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Presented in association with HBO, “Murder in Boston: The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting,” is available wherever you get your podcasts.

Harvard President Claudine Gay, left, spoke as University of Pennsylvania President Liz Magill listened during a hearing of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce on Tuesday.

‘It’s a yes or no question!’ GOP reps slam Harvard, MIT, UPenn presidents on campus antisemitism

The university leaders acknowledged that antisemitism, as well as Islamophobia, was on the rise in society and on their campuses and they said it has been difficult in recent weeks to walk the line between protecting free speech and prohibiting what some view as hateful rhetoric.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

A nation twisting with anxiety is willing to try anything. A bed of nails? Hypnosis? A cold plunge? Bring ‘em on.
The bad news is that the nation is swirling in an epidemic of nerves. The good news is that there’s an industry eager to monetize our distress.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

First measurable snow possible Wednesday morning for southern New England
Temperatures will dip below freezing overnight Tuesday and some residual moisture moving across the Atlantic Ocean will produce the first measurable snowfall across southern New England.

17.5 inches of snow fell on the summit of Mount Washington, observatory says

Much of Massachusetts could see anywhere from a dusting of snow to a couple of inches of accumulation overnight into Wednesday, as a low pressure system passes south of New England, forecasters said Tuesday.

Maps show light snowfall expected in Mass.

From Worcester to Western Massachusetts, less than an inch of snowfall is expected, but 1 to 2 inches could fall in a band along the coast running from around Newburyport to New Bedford, according to the National Weather Service.

Oxford University Press has named “rizz″ as its word of the year.

Everything you need to know about ‘rizz,’ but were afraid to ask

For those that don’t speak Gen Z, at least not fluently, all this fuss over “rizz” might be a bit confusing. Here's a primer.

Ideas | Teens speak: A guide to Gen Z slang

Davis Cos. completes $72.5 million acquisition of nearly 100-acre Exxon tank farm in Everett

Coinciding with the Davis deal, the Conservation Law Foundation reached a settlement with Exxon over pollution and climate resiliency issues at the site, restricting the property from being used for bulk fossil fuel storage in the future.

Norfolk DA says he is mystified by US attorney, FBI interest in Karen Read murder prosecution

Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey said Tuesday he was mystified why Acting US Attorney Joshua S Levy and the Boston office of the FBI have taken the “extraordinary step” of conducting an inquiry into the ongoing Karen Read murder prosecution.

A full breakdown of the Karen Read case

Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade of nominees

The Senate in a single stroke has approved about 425 military promotions after Sen. Tommy Tuberville of Alabama ended a monthlong blockade of nominations over a Pentagon abortion policy

House will vote next week on formalizing its Biden impeachment inquiry, Speaker Johnson says

‘I owe you a drink. A dinner. A foot massage.’ Newton city councilor sends ‘unwelcome’ texts to colleague.

City Councilor Rick Lipof blamed "COVID fog" for messages sent last month to City Councilor Brenda Noel, who is now calling for the city to create an ethics commission to oversee the conduct of local elected officials.

Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war
Israel says its troops have entered Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sends streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians.

Search warrants prompt new gun charges against Florida man arrested in East Providence shooting

Mass. woman killed in shark attack in Bahamas is identified

Church Street Marketplace in Burlington, Vt. Mayor Miro Weinberger has tackled many problems of gun violence, drug addiction, and homelessness, but the unprecedented number of shootings has left many residents uneasy.

Around New England with Kevin Cullen

Once rare, gunfire all too common in Vermont’s biggest city

Burlington, a mostly sleepy college town on Lake Champlain, used to average two shootings a year. Last year, there were 26, and 16 so far this year, including the shooting of three Palestinian college students.

Cedanne Rafaela played for the WooSox in 2023.

New owners of Worcester Red Sox to keep team leadership in place following sale

Diamond Baseball Holdings officially announced Tuesday it would acquire “the majority of the shares of the Worcester Red Sox,” and that the team would remain a Red Sox affiliate.

Matthew Perry arrived at the premiere of "Ride" at The Arclight Hollywood Theater in Los Angeles. The "Friends" star died in October at the age of 54.

Julia Roberts opens up about death of ex Matthew Perry

"A sudden passing of anybody so young is heartbreaking," Roberts told "Entertainment Tonight."

