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House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy applauded in the House Chamber during the fourth day of elections for speaker on Friday.

House adjourns until 10 p.m. as McCarthy, getting closer, falls short in 13th round of voting

Republican Kevin McCarthy flipped more than a dozen colleagues to support him in dramatic votes Friday for House speaker, a major sign of progress for the embattled leader on the fourth day and 13th ballot of a grueling standoff that is testing American democracy.

A little-known committee could be at the heart of the speaker fight Here's a play-by-play look at how the 12th and 13th votes unfolded

Representative Kevin McCarthy listened as Representative Matt Gaetz nominated Representative Jim Jordan for speaker of the House on Tuesday.

Which of Kevin McCarthy's opponents flipped on the latest votes?

In the 12th round Friday, 14 Republicans changed their votes to McCarthy from the way they had voted in the 11th round Thursday.

(L-R) Rep.-elect Matt Gaetz (R-FL), Rep.-elect Eli Crane (R-AZ), Rep.-elect Matt Rosendale (R-MT), Rep.-elect Lauren Boebert (R-CO), Rep.-elect Andy Biggs (R-AZ) and Rep.-elect Bob Good (R-VA) sit together in the House Chamber during voting for Speaker of the House during the fourth day of elections at the U.S. Capitol Building on January 06, 2023 in Washington, DC.

These are the six remaining Kevin McCarthy holdouts

Here is a rundown of the six holdouts — what they have said, where they come from, and what they're asking for.

Incoming US Representative Robert Menendez Jr. held his son Robert as his daughter Olivia sat near by, during the first day of the 118th Congress in the House Chamber of the US Capitol Building on Tuesday.

Dads of Congress turn Capitol into day-care center during vote marathon

Since Tuesday, when a swearing-in ceremony for the next Congress was supposed to take place, lawmakers have been candid about turning parts of the Capitol building into makeshift child-care rooms for their infant children.

In first acts as governor, Healey signs order creating climate chief, reappoints Baker’s public safety secretary
Healey's executive action makes official a campaign promise to create the first-of-its-kind position within her inner circle in a bid to create a “whole-of-government response” to climate change in Massachusetts.

As first woman, LGBTQ governor in Mass., Maura Healey’s inauguration is more than just a history lesson See photos from Governor Maura Healey’s inaugural party with headliner Brandi Carlile

Police use K-9s in search for missing Cohasset mother of three
Ana Walshe, a 39-year-old mother of three, never made it to Logan Airport where she was scheduled to fly to Washington, D.C., early New Year’s Day and to her job as a regional manager at a high-end real estate brokerage, according to Cohasset police.

What we know about the case of the missing Cohasset woman

Alzheimer’s drug wins FDA approval after studies show it slows the disease

Questions remain about the treatment, Leqembi, sold by Cambridge-based Biogen and Japan's Eisai, including its safety and whether Medicare will cover it.

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

Forecast: Snow moves into Central Mass., system could bring burst of wet snow close to coast

Most of Mass. is now at ‘high’ community COVID levels, says the CDC

More than half of Massachusetts is now at the highest community risk levels.

UMass Boston reinstates indoor mask requirements amid rising COVID rates See the latest levels of coronavirus in Boston-area waste water Boston petitions state’s highest court over vaccine mandates for police, firefighters

Passenger stuck in disabled MBTA Orange Line train provides amusing play-by-play on Twitter

A passenger who was stuck on a disabled MBTA Orange Line train provided a play-by-play on Twitter Thursday night.

‘You held the line’: Biden honors police, poll workers on Jan. 6

President Biden addressed the two-year anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection at the US Capitol by awarding 14 people with the Presidential Citizens Award for their courageous acts on Jan. 6.

Prince Harry, left, and Prince William stood together during the unveiling of a statue they commissioned of their mother, Princess Diana, on what would have been her 60th birthday, in the Sunken Garden at Kensington Palace, London, in July 2021.

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In November, team president Cam Neely had a lot to answer for when the Bruins signed a controversial junior prospect.

One-on-one with Cam Neely: From the Bruins’ hot start to the Mitchell Miller fiasco, it’s been an eventful few months

The Bruins president has enjoyed the positive (a 30-4-4 start) and learned from the negative (the Mitchell Miller signing).

Damar Hamlin was injured on Monday night.

Damar Hamlin, four days after cardiac arrest, can breathe on his own and spoke with teammates

It is the latest step in his remarkable recovery in the four days since going into cardiac arrest and being resuscitated on the field.

