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Trump suggests he may not sign COVID-19 relief bill as he tells Congress to increase size of stimulus checks

In a video posted on his Twitter account, President Trump said the bill included ?wasteful and unnecessary? items and demanded that lawmakers increase the stimulus checks due to go out to most Americans from $600 to $2,000, or $4,000 for a couple.
Biden, calling stimulus bill a ?down payment,? urges more relief

Trump pardons 15, including Republican allies and contractors involved in 2007 Baghdad massacre

President Trump on Tuesday pardoned 15 people, including Republican allies, a 2016 campaign official ensnared in the Russia probe and former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad.
A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure Trump pardons security contractors in deadly Iraq shooting A tale of two transitions amid crisis: Bush smoothed the path for Obama, while Trump creates chaos for Biden

Another month, another record for Boston-area real estate prices
It was the fourth time in five months that the median price for a single-family home was $700,000 or more.

A Fall River home is about nine times as big as one in L.A. They?re listed for almost the same price

House accepts revised police accountability bill, putting it on the verge of becoming law

A raft of revisions sought by Governor Charlie Baker, and ultimately accepted by lawmakers in both the House and Senate, included loosening proposed limits on the use of facial recognition and eliminating language that underpinned new standards on officers? use of force.

Bruce Seals was a steady and consistent presence who helped change lives of Boston?s youth
The former pro basketball player, who died Dec. 15 at age 67, "was committed to helping these kids go in the right direction and he had enormous success doing that,"

the fine print
In a bad year, some wins for consumers
This year, The Fine Print column recovered at least $210,000 for consumers ? more than double the result in 2019.

2020 year in review
The 55 best books of 2020
Our critics recommend some of the best books of the year in literary fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and children?s books.

See all 2020 year-in-review stories

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Mike Pence should concede the election

With Donald Trump refusing to acknowledge his resounding loss to Joe Biden, the vice president bears the responsibility to set things right.
Michael A. Cohen

Making a deal with the devil

Renée Graham

In defense of 2020, our annus horribilis
IDEAS | BRIDGET SMITH

My Christmas Eve at the Home for Unwed Mothers, before Roe v. Wade
Mary Ann D'Urso

The Grocery Stories: Quantum physics kindness

MIT names a new director for its controversial Media Lab
Dava Newman will take the helm in July. She replaces Joi Ito, who resigned last year amid news he had aggressively wooed sex offender Jeffrey Epstein and accepted his money for both Media Lab research and his personal investments.

Lexington native who was Walsh aide headed to White House
Emma Riley, a 2012 graduate of Lexington High School, and a former aide to Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh, has been appointed president-elect Joe Biden?s chief of staff for the Office of Communications

?It?s a number that all of us see as just.? Acrobats injured in 2014 circus accident reach $52.5 million settlement
The eight performers suffered ?life-altering injuries,? their lawyer told the Globe.

larry edelman
New Legal Sea Foods owner vows not to mess with the clam chowder
PPX Hospitality completed its acquisition of Legal, which had been run by the Berkowitz family since they opened the first location in 1968.

With sale of Legal Sea Foods, another Boston institution changes hands

Forecasters warn of possible power outages on Christmas Eve and Day due to high winds; gusts up to 65 miles per hour
The National Weather Service is warning that high winds could cause widespread power outages on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day.

ADRIAN WALKER
Robert Foxworth, whose murder conviction has long been questioned, may finally see justice
The motion ? pending before a single justice of the SJC ? is the latest move in a two-decade effort to clear Robert Foxworth?s name.

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A dog named ?Popeye? rescued from icy Charles River in Wellesley

Hundreds of Massachusetts families will get refunds for canceled 2020 school trips

Woman rescued from fire at elderly house complex in Hyde Park
Best of the Arts 2020
MUSEUMS

10 memorable museum shows from the year everyone wants to forget

Television

These theaters innovated amid a dramatic change of scene
Art

Map: A dozen murals that brightened life in 2020

Recommended Reads

?Surprise? medical billing banned after Richard Neal gets on board

Congress banned the surprise, sky-high medical bills patients get when they use an out-of-network service on Monday, after Mass. Representative Richard Neal dropped his objections to earlier proposals and prevailed with his version of a fix.

Behind the Shield | Inside the Boston Police Department
An off-duty officer crashed into a disabled grandmother. A year later, she?s still fighting City Hall
?Whatever the police does to you, you cannot do anything,? said Anne-Marie Castor. ?They treat me worse than a dog.?

