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Authorities expand radius of search for missing Brookfield woman

Brookfield police will be expanding the radius of their search for missing woman Brittany Tee by 2 to 3 miles on Tuesday, Worcester County District Attorney Joseph D. Early said Monday.

Like his predecessor, Wu’s incoming street violence prevention guru aims to focus on root causes
Isaac Yablo will succeed his friend and mentor Rufus Faulk to become Boston's senior adviser for public safety.

SHIRLEY LEUNG

Meet Yvonne Hao, the state’s new economic secretary who just ‘gets stuff done’
If you’ve never heard of Hao — the first person of color to oversee the state’s economic development — it’s because she’s kept her head down, fixing and helping organizations navigate through their thorniest issues.

The speaker vote underscored how money is so central to politics today

Some of the deals cut during the speaker’s votes were made not on the House floor or offices but by super PACs outside of them.

Tewksbury day care closure shows a system on the brink
After 20 years in business, having survived the COVID shutdown and the stringent safety protocols that followed, the beloved Pattikakes’ daycare was beset by surging costs, plummeting revenues, and chronic staffing shortages.

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

A 2014 aerial view of Sconset Beach and Baxter Road area showing the bluffs with erosion along the eastern end of Nantucket.

Nantucket homeowners group agrees to remove their hotly contested erosion shield

A group of mostly wealthy Nantucket homeowners has reluctantly agreed to dismantle a highly contested, multi-million dollar geotube project, seeing no way around a permit violation order calling for its removal.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

For Tom Brady and the Bucs, loss to the Cowboys was an ignominious end to a joyless season
Quarterback and franchise thought they could wing it this year, without much vision or fanfare or any sort of a coherent plan. But not even the GOAT can will a dysfunctional team to victory.

NFL playoffs: See the dates and times for the four divisional round games

Marveling at ‘The Embrace,’ Bostonians celebrate a ‘superhero’ on Martin Luther King Day
“I think it’s definitely designed more for when you see it, when you feel it,” said Host Valcin, of Dedham. “It’s beautiful. It speaks volumes.”

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

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

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’

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

Jayson Tatum hit 50 points on Monday for the fifth time, a new Celtics franchise record.

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Jayson Tatum wasn’t passing up another shot at 50 points as he torches the Hornets, breaks Larry Bird’s record

No Celtic has hit the half-century as many times as Tatum — just 24 — as Boston earned its seventh consecutive win.

Nicholas Ralph as veterinarian James Herriot in PBS's "All Creatures Great and Small."

The antidote for all those feel-bad shows

I understand the desire for shows that can provide good feelings, shows that aren’t straight-up sitcoms but that don’t ask you to dig into difficult issues or watch violent interactions. Here are seven suggestions.

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

David Pastrnak directs home the first Bruins goal, beating Philadelphia goalie Carter Hart in the first period.

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Bruins celebrate David Krejci’s 1,000th NHL game by steamrolling Flyers

The veteran center picked up three assists and Jeremy Swayman recorded the shutout as the Bruins dominated Philadelphia.

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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Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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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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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.

LOVE LETTERS

She helped me after I almost died
Now “I want to date her.”

Melrose teachers vote to ratify new contract
In a vote to ratify a contract with more compensation, Melrose teachers vote in favor of the new agreement.

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

Maine’s first winning Mega Millions ticket brings attention to a small town gas station
Hometown Gas & Grill owner Fred Cotreau said the store will get $50,000 for selling the winning Mega Millions jackpot.

Boston police make arrest in connection with 2007 murder of Dorchester woman

David Pena, 33, was flown out from Baker County Detention Center in Florida on an outstanding warrant from Dorchester District Court on a murder charge stemming from Felicia McGuyer’s death.

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Mayor Michelle Wu’s priorities include reducing “union release time,” when the city pays officers to attend collective bargaining and grievance sessions, and tightening the medical leave policy.

Michelle Wu promised ‘significant reform’ to police union contracts. Now comes the hard part.

The city’s largest police union is already trying to push contract talks off the bargaining table and into the hands of outside arbitrators, a move that has historically favored the unions.

He collapsed from cardiac arrest. The next four minutes would determine if he would live.
Experts say Massachusetts lags other states in how it responds to cardiac arrest, which comes with a 90 percent fatality rate outside of hospitals.

Workers building the new Orange and Red Line cars in Springfield describe a toxic, error-prone factory
Interviews with several former workers at the CRRC Corp. facility in Western Massachusetts describe a dysfunctional scene on the factory floor, showing a chaotic and often harrowing environment prone to mishaps and delays long before the pandemic began.

In a tight labor market, nonprofits are losing out
Human services organizations cannot compete with rising wages at for-profit companies, leaving widespread staff shortages everywhere from food banks to homelessness prevention groups.

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Billy Conway, a drummer by trade, wrote songs on guitar — dozens of them, going back to the acquisition of his first four-track cassette recorder in the 1980s.

Billy Conway’s pals put his songs out into the world

The Jar's previous salons have connected strangers through their appreciation of art.

With $750,000 grant, The Jar aims to expand its conversations around culture

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

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

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.

IDEAS | ASHLEY LEFRAK

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

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.

David M. Shribman

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,

IDEAS | WILLIAM DEVINE

The business of college sports deserves to collapse

Metro

Arthur Duncan, pioneering Black tap dancer, dies at 97

A veteran song-and-dance man who entertained audiences at Lincoln Center, Carnegie Hall, and military bases overseas, Mr. Duncan was a link to an earlier era of tap, when the art form was an exhilarating staple of theaters, nightclubs, and Hollywood musicals.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

In Woburn, a diversifying school district works to become more welcoming

For Kafui Kemeh, a Black high school senior in Woburn, life in the suburbs has brought the quality education her family sought, but the isolation and racism she has experienced as one of the very few Black students in her classes weigh on her.

