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Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses, allows mandate for most health care workers
The court’s conservative majority concluded the administration overstepped its authority by seeking to impose the vaccine-or-test rule on US businesses with at least 100 employees. More than 80 million people would have been affected.

18,721 confirmed cases and 36 deaths. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.
Mass. reports 41,063 new coronavirus cases among public school students and 7,351 among staff

‘Just about everybody’ will become exposed to Omicron COVID variant, Fauci says

Hundreds of doctors, scientists sign petition demanding Spotify take action against COVID misinformation, sparked by Joe Rogan podcast

Head of Oath Keepers militia group charged with seditious conspiracy in Jan. 6 Capitol attack

Ten other people also were charged with seditious conspiracy in connection with the attack.
Prosecutors getting tough with seditious conspiracy indictment filed against Oath Keepers in Jan. 6 probe, legal experts say Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole

What kind of prosecutors do Massachusetts voters want? DA races raise profound questions about a powerful position

Analysis

A Democrat won a US House seat this week with 79 percent of the vote. Her GOP opponent has not conceded

An election in South Florida this week may serve as a marker for where the Republican Party stands in 2022, and how much American democracy has already changed since Donald Trump lost reelection.

Mayor Wu says 154 people from Mass. and Cass have housing after Wednesday’s tent sweep; police investigating two dead bodies found earlier in the week

Wu said Wednesday’s effort was just one step in a long process of addressing homelessness and addiction in Boston.

RNC threatens to stop candidate participation in presidential debates

A discussion about the proposal is set to take place at the party's winter meeting.
Senator Sinema reiterates opposition to eliminating filibuster, likely dooming Democrats’ chances of reformed voting
Opinion
Kimberly Atkins Stohr

When it comes to subpoenas, Congress must use its power or lose it

Jan. 6 committee chairman Bennie Thompson must create real consequences for those who flout congressional authority. He can start inside his own chamber by compelling the testimony of minority leader Kevin McCarthy.
SCOT LEHIGH

Democrats need to get real on Build Back Better

Deval Patrick

Voting is sacred

EDITORIAL

Plymouth County jail needs more oversight

IDEAS | ERIKA COHEN

I chair the school board in Derry, N.H., and I’m afraid

Mass. coronavirus at a glance
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Freedom may be months away, but Brockton family rejoices over William Allen’s commuted life sentence
Relatives gloried in his second chance at life after spending nearly 28 years in prison.

Superior Court Judge Jeffrey A. Locke named chief justice of state Trial Court
Jeffrey A. Locke, a Superior Court judge since 2001 and chairman of the Massachusetts Sentencing Commission, will step into the role on Jan. 19, one day after Carey steps down, according to a statement from the Trial Court.

At the MFA, a sleeping giant awakens
More than two years after being shut down for renovations, the museum’s remarkable Galleries for Art of Ancient Greece, Rome, and the Byzantine Empire reopen.

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At da LaPosta, former Babbo chef Mario LaPosta switches from Seaport swank to neighborhood comfort
LaPosta hopes customers will treat the Newtonville eatery like a neighborhood go-to: "It's not just a pizza place."

Prince Andrew’s military affiliations returned to Queen Elizabeth amid sexual assault lawsuit
More than 150 British navy and army veterans had written to the queen asking her to strip her second son of all his military ranks and titles after a US judge said Wednesday a sex assault lawsuit against the prince could go ahead.

State Police warn about QR code parking meter scam
State Police are warning people to be aware of a scam involving QR codes and parking meters.

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Prior to Harmony Montgomery’s disappearance, a series of police visits and a father’s history of violence

Was Adam Montgomery’s criminal history — which included pleading guilty to armed assault to murder and firearms offenses — scrutinized before he obtained custody of Harmony?

Protests on Michelle Wu’s doorstep over vaccine mandate are the latest example of political demonstrations hitting close to home
Loud protests, some early in the morning, outside the home of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu in Roslindale have frustrated neighbors and tested the boundaries of public expression and personal privacy.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
I’m running to be the state’s next lieutenant governor. Why not?
This absolutely spectacular job, a springboard to nowhere, is everything I have been working toward all these years.

What kind of prosecutors do Massachusetts voters want? DA races raise profound questions about a powerful position
Residents in at least three counties will elect new prosecutors this year. The contests — amidst the wave of calls for criminal justice reform — have the potential to push district attorney’s races long considered down-ballot afterthoughts to the political forefront.

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Culture & Lifestyle

THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Drawing discovered in Concord, and believed to be an original Dürer, to be exhibited during Master Drawings New York

In South Hero, Vt., a pizza place goes pay-what-you-can. Customers’ good will followed.

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

Special Projects

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.
high schools

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Plymouth County jail needs more oversight

IDEAS | ERIKA COHEN

I chair the school board in Derry, N.H., and I’m afraid

Haley Sullivan and Leah Pierson

With students remote, universities should put COVID-19 testing capacity to good use

Cole Moran

BPS needs a democratic vision for the future of open-enrollment schools

Joan Vennochi

Governor Baker, we have a COVID-19 data problem

IDEAS | THOMAS ARNETT

A better way to do online learning

Metro

Mass. reports 41,063 new coronavirus cases among public school students and 7,351 among staff

The total number of cases, 48,414, represent a drop of 2,686, or about 5 percent, from those reported last week. There was almost 5,000 fewer cases reported among staff, but more than 2,100 reported among students, according to the data.

Charts: Who has been vaccinated in Massachusetts, and how many doses has the state received?