From virtual bars to parking lot food trucks, companies host holiday parties pandemic-style
From Zoom to home-delivered wine to online avatars, some companies are trying to make merry.

metro

A dog named ?Popeye? rescued from icy Charles River in Wellesley
Popeye was taken to a local animal hospital for treatment Tuesday afternoon. He was cold and scared but is expected to be okay, Wellesley police said.

Lexington native who was Walsh aide headed to White House

Baker lowers capacity limits for most businesses to 25 percent

Sports

Kevin Durant, Kyrie Irving combination electric to open for Brooklyn
Kevin Durant shook off 18 months of rust and finished with 22 points in 25 minutes, his first official game since rupturing his Achilles tendon in the 2019 NBA Finals a waltz.

Gary Washburn?s read on the 2020-2021 NBA season
PATRIOTS

?Santa Cam? Newton spreads cheer, and shock, during surprise visit to Boys & Girls Club of Roxbury

business

Trump?s longtime banker at Deutsche Bank resigns
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Trump says he Might not sign coronavirus aid package passed by Congress

US sues Walmart over role in opioid crisis

politics

Trump pardons security contractors in deadly Iraq shooting
President Trump on Tuesday pardoned four former government contractors convicted in a 2007 massacre in Baghdad that left more than a dozen Iraqi civilians dead and caused an international uproar over the use of private security guards in a war zone.

Trump pardons 15, including Republican allies and contractors involved in 2007 Baghdad massacre

Biden, calling stimulus bill a ?down payment,? urges more relief

lifestyle

Hundreds of Massachusetts families will get refunds for canceled 2020 school trips
Carousel Student Tours Inc. will pay 471 families a total of $101,325.

Support pours in for John Mulaney after reports the comedian has checked into rehab
HOLIDAY RECIPES

Recipe: This single-layer chocolate cake topped with chocolate cream is an elegant ending to a holiday dinner

arts

MOVIES
Heart and ?Soul?: On Disney+ Christmas Day, it?s Pixar?s latest
The voices of Jamie Foxx and Tina Fey are featured in a tale that mixes New York, otherworldliness, and jazz.

MOVIES

She?s back, and the title tells you who and when: ?Wonder Woman 1984?

DEVRA FIRST | WHAT SHE'S HAVING

The finest sushi is now available to go. How does the experience travel?

rhode island

RI NEWS
?It?s a number that all of us see as just.? Acrobats injured in 2014 circus accident reach $52.5 million settlement
The eight performers suffered ?life-altering injuries,? their lawyer told the Globe.

In Rhode Island and across the US, strained health agencies push do-it-yourself contact tracing
CORONAVIRUS

R.I. Governor?s holiday wish list: Everyone gets two COVID-19 tests before New Year?s Day

Newton

Special Projects

A beautiful resistance | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

To be Black, Bostonian, and proud

Boston's Black history is often hidden, but a quarter of the city's population is Black. That's nearly double the percentage of the Black population of the US.
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On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center?s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

See more from our business series ?On the Street?: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

2020 Bostonians of the Year: The Front Line
They stood up to fight the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice. Meet the people leading us through a harrowing year.

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored ? one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much
For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It?s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You?ll hear from both.

Comfort Zone

Cooking | Magazine

Recipes: Spanish-inspired pork, sauteed vegetables, and almond cake

A few key ingredients pack outsized flavor into these dishes.

Min Jin Lee on the ?deep moral conscience? of ?The Great Gatsby?

The "Pachinko" author has a new introduction to Fitzgerald's classic, which enters the public domain on Jan. 1.
HOLIDAYS

9 light displays for oohs and aahs by automobile

These festive drive-through destinations serve up holiday magic the safe way.

