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Scientific journal investigating UMass hydrogen study after revelations of gas industry influence

The study, by scientists at the University of Massachusetts Lowell, endorsed the use of so-called green hydrogen for heating buildings in Massachusetts and recommended the state consider adopting hydrogen as a clean fuel.

Healey made her first Cabinet picks. She’s also gauging whether some Baker officials might stay, sources say.

Nonetheless, the first three hires announced by Healey, all veterans of state government, pull heavily from the last Democratic gubernatorial administration under Deval Patrick and from Healey’s own office.

Authorities investigating homicide of woman in Stoughton

Amber Buckner, 40, of Stoughton, was the victim of “an apparent homicide,” at the home located at 743 Park St., Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey's office said Tuesday.

Boston Finance Commission raises concerns about school transportation contract.

City watchdog urges Boston Public Schools to delay awarding transportation contract to the only bidder

Mayor Michelle Wu served coffee cake from My Grandma's of New England to the royal couple during their visit to Boston.

What does one serve to royalty? This Hyde Park-baked coffee cake

Globe journalist is forced to testify at bribery trial of former Harvard fencing coach and parent

WynnBet wins state approval for first online sports betting license

State awards $5 million for new STEM Tech academies

Kyiv mayor reports explosions in center of Ukrainian capital

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the job won’t be done until inflation is back to the Fed’s preferred 2 percent annual level.

Fed is expected to push forward with more interest rate hikes despite fear that battle against inflation risks economic damage

Fed Chairman Jerome Powell and his colleagues are expected to announce another increase in interest rates on Wednesday. But critics say they aren't giving enough weight to the impact of their actions on average Americans, who face possible job losses as rates continue to rise.

Spies, microchips, and night lights: The story of an alleged Russian smuggling ring in a N.H. town.
The charging documents outline a plot pulled straight from “The Americans” TV series, about KGB agents raising a family near Washington, D.C.

Boston officials outline a host of potential improvements for Franklin Park
The sweeping vision includes restoring and coming up with new uses for the park’s bear dens, which have sat defunct for decades, and building a new stage and seating for the Elma Lewis Playhouse.

Sam Bankman-Fried.

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried likened to Bernie Madoff, Enron in ‘scheme’ to defraud

Bankman-Fried was arrested Monday in the Bahamas at the request of the US government, which charged him with eight criminal violations, ranging from wire fraud to money laundering to conspiracy to commit fraud.

Bankman-Fried faces charges in FTX meltdown. What about Caroline Ellison and others?

The Bruins celebrated after defenseman Derek Forbort scored a shorthanded goal to give them a 3-2 lead late in the second period.

bruins 4, islanders 3 (so)

Jake DeBrusk provided a jolt with two goals in first period, and the Bruins hung on to beat Islanders in a shootout

The Bruins maintained their grip on the No. 1 spot in the standings and became the fourth team in NHL history to start 15-0-1 at home.

Fan’s fingertip bitten off during fight at Bruins-Coyotes game in Arizona

“It’s really hard when you lose a player like Xander [Bogaerts], but it’s even harder when you lose a person like Xander,” said Red Sox president and CEO Sam Kennedy.

Red Sox notebook

On the day the Red Sox introduced Kenley Jansen, a lot of the questions were about how Xander Bogaerts got away

Team president and CEO Sam Kennedy acknowledged the difficulty both for members of the Red Sox and fans of the team in seeing the departure of a franchise pillar.

DeVante Parker (center) was helped off the field after he sustained a head injury in the first quarter Monday night.

Nelson Agholor was looking out for teammate DeVante Parker. Why didn’t the NFL’s concussion spotter see what Agholor clearly did?

Agholor began frantically waving his arms to officials so they could stop the game and get Parker off the field.

DeVante Parker calls out NFL as union says it will review how officials handled Patriots receiver’s head injury

Opinion

King Charles III and Prince William before the Committal Service for Queen Elizabeth II at St George's Chapel on Sept. 19.

Racism and the ‘very much not a racist’ royal family

Instead of protecting its image, the House of Windsor needs to address the prejudice that lurks within its palace walls.

Merit McIntyre and Jim Stergios

How to avoid the Massachusetts estate tax? Try not to die.

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: The rest of the story

Jan. 6 committee must focus on Trump, but mustn’t omit other crucial aspects in its report

Juliette N. Rooney-Varga and William R. Moomaw

US Forest Service should let forests grow

A collage of images from The Emancipator's 2022 coverage.

