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New Hampshire primary

Trump will win Republican primary, the AP projects

Biden write-in effort wins Democratic contest; Haley says GOP race 'far from over'

N.H. hands Donald Trump a victory over Nikki Haley — and a warning, too

Trump will now turn his attention to the late February primary in Haley’s home state of South Carolina, where he is hoping that a blowout victory will be enough to drive his remaining rival from the race.
Here's how primary night unfolded
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President Biden wins New Hampshire Democratic primary after write-in effort

 Follow live results from the Democratic primary

N.H. primary takeaways: Trump’s path becomes clearer. So does the prospect of a rematch with Biden.

Amid N.H. primary, Biden and Harris condemn abortion bans at Virgina rally

Follow live results from N.H.

Mass. electrician develops ‘safe bathroom’ technology to prevent fatal drug overdoses

More than 3,500 potentially deadly overdoses have been prevented using motion-sensor systems designed by the Andover electrician.

Junk-removal man charged with stealing scores of paintings from home of 92-year-old Newton collector
A man tasked with cleaning out Sheila Robbins's basement now stands accused of stealing more than 100 paintings from her and using a forged signature on a false receipt to sell the paintings to a collectibles shop in downtown Boston.

Virginia Foxx calls Harvard’s response to antisemitism inquiry “woefully inadequate”

Foxx, the chair of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce, issued a statement saying Harvard’s response to the antisemitism inquiry was “woefully inadequate,” after the university submitted documents to the committee earlier in the day.

‘Can St. Mary’s actually be saved?’ State officials question how facility in crisis can be fixed

“We want to insure that when we put kids there, they are going to be safe,” said acting state child advocate Katelyn Medeiros.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Some snow Wednesday morning before rain moves in

As this warm air rides northward over the cold air, it will produce a little period of wintry weather overnight Tuesday.
New snowfall maps: How much will New England see?

Rare cloud forms at Mount Washington summit in New Hampshire

A seven-layer lenticular cloud formed around the summit of Mount Washington on Monday afternoon, a rare occurrence for weather observers on the mountain.

Newton Public Schools closed Wednesday

Wednesday will be the fourth day that school is canceled as the teachers’ union and the Newton School Committee continue to negotiate for a new contract.
As Newton teachers continue to strike, athletes are on their own for workouts

Newton’s striking teachers remain undeterred despite facing largest fine in decades

Mass. congressional delegation demands update on Steward Health Care crisis

The request, from the state’s two US senators and all nine of its US House members, cited recent Globe reporting that detailed the depths of Steward’s financial distress.
Larry Edelman: How a private equity firm made a killing on Steward Health Care

STAT
Why many more people are lining up for a flu shot than a COVID vaccine
Frantic lineups for scarce doses when COVID vaccines first became available have long since given way to widespread indifference. But 46.7% of Americans aged 18 and older and 47.5% of children have been vaccinated against influenza for this season.

‘I don’t know how they came up with this’: Mass. scientists question California’s new COVID-19 guidance

Former Chicopee school superintendent admits to sending threatening messages to police chief applicant, officials say
Lynn Clark, 53, of Belchertown, is charged with two counts of making false statements, the US Attorney’s office said in a statement Tuesday.

SJC criticizes Hampden DA over handling of Springfield police misconduct

SJC justice questions magistrate about public hearings for suspected brothel customers

Following Globe investigation, Winchester, Lexington parents push school committees for literacy reform
TARA SULLIVAN | NORTHEASTERN 2, BOSTON UNIVERSITY 1 (OT)

Beyond the final result, Women’s Beanpot was a true celebration

The fans showed up and showed out on a historic women’s hockey night, 10,633 filling the lower bowl of the arena and spilling into the top ring of seats, as well.
Skylar Irving, Northeastern women two good in Beanpot final to lose to Boston University

Jerod Mayo has identified three initial candidates for his offensive coordinator position

Nick Caley (Rams tight ends), Zac Robinson (Rams quarterbacks), and Dan Pitcher (Bengals quarterbacks) are on the new Patriots coach's list.
GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

The Celtics are the hunted, and Tuesday’s moves in Miami and Milwaukee made it clear

Could the Celtics use another bucket getter off the bench? Informing that question should be that their primary competitors are ramping up, and the Celtics have to get accustomed to the role of being pursued.
Opinion
LEHIGH, VENNOCHI, AND HAJJAR

Was N.H. the end of the road for Nikki Haley?

