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T delays, scattered power outages reported after windswept rainstorm moves through Southern New England

Meteorologists are warning that a “high impact” drenching storm is poised to bear down on Southern New England, triggering flash flooding and treacherous driving conditions during the early-morning commute Wednesday.
Dave Epstein: Rapidly moving storm will bring heavy rain and damaging winds into Wednesday morning See where power is out in Mass. and elsewhere

These maps show what to expect from storm bringing heavy rain, high winds

In State of the City, Wu makes her case that Boston’s future is bright
Delivering her second State of the City address, Mayor Michelle Wu emphasized her administration’s work on problems that worry Boston: housing, public education, racism, climate change, and the opioid crisis, among others.

Read Mayor Wu’s State of the City speech Pro-Palestinian protesters arrested at Wu’s address

N.H. voters support Israel, Biden in war against Hamas, according to Globe poll

Nearly half of the 1,000 likely voters surveyed — 45 percent — said they believe Biden’s level of support for Israel is “about right,” concluding that overall, they feel Biden is appropriately fulfilling his presidential duties as the country’s chief diplomat.
Blinken seeks Palestinian governance reform as he tries to rally region behind postwar vision

Majority of likely New Hampshire primary voters say abortion will factor into their vote, according to Globe poll

Littleton, N.H., town manager resigns over select board’s anti-LGBTQ+ comments

Controversy has been swirling in town for months, and Jim Gleason, whose late son was gay, said it took a personal and professional toll.

Boston agrees to settle police gender discrimination case for $2.4 million, lawyer says

The city has reached a $2.4 million settlement with a former high-ranking female police commander who sued in federal court claiming gender discrimination, a hostile work environment, and retaliation, according to her lawyer.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

In Massachusetts’ richest towns, many top-ranked schools cling to outdated methods of teaching reading

More than a third of children in the state's 50 wealthiest communities failed to meet expectations on last spring’s English Language Arts MCAS exam, according to a Globe analysis of test results for grades 3-8.
Read the first in the series: Outmoded teaching methods leave students struggling in literacy

The short, strange end to Claudine Gay’s once-promising Harvard presidency
A plan that never saw the light of day. A call in a hotel room in Rome. A courtside seat with the governor.

Governor Healey slams Elise Stefanik for ‘hypocrisy’ over attacks on higher education

Who is Bill Ackman, and what does he want? A look at the hedge fund manager.

Money, Power, Inequality
‘It was like a bomb dropped on you’: Boston to lose fourth Walgreens pharmacy in just over a year
The pharmacy in Roxbury is slated to close by Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

At Boston’s high-flying charter schools, academic performance slow to bounce back from the pandemic

Nearly all of Boston’s 15 independently-run charters are struggling to boost MCAS scores, which tumbled after buildings closed during the pandemic, and are grappling with sharp increases in student absences.

Aria Kamal, fatally shot by her father in Dover, remembered as a ‘brilliant and unique person’ who radiated ‘love and light’

Friends said Kamal reminded them often how much they meant to her. Now, through their grief, they are remembering how much she meant to them.

Local inventor challenges Google in billion-dollar patent fight

The patent suit, filed by Cambridge-based Singular Computing in 2019, claims that Google violated Singular’s patents related to a type of microprocessor used to run AI systems.

A closer look at the Red Sox’ spending pattern and how it compares with the rest of baseball

Even with five weeks until the first workout of pitchers and catchers, the Red Sox have yet to fully reveal their hand.
ben volin | on football

Mike Vrabel’s firing by the Titans could be bad news for Bill Belichick

If Robert Kraft is looking to go with a new coach, the former Patriot checks a lot of boxes.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

How colleges can head off plagiarism wars

Schools need transparent, equitable standards of review.
JEFF JACOBY

Beware any candidate who values loyalty above all else
IDEAS | Oliver Egger & Bryan Parcival

The shameful afterlife of the Fernald School in Waltham
SCOT LEHIGH

Biden begins a critical clash with Trump about democracy
JOAN VENNOCHI

Mitt Romney needs to re-stiffen his spine on Trump
Listen

The Stump: Audio dispatches from James Pindell on the campaign trail

Listen to the latest updates from Globe political reporter James Pindell as he outlines what to watch as presidential contenders enter the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.

More recent News

A one-on-one debate between Haley and DeSantis could help decide the Republican alternative to Trump
Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis will be alone on the debate stage Wednesday for the first time.

DeSantis and Haley go head to head: How to watch the fifth Republican presidential debate

‘The whole town will be very sad.’ Neighbors stunned by deaths of three people in Nahant home.
Authorities say 77-year-old John Benson, 74-year-old Youngae Benson, and 45-year-old Andrew Carruth were the victims in a deadly carbon monoxide poisoning in a Nahant home.

