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‘It’s an ugly year in health care’: Hospitals report record losses in 2022

Mass General Brigham lost $432 million in the 12 months ending in September.

A large winter storm is sweeping through New England. These maps show where the most snow will fall.
Rain is sweeping across most of Massachusetts, with some areas in Western Mass. getting heavy, wet snow.

Forecast: Heavy rain, gusty winds in eastern Mass. expected to last into Saturday Heavy snow accumulating in Western Mass., windswept rain in Boston

Here’s a look at snowfall totals from the storm
Find town-by-town snowfall totals from across Massachusetts over the last 48 hours.

Bahamas says extradition fights go slow as Bankman-Fried digs in

As disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried prepares to fight being sent to the US to face criminal charges, the Bahamas’ top diplomat is warning that extradition battles can be long and tedious.

magic 117, celtics 109
Robert Williams makes season debut, but Celtics lose to Magic in first game home after long road trip
Boston has lost three of four after Orlando pushed aside an early 10-point deficit and mostly controlled the game for its fifth win in a row.

AARON PRESSMAN

Will Elon Musk ban this story?

The criticism over Twitter's journalist ban might prompt Musk to reconsider his whole approach. But probably not.
We tried Post and Mastodon, two Twitter alternatives. Here’s what we found. ‘What’s the deal?’ Trahan and others blast Musk for suspending journalists on Twitter.

Citing cost increases, Avangrid asks to back out of offshore wind contracts for project off Martha’s Vineyard

Avangrid had been trying to renegotiate contracts for its 1,200-megawatt Commonwealth Wind project to no avail.

Bostonian of the Year
The enduring promise of Bill Russell, a giant of Celtics basketball and American civil rights
He was a legend who stood tall against injustice. He took a knee against supremacy. He was centered and steadfast in his mission to make us better.

See the full 'Bostonian of the Year' selection and honorable mentions Bill Russell’s legacy of lonely courage in the fight against hate

TikTok of boy meeting Santa at Natick Mall goes viral — and it’s what the holidays are all about

Janna O’Neil and her husband decided to take their 4-year-old son Logan to see Santa at the mall, and a video of the experience has charmed millions of viewers on TikTok.

What to know about Charlie Baker taking over as NCAA president: Major issues, salary, and more
Baker will immediately be hit with a number of issues to solve — NIL, the transfer portal, big money coming in via conference media rights contracts, and the ever-present gender inequities plaguing college sports.

Dan Shaughnessy: Good luck, Charlie Baker, you've got your work cut out for you Charlie Baker’s next job is a minefield

A Charlie Baker-aligned super PAC broke state law by touting him as ‘special guest’ at fundraiser, regulators say

State campaign finance regulators were silent, however, on whether they believe Governor Charlie Baker also broke state law despite the prohibition of office-holders helping finance a PAC.

After Berlin tank burst, New England Aquarium says it’s ‘confident in the structural integrity’ of its four-story exhibit

The New England Aquarium's 200,000-gallon tank is supported by a concrete frame designed to “prevent catastrophic failure."
Huge Berlin aquarium bursts, releases flood of fish

Brittney Griner releases first statement since returning to US, says she intends to play basketball next season

“It feels so good to be home!” Brittney Griner wrote in an Instagram post on Friday morning.
PARENTING UNFILTERED

Five restaurants worth getting a baby sitter for over the holiday break

Steal away for a couple of hours. You’ve earned it.
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

Regulate TikTok, don’t ban it

That would be a politically motivated move, and the wrong solution to the larger and legitimate concern of data privacy and sharing.
EDITORIAL

Boston no longer needs to hold city workers hostage to residency
Dale Carpenter

Why a graphic designer should not be compelled to produce websites for same-sex couples
IDEAS | NICHOLAS DAWIDOFF

No dismal scientist: Remembering my ‘third grandfather,’ Henry Rosovsky
RENÉE GRAHAM

What it means to live in a climate of LGBTQ hate

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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More recent News

Groundbreaking planned for $1 million renovation to South Boston playground

A $1 million renovation is set for Michael Joyce Memorial Playground at Marine Park, where officials will gather Monday for a ceremonial groundbreaking, the state Department of Conservation and Recreation said.

