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Paramedic Tim Royer (right) guided members of the National Guard through a training session on chest compressions and using a bag valve mask to force air into a baby’s lungs as Guard members received clinical support and COVID training from Brewster Ambulance in Brockton on Tuesday.

As pandemic flares up, Mass. continues to lean on its National Guard

As the latest surge pushes COVID-19 infections to new highs in the state, Massachusetts is once again turning to the National Guard — as it has time and again during the nearly two-year pandemic.

These charts show how much COVID-19 is expected to surge in the US and Mass., according to projection models

COVID-19 cases are surging across the country and the state, largely driven by the rise in the highly transmissible Omicron variant. According to projection models, the situation is only expected to worsen.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Where is winter?

The lack of cold and snow so far is not what people in Southern New Englanders are used to.

The Globe’s 10 most read stories of 2021

As the year comes to a close and we prepare to enter 2022, we’re taking a look back at the stories that resonated most with our readers.

See more of our 2021 Year in Review

Long lines reflect continued coronavirus testing problems in Massachusetts

Throughout the state, Massachusetts residents have swarmed testing sites this week, some seeking assurance they aren’t infectious, others suffering from fever and coughs and looking for confirmation of their worst fears. And the chaotic scenes here are a snapshot of a larger nationwide problem.

‘Rubber stamp’ justice? In Mass., prison officials almost always deny prisoners’ claims of abuse behind bars

A Globe review of more than 1,500 prisoner grievances filed at the state’s six largest prisons found that incarcerated men seldom prevail when they allege they've been abused. Grievance investigators fully corroborated the prisoners’ accounts only nine times.

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As Omicron spreads, officials ponder what it means to be ‘fully vaccinated’

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls

Jurors deliberated for five full days before finding Maxwell guilty of five of six counts. She faces the likelihood of years in prison.

Clippers 91, Celtics 82

Celtics 4 for 42 on 3-pointers in loss to Clippers

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points for Boston.

Gary Washburn: It’s not just 3-pointers; something is clearly missing on the Celtics

Our Beautiful Resistance

Behind the scenes of A Beautiful Resistance, Season 2 with Jeneé Osterheldt, Chaney Carlson-Bullock, Daymian Mejia, and Katherine Otuechere. ( Created and produced by Jeneé Osterheldt/Globe Staff, Directed and edited by Chaney Carlson-Bullock, First Assistant Director Mikayla Litevich, Supervising Producer Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Illustrations by Paula Champagne )

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

Behind the scenes of Season 2

We didn't just feature Black folk in front of the camera. We teamed up with three local visual storytellers to help direct and film every episode.

Watch Season 2 Follow @abeautifulresistance on Instagram

Opinion

New England Patriots head coach Bill Belichick speaks during a news conference in September in Foxboro.

Joan Vennochi

In praise of the reporter who asked Bill Belichick his New Year’s resolutions

The encounter, which went viral, illustrates not only the power that grumpy Belichick exerts over the press and the willingness of many in the media to bow to it — but also what it takes to break from the pack.

Enes Kanter Freedom

The Boston Celtics, my political activism, and a call for greater freedom

IDEAS | Lakshmi Ganapathi and Ramnath Subbaraman

The equity-enhancing power of mandates

In America, sheep have long been prized for their wool. Their meat? Not so much.

IDEAS | IKER SAITUA

The long history of Americans’ sheepishness about lamb

Richard Sackler, the former president of Purdue Pharma, appears in a 2015 deposition video.

EDITORIAL

Throwing out the $4.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma is the right call

Report: Samsung in talks to acquire Biogen

Biogen is reportedly in talks to be acquired by Korea's Samsung Group in a deal that would value the Cambridge-based drugmaker at $42 billion.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

What experts say about planning your 2022 vacation as Omicron surges

The question isn’t where to go in the new year, it’s whether you should go anywhere at all.

The Sports Hub reaches new heights as it dominates Boston sports radio ratings again

All of The Sports Hub’s weekday programs finished first in their time slots in the fall Nielsen Audio ratings.