Maura Healey defends pushing $1 billion tax package, despite tax revenue shortfall
”The tax cut, was absolutely . . . imperative,” the governor said during GBH’s “Ask the Governor” segment Tuesday.

Five-year-old among four injured in Bridgewater crash
The child was riding with a woman in a Toyota SUV that was involved in a crash with two pickup trucks on Route 18 Tuesday morning, police said.

With Trump present in court, judges express skepticism of claims that he’s immune from prosecution
The panel of three judges also questioned whether they had jurisdiction to consider the appeal at this point in the case, raising the prospect that Trump’s effort could be dismissed.

Dozens of accused brothel customers face Cambridge court hearings next week
A magistrate will decide whether there’s sufficient evidence to charge 28 people with buying sex, according to a trial courts spokesperson.

Recommended reads

The Baseball Hall of Fame finally has some first-rate candidates. See how the Globe voted.

Adrián Beltré and Joe Mauer are in their first year on the ballot, and all six of our voters included them.

Trump leads Haley by big margin in N.H. primary, but would lose general election there to Biden, according to Globe poll
Two weeks before the vote, the former president holds a nearly 20 percentage point lead.

Explore the results of the Suffolk/Globe/USA TODAY poll of New Hampshire primary voters

Cambridge installed a bus bench backward, facing a hedge. Residents complained almost immediately.
The bench faces a hedge on the other side of the sidewalk rather than toward the street and the approaching buses on their way to Belmont or Watertown.

Here are the highest earners on the Massachusetts state payroll for 2023
The state payroll rose to $9.33 billion in 2023, up more than 4 percent despite the loss of more than 1,200 employees.

These are the Top 10 state earners outside the UMass system

Culture & Lifestyle

Aaron Rodgers responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s jabs over Epstein comment

Boston Calling 2024: Ed Sheeran, Megan Thee Stallion, and Tyler Childers to perform

Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’ wins best picture from the National Society of Film Critics

At BCMFest, a celebration of Celtic music with few boundaries

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.

How the missing become the uncounted

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Who decides what counts as a crisis?
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts’ good times not rollin’ like they used to
RENÉE GRAHAM

Austin going AWOL does Biden no favors
IDEAS | JAMELL GARCIA-WILLIAMS

What football fans don’t get about the game they love
Tanzina Vega

The psychological abuse of workplace bullying
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

T delays, scattered power outages reported after windswept rainstorm moves through Southern New England

Meteorologists are warning that a “high impact” drenching storm is poised to bear down on Southern New England, triggering flash flooding and treacherous driving conditions during the early-morning commute Wednesday.
Money, Power, Inequality

‘It was like a bomb dropped on you’: Boston to lose fourth Walgreens pharmacy in just over a year

The pharmacy in Roxbury is slated to close by Martin Luther King Jr. Day.

Majority of likely New Hampshire primary voters say abortion will factor into their vote, according to Globe poll

Fifty-five percent of the 1,000 voters surveyed said their opposition to the Supreme Court overturning the federal right to an abortion is “the main” or “among” the factors motivating their vote, the poll found.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

In Massachusetts’ richest towns, many top-ranked schools cling to outdated methods of teaching reading

More than a third of children in the state's 50 wealthiest communities failed to meet expectations on last spring’s English Language Arts MCAS exam, according to a Globe analysis of test results for grades 3-8.

Sports

red sox

A closer look at the Red Sox’ spending pattern and how it compares with the rest of baseball

Even with five weeks until the first workout of pitchers and catchers, the Red Sox have yet to fully reveal their hand.
coyotes 4, bruins 3 (ot)

Bruins had their chances against Coyotes, but lose back-and-forth affair in overtime

Nick Schmaltz scored the winning goal moments after Jeremy Swayman replaced injured starting goalie Linus Ullmark.
H.S. GIRLS BASKETBALL: WELLESLEY 55, FRAMINGHAM 40

Young Wellesley girls’ basketball shows real potential by blazing past Framingham

Sparked by a trio of sophomores, the Raiders exploded for a decisive 21-0 run to cement a signature win over the host Flyers.
bruins notebook

Continued growth in Brad Marchand’s game noticeable to both Bruins and opponents

Red Sox lose out on Japan lefthander Shōta Imanaga, who reportedly agrees to a deal with Cubs
NFL notebook

Russell Wilson may not be done in Denver after all

Business

Local inventor challenges Google in billion-dollar patent fight

The patent suit, filed by Cambridge-based Singular Computing in 2019, claims that Google violated Singular’s patents related to a type of microprocessor used to run AI systems.

