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In Georgia speech, Biden calls on senators to pass voting rights bill and backs filibuster changes

Pounding his hand for emphasis, President Biden challenged senators Tuesday to “stand against voter suppression” by changing Senate rules to pass voting rights legislation that Republicans are blocking. Biden’s speech was forceful, blunt and explicit, referring to new efforts to limit voting access as “Jim Crow 2.0.”

A tale of two presidents and their two political bases

Medicare limits coverage of $28,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen

Its benefits have been widely questioned, sparking a tug-of-war over the fair value of new medicines that offer tantalizing possibilities but come with prohibitive prices.

STAT: Medicare's proposed move likely means that some patients will not have access to Biogen's drug

Lydia Edwards wins state Senate seat in special election

Edwards, an East Boston Democrat, skated to victory without a Republican opponent on the ballot after she bested Anthony D’Ambrosio, a first-term Revere School Committee member, to take their party’s nomination last month.

17,802 confirmed cases and 116 deaths. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.

Massachusetts on Tuesday reported 17,802 new confirmed coronavirus cases and said 28,649 vaccinations, including booster shots, had been administered. The Department of Public Health also said 116 new confirmed deaths were reported on Saturday, Sunday, and Monday.

Baker says getting kids vaccinated is proving harder than he thought Mass. reports 82,466 breakthrough COVID-19 cases, raising total to 5.1 percent of fully vaccinated people

THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS

COVID-detecting dogs are visiting some schools to help sniff out the virus on surfaces

Abu Koroma, a student at Northern Essex Community College, was grateful when another student offered to help him with his struggles.

In effort to prevent dropouts, community colleges are focusing on a sense of belonging and connection for their students

As students have returned to some in-person learning, it is a sense of connection that many have lost.

After a frigid Tuesday, a warm-up is coming, followed by more bitter cold

“The cold wind chills [as low as -20 degrees] could cause frostbite on exposed skin in as little as 30 minutes,” an advisory said. “Use caution while traveling outside. Wear appropriate clothing, a hat, and gloves.”

How to safely use a space heater

Mount Washington covered in snow in 2019.

Sub-zero temperatures on Mount Washington froze a bowl of spaghetti

The wind chill was reported at negative 64 degrees at one point.

baseball hall of fame 2022

How Boston Globe writers voted for the 2022 Baseball Hall of Fame

It’s the first year for David Ortiz on the Hall of Fame ballot — and the last for Roger Clemens and Barry Bonds. Who should get in?

Dr. Fauci lashes out at Senator Rand Paul, accuses him of fundraising off personal attacks for ‘political gain’

In a heated exchange, a clearly furious Dr. Anthony Fauci called Paul's attacks on him a distortion of reality and accused the senator of using the COVID-19 pandemic "for your political gain."

The Dolphins are a better franchise now than when Brian Flores arrived.

Expectations for Black NFL coaches continue to be higher, but the leash shorter

Despite the Dolphins going 9-8 this season, the Dolphins fired coach Brian Flores because they didn't make the playoffs.

22 things about the Celtics to keep an eye on in 2022

Rapid antigen test kits.

When should you get a COVID test? Mass. has issued new guidance

Massachusetts on Tuesday issued new guidance on when residents should seek COVID-19 testing, aligning the state with measures recommended by the CDC. Here’s a look at the Department of Public Health’s new guidance.

The classic burger and a beer at PlantPub.

WHAT SHE'S HAVING

Bring on Veganuary. Dry January, take the year off

I’m headed to PlantPub for vegan Buffalo wings, burgers, and booze.

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COVID-19: Answering your questions about Omicron and more

Join us Thursday for a conversation about the state of the pandemic with leading health experts Dr. Bisola Ojikutu, executive director of the Boston Public Health Commission, and Dr. Jacob Lemieux, of Massachusetts General Hospital.

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Opinion

Attendees wear protective masks while holding "Black Lives Matter" and "Vote" flags during a Get Out The Vote campaign event with US Democratic Senate candidates Raphael Warnock and Jon Ossoff in Garden City, Ga., on Jan. 3, 2021.

To save ‘America’s soul,’ Biden must fight harder for voting rights

Time is running out for the president to be the man who saved democracy instead someone who failed to stop its demise on his watch.

One writer opined: "That feeling that you are forgetting something is simply called going out to the car.”

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: When you sense that you may be forgetting something

Attorney General Merrick Garland has the opportunity to investigate those who headed all parts of the apparent conspiracy. He should seize the moment.

Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

Clock is ticking on what Garland needs to do about Trump’s bid to overturn 2020 election

Rioters swarm the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021 waving flags, including the "thin blue line" flag associated with Blue Lives Matter supporters. Some police departments, including that in Seattle, have conducted investigations into whether officers from their cities broke laws during the insurrection.

Did a Boston cop participate in the Jan. 6 attack?

If Maura Healey is running, she should make it very clear why she wants to be governor.

Maybe Maura Healey isn’t a slam dunk for governor

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Patriots’ Jerod Mayo would take a head coaching job interview, but he’s focused on game-planning for the Bills

Mayo and Josh McDaniels indicated that getting an opportunity to be a head coach is something they would welcome, in time.

Elmo has zero patience for a pet rock, and the Internet can relate

Twitter is invested in the feud between a pet rock and the 3-year-old red muppet on "Sesame Street."

John Cena on ‘Peacemaker,’ rocking to ’80s hair metal, and what it means to grow up in New England

The West Newbury native isn’t planning to suit up as a more established superhero, instead, putting his mighty muscles behind a lesser known crime fighter for HBO Max’s “Peacemaker.”

US Mint begins shipping quarters honoring Maya Angelou

The United States Mint said Monday it has begun shipping quarters featuring the image of poet Maya Angelou, the first coins in its American Women Quarters Program.

Boston police detective allegedly traded narcotics for sex in N.H., court papers say

Sergeant Detective Andrew L. Johnson, 52, of Chestnut Hill, had allegedly attempted to rape a woman and had assaulted her and another woman, leaving them with cuts and bruises, according to an affidavit in the case filed in Grafton Superior Court last week.

Baker urges state to pass offshore wind investment to help meet climate goals

The legislation proposes an end to the state's price cap on on offshore wind procurements. But skeptics, including Senator Mike Barrett, said this could cause electricity prices to skyrocket.

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A long camera exposure, the Caldor Fire burns on Aug. 29, 2021, in Eldorado National Forest, Calif.

It was the fourth-warmest year on record in the US, and that’s just one of several climate records set in 2021

The country was also struck by 20 separate billion-dollar disasters last year.

Arbitrator rejects contract that would have required Methuen to pay some police captains $500,000 a year

Arbitrator Loretta Attardo found that Methuen city officials had no idea when they signed the agreement that the leader of the union had inserted massive pay increases for police captains.

Analysis

Biden and Democrats are beginning to embrace an old line from former Boston mayor Kevin White. It might just save them in the midterms and 2024

During a seemingly strategic shift last week to scrap unity talk and directly confront former president Donald Trump as he marked the anniversary of the Jan. 6 insurrection, Biden may have previewed his mantra for the next year, or even for his reelection.

Police end search at Manchester, N.H., former home of missing 7-year-old Harmony Montgomery

The house at 77 Gilford St. was searched over the weekend as well as on Jan. 2, officials said.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Videos of Elmo, a character on "Sesame Street," show him fed up with Rocco, the pet rock of his friend Zoe.

Elmo has zero patience for a pet rock, and the Internet can relate

Conductor Václav Luks.

Václav Luks’s bold Handel and Haydn debut at Symphony Hall

Actor John Cena as Peacemaker in the upcoming HBO Max Original series of the same name.

John Cena on ‘Peacemaker,’ rocking to ’80s hair metal, and what it means to grow up in New England

Bob Saget

Bob Saget loved Boston, and Boston loved Bob Saget. Here are a few stories.

Special Projects

Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, then president of Brigham Health, brought a Boston delegation in April 2018 to celebrate the opening of the Boao Evergrande International Hospital in China, constructed in a new medical tourism hub.

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.

Hanson-11/20/2021- Hingham vs Natick in the MIAA Division1 title game.
The Natick girls soccer team celebrate their Division 1 MIAA win over Hingham at Whitman - Hanson High school. Photo by Debee Tlumacki for the Boston Globe (sports)

Meet the Globe’s Fall 2021 All-Scholastics

The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in the seven fall sports.

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

One writer opined: "That feeling that you are forgetting something is simply called going out to the car.”

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: When you sense that you may be forgetting something

Mike Andrick (center, crouching), director of Outreach Services with the Pine Street Inn, makes a wellness check of people experiencing homelessness in Newmarket Square, with Corey Grier, (right), director of strategic planning at the Boston Public Health Commission, Jan. 6.

Katherine Gergen Barnett

Any solution to Mass. and Cass must be informed by experiences of formerly incarcerated

Rioters swarm the US Capitol building on Jan. 6, 2021 waving flags, including the "thin blue line" flag associated with Blue Lives Matter supporters. Some police departments, including that in Seattle, have conducted investigations into whether officers from their cities broke laws during the insurrection.

