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Brockton, other lower-income communities on edge as hospital chain faces financial crisis
Good Samaritan Medical Center is one of nine Massachusetts hospitals owned by Steward Health Care, a for-profit system in grave financial distress.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Snow, rain to cause ‘slick travel’ with late weekend storm
The Boston area could see a coating to 2 inches of snow, with up to a foot of heavier wet snow in higher elevations.

Boston weather this weekend: How much snow is expected Sunday-Monday?
A developing coastal storm will deliver 2 to 8 inches of snow to much of New England, with up to a foot of heavier snow forecast for higher elevations.

Text Globe Weather HQ during extreme weather events

‘It depends on the context’. Harvard plunges into roiling debate about what is considered antisemitism.

The dispute boils down to questions about whether some forms of anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian speech cross the line.
A powerful GOP congresswoman is threatening Harvard with subpoenas in antisemitism inquiry

Alex Speier | Sunday baseball notes
Why did some people decline to pursue the top job in the Red Sox baseball operations department?
In some cases, the decision not to interview was driven less by the team than by the inherent nature of the job or what they’d be leaving behind.

Lessons from the 2007 champs, and some other Red Sox observations

How leaders and diplomats are trying to end the Gaza war
Officials from at least 10 different administrations are trying to forge a set of deals to end the war in the Gaza Strip and set up a plan for the area when the fighting stops.

Harvard’s Peabody museum removes Native American funerary objects from display

At Boston’s Logan Airport, the state’s ongoing shelter crisis comes to a head

Terminal E at Logan has become another of the improbable locations of the nation’s migrant crisis.
The emergency shelter crisis has come to Boston’s neighborhoods, starting with Roxbury Mass. considering Roxbury recreation center for new overflow shelter for migrant and homeless families

Quirky and beloved, WJIB will live on in new hands after longtime owner’s death
Longtime Boston-area DJ John Garabedian has purchased the low-wattage Cambridge radio station, with plans to expand and go online.

Jury says Donald Trump must pay an additional $83.3 million to E. Jean Carroll in defamation case
A jury has awarded an additional $83.3 million to former advice columnist E. Jean Carroll, who says Donald Trump damaged her reputation by calling her a liar after she accused him of sexual assault.

Allegations against Georgia’s Fani Willis risk jeopardizing Trump election interference case. Here’s how.

As the Newton teachers strike drags on, students with disabilities struggle being out of school
For children with disabilities, who account for almost one in five Newton students, missing class means missing valuable time with trusted aides, teachers and therapists, and the structured routine that school provides.

Teachers increasingly willing to put up with costs of strikes to gain better pay Judge: Newton teachers to face additional court fines if strike continues

For Holocaust Remembrance Day, eight eloquent memorials in art, media, and literature

Two Holocaust scholars offer art as a prism on Holocaust Remembrance Day on Saturday, Jan. 27.

Sundance stories: Will Ferrell’s close friend of 30 years came out as trans. Then they went on a road trip.

The pair met when they started working at “Saturday Night Live” the same season — Ferrell as an actor, Harper Steele as a writer.
Around New England with Kevin Cullen

Dying on Lynda’s terms

Lynda Bluestein wasn’t allowed to die on her own terms in her own home in Connecticut, so she went to Vermont and did it her way.
Read the note from the Globe’s executive editor about the story
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

There are plenty of story lines to keep an eye on in NFL conference championship games

Two teams still alive in the NFL playoffs expected to be here. For the other two teams, Sunday’s games are an opportunity of a lifetime.
Tara Sullivan: Dan Campbell coaches the Lions the way he played — with hard work and tenacity
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

A win in Mexico’s landmark case against US gunmakers

The suit seeks to hold US-based gun manufacturers responsible for the deadly flow of weapons trafficked across the border that land in the hands of Mexican drug cartels, which then unleash violence all over the country.
RENÉE GRAHAM

A shady conservative group wants to make Biden’s Black support go up in smoke
IDEAS | ASYA PARTAN

100 years after Lenin’s death, his curse still grips Russia
EDITORIAL

Allow the use of campaign funds for childcare
SAGE STOSSEL

No-trauma llama

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East Providence council president urges governor to declare emergency over Washington Bridge
“Currently, I am not looking to assess blame, but I believe that the crisis has reached an emergency situation which calls for federal assistance,” City Council President Bob Rodericks said in a letter to Governor Dan McKee dated Thursday.

Turtleboy lawyer, special prosecutor spar over request to monitor attorney-client calls
A lawyer for Turtleboy blogger Aidan Kearney and a special prosecutor battled Friday over the prosecutor’s request for a third party to monitor conversations between defense counsel and Kearney.

