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Hundreds of nursing home deaths might have been prevented with more COVID shots, study finds

Researchers found that staff were the primary drivers of cases and fatalities.
COVID-19: THE LATEST

US Omicron cases appear mostly mild so far, CDC chief says

President Biden will reportedly speak directly to the challenges to democracy in the United States during the summit.
Biden wants to buttress democracy abroad. Advocates want him to do more at home
The Biden administration on Thursday will convene a two-day Summit for Democracy, but voting rights advocates and democracy experts say the event is taking place at a perilous moment for democracy in the host nation itself.

Biden to decry democracy ‘recession’ at summit

Rachael Rollins said she was "deeply honored and humbled by the opportunity."
Senate confirms Rachael Rollins to be US attorney for Massachusetts, making her the first Black woman to hold the office in state history
Vice President Kamala Harris had to break a tie vote in the face of united Republican opposition to a prosecutor they labeled as radical.

Bill Belichick has erased a lot of doubts with the Patriots on a seven-game winning streak.
CHAD FINN

With Patriots on a seven-game win streak, Bill Belichick has changed the narrative and won over some skeptics

His franchise quarterback is gone, along with some of his long-trusted staff, but Belichick’s recent success has proven he still is at the top of his game.
A rescue crew carries an injured skier down Mount Washington after he was swept up in an avalanche Sunday.

Skier seriously injured in human triggered avalanche on Mount Washington

The victim, a man who hasn’t been identified but was said to be about halfway up the mountain’s Tuckerman Ravine when he was caught in the avalanche, was carried 450 feet down the slope and slammed into exposed rocks, the Mount Washington Avalanche Center said in a press release.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) looked up from the floor after missing a shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles, on Dec. 8, 2021.
Gary Washburn | CLIPPERS 114, CELTICS 111

Ime Udoka seems to have no clue how the Celtics will perform — and that’s a major concern

In the second game of a back-to-back set in Los Angeles, the Celtics played a strong opening quarter, a horrid second, and then spent the second half chasing the Clippers, some plays looking like a well-coached bunch, the next like the Five Stooges.
A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

Disability should not mean invisibility

Mya Pol, a student disability activist, is fighting for equity and joy for disabled folks. Living with chronic pain, she has learned to navigate her way to feeling good. Access should not be a barrier to being joyful.
The Questions, featuring Thaddeus Miles See more from A Beautiful Resistance
Mya Pol's Beautiful Resistance: Rollin' with Joy
Mya Pol, a student disability activist, is fighting for equity and joy for disabled folks. ( Created and produced by Jeneé Osterheldt/Globe Staff, Directed and edited by Daymian Mejia, Supervising Producer Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Illustrations by Paula Champagne, Photo by Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff )
Opinion
Workers disassemble a Christmas tree outside Fox News headquarters, in New York, on Wednesday. Police say a man is facing charges including arson for setting fire to the 50-foot artificial tree outside of the News Corp. building that houses Fox News, The Wall Street Journal, and the New York Post early Wednesday, police said.
Joan Vennochi

This year, the war on Christmas is over arson, ammo, and guns

This Christmas season, there’s something for everyone to be outraged about.
Mary Ann D'Urso

The Grocery Stories: What are you so mad about?
"My thoughts go quiet, picturing earlier peoples standing here on these rocks, facing the open ocean."
IDEAS | DURIN CHAPPE

Looking for cranberries — and finding meaning — at the water’s edge
Boston City Councilor Lydia Edwards.
EDITORIAL

Lydia Edwards for state Senate
A West End family wearing their Sunday best walk over rubble to get to St. Joseph Church.
LETTERS

An obituary, and a renewed sense of loss over the West End
Mass. coronavirus at a glance
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CANUCKS 2, BRUINS 1 (SO)

Bruins fight back in Vancouver, but fall in shootout to the Canucks

The Canucks have won four of five since losing in Boston last month, with Patrice Bergeron’s tying goal in the third period enough to secure a point in the first of three straight in Canada.

Eric Lesser, a state senator and Obama alum, is considering campaign for lieutenant governor

“He’s had eight good years in the state Senate, and I think he’s eager to look for, or at least consider, leveraging more influence on the issues he cares about,” said David Axelrod, a former senior adviser and strategist for Barack Obama.

Three Wellesley homes allegedly burglarized while occupants were home, police say

Wellesley police remind residents to lock their doors and windows after three homes were allegedly burglarized on Garden, Sawyer and Hawthorne roads while residents were at home early Wednesday.

