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Wellesley woman convicted of motor vehicle homicide in crash that killed two Needham High students in 2018

A jury on Monday convicted a 56-year-old woman of motor vehicle homicide but acquitted her of manslaughter in connection with a February 2018 crash in Needham that killed two high school students.

Attorneys for ‘multiple victims’ in deadly Apple Store crash to hold briefing on potential litigation

Lawyers for victims of the recent Hingham Apple Store crash that killed one person and injured at least 19 others will hold a briefing Tuesday to discuss “the filing of litigation” on behalf of victims and their relatives.

Human remains in South Boston found to be four infants, police say
Police said the human remains had been determined to be two boys and two girls after autopsies conducted by the Office of the Chief Medical Examiner. The results of the autopsies are pending.

She was kidnapped as a baby in 1971. Her family just found her alive.

Melissa Highsmith's family did not give up hope after she was kidnapped as a baby in 1971. They recently found her, using DNA technology and their own perseverance.

‘I don’t know what he was thinking’: Man accused of setting boat adrift from Nantucket wharf
Disputes over parking spaces have been known to escalate from time to time. But an outburst last month over a borrowed slip at a Nantucket wharf went way overboard.

Ex-mayor of Fall River, elected at age 23, loses corruption case appeal
The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a series of challenges to former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Corriea's 2021 trial, concluding that the 30-year-old was “fairly tried and lawfully convicted by an impartial jury.”

President Biden hosts congressional leaders to discuss his agenda

Blake Griffin (left) and Grant Williams were all smiles and glad-hands in Monday's rout of the Hornets.

This team is playing Celtics basketball the way it is supposed to be played

There are contributions coming from everywhere, there is chemistry and camaraderie that can't be faked — and they'll get even better when Robert Williams returns.

Blake Griffin is at peace with his game. And he’s ready for whatever the Celtics give him.

WHAT SHE'S HAVING

At Ming’s in Malden, dim sum as theater, center stage again
Walking in the door, it was 2019 all over again: round tables overflowing with people, many of them young kids, coats thrown over chairs, happily hoisting chopsticks.

Paris and chocolate? Two beautiful things that taste great together.

Melissa Stefanini runs Union Square's Buenas Empanadas and Super Bien at the Charles River Speedway.

Buenas and Super Bien’s Melissa Stefanini reveals the right way to eat an empanada

East Boston’s Melissa Stefanini has been making dough at Bow Market’s Buenas Empanadas for the past five years.

Boston readies royal reception for William and Kate
The prince and princess of Wales arrive in Boston on Wednesday for a round of visits before attending the Friday presentation of the Earthshot Prize, a prestigious environmental award.

President Biden to be in Boston on Friday, just like the royals Here are the celebs slated to appear at the Earthshot Prize

Britain's Kate, Princess of Wales, and Prince William, Prince of Wales, leave the Copper Box Arena in the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park after taking part in an event with Coach Core, in London on Oct. 13, 2022. Prince William and Princess Kate will make their first trip to the United States in eight years this week, hoping to focus attention on his Earthshot Prize for environmental innovators.

Here’s (almost) everything Prince William and Kate will do during their Boston visit

The Prince and Princess of Wales will be in Boston for three days, culminating with their attendance Friday at the Earthshot Prize, a star-studded awards ceremony at the MGM Music Hall at Fenway.

Blue Diana Limage, 5, helped to lead a lesson at the Mattahunt Elementary School's Toussaint L'Ouverture Academy, where students learn in both English and Haitian Creole.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

In Mattapan’s Haitian-Creole program, a taste of the bilingual education Boston Public Schools wants to expand

Bilingual education can be a tough sell to many immigrant parents who believe their children should focus only on English.

US forward Christian Pulisic has had some of his team's best scoring chances in the tournament.

World Cup | Iran vs. US, 2 p.m. (Fox)

What are the chances for the US in a must-win World Cup game against Iran?

Iran needs only a tie to advance, so it could play cautiously, meaning the Americans probably will have to play aggressively.

Iran-US World Cup match is rife with political tension Qatar says worker deaths for World Cup ‘between 400 and 500′

An illustration from the Center for Cartoon Studies in the “Drawing Us Together” exhibit at Harvard Radcliffe Institute.

At Harvard, drawing conclusions about America’s health care system

‘Drawing Us Together: Public Life and Public Health in Contemporary Comics’ is now on view at the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study.

Opinion

Bob Dylan in the early 1970s.

Bob Dylan gets tangled up in green

It ain’t me, it was the vertigo is not the excuse we’re looking for.

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Shirking work by doing any other worthwhile thing

Confidence in the Supreme Court is cratering. It needs to adopt a code of ethics.

Time to end the mystery, incoming Governor Maura Healey

MARCELA GARCÍA

World Cup’s frenzied fandom gives the boot to geopolitical morality

An engraving portrait of poet Phillis Wheatley Peters, circa 1773.

The Emancipator

Poetry and the struggle for justice

Early American abolitionists used the storytelling artistry of poetry as a way to dismantle White supremacist thinking. Paul Lewis dissects an 1820 poem published in the original Emancipator called “Far in a gloomy desart, waste and wild.”