Boston outlines plans to spend millions in opioid settlement money
The plan includes a new fund for families who have lost loved ones to the overdose crisis.

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Boston College men’s hockey wins clash of titans, toppling top-ranked Boston University
The second-ranked Eagles got 26 saves from Jacob Fowler in goal as well as a goal and assist from Ryan Leonard in a crucial second period. The two teams meet again Saturday at BU's Agganis Arena.

Justice Department finds Cuomo sexually harassed employees, settles with New York state
The Justice Department investigation, which began in 2021, found a pattern of sexual misconduct by Andrew Cuomo and said he subjected at least 13 state employees to a sexually hostile work environment.

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘She had a cool scarf and bracelets and kind of looked like a very chic pirate’
Will this biking aficionado and his date ride off into the sunset?

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RI FOOD & DINING

She’s the pastry chef making Foglia’s delicious vegan desserts. She’s also self taught, and still in high school.

“I love it, it’s so fun to figure out what works, what doesn’t,” said Piper McAloon, 17, who is in the kitchen a few days a week at the James Beard Award-nominated vegan restaurant in Bristol, R.I.

Morry Casso, WWII vet, will turn 107 Sunday
The Roxbury born WWll veteran will be celebrating his 107th birthday this Sunday with a party thrown by his current residence, the Brightview Senior Living facility in Canton.

dan shaughnessy
A Dear John (Henry) letter to the Red Sox owner, and other thoughts
Loyal fans certainly don't want to break up with the ball club, but they are getting some mixed messages this offseason.

Officials seek help identifying owner of abandoned dog with 13-pound tumor
The dog, named Big Momma, was found tied to a pole in Malden’s Trafton Park on Dec. 14 and needed immediate medical treatment. The benign tumor removed, Big Momma is now "doing great," according to a spokesman for the Animal Rescue League of Boston.

Culture & Lifestyle

Sundance stories: Will Ferrell’s close friend of 30 years came out as trans. Then they went on a road trip.

Leading museums remove native displays amid new federal rules

For $5, a Rhode Island cat will poop on your ex’s name

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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

Joan Wickersham

A book for our times
SCOT LEHIGH

Can Donald Trump control his inner caveman?
H.D.S. Greenway

Why Netanyahu doesn’t want to scale back war with Hamas
IDEAS | CARINE HAJJAR

Biden has been giving millions of migrants false hope
Jeanne Shaheen

US aid to Ukraine is an investment in US security
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Boston weather this weekend: How much snow is expected Sunday-Monday?

A developing coastal storm will deliver 2 to 8 inches of snow to much of New England, with up to a foot of heavier snow forecast for higher elevations.

‘It depends on the context’. Harvard plunges into roiling debate about what is considered antisemitism.

The dispute boils down to questions about whether some forms of anti-Israel and pro-Palestinian speech cross the line.

East Providence council president urges governor to declare emergency over Washington Bridge

“Currently, I am not looking to assess blame, but I believe that the crisis has reached an emergency situation which calls for federal assistance,” City Council President Bob Rodericks said in a letter to Governor Dan McKee dated Thursday.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Snow, rain to cause ‘slick travel’ with late weekend storm

The Boston area could see a coating to 2 inches of snow, with up to a foot of heavier wet snow in higher elevations.

Sports

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

With the Bucks, Doc Rivers has his last, best chance to coach another team to an NBA championship

Rivers is 62 and a decade removed from being one of the more popular coaches in the NBA.
live tracker

Tracking Patriots coach interviews: Three more offensive coordinator candidates added to Jerod Mayo’s list

Follow along with the search for coordinators under new Patriots coach Jerod Mayo.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

There are plenty of story lines to keep an eye on in NFL conference championship games

Two teams still alive in the NFL playoffs expected to be here. For the other two teams, Sunday’s games are an opportunity of a lifetime.
Alex Speier | Sunday baseball notes

Why did some people decline to pursue the top job in the Red Sox baseball operations department?
Chad Finn | Sports Media

Behind the baffling turn of events that led to Doc Rivers leaving ESPN/ABC for the Bucks
Tennis

Aryna Sabalenka beats Zheng Qinwen to clinch back-to-back Australian Open titles

Business

Crew extinguish fire on tanker hit by Houthi missile off Yemen after US targets rebels in airstrike

The crew aboard a Marshall Islands-flagged tanker hit by a missile launched by Yemen’s Houthi rebels has extinguished an hourslong fire onboard the stricken vessel sparked by the strike

Germany’s Scholz to Visit Washington for Biden Meeting on Ukraine Aid

(Bloomberg) -- German Chancellor Olaf Scholz will travel to Washington for a meeting with President Joe Biden on Feb. 9, as the leaders look to rally support for additional assistance for Ukraine.

