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Today's Winter Storm

A messy Tuesday morning

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Maps: How much snow to expect

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Forecast

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School closings

In Boston and beyond, black Santas remain elusive

For many in the black community, both in Boston and elsewhere, finding a Santa their children can see themselves in can be a frustrating ? and sometimes fruitless ? endeavor. 2 hours ago

Ideas: A Black Santa taught us the meaning of the season

Two teens gravely injured on icy road in Bourne; officials caution driving conditions are dangerous

MassDOT deployed 1,100 sand trucks and plows across the state during the Tuesday morning commute as snow and cold winds arrived during the rush hour, leading to numerous school closings and delayed openings in the western, central, and northeastern corners of the state.

Maps: Here's how much snow to expect List of Boston-area school delays for Tuesday

Chad Finn

Give them the benefit of the doubt, at least on the field ? Patriots could still make the Super Bowl

The offense may be thin, but the defense is the best Bill Belichick has had in 20 years with the Patriots. an hour ago

Ben Volin: Everything you need to know about the AFC playoff race

No new impeachment witnesses for Trump?s trial, McConnell says

Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell is rejecting the push for fresh impeachment testimony against President Donald Trump and making a last-ditch plea for them to ?turn back from the cliff" of Wednesday?s expected vote to send the case to the Senate for trial. 42 minutes ago

Giuliani says Trump ?relied on? his claims about ousted US diplomat

Sex work or sexual abuse? US Rep. Pressley, activists debate decriminalizing prostitution

The D.C. Council considered a decriminalization proposal last month, New York state is weighing two alternative plans, and US Representative Ayanna Pressley recently called for federal decriminalization.

Three ways to rethink prostitution

Pope abolishes ?pontifical secret? in clergy sex abuse cases

Pope Francis has abolished the ?pontifical secret? used in clergy sexual abuse cases, after mounting criticism that the high degree of confidentiality has been used to protect pedophiles, silence victims and keep law enforcement from investigating crimes.

A science tooth fairy proposes screening children?s teeth for hints of future mental health problems

Researchers at MGH say microscopic markings within children?s teeth could be a novel tool for detecting trauma.

States disclose details of new emissions controls that would drive up gas prices

Officials in a dozen Northeast and mid-Atlantic states rolled out details on Tuesday for an ambitious plan to control greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles by creating new fuel controls at the wholesale level, potentially driving up the cost of gas at the pump for motorists. 33 minutes ago

opinion

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

What should our Editorial Board ask the 2020 presidential candidates?

Longtime Chinatown favorite BLR by Sh?j? to close this week

The restaurant will host its final dinner service Dec. 21. 33 minutes ago

Desiree Linden headlines field of former champions running 2020 Boston Marathon

The 2018 winner will be joined by all four 2019 winners in the April 20 race. 3 hours ago

Love Letters Podcast | Season 3, Episode 8

Dating while raising kids

As a newly single mom, Lauren had to wrestle with two questions: when to start dating again, and how to introduce her daughter to a partner. 2 hours ago

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Beverly man charged with kidnapping woman in Maine and trying to take her to Canada against her will

Tank containing cooking oil explodes into flames in Chelsea

3 dead in Montana casino shooting, suspect killed by police

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.

Investigators find possible evidence of mass graves from 1921 race massacre in Oklahoma

After nearly a century, Tulsa may be closer to finally answering whether bodies of black people killed in the 1921 race massacre were dumped into mass graves after one of the worst episodes of racial violence in US history. 8:37 a.m.

?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.

globe santa

Family faces a sad Christmas following father?s death

It was late last summer when the unthinkable happened. A soon-to-be husband and new father, was killed in an act of senseless violence.

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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

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

The company has no problem selling LGBTQ holiday cards, so when will it finally make a Christmas movie with a gay storyline?

OPINION | Jeff Rawson

I nearly died from vaping

Users, call centers, and doctors should all know the symptoms of vaping-related illnesses.