First ‘Black Men Lead Boston’ class graduates with a new sense of direction
The 24 Black men live in seven neighborhoods, and range from young college students to more experienced adults.

President Biden will reportedly tap former Mass. Representative Joe Kennedy as special envoy for Northern Ireland
Former Massachusetts Representative Joe Kennedy, the grandson of former US Senator Robert F. Kennedy, will reportedly replace Mick Mulvaney, who left the position at the end of Donald Trump’s presidency in January 2021.

Iowa man who joined mom at Capitol riot guilty on 12 counts
A federal judge in Washington has found an Iowa man guilty of 12 charges including assaulting and resisting officers after he and his mother joined in the Jan. 6, 2021, riot at the US Capitol.

Boston Symphony Orchestra head Gail Samuel stepping down
Samuel will formally leave the orchestra on Jan. 3 — an abrupt end to a brief tenure. Jeffrey D. Dunn, the BSO’s Board of Advisors and Finance Committee, will become interim president and chief executive officer.

Couple in car survive 300-foot fall into a California canyon

Cloe Fields and her boyfriend, Christian Zelada, were driving on a two-lane highway at the edge of a steep canyon in Southern California on Tuesday when, they said, a woman in a white Mercedes pulled up behind them and started honking.
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Best of the Arts 2022

The 50 best albums of the year

10 great movie performances to mark 2022

The 10 best TV shows of 2022

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Inmates placed bets on how long ‘Whitey’ Bulger would survive at prison where he was killed. So why didn’t officials know of risk?

The 65-page report chronicling Bulger’s controversial transfer to Hazelton doesn’t answer a puzzling question: How could prison officials be unaware of the danger?

Boston school leaders brace for teacher shortages after winter break and likely uptick in COVID cases
Superintendent Mary Skipper said she and district administrators are preparing contingency plans, including deploying central office staff to schools where there are shortages.

East End Books pop-up hosts book signing with Jenny Slate, Ben Shattuck
The opening event will be held at the new storefront, located on Seaport’s Pier 4 near the Institute of Contemporary Art and Woods Hill Pier 4.

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.

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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

Jeanne Shaheen, Maggie Hassan, Annie Kuster, and Chris Pappas

Keep New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation presidential primary
IDEAS | JOELLE RENSTROM

Tiny urban woodlands, big biodiversity
EDITORIAL

The Fells Acres saga continues
IDEAS | JASON M. OPAL

Colonial-era prejudices and the root of American antisemitism
Rachel Heller and Christopher Norris

How to ensure affordable housing in Massachusetts
IDEAS | CATESBY HOLMES

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

Metro

Storm rolls into New England with heavy snow accumulating in Western Mass., windswept rain in Boston

The highest reported accumulation was 18 inches in Rowe, just south of the Vermont border, while snow totals across the Berkshires ranged from roughly a foot to a foot and a half, but the Boston area saw only rain, the National Weather Service said late Friday night.

‘It’s an ugly year in health care’: Hospitals report record losses in 2022

Mass General Brigham lost $432 million in the 12 months ending in September.

First ‘Black Men Lead Boston’ class graduates with a new sense of direction

The 24 Black men live in seven neighborhoods, and range from young college students to more experienced adults.

Businessman’s $500,000 payments to former Harvard fencing coach was to ‘help friends,’ wife testifies

Jie “Jack” Zhao bought Brand’s Needham house for what proved to be a substantial loss and loaned him $500,000 to pay his debts because they were very close friends -- not in exchange for his help getting their two sons admitted to Harvard as fencing recruits, Zhao’s wife, Ping Hu, told jurors.

