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Antiabortion forces push local bans in states with legal access

In the wake of the Supreme Court decision overturning Roe v. Wade, some antiabortion activists are ramping up the fight to restrict abortion rights at the ground level by pushing local-level regulations in municipalities across the country.

White House rebukes Trump’s suggestion to suspend Constitution over 2020 election

The White House issued a stern rebuke on Saturday after former president Donald Trump suggested suspending the Constitution in his ongoing crusade to discredit the results of the 2020 election.

Boston Children’s faced months of death threats and hate mail. Here’s how the staff are coping.

The attacks come as caregivers at Children’s and beyond are already stretched thin from a surge of respiratory infections, a historic hospital capacity crisis, and several years of pandemic-induced exhaustion.

He got off Mass. and Cass. Now, he’s working to beat the odds and stay sober.
Addiction has been a long, dark path for Josh Kivlehan, but now he has hope he can remain clean for good.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

It’s OK to diss the Nazis

Kanye. Elon. Trump. This holy trinity, lionized by the GOP, are going to Make Antisemitism Great Again.
Antisemitic celebrities stoke fears of normalizing hate

Suspect in murder of Marshfield couple arrested in Florida Friday night

The arrest comes as the couple’s family said they will both be remembered at a funeral Mass this week.

2 dead, 5 injured in Worcester crash after car speeds away from police

Two charged with kidnapping in connection to man’s death in Lowell
John Powers I On soccer

Plenty for the US to learn from this World Cup, and to keep in mind for 2026

An invaluable education was gained in the 3-1 knockout delivered by the Netherlands. “We’re moving in the right direction for sure,” said captain Tyler Adams.
Tara Sullivan: Matt Turner was the man of the match for the US USMNT World Cup run comes to an end in 3-1 defeat to the Netherlands
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

NBA-best Celtics hit the road with a target on their backs and room to improve on a six-game trip

Coach Joe Mazzulla has his work cut out on a journey that starts in Brooklyn and includes tough tests stops out West in Phoenix and at Golden State.
Bruins 5, Avalanche 1

Bruins take command in victory over Avalanche

Boston took a 3-0 lead after two periods.
Kevin Paul Dupont: With message duly received, former Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy continues winning ways with Vegas
TOP PLACES TO WORK | Globe Magazine

Half of workers tie their employer’s climate action to job satisfaction. These companies get it.

The pandemic destroyed work-life balance. But it’s not broken forever.

There are ways to conquer ‘vacation guilt’ in the always-on American workplace

6 perks that will make you want to work for these companies
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Wanted for the T: a GM who focuses on safety and reliability

The troubled agency needs a leader who can count on Governor-elect Maura Healey’s support.
MARCELA GARCÍA

When journalists are the target of high-tech espionage
IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

Evictions are rising again. It’s time to get creative.
EDITORIAL

Blue Hill Avenue is choking on traffic. Here’s a way to unclog it.
Brian Wynne

Pollsters should look hard at their Question 1 misfire
The Emancipator

Why racism is a public health crisis

Dr. Monica Wang breaks down a U.C. Berkeley study linking racism in a community to higher risk of heart disease deaths among both Black and White members of the community.
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Man arrested in connection with murder of woman in Jackson, N.H.

Brandon Mitchell, 22, of Jackson, allegedly shot Esmae Doucette, 23, also of Jackson, last Wednesday. according to the New Hampshire attorney general's office.

Senate campaign hits fever pitch in final days of Georgia runoff
More than 1.8 million Georgians — just over a quarter of active voters — cast ballots during the early voting period that ended Friday, election officials said.

In Georgia, a heated Senate race stirs mixed emotions in Black voters

Police identify pilot killed in Falmouth plane crash, wife hospitalized with serious injuries

Carl Willis and his wife Candace "Candy" Oldham were returning from a day trip to Westfield they were taking with several other couples who loved to fly. Willis was remembered as kind and "always very friendly."

Worcester honors six fallen firefighters 23 years after deadly warehouse blaze

The group of firefighters known as the "Worcester 6" lost their lives battling a blaze inside Worcester Cold Storage and Warehouse Co. on the evening of Dec. 3, 1999.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes
Baseball’s Winter Meetings are already cooking with talk of Aaron Judge and Xander Bogaerts
After being canceled by the pandemic in 2020 and by the lockout in 2021, the meetings could be eventful given the talented class of free agents and number of teams with postseason hopes.

