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More Republicans refuse Biden's victory, delaying transition amid worsening pandemic

President Trump?s refusal to concede the election to Joe Biden has delayed the start of the formal presidential transition process, a crucial coordination phase that would help the incoming administration prepare to tackle the worsening pandemic.

Analysis
What Trump is doing right now is not about winning but two other things
There doesn?t appear any way that President Trump can win a second term. Not through the courts and not through recounts. It?s over. But there are other agendas at play.

Trump administration removes head of federal climate program that oversees key reports Trump says he has fired Defense Secretary Mark Esper

Biden defends health care law as high court mulls its fate
President-elect Joe Biden is championing the Obama administration?s signature health law, the Affordable Care Act, as it goes before the Supreme Court Tuesday.

The end of ?America First? Biden is bringing dogs back to the White House Biden names members of COVID-19 task force

Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation with Biden?s team
The Trump administration threw the presidential transition into tumult on Monday, with President Donald Trump blocking government officials from cooperating with President-elect Joe Biden?s team and Attorney General William Barr authorizing the Justice Department to probe unsubstantiated allegations of voter fraud.

Jusice Dept. official quits after Barr's probe Trump plans PAC in hopes of keeping hold on GOP
Patriots 30, Jets 27 | Ben Volin

Comeback win over Jets could be confidence boost Cam Newton, Patriots need

The Patriots looked dead in the water for three quarters, but credit Newton and the Patriots for coming alive in the fourth quarter.
Birthday boy Jakobi Meyers has a night to remember
Dan Shaughnessy

Even after exciting win, Bill Belichick still trails Tom Brady in the early returns

Last-second field goal, massive fourth quarter saves Patriots from near-stumble vs. Jets

Damien Harris shines, but it comes at a price after he exits game late following big hit from Jets' Neville Hewitt

Pandemic worsens across New England, leading many to wonder what went wrong ? and whether there is time to reverse course
While Americans were glued to their screens, tensely awaiting the results of the election, the coronavirus pandemic was busy accelerating around the country. And there are troubling signs in all six New England states.

CDC: Thousands of COVID-19 patients returned to hospitals within two months of initial release

Is Pfizer?s vaccine a ?magic bullet?? Scientists warn masks, distancing may last well into 2021
A nation in the grip of a raging pandemic got a glimmer of hope Monday with the Pfizer announcement that its COVID-19 vaccine showed early success. But scientists still don?t know whether the vaccine will be effective in the population at large and, if so, how long that protection might last.

What you should know about the Pfizer vaccine news Pfizer coronavirus vaccine could be cleared by mid-December

Cash-strapped MBTA details planned service cuts, would take effect next year

The commuter rail would stop running at 9 p.m., ferry service would go on indefinite hiatus, a smattering of bus routes would be eliminated, and subway trains would run less frequently under a new MBTA plan to scale back service during the coronavirus pandemic.

State House plans vote on expanding abortion access

The proposal would allow an abortion after 24 weeks of gestation if the doctor determines the fetus can?t survive. It would also lower the age limit on abortion, requiring parental consent or a judicial order only for those younger than 16, the age of consent, rather than 18, the limit under current law.
GOP tries again to get high court to ax health care law
THE LATEST

Trump considers his next moves as Biden and Harris look ahead

Opinion

Leonard L. Glass, Bandy X. Lee, and Edwin B. Fisher

Trump is cornered; how will he react?

While the last act of Trump?s presidency plays out, we have a protagonist who is vengeful, irrational, and apparently willing to go to extremes to defend his fragile self-worth.
EDITORIAL

House gets down to business of budgeting
Joan Vennochi

Baker blanks presidential race and remote learning plan for schools
Ezekiel Emanuel, Andrea M. Cooke, and Connor Boyle

What Americans lose if the ACA is overturned
IDEAS | David Scharfenberg

Trump never delivered for aggrieved white America, but Biden can

Stocks, pounded by pandemic, rally on Pfizer?s vaccine test results
US stocks flirted with new highs Monday as the most promising news yet on a coronavirus vaccine and Joe Biden?s election win sparked a rally led by companies that have been beaten up by the pandemic.

TECH LAB
Big Tech will still face big challenges during Biden administration
What is likely to happen with hot-button issues like antitrust, privacy, immigration, broadband access, and China policy?

Erekat, longtime spokesman for the Palestinians, dies at 65
Saeb Erekat, a veteran peace negotiator and prominent international spokesman for the Palestinians for more than three decades, died on Tuesday, weeks after being infected by the coronavirus. He was 65.

KEVIN CULLEN
With apologies to Dan Shaughnessy, some thoughts at the end of a ridiculously long campaign
I feel no compunction in ripping off Dan Shaughnessy's notes column format.