Three columnists weigh in on whether Haley should continue the fight.
EDITORIAL

Something’s fishy about the new conservative attack on federal regulators
MARCELA GARCÍA

What has Biden gotten right and wrong on immigration?
RENÉE GRAHAM

Hoping to be Trump’s VP pick, Tim Scott puts a ring on it
ALAN WIRZBICKI

A planned city in Massachusetts? Well, why not?
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 New Hampshire primary.

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Catalytic converter thefts plummet following new laws, police crackdown
The pandemic-era crime plagued the Providence area, but thefts have now dropped significantly.

Robberies and thefts spiked in Boston last year, stores and businesses targeted

Time is almost up for federally funded broadband program, threatening internet access for 361,000 Mass. households
The 22 million US households that already signed up for the program will lose their broadband subsidies in April, as existing funds run out.

International Space Station astronaut talks to Boston Public School students via livestream
About 150 Boston Public School students listened Tuesday morning to a livestream of a NASA astronaut floating in the International Space Station, according to BPS and NASA officials.

East Providence slogs through traffic, faces prospect of no quick fix for Washington Bridge
“I am concerned for our community, because we’ve been dealing with the brunt of the traffic delays and congestion,” Mayor Bob DaSilva said. “It’s starting to get on people’s nerves, get people frazzled and upset.”

Navy SEAL lost at sea off coast of Somalia was Westfield High School graduate
Governor Maura Healey and state Veterans Services Secretary Jon Santiago on Tuesday mourned the death of a US Navy SEAL who graduated from Westfield High School and who was lost at sea on Jan. 11 while trying to rescue a fellow SEAL during a mission off the coast of Somalia.

innovation beat
Lowell High School is tightening its smartphone crackdown. The teens are fighting back.
A new policy, which takes effect on Wednesday, will require that all phones be put away in special lockers during class.

LOVE LETTERS podcast
Find your people
Beyond their time spent together at a summer camp, Ray and Maria's story is a heartwarming and surprising portrait about how two people can change each other's lives for a very long time. Listen to Love Letters wherever you get your podcasts.

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Oscar nom snubs and surprises: ‘Oppenheimer’ beats ‘Barbie,’ and Alexander Payne was robbed for best director for ‘The Holdovers.’ Robbed!

Margot Robbie failed to make the cut for best actress, and her “Barbie” director Greta Gerwig didn’t get a best director Oscar nomination, either! The other half of Barbenheimer, “Oppenheimer,” did much better — 13 nominations to “Barbie”'s eight.
All the reactions to ‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig, star Margot Robbie getting snubbed for 2024 Oscar nominations

‘Canary in the coal mine’: Destruction of beloved fishing shacks in Maine raises alarm about climate change
Set against the backdrop of Casco Bay and Portland Head Light in the distance, the shacks were proud symbols of the maritime heritage of South Portland. Then they were washed away during the Jan. 13 storm.

Norfolk DA complained to federal prosecutors about grand jury review of Karen Read murder case, unsealed letters say
The Norfolk district attorney complained in May to the Justice Department about the “highly unusual and possibly abusive” move by federal prosecutors to conduct a review of the state murder case pending against Karen Read.

Healey gives members of her Cabinet $15,000 raises amid spending cuts
The governor's Cabinet secretaries received 4 percent pay raises in December, pushing the pay of her budget chief and others to nearly $189,000 a year. They’ll receive another 4 percent boost on Feb. 2.

