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Forecast | Dave Epstein

Nor’easter shifting farther south, with bulk of storm missing Boston area

The latest forecast map shows Southern New England getting anywhere from a coating to 10 inches.
Sign up for text updates from Globe Weather HQ In N.H., a winter storm is no guarantee of a snow day for students Across Rhode Island, nor’easter’s snow totals could range from a few inches to a foot

See a list of school closures ahead of the storm

Latest snowfall maps: How much will New England get?

Milton vote on housing is delayed until Wednesday
Super Bowl LVIII | Chiefs 25, 49ers 22, (OT)

ben volin | on football
These Chiefs just won their third Super Bowl, and they appear to be far from finished
It does not look as though Patrick Mahomes, Travis Kelce, and Andy Reid are going anywhere, which is bad news for the rest of the NFL.

Taylor Swift celebrates Travis Kelce Super Bowl win with star-studded entourage Biden’s first TikTok post jokes about Super Bowl conspiracy theory

Want to dress and eat like a ‘DunKing’? Here’s your chance.

On Monday, Dunkin’ began selling merch and menu items inspired by the brand's Super Bowl commercial, which starred a free-styling Ben Affleck, a sheepish Matt Damon, and a keyboard-playing Tom Brady.
Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, and Matt Damon star in Dunkin Super Bowl commercial More Super Bowl commercials

Layoffs and closures have roiled the media industry. What will happen to the young people studying journalism?

A barrage of bad media news to start 2024 is testing the resolve of even the hardiest optimists in journalism education.
R.I. ENVIRONMENT

There aren’t as many quahogs these days. R.I. scientists, legislators, and fishermen are trying to figure out why.

Many factors could be contributing, including nutrient deficiencies, predators, as well as climate change.

Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity

His lawyers filed an emergency appeal with the court on Monday, just four days after the justices heard Trump’s separate appeal to remain on the presidential ballot despite attempts to kick him off because of his efforts following his election loss in 2020.

Temporary overflow shelter opening near Mass. and Cass, Wu says
The center, located on Atkinson Street, is a “daytime space for individuals navigating homelessness and substance use” near Mass. and Cass., the center of the region’s homelessness and substance abuse crises, according to the city.

Bob Edwards, radio host who built NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 76
Edwards, who died Saturday, was at “Morning Edition” for nearly a quarter century and became as much a part of the begin-the-day rhythms for NPR listeners as coffee.

Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Moody’s Analytics election prediction model shows Biden winning in a ‘nail-biter’

In backtesting, the Moody’s Analytics tool correctly picked the winner in 10 of the 11 presidential matchups since 1980.

Judge dismisses lawsuits against Harvard over sale of body parts from its morgue

A Suffolk Superior Court judge said that the plaintiffs’ allegations “do not plausibly suggest” that Harvard failed to act in good faith.

Kennedy cousin blasts Super Bowl ad for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invoking JFK’s 1960 campaign

A super PAC supporting Robert F. Kennedy Jr.’s independent bid for the White House aired a commercial during the Super Bowl that invoked a famous old TV spot from John F. Kennedy’s 1960 campaign.

Attorneys in Karen Read case say March 12 trial date not feasible

In an joint motion filed Friday in Norfolk Superior Court, the lawyers said they have not received crucial information from the US Attorney’s office, which is investigating the proseuction’s handling of the case, as well as a lab conducting DNA testing on a human hair.

Jury in Emanuel Lopes trial at impasse, is ordered to continue deliberating

Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians

Trucker’s lawsuit ties State Police trooper to worker at Brockton RMV center

The court filings mark the first time a Registry worker has been implicated in the alleged scheme in which four current and former Massachusetts state troopers are accused of falsifying results on commercial driver’s license tests.
Black History Now

For more than 40 years, Felix D. Arroyo fought to include marginalized communities in Boston political process

The T is on track to be broke soon. There’s no long-term fix.

The state’s largest public transit system estimates a yawning budget gap of $628 million come July, and top leaders have failed to advance any long-term solutions.
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

Migrants’ next stop: Why not Wellesley?

The narrative that wealthier communities just don’t want to help is incomplete.
IDEAS | IEVA JUSIONYTE

A scholar of gun policy says his field has gotten it wrong
Suzanne Nossel

How universities can restore free speech and constructive conversations
Hiba Husseini

What do Palestinians want?

LETTERS

Newton teachers strike: It’s all over but the rehashing

More recent News

The downside of the Red Sox’ Netflix series, and other thoughts entering spring training
Could Rich Hill return to MLB? Maybe, but not before Milton Little League is done for the season.

‘Reimagining this corridor is long overdue’: Vigil planned after another pedestrian struck on North Main Street in Providence
A pedestrian sustained minor injuries when struck by a vehicle Friday on the Providence thoroughfare, where there were three fatal hit-and-runs over the last year.