THE FINE PRINT
What you need to know about PPP loan forgiveness
Since March, millions of small businesses have obtained forgivable loans through a key federal program to help meet payroll and other basic expenses. It?s been a life-saver for many of them.

First ?Jeopardy!? episode since Alex Trebek?s death opens with a message for fans
?Jeopardy!? paid tribute to host Alex Trebek Monday in an episode that aired the day after his death.

It began on a gold escalator. It may have ended at Four Seasons Total Landscaping
The end came in all the places you'd expect, in all the ways you'd expect, with all the people you'd expect.

Officers shoot, kill man wanted in Mashpee teen?s disappearance
Authorities are still searching for 18-year-old Jalajhia Finklea, a member of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe.

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The Great Divide

Mass. school districts' plans vary widely on key practices for pandemic-era education, review finds

The findings of a new survey from the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education underscore the wildly different approaches districts have taken to pandemic-era education in a state that has largely taken a hands-off approach to local education affairs.

Jeneé Osterheldt
Dave Chappelle, Kamala Harris, and finding the joy in this moment
The power of representation is real. Harris understands the responsibility. It?s in the words she chooses, her marching band dances, the names she amplifies, and the hard pauses she takes when she notes Black women.

Biden and Trump both did well with Latino voters. This is how that happened
Democratic political analysts and strategists have been trying to understand the decisions of Latino voters as preliminary data appear to show diametrically opposed trends: Both Trump and Biden won big with Latino voters.

Metro

Allies rally behind Everett city councilor
After being chided for attending council meetings remotely and pressured by her colleagues to resign, Everett?s only Black councilor on Monday night got an outpouring of support from allies ? and, later, a mea culpa of sorts from her fellow councilors.

Officers shoot, kill man wanted in Mashpee teen?s disappearance

Kosta Tsipis, MIT physicist and prominent voice for nuclear disarmament, dies at 86
Sports

Birthday boy Jakobi Meyers has a night to remember
The undrafted wideout out of NC State made 12 receptions on 14 targets for 169 yards, career highs all around.

Damien Harris shines, but it comes at a price after he exits game late following big hit from Jets' Neville Hewitt
Dan Shaughnessy

Even after exciting win, Bill Belichick still trails Tom Brady in the early returns
Lifestyle

Any advice on how to start this conversation?
Will this writer get more from a friend-with-benefits? Help.

COMFORT ZONE

Stories from the stones: Acton?s Trail Through Time reveals its Native American and settler past

?I just thought she was a college student?: Boston College student spots JLaw after Biden victory
Arts

First ?Jeopardy!? episode since Alex Trebek?s death opens with a message for fans
?Jeopardy!? paid tribute to host Alex Trebek Monday in an episode that aired the day after his death.

In court moves, Britney Spears seeks freedom from father

Boston Ballet dances in the Theater District?s streets
Rhode Island

Shekarchi?s private legal work comes into focus

The incoming speaker will be forced to balance a part-time job that is widely considered the most powerful political office in the state and a thriving law practice that can benefit from or be affected by the decisions he?ll make.
RHODE MAP

Meet the winners of the Rhode Map election contest
INNOVATORS Q&A

Inventing Heron offers a new way to explore career options

Newton

Comfort Zone

Appreciation

?Jeopardy!? contestants ?and fans? mourn Alex Trebek

For those of us who tuned in every night ? especially for the generations who grew up with him ? it feels like we lost a family member.
COOKING UP A PLAN

These young entrepreneurs have made the most of their pandemic downtime

From teaching Zoom classes to launching baking businesses and taking on writing challenges, some kids are finding ways to fill their time (and their wallets).
IN THE FAMILY WAY

Parents have never had more reason to drink ? or more reasons to avoid it.

You don?t have to suffer from addiction to question your relationship with booze these days.
ART & TRAVEL

The Connecticut Art Trail is turning 25! (And we need things to celebrate.)

The anniversary is as good an excuse as any to check out the Nutmeg State?s art scene. Here are some of the highlights.
Cooking | Magazine

Recipes for tangy chicken vindaloo, spiced spinach, and fail-safe basmati rice

Try making this flavorful Indian feast at home.
FOOD

Restaurants offering Thanksgiving dinner takeout in Boston and beyond

Here?s what local restaurants have planned. Stay tuned ? we?ll update routinely.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Michael D?Antonio

Trump defeated himself
EDITORIAL

Mr. President, you?re fired
IDEAS | ROBERT ZARETSKY

Joe Biden, meet Charles de Gaulle
IDEAS | Nicole Avila

I voted for Biden because I want life to get a little less crazy
IDEAS | ROBERT ZARETSKY

Joe Biden, meet Charles de Gaulle
Abdallah Fayyad

A jubilant capital gets ready for a new president

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power
The world might in the not-too-distant future get vaccines against Covid-19. But those vaccines won?t necessarily prevent all or even most infections.

