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In Nubian Square, open-air drug use grows amid neighborhood redevelopment efforts

The shift comes at a crucial time for the neighborhood, as city officials and private developers work to revamp the area known as the heart of Boston’s Black community.

Messy morning as storm exits, but strong gusty winds will stick around all day

The bulk of the storm should be pulling away by the afternoon.

Here’s a look at snowfall totals across New England

State senator from Boston received thousands of dollars in donations before opposing Wu’s tax plan
In recent weeks, two fund-raisers for state Senator Nick Collins, from South Boston, pulled in roughly $25,000 from the real estate and hospitality industries.

Police hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s boss in Manhattan

Investigators are searching for clues that could help them identify the masked gunman who killed the leader of one of the largest US health insurance companies on a Manhattan sidewalk, then disappeared into Central Park.

Few Mass. companies pay for personal security for executives. Those that do often cite specific threats. How big is UnitedHealthcare’s presence in Massachusetts?

United Healthcare chief executive officer Brian Thompson.

What to know about Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO shot to death in NYC

Deference or defiance: Senate Republicans grapple with confirming Trump’s controversial Cabinet nominees

The post-election stretch has turned into a high-pressure test of the allegiances of Republican senators — to Trump, and to their constitutional duty to assess his nominees.

With Trump headed back to White House, Boston City Council reaffirms local law limiting immigration holds

Philippine police checking reports that a kidnapped Vermont man has died after being shot

Elliot Onil Eastman, 26, from Vermont, was shot twice with an M16 rifle while trying to fight off his four kidnappers, who posed as police officers, in the coastal town of Sibuco in Zamboanga del Norte province, police said.

City’s lawsuit against Barbara Lynch’s restaurants allowed to move forward

Andrea Feeley's 2-year-old daughter, Yuna, went into cardiac arrest in January. Feeley's son called 911, but the ambulance never showed up.

When a Winthrop toddler stopped breathing, where were all the ambulances?

What happened the morning of a child's death was the result of a broken EMS system across Massachusetts that means there isn’t always an ambulance or ambulance staff immediately available when patients critically need care, a Globe investigation found.

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After its own error, state rules Shrub Oak autistic students not entitled to makeup services
Documents recently obtained by the Globe through the state’s public records law call into question how soon officials should have been aware of the issue.

Lucy Calkins, a Columbia University professor and influential figure in reading education theory, in New York in 2022. Calkins is at the center of a new lawsuit alleging she and two others knowingly sold schools defective products.

Two Mass. families sue famed literacy specialists, claiming reading curriculums were intentionally flawed

The complaint, which is seeking class action status, could spur others like it nationwide.

Five things to know about the Mass. literacy lawsuit — including whether you can join

Ben (center) and his parents Sherri (left) and Marty at the 2024 Bowl for Ben event.

TARA SULLIVAN

Ben Abercrombie never stopped working after he was paralyzed in his first Harvard football game. Seven years later, he’s on the cusp of his degree.

“Even after the injury, he was always talking about getting back up to Harvard, finishing his degree, getting it done," said Doug Henze, a friend from Alabama and Harvard classmate. "I’m just proud of him, to know him from then to now.”

Hudson won its first state football title since 1991 on Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium.

The six biggest takeaways from the first night of MIAA Super Bowls at Gillette Stadium

Two state champions were crowned on a cool, misty Wednesday night at Gillette Stadium.

It’s hard to say Patriots coach Jerod Mayo is building a culture when he doesn’t show faith in his players.

BEN VOLIN | ON FOOTBALL

With four games remaining, Jerod Mayo and the Patriots haven’t built much of a foundation for the future

At best, the Patriots have gone sideways; at worst, they have gone backward. The offense is marginally better than last year, but the defense, with many of the same faces, is far worse.

Zendaya attends the 34th annual Gotham Film Awards at Cipriani Wall Street in New York on Dec. 2, 2024.

‘We didn’t even realize’: WCVB unknowingly captured Zendaya strolling down Newbury Street, and the miss went viral

An eagle-eyed viewer posted video of the Channel 5 footage on TikTok, pointing out the “Euphoria” actress and teasing the station for not realizing just how star-studded the b-roll was.