Catch these online classical concerts before year?s end

Highlights include multicultural takes on "Messiah" and creatively staged vocal concerts.
MUSIC REVIEW

With sleigh bells jingling, the Pops puts on a holiday show in your home instead of theirs

Though the virtual concert can?t compare to experiencing a Holiday Pops show live in Symphony Hall, its mere existence is something to applaud in a season when so many traditions have been disrupted.
COMFORT ZONE

These thoughtful, last-minute gifts arrive in an instant, no mailing required

And many benefit local businesses, to boot.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Jean Flemma, Miriam Goldstein, and Ayana Elizabeth Johnson

The ocean?s heroic potential could be realized under Biden
EDITORIAL

New US attorney shouldn?t let up the pressure on State Police
Renée Loth

The problem with protest
EDITORIAL

Boston is setting an example on fair housing. Will other communities follow?
Kimberly Atkins

The year of fear and the fragility of the white, male myth
IDEAS | JOSH BERNOFF

Social media broke America. Here?s how to fix it

STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months ? and beyond
In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care
The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients? need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19?s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread
The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic
The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus ? and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine
Cover Story

2020 Bostonians of the Year: The Front Line
Bostonians of the Year

Ashish Jha: Speaking out for science and for public health in the pandemic
Connections

The pandemic has a school nurse missing her 'frequent fliers'

Your Week Ahead

Things to do online and in person, Dec. 14-27

sports

Bruce Seals was a steady and consistent presence who helped change lives of Boston?s youth

Bill Belichick calls Matthew Slater as a special teams player ?certainly the very best I?ve ever been around?

Hockey season gets its start with unusual matchup: Archbishop Williams vs. Weymouth

metro

House accepts revised police accountability bill, putting it on the verge of becoming law

A dog named ?Popeye? rescued from icy Charles River in Wellesley

Lexington native who was Walsh aide headed to White House

Nation

Former US Rep. Katie Hill sues ex, media over nude photos

Dominion worker sues Trump campaign and conservative media

US close on deal with Pfizer for millions more vaccine doses

World

China long avoided discussing mental health. The pandemic changed that

For UK, an early taste of Brexit as borders are sealed

A brazen police shooting caught on video sparks anger in the Philippines

politics

Trump pardons 15, including Republican allies and contractors involved in 2007 Baghdad massacre

Biden, calling stimulus bill a ?down payment,? urges more relief

A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

business

Trump?s longtime banker at Deutsche Bank resigns

Trump says he Might not sign coronavirus aid package passed by Congress

US sues Walmart over role in opioid crisis

lifestyle

Hundreds of Massachusetts families will get refunds for canceled 2020 school trips

Support pours in for John Mulaney after reports the comedian has checked into rehab

Recipe: This single-layer chocolate cake topped with chocolate cream is an elegant ending to a holiday dinner

marijuana

Two new commissioners tapped for Massachusetts marijuana agency

Chief of staff to ex-mayor of Fall River pleads guilty to extortion, bribery charges

Marijuana found concealed in shampoo bottle at Logan Airport Friday

opinion

Mass. AG?s office is committed to prosecuting police corruption

Making a deal with the devil

Mike Pence should concede the election

food & dining

Recipe: A whole side of roast salmon with chimichurri sauce is a dazzling holiday dinner

Local experts recommend these 18 winter beers

For Brookline Lunch owner Jamal Abu-Rubieh, feeding the neighborhood is a labor of love

travel

Hundreds of Massachusetts families will get refunds for canceled 2020 school trips

Stressed about your kids? screen time? Don?t be

Author and cult expert talks Fiji, diving, and future grand plans

Books

Min Jin Lee on the ?deep moral conscience? of ?The Great Gatsby?

The 55 best books of 2020

Caught between Boston and Quincy in ?The Last American Aristocrat?

Movies

Heart and ?Soul?: On Disney+ Christmas Day, it?s Pixar?s latest

She?s back, and the title tells you who and when: ?Wonder Woman 1984?

Pixar?s Pete Docter on the music and metaphysics of ?Soul?

Television

Character studies: TV commercials offer roles to remember

Salvatore Esposito of ?Fargo?: the baddest of the bad guys

?Suits? fits the need for a diverting pandemic binge

music

Catch these online classical concerts before year?s end

In a year divided by before and after, pop music became whatever you wanted it to be

With sleigh bells jingling, the Pops puts on a holiday show in your home instead of theirs

Theater/Dance

Williamstown Theatre Festival re-creates its lost summer season on Audible

This virtual ?Christmas Revels? is a virtual triumph

Six bright spots in dance this year

globe local

Is this the beginning of the end for space savers?

Welcome Home offers curbside pickup for gently used housewares

Newton South soccer player follows in family?s footsteps

Obituaries

Guido Goldman, a connector of nations and people, dies at 83

Hall of Fame linebacker, pass rush great Kevin Greene dies at 58

Jean Graetz, white supporter of civil rights in Alabama, dies at 90