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Here's how much snow to expect today
It?s only mid-December, and already Massachusetts is preparing for yet another round of snow. 33 minutes ago

List of Boston-area school delays for Tuesday
Dave Epstein

Snow will impact Tuesday morning commute and may linger into the evening

The snow will begin Tuesday morning in the pre-dawn hours and overspread the area by 6 or 7 a.m. The storm will wind down in the afternoon, but it may linger into the evening commute. 2:51 a.m.

Here?s one spotlight on Boston?s housing boom: City?s property value hit a historic high of $164 billion
Taxable property value grew the most in the booming Seaport District in recent years, a new report found. And Boston is looking at ways to confront its housing crisis, including a tax on high-end real-estate deals, with proceeds going to the development of more units for lower-income residents.

Swing-vote Democrats are lining up to impeach Trump

Ahead of a historic vote on two articles of impeachment, about a half-dozen first-term Democrats in districts that Trump won in 2016 said moving forward with official charges of high crimes and misdemeanors against the president is the right thing to do.

Following Globe report, lawmakers call for investigation into state?s licensing of ?dangerous? people

The request comes a day after the Globe revealed that the state has issued licenses to people with serious criminal records, including dozens of sex offenders.
Scores of sex offenders have state licenses to be electricians, manicurists, and more. The official who found out got fired

ICE asks judge to toss suit brought by pair of Mass. prosecutors

opinion

EDITORIAL

Why NATO, at the ripe age of 70, still matters

OPINION | JOAN VENNOCHI

Breaking news: James Comey says he was wrong
OPINION | Alex Beam

The dreaded ?Super-Merry Christmas? letter
Editorial

What should our Editorial Board ask the 2020 presidential candidates?

?Incredibly sensitive? data is open to cyberattack at Mass. tax-collection agency, audit report says
The Department of Revenue is leaving the ?incredibly sensitive? private data of Massachusetts taxpayers exposed to cyberattacks, state auditor Suzanne Bump says.

shirley leung
Finally, a woman breaks up the all-male boardroom of this Waltham company
A month ago, I told readers to remember the name of a local company that had the ignominious distinction of having no women on its board and no women in its executive suite.

Obituary
Fred Burnham, ?resilient? longtime Haverhill sports editor, dies at 81
Fred Burnham, 81, of Haverhill, who died Nov. 29, was a longtime Haverhill Gazette sports editor known for his dedication and resiliency.

More recent headlines

Arrest made in 1980 murder of Wheaton College student in Colorado

Former State Police head receives $84,000 buyout

Authorities say progress is being made in fatal attack on 82-year-old Scarborough, Maine, man

Tell us about your online holiday shopping woes

They say online shopping makes everything easier ? but if that's true, why does it seem so stressful? We want to hear all about your online shopping stress.

holiday recipes

RECIPES

Recipe: Roasted broccoli with Parmesan crumbs

Recipe: Very chocolate trifle dessert

 Beef tenderloin with roast potatoes and horseradish sauce 6 cookie recipes to fill your jar with nostalgia

At last, a better way to make latkes for Hanukkah
Opinion: Choosing, using, losing your health care: A policy first-aid kit

Part 3: Losing

While the economy is seemingly buzzing along, many Americans are losing their health insurance ? and their wallets. Politics and unaffordable care are forcing Americans into medical bankruptcy. In a four-part weekly series, Globe Opinion offers a baseline assessment of health care as well as prescriptions for fixing the industry.

Getting sick and going broke

Why are so many children losing health care? Yes, politics

The perils of a patchwork system

Globe Santa
Salem Snowball celebrates its 25th year raising money for Globe Santa
Its founder says the fund-raising event is just as festive, fun, and full of energy as it was in its early years.

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STAN GROSSFELD

Just call Kevin Youkilis ?the Greek god of hops?

The former Red Sox star, once dubbed ?the Greek god of walks,? is all about the business of beer these days.

MBTA is urged to move quickly to reduce fares for low-income riders
The T?s years-long interest in establishing a discounted fare program for low-income riders remains bogged down. But some members of the MBTA?s governing board are calling for the agency to keep things simple to start the program.

Deval Patrick endorses federal marijuana legalization despite mixed record on pot
Deval Patrick said Friday that he?s in favor of federally legalizing marijuana ? a significant shift for the 2020 Democratic presidential candidate who previously opposed a statewide decriminalization proposal as governor.

Rhode Island

We know the financial review of Providence schools is boring. But here?s what you don?t want to miss

If you were expecting the audit-that?s-not-called-an-audit of Providence?s school finances to showcase rampant misspending or widespread corruption in the district, you?re going to be disappointed.

Both sides brandish First Amendment in battle over Rhode Island donor disclosure law

Diversity Talks founder, part of Forbes ?30 Under 30? for education, aims to give youth seat at table
Newton

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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spotlight fellow report

The federal government has one main law to prevent child abuse. No state follows all of it

Hundreds of thousands of children face abuse every year, but there is only one federal law that directly addresses this national tragedy.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Editorial Cartoon | Dan Wasserman

A jury of his peers
OPINION | NIALL FERGUSON

A Brexit victory for Britain ? and Boris
EDITORIAL

Danger at the T
OPINION | Leila Philip

Here?s why you shouldn?t rake the leaves on your lawn
EDITORIAL

Every candidate can?t be president
EDITORIAL

Impeach the president

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Mourners remember Pete Frates at funeral

Photos: Santa Speedo Run through the years

Fitting 7-foot-5-inch Tacko Fall for a tuxedo is no small feat

The last full moon of the decade is here

metro

List of Mass. school closures and delays for Tuesday
Some Massachusetts schools have announced delays or closures for Tuesday as snow is likely to impact the morning commute.