The Emancipator

Justice Dictionary 2022

To tackle pressing social problems, we first need the language to describe them. Here are concepts and takeaways amplified this year by contributors to The Emancipator.

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Special reports

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

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KEVIN CULLEN

For Christmas in the City, the future looks merry and bright
While COVID made Christmas in the City’s reach more modest, it never went away. This year, its volunteers will deliver to 38 homeless shelters in and around Boston.

‘We’re just putting smiles on kids’ faces;’ Firefighters bring Christmas cheer to young patients at Shriners Children’s Boston
Four inpatient and around 20 to 30 outpatient children peered out of the hospital’s windows as the Claus couple slowly inched closer in the bucket of a fire ladder extending from the fire engine.

President Biden signs gay marriage bill at White House ceremony
President Joe Biden invited thousands to celebrate at the White House on Tuesday as he signed into law gay marriage legislation before a bipartisan crowd that reflects growing acceptance of same-sex unions.

TONY'S TIPS

How to pick the perfect pomegranate and persimmon, and what to do with them
Whether you are searching for the fruits for the first time or your 50th time, take advantage and go shop now. “This time of year, they are perfect.”

Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man, according to Forbes
The mogul behind Tesla, SpaceX, and Twitter, Elon Musk has seen his fortune shrink by more than 50 percent in the past year to $176.8 billion as of Tuesday’s market close, according to Forbes.

John Powers | On Soccer

Behind Lionel Messi’s brilliance and with surprisingly little drama, Argentina hits the brink of World Cup glory
Argentina's World Cup history since 1986 has been consistently excruciating, but Tuesday's semifinal was an Albiceleste festival.

Globe Santa

There is still good in the world
Survivors of domestic violence find their voices in writing to Globe Santa

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US community level map.

COVID-19 cases are rising in the US, prompting New York City, Los Angeles to encourage masking

New England has — so far — been spared the CDC’s “high” community level designation.

Merck-Moderna mRNA vaccine for melanoma shows promise in study, companies say
The Cambridge biotech reported that the experimental shot reduced the risk of progression or death by 44 percent.

PERSPECTIVE

The life-changing power of boring jobs and mindless work
Automation may one day replace our most tedious tasks. I'm not sure that's a good thing.

‘No one really wants to talk about alcohol’: Alcohol abuse costs Mass. more than $5 billion yearly, new analysis finds
Alcohol-related deaths, disability, and property damage cost Massachusetts at least $5.6 billion annually, while causing thousands of deaths and illnesses. Yet revenues from alcohol-specific taxes fall far short of repaying those costs.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Colin Farrell (left) and Barry Keoghan in "The Banshees of Inisherin."

Boston Society of Film Critics announces 2022 winners — and one surprising tie

Junction Trio — violinist Stefan Jackiw, cellist Jay Campbell, and pianist/composer Conrad Tao — performed works by Ravel, Schumann, and others on Saturday night in Jordan Hall, presented by Celebrity Series of Boston.

At Jordan Hall, a rising generation of musicians on display

Emily Wilson, shown performing "Fixed," a show about her cringe-inducing experience of competing on "The X Factor" as a 15-year-old.

Emily Wilson on cringing at your past self, reality TV, and her new show ‘Fixed’

From left: Jacqui Parker, Thomika Bridwell, and Inés de la Cruz in "Chicken & Biscuits."

A family bends but doesn’t break in Front Porch’s ‘Chicken & Biscuits’

Special Projects

Photo illustration

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.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

King Charles III and Prince William before the Committal Service for Queen Elizabeth II at St George's Chapel on Sept. 19.

Racism and the ‘very much not a racist’ royal family

One reader suggested "A Wrinkle in Time: The Lost Art of Ironing.”

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: The rest of the story

Proud Boy leaders Joseph Biggs, left, and Ethan Nordean, right with megaphone, marched toward the US Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 committee must focus on Trump, but mustn’t omit other crucial aspects in its report

Environmental activists gathered to protest the US Forest Service for moving forward with plans to log mature forests at Telephone Gap and in several other projects in the Green Mountain National Forest at the Rochester Ranger Station in Rochester, Vt., on Nov. 12. This clearcutting of forest sections follows President Biden's recent executive order from Earth Day to conserve mature and old forests on federal public lands.

Juliette N. Rooney-Varga and William R. Moomaw

US Forest Service should let forests grow

Lidia Vilorio, a home health aide, made the bed for her patient on May 5, 2021, in Haverstraw, N.Y.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Latinas make about half the pay of white men, but work just as hard

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

AI can detect signs of depression. Should we let it?