Boy critically injured in Texas megachurch shooting is son of suspect in attack, police say
The boy, who authorities described as a 7-year-old, remained in critical condition Monday with a gunshot wound to the head.

A Jewish American and a Palestinian American are tackling science’s toughest challenges
Omar Abudayyeh and Jonathan Gootenberg have co-published 10 scientific papers, launched several biotech companies, and jointly run a Harvard lab.

THE GREAT DIVIDE
A look behind the curtain: How the Newton School Committee and teachers union finally struck a deal
Behind the scenes, the parties worked furiously around the clock to settle. But acrimony had been ratcheting up for months, and both sides were determined to hold their ground.

Marathon community remembers Kelvin Kiptum, killed in car crash: ‘Had a whole life ahead of him’
Kiptum was a rising star, with his record performance at the Chicago Marathon in October setting the stage for a future that included being the favorite at the Olympics in Paris this summer.

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Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

Social media can harm kids. Can laws protect them?
State and federal lawmakers have proposed a variety of new laws aimed at forcing services like Facebook, Instagram, Snap, and X to shield minors from sexual exploitation. But they may not be enforceable.

Wealthier Mass. communities avoid brunt of expanding shelter crisis, Globe analysis shows
State data shows the unequal impact homeless families and new arrivals are having on Massachusetts.

shirley leung
In Milton, it’s downright ugly with neighbors against neighbors ahead of Tuesday’s vote on housing
After years of telling everyone to embrace more housing, this Globe columnist wrestles with welcoming development now that it’s in her backyard.

Culture & Lifestyle

Harvard’s Black Film Project will spotlight Black history and culture through documentary, narrative stories

Anna Motz debunks myths about female abusers and violent offenders in ‘If Love Could Kill’

Wonders never cease with the 7 Fingers

From ‘Big Night’ to ‘Babette’s Feast,’ sink your teeth into these 7 great films about food

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

JEFF JACOBY

I was a young Republican. Now I want nothing to do with either party.

Keith O'Brien

The hidden toll of sports gambling
IDEAS | STEPHEN LANE

Checking in with the COVID class of 2024
RENÉE GRAHAM

It’s corporate America’s most disingenuous time of the year — Black History Month
EDITORIAL

‘Ten years of nothing’ from the convention center authority
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Brockton Hospital is set to reopen in spring

The reopening of the 216-bed hospital is a significant help in easing staffing and capacity issues felt throughout the state’s health care system.
WEATHER

Across Rhode Island, nor’easter’s snow totals could range from a few inches to a foot

R.I. schools will decide locally whether to switch to virtual learning or cancel school. Governor McKee said Monday he aims to have roads cleared in time for Valentine's Day.

Is Healey willing to raise taxes to fund the T long-term? The governor will ‘wait to see’ what a panel says.

“I’m not going to comment on hypotheticals until I see things," Governor Maura Healey said Monday.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Nor’easter shifting farther south, with bulk of storm missing Boston area

The latest forecast map shows Southern New England getting anywhere from a coating to 10 inches.

Sports

peter abraham | on baseball

Here’s a first look at our first projection of the Red Sox’ Opening Day roster

Barring any meaningful free agent signings or trades, these 26 players look to be representing Boston in Seattle on March 26.
HIGH SCHOOL BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Is the Merrimack Valley Conference the best boys’ high school basketball in Massachusetts?

The MVC features five teams — Lowell, North Andover, Lawrence, Andover, and Central Catholic — in the top eight of the latest MIAA Division 1 power rankings.
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

As Brad Marchand gets set to play his 1,000th game we’re left to wonder: Is he a Hall of Famer?

“I do, yeah,” coach Jim Montgomery said when asked his thoughts on Marchand's Hall of Fame credentials. "Just a dominant player, impacted every game.”
STUDENT PHOTOJOURNALISM PROGRAM

Catching super moments: School sports photos by high school students
positional analysis: linebacker

Even without Matthew Judon, linebacker was a position of strength for Patriots
BOYS' BASKETBALL: PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

EMass boys’ basketball: Prolific in a pair of Peabody wins, Raphel Laurent headlines Players of the Week

Business

Fired FirstEnergy executives indicted in $60m Ohio bribery scheme

Former FirstEnergy chief executive Chuck Jones and former FirstEnergy Services Corp. senior vice president Michael Dowling were charged in relation to their roles in the massive corruption case.

Two big Texas oil producers announce $26 billion merger

Diamondback Energy and Endeavor Energy Resources, both major players in the booming Permian Basin oil field that straddles New Mexico and Texas, announced Monday that they would merge in a cash-and-stock deal.

