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Duxbury father writes of ‘deep love for family,’ forgives his wife in deaths of their three children

Patrick Clancy, the Duxbury father whose three children were allegedly killed by his wife at their home, on Saturday wrote about his achingly painful loss and the deep love and forgiveness he feels for his wife, Lindsay.

Fund-raiser for Duxbury father draws thousands of donations 8-month-old injured in Duxbury tragedy has died, prosecutors say

After Duxbury, conversations we need to have

It’s hard to be a new mom. For some, a lonely struggle can spiral into mental illness.

Dramatic hormonal shifts combined with life changes and lack of support can lead to postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, and rarely psychosis.

Body found on Marblehead beach identified as missing Peabody man, officials say

Michael Gray, 31, had been reported missing by his Dec. 11, according to law enforcement officials.

California shooting: 3 dead, 4 hurt in ritzy LA neighborhood
Three people were killed and four others wounded in a shooting at a short-term rental home in an upscale Los Angeles neighborhood early Saturday morning, police said.

Belmont vigil remembers man run over in ‘horrendous act of racial hate’

Woman was trapped under Green Line train Friday night near Boston University campus

Channel 4 tests a 6 p.m. newscast without a sports report

Supporters hold candles during a vigil Thursday for Tyre Nichols at Tobey Skatepark in Memphis.

Memphis police disband unit whose officers beat Tyre Nichols

The footage released Friday left many unanswered questions about the traffic stop involving the Black motorist and about other law enforcement officers who stood by as he lay motionless on the pavement.

After death of Tyre Nichols, officials’ moves reflect a shift in handling police violence Mass. public officials speak out on police beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis

Activists held a rally on Boston Common in front of the State House in reaction to the video of the police beating death in Memphis.

Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis

Body camera footage of the attack was released Friday by Memphis police, sparking a series of marches nationwide.

The $1 trillion coin and the other (unrealistic) ways to avoid raising the debt limit
The desperate search for an escape hatch in the partisan standoff highlights the increasing fear that the Treasury is headed for its first-ever default in the next few months.

‘A culture of complete fear’: Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone under fire for alleged abusive behavior
Stone has turned the Crimson into a national powerhouse, but 16 former players fault Harvard for keeping her on the job despite numerous complaints about her alleged abusive coaching practices.

Russell Wilson signed a five-year, $245 million contract extension, then led the Broncos to a 5-12 record.

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Does paying big money to an NFL quarterback do more harm than good?

This year’s playoffs certainly raise the question of whether it’s better to keep drafting a quarterback every few years and spend the money elsewhere.

After getting a $18.75 million extension, Matt Barnes had a 4.87 ERA and a 1.50 WHIP for the Red Sox.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

With Matt Barnes being designated for assignment, Rafael Devers is one of the few champs remaining on Red Sox

Barnes leaves the Red Sox third in team history with 429 appearances and with a World Series ring.

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Opinion

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IDEAS | CRAIG FERHMAN

Are you too easily distracted? 19th-century Americans could relate.

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Academic freedom and adjunct instructors who aren’t so free to speak

Two schools of thought on student safety: police presence, behavioral health

Let Duxbury tragedy be a warning: Postpartum mental health care needs to be a priority

Tyre Nichols and the culture of toxic policing

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The Emancipator

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Family, heritage, and community all play a powerful role in maintaining the health and wellness of a city’s residents. Our health equity tour of Chicago’s Little Village shows a neighborhood emblematic of these ideas. Next up: Durham, North Carolina.

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Students stage walkout at Harvard University, demand resignation of professor

Student demonstrators at Harvard University staged a walkout Tuesday of a class taught by prominent anthropologist John Comaroff, who was placed on leave in January 2022 amid harassment allegations but later resumed his teaching duties. An advocacy group is calling for his resignation.

Trump kicks off 2024 bid with an event in New Hampshire

Former president Donald Trump kicked off his 2024 White House bid with a stop Saturday in New Hampshire before heading to South Carolina, appearances in early-voting states marking the first campaign events since announcing his latest run more than two months ago.

Man arrested in connection with fatal shooting outside bar in Manchester, N.H.

A dispute occurred inside a bar, which led to a confrontation on the street and man fatally shot, according to the Attorney General John M. Formella’s office.

Woburn teachers rally a day after voting to authorize strike

The rally by the Woburn Teachers' Association drew hundreds of supporters to Woburn Common.

Marc McLaughlin in, Joona Koppanen out for Bruins’ night in Sunrise
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A dangerously armed nation at war with itself

The interior of Stephen Paddock's room on the 32d floor of the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas, from which he committed the mass shooting that killed 58 people and injured more than 500 attending a country music concert, Oct. 1, 2017.

Gun violence is a uniquely American crisis. How did we get here?

Eric Lander on Jan. 16, 2021, when he was the nominee to be the director of the incoming White House's Office of Science and Technology Policy.

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Supporters of presidential candidate Ross Perot held signs during a rally at the Flemington Fairgrounds in Flemington, N.J., on Oct. 25, 1992.

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A student boards a school bus in Dorchester in September 2022.

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Andrea Campbell during her run for mayor.

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Belmont vigil remembers man run over in ‘horrendous act of racial hate’

Organizers said the vigil for Henry Tapia, a 34-year old Black and Latino man killed in 2021, highlights that no town is safe from acts of violence against Black and brown residents.

Crowds march through downtown Boston to protest police killing of Tyre Nichols in Memphis

Body camera footage of the attack was released Friday by Memphis police, sparking a series of marches nationwide.