Elizabeth Holmes, founder of Theranos Inc., arrived at federal court in San Jose, California, on Dec. 8, 2021.
What Elizabeth Holmes had to say at her trial: 5 takeaways
Once-lionized entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up seven days of testimony in her criminal fraud trial Wednesday, having largely used the time to defend her actions as CEO of the startup Theranos.

‘Enough is enough’: Pressley, other House Democrats introduce resolution to strip Boebert of committee assignments after anti-Muslim comments

Massachusetts Representative Ayanna Pressley and other House Democrats on Wednesday introduced a resolution to strip Representative Lauren Boebert from her committee assignments in response to Boebert’s Islamophobic comments about Muslim Representative Ilhan Omar of Minnesota.

A US Coast Guard diver is lowered from a hovering helicopter to pull a body from a submerged vehicle stuck in rushing rapids just yards from the brink of American Falls.
Coast Guard diver pulls body from car above Niagara Falls
Photos and videos taken by bystanders showed the car almost completely submerged with only part of the roof and open trunk hatch visible through the whitewater current in the early afternoon.

Best of the holidays

The 80th annual Christmas tree lighting event was held on the Boston Common Dec 2.

Boston is dressed in its wintery best. Here’s where to see Christmas trees, menorahs, and other holiday decorations

It’s that time of year where every walk around the block feels like a stroll through a storybook, and we want to connect readers to all the best spots around Boston to revel in the holiday spirit.
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Battle of the Birds | SHERYL JULIAN

We roasted and taste tested 9 chickens — most from local markets. Here’s which one is best

A tasting of whole chickens, all roasted at home until golden brown, reveals their true pecking order.
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James Lucien was greeted as he walked out of Suffolk Superior Court a free man.
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Deqa Dhalac, photographed at her home in South Portland in 2018.
A Somali-American woman is now mayor of South Portland, Maine, a first for the country
Deqa Dhalac, the first Black person and first Muslim elected to City Council in South Portland, Maine, in 2018, has now become mayor. She is also believed to be the first Somali-American to hold such a role in the country.

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Medford mayor apologizes for menorah display at City Hall that offended Jewish community
Medford Mayor Breanna Lungo-Koehn on Tuesday apologized for the “appalling error” made by her office last week, when a City Hall menorah display outraged members of the local Jewish community for its anti-Semitic presentation that included Christian terminology.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Red Sox organist Josh Kantor at the keyboard in his Cambridge living room, from which he streamed his "7th-Inning Stretch" live shows.

With a live show at City Winery, Fenway organist Josh Kantor is stretching out for the holidays
Michelle Buteau.

Michelle Buteau takes on the comedic side of pandemic parenthood
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STAGE REVIEW

A tradition continues, uproariously, with Ryan Landry’s ‘A Grinchley Christmas Carol’
A scene from "Apple Cinema" shows Boston under attack.

An empty Cambridge movie theater is just what this filmmaker needed to create a zombie apocalypse

Special Projects

The 2021 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

Is your employer among the 150 companies to make the list?
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
Special Report

In Harm’s Way

Vehicle rammings against protesters are on the rise, but the justice system often sides with drivers

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

New York's new "Excelsior Pass" app is a digital pass that people can download to show proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test.
Carol Rose and Kade Crockford

COVID-19 vaccine passports shouldn’t sacrifice privacy
Traffic on the Massachusetts Turnpike on Nov. 12.
Timmons Roberts

Who killed the TCI?
EDITORIAL

In Mass., authorities can take your money. Or your car. Or your shoes.
The conservative radio host Alex Jones addresses the "Rally to Save America" in Washington on Jan. 5, 2021, the evening before a pro-Trump mob stormed the Capitol.
Scot Lehigh

Courts reveal truths, rogues, rascals
Pallbearers, who were among only 10 allowed mourners, walked the casket for internment at the funeral for Larry Hammond, who died from the coronavirus, at Mount Olivet Cemetery in New Orleans, April 22, 2020.
RENÉE GRAHAM

Don’t look away from 800,000 dead from COVID-19
Presidents Lyndon B. Johnson, Joe Biden, and Franklin Delano Roosevelt.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

What if a new New Deal was coming and no one noticed?

Metro

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US Omicron cases appear mostly mild so far, CDC chief says

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.
PODCAST | RHODE ISLAND REPORT

How did a coach’s naked ‘body fat’ tests go on for 25 years?

