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CDC recommends Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for everyone starting at age 12

Mass. to launch ‘test and stay’ program to help child care centers remain open

Early education providers praised the upcoming test-and-stay program, even as they wondered what took the state so long.

Massachusetts exceeds 20,000 COVID deaths

With 54 COVID-19-related fatalities reported on Wednesday, a total of 20,008 people have died since March 2020.
Massachusetts reports 27,612 coronavirus cases and 54 deaths Omicron accounts for 95 percent of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts

This chart may tell us more about the Mass. COVID surge than any other. Here’s why

Charts: A state-by-state look at the COVID-19 situation in New England

Rachael Rollins to be sworn in Monday as US attorney. Despite recent threats, she won’t receive security detail

Narrowly confirmed as US attorney for Massachusetts by the US Senate early last month, Rachael Rollins will officially take the reins Monday. She submitted her resignation from the Suffolk district attorney's office to Governor Charlie Baker on Wednesday.
Spurs 99, Celtics 97

Jaylen Brown off the mark late as Spurs hold on to beat Celtics

Dejounte Murray once again crushed Boston, registering 22 points and 12 assists.

Novak Djokovic denied entry to Australia, has visa canceled ahead of Australian Open

Djokovic had been given an exemption to compete in the Australian Open regardless of his vaccination status, but Australian media reported that his team applied for the wrong type of visa.

Massachusetts lawmakers look to outlaw ‘stealthing,’ or nonconsensual condom removal

The practice of nonconsensual condom removal is common, but most states’ laws are silent on it. Now, some Beacon Hill lawmakers are pushing a bill that would make Massachusetts the first state to create both civil and criminal penalties for “stealthing.”
Opinion
EDITORIAL

A year later, waiting for justice

The only way to protect the Republic is to hold accountable the people who perpetuated the Big Lie and provoked the insurrection.
Joan Vennochi

For once, what’s good for Mitch McConnell could also be good for the country

JEFF JACOBY

Bye-bye, Bay State

Deborah D. Douglas

Q&A: You know we’re at war, right?

Paul Lewis

Poetry and the struggle for justice

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UNDER THE WHEEL

This is the story of Anthony Pledger and his mother, of Anthony’s lives and deaths, of Anthony and me.

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YVONNE ABRAHAM
A fleeting attack of conscience
The GOP could have turned away from the insurrection that brought our democracy to its knees. Instead, they embraced it.

Probe into off-duty Boston police presence at last year’s Jan. 6 insurrection is ongoing

Worker dies after snow groomer backs into her snowmobile at ski resort in Hancock
Kimberlee Francoeur, 30, was pronounced dead at 11:20 a.m. Tuesday after Jiminy Peak Ski Patrol and Northern Berkshire EMS workers tried to revive her, the Berkshire district attorney’s office said.

Tsarnaev got a COVID relief payment last year. Prosecutors want that and his other cash to go to victims

Nathaniel Mendell, the acting US attorney for Massachusetts, listed thousands of dollars in deposits that have been made to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s account in the years since he was convicted for his role in the 2013 attack.

Family of Newton man fatally shot by police marks anniversary with renewed calls for officer training

The family of a Newton Highlands man shot and killed by Newton police is commemorating the one-year anniversary of their loved one’s death with renewed calls for greater mental health and crisis training for police officers.

Wild African cat spotted roaming neighborhood in Lincoln
Rob Halpin, a spokesperson for the MSPCA-Angell, said it responded to calls from residents of Lincoln and later identified the cat as a male serval, an African cat that is illegal in Massachusetts except for in zoos that have a proper permit.

Antonio Brown releases statement after bizarre Sunday walkoff
Brown claimed that coach Bruce Arians was pressuring him to play on a significantly damaged ankle in Sunday's win over the Jets.

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‘I didn’t think I was going to go home that day’: Congressional staffers recall the lingering trauma of the Jan. 6 attack

The repercussions of that day continue to ripple through Congress and Washington in interactions large and small.