It’s hard to be a new mom. For some, a lonely struggle can spiral into mental illness.

Dramatic hormonal shifts combined with life changes and lack of support can lead to postpartum depression, anxiety, OCD, and rarely psychosis.

Duxbury father writes of ‘deep love for family,’ forgives his wife in deaths of their three children

Patrick Clancy, the Duxbury father whose three children were allegedly killed by his wife at their home, on Saturday wrote about his achingly painful loss and the deep love and forgiveness he feels for his wife, Lindsay.

Sports

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Marc McLaughlin in, Joona Koppanen out for Bruins’ night in Sunrise

The North Billerica product and former Boston College captain, who sat out the Montreal and Tampa portions of this five-game road trip, played his first game with the varsity since 11 last spring.

The Big 3 in Cincinnati: Joe Burrow (from left), Tee Higgins and Ja'Marr Chase.

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The Bengals are powered by their three young stars: Joe Burrow, Ja’Marr Chase, and Tee Higgins

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T.J. Holmes and Amy Robach to leave ABC after revelations of the co-hosts being romantically involved

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A crowd of people attended a memorial service for the Clancy family on Thursday at Holy Family Church in Duxbury.

After Duxbury, conversations we need to have

Energetic and kind Barry is ‘an absolute joy’

Mass. public officials speak out on police beating death of Tyre Nichols in Memphis

sports

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy practiced this week in preparation for Sunday's NFC Championship game against the Eagles.

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business

A shopper on Powell Street in San Francisco, California, on Nov, 29, 2022.

US inflation and consumer spending cooled in December

New York veterinary clinic Small Door expands to Newton

Robots in the kitchen? Local engineers are making it a reality.

politics

One-ounce silver Liberty coins sit in a tray at the United States Mint. While a provision in a 1995 law allows the Treasury to mint collectible commemorative coins, some say a loophole allows for the minting of a $1 trillion coin to aid in the debt limit battle.

The $1 trillion coin and the other (unrealistic) ways to avoid raising the debt limit

Trump kicks off 2024 bid with an event in New Hampshire

McDaniel gets 4th term at top of Republican National Committee

Nation

Supporters hold candles during a vigil Thursday for Tyre Nichols at Tobey Skatepark in Memphis.

Memphis police disband unit whose officers beat Tyre Nichols

California shooting: 3 dead, 4 hurt in ritzy LA neighborhood

In third campaign, Trump goes small for the first time

World

The Lisove cemetery in Kyiv has a large section of graves for Ukrainian soldiers who have died while defending against the Russian invasion.

Fighting rages in eastern Ukraine over critical supply routes

Amid spasm of violence, Israel’s far-right government raises risk of escalation

The gin boom trying to change India, one distillery at a time

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David Crosby in 2019.

David Crosby’s bowling scar

Is a truce possible in Boston’s shadow wars?

It’s frightening that DCF can remove children without court order

lifestyle

Should I leave my husband for my best friend?

Jay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident, months after fire

Parenting Unfiltered is growing up

food & dining

Mrs. Robert, with her husband, Lucien, at Maison Robert in 1996.

Martha Ann Robert, 91, Maison Robert restaurateur, mentor, dies

Where to celebrate love and food this Valentine’s Day

In the depths of a New England winter, Birds of Paradise whisks drinkers to other lands

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Arts

Boston City Hall.

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Kin and kinship at the Griffin Museum of Photography

Shelburne Museum hires curator of Native American Art

Books

Aleksandar Hemon’s ‘The World and All That It Holds’ conscripts readers into the war torn life and love of a queer Jewish apothecary turned soldier and survivor

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‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ and other accounts of the oppression of women in Iran

Movies

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Bungle fever: ‘You People’ fails to get laughs out of interracial dating

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Television

Carol Burnett (pictured at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards) will be honored by NBC on her birthday, April 26.

So glad we had this time together: NBC readies Carol Burnett 90th birthday special

Matt Damon goes bonkers after being bumped from Jimmy Kimmel’s 20th Anniversary Show

Jay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident, months after fire

music

Following the premiere of his "Concerto for Curved Space," composer Steven Mackey takes a bow with music director Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

At BSO, launching a new concerto into orbit

C’mon Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, let these artists in!

The pandemic not only inspired Murray Hidary’s ‘Distanced Together,’ it gave him time to write it

Theater/Dance

Clio Contogenis (left) and Adrianne Krstansky in the Huntington's "The Art of Burning."

More heat than light in The Huntington’s ‘The Art of Burning’

For comedian Taylor Tomlinson, stand-up success means having it all

Alex Edelman is bringing his hit solo show ‘Just for Us’ home to Boston

globe local

Donor Michael Solomon, left, demonstrates the use of the chair topper to store a folding wheelchair to recipient Alan Mack of Quincy at Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School in Danvers.

The keys to success

Brookline health officials to study impacts of retail marijuana on community, youth

Poking around the lives of prickly porcupines among us

Obituaries

An undated photo by Jaime Kahn of Yoshimitsu Yamada in his New York City dojo, where he became the head instructor with the goal of building an aikido community in the US.

Yoshimitsu Yamada, who brought aikido to the US, dies at 84

Former Cambridge mayor Alice Wolf, an advocate for refugees and LGBTQ equality, dies at 89

Sylvia Syms, ‘Ice Cold in Alex,’ and ‘The Queen’ star, dies