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Forecast | Dave Epstein

Storm will bring heavy snow for some in New England, heavy rain for others

The most remarkable thing about this storm will be the heavy snow across the higher elevations of central and northern New England, as well as the windswept rain here in Southern New England.
As much as a foot of snow could blanket high elevations in Western Mass.

These maps show where the most snow will fall.

Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk

Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, among them reporters working for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications.

Louisiana officers charged in Black motorist’s deadly arrest
Five Louisiana law enforcement officers were charged Thursday with state crimes ranging from negligent homicide to malfeasance in the deadly 2019 arrest of Ronald Greene, a death authorities initially blamed on a car crash.

Man charged with violent threats against Congress members

Racist graffiti, threat to principal found in Quincy High School restroom

Man who stopped to ‘help’ woman in Roxbury and allegedly stabbed her is arrested

Claudine Gay named 30th president of Harvard University, and will be first Black leader

Claudine Gay, a current Harvard University dean, has been elected the next president of the university and will begin in the post on July 1, replacing Lawrence Bacow.

Free, mail-order COVID tests are back. Here’s how to get them and when to use them.

With waste water numbers climbing again, experts urge families to test before gathering for the holidays.
COVID-19 cases are rising in the US, prompting New York City, Los Angeles to encourage masking

The place Boston’s Olympic stadium was supposed to go could soon be a railyard

The MBTA board OK'd the purchase of a 24-acre site south of downtown that has long been eyed for development.
More big development could soon land alongside the BCEC

Holiday gift-giving

Recipe: Pack the French cheese spread Fromage Fort into little jars to give as gifts

A dozen gift-worthy books for the holidays

Handmade holiday cards are gifts in themselves; some tips

These are some of the best made-in-New England gifts
Opinion
Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Annie Kuster, and Chris Pappas

Keep New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary

The New Hampshire primary was born out of a need to return the democratic process to the people, not leave it with party insiders.
IDEAS | ED QUINN

The endless human struggle at the US-Mexico border
Shira Doron, Elissa Perkins, and Westyn Branch-Elliman

Unintended consequence of COVID control measures — kids without immunity
EDITORIAL

The Fells Acres saga continues
IDEAS | JASON M. OPAL

Colonial-era prejudices and the root of American antisemitism
The Emancipator

It’s time to end catch-up culture in American schools

The COVID-19 pandemic gave us an opportunity to reimagine learning. The late bell hooks, author of “Teaching to Transgress,” laid the groundwork for an education system that fully supports student growth and teacher well-being.
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Special reports

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

Two Weeks in America

More recent News

Tufts University postpones exams after receiving two bomb threats
Tufts said its School of Arts & Sciences and School of Engineering would postpone online and in-person exams out of “an abundance of caution and to mitigate further disruption.”

Former FTX exec Ryan Salame invested $6 million in Massachusetts restaurants
Salame owns five dining enterprises in the hamlet through the Lenox Eats Collective: two restaurants, a dessert shop, a catering company, and a food truck called The Lunch Pail.

Kings 3, Bruins 2 (SO)
Bruins squander two-goal lead at home, lose to Kings in a shootout
Trevor Moore scored the deciding goal in the third straight shootout at TD Garden.

As Mass. adopts AAA’s stoned driving curriculum, some experts question auto group’s approach
Some experts have doubts about AAA’s approach, saying the group’s past lesson plans contain misleading statistics and have an anti-pot bent that could undermine efforts to effectively educate teens about the real risks of driving stoned.

14-year-old girl grazed by bullet in Jamaica Plain Thursday afternoon

Jeremy Duarte, 19, of Jamaica Plain, was arrested and charged with unlawful possession of a firearm, unlawful possession of ammunition, discharging a firearm within city limits, possession of a large capacity feeding device, and assault and battery by means of a dangerous weapon, police said.

Nevada elections department subpoenaed in Trump probe
Nevada’s departing Secretary of State was served a subpoena last month as part of the U.S. Department of Justice special counsel’s investigation into efforts by former President Donald Trump and his allies to overturn the 2020 election results.

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Recommended reads

The best books of 2022

Of the countless wonderful titles published in 2022, here’s a highly subjective list of 55 we loved most in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and works for children and young adults.
Tell us: What’s your favorite book of 2022?

John Powers I On soccer
Past winners Argentina and France will meet in the World Cup final, but the rest of the world is catching up with the soccer elite
The previous 21 Cups have been won by only eight countries — Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina, France, Uruguay, England, and Spain.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER
With multiple series, Taylor Sheridan is leaving his stamp
He cocreated and writes “Yellowstone.” On Sunday, his “Yellowstone” spinoff “1923″ will premiere on Paramount+. Sheridan has already launched a “Yellowstone” prequel for Paramount+, “1883.” And somehow he’s also found the time along the way to create “Tulsa King.”

Refreshed City Hall Plaza to host its first major event: a hockey fan festival
The plaza, which reopened last month following a renovation that cost two years and the $95 million, will draw hordes of hockey fans to the NHL Winter Classic Plaza festival, which runs Dec. 30 from 2 to 8 p.m. and Dec. 31 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Southborough native turns discarded Dunkin’ cups into ‘trash art’

‘When Harry Met Sally,’ ‘Iron Man’ added to film registry

‘Avatar: The Way of Water’ is James Cameron’s ‘waking dream of the ocean’

A cherished tradition is renewed in ‘Black Nativity’

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

Rachel Heller and Christopher Norris

How to ensure affordable housing in Massachusetts
H.D.S. Greenway

The UK may be losing its Marbles
Merit McIntyre and Jim Stergios

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

Taking aim at gun sales: enforcement matters
RENÉE GRAHAM

Racism and the ‘very much not a racist’ royal family
IDEAS | CATESBY HOLMES

To curb greenhouse emissions by 2030, make traffic jams a thing of the past

Metro

Carlisle brightens the night in memory of one child while helping others

William Wolfgang Shaw’s family and friends found a way to remember him and work with children to teach them about loss and resilience.