On the Rhode Island Report podcast, Globe reporter Amanda Milkovits talks about the unfolding scandal involving former North Kingstown basketball coach Aaron Thomas.
COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

Helena Foulkes is not Gina Raimondo - at least, not yet

Foulkes’ initial conversations with the Rhode Island media have revealed that while she wants to be a governor that can turn the economy around, she doesn't have too many ideas.
RI BUSINESS

Attorney general’s experts raise concerns about sale of Narragansett Electric

Division of Public Utilities and Carriers will hold a hearing Monday on the petition to transfer National Grid’s electric and gas business in Rhode Island to PPL Corporation

Sports

Clippers guard Terance Mann (14) defends against Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) during the first half of Wednesday night's game in Los Angeles.
Clippers 114, Celtics 111

Celtics come up short in late rally vs. Clippers

Jayson Tatum had 29 points and 10 rebounds to lead the Celtics, who were undone by 23 turnovers. Brandon Boston Jr., whose previous career high was 13 points, came off the bench and scored 27 for Los Angeles.
Boston Celtics forward Jayson Tatum (0) looked up from the floor after missing a shot during the second half of an NBA basketball game against the Los Angeles Clippers in Los Angeles, on Dec. 8, 2021.
Gary Washburn | CLIPPERS 114, CELTICS 111

Ime Udoka seems to have no clue how the Celtics will perform — and that’s a major concern

In the second game of a back-to-back set in Los Angeles, the Celtics played a strong opening quarter, a horrid second, and then spent the second half chasing the Clippers, some plays looking like a well-coached bunch, the next like the Five Stooges.
Bruins defenseman Connor Clifton (75) tries to clear Vancouver center J.T. Miller (9) from in front of goaltender Jeremy Swayman on Wednesday.
CANUCKS 2, BRUINS 1 (SO)

Bruins fight back in Vancouver, but fall in shootout to the Canucks

The Canucks have won four of five since losing in Boston last month, with Patrice Bergeron’s tying goal in the third period enough to secure a point in the first of three straight in Canada.
Celtics notebook

Hamstring injury causes Jaylen Brown to miss fourth straight game
PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK

Mike Onwenu’s presence made a big statement in Patriots’ win over Bills
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

Home again, Curtis Lazar ready to show how much he’s grown

Business

WHO expert panel recommends sticking with same COVID vaccine

A World Health Organization panel said it’s best to give people two doses of the same COVID-19 vaccine, but mixing and matching is a good solution for countries facing supply constraints.

What Elizabeth Holmes had to say at her trial: 5 takeaways

Once-lionized entrepreneur Elizabeth Holmes wrapped up seven days of testimony in her criminal fraud trial Wednesday, having largely used the time to defend her actions as CEO of the startup Theranos.

Confidence falls again

New COVID-19 antibody drug approved to protect most vulnerable

STAT

Dr. Monica McLemore, Associate Professor in the Family Health Care Nursing Department at UCSF, stands for a portrait at the Frank H. Ogawa Plaza on Friday, September 10th, 2021 in Oakland, Calif.
‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities
A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Covid winter illustration
Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms
STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

Funeral goers sing during a service for Daisy Pace at New Bethel Missionary Baptist Church in January 2021.
DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South
Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Boston, MA -- 05/12/21 -- Dr. Matthew Carty examines patient Jerry Majethic at Brigham and Women's Faulkner Hospital on May 12, 2021, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real
The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.

magazine
Efforts to make companies more equitable have gone “way past the business case,” says Sara Nochur, chief diversity and inclusion officer at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.
Top Places to Work

Talk about diversity and inclusion is easy. These companies are putting in the real work
CONNECTIONS

Even Robert's Rules can't keep order in our family. We've tried
Sarah F. and David R.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: "Talking about food was a great icebreaker"
Urban Nutcracker celebrates its 20th anniversary season at the Shubert Theatre.
YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do in and around Boston, Dec. 6-19

metro

The US Supreme Court building in Washington, D.C.

Biden administration backs Harvard, urges Supreme Court not to take affirmative action case

A mother’s plea to help her family

N.H., Maine activate National Guard as hospitals strain under COVID-19 surge

sports

Wide receiver Mike Williams (left), deemed a close contact, was one of two Chargers who joined Keenan Allen on the NFL's COVID/Reserve list.

Chargers’ COVID issues adding up as Mike Williams, Chris Harris Jr. added to Reserve list

Alabama QB Bryce Young, LB Will Anderson Jr. named SEC players of year

MIAA tackling question of whether football gets favorable treatment

business

Amazon’s search results are full of ads ‘unlawfully deceiving’ consumers, new complaint to FTC claims

Job departures remained near a record high in October

Instagram chief testifies before Congress for the first time, amid child safety concerns

politics

The American flag was flown at half-staff in honor of former Senator Bob Dole (R-KS) at the US Capitol on Dec. 06, 2021 in Washington, D.C.

