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As dating apps show their shortcomings, Boston-area matchmakers are busier than ever
Privacy concerns, “swiping fatigue,” and a desire to lock down a serious relationship are pushing people to seek one-on-one help.

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Expect slick travel in some places today, and warmer temperatures later this week
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Ana Walshe projected success and optimism. Behind the scenes, the missing 39-year-old had stress and uncertainty.

“It seemed like she was at a place where she achieved what she wanted family-wise [and] work-wise,” a longtime friend told the Globe. “And she kind of wanted to live life a little bit more freely.”

More coverage of the Ana Walshe case

Authorities search for missing Brookfield woman, who was last seen Tuesday

Brittany Tee was last seen leaving a Brookfield home about 8:30 p.m. on Tuesday, officials said.

Welcome to the cannabis crunch: Mass. marijuana industry braces for turbulent 2023
Recreational sales will soon pass $4 billion, but many operators see a grim outlook.

Teachers from the Lincoln Elementary School in Melrose celebrated reaching a tentative contract with the School Committee during a rally Sunday afternoon at Memorial Knoll Park.

‘This is a win for Melrose’: Teachers, supporters rally in favor of new contract

Technicians worked to secure an elbow of "The Embrace" in November.

Is Boston ready to ‘Embrace’ a different story?

"The Embrace," the imposing memorial to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King, was unveiled Friday in a glitzy yet soulful ceremony on Boston Common.

Helen Banach, left, and Will Sylvester, who work with the Hank Willis Thomas Studio, admire “The Embrace” on Boston Common Jan. 10, 2023. "The Embrace," a 22-foot bronze sculpture conceived by Thomas, honors Martin Luther King Jr. and his wife, Coretta Scott King. It will be unveiled on Jan. 13.

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

‘The Embrace’ is a tribute to love, justice, and the unsung

From left to right, the Rev. Liz Walker, the Rev. Jeffrey Brown, and Paul English stood with The Embrace, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture that they helped to bring to Boston, on Friday.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

The Embrace, a memorial to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King, by Hank Willis Thomas.

Jeneé Osterheldt

‘The Embrace’: ‘The hug the city needs’

TOM FARRAGHER

Stormy seas for cruise ships in Bar Harbor
Local businesses challenge voter-approved limit on passengers on Mount Desert Island.

Healey has committed to equity ‘in all that we do.’ Advocates are pushing for more Latino representation.
As Governor Maura Healey considers her final Cabinet picks and staffs up her nascent administration, some Latino advocates are pushing the new governor to ensure her administration reflects the population it serves.

Bills quarterback Josh Allen (left) lost the ball after being hit by Dolphins safety Eric Rowe, but Buffalo managed to hang on for the win.

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The matchups looked odd, but NFL Wild Card Weekend was surprisingly entertaining

Not only were the games entertaining, but the lack of expectations made them even better.

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MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Peak TV may have peaked, ‘That ‘90s Show’ arrives, and a Zora Neale Hurston doc

FX chief John Landgraf predicts that last year's output of 599 original scripted series will likely mark the peak of Peak TV, and the numbers will begin to decline. I’m hoping he’s right.

Robert Williams is looking healthy and providing energy. The next month will allow the Celtics to determine how much they can ramp up his minutes.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Will the Celtics need to chase insurance for Robert Williams at the trade deadline?

President of basketball operations Brad Stevens has about 25 days to determine whether the Celtics need reinforcements before the stretch run.

Opinion

Governor Maura Healey arrived for her first press conference at the State House on Jan. 6.

Maura Healey promised to bring transparency to an opaque governor’s office. It’s not clear if she’ll follow through.

Time to put some muscle behind her campaign promises.

How not to commemorate Martin Luther King Jr.

Healey’s administration must include disabled people

Carol Steinberg

A community bookstore where events are accessible to only some in the community

IDEAS | JOAN LUKEY

My road trip revealed that electric cars still have a long way to go

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The Emancipator

On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction

Acclaimed historians Ibram X. Kendi and Peniel Joseph joined to discuss Joseph’s latest work, “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.”⁠

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Tenets of Judaism combine with MLK’s legacy in bread baking and furniture making
The fourth annual MLK Day of Service, held at Temple Beth Am in Framingham, brought together congregants from several MetroWest synagogues.

In the South End, one Black-owned gift shop made way for another
After deciding to close the Olives & Grace gift shop, owner Sofi Madison sought out a Black-owned successor to her Tremont Street storefront. She landed on Jae’da Turner, the owner of Black Owned Bos.

