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Is Claudine Gay’s failed presidency a referendum on diversity, equity, and inclusion?

It will be debated for a long time whether Harvard’s first Black president was qualified for the job.
‘Difficult beyond words’: Harvard president Gay resigns A timeline of Claudine Gay’s tumultuous tenure as Harvard president

‘It’s a tragedy for Harvard.’ Black academics are frustrated after Claudine Gay resigns.

For many Black academics, the resignation by Claudine Gay as president of Harvard University was a reminder that there is little room for error for Black leaders in an arena that is still dominated by white men.
Gay resignation as Harvard president draws strong reactions from critics and supporters Gay’s departure from Harvard highlights lack of diversity in higher education leadership

Who is Alan Garber, Harvard’s interim leader?

Harvard’s longtime provost to take over following the resignation of Claudine Gay.

christopher l. gasper
Is Bill Belichick the right coach to rebuild the Patriots into a contender?
He is the greatest coach in franchise history, but he has been unable or unwilling to fully recognize his team’s shortcomings and his own for a while.

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This shapes up as the most dramatic weekend of the NFL regular season

Week 18 is loaded with crucial division matchups, and several teams are facing a win-or-go-home scenario.
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Restaurant and food trends for 2024

Flaming cocktails, no-alcohol cocktails, lab-grown meat, more entertainment. Here are some other things to expect from the dining scene this year.
8 pop-up restaurants and food events worth checking out in Rhode Island in January

With new shops and pop-ups, Boston’s bagel business is booming

There was a time not too long ago when it was hard to find a good bagel around here, but bagel fans have more — and better — options now.

Trump appeals Maine decision barring him from ballot over Jan. 6 attack

The former president was expected to also ask the US Supreme Court to rule on his eligibility to return to the presidency in a related Colorado case.
Trump likely to still appear on Maine ballot despite ruling, Massachusetts’ top elections official says

Dover man fatally shot his wife and daughter before taking his own life, district attorney says
Teena Kamal and her daughter Arianna Kamal were shot to death by their husband and father, who then ended his own life inside their Dover home last Thursday, Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey’s office said.

Kennedy cousin whose murder conviction was overturned sues former cop, Connecticut town
Michael Skakel, whose murder conviction in the 1970s killing of a teenager in Connecticut was overturned, is suing the lead police investigator in the case and the town of Greenwich.

Wellpath, the health care company that provides services to Mass. inmates, faces scrutiny ahead of contract renewal

Critics have accused the company of, among other things, chronic understaffing, outright denials of care, and inappropriate use of restraints and solitary confinement for people with mental health needs.

Mass. resident dies, R.I. resident released from hospital after Legionnaires’ disease diagnoses following stays at N.H. resort

The New Hampshire Division of Public Health Services is investigating the infections to determine the potential sources of exposure, officials said.

Migrants with work permits in Mass. tripled in 2 weeks, Healey administration says

The number of new arrivals in Massachusetts with work authorizations increased in the last two weeks, a glimmer of hope for the overburdened state-run shelter system.

‘We can’t stand helpless’: Boston-area doctors struggle to provide humanitarian aid to war-torn Gaza
Local physicians have expressed a deepening sense of despair and hopelessness.

Israel on alert for possible Hezbollah response after senior Hamas leader is killed in Beirut strike
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Here’s how this weekend’s potential snowstorm could impact Southern New England

Seasonably cold air will overtake the Northeast later this week, setting us up for what could be our first significant snowfall of the season.

‘That [expletive] was terrible:’ Jayson Tatum corroborates Gordon Hayward’s claim winning was not Celtics primary focus in 2019

Tatum said there were no locker room issues in 2018-19, when the 49-win Celtics lost in the second round of the playoffs. The players, though they liked each other and got along, lacked on-court chemistry.
Thunder beat Celtics, 127-123, in Oklahoma City
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Lessons on living from Patrick O’Brien

“As I See It,” a weekly photo column by Pulitzer Prize winner Stan Grossfeld, brings the stories of New England to Globe readers.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Claudine Gay’s resignation is also about the Harvard Corporation

The university’s governing body needs to take a hard look at itself and its handling of Gay’s case before it hires its next president.
JEFF JACOBY

The Endangered Species Act hasn’t restored endangered species
RENÉE GRAHAM

A year that began with domestic violence ended with domestic violence
IDEAS | ANDREW LIANG

The federal debt is even worse than it looks
LETTERS

Has the time finally come for ‘forever chemicals’ in Mass.?
Beyond the Gilded Gate

The $600,000 problem. Why does it cost so much to build housing in Boston, and what can we do about it?