‘She’s my heart,’ relative says of slain 16-year-old girl from Dorchester
Jucelena Gomes Ramos was killed by gunfire on a Dorchester street Sunday, shocking her relatives and friends. “She would always make people laugh, even when they were upset,” a friend said.

What to do if you test positive for COVID
As the Omicron variant continues to rapidly spread across the United States, many Americans, including those who have been vaccinated against the coronavirus, are bound to test positive for the disease at some point.

Brattle Square Florist closing its doors after 105 years
By the end of January, employees will empty the buckets and sweep up the last of the errant stems. Brattle Square Florist is closing up shop.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Actress and advocate Taraji P. Henson is part of the Museum of Science’s upcoming programming

Comedian Valerie Tosi knows her way around a joke — and Salisbury Beach’s Broadway Loop

ASK MATTHEW

‘The Beatles: Get Back’ is spellbinding, but is it a TV show?

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The snuggle is real: These are the five coziest inns for a winter getaway

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Spotlight team report

How Brigham Health helped create a Chinese hospital for elites — and almost nobody came

In a deal worth millions with Chinese developer Evergrande, a Harvard teaching hospital risked its reputation on what would become a near-empty shell.

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.
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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

Bye-bye, Bay State

Mary Fitzgerald

What happens to voting rights in the US doesn’t stay in the US

EDITORIAL

To ‘serve and protect’ means getting the vaccine

IDEAS | KATHRYN TANNER

The Protestant work ethic doesn’t demand devotion to your job

SCOT LEHIGH

What real American patriotism means

IDEAS | WENDY SYFRET

Try upbeat nihilism in 2022

Metro

Tsarnaev got a COVID relief payment last year. Prosecutors want that and his other cash to go to victims

Nathaniel Mendell, the acting US attorney for Massachusetts, listed thousands of dollars in deposits that have been made to Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s account in the years since he was convicted for his role in the 2013 attack.
Coronavirus Live Updates

CDC recommends Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for everyone starting at age 12

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

Despite violent history, father of missing N.H. girl was granted custody of child

Authorities in New Hampshire who have been desperately searching for Harmony Montgomery announced Wednesday they have arrested her father, Adam Montgomery, 31, for allegedly assaulting his daughter in 2019 and endangering her welfare.
RI POLITICS

R.I. redistricting commission votes for compromise on ‘prison gerrymandering’ issue

Panel calls for counting inmates at home addresses rather than ACI if they’re in prison for less than two years.

Sports

Gary Washburn I On basketball

Celtics continue to have trouble scoring late in games, a problem that should have been solved long ago

Coach Ime Udoka has to devise plays or rotations to make scoring easier for Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown.
WEDNESDAY'S GIRLS' HOCKEY

Needham girls’ hockey shuts out Braintree behind 15-save effort of Mina Brown

Katelyn Birnbaum scored for the Rockets.
NFL

Antonio Brown releases statement after bizarre Sunday walkoff

Brown claimed that coach Bruce Arians was pressuring him to play on a significantly damaged ankle in Sunday's win over the Jets.
WEDNESDAY'S BOYS' HOCKEY

Mark Kelleher’s overtime goal sends Silver Lake boys’ hockey to first win over Duxbury since 1997

Spurs 99, Celtics 97

Jaylen Brown off the mark late as Spurs hold on to beat Celtics

Celtics notebook

Celtics have nearly whole roster available against the Spurs

Business

Boston Fed elects one Class A director, reappoints two others

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

1,400 flights canceled Wednesday as airlines’ troubles persist

As airlines canceled more than one thousand flights Wednesday morning, many would-be flyers have found themselves grounded.

Fed officials see earlier rate hikes as US hiring recovers

RI BUSINESS

Hasbro toy company taps Chris Cocks as CEO

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.