Janet Cotter Poole, protester for peace and self-described radical Catholic, dies at 94
People need to “first and foremost, focus on kindness,” Mrs. Poole once said.

Alarmed by AI chatbots, universities start to change how they teach
University of Rhode Island is among the schools that have signed up to use GPTZero, a program that promises to quickly detect AI-generated text

Mafia boss is arrested in Italy after eluding capture for 30 years
he Italian police Monday arrested perhaps the country’s most wanted fugitive, Matteo Messina Denaro, a mafia boss who had eluded authorities for three decades and was convicted in absentia of murder and other crimes.

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On Tuesday, Arkansas Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed seven executive orders, including the order banning the use of the term “Latinx” in state government.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why the controversy around the term ‘Latinx’ doesn’t matter

A smattering of objects from the author's son's vast collection.

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Stacey Abrams, who had disputed but ultimately accepted her loss in the 2018 Georgia governor election, pledged in September to accept the result of the 2022 rematch against Brian Kemp.

When ‘whataboutism’ is OK

A portrait of former president Andrew Jackson behind President Donald Trump in the Oval Office in 2017.

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The tension between Trumpites and Trumpians

Sal DiMasi in June 2019.

Lawmakers: Close the felon-as-lobbyist loophole

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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Alarmed by AI chatbots, universities start to change how they teach

University of Rhode Island is among the schools that have signed up to use GPTZero, a program that promises to quickly detect AI-generated text

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect slick travel in some places today, and warmer temperatures later this week

Winter precipitation is expected today in many places, making for possibly slippery roads. Then, we'll see rising temperatures and more sunshine in the coming days.

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Maya Moore stepped away from the WNBA in 2019.

Maya Moore, WNBA great, officially retires from basketball

The Minnesota Lynx great stepped away from the WNBA in 2019 to help her now-husband Jonathan Irons win his release from jail by getting his 50-year sentence overturned in 2020.

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AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Australia’s best Nick Kyrgios pulls out of major with a knee injury the day before opening match

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Business

Alarmed by AI chatbots, universities start to change how they teach

University of Rhode Island is among the schools that have signed up to use GPTZero, a program that promises to quickly detect AI-generated text

Boston architect tapped to lead national trade association

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene.

In the South End, one Black-owned gift shop made way for another

As dating apps show their shortcomings, Boston-area matchmakers are busier than ever

magazine

The untold story of roller-skating heroes who fought racism in Victorian-era Boston

In 1848, an enslaved couple fled to Boston in one of history’s most daring escapes

Warren Seavey (left) and some of the World War II veterans he admitted to Harvard Law.

A Harvard Law professor broke the rules to let in WWII vets. They made ‘the best class there ever was.’

Forget Wordle. Here are 5 secrets to living better, longer.

metro

The National Weather Service said areas in Southeastern Massachusetts could get up to 3 inches of snow by the time the storm ends Monday.

Southeastern Mass. could wake up to 3 inches of snow Monday morning, forecasters say

Authorities search for missing Brookfield woman, who was last seen Tuesday

Tenets of Judaism combine with MLK’s legacy in bread baking and furniture making

sports

Sam Hubbard (center) of the Bengals races to a 98-yard touchdown off a recovered fumble early in the fourth quarter on Sunday night.

Sam Hubbard’s 98-yard fumble return turning point to lift Bengals over Ravens

Jessica Pegula, Coco Gauff, Danielle Collins start first major strong for US women with victories

New York finalizing deal for Sun’s Jonquel Jones, 2021 WNBA MVP

business

From left to right, the Rev. Liz Walker, the Rev. Jeffrey Brown, and Paul English stood with The Embrace, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture that they helped to bring to Boston, on Friday.

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

Republicans ‘won’t budge’ on lifting federal debt ceiling, powerful GOP representative says

Carl Hahn, VW CEO who brought Beetle to America, dies at 96

politics

Rep. James Comer, R-Ky., walked to the House chamber, on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, Jan. 12, 2023. In a letter, Sunday, Jan. 15, to the White House, Comer, who chairs the House Oversight Committee, said he wants to see the documents and communications related to searches that have uncovered classified documents at President Biden’s home and former office as well as visitor logs of the president’s Wilmington, Delaware, home from Jan. 20, 2021, to present.

House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case

Expanded US training for Ukraine forces begins in Germany

Documents inquiry puts spotlight on Biden’s frenetic last days as vice president

Nation

A man walks past Ebenezer Baptist Church, Jan. 16, 2017, in Atlanta.

Americans should ‘pay attention’ to MLK’s legacy, Biden says

Man’s death after arrest draws protest near police station

Biden returns to Georgia to honor MLK and tout ‘the time to choose’

World

Top Mafia boss Matteo Messina Denaro was arrested in Palermo, Sicily, on Monday.