US presidential transition

Kash Patel speaks before Donald Trump at a campaign rally at the Findlay Toyota Arena Oct. 13, 2024, in Prescott Valley, Ariz.

Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do.

Representative Matt Gaetz speaks during the Conservative Political Action Conference, CPAC 2024, at the National Harbor, in Oxon Hill, Md., on Feb. 23.

Trump convinced Republicans to overlook his misconduct. But can he do the same for his nominees?

Trump administration picks Lee Zeldin, Thomas Homan, Stephen Miller, Michael Waltz, Susie Wiles, and Elise Stefanik.

Here are the people Donald Trump has picked for key positions

President-elect Donald Trump is threatening to challenge the Senate’s constitutionally independent role with his nominees and threats to push the boundaries of executive authority.

A second Trump term poses a crucial test of the Senate’s independence

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Artificial intelligence and the efficiency trap

AI systems that summarize everything from newspaper articles to novels herald the time you’ll save. By forsaking real reading, here’s what you stand to lose.

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The Bruins won for the sixth time in eight games under interim coach Joe Sacco

Jaylen Brown, Celtics get off to fast start to put away the Pistons
The Pistons came into TD Garden Wednesday on the tail end of a back-to-back, threw 58 first-half points at the reigning champs, shot 52 percent from the floor and 50 percent from 3.

Empowered by voters, DiZoglio vows to sue Massachusetts Legislature if it resists audit efforts
The Legislature’s Democratic leaders contend that State Auditor Diana DiZoglio's push to launch an audit so soon after Election Day is premature.

‘I’m not ... stepping down.’ Boston Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson pledges to continue her work amid federal probe.
Federal authorities are investigating Fernandes Anderson and have sent subpoenas to City Hall, according to two people with knowledge of the probe.

‘This case is critical’: Youth gender medicine reaches the Supreme Court
The ACLU and the Biden administration argue Tennessee’s law — which bans medical transition treatments, such as puberty blockers, hormones, and surgeries for minors — violates the Constitution’s equal protection clause.

Two kindergarteners wounded and gunman dead after shooting at California religious school
The wounded children, boys ages 5 and 6, are kindergarteners at the school and are being treated at a trauma center in the Sacramento area, officials said.

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In old age, life expectancy among the races shifts in dramatic ways, a new study shows.

An illicit photo, a secret code, a Project Skydrop sequel. A tale of betrayal and reconciliation.
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After meeting via TikTok videos, they had their first kiss at Logan and got engaged on a Southern California beach.

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Visitors to the Museum of Science explored the Apollo Command Module as Mayor Michelle Wu joined school leaders and representatives from Boston's cultural institutions to announce Boston Family Days, an expansion of the BPS Sundays pilot program that allowed free access to museums and zoos for Boston's students and their families.

Mayor Michelle Wu announces expansion of free Sunday museum program to all school-age youth

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One of the best movies of the year is a wordless, Latvian animated film about a cat. It’s called ‘Flow.’

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Seventh-graders at the Curley School on the first day of school in 1975. (Ulrike Welsch/Globe staff)

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A Boston Globe Spotlight Team review found the Steward Health Care hospital system plagued by staggering neglect at the hands of executives.

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President Joe Biden at the White House in November.

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Until recently, Boston and New York were the only major metropolitan cities to let landlords pass the cost of broker fees on to tenants. The New York City Council voted in November to ban the practice, leaving Boston as an outlier.

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Tenants shouldn’t be forced to pay broker fees

The Three Mile Island nuclear power plant in Middletown, Pa., in 2011.

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President-elect Donald Trump arrived to watch SpaceX's mega rocket Starship lift off for a test flight with Elon Musk in Boca Chica, Texas, Nov. 19, 2024.

SCOT LEHIGH

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R.I.’s Feast & Fettle acquires a Massachusetts food delivery company, adding to its regional expansion

CEO Carlos Ventura said the two businesses had significant overlap, something that proved attractive as an acquisition target.

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It’s time for R.I. to get serious about teacher recruitment and retention

Teacher shortages threaten the quality of our children’s education and the future economic development of our state, Rhode Island’s general treasurer says.

RI SPORTS

Providence College faces URI on Saturday. It’s more than just a basketball game.

In a state with no major league professional sports, college basketball is king. And a match-up between the Friars and the Rams makes for an emotionally charged battle.