Recession risks are fading, business economists say, but political tensions pose threat to economy
Larry Edelman | Trendlines

Moody’s Analytics election prediction model shows Biden winning in a ‘nail-biter’
magazine
The Parenting Issue

When my daughter was born, I became the most scared dad there ever was

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Mandy is from the South, like me’
PERSPECTIVE

One more game with Dad: Why the 49ers getting to the Super Bowl meant so much to me
The Parenting Issue

More women than ever are freezing their eggs. But there’s a problem.

metro

Trucker’s lawsuit ties State Police trooper to worker at Brockton RMV center

Officials urge people to work from home if possible, stay off roads during Tuesday snowstorm

When will the snowstorm start?

sports

These Chiefs just won their third Super Bowl, and they appear to be far from finished

Merrimack men’s basketball has an NEC Player of the Year candidate in Jordan Derkack

Jaden Springer is excited to be a Celtic, believing he can bring energy and defense

business

Did you call in sick on Monday? You’re not alone.

Worcester Airport regains its altitude under Andy Davis’s watch

In a unique New England twist, Nor’easter delays big Milton election, raising concerns among some residents

politics

Trump asks Supreme Court to put off his election interference trial, claiming immunity

Moody’s Analytics election prediction model shows Biden winning in a ‘nail-biter’

Kennedy cousin blasts Super Bowl ad for Robert F. Kennedy Jr. invoking JFK’s 1960 campaign

Nation

‘One continual roar of cannon’: Battlefield diary from Yorktown sold

Shooter entered Texas megachurch with young son and used AR-style rifle in the attack, police say

Boy critically injured in Texas megachurch shooting is son of suspect in attack, police say

World

Hostages rescued from Rafah in good condition

Finland’s new president faces unexpected first test: not Russia, but Trump

Israeli forces rescue 2 hostages in dramatic Gaza raid that killed at least 67 Palestinians

opinion

Antiracists are not racist — ‘neo’ or otherwise

In a tough market, both theaters and audiences urged to take risks

Hmm, fly to crowded, costly park or … drive to a N.H. family favorite

lifestyle

Taylor Swift celebrates Travis Kelce Super Bowl win with star-studded entourage

Photos: See Robert Kraft, Reba McEntire, Jay-Z, and more stars at Super Bowl LVIII

Should I know it’s love by three months? Six?

food & dining

Super Bowl commercials 2024: See Beyoncé, DunKings, and more big game ads

Meet the DunKings: Ben Affleck, Tom Brady, and Matt Damon star in Dunkin Super Bowl commercial

Celebrate the new year at one of these new Chinese restaurants

travel

We wanted northern lights and glacial fjords. We got so much more.

Not into roller coasters at sea with 5,000 other passengers? Consider an expedition voyage.

A fall foliage cruise from New England to Canada (minus the colorful leaves)

Arts

With a small show of prints by Indigenous artists, the MFA looks to the future

A pair of ambitious photo exhibits look at sexuality and race in Boston during the ’70s

MFA agrees to return sacred relics to Korea

Books

Anna Motz debunks myths about female abusers and violent offenders in ‘If Love Could Kill’

At the Quincy library, a Fabio cardboard cutout adds a unique twist to Valentine’s Day

Contemporary Black poets celebrate Phillis Wheatley in new volume; ‘Moby-Dick’-inspired video installations at ICA

Movies

Snuggle up this snow day and watch the 2024 Oscar nominees for best picture

Harvard’s Black Film Project will spotlight Black history and culture through documentary, narrative stories

L Street Tavern, made famous in ‘Good Will Hunting,’ being sold in March

Television

12 shows to binge on a snow day

Want to dress and eat like a ‘DunKing’? Here’s your chance.

Super Bowl commercials 2024: See Beyoncé, DunKings, and more big game ads

music

Beyoncé announces ‘Act II’ will arrive in March. Watch videos of her two new country tracks.

Taylor Swift celebrates Travis Kelce Super Bowl win with star-studded entourage

Alicia Keys, Ludacris, and more join Usher for Super Bowl halftime show

Theater/Dance

Wonders never cease with the 7 Fingers

In ‘John Proctor Is the Villain,’ a high school is a #MeToo crucible

It’s the humans who are in need of repair in ‘Machine Learning’

Health

Prospect Medical Holdings wants to sell its 2 R.I.-based hospitals. Here’s what a proposed deal could look like, executives say.

Timeline: Proposed sale of Rhode Island hospitals preceded by years of regulatory fights, funding problems

Incel culture and its rise in the modern dating world

Obituaries

Bob Edwards, radio host who built NPR’s ‘Morning Edition,’ dies at 76

Eve Nussbaum Soumerai, teacher, writer who drew from her Holocaust experiences, dies at 97

Si Spiegel, Jewish war hero who modernized Christmas trees, dies at 99