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New year, same terrible T commute
An electrical fire and planned closure for track work left only one subway line fully working Tuesday morning. Transit chaos ensued.

BC cuts ties to swimming and diving coaches, extends team suspension after hazing inquiry

In addition, every swimmer and diver on the 67-member team will be required to participate in a hazing education program.

KARA MILLER | THE BIG IDEA
We don’t have a lot of babies in Mass. Here’s how that will impact the economy.
Who will consume goods and services? What happens when more and more of the population is over 50? And when older adults have fewer children to help them as they age?

Pembroke Schools votes down policy barring staff from displaying or discussing social and political views

A draft of the policy obtained by the Globe would bar school personnel from advocating or campaigning for “any political candidate or political, partisan, or social policy issue” on district property.

East Cambridge fish market closes after more than a century of fresh catches
“We’ve been at this for 53 years, and it’s just time for us to slow down [and] enjoy life,” said co-owner Joseph Damaso.,

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
A federal judge blocked $3.8 billion merger of Spirit and JetBlue. Here’s why that’s good news for consumers.
Consumer advocates are cheering the decision because a JetBlue-Spirit merger would have completely changed the domestic flying landscape and, as opponents argued, driven up fares.

There were 19 domestic violence homicides in Massachusetts in 2023, data show
The phenomenon of women experiencing violence at the hands of an intimate partner is distressingly common, data show.

Child with Mass. ties who died in New Mexico suffered a head injury, police say

‘We gotta show big margins’: Leading in the polls, Trump calls for another blowout in New Hampshire

Spin aside, there was only one victor Monday night: the former president, whose enduring popularity among Republican voters in early states and across the country has kept him in a comfortable front-runner position for months.
James Pindell | Analysis: The four questions to watch as the New Hampshire primary gets underway

Weeks after backlash for Civil War remarks, Nikki Haley says ‘we’ve never been a racist country’

‘I support him no matter what’: Trump remains hugely popular among N.H. Republicans

Ron DeSantis went all in on Iowa to finish a distant second to Trump. What is he going to do next?

ADRIAN WALKER
For Harvard alum Ruthzee Louijeune, Claudine Gay’s downfall stings
In Gay's downfall, Louijeune sees a familiar narrative for Black women in positions of leadership.

A Dover man hid financial ruin from his family. Then he got a gun.
Rakesh “Rick” Kamal’s veneer of wealth was an astonishing ruse, orchestrated so stealthily, family members said, that its mastermind managed to conceal it from colleagues, realtors, and even his own wife and daughter.

Dan Shaughnessy

Imagine what might happen if Bill Belichick signs on to coach the Cowboys

As the fallout continues from last week's decision to fire Belichick, things could escalate if the former Patriots coach lands in Dallas.
Your view: What do you think about the possibility of Belichick coaching the Cowboys?

Craig Breslow acknowledges that ‘it’s been a challenge’ to find starting pitching for the Red Sox

The team's new chief baseball officer said the cost in trades has been high because "starting pitching is highly, highly desirable."

‘I live in the best state.’ And yet, for many living in Mass., the state of the Commonwealth is a complicated one.

As Governor Maura Healey prepares to deliver her first State of the Commonwealth speech on Wednesday, residents offered a divided picture of the state’s trajectory.

Greater Boston housing market still frozen — and it’s not just the weather

Just about every metric that encapsulates the current moment in the housing market is trending in the wrong direction, as interest rates and a massive supply shortage continue to freeze out buyers and sellers.
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Why are men so triggered by Taylor Swift?

So long as Travis Kelce and the Kansas City Chiefs continue their playoff run, insecure man babies have a lot to complain about.
JEFF JACOBY

The answer Biden should have given on Taiwan
Steve Wessler

I have Alzheimer’s disease. This is what I need from you.
SCOT LEHIGH

Iowa deals Ron DeSantis a near-lethal blow and gives Nikki Haley a shot against a dominant Donald Trump
Gang Chen

I was wrongly charged under the DOJ’s failed China Initiative. A House bill would reinstate it.
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

In new filing, Trump lawyers foreshadow potential lines of defense in classified documents case
Lawyers for former president Donald Trump are foreshadowing elements of their defense in the criminal case charging him with illegally retaining classified documents.

Dedham nurse pleads guilty to tampering with liquid oxycodone at rehabilitation center

Jaclyn McQueen, 44, of Dedham, admitted to using liquid syringes intended for patients on herself, and then refilling the syringes with water, the US Attorney's office said in a statement Tuesday.