The charts break down vaccination recipients by age, vaccination date, location, and race/ethnicity, while also outlining vaccination brand and administration site type.
Coronavirus Live Updates

Omicron waves appear to slow in New York City, other major metropolitan areas

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

Freedom may be months away, but Brockton family rejoices over William Allen’s commuted life sentence

Relatives gloried in his second chance at life after spending nearly 28 years in prison.

Sports

Patriots notebook

Patriots’ secondary hurting leading up to wild-card game against the Bills

The secondary will need several players to step up if starting safety Kyle Dugger or cornerback Jalen Mills can’t go.
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Red Sox trailblazer Bianca Smith is heartened by signs of gender-diversity progress in baseball

With the hiring of Katie Krall to join Smith, the Sox are the first team to have multiple women on coaching staffs in their organization.
BOYS' HOCKEY | PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

EMass boys’ hockey: Tewksbury’s Caden Connors headlines Players of the Week

The senior defenseman racked up six goals and a pair of assists in victories over Lowell and Acton-Boxborough.
Bruins notebook

Bruins place defenseman Matt Grzelcyk on COVID list

NFL notebook

David Culley out after one season as Texans head coach

JIM CLARK | BOYS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

Brookline senior captain Jacob Gurdin delivers a meaningful assist to the Travis Roy Foundation

Business

US jobless claims rise by 23,000 to 230,000

In Massachusetts, about 11,373 individuals filed new claims for unemployment benefits last week, down about 2,243 from the week prior, according to the Labor Department.

Biogen prepares to fight Medicare over Alzheimer’s drug limits

Michel Vounatsos, CEO of Biogen, said the Medicare proposal “will not only block access to Aduhelm, but it will also block access to future amyloid therapies for the indefinite future.”

After wave of cancellations, Delta sees recovery in 2022

Twitter, Meta among tech giants subpoenaed by Jan. 6 panel

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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MISS CONDUCT

I'm a woman of color often overlooked at work - until people realize I outrank them

CONNECTIONS

How rescuing a runaway chicken taught me about accepting others

Television

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

Local history

The roller-skating heroes who fought racism in Boston

metro

How COVID-19 and staffing issues took Rhode Island Hospital ‘from bad to terrible’

R.I. students will ask US Supreme Court to hear civics education case

18,721 confirmed cases and 36 deaths. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.

sports

Longtime high school hockey coach Bill Belisle dies

With Tuukka Rask back, Bruins have an embarrassment of riches in goal

NFL hiring/firing tracker: Texans fire David Culley after one year as coach

business

Supreme Court halts COVID-19 vaccine rule for US businesses, allows mandate for most health care workers

Chile’s president-elect stresses need for socially progressive economic system

Chile’s president-elect stresses need for a socially progressive economic system

politics

A Democrat won a US House seat this week with 79 percent of the vote. Her GOP opponent has not conceded

McCarthy rejects Jan. 6 committee request

Fox News pushes to see report on voting machines in response to being sued for defamation by their manufacturer, others follow suit

Nation

California governor denies RFK assassin Sirhan Sirhan parole

A Democrat won a US House seat this week with 79 percent of the vote. Her GOP opponent has not conceded

Mass. reports 41,063 new coronavirus cases among public school students and 7,351 among staff

World

US refines tool to evaluate Havana syndrome cases

Prince Andrew’s military affiliations returned to Queen Elizabeth amid sexual assault lawsuit

China shuts hospitals after harsh pandemic rules led to deaths

opinion

With students remote, universities should put COVID-19 testing capacity to good use

Governor Baker, we have a COVID-19 data problem

Qualified progress on qualified immunity

lifestyle

Vicki Lee’s will become Ovenbird; Eastern Standard’s Garrett Harker plans new restaurants

Hundreds of doctors, scientists sign petition demanding Spotify take action against COVID misinformation, sparked by Joe Rogan podcast

At da LaPosta, former Babbo chef Mario LaPosta switches from Seaport swank to neighborhood comfort

food & dining

Vicki Lee’s will become Ovenbird; Eastern Standard’s Garrett Harker plans new restaurants

At da LaPosta, former Babbo chef Mario LaPosta switches from Seaport swank to neighborhood comfort

50Kitchen in Fields Corner joins the list of Boston-area restaurants to close amid COVID-19

travel

Adam Pascal on TSA PreCheck, his crossword app, and ancient megalithic cultures

Exploring James Bond’s Jamaica

She canceled her Iceland trip in time. Where’s her refund?

Arts

At the MFA, a sleeping giant awakens

Humanity hangs in the balance in Sally B. Moore’s ‘Teetering’

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

Books

Dangerous intoxications

‘The Hard Sell’ is a vivid tale of opioid firm showcased at Boston trial

Lisa Gardner: She reads for story, not genre

Movies

‘I think acting is an impossibly difficult thing’: Talking with Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, director of ‘Drive My Car’

Two films to observe Martin Luther King Day

Doc Talk: garden-fresh ideas; portraits from the artist; prison diary

Television

In ‘Station Eleven,’ the arts outlast an apocalypse

Steve Carell provides therapy under duress in ‘The Patient’

Even after finale, Dexter might not be gone for good

music

After some of the darkest days of Gregory Porter’s life, music lights the way

From Berlin to the BSO: Pianist Igor Levit returns to Boston

Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78

Theater/Dance

How ‘Pretty Woman’ became a head-turner

This driveway dancing duo is helping to lighten neighbors’ spirits

Comedian Demetri Martin has something he’d like to say, but he’ll keep it short

globe local

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

Longtime high school hockey coach Bill Belisle dies

Ronnie Spector, ’60s icon who sang ‘Be My Baby,’ dies at 78

European Parliament President David Sassoli dies at age 65