Sports

High schools

Girls’ basketball roundup: Devon Burke (21 points), Abigail Wright (20) lead Newton North in hard-fought Bay State Conference win over Framingham

Check out the latest high school girls' basketball scores, news, and highlights from The Boston Globe.
MLB

Mets reportedly land catcher Omar Narváez for two years, then sign five players to minors deals

Narvaez adds to a crowded position in New York, which already had Tomás Nido, James McCann, and touted prospect Francisco Álvarez behind the plate.
magic 117, celtics 109

Robert Williams makes season debut, but Celtics lose to Magic in first game home after long road trip

Boston has lost three of four after Orlando pushed aside an early 10-point deficit and mostly controlled the game for its fifth win in a row.
Dan Shaughnessy

Good luck, Charlie Baker, you’ve got your work cut out at the NCAA, and other thoughts
MLB

Starter Noah Syndergaard, Dodgers finish deal for 2023

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

Pinning it down: Melrose heavyweight wrestler Braden Marceau-Olayinka overcame a rocky start as a junior novice to become an undisputed senior stalwart

Business

Earthquake rattles biggest US oil-producing region in West Texas

A key-oil producing region in Texas was rocked by a 5.4-magnitude earthquake on Friday evening, rattling parts of the Permian basin.

Bahamas says extradition fights go slow as Bankman-Fried digs in

As disgraced FTX co-founder Sam Bankman-Fried prepares to fight being sent to the US to face criminal charges, the Bahamas’ top diplomat is warning that extradition battles can be long and tedious.

Citing cost increases, Avangrid asks to back out of offshore wind contracts for project off Martha’s Vineyard
RI HOMELESSNESS

Cranston Street Armory will open Friday night as 24/7 warming center for homeless Rhode Islanders
magazine
Jeneé Osterheldt

Bostonian of the Year: Bill Russell, a giant of Celtics basketball and American civil rights
Bostonian of the Year

‘To me, he was always just Daddy’: Karen Kenyatta Russell on her father’s lessons

MISS CONDUCT

How do I keep half-hearted gifts from hurting my feelings?

COOKING

Recipes: Skip the browning step when making beef stew

metro

R.I. judge denies preliminary injunction for McKee’s order to clear homeless encampment outside State House

Boston school leaders brace for teacher shortages after winter break and likely uptick in COVID cases

A Charlie Baker-aligned super PAC broke state law by touting him as ‘special guest’ at fundraiser, regulators say

sports

Pinning it down: Melrose heavyweight wrestler Braden Marceau-Olayinka overcame a rocky start as a junior novice to become an undisputed senior stalwart

Unable to show Celtics what he could do because of injury, Bol Bol is blossoming with Magic

Pistons lose Cade Cunningham to season-ending shin surgery

business

Those ‘help wanted’ signs aren’t helping to pull people into the Mass. job market

Twitter suspensions raise alarm in and outside media circles

TikTok of boy meeting Santa at Natick Mall goes viral — and it’s what the holidays are all about

politics

Garland moves to end disparities in crack cocaine sentencing

Can politics kill you? Research says the answer increasingly is yes.

President Biden will reportedly tap former Mass. Representative Joe Kennedy as special envoy for Northern Ireland

Nation

California man avoids prison after 2021 attack on tortoise

University of California academic workers reach deal to end strike

University of California workers reach tentative deal to end strike after 32 days; contract now goes to a vote.

World

Death toll in Peru protests rises as new leader struggles for control

Russia fires wave of missiles across Ukraine

Wary of China, Japan unveils sweeping new national security strategy

opinion

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

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

The endless human struggle at the US-Mexico border

lifestyle

East End Books pop-up hosts book signing with Jenny Slate, Ben Shattuck

The Rink at MarketStreet Lynnfield celebrates the season with themed skates

TikTok of boy meeting Santa at Natick Mall goes viral — and it’s what the holidays are all about

food & dining

Five restaurants worth getting a baby sitter for over the holiday break

At Omar’s Bistro, the ultimate comfort food

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

travel

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

The best and worst airlines for customer experience, revealed

In Minneapolis, Prince still reigns supreme. Here’s how to experience his city.

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

UK royals keep calm, carry on after Harry and Meghan series

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.

music

Seven of the year’s most rewarding reissues and box sets

Local artists pick their favorite sounds from our town

2022 in 20 songs: a playlist

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

Alice Teirstein, who introduced youths to dance, dies at 93

Siniša Mihajlović, soccer player and coach, dies at 53

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