Healey pushes to expand free preschool and subsidize child care for more families
The governor announced sweeping changes, offering an early look into some of the administration’s priorities for the next year.

Barstool Sports CEO Erika Ayers Badan steps down
Ayers Badan oversaw Barstool, founded in Massachusetts but now based in New York, as it expanded its business beyond its blogging roots.

Boston police seeking 14-year-old girl who went missing Thursday

Malek Louati was last seen Thursday leaving Weymouth High School, according to authorities.

Gene-editing treatment from Vertex and CRISPR cleared for second rare blood disorder
About five weeks after the Food and Drug Administration greenlighted Casgevy as a breakthrough treatment for sickle cell disease, the agency cleared it for a related condition: transfusion-dependent beta thalassemia.

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PERSPECTIVE

I’m a climate reporter trying to cut plastics out. But my kid wanted a Barbie Dreamhouse.

The hulking pile of plastic will surely delight my daughter – and likely waste away in a landfill some day in the future.

John Fish and Stephen Weiner settle 2019 lawsuit over failed condo project
Neither side would discuss terms of the settlement, which concludes the four-year legal battle.

Last call for Drizly: Liquor delivery service shutting down
Uber paid $1.1 billion for the Boston firm in 2021. It will close at the end of March.

Under pressure from both developers and climate advocates, Boston charts a new path to a fossil fuel-free future
Boston Mayor Michelle Wu wasn't successful in efforts to join a state pilot program to ban fossil fuels in new buildings. Now, her administration is regrouping and rethinking its approach.

Culture & Lifestyle

Fighting for life, and trying to understand it, in Harbor Stage’s ‘Northside Hollow’

Welcome to Winter Soup Club

14 events happening in and around Boston on Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Michael John Gorman named new director of MIT Museum

Special Projects

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Alex Beam

‘We are all plagiarists now’: What I learned from checking my own writing, and Bill Belichick’s
Roger J. Kreuz

Blurred lines: Universities need to define academic plagiarism — many don’t
Michael V. Dougherty

I work on plagiarism — the Harvard case has made my work much harder
IDEAS | KATHY FLANN

I’m starting to think I’ll never break a chair over a trucker at a roadside bar
EDITORIAL

State’s highest court opens the way for second chances for some ‘lifers’
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When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Pembroke Schools votes down policy barring staff from displaying or discussing social and political views

A draft of the policy obtained by the Globe would bar school personnel from advocating or campaigning for “any political candidate or political, partisan, or social policy issue” on district property.

Some New Hampshire residents want better answers from the 2024 candidates on the opioid crisis

Drug overdose deaths in New Hampshire have increased in recent years, and some residents want to hear more from the presidential candidates about how they’d help.

Icy patches on roadways to make for rough driving Tuesday night

Anywhere from 2 to 5 inches of snow and freezing rain fell on Tuesday.

‘We gotta show big margins’: Leading in the polls, Trump calls for another blowout in New Hampshire

Spin aside, there was only one victor Monday night: the former president, whose enduring popularity among Republican voters in early states and across the country has kept him in a comfortable front-runner position for months.

Sports

AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Ons Jabeur and Caroline Wozniacki bounced from Australian Open in second round

Twenty-year-old Maria Tomafeeva took down Wozniacki, the 2018 champion, while 16-year-old Mirra Andreeva took care of Jabeur in 54 minutes.
NFL

Jim Harbaugh interviews with Falcons for head coaching vacancy a day after Bill Belichick’s interview

Harbaugh, who is exploring a return to the NFL, already interviewed with the Chargers.
women's beanpot

BU, Northeastern sneak by in first round to set up Women’s Beanpot title match

BU beat BC in a shootout, while NU took a one-goal win over host Harvard. The championship game is next Tuesday, the first to be played at TD Garden.
revolution

Practices started this week, but the Revolution have already bought into new coach Caleb Porter’s ideas
HIGH SCHOOL GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

For Jennifer Birolini, success is measured by more than the goals she scores — or points she accumulates — for Pembroke girls’ hockey
NFL

Bills’ schedule could be disrupted by another lake-effect storm forecast for Buffalo

Business

Davos hosts UN chief, top diplomats of US, Iran as World Economic Forum meeting reaches Day Two

The top diplomats of Iran and the United States sit down for public — and separate — one-on-one chats while the UN chief and leaders of France, Argentina, and Spain will deliver speeches as the World Economic Forum’s annual meeting saunters into a busy second day on Wednesday.