Three years later, authorities continue to investigate brutal slaying in Cambridge park

Authorities said they’ve made “some progress” in the time since Paul Wilson's death in January 2019, but a suspect has yet to be identified.

N.H. woman who threatened Black child broke civil rights law, court rules

Kristina Graper, 51, of Dover, N.H., was “motivated by victim’s race and had the purpose to terrorize or coerce them,” the Strafford County Superior Court found, according to the New Hampshire attorney general’s office.

Love Letters

She’s talking marriage after two months. And she makes me smell her feet

Is this couple too out of step?

These are the five coziest inns for a winter getaway

Grab a jigsaw puzzle or the chess board, get cuddly under a fuzzy blankie with your best travel buddy, and enjoy the best of the chilly season.

‘A Christmas miracle.’ This puppy was lost in Harvard, and residents answered the call.

When a puppy went missing on Christmas in the town of Harvard, members of the community were quick to step up and launch a massive search.

Twice, Anne Finucane stepped back from her career. She still became one of the most powerful women in Corporate America

Finucane is among a cohort of trailblazing Boston women leaders who broke up the city’s old boys club. It can be easy to forget how hard they fought to be where they are and how many barriers they knocked down along the way.

THE GREAT DIVIDE ⟶

See the latest from our education team focused on race, class, and opportunity in schools.

RHODE ISLAND ⟶

See the latest from Globe Rhode Island.

NEWTON ⟶

See the Globe’s expanded Newton coverage in partnership with Boston University.

In a record-breaking year of weather, signs of a changed world

The year 2021 was, for many people, the year in which climate change jumped from the part of our brains reserved for future-think — for worries not yet realized — and landed squarely in the now.

‘Is COVID-19 ever going to go away?’: Mass. surpassed 1 million cases … and counting

Massachusetts officially surpassed 1 million cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a sobering milestone that would have seemed unimaginable in March 2020 but now strikes many experts as conservative in its scope.

They took rapid COVID tests. The next 15 minutes were agonizing

Oh, rapid at-home tests, how much we need you. And how stressful you are.

Where to safely celebrate New Year’s Eve outdoors in Massachusetts

For those feeling comfortable enough to venture out this New Year's Eve, outdoor events are still happening in and around the city.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Getting fresh air is one way to stay sane during quarantine.

Found yourself in quarantine? We asked public health experts for suggestions on how to spend the time

COOKING

Recipes: Tortilla soup and two more spicy soups to warm a winter night

Vanessa Hudgens appears in "The Princess Switch: Switched Again."

10 romantic-comedy movies that are perfect for the holiday

If there is one thing we love, it's a good whoopie pie.

Where to find the best whoopie pies around New England

Special Projects

An older lobsterman passed by Tanner Lazaro as he hauled up his traps in his boat, Used N Abused, on Aug. 24. During the summer Tanner hauled his own traps on whatever days his mentor Frankie Thompson or another lobsterman didn't need his help.

The lobster trap

The plentiful catch that brought wealth to fishing families is at risk, as climate change warms the Gulf of Maine. A way of life is on the line, but lobstermen can't, or won't, imagine another.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Lakshmi Ganapathi and Ramnath Subbaraman

The equity-enhancing power of mandates

IDEAS | IKER SAITUA

The long history of Americans’ sheepishness about lamb

EDITORIAL

Throwing out the $4.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma is the right call

If corporate greed is Senator Elizabeth Warren’s one-size-fits-all explanation for why prices go up, how does she explain why they go down?

JEFF JACOBY

Elizabeth Warren’s one-trick inflation pony

OPINION

Words of the Year

"I didn’t have a plan. I didn’t know how I’d pull it off." The author runs along a dilapidated street in Maracaibo.

IDEAS | ANTONIO MATHEUS

The lunacy of the long distance runner

Metro

Three years later, authorities continue to investigate brutal slaying in Cambridge park

Authorities said they’ve made “some progress” in the time since Paul Wilson's death in January 2019, but a suspect has yet to be identified.