NFL owners approve playoff plan for neutral AFC Championship site after Bills-Bengals is canceled

Opinion

Migrants, mostly from Nicaragua, were seen from Ciudad Juárez, Mexico, along the shore of the Rio Grande, below the border wall on the United States side of the border, on Dec. 13.

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Why a record number of Nicaraguans are fleeing their homeland

All told, from October 2020 to November 2022, federal authorities encountered about 270,000 Nicaraguans at the US-Mexico border.

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The Emancipator

We’ve Been Here Before: Insurrections and White Supremacy

As we remember and assess the damage of the January 6th Insurrection on America today, it’s valuable to take a hard look at the impact and consequences that white conservative election denialism played in our shared history.

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Upcoming first-time ‘SNL’ hosts: Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan
Plaza will host on Jan. 21 with musical guest Sam Smith; Jordan will host the following week, with musical guest Lil Baby.

LOVE LETTERS

I want him to consider polyamory
“I also flirt with his wife when I see her.”

Why are girls’ basketball stars leaving MIAA schools for NEPSAC programs?
The players are finding that prep schools can afford them better exposure to college recruiters, among other benefits.

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The Rafael Devers deal coming together was one for the books, and other thoughts
It will go down as one of those epic Red Sox moments, and by any measure it is good news for the fans.

Red Sox’ deal with Justin Turner becomes official at $8.3 million for 2023

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Providence Restaurant Weeks 2023: Here’s what you need to know
From Jan. 8 through 21, some 57 restaurants in and around Providence will serve up tasty dishes, signature cocktails, and sweet deals. It’s time to support the local economy in the most delicious way possible.

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Members of the pro-Trump mob stormed the US Capitol in Washington, Jan. 6, 2021.

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On Jan. 6 anniversary, violent extremism lurks across the country

This Jan. 4 image of Democratic Representative Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez of New York laughing in the background, as Republican Representative Matt Gaetz spoke to fellow lawmakers in the US House of Representatives chamber, was shared widely on social media.

Cameras usually tightly controlled by House show lawmakers haggling, gossiping

Representative Kevin McCarthy (left) talks with Rep. Andrew Clyde after a failed seventh vote in the House chamber on Jan. 5.

Years of appeasing the far-right led to this GOP paralysis

Governor Maura Healey greeted lawmakers as she arrived for her inauguration on Thursday.

Congratulations, Governor Healey. You have your work cut out for you.

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey, center, delivers her inaugural address in the House Chamber at the Statehouse during inauguration ceremonies, Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023, in Boston. Mass. Lt. Gov. Kim Driscoll, who was also sworn into office Thursday, is seated on the rostrum at right.

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West Virginia guard Erik Stevenson fouled Kansas State guard Tykei Greene during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Dec. 31,

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Ashland senior Patrick DesLauriers (right) won all of his 220-pound matches by pin in the prestigious George Bossi Lowell Holiday Tournament.

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Bills coach Sean McDermott surprised his players Friday with a video conference with injured safety Damar Hamlin.

‘To hear him talk to us, it was everything. That’s all we needed’ — Bills overjoyed seeing Damar Hamlin on video call

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Joe Flacco started the first three games for the Jets and was 91 of 155 passing for 901 yards, 5 touchdowns, and 3 interceptions.

Mike White is unavailable for Jets, so Joe Flacco will start over Zach Wilson to close out season

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Browns send Jadeveon Clowney home after critical comments of team and staff

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In Hardwick, a vote on horse racing divides the town

Beth Israel researcher wins $200,000 award for helping to create COVID vaccine for J&J

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Dr. Jim O’Connell checks on a homeless person on the grounds of the Old West Church in 2017.

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Governor Maura Healey (left) spoke Friday during a State House news conference with members of her Cabinet, including Melissa Hoffer (right), the state's first climate chief.

In first acts as governor, Healey signs order creating climate chief, reappoints Baker’s public safety secretary

Boston petitions state’s highest court over vaccine mandates for police, firefighters

Fire breaks out at home Ana Walshe used to own while police search for evidence

sports

Fenway Park was all set up for hockey this week, with the Bruins and Penguins breaking the ice Monday.

Frozen Fenway will be a whole new ballgame for these men’s college hockey players

Red Sox’ deal with Justin Turner becomes official at $8.3 million for 2023

One-on-one with Cam Neely: From the Bruins’ hot start to the Mitchell Miller fiasco, it’s been an eventful few months

business

The Great Dome at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022, in Cambridge.

