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House votes to boost stimulus checks to $2,000, sending Trump?s request to GOP-controlled Senate

Democrats in the House of Representatives passed a bill that would increase stimulus checks to $2,000. The measure is seen as unlikely to get through the Republican-controlled Senate.
Lawmakers are voting on an override of Trump's veto of defense bill

Stimulus checks, jobless benefits, and other things to know about the federal relief bill
The $900 billion pandemic relief package from the federal government has implications for Massachusetts residents and business owners. Here?s a brief overview.

Pence is sued by Republican congressman in long-shot effort to reverse Biden?s victory over Trump

Biden warns of Trump officials? ?roadblocks? to transition

Here?s more information on Baker?s $668 million pandemic relief program

New applications will prioritize sectors hardest hit by COVID-19, including restaurants, bars, caterers, nail salons, barber shops, retailers, indoor recreation, entertainment, gyms and fitness centers, and event support workers. The program is intended to help nearly 9,000 small businesses.

Mass. reports 4,060 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 48 new deaths

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

The dying wish of a decorated Marine convicted of murder: a commutation and a final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery

Joe Labriola died in July at 75. But his posthumous bid for clemency, and the honor of being buried in the country's most revered military cemetery, is now before Massachusetts? parole board, who will weigh his military service and his 1973 conviction for murder.

Quincy representative Ronald Mariano in line to become Massachusetts Speaker of the House by mid-week

House Speaker Robert A. DeLeo will resign as of 6 p.m. Tuesday.
Joan Vennochi: With Speaker Mariano, progressives get what they deserve Long the House?s consummate insider, Ronald Mariano poised to finally lead it

Fire at Black church in Springfield under investigation as ?potential hate crime?

Investigators are first working to rule out any accidental causes, but they believe the fire may have been intentionally set and possibly linked to three other fires in the neighborhood in the past three weeks.

Hilaria Baldwin responds to allegations questioning her Spanish heritage
The controversy was sparked by a tweet over the weekend about the Boston-born wife of Alec Baldwin.

The Hilaria Baldwin accent controversy, explained

bills at patriots | 8:15 p.m.
We?ve seen Bill Belichick stick with a veteran quarterback in a lost season before
In 2000, Belichick stuck with Drew Bledsoe instead of Michael Bishop after the Patriots were eliminated from playoff contention.

Opinion

OPINION

Words of the year

Every year, new words enter the public lexicon, and 2020 was no exception.
Joan Vennochi

With Speaker Mariano, progressives get what they deserve
IDEAS | COLIN WOODARD

Maine can finally get out of Massachusetts? shadow
Christopher Koller

The need for primary care teams
EDITORIAL

Cleaning up government can start on Capitol Hill
A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE | Jeneé Osterheldt

Claiming land and water on Martha?s Vineyard

If you?re willing to see, the walls have something to say

In protest, there is community and joy rising

Black queer lives are Black lives that matter, too

To be Black, Bostonian, and proud

With every sip, a labor of love

How two nontraditional newsrooms in Vermont are winning readers
With dramatic cutbacks at two major papers in Vermont, the nonprofit VTDigger and alternative weekly Seven Days have stepped up.

Over so soon? Some people are dreading the return to a post-pandemic world
With Dr. Anthony Fauci predicting a potential return to somewhat normal-ish life sometime in 2021, some people who used to be worried this period would never end are now worried that it will.

Cardinal O?Malley, vaccinated against COVID-19 on Christmas Eve, encourages others to do so, as well

The archdiocese cited "a need for people in leadership positions to send the message of both the importance of being vaccinated as well as, for our faith community, the moral legitimacy of the vaccine and obligation to accept it when possible to protect and save lives."

Bomber to neighbor: The world is ?never going to forget me?
The Nashville bombing suspect told a neighbor that "Nashville and the world is never going to forget me,? the neighbor recalled.

After naming Nashville bombing suspect, focus turns to motive

Holyoke, state in tussle over giving relief cash to struggling families
School has been remote since March, and the goal of the program was to help families cover additional costs, from higher utility bills to increased child care needs. But the state rejected the proposal.

