More recent stories

Fed to signal rate hike as it launches risky inflation fight

Some economists have expressed concern that the Fed is already moving too late to combat high inflation. Others say they worry that the Fed may act too aggressively.

Fed to signal rate hike as it launches risky inflation fight

Bank of America ousts adviser after he allegedly throws drink at Connecticut smoothie shop employee, makes racist statements

A video shot from behind the counter shows a man shouting and using expletives, and throwing a drink at an employee.

Fire tears through abandoned warehouse in Everett

Firefighters were dispatched to a building fire on Norman Street at around 11 p.m. Sunday, fire officials said on Facebook.

Broadway’s ‘Harry Potter and the Cursed Child’ actor fired

The actor playing Harry Potter has been fired from the Broadway production of “Harry Potter and the Cursed Child” following a complaint by a co-star about his conduct.

love letters

Do I call out my ex for posting insults?

“He calls me fat, ugly, and all of the extremely mature things he can think of. Obviously it bothers me.”

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A Netflix price hike, ‘The Gilded Age’ arrives, and a Janet Jackson doc

Why no outcry from Netflix customers? Plus, a look at new series premiering this week.

Recommended reads

Rebecca Wood and her daughter Charlie walked from her old elementary school in Revere.

As the child tax credit ends, one family navigates a new, familiar reality

The broad, brief experiment in federal aid for children came to an abrupt end this month, leaving millions of families adrift.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

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.

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.

Olympics

The Beijing Olympics are complicated and controversial, and that’s before they even begin

China's president has promised a “fantastic, extraordinary, and excellent Games," but not everyone is so sure about that.

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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

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

Students leave the John D. O'Bryant School of Mathematics and Science and Madison Park High School in Roxbury on Jan. 4 and head to the T and buses on Tremont Street.

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

David Chalmers, professor of philosophy and neural sciences and codirector of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at New York University.

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

How real could virtual reality become?

The Gay Pride flag flying on City Hall Plaza at a ceremony celebrating the beginning of Pride Week, June 2014.

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

A follower of Falun Gong at a protest in front of the Chinese Embassy in Sofia, Bulgaria, in 2008.

‘Unsilenced’ tells a tale of Chinese repression

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

Mayor Wu says more than 94 percent of Boston city workers vaccinated

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

Man accused of shooting at Providence cop responding to a domestic is indicted for assault with intent to murder

The Aug. 11 domestic violence call about a man “out of control” turned into an hours-long standoff with police.

More than 94 percent of Boston city workers vaccinated, as Mayor Wu extends deadline for showing proof of COVID vaccine

It’s the second time she has postponed enforcement of the mandate amid an acrimonious dispute with several first responders unions, a fight that has already drawn an unfair labor practice complaint against the city and a lawsuit.

Man shot in South Shore Plaza in Braintree dies from injuries

The 26-year-old man wounded in a shooting Saturday at South Shore Plaza in Braintree has been pronounced dead at an area hospital, officials said Monday.

Sports

In three World Series, David Ortiz batted .455 with a 1.372 OPS.

Why David Ortiz should be one of the easiest yes votes for the Hall of Fame

The numbers he put up are clearly in the elite category, and the objections to his candidacy do not hold up to scrutiny.

The Emblem of Beijing 2022 Olympic Winter Games was installed in the Shijingshan district of Beijing on August 1, 2021.

Olympic diplomats held to 21-day quarantine if exposed

China warned foreign diplomats attending the Winter Olympics opening ceremony they could face 21 days in quarantine if they are deemed close contacts of positive cases in the audience.

Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (right) proved unstoppable against the Wizards with 31 of his season-high 51 points coming in the first half of Sunday's rout in Washington, D.C.

Celtics 116, Wizards 87

Jayson Tatum puts shooting woes behind him with 51 points in Celtics’ rout of Wizards

Tatum led the Celtics with a season-high 51 points, 31 coming in the first half, 10 rebounds, and 7 assists in Sunday’s 116-87 road win over the Wizards.