Opinion

Julianna Margulies did not own that her remarks were offensive. That’s not an apology. That’s the work of a bunch of publicists trying to quickly clean up the mess Margulies made.

RENÉE GRAHAM

No, Julianna Margulies did not actually apologize

Apologizing only for offending someone does not equal acknowledging that words or actions were offensive.

SCOT LEHIGH

Scot Lehigh tried reasoning like a Trump supporter. Here’s what he came up with.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Shots fired: Normalizing crime in Boston

JOAN VENNOCHI

The migrant crisis is a problem for Democrats and Republicans are happy to exploit it

Shira Schoenberg

Campus DEI offices have failed to address antisemitism

Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reimagining an American ideal

California is trying to tackle its housing crisis by rethinking the traditional single-family home. Why isn’t Massachusetts?

Explore the project

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Judge postpones hearing for suspended state cannabis regulator, ruling it lacks ‘basic due process’
Judge Debra Squires-Lee ruled that the Tuesday hearing undercut Shannon O’Brien’s due process rights as she seeks to defend herself against accusations she made racist and “culturally insensitive” remarks.

Two brothers charged with illegally killing deer, fox in Western Mass.
Ira B. Doull, 46, of Worthington, and Seth O. Doull, 51, of Colrain, were charged with multiple firearms offenses and fish and wildlife violations, State Police said in a statement released Tuesday

Independent Man statue lowered from atop Rhode Island State House
The statue’s marble dome had split beneath its feet and needed emergency repairs. It was taken down from the Rhode Island State House Tuesday for only the second time since it was placed stop the capitol dome in December 1899.

Search warrants prompt new gun charges against Florida man arrested in East Providence shooting
Joshua D. Pavao is facing more gun charges from his former hometown, as an investigation widens.

Details revealed in ratified Boston police union contract, including disciplinary reforms

Contract provisions include discipline reforms that feature a list of serious offenses that would not be eligible for arbitration, a process that some fired police officers use to claw their jobs back or overturn discipline.

Bailey Zappe in line to start for Patriots Thursday night against Steelers
There hasn’t been confirmation from coach Bill Belichick, but Zappe told reporters on Tuesday that it likely will be him.

Globe Santa

Making the most of a ‘Bad Situation’
Bad Situations. They come in many guises. But making them more bearable is at the heart of the Globe Santa program.

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Globe Santa is a program of the Boston Globe Foundation and exists solely to deliver joy to children.

The bodies of a mother and her 4-year-old daughter were found in the woods in 1973. The killings have never been solved.

On June 5, 1973, Maureen Moynihan, 32, took her 4-year-old daughter, Jennifer, out to run a couple of errands. They never returned.

Shirley Leung

Only five of the largest public companies in Mass. have reached gender parity on their boards
Progress has been made on gender parity, according to the Boston Club’s annual census of the biggest publicly-traded companies in Massachusetts. But if we want to go further, we must go much faster.

How a philosophy major from Harvard became the best college distance runner in the country
Graham Blanks is the first Ivy Leaguer to win the national cross-country title, and he followed up the victory with a record-breaking performance in the 5K. For Blanks, it’s all mental.

Prominent disinformation specialist files whistle-blower complaint against Harvard
Joan Donovan is seeking “an urgent and impartial investigation” into allegations of donor influence at Harvard’s Kennedy School, which she claims fired her after she began investigating Facebook documents. Harvard calls the allegations “baseless.”

Culture & Lifestyle

Ottessa Moshfegh, author of the award-winning 2015 novel "Eileen."

Ottessa Moshfegh creates a noir ‘New England universe’ in her film adaptation of ‘Eileen’

"Live from the Underground" author Kate Jewell at Village Vinyl and Hi-Fi in Brookline.

A Fitchburg State professor’s new book traces the left-of-the-dial history of college radio

The 10 best TV shows of 2023

‘Murder in Boston’ director hopes documentary can lead to healing for Mission Hill residents

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

Brittany Tee, Soomaiiah Quraiishi, and Reina Morales Rojas are among thousands of people thought to be missing from Massachusetts.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Tobacco shelves like these will vanish over time in Brookline if a town ordinance is allowed to stand.