The Supreme Court takes up major challenges to the power of federal regulators

The Supreme Court is taking up challenges by commercial fishermen to a fee requirement that could achieve a long-sought goal of business and conservative interests, limiting a wide range of government regulations.
TALKING POINTS

Washington state sues to block Kroger and Albertsons merger

Healey pushes to expand free preschool and subsidize child care for more families
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PERSPECTIVE

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Mexican-inspired dishes to chase away winter’s chill
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‘God, I wish I hadn’t seen that’: On the trail of Bigfoot in the Berkshires
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YouTube poker player Bart Hanson just can't stop winning

metro

Ten things to know about Governor McKee’s State of the State address

Two men ordered held without bail following fatal shooting in Brockton hibachi restaurant last week

Child with Mass. ties who died in New Mexico suffered a head injury, police say

sports

Eagles center Jason Kelce intends to retire after 13 seasons

Courtney Kessel hopes a shuffling of PWHL Boston’s lines will produce an offensive spark

The Celtics have been dabbling with a zone defense, and the early returns are promising

business

JetBlue’s $3.8 billion buyout of Spirit Airlines is blocked by judge citing threat to competition

Burger King owner will buy out its biggest franchisee in US for about $1 billion

Supreme Court rebuffs Apple’s appeal on app payments, threatening billions in revenue

politics

In new filing, Trump lawyers foreshadow potential lines of defense in classified documents case

‘We gotta show big margins’: Leading in the polls, Trump calls for another blowout in New Hampshire

A new Republican mom wants to change House rules for postpartum voting

Nation

Trump sex abuse accuser E. Jean Carroll set to testify in defamation trial over his denials

Sentencing scheduled Wednesday for Heather Mack in mom’s Bali slaying, stuffing into suitcase

The Biden administration escalates its border dispute with Texas after 3 migrants drown

World

Ukraine needs money from the US and Europe to keep its economy running. Will the aid come?

Palestinians fight in hard-hit areas of Gaza while a deal emerges to deliver medicine to hostages

US strikes Houthi targets, one of several attacks in Middle East

opinion

State’s highest court opens the way for second chances for some ‘lifers’

Blurred lines: Universities need to define academic plagiarism — many don’t

I work on plagiarism — the Harvard case has made my work much harder

lifestyle

Pharrell Williams’ sophomore collection at Louis Vuitton showcases Americana, Native American spirit

Photos: See Jennifer Coolidge, Ayo Edebiri, and more stars on the Emmys red carpet

Dating apps are terrible in college

food & dining

Afternoon tea in Boston: a treat and a tradition

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Six ways to be a smarter tipper in restaurants

travel

A federal judge blocked $3.8 billion merger of Spirit and JetBlue. Here’s why that’s good news for consumers.

What it’s like to rent a winter RV and head off with friends down the famed Powder Highway

Winter in London is cold and rainy, but it’s also a great time to visit. Here’s why.

Arts

Michelle Wu doubles down on the politics of ‘free,’ from the MBTA to museums

At 93, American artist Faith Ringgold is finally getting her due

Floating clowns and a unicorn: Art installations aim to draw more foot traffic to downtown Boston

Books

When haunted houses aren’t just about the dead

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’

Movies

‘Deep Sky’ takes Bostonians to deep space

Bebe Wood on making Mass. her ‘home base’ and updating ‘Mean Girls’ for Gen Z

John Sayles talks about his ‘Lone Star’ state of mind

Television

Even with new twists, ‘All Creatures Great and Small’ remains a respite

Harvard graduate student, first active-duty Air Force officer wins Miss America title

Elton John achieves rare EGOT status with Emmy win for Dodger Stadium farewell concert special

music

James Taylor returning to Tanglewood for two shows in July

Willie Alexander celebrates 80 years at Gloucester’s new venue, The Cut

‘Stride,’ ‘Rite,’ and a left-hand concerto make for a hot-blooded evening with the BSO

Theater/Dance

Fighting for life, and trying to understand it, in Harbor Stage’s ‘Northside Hollow’

Apollinaire’s ‘Lunch Bunch’ could use a few more calories

As Company One launches its 25th season, its reputation for innovation is reaping rewards

Health

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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

Lev Rubinstein, Russian poet and political figure, dies at 76

Shih Ming-teh, Taiwan activist who pushed for democracy, dies at 83

Shih Ming-teh, Taiwan activist who pushed for democracy, dies at 83