Coronavirus Live Updates

Massachusetts sees another daily record for COVID-19 cases

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.

Elderly woman dies in 3-alarm fire in Cambridge

The fire was in a building on Webster Avenue, fire officials tweeted. Cambridge Fire Chief Gerry Mahoney confirmed that the woman, whose name was withheld, died on the second floor of the three-decker wood-frame residence.

RI HEALTH

In Central Falls, the COVID-19 crisis is measured by long lines around the block

“We are back in desperate times,” Dr. Beata Nelken said while standing on Broad Street. “It’s a crisis again.”

Sports

Jaylen Brown had a game-high 30 points, but the Celtics had no answer for the Clippers.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

It’s not just 3-pointers; something is clearly missing on the Celtics

The Celtics couldn't handle the shorthanded Clippers at home, making the same mistakes that have plagued them all season.

Florian Kuechen (24) was front and center in Newton North's victory, despite the efforts of Catholic Memorial's Eoin Morrissey (33) and Ryan Higgins.

WEDNESDAY'S SCHOOLS BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Newton North offense finds the zone, tops Catholic Memorial for Garden City Classic title

Behind Florian Kuechen (16 points, 7 rebounds, 4 steals) and Will Davis (15 points, 6 rebounds, 4 blocks), the Tigers took control after a sluggish first quarter.

Jaylen Brown of the Celtics, who led all scorers with 17 first-half points, shoots over Terance Mann of the Clippers along the baseline.

Clippers 91, Celtics 82

Celtics 4 for 42 on 3-pointers in loss to Clippers

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points for Boston.

SPORTS LOG

Kyrie Irving returns to Nets practice, moves step closer to playing

Ben Volin | On Football

Has Patriots quarterback Mac Jones hit the dreaded rookie wall?

Patriots

After another rough performance, the Patriots’ seemingly-stingy defense is looking for answers

Business

Denver shootings suspect wrote books previewing attacks

A man accused of killing five people in a rampage in Denver is believed to have written fictional books self-published online that named some of his real-life victims and described similar attacks.

Flight cancellations, delays continue Wednesday as airlines grapple with fallout from omicron, weather

Flight disruptions eased slightly Wednesday as airlines continued working to get travelers to their destinations, an early indication of progress after thousands of cancellations that began before Christmas.

Boston startup’s new drone explores inner space

Report: Samsung in talks to acquire Biogen

STAT

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‘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.

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.

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.

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.

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2021

The 24 best photos of the year by Globe photographers

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The top 12 most popular Globe Magazine stories of 2021

Dave Barry looks back at the newsmakers of 2021.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

Dave Barry’s 2021 Year in Review: A variant of 2020, so to speak

Jonathan Way plays with two coyotes he helped raise at the Stone Zoo in Stoneham in 2004.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

As pandemic flares up, Mass. continues to lean on its National Guard

These charts show how much COVID-19 is expected to surge in the US and Mass., according to projection models

Forecast | Dave Epstein Where is winter? The lack of cold and snow so far is not what people in Southern New Englanders are used to.

The Globe’s 10 most read stories of 2021 As the year comes to a close and we prepare to enter 2022, we’re taking a look back at the stories that resonated most with our readers.

Long lines reflect continued coronavirus testing problems in Massachusetts

‘Rubber stamp’ justice? In Mass., prison officials almost always deny prisoners’ claims of abuse behind bars

Ghislaine Maxwell convicted of helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse teenage girls

Clippers 91, Celtics 82 Celtics 4 for 42 on 3-pointers in loss to Clippers Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points for Boston.

Mass. coronavirus at a glance

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Behind the scenes of Season 2

In praise of the reporter who asked Bill Belichick his New Year’s resolutions

The Boston Celtics, my political activism, and a call for greater freedom

The equity-enhancing power of mandates

The long history of Americans’ sheepishness about lamb

Throwing out the $4.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma is the right call

Report: Samsung in talks to acquire Biogen

What experts say about planning your 2022 vacation as Omicron surges

The Sports Hub reaches new heights as it dominates Boston sports radio ratings again

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Three years later, authorities continue to investigate brutal slaying in Cambridge park

N.H. woman who threatened Black child broke civil rights law, court rules

Love Letters She’s talking marriage after two months. And she makes me smell her feet Is this couple too out of step?