Quirky and beloved, WJIB will live on in new hands after longtime owner’s death

Finns Vote for New President Facing More Aggressive Russia
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GLOBE MAGAZINE

The NBA’s hottest prospect is a 17-year-old from Maine. Meet Cooper Flagg.
Globe Magazine

‘Death doulas’ and the audacious act of dying well in America

MISS CONDUCT

My friend’s driving terrifies me. Get me out of the passenger seat!

PERSPECTIVE

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

metro

Emergency 911 is answering the call in Plymouth

Cloudy Saturday before a new snowstorm moves into New England

Morry Casso, WWII vet, will turn 107 Sunday

sports

Bruins at Flyers: Boston is on a tear as it hits the ice in Philadelphia

Dan Campbell coaches the Lions the way he played — with hard work and tenacity

Amber Glenn takes homes US women’s figure skating crown after defending champ Isabeau Levito suffers series of falls

business

Avian flu is devastating farms in California’s ‘Egg Basket’ as outbreaks roil poultry industry

US Approves F-16 Sale to Turkey After NATO-Sweden Accord

Biden Urges Border Deal as Johnson Calls Plan ‘Dead on Arrival’

politics

US approves F-16 fighter jet sale to Turkey, F-35s to Greece after Turkey OKs Sweden’s entry to NATO

Republican-appointed judge denounces Republican distortions of Jan. 6

Haley calls Trump totally unhinged

Nation

Community health centers serve 1 in 11 Americans. They’re a safety net that’s under stress

Biden returns to South Carolina to show his determination to win back Black voters in 2024

Wayne LaPierre, Longtime NRA Chief, Testifies at Manhattan Trial

World

How leaders and diplomats are trying to end the Gaza war

How Taiwan beat back disinformation and preserved the integrity of its election

US Aims to Use Israel-Hamas Deal to Open Wider Peace Talks

opinion

Why Netanyahu doesn’t want to scale back war with Hamas

A book for our times

What the working class (supposedly) wants

lifestyle

Why do people get married?

For $5, a Rhode Island cat will poop on your ex’s name

Parents, prepare for battle: A memo from your favorite cutthroat Boston summer camps

food & dining

She’s the pastry chef making Foglia’s delicious vegan desserts. She’s also self taught, and still in high school.

At Blue Ribbon Brasserie, a New York name makes a play for Kenmore Square

Old Wives Tale will bring oceanic drinks to the Encore; get Botox with your brunch in the Back Bay

travel

Hey, Cupid: Which is more romantic, Cape Ann or Cape Cod?

The 6 most romantic resorts for a winter getaway in New England

Sauna culture is gaining steam in New England — including a new spot right here on the Greenway

Arts

University of New Hampshire shutters Museum of Art on Durham campus

An underappreciated American art form conjures Black history from the void

At MoMA, An-My Lê's photos show the presence, and continuing power, of the past

Books

H.W. Brands reminds us that the nation was ever thus

Nonprofit Maine press publishes first English translation of experimental Bulgarian novel

Author readings around Boston through Feb. 3

Movies

Sundance stories: Will Ferrell’s close friend of 30 years came out as trans. Then they went on a road trip.

Ben Affleck and Matt Damon are working on a movie together (again)

Worried about mass extinction? Take our quiz on plague-inspired books and movies.

Television

Three ‘Masterpiece’ premieres in the offing

From ‘The Sopranos’ to ‘Succession’: Ranking the 10 best HBO drama series

‘The Tattooist of Auschwitz’ adaptation arrives in May on Peacock

music

Quirky and beloved, WJIB will live on in new hands after longtime owner’s death

‘Lady Macbeth’ closes the BSO’s Shostakovich cycle with a bang

Ipswich ‘instructor in life’ and music scores Grammy nomination for second time

Theater/Dance

‘Stand Up If You’re Here Tonight’ defies definition, and that’s a very good thing

Playwright Samuel D. Hunter ponders ‘The Existence of God,’ and the existence of hope

At Central Square, a play that explores a tricky father-son-robot relationship

Health

After years of deferring investments, R.I.’s largest hospital owner is planning $3.5b in new improvements

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

Obituaries

Harry Connick Sr., longtime New Orleans district attorney and singer’s dad, dies at 97

Charles Fried, former judge and US solicitor general who changed course on abortion, dies at 88

Bill Hayes, longtime star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ dies at 98