Did a Boston cop participate in the Jan. 6 attack?

If Maura Healey is running, she should make it very clear why she wants to be governor.

Maybe Maura Healey isn’t a slam dunk for governor

Teffany Akins with her daughter, Layla, at their home in the Bronzeville neighborhood of Chicago, on Jan. 6. Most public schools in Chicago were closed for a third day on Jan. 7 with no resolution in sight due to a standoff between the teachers’ union and Mayor Lori Lightfoot’s administration over coronavirus precautions and testing.

MARCELA GARCÍA

In-person learning tests the teachers unions and Democrats’ longtime alliance

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Can Mayor Wu really make the T free?

Metro

Models show Omicron cases may peak in Mass. within two weeks, while hospitalizations could continue to surge

Massachusetts should gird for about two more weeks of skyrocketing COVID-19 case increases fueled by the Omicron variant before a steep decline toward the end of this month, according to experts and pandemic models.

Coronavirus Live Updates

COVID-detecting dogs are visiting some schools to help sniff out the virus on surfaces

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

Lydia Edwards wins state Senate seat in special election

Edwards, an East Boston Democrat, skated to victory without a Republican opponent on the ballot after she bested Anthony D’Ambrosio, a first-term Revere School Committee member, to take their party’s nomination last month.

European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at age 65

Mr. Sassoli came to lead the European legislature in 2019 following an intricate bout of political infighting among EU leaders

Sports

Led by Orlagh Gormley (left) and Molly Toland (22), North Quincy proved too much for Hanover in Tuesday's Patriot League game.

TUESDAY'S GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

After two-week break, North Quincy girls’ basketball finally breaks away from Hanover

Led by sophomore Orlagh Gormley (24 points, 13 steals, 9 assists, 5 rebounds), the No. 17 Red Raiders shook off the rust with a 19-4 first-half run to overpower the Hawks.

Julian Edelman and Tom Brady were teammates from 2009 through 2019.

9 things we learned from Episode 9 of the Tom Brady documentary, ‘Man in the Arena’

Unlike previous episodes, where Brady and multiple guests were interviewed, the ninth installment (titled “Maybe”) involves only Brady and former Patriots teammate, Julian Edelman.

Stefon Diggs caught seven passes for 85 yards and a touchdown in the Bills' 33-21 victory at New England Dec. 26.

Bills are now the clear favorites against Patriots, and receiver Stefon Diggs knows why

The Bills have the league's best defense, and the Patriots don't have Tom Brady anymore.

Expectations for Black NFL coaches continue to be higher, but the leash shorter

Giants clean house, fire coach Joe Judge

GIRLS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

With strong family ties, Lynnfield’s Sarah Powers, Woburn’s Maddie Soderquist making an early impact on the ice

Business

In preliminary decision, Medicare offers only limited coverage of Aduhelm

The Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services would allow the Alzheimer's drug only for patients who participate in clinical trials, a move that will significantly restrict the number of people who can get a costly medicine whose benefits and risks have been fiercely debated.

Amazon warehouse employees in Alabama to vote on unionizing again

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Baker administration’s next climate task: curbing heat emissions from buildings

United details Omicron’s toll: 3,000 workers have coronavirus

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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.

magazine

It's been 50 years since the groundbreaking kids' show "Zoom" debuted on WGBH.

In 1972, the kids took over TV on the first "Zoom" to enter our homes

The roller-skating heroes who fought racism in Boston

My fiance thinks my dress is too short for our courthouse wedding

Peruvian Quinoa and Corn Chowder (Chupe de Quinoa)

Recipes: Keep that resolution to eat better with 3 quinoa dishes

metro

Governor Charlie Baker has signaled a willingness to at least consider clemency.

Time to put Willie Horton to rest: Governor Baker should commute Koonce, Allen sentences

In effort to prevent dropouts, community colleges are focusing on a sense of belonging and connection for their students

After a frigid Tuesday, a warm-up is coming, followed by more bitter cold

sports

Jerod Mayo’s named surfaced less than a day after the Broncos fired coach Vic Fangio on Saturday.

Patriots’ Jerod Mayo would take a head coaching job interview, but he’s focused on game-planning for the Bills

Ousseni Bouda among New England talent taken in MLS SuperDraft; Revolution pick goalkeeper Jacob Jackson

Red Wings hire Nicklas Lidstrom as VP of hockey operations

business

Federal Reserve Board Chairman Jerome Powell was nominated by President Biden to a second term leading the Fed.