Many forces drive the housing crisis here, and the sky-high cost of construction is one of the most powerful.
Calculator: How costs affect construction of an apartment building

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Cambridge city councilors elect Simmons to third mayoral term
Mayor E. Denise Simmons, a city councilor since 2002, succeeded former mayor Sumbul Siddiqui, who faced allegations of fostering a toxic workplace.

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies for presidential ballot in Utah, the first state to grant him access
Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has collected enough signatures to appear on the 2024 presidential ballot in Utah, election officials say, marking the first state where the independent candidate has qualified.

Local Haitian Americans rejoice at Louijeune becoming council president: ‘The best news’
The success of Boston City Council President Ruthzee Louijeune was hailed Tuesday by the area’s large Haitian community as a crowning political achievement.

Water main break at Brigham & Women’s affects up to 300 IVF patients
Patients undergoing a frozen embryo transfer will have to wait weeks to reschedule and redo the extensive process of preparing their bodies for a pregnancy.

N.H.’s highest court to hear case on controversial airport project
Million Air’s proposed jet refueling station has faced opposition on environmental grounds by a neighboring competitor. The Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether a renter can appeal this case, or if only landowners are able to do so.

Healey to headline call for Biden write-in campaign in New Hampshire
Thursday’s virtual meeting featuring Governor Maura Healey is intended to help recruit volunteers for the Jan. 23 primary.

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Half a century of remembering Globe Santa
Joseph A. Milano, president of Boston’s Union Oyster House, has many titles and many interests, but an initiative that’s particularly close to his heart is Globe Santa.

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Is a ‘sleep divorce’ good for your relationship — or as ominous as it sounds?

Cameron Diaz wants to “normalize” separate bedrooms. But what about cuddling?

And now, AI will bring you the nightly news
A California startup called Channel 1 plans to launch the first TV news network driven by artificial intelligence, with stories read by lifelike, animated digital avatars rather than real people.

In wake of Burlington, Vt., shooting, experts say hate crime prosecutions are difficult and uncommon
The result is that even as reports of hate incidents grow yearly, they are often not met with legal action explicitly condemning hate.

Tom Brady says he was planning to come out of retirement, again, in 2023
The former Patriots quarterback ended his 2023 recap Instagram post with an interesting tidbit, saying his confidants foiled his plan to unretire for a second time when they held a surprise retirement bash for him in May.

Culture & Lifestyle

Dominic West of ‘The Crown’ speaks of falling-out between him and Prince Harry

10 artists we can’t wait to hear in 2024

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Special Projects

Listen to ‘Murder in Boston’

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.

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 doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

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

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

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Xylazine, a new scourge in the drug addiction crisis
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When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

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RI FOOD & DINING

8 pop-up restaurants and food events worth checking out in Rhode Island in January 2024

Chef Calvin Eng of Brooklyn’s Bonnie’s is a guest chef at Gift Horse, a Philly cheesesteak pop-up is launching in Narragansett, there’s an exciting southern comfort brunch with beer, and more.

N.H.’s highest court to hear case on controversial airport project

Million Air’s proposed jet refueling station has faced opposition on environmental grounds by a neighboring competitor. The Supreme Court will hear arguments about whether a renter can appeal this case, or if only landowners are able to do so.
shirley leung

Is Claudine Gay’s failed presidency a referendum on diversity, equity, and inclusion?

It will be debated for a long time whether Harvard’s first Black president was qualified for the job.

Claudine Gay’s resignation highlights new conservative weapon against colleges: plagiarism

The downfall of Harvard’s president has elevated allegations of plagiarism as a possible new weapon in conservative attacks on higher education.

Sports

christopher l. gasper

Is Bill Belichick the right coach to rebuild the Patriots into a contender?

He is the greatest coach in franchise history, but he has been unable or unwilling to fully recognize his team’s shortcomings and his own for a while.
ben volin | on football

This shapes up as the most dramatic weekend of the NFL regular season

Week 18 is loaded with crucial division matchups, and several teams are facing a win-or-go-home scenario.
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Watch 6-foot-2-inch Ja Morant dunk on 7-3 Victor Wembanyama

Wembanyama leads the NBA in blocks, but Morant skied over him for a slam.
THUNDER 127, CELTICS 123

Winning streak ends in Oklahoma City, as contending Thunder prove just enough to stop Celtics
BRUINS 4, BLUE JACKETS 1

New line combo ignites Bruins to fourth straight victory
CELTICS NOTEBOOK

‘That [expletive] was terrible:’ Jayson Tatum corroborates Gordon Hayward’s claim winning was not Celtics primary focus in 2019

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shirley leung

Is Claudine Gay’s failed presidency a referendum on diversity, equity, and inclusion?