Biden to pay tribute to ‘American giant’ Bob Dole at Capitol

Biden to decry democracy ‘recession’ at White House summit

House votes to impose forced labor ban on goods made in Xinjiang

Nation

Passengers stood near a sign for a COVID-19 testing center at London Heathrow Airport in London on Nov. 29, 2021.

Coronavirus tests are needed for international travel. But they can cost more than a flight

WHO expert panel recommends sticking with same COVID vaccine

US Omicron cases appear mostly mild so far, CDC chief says

World

Passengers stood near a sign for a COVID-19 testing center at London Heathrow Airport in London on Nov. 29, 2021.

Coronavirus tests are needed for international travel. But they can cost more than a flight

Finland’s prime minister apologizes after partying all night despite coronavirus exposure

First migrants returned under ‘Remain in Mexico’ policy

opinion

Mourners gather near a makeshift memorial at Oxford High School in Oxford, Mich., on Dec. 1, one day after four students were fatally shot and seven injured.

Another school shooting, another chance to ask why

Courts reveal truths, rogues, rascals

Don’t look away from 800,000 dead from COVID-19

lifestyle

People under the holiday lights on Boston Common.

9 places around Boston where you can get into the holiday spirit (for free)

Michelle Buteau takes on the comedic side of pandemic parenthood

Dispatches from ‘Boston Strangler’ set: Filming continues in the South End

food & dining

Cover of "Black Food," edited by Bryant Terry.

Here are 10 of the season’s best cookbooks, for giving or keeping

So, who rules the roost?

We roasted and taste tested 9 chickens — most from local markets. Here’s which one is best

travel

A nearly empty shopping district in Seoul. A vast majority of Chinese tourists are staying home because of the coronavirus epidemic.

When the biggest spenders aren’t coming back any time soon

Omicron is here. Should you cancel your trip?

Shopping in R.I.: Check out these great holiday markets

Arts

Artists Simone Salvo and her grandmother June Southworth have collaborated on "The Amazing Women's Club: Co-Creating an Heirloom," an exhibition at Endicott College about artistic legacy and memory.

When the artists are archivists

Boston College museum receives $20m gift of art from Peter Lynch

In new exhibit at Beacon Gallery, Caron Tabb explores privilege — and the past — with mixed results

Books

The mystery of Garbo

At the bottom of the bottle in ‘Bright Burning Things’

A neuroscientist on the science of reading

Movies

A film crew pushed a vehicle up Dwight Street in Boston's South End during a shooting scene for "Boston Strangler."

Dispatches from ‘Boston Strangler’ set: Filming continues in the South End

‘Don’t Look Up’ is coming soon, to a planet near you

Steven Spielberg’s much-anticipated remake of ‘West Side Story’ is a triumph

Television

Ed Helms and Jana Schmieding in "Rutherford Falls."

‘Rutherford Falls’ is all sweetness and dark

This week’s TV: Chris Cuomo’s gone, the ‘Sex and the City’ revival is here, and two retro sitcoms go live

GBH puts ‘Talking Politics’ in old ‘Beat the Press’ time slot

music

Red Sox organist Josh Kantor at the keyboard in his Cambridge living room, from which he streamed his "7th-Inning Stretch" live shows.

With a live show at City Winery, Fenway organist Josh Kantor is stretching out for the holidays

A strong showing from New England Philharmonic’s first music director hopeful, Adam Kerry Boyles

Drake withdraws 2 Grammy nominations from final ballot

Theater/Dance

From left: Scott Martino, Taryn Lane, Gina Carmela, Ryan Landry, Corey Desjardins, and Gary Croteau in "A Grinchley Christmas Carol."

A tradition continues, uproariously, with Ryan Landry’s ‘A Grinchley Christmas Carol’

Matthew Aucoin’s adventures in opera

Idina Menzel stars in ‘WILD’ at the ART in Cambridge — a show that imagines the world in better hands

globe local

Sayaka Rawizza prices her ceramics in preparation for the weekend’s customers Dec. 4.

Newton artists sell their wares at New Art Shop

Newton-based picture book program promotes anti-racist values

Legislation aims to promote mental health through realistic advertising images

Obituaries

Mr. Gallego, then 91, cleaned the altar in the cathedral he built in Mejorada del Campo, Spain.

Justo Gallego, who built a cathedral brick by brick, dies at 96

Jerome Rappaport, philanthropist and civic leader who shaped Boston and its institutions, dies at 94

Philip Heymann, former Harvard Law professor and US deputy attorney general, dies at 89