Schools are collecting new data in new ways about students with cutting-edge high-tech

In Weston, a private school is experimenting with headbands that read brain activity. In Cambridge, young children wear slippers with sensors that track their movement. The goal is to better understand how students learn, although there are concerns about privacy.

Rhode Island

No snow day in Providence as other R.I. districts cancel school

The city?s decision to keep school open is drawing criticism from teachers on social media.

Despite financial turmoil, Providence leaders expect Lifespan to pay up

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

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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.

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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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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

Danger at the T

OPINION | Leila Philip

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

Every candidate can?t be president

Impeach the president

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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

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Obituaries

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Globe Local

States disclose details of new emissions controls that would drive up gas prices

Officials in a dozen Northeast and mid-Atlantic states rolled out details on Tuesday for an ambitious plan to control greenhouse gas emissions from vehicles by creating new fuel controls at the wholesale level, potentially driving up the cost of gas at the pump for motorists.

In Boston and beyond, black Santas remain elusive

For many in the black community, both in Boston and elsewhere, finding a Santa their children can see themselves in can be a frustrating ? and sometimes fruitless ? endeavor.

Beverly man charged with kidnapping woman in Maine and trying to take her to Canada against her will

Stephen Pilson, 52, of Beverly, was already on probation for kidnapping charges out of Massachusetts involving the same woman, according to police.

No snow day in Providence as other R.I. districts cancel school

A science tooth fairy proposes screening children?s teeth for hints of future mental health problems

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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

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Red Sox

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Patriots

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Celtics

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Bruins

Give them the benefit of the doubt, at least on the field ? Patriots could still make the Super Bowl

The offense may be thin, but the defense is the best Bill Belichick has had in 20 years with the Patriots.

Desiree Linden headlines field of former champions running 2020 Boston Marathon

The 2018 winner will be joined by all four 2019 winners in the April 20 race.

Sports Log

Devils ship Taylor Hall to Coyotes for prospects and picks

Ben Volin | On football

Everything you need to know about the AFC playoff race

Politics

No new impeachment witnesses for Trump?s trial, McConnell says

Opinion and analysis

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Tracking the candidates

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Business

Cambridge startup targeting Huntington?s officially debuts after raising $59m

Marijuana

Pot firms? grim reality: cash crunch, no US bankruptcy access

magazine

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

Bone edema in hip will limit Celtics? Robert Williams for three weeks

Another procedure for sidelined Kevan Miller

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

metro

States disclose details of new emissions controls that would drive up gas prices

In Boston and beyond, black Santas remain elusive

Beverly man charged with kidnapping woman in Maine and trying to take her to Canada against her will

Nation

Moderate Democrats commit to impeachment

Michael Flynn?s sentencing set for Jan. 28 after judge rejects his attacks on the FBI, Justice Department

Lobbyists, interest groups could win big in $1.4 trillion spending bill

World

Top US envoy warns North Korea against weapons tests

Grave of top Nazi Reinhard Heydrich is dug up in Berlin

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

politics

Warren says she?d target shadowy shell companies if elected president

Giuliani says Trump ?relied on? his claims about ousted US diplomat

Giuliani says Trump ?relied on? his claims about ousted US diplomat

business

Cambridge startup targeting Huntington?s officially debuts after raising $59m

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

lifestyle

Longtime Chinatown favorite BLR by Sh?j? to close this week

Dating while raising kids

A sweet idea: no-mess maple syrup

marijuana

Pot firms? grim reality: cash crunch, no US bankruptcy access

NJ lawmakers pass marijuana referendum for 2020 ballot

Maine lab applies for certification to test recreational marijuana

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 sweet idea: no-mess maple syrup

A beautiful, functional pepper mill

A party punch that might have been

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

Standing ovation at ?Rise of Skywalker? premiere

?Little Women,? lots of prizes

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

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, dies at 86

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

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