Carbon pollution is down in the US, but not fast enough to meet Biden’s 2030 goal, new report says

A new report says climate-altering pollution from greenhouse gases declined by nearly 2 percent in the United States in 2023, even as the economy expanded at a faster clip.

Economy tops US priorities for government across racial groups, new poll shows
TALKING POINTS

Eversource stock falls as it writes down value of wind investments
magazine
PERSPECTIVE

Boston is too expensive, everyone agrees. So what’s keeping you here?
MISS CONDUCT

A neighbor is spreading false fears about new arrivals to a shelter in town
COOKING

Combine bananas and nuts for two simple but delicious dessert recipes

Globe Magazine

Older people rarely want hearing aids. A dementia study could change that.

metro

These maps show what to expect from storm bringing heavy rain, high winds

Police seek help to identify suspect in armed robbery of Roxbury store

Five-year-old among four injured in Bridgewater crash

sports

Defense continues to be the calling card for Notre Dame (Hingham) girls’ hockey

NBA acknowledges incorrect call late in Celtics’ loss to Pacers Monday, but not the one most were expecting

AppleTV+ releases trailer for 10-part Patriots documentary “The Dynasty”

business

BlackRock, State Street singled out in investor voting study

GE business to fill order for turbines to power Western Hemisphere’s largest wind project

How DraftKings CEO explains gambling to his own kids

politics

Majority of likely New Hampshire primary voters say abortion will factor into their vote, according to Globe poll

N.H. voters support Israel, Biden in war against Hamas, according to Globe poll

Air Force Two carrying VP Harris diverted to DC-area airport after encountering ‘wind shear’

Nation

USDA estimates 21 million kids will get summer food benefits through new program in 2024

DeSantis says nominating Trump would make 2024 a referendum on the ex-president rather than Biden

Record-breaking cold threatens to complicate Iowa’s leadoff caucuses as snowy weather cancels events

World

Blinken seeks Palestinian governance reform as he tries to rally region behind postwar vision

Ukraine’s Zelensky heads to Baltic countries in pursuit of more support against Russia

Man accused of stabbing a South Korean politician wanted to stop him from becoming president, police say

opinion

May I have a word: That’s a wrap!

Massachusetts’ good times not rollin’ like they used to

The world wants to triple nuclear energy: What will it take?

lifestyle

Don Lemon, former CNN host, to launch ‘The Don Lemon Show’ on X

5,000-word New York Times op-ed speculating on Taylor Swift’s sexuality slammed by supporters

Photos: See Margot Robbie, Taylor Swift, and more stars arrive on the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globes

food & dining

Melted cheese? Yes, please.

Recipe: Pan-braise escarole with raisins, capers, and Parmesan almost like Nonna would make

Recipe: For this healthy meal, cook chicken breasts with warm spices on a bed of brown rice

travel

Forget over-hyped tourist hotspots. Here are the best destinations to visit in 2024.

Antarctica is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. Are tourists making it worse?

Florida festival throws spotlight on kumquats

Arts

The making of Mondrian

These are the people in her neighborhood: Cambridge photographer documents changing city in ‘Book of Saints’

Museumgoers dress to impress at MFA’s ‘Fashioned by Sargent’

Books

In ‘The Wisdom of Plagues,’ Donald G. McNeil Jr. has some ideas to share about preventing the next pandemic. You might not like them.

The disappointments of age take a dark turn in Katia Lief’s ‘Invisible Woman’

Eight books to help you seize the day in 2024

Movies

In ‘The Zone of Interest,’ a family lives next door to Auschwitz and goes about its daily routines

Massachusetts wins big at the Golden Globes

Celine Song’s ‘Past Lives’ wins best picture from the National Society of Film Critics

Television

‘Criminal Record’ is a case of star turns and loose ends

Aaron Rodgers responds to Jimmy Kimmel’s jabs over Epstein comment

New Rhode Island PBS series examines maternal health crisis in the US

music

At TD Garden, Madonna rewinds her career as a hitmaker and provocateur, from the very first time to now

Irish singer Sinead O’Connor died from natural causes, coroner says

Boston Calling 2024: Ed Sheeran, Megan Thee Stallion, and Tyler Childers to perform

Theater/Dance

One small theater, two very different Boston dance premieres coming up on consecutive weekends

In ‘Northside Hollow,’ deep thoughts about mortality

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

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

Klee Benally, Navajo activist and punk rock musician, dies at 48

Joe O’Donnell, entrepreneur and transformative philanthropist for cystic fibrosis, dies at 79

Alice Parker, whose musical compositions were ‘food for the soul,’ dies at 98