An insidious blight that is ravaging West Coast marijuana crops has landed in Massachusetts

Growers say the hop latent viroid — which can drastically reduce yields and quality — represents a major economic threat to the local cannabis industry.
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Families living in shelters, Globe Santa is a source of much needed holiday cheer.

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Matthew Gilbert

The 10 best TV shows of 2022

You know television’s had a good year when so many new shows rise to the top.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
Boston Public Schools’ enrollment drops for 8th consecutive year
This is the district’s eighth consecutive year of decline and brings the total loss of students over the last decade to more than 8,000.

James Pindell | Analysis
The 2024 presidential race is only starting. And the Democrats just created a logistical mess.
The proposed changes to the presidential primary contest calendar upend years of history. But states may not listen to the national party. What happens then? We'll walk you through.

After disastrous election, the state GOP faces a choice: Fresh leadership or more of the same?
Beaten down by catastrophic election losses and looking ahead to a chairman’s race in January, the Massachusetts Republican Party finds itself at a crossroads.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Tree lightings, holiday markets, and more family-friendly events for 2022

Sensitive stomach? Then urine trouble if you see ‘Symbionts’ at MIT List Visual Arts Center.

Musical adventurer Don Byron returns to NEC, where his explorations began

In bringing ‘Life of Pi’ to the stage, a sea of possibilities, and challenges

Special Projects

A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death

Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

TOM KEANE

Let’s face it: We Americans want our own royals
KATJANA BALLANTYNE

Massachusetts must remake its public transit
Renée Loth

Sing we joyous all together
Ashley Nunes

EVs are selling like hotcakes. Don’t rejoice just yet.
EDITORIAL

Use Question 1 to boost college aid
IDEAS | DAVID DESTENO

Church should be more like Burning Man

Metro

Bridge dedicated in honor of Weymouth police officer shot to death in 2018

As steady showers of rain moved through the area Saturday, state officials, including Governor Charlie Baker, Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito, and Transportation Secretary Jamey Tesler, gathered under a white tent to unveil a new sign and officially dedicate the Sergeant Michael C. Chesna First Responders Bridge.

Missing elderly man found safe in Concord, police say

Huanlu Wang, who only speaks Mandarin, left his home on Sachem Way in Acton on foot around noon Friday. On Saturday morning, police announced he had been located.

Boston Children’s faced months of death threats and hate mail. Here’s how the staff are coping.

The attacks come as caregivers at Children’s and beyond are already stretched thin from a surge of respiratory infections, a historic hospital capacity crisis, and several years of pandemic-induced exhaustion.

He got off Mass. and Cass. Now, he’s working to beat the odds and stay sober.

Addiction has been a long, dark path for Josh Kivlehan, but now he has hope he can remain clean for good.

Sports

College football

Deion Sanders leaves Jackson State for Colorado

With Colorado, which has posted two winning seasons since 2006, Sanders will face one of the country’s greatest rebuilding challenges.
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No. 2 Michigan beats Purdue to capture Big Ten crown

College football's winningest program has the first 13-win season in school history and likely secured the No. 2 seed in the College Football Playoff.
Bruins notebook

Bruins’ alumni game provides a first for Zdeno Chara - playing alongside Ray Bourque

"Such a legend of the sport, for the city, for the organization," Chara said of Ray Bourque. "Even if it’s a charity game for a good cause, it’s a privilege and honor.”
Bruins 5, Avalanche 1

Bruins take command in victory over Avalanche
live updates

Super Bowl Rewind: Re-live two action-packed days featuring eight MIAA football championships
D2 SUPER BOWL: CATHOLIC MEMORIAL 27, KING PHILIP 7

Unbeaten, unbowed, Catholic Memorial defeats King Philip for second straight Division 2 Super Bowl title

Business

Biogen whistle-blower who received $266 million said people who report wrongdoing are ‘an anomaly’

Michael Bawduniak received $266.4 million last month as a result of a federal whistle-blower lawsuit he filed in 2012 against Biogen.

More of your paycheck is going to pay rent. Which cities are keeping pace?

Only three metros became slightly more affordable over the past three years: San Francisco, San Jose, and Boston — pricey markets where wage growth has more closely matched climbing rent.