Lori Loughlin leaves California prison Monday after serving time for role in college admissions scam
Loughlin and her husband, fashion designer Mossimo Giannulli, both pleaded guilty in May to fraud-related charges for paying bribes totaling $500,000 to get their two daughters into the University of Southern California as phony crew recruits.

Brockton officials try to determine source of mysterious explosions
Fire investigators are trying to determine the source of two loud explosions and accompanying flashes of white light that shook the city late Sunday night.

Lauren Corduck, who founded Oneinforty to raise cancer risk awareness, dies at 49
"What we?re trying to do is turn our legacy burden into our legacy," Lauren Corduck said of her efforts to raise awareness about cancer risks through the nonprofit she founded.

Recommended Reads

Spotlight Team Follow-Up

Hospital staff revived a man?s stopped heart ? and he sued

A successful ?wrongful prolongation of life? lawsuit in Montana, among other things, reflects the extent to which many ordinary Americans will go to gain ? and enforce ? their rights to control their final days.
A three-part Globe Spotlight Team series exposes the inequities that follow people in Massachusetts to their very last breaths

?They just sort of showed up?: The Amish find a home in Vermont?s Northeast Kingdom
The Brownington Amish ? Vermont?s sole Amish church district or settlement ? have become a colorful fixture, their revived farms giving a boost to the region?s flagging agriculture even as their energies and skills give sharp competition to local building contractors.

Adrian Walker
Under new leader, King Boston embraces a bolder vision
The push to build a sculpture of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. is growing into a more expansive social-justice organization.

metro

CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19 vaccine to be delivered to Central Falls Housing Authority later this week
COVID-19 rate drops in Central Falls, Rhode Island?s coronavirus hot spot, offering residents a year-end glimmer of hope.

RI CRIME

R.I. Supreme Court denies emergency petition to end cash bail and release nonviolent defendants

Cardinal O?Malley, vaccinated against COVID-19 on Christmas Eve, encourages others to do so, as well

Sports

LIVE UPDATES
Countdown to kickoff: Bills-Patriots on Monday Night Football, 8:15 p.m.
It will be the 122nd time the Bills and Patriots have faced off. New England leads the all-time series, 76-44-1. The Patriots lost the first meeting of the teams, 24-21, on Nov. 1.

NFL notebook

History-making Frank Gore, 37, to miss Jets? finale against Patriots

celtics notebook

Celtics rookie Payton Pritchard is already showing good signs

business

Here?s more information on Baker?s $668 million pandemic relief program
New applications will prioritize sectors hardest hit by COVID-19, including restaurants, bars, caterers, nail salons, barber shops, retailers, indoor recreation, entertainment, gyms and fitness centers, and event support workers. The program is intended to help nearly 9,000 small businesses.

NYC?s Moynihan Train Hall is about to transform travel

Drone-crowded skies get a step closer with US safety rules

politics

Biden warns of Trump officials? ?roadblocks? to transition
President-elect Joe Biden is warning of massive damage done to the national security apparatus by the Trump administration and ?roadblocks? in communication between agency officials and his transition team that could undermine Americans? security.

Georgia Senate races near finish with Trump a central player

After unemployment aid lapses, Trump signs massive pandemic relief bill

lifestyle

COMFORT ZONE
Hikes and hot chocolate: Winter walks and warm-up stops on Cape Cod
This is the perfect time of year for a hike along the beach, followed by a hot beverage, a warm-from-the-oven pastry, or a melty slice of brick-oven pizza.

The Hilaria Baldwin accent controversy, explained

Hilaria Baldwin responds to allegations questioning her Spanish heritage

arts

COMFORT ZONE
The music that got these Bostonians through 2020
Some songs and artists captured anguish and anxiety; others reflected hope, humor, and connection. All of them hit the spot.

TELEVISION

Fosse?s handiwork evident in ?Pippin? video

The 55 best books of 2020

rhode island

CORONAVIRUS
COVID-19 vaccine to be delivered to Central Falls Housing Authority later this week
COVID-19 rate drops in Central Falls, Rhode Island?s coronavirus hot spot, offering residents a year-end glimmer of hope.

RI CRIME

R.I. Supreme Court denies emergency petition to end cash bail and release nonviolent defendants

RHODE MAP

Did a LaSalle Academy graduate talk some sense into President Trump?