Sports

Providence College men's basketball coach Kim English, left, with forward Bryce Hopkins. The Friars’ hopes this season hinge in large part on Hopkins, who returned from a knee injury Tuesday to score 16 points against BYU.

PODCAST

Previewing ‘the biggest sporting event in Rhode Island’: Saturday’s PC/URI clash

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Bryce Hopkins (23) returned to Providence College's lineup Tuesday in a win over Brigham Young University. He’s coming off a major knee injury.

RI SPORTS

Providence College faces URI on Saturday. It’s more than just a basketball game.

In a state with no major league professional sports, college basketball is king. And a match-up between the Friars and the Rams makes for an emotionally charged battle.

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With four games remaining, Jerod Mayo and the Patriots haven’t built much of a foundation for the future

At best, the Patriots have gone sideways; at worst, they have gone backward. The offense is marginally better than last year, but the defense, with many of the same faces, is far worse.

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Ben Abercrombie never stopped working after he was paralyzed in his first Harvard football game. Seven years later, he’s on the cusp of his degree.

COLLEGES

Dream on the doorstep: Boston College defensive end Donovan Ezeiruaku has worked his way into the program annals, and the NFL likely awaits

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Mainer Cooper Flagg puts on a show, with double-double as Duke men topple No. 2 Auburn

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R.I.’s Feast & Fettle acquires a Massachusetts food delivery company, adding to its regional expansion

CEO Carlos Ventura said the two businesses had significant overlap, something that proved attractive as an acquisition target.

Police hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s boss in Manhattan

Bitcoin tops $100,000 as big rally sparked by Trump election win rolls on

State senator from Boston received thousands of dollars in donations before opposing Wu’s tax plan

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MISS CONDUCT

How can I politely avoid spending the holidays at my son’s house

Cooking

Shepherd’s stew, baked pasta, and chicken curry recipes for cold winter days

Perspective

The dos and don’ts of grandparenting: From Vicks to surprise haircuts

The writer, at right, and his friend Craig pose for a selfie while snorkeling.

Winter Travel

The best view of the Florida Keys may be through a snorkel mask

metro

The bulk of this clipper system should be pulling away by Thursday afternoon.

Messy morning as storm exits, but strong gusty winds will stick around all day

After its own error, state rules Shrub Oak autistic students not entitled to makeup services

In Nubian Square, open-air drug use grows amid neighborhood redevelopment efforts

sports

Hudson head coach Zac Attaway (center) celebrates the program's first state title in 33 years with Owen Nanartowich (left) and Garrett Giorgio.

MIAA Super Bowl live updates: Hudson, Uxbridge claim state championships on first night at Gillette Stadium

The six biggest takeaways from the first night of MIAA Super Bowls at Gillette Stadium

Men’s No. 1 Kansas goes down, buried in a sea of threes at previously slumping Creighton

business

A late afternoon view of San Francisco’s skyline.

San Francisco expects $876 million budget gap, warns of cuts

US senators grill officials from 5 airlines over fees for seats and checked bags

The challenges, and joys, of hiring Gen Z workers: ‘Their right hand is their phone’

politics

Former Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio.

Ex-Proud Boys leader Enrique Tarrio to testify at retired police officer’s trial

‘This case is critical’: Youth gender medicine reaches the Supreme Court

Here are the people Donald Trump has picked for key positions

Nation

Police tape blocks a road outside the Feather River Adventist School after a shooting, Dec. 4, in Oroville, Calif.

Two kindergarteners wounded and gunman dead after shooting at California religious school

Police search for UnitedHealthcare CEO’s masked killer after ‘brazen, targeted’ attack on NYC street

World

This image provided by the European Space Agency shows a pair of probes creating an artificial total solar eclipse through formation flying.

European satellites launched to create artificial solar eclipses in a tech demo

Yoon replaces the defense minister as South Korea’s parliament nears a vote on their impeachments

Amnesty International says Israel is committing genocide in Gaza. Israel rejects the allegations.

opinion

Tenants shouldn’t be forced to pay broker fees

A student’s T-shirt says: ‘There are only two genders.’ What does the Constitution say?