Powell says Fed is prepared to raise rates to tame inflation

Medicare limits coverage of $28,000-a-year Alzheimer’s drug from Biogen

Push for rent control returns to Beacon Hill

politics

A violent mob loyal to Donald Trump stormed the Capitol in Washington on Jan. 6, 2021.

Jan. 6 panel seeks to debunk unfounded theory about FBI role in attack

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas Trump aide, 2 GOP strategists

Senate passes bill to honor Emmett Till and his mother

Nation

Models show Omicron cases may peak in Mass. within two weeks, while hospitalizations could continue to surge

COVID-detecting dogs are visiting some schools to help sniff out the virus on surfaces

Why COVID testing is falling short in many schools across the US

World

Mr. Sassoli was at his strongest when he took up the cause of migrants who died crossing the Mediterranean or dissidents such as Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is taking on the Kremlin from a jail cell.

European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at age 65

Kazakhstan says Russian troops can start leaving this week

David Sassoli, president of the European Parliament, dies at 65

opinion

Qing Wang, who was accused of hiding ties to a Chinese university while securing US research grants, says he "was shocked" when he was arrested in May 2020. Wang is photographed at home in Cleveland on Aug. 18.

The Justice Department should back off researchers

To keep schools open during COVID, Governor Baker must make them safer

Surveillance, screening, and self-testing can help us manage COVID in the long term

lifestyle

The classic burger and a beer at PlantPub.

Bring on Veganuary. Dry January, take the year off

Special rescues help ailing owners find pets’ next home

Elmo has zero patience for a pet rock, and the Internet can relate

food & dining

The classic burger and a beer at PlantPub.

Bring on Veganuary. Dry January, take the year off

In honor of National Quinoa Day, we’re demystifying whole grains

These silicone liners have a cool new feature: They won’t leak

travel

Seth Sikes at Fire Island Pines, N.Y.

Seth Sikes on beach massages, Judy and Liza, and his upcoming show at Club Café

Orbitz switched her Aruba vacation — but not her hotel in Tahiti

AutoCamp lands in Joshua Tree, Skyspace debuts in South America, and a new lodge opens in Stowe

Arts

At Peabody Essex Museum, Bernie Krause’s symphony of the wild sounds an alarm

‘Hue & Cry’ at the Clark explores controversy of color printmaking in 19th-century France

Mass. and Cass, cast in bronze and on canvas

Books

Kathryn Schulz’s memoir ‘Lost & Found’ traces life’s gifts and sorrows

Martín Espada: stacks of books, from poetry to photography

Hanya Yanagihara’s new novel ‘To Paradise’ ponders freedom and loneliness

Movies

Milena Smit (left) and Penelope Cruz (right) in "Parallel Mothers."

In ‘Parallel Mothers,’ the past is very much present

The power of Sidney Poitier’s stardom

A list of 20 movies, TV shows, and documentaries to stream during the snowstorm

Television

From left: Maggie Q, Ginnifer Goodwin, and Eliza Coupe in "Pivoting."

Eliza Coupe is one to turn to on ‘Pivoting’

Among Bob Saget’s many talents: his excellent voiceover work on ‘How I Met Your Mother’

Bob Saget, comedian who starred in ‘Full House’ and ‘America’s Funniest Home Videos,’ has died

music

Conductor Václav Luks.

Václav Luks’s bold Handel and Haydn debut at Symphony Hall

With Omicron surging, Passim’s annual Boston Celtic Music Festival goes virtual

A Far Cry’s ‘Firefly’ brought comforting night music, perfect for the darkest days of the year

Theater/Dance

Aaron LaVigne (left) as Jesus and Tommy Sherlock as Pilate in "Jesus Christ Superstar."

A ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ with swagger, but imbued with sorrow

The team that put ‘Mr. Parent’ in a class, by himself

Rather than try to explain Lord Buckley, he becomes him onstage

globe local

Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., head of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference, addressed marchers during his "I Have a Dream" speech at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington in 1963.

Newton to hold 54th Annual Martin Luther King Day Celebration Jan. 17

Newton limits NewMo rideshare trips to two passengers due to COVID-19 surge

Arbitrator rejects contract that would have required Methuen to pay some police captains $500,000 a year

Obituaries

Mr. Sassoli was at his strongest when he took up the cause of migrants who died crossing the Mediterranean or dissidents such as Russian opposition leader Alexei Navalny, who is taking on the Kremlin from a jail cell.

European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at age 65

Hall of Fame receiver Don Maynard dead at age 86

Robert Durst, real estate heir convicted of murder, dies