JEFF JACOBY

Brookline’s phased cigarette ban is unwise, irrational, and deeply patronizing

EDITORIAL

How the tiny band of Beacon Hill Republicans made an important stand for transparency

IDEAS | KARA MILLER

Why the best holiday gift could be the worst

What Governor Ron DeSantis of Florida did in Massachusetts over a year ago shows a visceral understanding of the dynamics of the immigration issue, along with a willingness to exploit it in a cruel and possibly illegal way.

JOAN VENNOCHI

The migrant crisis is a problem for Democrats and Republicans are happy to exploit it

Andrea Macone, who works for the Bureau of Substance Addiction Services, helped to plant some of the 20,000 purple flags in the Common that commemorate Overdose Awareness Day and kick off Recovery Month on Aug. 29, 2022. The purple flags represent the lives lost to overdose in Massachusetts over the past 10 years.

EDITORIAL

If addiction is a disease, why does the probation system treat relapses as a crime?

A dog named Ducky demonstrated FluentPet's communication buttons during the Pepcom Digital Experience before the CES tech show in January.

IDEAS | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

If your dog could speak, would you like what it said?

Metro

Search warrants prompt new gun charges against Florida man arrested in East Providence shooting

Joshua D. Pavao is facing more gun charges from his former hometown, as an investigation widens.

Florida man arrested in East Providence on Dec. 1, 2023

Joshua D. Pavao of Florida, formerly of R.I., faces more than 100 felony weapons charges after a shooting and wild pursuit in East Providence on Dec. 1, 2023.

East Providence street is littered with guns, magazines after wild pursuit

Joshua D. Pavao of Florida, formerly of R.I., faces more than 100 felony weapons charges after a shooting and wild pursuit in East Providence on Dec. 1, 2023.

Davis Cos. completes $72.5 million acquisition of nearly 100-acre Exxon tank farm in Everett

Sports

PATRIOTS

Spoiler alert: Patriots defense looks forward to disrupting AFC foes’ postseason plans

"We just look at it like we want to play great football," Davon Godchaux said. "But eventually, we can also spoil their Christmas, if we can get some wins.”

Lucia Rose (right) and Duxbury look to continue last year's success and open the 2023-24 season atop the Globe's Top 20.

GIRLS' HS HOCKEY : TOP 20

EMass girls’ hockey: Defending Division 2 champion Duxbury opens the season at No. 1

With their core returning, the Dragons appear to be the team to beat this season. Always a contender, St. Mary’s slots in right behind them.

Bruins defenseman Matt Grzelcyk and some teammate visited patients at Massachusetts General Hospital on Tuesday.

Bruins notebook

How the Bruins spread some holiday cheer at local hospitals

The players stopped by Boston Children’s Hospital, Franciscan Children’s, Mass. General, Shriners Children’s Boston, and Spaulding Rehabilitation Hospital.

Celtics

Charles Barkley guarantees that the Boston Celtics will win 2024 championship

HS GIRLS' HOCKEY: PLAYERS TO WATCH

EMass girls’ hockey: 10 players to watch on the ice this season

Women's college basketball notebook

How women’s basketball star Harmoni Turner overcame childhood trauma to shine for Harvard

Business

US job openings dropped in October

Job openings hit the lowest level since March 2021, the Labor Department announced Tuesday.

Davis Cos. completes $72.5 million acquisition of nearly 100-acre Exxon tank farm in Everett

JetBlue-Spirit deal judge weighs impact on low-fare passengers

CVS plans to overhaul how drugs are priced

magazine

Top Places to Work

These companies are using AI to help their employees, not replace them

2023

Top Places to Work in Massachusetts 2023: Explore the winners lists and more

This week's daters: Jake T. and Elizabeth C.

Dinner with Cupid

‘By the end of the meal, I had almost forgotten that I was on a blind date’

See seven shorts from the 2023 Sundance Film Festival at the ICA.

Your Week Ahead

‘It’s a yes or no question!’ GOP reps slam Harvard, MIT, UPenn presidents on campus antisemitism

Beth Teitell | Commentary A nation twisting with anxiety is willing to try anything. A bed of nails? Hypnosis? A cold plunge? Bring ‘em on. The bad news is that the nation is swirling in an epidemic of nerves. The good news is that there’s an industry eager to monetize our distress.

Forecast | Dave Epstein First measurable snow possible Wednesday morning for southern New England Temperatures will dip below freezing overnight Tuesday and some residual moisture moving across the Atlantic Ocean will produce the first measurable snowfall across southern New England.