Metro

Authorities investigating homicide of woman in Stoughton

Amber Buckner, 40, of Stoughton, was the victim of “an apparent homicide,” at the home located at 743 Park St., Norfolk District Attorney Michael W. Morrissey's office said Tuesday.

Spies, microchips, and night lights: The story of an alleged Russian smuggling ring in a N.H. town.

The charging documents outline a plot pulled straight from “The Americans” TV series, about KGB agents raising a family near Washington, D.C.

Globe journalist is forced to testify at bribery trial of former Harvard fencing coach and parent

Joshua Miller was forced to testify at the bribery trial of Jie “Jack” Zhao and Peter Brand in US District Court in Boston after a judge denied the Globe’s request to quash a subpoena by the government.

R.I. climate emissions declined in 2019, continuing steady — but uneven — trend

The report estimates greenhouse gas emissions caused by things like driving cars, heating homes, and turning on the lights.

Sports

Correa landed a sizable new deal from the Giants.

Shortstop Carlos Correa reportedly agrees to a 13-year, $350-million deal with Giants

The 28-year-old hit .291 with 22 homers and 64 RBI last season with Minnesota.

Medfield's Izzy Kittredge (center) battles for a loose ball with Holliston's Mai Quinzani (left) during the first half of Medifield's dominant 60-28 win.

Tuesday's girls' basketball roundup

Lyla Peters sparks Duxbury girls’ basketball to an overtime win at North Quincy

The sophomore guard scored 16 points, including a tying 3-pointer from the corner with 2:25 left in OT and the winning free throw with 8.6 seconds remaining.

Arlington senior Jayden Williams, who led the Spy Ponders with 20 points, scores a layup against Watertown senior Johny Cacace in Tuesday's 59-55 victory.

Tuesday's boys' basketball roundup

Jayden Williams helps seal a victory for Arlington boys’ basketball over Watertown

After Italian exchange student Riccardo Bondesani forced a critical turnover, Williams took an outlet and drew a foul and knocked down a free throw to seal the 59-55 win.

Fan’s fingertip bitten off during fight at Bruins-Coyotes game in Arizona

bruins 4, islanders 3 (so)

Jake DeBrusk provided a jolt with two goals in first period, and the Bruins hung on to beat Islanders in a shootout

Celtics Notebook

Joe Mazzulla keeping his Celtics stars in a blowout left heads scratching, but the coach had his reasons

Business

WynnBet wins state approval for first online sports betting license

The gambling commission is scheduled to discuss and possibly vote on a second online license, Caesars Entertainment, tethered to Boston Encore Harbor, on Wednesday.

Most small SUVs flunk updated insurance industry crash tests

The Buick Encore, Chevrolet Equinox, Honda CR-V and HR-V, Hyundai Tucson, Jeep Compass, Jeep Renegade, Mazda CX-5, and Mitsubishi Eclipse Cross got the bottom rating of “poor.”

Elon Musk no longer world’s richest man, according to Forbes

Former FTX CEO Sam Bankman-Fried likened to Bernie Madoff, Enron in ‘scheme’ to defraud

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Top Places to Work

Half of workers tie a company's climate action to job satisfaction

Top Places to Work

A secret great leaders know: Employee trust matters more than anything

Top Places to Work

10 Boston-area employees share what they love about their jobs

Top Places to Work

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

metro

Franklin Park is Boston’s largest green space.

Boston officials outline a host of potential improvements for Franklin Park

Healey made her first Cabinet picks. She’s also gauging whether some Baker officials might stay, sources say.

City watchdog urges Boston Public Schools to delay awarding transportation contract to the only bidder

sports

Cooper Kupp (right) was injured Nov. 13 against Arizona when he went down awkwardly trying to catch a pass.

Rams say star receiver Cooper Kupp probably out for rest of season

With more needs to address, Red Sox could see what the trade market has to offer

Will Trevor Story’s arm hold up if the Red Sox call upon him to take over at shortstop?

business

Boeing Co. Dreamliner 787.

United to buy 100 Boeing planes

GSK enters RNA editing field through partnership with Wave Life Sciences

New FTX CEO tells House committee that lax oversight, bad decisions caused failure

politics

Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has said the job won’t be done until inflation is back to the Fed’s preferred 2 percent annual level.

Fed is expected to push forward with more interest rate hikes despite fear that battle against inflation risks economic damage

President Biden signs gay marriage bill at White House ceremony

This South Carolina power broker is reshaping Democratic politics

Nation

A muskox in Palmer, Alaska.