After Dorian Abbot firestorm, MIT faculty vows to respect ‘free expression’

US hiring stays brisk as employers add 223,000 jobs

Former Providence Journal editor David Ng heads to Richmond

politics

Rep. Kevin McCarthy (R-Calif.) walks through the House chamber as the vote for Speaker of the House continues for a fourth day, at the Capitol in Washington on Friday, Jan. 6, 2023.

McCarthy could finally be on the brink of becoming speaker, but at what cost?

House adjourns until 10 p.m. as McCarthy, getting closer, falls short in 13th round of voting

Democratic officials’ homes, offices, shot up in New Mexico

Nation

President Joe Biden awards the Presidential Citizens Medal to Capitol Police Officer Brian D. Sicknick whose parents Charles (R) and Gladys (L) Sicknick, accept on his behalf, during a ceremony marking the second anniversary of the January 6, 2021 attack on the US Capitol.

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Kenneth Rowe, who defected from North Korea with his jet, dies at 90

World

Patients seated at a local community health center in Zhongmu county in Henan, China, on Wednesday. Millions are expected to travel home this month amid Lunar New Year celebrations, which could spread Covid to rural communities where health care services are underdeveloped.

The US keeps offering China its coronavirus vaccines. China keeps saying no.

Putin’s Cease-Fire Appears to Have Little Early Effect

Kremlin-ordered truce is uncertain amid suspicion of motives

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Charlie Baker waved goodbye to supporters as he prepared to get into a waiting car following the traditional "Lone Walk" outside the State House on Wednesday.

Look at Baker’s tenure is too light on his many accomplishments

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Cameras usually tightly controlled by House show lawmakers haggling, gossiping

lifestyle

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‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member Jennifer Shah gets 6 1/2 years

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food & dining

Sarto, a modern Italian restaurant in downtown Providence, will be participating in Providence Restaurant Weeks this year.

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travel

You can soon say goodbye to airplane mode — at least in Europe.

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Akaash Singh is on Team Travel Agent and wants to flush his phone but can’t

Arts

Jean-Baptiste Greuze, "Académie," c. 1751. Collection of Bibliothèque nationale de France.

At the Clark, a glimpse of a French cultural storehouse

‘The Glory of Handiwork’ gives new meaning to the domestic arts

R.I. engineer is creating live wall art that breathes

Books

Laura Zigman’s ‘Small World’ is a love letter to a sisterhood forged through disability and death

Comedic and caffeinated, Kashana Cauley’s debut novel, ‘The Survivalists,’ may give you the jitters

Poet Laureate Ada Limón uses poetry as a way of tuning in to the world

Movies

Vicky Krieps as Empress Elisabeth in a scene from "Corsage."

‘Corsage’: All about Elisabeth

‘Women Talking’ speaks volumes

1983 at the movies: from A (‘All the Right Moves’) to Z (‘Zelig’)

Television

Aubrey Plaza (pictured in "The White Lotus") will host "Saturday Night Live" on Jan. 21.

Upcoming first-time ‘SNL’ hosts: Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan

‘Real Housewives of Salt Lake City’ member Jennifer Shah gets 6 1/2 years

Watch for Walter White during the Super Bowl

music

Narrator Eli Danker and conductor Omer Meir Wellber joined the BSO for the US premiere of Ella Milch-Sheriff's monodrama "The Eternal Stranger."

At BSO, ringing in the new year with reimagined Beethoven

Remembering Geoff Nuttall, visionary quartet leader

Deals are in place for Sound Museum’s tenants, but not its owners

Theater/Dance

Company SBB will bring Stefanie Batten Bland's "Look Who's Coming to Dinner" to Boston this month.

A new view of a classic movie inspired choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming to Dinner’

In Dave Malloy’s ‘Preludes,’ Rachmaninoff’s career is decomposing

Plans for a new Comedy Studio in Harvard Square hit some snags

globe local

The Argument: Should Massachusetts expand tolling to alleviate traffic congestion?

Watertown Boys & Girls Club is a success story

Lesson learned: Don’t draw conclusions until you give it a try

Obituaries

Dr. Galati won Tony Awards for his adaptation and direction of "The Grapes of Wrath."

Frank Galati, mainstay of Chicago theater, dies at 79

Walter Cunningham, an astronaut who helped clear the way to the moon, dies at 90

Bill White, who lost a leg in the Marathon bombings, dies at 81