Diplomats at Beijing Olympics risk 21 days in quarantine

Chiefs, Bills deliver an indelible memory to cap an NFL weekend for the ages

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

If that was it for Tom Brady, he went out with one of his grittier performances

Business

UK Minister quits over government inaction following COVID loan fraud

A UK minister in the ruling Conservative Party resigned after accusing Boris Johnson’s government of failing to properly root out fraud in a loan program introduced to help businesses though the pandemic.

Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID on eve of New York Times trial

Former Alaska Governor Sarah Palin tested positive for Covid-19 just before the trial in her closely watched defamation suit against the New York Times was set to begin.

Fed to signal rate hike as it launches risky inflation fight

Stock market tumble continues after its worst week since the beginning of the pandemic

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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

Kayla Montgomery is escorted into court for an arraignment and bail hearing.

Harmony Montgomery was last seen alive in Manchester, N.H., living in car with father in Dec. 2019, prosecutor says

What you need to know about North Kingstown High School Coach Aaron Thomas and the ‘fat test’ issue

A significant storm could develop along the coastline this weekend

sports

Patrick Mahomes of the Chiefs celebrates with fans after defeating the Bills in the AFC Divisional Playoff game at Arrowhead Stadium on January 23, 2022 in Kansas City, Missouri.

Chiefs rally past Buffalo in OT in wild playoff game

Acton-Boxborough boys, Newton North girls reign in MSTCA Division 1 relays

Brad Marchand, Bruins showing plenty of bounce back this season

business

Women now outpace men in college enrollment. But even those with more education and higher incomes are unlikely to hold the levers of power any time soon.

‘Greedy jobs’ have led to a shocking pay disparity for well-educated women

Have a problem with your property tax bill? Here’s what you should know.

UK to end COVID testing for vaccinated travelers

politics

A defamation lawsuit against the Times, brought by the brash former Alaska governor in 2017, is set to go to trial starting Monday, Jan. 24, 2022 in federal court in Manhattan.

Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID on eve of New York Times trial

Supreme Court agrees to hear challenge to consideration of race in college admissions

SCOTUS won’t hear pandemic proxy voting dispute

Nation

Healthcare worker Lorena Aranda gave Marcial Dominguez a shot of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine during a door-to-door vaccination campaign in Luque, Paraguay, Monday, Jan. 24, 2022.

Mayor Wu says more than 94 percent of Boston city workers vaccinated

More than 94 percent of Boston city workers vaccinated, as Mayor Wu extends deadline for showing proof of COVID vaccine

Sarah Palin tests positive for COVID on eve of New York Times trial

World

Britain’s anti-fraud minister Theodore Agnew resigned Monday Jan. 24, 2022, after he accused the government of failing to stop fraudsters from abusing coronavirus business loans.

UK Minister quits over government inaction following COVID loan fraud

WHO says Omicron’s spread could end ‘emergency phase’ of pandemic

Olympic diplomats held to 21-day quarantine if exposed

opinion

David Chalmers, professor of philosophy and neural sciences and codirector of the Center for Mind, Brain, and Consciousness at New York University.

How real could virtual reality become?

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

Charlestown High has set a pathway to college

lifestyle

Inside Ramsay's Kitchen.

Gordon Ramsay’s Back Bay restaurant opens its doors

Mugler, French fashion icon known for sculpted designs, dies

McDonald’s expanding test of McPlant burger in US stores

food & dining

Inside Ramsay's Kitchen.

Gordon Ramsay’s Back Bay restaurant opens its doors

McDonald’s expanding test of McPlant burger in US stores

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

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

Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger, "Each/Other," 2020-21, as installed at the Denver Art Museum. Steel, wool, bandanas, and embroidery thread. Courtesy of the artists. (Artwork © Marie Watt and Cannupa Hanska Luger)

10 museum must-sees

‘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

Lifetime and A&E will broadcast, "Janet," a four-hour documentary about Janet Jackson, over two nights, beginning Friday.

This week’s TV: A Netflix price hike, ‘The Gilded Age’ arrives, and a Janet Jackson doc

Pop culture and politics intertwine on ‘SNL’

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

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

Willem Jewett in Iceland in 2019. Credit: Ellen McKay Jewett

Willem Jewett helped enact Vermont’s death-with-dignity law; then he needed to use it

Islanders 1980s dynasty star Clark Gillies dies at 67

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