Go nuclear, Trump

lifestyle

It was love at first ‘cringe’ for this North Shore native and her Orange County beau

What do ‘demure,’ ‘manifest,’ and ‘brain rot’ have in common? They’re the words that sum up 2024.

Tom Brady loses MrBeast $100,000 throwing challenge to a high school quarterback

food & dining

Ana Sortun’s beloved (but very small) bakery and cafe now has a big sibling

‘Everybody is drinking Guinness.’ Here’s why.

‘Why would I go to Boston if I could get this here?’ Quincy’s diverse population is making for a thriving (and affordable) food scene.

travel

‘We didn’t even realize’: WCVB unknowingly captured Zendaya strolling down Newbury Street, and the miss went viral

More than 3 million travelers screened at US airports in a single day. That’s a record.

Getting an airport Uber has become an absolute obstacle course

Arts

Walker Evans, "Resort Photographer at Work," 1941.

Florida photographically, then and now

‘I’m actually doing art on people,’ says Salem’s Tallboy

Cryptocurrency entrepreneur who bought banana art for $6.2 million eats the fruit in Hong Kong

Books

Ten great gift books for the young children on your shopping list

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 1

Lily Tuck’s new novel revisits the Holocaust through one girl’s life and death

Movies

‘We didn’t even realize’: WCVB unknowingly captured Zendaya strolling down Newbury Street, and the miss went viral

One of the best movies of the year is a wordless, Latvian animated film about a cat. It’s called ‘Flow.’

‘Nightbitch’ tries to make fetch happen

Television

Ben Whishaw and Keira Knightley in "Black Doves."

‘Black Doves’ is a tremendously fun spy thriller

Carol Burnett: A classic then and now

‘We didn’t even realize’: WCVB unknowingly captured Zendaya strolling down Newbury Street, and the miss went viral

music

Castle of our Skins to build performance venue on site of former Harriet Tubman House

Spotify Wrapped’s new feature: A personalized AI podcast

The BSO’s maestro had to leave mid-concert. Put on the spot, his assistant conductor stepped up.

Theater/Dance

"The Jinkx and DeLa Holiday Show" comes to Boston on Dec. 2.

Jinkx and DeLa want their show to be a home for the holidays

Expect 250 costume changes to tell the story of ‘Rosemary’s Baby Jesus’

Louis C.K. to perform surprise show in Lynn

Health

Dr. Susan Meschwitz, center, a chemistry professor at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in her lab with two undergraduate students.

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

Obituaries

Former Washington Post journalist Richard Homan at his house in Green Valley, Ariz., in 2013.

In Nubian Square, open-air drug use grows amid neighborhood redevelopment efforts

Messy morning as storm exits, but strong gusty winds will stick around all day

State senator from Boston received thousands of dollars in donations before opposing Wu’s tax plan In recent weeks, two fund-raisers for state Senator Nick Collins, from South Boston, pulled in roughly $25,000 from the real estate and hospitality industries.

Police hunt for the gunman who killed UnitedHealthcare’s boss in Manhattan

What to know about Brian Thompson, the UnitedHealthcare CEO shot to death in NYC

Deference or defiance: Senate Republicans grapple with confirming Trump’s controversial Cabinet nominees

Philippine police checking reports that a kidnapped Vermont man has died after being shot

City’s lawsuit against Barbara Lynch’s restaurants allowed to move forward

When a Winthrop toddler stopped breathing, where were all the ambulances?

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After its own error, state rules Shrub Oak autistic students not entitled to makeup services Documents recently obtained by the Globe through the state’s public records law call into question how soon officials should have been aware of the issue.

Two Mass. families sue famed literacy specialists, claiming reading curriculums were intentionally flawed

Ben Abercrombie never stopped working after he was paralyzed in his first Harvard football game. Seven years later, he’s on the cusp of his degree.

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With four games remaining, Jerod Mayo and the Patriots haven’t built much of a foundation for the future

‘We didn’t even realize’: WCVB unknowingly captured Zendaya strolling down Newbury Street, and the miss went viral

Trump’s FBI pick has plans to reshape the bureau. This is what Kash Patel has said he wants to do.

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Artificial intelligence and the efficiency trap

More states must pass shield laws protecting gender-affirming care

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Hunter Biden pardon: Parental love or enabling?

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