Keeping the miracle of Hanukkah glowing despite hate

Hanukkah brings Jewish people together to share the light of the menorah candles in remembrance of a miracle more than 1,800 years ago.
THE ARGUMENT

The Argument: Should the state allow local rules giving tenants the right to purchase their buildings?

Read two views and vote in our online poll.

Out of the sleigh and onto the streets, Traveling Santa hits the road in Belmont

Since the pandemic, the Lions Club has brought St. Nick to homes, carrying more than just gifts.

Sports

Bruins notebook

Though Bruins defenseman Hampus Lindholm didn’t feel well in the morning, at game time he was in the starting lineup

Lindholm kept his 2022-23 ironman streak alive; he has played in every game.
49ERS 21, SEAHAWKS 13

Brock Purdy Era in San Francisco off to 2-0 start after the 49ers beat the Seahawks to clinch division

Purdy threw a pair of touchdown passes to George Kittle, one in each half, and the defense was on its game again in Seattle.
NBA

Warriors brace for ‘rocky ride’ with Stephen Curry out multiple weeks

With Curry in the lineup the last four seasons, the Warriors have gone 97-61 (.614). Without the perennial MVP candidate, Golden State is 24-66 (.267), which is a 22-win pace over 82 games.
MLB

Yankees further deepen their rotation, lock up Carlos Rodón with six-year deal
Kings 3, Bruins 2 (SO)

Bruins squander two-goal lead at home, lose to Kings in a shootout
High school football

Thayer’s Samson Okunlola makes his verbal commitment to the Miami Hurricanes

Business

Twitter suspends journalists who wrote about owner Elon Musk

Twitter on Thursday suspended the accounts of journalists who cover the social media platform and its new owner Elon Musk, among them reporters working for The New York Times, Washington Post, CNN, Voice of America and other publications.

Oregon city drops fight to keep Google water use private

Residents of The Dalles, Oregon, are learning how much of their water Google’s data centers have been using to cool the computers inside the cavernous buildings — information that previously was deemed a trade secret.

The place Boston’s Olympic stadium was supposed to go could soon be a railyard

Wu set to require developers to build more affordable housing in new projects
magazine
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

Dog is rescued from a hot vehicle ... in November

Northern Essex offers job training program for the cannabis industry

Racist graffiti, threat to principal found in Quincy High School restroom

sports

Baker’s next job as NCAA president includes a minefield of issues

Boys’ hockey notes: Arlington Catholic’s Curt Colarullo, Burlington’s Bob Conceison Jr. lead a changing of the guard behind their alma maters’ bench

Dolphins brace for snow, cold in AFC East showdown with Bills

business

Stocks tumble amid disappointing retail sales, inflation fears

Amazon agrees to change some business practices in EU settlement

Elon Musk sells another big chunk of Tesla stock

politics

House approves referendum to ‘decolonize’ Puerto Rico

Rep. Cicilline introduces bill to bar Trump from holding federal office

Mitt Romney on Charlie Baker’s move to the NCAA: ‘Into the fire’

Nation

Nevada elections department subpoenaed in Trump probe

Man charged with violent threats against Congress members

Louisiana officers charged in Black motorist’s deadly arrest

World

Landslide at Malaysia campground leaves 9 dead, 25 missing

Russia warns of ‘consequences’ if US Patriot missiles go to Ukraine

A week into China’s easing, uncertainty over virus direction

opinion

A just ending to the Fells Acres case

Taking aim at gun sales: enforcement matters

How to ensure affordable housing in Massachusetts

lifestyle

Taylor Tomlinson adds record-breaking fourth show in Boston

Live from Duxbury, it’s Mickey White and the Washington Street Carolers

From yard work to sexting

food & dining

At Omar’s Bistro, the ultimate comfort food

Birds of Paradise takes flight in Brighton; Puritan Oyster Bar plans to open in Inman Square

Cape Cod restaurant gets shoutout from ‘Glass Onion’ director after film ‘messed up’ Google results

travel

The best and worst airlines for customer experience, revealed

Jazz saxophonist Grace Kelly on Taos, AirPods, and all forms of ice cream

Exploring Palermo through its street food

Arts

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

Of snails, Shoebert the seal, and histories of New England

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 11

Author readings around Boston Dec. 18-24

Movies

10 great movie performances to mark 2022

A freewheeling guide to who’s who in ‘Babylon’

The most stylish people of 2022? Ayanna Pressley made the NYT’s list. So did ... Ben Affleck.

Television

With multiple series, Taylor Sheridan is leaving his stamp

The most stylish people of 2022? Ayanna Pressley made the NYT’s list. So did ... Ben Affleck.

Royal family under the microscope in ‘The Crown,’ ‘Harry & Meghan’

music

For Kings of Joy, getting reacquainted has been a treat

Lemonheads’ ‘It’s a Shame About Ray’ turns 30 with a pair of shows at the Paradise

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

Theater/Dance

In ART’s ‘Life of Pi,’ a tiger burns brightest

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

A cherished tradition is renewed in ‘Black Nativity’

globe local

Carlisle brightens the night in memory of one child while helping others

Keeping the miracle of Hanukkah glowing despite hate

The Argument: Should the state allow local rules giving tenants the right to purchase their buildings?

Obituaries

Billie Moore, coach of champions in women’s basketball, dies at 79

Edward Avedisian, clarinetist who donated $100 million to BU’s medical school, dies at 85

Stephen ‘tWitch’ Boss, ‘Ellen’ show’s dancing DJ, has died