Newton

Special Projects

A beautiful resistance | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

With every sip, a labor of love

In Vermont, a winemaker is cultivating a legacy that pays homage to the Black folk who built this country and is celebrating life and the future of farming.
See more from 'A Beautiful Resistance' Follow on Instagram

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

EDITORIAL

Business needs a break on unemployment taxes
Jimmy Tingle

The other pandemic
Joan Wickersham

Why ?War and Peace? is my book of the year
Alex Beam

The White House has a gift shop?
Abdallah Fayyad

DeLeo is poised to work at Northeastern. So far, he?s let students down

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

Diagnosed with leukemia at age 8, he?d need two bone marrow transplants. Help came from unexpected places.
Perspective

My COVID anxiety has evolved into a persistent funk. Now what?
Miss Conduct

Miss Conduct: What the pandemic taught me
Cooking

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

sports

Washington releases quarterback Dwayne Haskins, ending first-round QB?s brief tenure with team

Henrik Lundqvist says he?s scheduled for open-heart surgery

We?ve seen Bill Belichick stick with a veteran quarterback in a lost season before

metro

The dying wish of a decorated Marine convicted of murder: a commutation and a final resting place at Arlington National Cemetery

COVID-19 vaccine to be delivered to Central Falls Housing Authority later this week

R.I. Supreme Court denies emergency petition to end cash bail and release nonviolent defendants

Nation

Proud Boys settle in at D.C.?s oldest hotel and bar

Bomber to neighbor: The world is ?never going to forget me?

More COVID-19 vaccines in the pipeline as US effort ramps up

World

Italy turns to flower power to help spread vaccine message

EU?s mass vaccination campaign starts, with nursing homes as focus

Battered Turkish economy puts a powerful Erdogan to the test

politics

Georgia Senate races near finish with Trump a central player

After unemployment aid lapses, Trump signs massive pandemic relief bill

Highlights of COVID-19, government funding law taking effect

business

Here?s more information on Baker?s $668 million pandemic relief program

NYC?s Moynihan Train Hall is about to transform travel

Drone-crowded skies get a step closer with US safety rules

lifestyle

Hikes and hot chocolate: Winter walks and warm-up stops on Cape Cod

The Hilaria Baldwin accent controversy, explained

Hilaria Baldwin responds to allegations questioning her Spanish heritage

marijuana

A high-stakes lottery will decide the future of marijuana in Rhode Island

COVID can?t cancel canna-Christmas

Rockland gives green light to a fourth marijuana business

opinion

With Speaker Mariano, progressives get what they deserve

Clichés in decline

The need for primary care teams

food & dining

Legal Oysteria closes in Charlestown; Pammy?s offers Sunday supper; and more restaurants head into hibernation

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

This year I will dine with the many ghosts of Christmas Eves past

travel

Hikes and hot chocolate: Winter walks and warm-up stops on Cape Cod

Tranquil trails for winter hiking

5 destinations to satisfy your wanderlust post-pandemic

Books

The 55 best books of 2020

Overcoming ?Trump fatigue? with a fictional take on the president

A new poetry collection about a Cambridge women unjustly hanged as a witch, and new National Endowment for the Humanities grants for local writers

Movies

?Promising Young Woman? pushes buttons as it turns the tables

Doc Talk: Accursed Mountain State, Belgium abandoned

Tom Hanks, Texas, 1870: ?News of the World? -- as usual, he?s the right man for the job

Television

Fosse?s handiwork evident in ?Pippin? video

Ratings juggernaut ?60 Minutes? rolls on

Page one: Getting a head start on the books slated to be TV series in 2021

music

The music that got these Bostonians through 2020

Top 10 jazz albums of 2020

Top 12 best pop albums of 2020

Theater/Dance

Boston record label Dead & Mellow marks a first year in which nothing went according to plan

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

This virtual ?Christmas Revels? is a virtual triumph

globe local

Day or night, a winter wonderland awaits

Should Massachusetts lift its ban on flavored tobacco products?

Beverly Beckham: What we will remember about a year we?d just as soon forget

Obituaries

Lauren Corduck, who founded Oneinforty to raise cancer risk awareness, dies at 49

Nancy Harrington, who achieved a trio of firsts as Salem State?s president, dies at 81

Hank Adams, prolific Native American rights advocate, dies