Maps: Here?s how much snow to expect in Mass. on Tuesday

It?s only mid-December, and already Massachusetts is preparing for yet another round of snow.
Weather | Dave Epstein

Snow will impact Tuesday morning commute and may linger into the evening

The snow will begin Tuesday morning in the pre-dawn hours and overspread the area by 6 or 7 a.m. The storm will wind down in the afternoon, but it may linger into the evening commute.

ICE asks judge to toss suit brought by pair of Mass. prosecutors

Richard Easton, stage veteran and Tony winner, ies at 86

STAT

Surgeons test-drive the amputation of the future

Huntington?s clinical trial opens a door to hope ? but only if patients get in

Families reeling after FDA rejects therapy for kids without a thymus

Richard Sackler proposed plan to play down OxyContin risks

sports

Sports Log

Devils ship Taylor Hall to Coyotes for prospects and picks

During nine-plus seasons with the Oilers and Devils, the former MVP has 328 points in 381 regular-season games ? but he has played in just five playoff games.
Ben Volin | On football

Everything you need to know about the AFC playoff race

The Patriots can finish anywhere from No. 1 (unlikely) to No. 5 (a possibility).
Saints 34, Colts 7

Drew Brees sets NFL all-time TD mark as Saints crush Colts

Tom Brady salutes Drew Brees for record, but says he?s aiming to try and break Brees?s mark

Politics

Ex-Trump campaign official Rick Gates faces sentencing Tuesday

Business

For Pozen, MIT prize is a long-deserved tribute to mom

Marijuana

Deval Patrick endorses federal marijuana legalization despite mixed record on pot
magazine
cover story

Meet the 2019 Bostonians of the Year: Andrew Lelling and Rachael Rollins

Honorable Mention

The Celtics? Enes Kanter stands tall for human rights
Honorable Mention

To make a deaf child feel welcome, this neighborhood learned sign language
Honorable Mention

The Harvard and MIT economists finding new ways to fight global poverty

sports

Chiefs claim pash rusher, and noted Patriots hater, Terrell Suggs off waivers

Seahawks receiver Josh Gordon suspended indefinitely again

At 14, Donald Villard a prospect on the rise at City on a Hill Charter School

metro

List of Mass. school closures and delays for Tuesday

Maps: Here?s how much snow to expect in Mass. on Tuesday

Snow will impact Tuesday morning commute and may linger into the evening

Nation

Snow, tornadoes, and freezing rain are coming to a wide swath of the country

Mississippi man freed months after court rules racial bias

Man whose info found on kosher market attacker due in court

World

WWII allies, ex-enemy Germany mark 75th anniversary of the Battle of the Bulge

US says it won?t accept North Korea-proposed nuclear deadline

UN climate talks end with few commitments and a ?lost? opportunity

politics

After a three-week scramble, Patrick campaign claims it submitted enough signatures to make the Michigan ballot

Federal spending bill includes ?Obamacare? tax repeal, raises smoking age to 21

President Trump threatens to bypass Commission on Presidential Debates

business

For Pozen, MIT prize is a long-deserved tribute to mom

Amazon tells third-party merchants it can?t use FedEx ground for Prime shipments for the rest of the holiday season

Purdue Pharma?s payments to the Sacklers soared during opioid crisis

lifestyle

A sweet idea: no-mess maple syrup

A beautiful, functional pepper mill

A party punch that might have been

marijuana

Deval Patrick endorses federal marijuana legalization despite mixed record on pot

Majority of Americans support marijuana legalization, two more new polls show

Sales of pot edibles get off to a slow start in Canada

opinion

The dreaded ?Super-Merry Christmas? letter

Why NATO, at the ripe age of 70, still matters

Breaking news: James Comey says he was wrong

food & dining

A beautiful, functional pepper mill

A party punch that might have been

The Gingerbread Tiny Home Kit is sure to be a big hit

travel

Dear Hallmark Channel, it?s time to make the yuletide gay (and lesbian)

Are these Boston hotels simply the best?

Maine Mineral & Gem Museum opens, and it?s pretty out of this world

Books

In ?The Age of Anxiety,? Pete Townshend?s writing no substitute for his rock

?Crisis of Conscience? author Tom Mueller finds respite from fraud in fiction

Local bestsellers for the week ending 12/8

Movies

?Little Women,? lots of prizes

Anna Karina, icon of French New Wave, dead at 79

Flying high; streaming live; screening shorts

Television

The week in watching: Must-flee TV, Hallmark?s cowardice, live Lear sitcoms

?SNL? takes on holidays in America, Greta Thunberg and Trump in cold open

Season 10 of ?Curb Your Enthusiasm? arrives in January

music

At Jordan Hall, Longwood Symphony joined by soloists Ninomiya and Déjardin

Céline Dion delivers big moments in a TD Garden lovefest

Run AMOC! festival lights up Harvard Square

Theater/Dance

This ?Christmas Revels? goes to the American heartland

A captivating ?Moby-Dick? that ripples through time

The life-and-death stakes of Moonbox?s ?Parade?

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Richard Easton, stage veteran and Tony winner, ies at 86

Fred Burnham, ?resilient? longtime Haverhill sports editor, dies at 81

Richard Hatcher, 86, trailblazing Gary, Ind., mayor