Maps show light snowfall expected in Mass.

Everything you need to know about ‘rizz,’ but were afraid to ask

Davis Cos. completes $72.5 million acquisition of nearly 100-acre Exxon tank farm in Everett

Norfolk DA says he is mystified by US attorney, FBI interest in Karen Read murder prosecution

Senate approves hundreds of military promotions after Republican senator ends blockade of nominees

‘I owe you a drink. A dinner. A foot massage.’ Newton city councilor sends ‘unwelcome’ texts to colleague.

Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war Israel says its troops have entered Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sends streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians.

Search warrants prompt new gun charges against Florida man arrested in East Providence shooting

Mass. woman killed in shark attack in Bahamas is identified

Once rare, gunfire all too common in Vermont’s biggest city

New owners of Worcester Red Sox to keep team leadership in place following sale

Julia Roberts opens up about death of ex Matthew Perry

No, Julianna Margulies did not actually apologize

Scot Lehigh tried reasoning like a Trump supporter. Here’s what he came up with.

Shots fired: Normalizing crime in Boston

The migrant crisis is a problem for Democrats and Republicans are happy to exploit it

Campus DEI offices have failed to address antisemitism

Reimagining an American ideal

Explore the project

More recent News

Two brothers charged with illegally killing deer, fox in Western Mass. Ira B. Doull, 46, of Worthington, and Seth O. Doull, 51, of Colrain, were charged with multiple firearms offenses and fish and wildlife violations, State Police said in a statement released Tuesday

Independent Man statue lowered from atop Rhode Island State House The statue’s marble dome had split beneath its feet and needed emergency repairs. It was taken down from the Rhode Island State House Tuesday for only the second time since it was placed stop the capitol dome in December 1899.

Search warrants prompt new gun charges against Florida man arrested in East Providence shooting Joshua D. Pavao is facing more gun charges from his former hometown, as an investigation widens.

Details revealed in ratified Boston police union contract, including disciplinary reforms

Bailey Zappe in line to start for Patriots Thursday night against Steelers There hasn’t been confirmation from coach Bill Belichick, but Zappe told reporters on Tuesday that it likely will be him.

Making the most of a ‘Bad Situation’ Bad Situations. They come in many guises. But making them more bearable is at the heart of the Globe Santa program.

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The migrant crisis is a problem for Democrats and Republicans are happy to exploit it

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Beth Teitell | Commentary

A nation twisting with anxiety is willing to try anything. A bed of nails? Hypnosis? A cold plunge? Bring ‘em on.
The bad news is that the nation is swirling in an epidemic of nerves. The good news is that there’s an industry eager to monetize our distress.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

First measurable snow possible Wednesday morning for southern New England
Temperatures will dip below freezing overnight Tuesday and some residual moisture moving across the Atlantic Ocean will produce the first measurable snowfall across southern New England.

Israel moves into Gaza’s second-largest city and intensifies strikes in bloody new phase of the war
Israel says its troops have entered Gaza’s second-largest city as intensified bombardment sends streams of ambulances and cars racing to hospitals with wounded and dead Palestinians.

Two brothers charged with illegally killing deer, fox in Western Mass.
Ira B. Doull, 46, of Worthington, and Seth O. Doull, 51, of Colrain, were charged with multiple firearms offenses and fish and wildlife violations, State Police said in a statement released Tuesday

Independent Man statue lowered from atop Rhode Island State House
The statue’s marble dome had split beneath its feet and needed emergency repairs. It was taken down from the Rhode Island State House Tuesday for only the second time since it was placed stop the capitol dome in December 1899.

Search warrants prompt new gun charges against Florida man arrested in East Providence shooting
Joshua D. Pavao is facing more gun charges from his former hometown, as an investigation widens.

Bailey Zappe in line to start for Patriots Thursday night against Steelers
There hasn’t been confirmation from coach Bill Belichick, but Zappe told reporters on Tuesday that it likely will be him.

Making the most of a ‘Bad Situation’
Bad Situations. They come in many guises. But making them more bearable is at the heart of the Globe Santa program.

How a philosophy major from Harvard became the best college distance runner in the country
Graham Blanks is the first Ivy Leaguer to win the national cross-country title, and he followed up the victory with a record-breaking performance in the 5K. For Blanks, it’s all mental.