Alaska law officer killed in muskox attack outside his house

With blasts of 192 lasers, scientists achieve nuclear fusion breakthrough

Huge US study starts sharing gene findings with volunteers

World

An undated booking photo provided by the Alexandria (Virginia) Sheriff's Office shows Abu Agila Mohammad Mas'ud, who has been arrested in connection with the bombing of Pan Am Flight 103 over Lockerbie, Scotland, in 1988.

In Libya, mystery shrouds handover of Lockerbie suspect to US

Islamic State group claims attack on hotel in Afghan capital

Eight in France face verdict over Nice extremist truck attack

opinion

Lidia Vilorio, a home health aide, made the bed for her patient on May 5, 2021, in Haverstraw, N.Y.

Latinas make about half the pay of white men, but work just as hard

Governor’s Council should heed Baker’s call to pardon the Amirault siblings

Did we learn the wrong lesson from the highway revolt of the 1970s?

lifestyle

Pebbles at 96.9.

Podcast: Heart & Solo

Zac Brown Band to play at Fenway’s summer concert series

I reconnected with an old fling

food & dining

Mayor Michelle Wu served coffee cake from My Grandma's of New England to the royal couple during their visit to Boston.

What does one serve to royalty? This Hyde Park-baked coffee cake

How to pick the perfect pomegranate and persimmon, and what to do with them

These sprinkles and cookie jars kick it up a notch

travel

Ladawn Taylor looks at one of the displays during the grand opening of the new Museum of Broadway in New York's Times Square on Nov. 15, 2022.

Raising the curtain on the new Museum of Broadway in Times Square

These are some of the best made-in-New England gifts

Meet the Gloucester native who shattered the cruise industry’s glass ceiling

Arts

Sean Sullivan, "We Can't Unmix the Colors."

In ‘Winter Solstice’ at the Griffin, it’s most everything under the sun

Museum of Science launches ‘Mission: Mars’ on Roblox

Art museums didn’t go back to ‘normal’ in 2022 — and that’s a good thing

Books

Jessica Grose’s ‘Screaming on the Inside: The Unsustainability of American Motherhood’ is a history of women’s power and a call to arms for a wide audience

In ‘How to Stand Up to a Dictator,’ Maria Ressa lays bare the threat to democracy from tech and social media in a bracing autobiography

Kate Beaton’s wide-ranging literary tastes include mysteries set in the Middle Ages and a graphic novel about the medieval dancing plague

Movies

Colin Farrell (left) and Barry Keoghan in "The Banshees of Inisherin."

Boston Society of Film Critics announces 2022 winners — and one surprising tie

Golden Globes, hobbled by scandal, set to announce nominations

‘Empire of Light’: Sam Mendes makes a movie about the magic of the movies

Television

Jake Johnson and Ophelia Lovibond in "Minx."

HBO Max’s cancellation of ‘Minx’ a misguided move

Golden Globe noms led by ‘Banshees,’ ‘Everything Everywhere’

‘The White Lotus’ says ‘Arrivederci’ and the Internet goes wild

music

Zac Brown performs "Out in the Middle" during the 56th Annual CMA Awards on Wednesday, Nov. 9, 2022, at the Bridgestone Arena in Nashville, Tenn.

Zac Brown Band to play at Fenway’s summer concert series

At Jingle Ball, the hits just keep on coming

At Jordan Hall, a rising generation of musicians on display

Theater/Dance

Peter Mill and Bobbie Steinbach in "Torch Song."

In ‘Torch Song,’ a lovelorn drag queen, his heartbreaks, and his Ma

A cherished tradition is renewed in ‘Black Nativity’

A family bends but doesn’t break in Front Porch’s ‘Chicken & Biscuits’

globe local

An overhead view of the outdoor public Gath Pool in Newtonville.

Mayor: Newton’s Park and Recreation Commission to discuss proposed Gath Pool project Dec. 19

Newton Highlands Green Line station project set to start next spring

Soccer’s biggest showcase brings the world together at local watering holes

Obituaries

Mr. Simmons (left) autographed a ball for teammate John "Jocko" Thompson before Game 1 of the World Series against the New York Yankees at Shibe Park in Philadelphia, Oct. 4, 1950.

Curt Simmons, last of the Phillies’ Whiz Kids, dies at 93

‘Twin Peaks’ composer Angelo Badalamenti dies at 85

Kawānanakoa, considered last Hawaiian princess, dies at 96