These are the five coziest inns for a winter getaway Grab a jigsaw puzzle or the chess board, get cuddly under a fuzzy blankie with your best travel buddy, and enjoy the best of the chilly season.

‘A Christmas miracle.’ This puppy was lost in Harvard, and residents answered the call. When a puppy went missing on Christmas in the town of Harvard, members of the community were quick to step up and launch a massive search.

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‘Is COVID-19 ever going to go away?’: Mass. surpassed 1 million cases … and counting Massachusetts officially surpassed 1 million cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a sobering milestone that would have seemed unimaginable in March 2020 but now strikes many experts as conservative in its scope.

They took rapid COVID tests. The next 15 minutes were agonizing Oh, rapid at-home tests, how much we need you. And how stressful you are.

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The 2021 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

The equity-enhancing power of mandates

The long history of Americans’ sheepishness about lamb

Throwing out the $4.5 billion settlement with Purdue Pharma is the right call

Elizabeth Warren’s one-trick inflation pony

Words of the Year

The lunacy of the long distance runner

Metro

Three years later, authorities continue to investigate brutal slaying in Cambridge park

Massachusetts sees another daily record for COVID-19 cases

Elderly woman dies in 3-alarm fire in Cambridge

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It’s not just 3-pointers; something is clearly missing on the Celtics

Newton North offense finds the zone, tops Catholic Memorial for Garden City Classic title

Celtics 4 for 42 on 3-pointers in loss to Clippers

Kyrie Irving returns to Nets practice, moves step closer to playing

Has Patriots quarterback Mac Jones hit the dreaded rookie wall?

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Business

Denver shootings suspect wrote books previewing attacks

Flight cancellations, delays continue Wednesday as airlines grapple with fallout from omicron, weather

Boston startup’s new drone explores inner space

Report: Samsung in talks to acquire Biogen

STAT

‘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.

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.

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.

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.

The 24 best photos of the year by Globe photographers

The top 12 most popular Globe Magazine stories of 2021

Dave Barry’s 2021 Year in Review: A variant of 2020, so to speak

This scientist bottle-fed and bayed with coyotes. Was he sidelined for loving them too much?

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Where is winter?

The lack of cold and snow so far is not what people in Southern New Englanders are used to.

The Globe’s 10 most read stories of 2021

As the year comes to a close and we prepare to enter 2022, we’re taking a look back at the stories that resonated most with our readers.

Clippers 91, Celtics 82

Celtics 4 for 42 on 3-pointers in loss to Clippers

Jaylen Brown scored a game-high 30 points for Boston.

Love Letters

She’s talking marriage after two months. And she makes me smell her feet

Is this couple too out of step?

These are the five coziest inns for a winter getaway

Grab a jigsaw puzzle or the chess board, get cuddly under a fuzzy blankie with your best travel buddy, and enjoy the best of the chilly season.

‘A Christmas miracle.’ This puppy was lost in Harvard, and residents answered the call.

When a puppy went missing on Christmas in the town of Harvard, members of the community were quick to step up and launch a massive search.

‘Is COVID-19 ever going to go away?’: Mass. surpassed 1 million cases … and counting

Massachusetts officially surpassed 1 million cases of COVID-19 on Tuesday, a sobering milestone that would have seemed unimaginable in March 2020 but now strikes many experts as conservative in its scope.

They took rapid COVID tests. The next 15 minutes were agonizing

Oh, rapid at-home tests, how much we need you. And how stressful you are.

Where to safely celebrate New Year’s Eve outdoors in Massachusetts

For those feeling comfortable enough to venture out this New Year's Eve, outdoor events are still happening in and around the city.

‘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.

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.

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.

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.