Culture & Lifestyle

Cooped up with a cold? Feverish with flu? Books to read when you have the seasonal sniffles

An art critic’s thoughts about the Downtown Business Improvement District’s improvements

Hey, Mattel: Give us Screenwriter Barbie, Teamster Barbie, and Film Editor Barbie

Sundance buzz: Kristen Stewart, ‘I Saw the TV Glow,’ and Sasquatch sex heat up Park City

Special Projects

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

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 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

Ariel Schuyler Ehrlich

I’m a teen, and here’s why I’m with Nikki Haley
EDITORIAL

Massachusetts has the nation’s highest child-care costs. If you can find a spot, that is.
Kathryn Baecht, Miriam Jayaratna, and Elly Lonon

I wanted an abortion, but all I got was this lousy maternity shirt
CARINE HAJJAR

Fanatics or just fans? Inside a New Hampshire Trump rally.

EDITORIAL

If you can, pick a GOP ballot in New Hampshire — and use it to stop Donald Trump
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

N.H. hands Donald Trump a victory over Nikki Haley — and a warning, too

Trump will now turn his attention to the late February primary in Haley’s home state of South Carolina, where he is hoping that a blowout victory will be enough to drive his remaining rival from the race.

President Biden wins New Hampshire Democratic primary after write-in effort

The Associated Press projected Biden as the winner just after the last polls closed at 8 p.m.

Suspicious powder investigated at Maine state office building

A white, powdery substance found in a piece of mail delivered to the Maine state capitol complex briefly closed one floor of the Cross building Tuesday afternoon, public safety officials said.

‘Can St. Mary’s actually be saved?’ State officials question how facility in crisis can be fixed

“We want to insure that when we put kids there, they are going to be safe,” said acting state child advocate Katelyn Medeiros.

Sports

sports media

Women’s Beanpot featured all-female broadcast team and female-led production for the first time

NESN, which broadcast both Beanpot games on Tuesday, put forth an all-female lineup of reporters and analysts.
Tara Sullivan

Beyond the final result, Women’s Beanpot was a true celebration

The fans showed up and showed out on a historic women’s hockey night, 10,633 filling the lower bowl of the arena and spilling into the top ring of seats, as well.
NORTHEASTERN 2, BOSTON UNIVERSITY 1 (OT)

Skylar Irving, Northeastern women two good in Beanpot final to lose to Boston University

In the first women's championship game played at TD Garden, Catherine Foulem tied it late for the Terriers before Irving's second goal won it for the Huskies in OT.
Celtics

Celtics Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Derrick White, Jrue Holiday among US player pool for the Paris Olympics
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: MEDFIELD 74, DEDHAM 36

Right at home, Medfield girls’ basketball coach Mark Nickerson savors his 400th win, saluting all his players
HS boys' basketball: Franklin 67, Mansfield 46

Henry DiGiorgio hits his mark from the 3-point arc to lead No. 2 Franklin boys’ basketball in a Hockomock League showdown vs. No. 8 Mansfield

Business

Disney asks for delay in DeSantis appointees’ lawsuit, as worker describes a distracted district

Disney has requested a second court delay in its legal battle with Florida Governor Ron DeSantis’ appointees over who controls Walt Disney World’s governing district.

Biden to speak at United Auto Workers conference as he woos blue-collar vote in battleground states

President Biden will be the keynote speaker at a United Auto Workers’ political convention as he works to sway blue-collar workers his way in critical auto-making swing states such as Michigan and Wisconsin.
TALKING POINTS

Netflix keeps adding subscribers, despite price hikes

GE’s forecast misses estimates ahead of historic breakup
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PERSPECTIVE

If Minnesota can redesign a problematic state seal in 3 months, why can’t Massachusetts?
CONNECTIONS

Still grieving my son’s death, I find him near when I cook his favorite recipe

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do around Boston, Jan. 22-28
Globe Magazine

The body positivity movement told us to love ourselves. Then came Ozempic.

metro

Donald Trump gives victory speech in New Hampshire following the state's Republican primary

Former Chicopee school superintendent admits to sending threatening messages to police chief applicant, officials say