It will be debated for a long time whether Harvard’s first Black president was qualified for the job.
TALKING POINTS

Lexington company gets $100 million from Novartis

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Warren Buffett, James Simons, and Phil Knight are among the top charity donors of 2023

States and Congress wrestle with cybersecurity after Iran attacks small town water utilities
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MISS CONDUCT

Miss Conduct’s four tips for a happier new year in 2024

CONNECTIONS

New Year’s Eve will be our street’s 1,386th dance party. Here’s why we celebrate.

metro

Gun restriction bills on tap in Maine Legislature after state’s deadliest mass shooting

‘It’s a tragedy for Harvard.’ Black academics are frustrated after Claudine Gay resigns.

Harvard University president Claudine Gay resigns

sports

Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper fined $300,000 for throwing drink in direction of fans

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Methuen/Tewksbury girls’ hockey co-op establishing its identity as a goal-oriented team with defensive grit

business

Claudine Gay was Harvard’s shortest-serving president, but Larry Summers and others had brief tenures too

Maersk decides the Red Sea is too unsafe for its ships for now

Water main break at Brigham & Women’s affects up to 300 IVF patients

politics

Biden will start the year at sites of national trauma to warn about dire stakes of the 2024 election

Robert F. Kennedy Jr. qualifies for presidential ballot in Utah, the first state to grant him access

US intel confident militant groups used largest Gaza hospital in campaign against Israel: AP source

Nation

Several Midwestern cities are going to be counted again like it’s 2020

Body of missing Florida woman found in retention pond after nearly 12 years, volunteer divers say

Menendez faces a new charge: aiding the Qatari government

World

Extreme cold grips the Nordics, breaking a 25-year record in Sweden for the coldest January night

Ukraine trains its sights on Russian border region, seeking to stir up discontent

Israel on alert for possible Hezbollah response after senior Hamas leader is killed in Beirut strike

opinion

Will Congress fail Ukraine? Putin and Xi are watching.

Reality bites. Here’s how to keep a vacation glow going.

Xylazine, a new scourge in the drug addiction crisis

lifestyle

Tom Brady says he was planning to come out of retirement, again, in 2023

Thru-hiker Jesse Cody is going the distance for mental health

She hung my ornament

food & dining

8 pop-up restaurants and food events worth checking out in Rhode Island in January 2024

Restaurant and food trends for 2024

The toughest seat in town? It’s at a Woburn pizzeria

travel

Where to go cross-country skiing in New England with kids

The untold stories behind some of our travel writer’s favorite moments of 2023

Alligators and crabs in paradise

Arts

Fountain Street Gallery prepares for farewell

With antique portraits of Black Americans, Mickalene Thomas assembles a powerful chorus

At the Gardner, Steve McQueen calls forth a living reminder of slavery with ‘Lynching Tree’

Books

How do you live with creatures who ate your hostas to the ground? Erika Howsare provokes questions about our wild neighbors in ‘The Age of Deer’

Annual search for the white whale commences this weekend during the Moby-Dick Marathon

In a new novel by Katherine Faulkner, it’s all wine and playdates until someone bites the dust

Movies

Barack Obama’s 2023 list of favorite films includes two made in Mass.

The unparalleled reign of Latifah, hip-hop’s one and only Queen

Finding a different sort of narrative for narrative filmmakers

Television

Good news: ‘Slow Horses’ to continue run for another season

‘Only Murders in the Building’ and ‘Yellowstone’: a moveable feast?

Dominic West of ‘The Crown’ speaks of falling-out between him and Prince Harry

music

Mark your calendars, music fans: It’s going to be a packed year of concerts, films, and festivals

10 artists we can’t wait to hear in 2024

Winter warmth awaits, courtesy of a cornucopia of upcoming classical concerts

Theater/Dance

12 New Year’s Eve comedy shows for a last laugh at 2023

Though the pandemic subsided, ImprovBoston never recovered

A ‘Die Hard’ diehard creates ‘Yippee Ki Yay,’ and the Huntington gets in on the action

Health

Top 6 health care stories to watch in Rhode Island in 2024

CVS to launch new pharmacy reimbursement model aimed at simplifying drug pricing

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

Obituaries

Influential people we lost in 2023

Les McCann, pianist, singer, and soul jazz pioneer, dies at 88

Maxine Yalovitz-Blankenship, an artist and poet who inspired writers, dies at 95