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Local history

The roller-skating heroes who fought racism in Boston

PERSPECTIVE

What reformed extremists taught me about preventing another Capitol insurrection

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘The lobster was still in the shell. Not a very good choice for a first date’

MISS CONDUCT

My friend billed me after I attended her birthday party

metro

In Carlisle, still Girl Scouts after all these years

Sometimes, a cheerful daughter is the best medicine

A fleeting attack of conscience

sports

Shaking up the lines has produced more goals for Bruins

Patriots quarterback Mac Jones expects to feel the heat on Sunday, from the Dolphins

Kyrie Irving helps Nets charge past Pacers in his season debut

business

Leader Bank CEO Sushil Tuli named a director at the Boston Fed

Brattle Square Florist closing its doors after 105 years

At the helm of BECMA, Nicole Obi wants to close the racial wealth gap

politics

Biden, Congress mark a year since violent insurrection

Merrick Garland vows to pursue Jan. 6 inquiry ‘at any level’

Reimbursement for rapid at-home tests will start next week

Nation

Biden, Congress mark a year since violent insurrection

CDC recommends Pfizer COVID-19 boosters for everyone starting at age 12

Maxwell verdict is clouded after juror’s disclosure of past sexual abuse

World

A year after the Capitol insurrection, the world still sees something broken in America’s democracy

COVID-19 variant found in France is not a concern, WHO says

Hong Kong bans flights, imposes other COVID-19 restrictions

opinion

Losing patience with Governor Baker after waiting hours in line for a COVID test

Jan. 6 was not a riot. It was an insurrection.

‘People’s house’ still shuttered, but crucial work lies ahead

lifestyle

Chris Evans in talks to play Gene Kelly in upcoming film, reports say

Newly formed Jack Kerouac Foundation aims to build a museum and performance center in Lowell

What if you had time to just be creative? What would you do, make, sing, cook ... or actually complete?

food & dining

Waltham’s Molti on Moody and Pollo Club join the list of Boston-area restaurants to close amid COVID-19

Give your goblets a good and gentle scrub

Myrth ceramics store opens next to studio in Somerville

travel

Chilling in Cooperstown

TV news anchor Jessica Brown on Greece, going for the gold in London, and eating her way through Boston

What experts say about planning your 2022 vacation as Omicron surges

Arts

Actress and advocate Taraji P. Henson is part of the Museum of Science’s upcoming programming

Photographer Henry Horenstein elevates the overlooked with shows in Portsmouth and Boston

In Helina Metaferia’s show at the MFA, an ‘army of women’ wear history on their heads

Books

Thrity Umrigar on ‘Honor’ and dishonor

Jason Mott: reading Greek myths and comic books

A puzzling child in ‘This Boy We Made’

Movies

Chris Evans in talks to play Gene Kelly in upcoming film, reports say

In film and theater, intimacy coordinators and directors redefine how to practice safe sets

True crime; doubtful solutions

Television

Focus on the French scenery, not the fluff, in ‘Emily in Paris’

Current season of ‘Dexter: New Blood’ is coming to a merciful end

‘Married at First Sight’ returns to Boston for a new season premiering Wednesday

music

With every note, Ranky Tanky honors an ancestry

6 standouts in classical music on the changes they hope to see, and make, in the new year

Artists past and present, podcasts, rarities, and songs that hit the spot: Our favorite music discoveries of the year

Theater/Dance

Comedian Valerie Tosi knows her way around a joke — and Salisbury Beach’s Broadway Loop

In film and theater, intimacy coordinators and directors redefine how to practice safe sets

Lord knows lyricist Tim Rice didn’t foresee ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ becoming such a huge hit

globe local

In Carlisle, still Girl Scouts after all these years

Sometimes, a cheerful daughter is the best medicine

Pembroke Center Food Pantry closes after 36 years

Obituaries

Jim Corsi, Newton native who pitched for the Red Sox, dies at 60

Mary Richardson, pioneering female anchor and ‘Chronicle’ cohost, dies at 76

Former NFL head coach Dan Reeves dies at 77