Following Globe investigation, Winchester, Lexington parents push school committees for literacy reform

sports

As Newton teachers continue to strike, athletes are on their own for workouts, team chats

Mavericks players were ‘furious’ after jumbotron showed replay of Jaylen Brown crossing up Luka Doncic

The Celtics are the hunted, and Tuesday’s moves in Miami and Milwaukee made it clear

business

Union membership rate hits record low in 2023, though unions picked up workers

IRS will start simplifying its notices to taxpayers as agency continues modernization push

Time is almost up for federally funded broadband program, threatening internet access for 361,000 Mass. households

politics

N.H. hands Donald Trump a victory over Nikki Haley — and a warning, too

President Biden wins New Hampshire Democratic primary after write-in effort

Amid N.H. primary, Biden and Harris condemn abortion bans at Virgina rally

Nation

Grand jury indicts farmworker charged in Northern California mass shootings

Latest federal court order favors right to carry guns in some New Mexico public parks

Jury to decide if mother of Michigan school shooter is guilty, too

World

China formally establishes diplomatic ties with Nauru after Pacific island nation cut Taiwan ties

Remote African hub reopens for migrants headed toward Europe

Blast that killed about 20 soldiers linked to Israeli effort to create Gaza buffer zone

opinion

Sure, aim for great schools, but fix ones that are crumbling now

For Biden in New Hampshire, it’s complicated

I’m a teen, and here’s why I’m with Nikki Haley

lifestyle

Find your people

What it’s like to walk a cat. (And what motivates the patient people on the other end of the leash.)

Your Love Letters anniversary gift

food & dining

Recipe: If you like chicken noodle soup, you’ll love its heartier sibling, chicken noodle stew

Eat ugly fruit

Recipe: Wake up winter taste buds with citrusy pearl couscous, sweet potatoes, and pomegranate

travel

Boston’s most expensive hotel is now open. Is it worth the steep nightly rate?

How to spend a romantic weekend in Portland, Maine

Michael Bobbitt and the beauty of ‘do nothing’ days

Arts

Worcester Art Museum accused of housing window stolen from France’s famed Rouen Cathedral

Brent Sikkema, influential New York gallerist, dies at 75

10 compelling art shows to wander through this winter

Books

Paul Lynch seeks the ‘quiet inner wisdom of the self’

Cooped up with a cold? Feverish with flu? Books to read when you have the seasonal sniffles

‘Searching for Steve’ follows Providence father as he copes with loss of adopted son

Movies

All the reactions to ‘Barbie’ director Greta Gerwig, star Margot Robbie getting snubbed for 2024 Oscar nominations

Oscar nom snubs and surprises: ‘Oppenheimer’ beats ‘Barbie,’ and Alexander Payne was robbed for best director for ‘The Holdovers.’ Robbed!

How to watch the 2024 Oscar-nominated films for best picture

Television

Juno Temple did a nice job playing a tiger in ‘Fargo’

WWE’s ‘Raw’ is moving to Netflix in major streaming deal worth more than $5 billion

This week’s TV: ‘Masters of the Air’ takes off, Nicole Kidman is one of the ‘Expats,’ and an ‘SNL’ movie is on the way

music

For Donnie Wahlberg, the ‘right stuff’ is, apparently, biodiesel

Man arrested near Taylor Swift’s NYC townhouse after reported break-in attempt

Mary Weiss, style-setting lead singer of the Shangri-Las, dies at 75

Theater/Dance

Ashwini Ramaswamy gives the crows ample reason to come

In ‘Trouble in Mind,’ a Black actress is done compromising

10 standout shows for theater audiences this winter

Health

Dana-Farber cancer researchers moving to retract one paper, correct others in broad investigation of manipulated data

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

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

Obituaries

Arno A. Penzias, 90, dies; Nobel physicist confirmed Big Bang theory

Dexter Scott King, younger son of Martin Luther King Jr., dies of cancer

Norman Jewison, acclaimed director of ‘In the Heat of the Night’ and ‘Moonstruck,’ dead at 97