Russia rejects $60-a-barrel cap on its oil, warns of cutoffs

Molten lava on Hawaii’s Big Island could block main highway
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Top Places to Work

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts
MISS CONDUCT

How to get stuff done in a post-pandemic open-plan office
LOVE LETTERS

After reconnecting with my ex, I realize I want her back in my life
COOKING

Recipes: Add global flair to roasted vegetables

metro

It’s OK to diss the Nazis

When everything that can go wrong does, parents look to Globe Santa for help

Earthshot Prize Awards in Boston was an entertaining evening

sports

All heart, tight-knit Wakefield uses long drives to hold off potent Milton in Division 3 Super Bowl

Stetson Bennett throws four TDs passes as top-ranked Georgia rolls past LSU in SEC championship game

Boston College men’s basketball team loses to No. 17 Duke in ACC season opener

business

Earthshot Prize unveils five winners at Boston ceremony

‘You’re hired:’ US employers continue to expand payrolls and wages at a robust rate

On their final day in Boston, Prince William and Kate had a packed agenda

politics

Antiabortion forces push local bans in states with legal access

In Georgia, a heated Senate race stirs mixed emotions in Black voters

Nonreligious voters wield clout, tilt heavily Democratic

Nation

Senate campaign hits fever pitch in final days of Georgia runoff

White House rebukes Trump’s suggestion to suspend Constitution over 2020 election

Widow parts with rare emerald from 1622 shipwreck to help Ukraine

World

China reports 2 new COVID deaths as some restrictions eased

After fanning COVID fears, China must now try to allay them

Polynesian pride: Three-day canoe voyage in mid-Pacific

opinion

Congress strikes out in preventing rail strike

Let’s face it: We Americans want our own royals

We might be over the pandemic, but it’s not over us

lifestyle

The Pantone 2023 color of the year is bold and very ‘90s

Both sides see high stakes in gay rights Supreme Court case

All the big names on the ‘green carpet’ at William and Kate’s Earthshot ceremony

food & dining

Johnson & Wales secret society dishes out a unique menu for members while mentoring future chefs

A winter relaunch for Season to Taste; Eataly hosts Globe Santa Day; Umbria returns to the North End

On Block Island, Ballard’s Beach Resort and town council agree to new round of restrictions

travel

Hey, Chase Sapphire Reserve, where’s my $15,194?

When Bermuda had an identity crisis, the island turned to a Bostonian for help

‘Biguanas’ and Bogie add to the allure of this funky Florida outpost

Arts

Guests at the Earthshot Awards were encouraged to dress sustainably. Mayor Wu understood the assignment.

Does the art world finally ‘get’ Alex Katz?

At Yale, connecting two great Britons

Books

In Jane Smiley’s latest novel, two young women navigate sex work and detective work on the frontier

Kerri Maher, author of ‘The Paris Bookseller’ and other historical novels, takes a contemporary approach to reading

In Kevin Wilson’s ‘Now Is Not the Time to Panic,’ remembering a summer of adolescent upheaval

Movies

The greatest films of all time, according to critics? ‘Jeanne Dielman,’ ‘Vertigo,’ and ‘Mulholland Drive’ make the cut

‘Sr.’ is Robert Downey Jr.’s moving tribute to his filmmaker-father

Lights! Camera! DeLillo!

Television

On their final day in Boston, Prince William and Kate had a packed agenda

Michael Gandolfini goes from ‘Many Saints’ to ‘Daredevil’

The 10 best TV shows of 2022

music

All the big names on the ‘green carpet’ at William and Kate’s Earthshot ceremony

On their final day in Boston, Prince William and Kate had a packed agenda

Musk says Twitter has suspended rapper Ye over swastika post

Theater/Dance

Faran Tahir to play the title role in ‘Macbeth’ on the Common

In bringing ‘Life of Pi’ to the stage, a sea of possibilities, and challenges

Season’s greetings from Cirque du Soleil

globe local

Among charter schools in Greater Boston suburbs, dress codes are anything but uniform

The Argument: Should Massachusetts raise the maximum age of juvenile court jurisdiction to 20?

Another plan for long-vacant Atlantic Aquarium in Hull

Obituaries

Julia Reichert, documentarian of the working class, dies at 76

Mary Shannon Little, who prosecuted Wedtech scandal, dies at 65

Allen Kay, 77, dies; coined ‘If you see something, say something’