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson?s with a novel brain cell transplant
If successful, the surgery could change Parkinson?s disease from an inexorable, cruel, and sometimes fatal decline to ? for at least some patients ? a condition that can be successfully treated.

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19
Diagnosed with lung cancer, she had signed a do-not-resuscitate order. The coronavirus pandemic made her reconsider her end-of-life wishes.

Covid-19?s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis
Three scenarios for the future of Covid-19 differ on details, but all foresee a world that looks and feels nothing like the world of just three months ago.

magazine
Women & Power

The 2020 Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts
Women & Power

When the pandemic hit, these leaders successfully pivoted
Women & Power

Five ways the pandemic can ultimately make the workplace better for women
Connections

Raising girls who make waves

sports

For Amesbury, with alumna Madison MacLean at the helm, new culture and attitude is a win-win

Tony La Russa again charged for driving under the influence prior to White Sox hiring

Chase Elliott?s first Cup win a victory for NASCAR

metro

Shekarchi?s private legal work comes into focus

Trump considers his next moves as Biden and Harris look ahead

Allies rally behind Everett city councilor

Nation

Pfizer coronavirus vaccine could be cleared by mid-December

Trump books will continue after Trump leaves office

The end of ?America First?: How Biden says he will reengage with the world

World

Putin is mum on Biden?s victory, foreshadowing tense years ahead

Firecrackers and prayers as Indians celebrate Harris' win

Iran?s president calls on Biden to return to nuclear deal

politics

Refusing to concede, Trump blocks cooperation with Biden?s team

The end of ?America First?: How Biden says he will reengage with the world

Trump delays transition to Biden as COVID-19 pandemic worsens

business

GOP tries again to get high court to ax health care law

Eli Lilly COVID-19 antibody drug gets emergency FDA clearance

McDonald?s sales up thanks to new menu items, celebrity collaborations

lifestyle

Any advice on how to start this conversation?

Stories from the stones: Acton?s Trail Through Time reveals its Native American and settler past

?I just thought she was a college student?: Boston College student spots JLaw after Biden victory

marijuana

Push to relax drug laws ? including marijuana legalization ? gains big victories nationwide

Recreational marijuana legalized by New Jersey voters

Biden embraces drug courts, but do they actually work?

opinion

House gets down to business of budgeting

Baker blanks presidential race and remote learning plan for schools

Trump is cornered; how will he react?

food & dining

More Thanksgiving options for easy takeout meals

Winter weather and new rules around closing times are a one-two punch for restaurants struggling to survive

Sycamore?s dukkah ? a blend of spices, nuts, seeds ? will transport you

travel

Sponsored - Airport Higher Res

The Connecticut Art Trail is turning 25! (And we need things to celebrate.)

How the pandemic has brought two communities closer to their roots

Books

Revisiting the brash Joe Biden of ?What It Takes?

Quite a cast of characters in Ruth Ben-Ghiat?s ?Strongmen,? a brutal tour of the tyrannies of the last hundred years

With a new book, Becky Cooper investigates the old murder of a Harvard student

Movies

GlobeDocs Presents: 'CITY SO REAL' Virtual Discussion

Doc Talk: Early Wiseman, Chicago activism, Holocaust remembrance, going home

15 ways the MFA goes to the ?movies?

Television

First ?Jeopardy!? episode since Alex Trebek?s death opens with a message for fans

Murder-mysteries that can solve your what-to-watch-next problem

This week?s TV: ?A Teacher? toys with us, ?The Crown? returns with Diana, and Boston?s Sean Ellis case

music

Here are the songs Joe Biden and Kamala Harris played at their Delaware event

50 years ago in a high school gym, this no-name band became Aerosmith

BSO teams up with hip-hop powerhouse STL GLD for a virtual series

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet dances in the Theater District?s streets

Shakespeare meets Twitter in a virtual ?Much Ado About Nothing?

Once sexually harassed by Harvey Weinstein, writer Louisette Geiss conceives a #MeToo musical

globe local

Lexington buys 2 electric vehicles for DPW

Plymouth remembers COVID-19 victims with empty chairs

Undaunted by pandemic, entrepreneurs stake their claims on Main Street

Obituaries

Kosta Tsipis, MIT physicist and prominent voice for nuclear disarmament, dies at 86

A transformative teacher who founded Harvard?s dance program, Claire Mallardi dies at 91

Former US representative Jim Ramstad, champion of recovery, dies at 74