Marveling at ‘The Embrace,’ Bostonians celebrate a ‘superhero’ on Martin Luther King Day

“I think it’s definitely designed more for when you see it, when you feel it,” said Host Valcin, of Dedham. “It’s beautiful. It speaks volumes.”

Like his predecessor, Wu’s incoming street violence prevention guru aims to focus on root causes

Isaac Yablo will succeed his friend and mentor Rufus Faulk to become Boston's senior adviser for public safety.

Sports

Tom Brady threw 66 passes on Monday night, setting a new career high in what was possibly the final game of his career ... or simply the final game of a three-season stay with Tampa Bay.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

For Tom Brady and the Bucs, loss to the Cowboys was an ignominious end to a joyless season

Quarterback and franchise thought they could wing it this year, without much vision or fanfare or any sort of a coherent plan. But not even the GOAT can will a dysfunctional team to victory.

Dak Prescott tossed four touchdown passes in Monday's win.

NFC Wild Card | Cowboys 31, Buccaneers 14

Dak Prescott outshines Tom Brady, Cowboys dominate Buccaneers 31-14

In perhaps Brady's final game in a Buccaneers uniform, little went right for him and Tampa Bay.

Dak Prescott and the Cowboys will meet the Niners.

NFL playoffs: See the dates and times for the four divisional round games

After a wild Wild Card weekend, here’s where things stand.

Former Red Sox infielder Travis Shaw calls it a career

Cowboys kicker Brett Maher misses four straight extra points

Cowboys kicker Brett Maher misses four straight extra points

Business

Meet Yvonne Hao, the state’s new economic secretary who just ‘gets stuff done’

If you’ve never heard of Hao — the first person of color to oversee the state’s economic development — it’s because she’s kept her head down, fixing and helping organizations navigate through their thorniest issues.

Alarmed by AI chatbots, universities start revamping how they teach

While grading essays for his world religions course last month, Antony Aumann, a professor of philosophy at Northern Michigan University, read what he said was easily “the best paper in the class.” It explored the morality of burqa bans with clean paragraphs, fitting examples, and rigorous arguments.

Tewksbury day care closure shows a system on the brink

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

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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 Reverend Dr. Jay Williams lifted his hands in prayer at the conclusion of the 53rd MLK Memorial Breakfast at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center on Monday.

‘You belong and you matter’: At 53rd Annual MLK Jr. Memorial Breakfast, speakers invoke King’s message to promote education

In one Rhode Island town, the soft-spoken son is replacing his fiery dad as mayor

Melrose teachers vote to ratify new contract

sports

Pembroke sophomore Jen Birolini is all smiles after recording her 100th career point on a goal against Quincy/North Quincy.

Girls’ hockey roundup: Just a sophomore, captain Jen Birolini becomes seventh Pembroke player to reach 100-point mark in win over Quincy/North Quincy

No. 15 Wellesley hands No. 17 Braintree its first league loss in 23 months thanks to Brody Sharpe’s overtime effort

Cardinals hire ex-Patriots scout Monti Ossenfort as team’s new general manager

business

Boston architect Emily Grandstaff-Rice.

Boston architect tapped to lead national trade association

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

politics

Republican Representatives Byron Donalds of Florida, Dan Bishop of North Carolina, Andy Ogles of Tennessee, Chip Roy of Texas, Ralph Norman of South Carolina, and Carol Miller of West Virginia huddled before speaking to the media after switching their votes in favor of Republican leader Kevin McCarthy for speaker of the House.

The speaker vote underscored how money is so central to politics today

House GOP demands visitor logs in Biden classified docs case

Expanded US training for Ukraine forces begins in Germany

Nation

Officers arrived at the home in Goshen about 4 a.m. local time, after someone called the police about a large number of gunshots, Sheriff Mike Boudreaux of Tulare County said at a news conference Monday.

Six shot dead, including mother and baby, at California home

Hawaii eruption not dangerous but offers spectacular sight

Ex-GOP candidate arrested in shootings at lawmakers’ homes

World

A girl wearing a face mask rides on a man's shoulders as they walk along a tourist shopping street in Beijing on Oct. 7, 2022.

China records first population fall in decades as births drop

UK government blocks Scottish law making gender change easier

Kerry says he backs UAE oil chief overseeing COP28

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

Ms. Lollobrigida, with an award she accepted on behalf of her 'dearest friend' Anna Magnani during West Berlin's Film Festival in 1958.

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95

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

From Salem to Sundance: Meet film festival programmer Heidi Zwicker

Television

Mr. Duncan and actress Georgia Engel took part in a panel discussion on the PBS special "Betty White: First Lady of Television" in 2018.

Arthur Duncan, pioneering Black tap dancer, dies at 97

The antidote for all those feel-bad shows

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

music

Billy Conway, a drummer by trade, wrote songs on guitar — dozens of them, going back to the acquisition of his first four-track cassette recorder in the 1980s.

Billy Conway’s pals put his songs out into the world

At BSO, Gilbert returns with ambitious, exploratory program

Robbie Bachman of Bachman-Turner Overdrive dies

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

Mr. Duncan and actress Georgia Engel took part in a panel discussion on the PBS special "Betty White: First Lady of Television" in 2018.

Arthur Duncan, pioneering Black tap dancer, dies at 97

Gina Lollobrigida, Italian film siren of the 1950s, dies at 95

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