Mafia boss is arrested in Italy after eluding capture for 30 years

As 37 die in apartment strike, Russia seen readying long war

Flight data, voice recorders retrieved from Nepal crash site

opinion

Governor Maura Healey (left) and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll during their inauguration celebration at TD Garden in Boston on Jan. 5.

Women in top office in Mass. signal a different kind of leadership

The ‘main basic’ thing my son’s collections have taught me

Mass. correctional system needs to change. Stakeholders are watching.

lifestyle

From left: Rachel Watson-Jih (on table), AJ Guevara, and Livanna Maislen in Company SBB's "Look Who's Coming to Dinner."

Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming to Dinner’ asks who gets to sit at the table

She helped me after I almost died

Police investigate after Dallas Zoo missing leopard was found. ‘It is our belief that this was an intentional act.’

food & dining

A decorated igloo at The Reef, a restaurant along the water in Newport, R.I.

The most extravagant igloos to dine in

Starbucks is changing its rewards benefits, and fans are steamed

Jan. 15 proclaimed ‘Chowda Day’ in Boston. Celebrate with a cup and a cause for $1.

travel

Discover the importance of Rome as a global hub for photography at Bowdoin College Museum of Art's new exhibit, "In Light of Rome: Early Photography in the Capital of the Art World, 1842-1871," which runs Dec. 8 through June 4.

A Rome exhibit in Maine, a dreamy eclipse escape, and a clever duffel backpack

After a ‘traumatic nightmare’ on Amtrak, can I get a refund?

Love ‘Hamilton’ the musical? Here’s where to walk (or sing and dance) in his footsteps in Nevis

Arts

From left to right, the Rev. Liz Walker, the Rev. Jeffrey Brown, and Paul English stood with The Embrace, the Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. memorial sculpture that they helped to bring to Boston, on Friday.

How one Boston-area entrepreneur’s dream sparked the movement that led to the new King memorial

The history behind ‘The Embrace’: Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King’s Boston connection

‘The Embrace’: ‘The hug the city needs’

Books

Matthew Salesses’s ‘The Sense of Wonder’ takes on issues of being Asian American in the NBA. Plus: K-drama.

Henry Marsh, pioneering brain surgeon, navigates fear, powerlessness, and acceptance after a diagnosis of prostate cancer in his memoir ‘And Finally’

Martin Puchner on science fiction and speed reading

Movies

Film critic Odie Henderson explains his star-rating system.

The fault in his stars? The Globe’s film critic explains his rating system.

From Salem to Sundance: Meet film festival programmer Heidi Zwicker

Chris Evans goes Instagram official with actress Alba Baptista

Television

Topher Grace and Laura Prepon reprise their roles in guest appearances on "That ‘90s Show," a Netflix sequel to "That '70s Show."

This week’s TV: Peak TV may have peaked, ‘That ‘90s Show’ arrives, and a Zora Neale Hurston doc

Miss USA R’Bonney Gabriel wins Miss Universe Competition

After HBO Max cancellation, ‘Minx’ moves to Starz

music

Following the premiere of his new piano concerto "Oceans Apart," composer Justin Dello Joio takes a bow on the stage of Symphony Hall, with soloist Garrick Ohlsson and conductor Alan Gilbert.

At BSO, Gilbert returns with ambitious, exploratory program

Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive dies

Boston guitarists pay homage to an idol, Jeff Beck

Theater/Dance

From left: Victoria Clark, Justin Cooley, and Steven Boyer in "Kimberly Akimbo." In the musical, Clark plays a 16-year-old who suffers from a genetic disorder that ages her physically four times faster than normal.

These outsiders have a place where they belong: on the stage

Moonbox Productions will anchor a new performance venue in Harvard Square

Outside of ‘The Daily Show,’ there’s another Dulcé Sloan

globe local

Alison Abdu added to the tally of the lasagnas ready to go into the kitchen for baking at Temple Beth Am in Framingham.

Tenets of Judaism combine with MLK’s legacy in bread baking and furniture making

TAKING THE HEAT: As energy costs soar, homeowners are seeking ways to stay warm without breaking the bank.

The Argument: Is inclusionary zoning a good tool for cities and towns to expand affordable housing?

Obituaries

Mrs. Poole.

Janet Cotter Poole, protester for peace and self-described radical Catholic, dies at 94

Carl Hahn, VW CEO who brought Beetle to America, dies at 96

Casey Hayden, a force for civil rights and feminism, dies at 85