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Acton man, 64, dies 16 days after motorcycle crash with SUV

Philip Keyes was traveling west on his motorcycle along Great Road in Acton when he crashed with a Subaru Forester SUV driven by an 82-year-old Chelmsford woman.

Providence offers reparations to address racism. White people can apply.

Providence, Rhode Island, is joining the growing ranks of cities trying to rectify their history of discrimination against Black residents through reparations programs.

Stowaways found on ship’s rudder after 11 days at sea
Officials in Spain say the men appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention.

After reconnecting with my ex, I realize I want her back in my life

I don’t know exactly what I would want from meeting back up, but I know I was so happy being together.

Love Letters Podcast: The best partner I ever had

Whole Foods to stop buying Maine lobster amid risk to endangered whales

The decision prompted a swift response from Maine’s congressional delegation and governor, who questioned the science behind it and urged Whole Foods to reverse course and resume buying the state’s storied crustacean.

The ‘Cocaine Bear’ movie poster was just released. It looks exactly how you might imagine.

Curious what happens when a 175-pound black bear ingests colossal amounts of cocaine? Get in line.

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A view of the Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course in Brookline.

A group wants more green space in Brookline. Their proposal has led to a ‘rancorous’ debate about the town’s public golf course.

The future of the Robert T. Lynch Municipal Golf Course has stirred controversy for months, pitting those who want to increase public access to the 120-acre parcel against those who want it to remain mostly unchanged.

On a Cape Cod golf course, the region’s housing crisis comes to a head
The 40-acre Twin Brooks Golf Course in Hyannis is the site of converging debates over the region's housing shortage, environment, and the economy itself.

Boston Dynamics, known for its wacky robot videos, is now focused on making money
With its newest robot, Stretch, Boston Dynamics is taking a more commercial — and lucrative — approach.

‘I wanted to learn from the best,’ Healey says of her early years of private law practice
Years before Maura Healey embarked on a public service career that would see her become the state’s first elected woman governor, she was a junior attorney in the litigation department of WilmerHale in Boston.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Justin Freed, the Coolidge Corner Theatre’s former owner and film programmer, will bring his film “Jazz Saved My Life” to the theater, as well as musicians Maria Schneider and Donal Fox for "An Evening of Jazz and Healing."

‘Jazz and healing’ at Coolidge Corner, through the lens of Justin Freed

James Hetfield, left, and Kirk Hammett of Metallica perform during the Global Citizen Festival on Saturday, Sept. 24, 2022, at Central Park in New York.

Metallica announces two Gillette Stadium dates on upcoming world tour

Authors Stacy Schiff (left) and Bora Chung will be reading at author events in Boston this week.

Author readings around Boston Nov. 27-Dec. 3

Boston Ballet principal dancer Jeffrey Cirio and soloist Chisako Oga in Mikko Nissinen's "The Nutcracker."

Boston Ballet returns with a full staging of ‘The Nutcracker’

Special Projects

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A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death

Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.

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

The Internal Revenue Service building in Washington, D.C.

We should all care about the integrity of the IRS

President Biden responded to a question from a reporter during a press conference in the State Dining Room of the White House a day after the midterm elections on Nov. 9.

Biden must hold more press conferences

An apartment building in Irpin, Ukraine. Heavily damaged during the fight to retake the town in April, it serves as evidence of the terrible toll that Ukrainian civilians have suffered at the hands of Russia.

Adrian Bonenberger

Under fire from Russia, Ukrainian morale remains high

Plastic waste and garbage on the beach in Costa del Este, Panama City, Panama, on Sept. 21.

Carroll Muffett

The world can’t recycle its way out of the plastics crisis

Supreme Court Associate Justice Samuel Alito speaks during the Federalist Society's 40th Anniversary dinner at Union Station in Washington, Nov. 10, 2022.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Supreme Court wining, dining, and leaking no light matter

The author and his son, Misha, last February.

IDEAS | JOHN SUMMERS

The mismeasure of Misha

Metro

Providence offers reparations to address racism. White people can apply.

Providence, Rhode Island, is joining the growing ranks of cities trying to rectify their history of discrimination against Black residents through reparations programs.

Ex-mayor of Fall River, elected at age 23, loses corruption case appeal

The 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals rejected a series of challenges to former Fall River Mayor Jasiel Corriea's 2021 trial, concluding that the 30-year-old was “fairly tried and lawfully convicted by an impartial jury.”

More than 1,600 sign petition supporting permanent outdoor dining in Newton

Close to 20 restaurants in Newton were able to provide outdoor dining using parking spaces in front of their establishments this year.

Attorneys for ‘multiple victims’ in deadly Apple Store crash to hold briefing on potential litigation

Lawyers for victims of the recent Hingham Apple Store crash that killed one person and injured at least 19 others will hold a briefing Tuesday to discuss “the filing of litigation” on behalf of victims and their relatives.

Sports

Mac Jones has good overall numbers in his first two seasons, but in late-game rally situations, he has not been at his best.

Ben Volin | On Football

Mac Jones is still searching for that signature, fourth-quarter win

Jones has had several opportunities to carry his team to a dramatic, late-game victory, but he and the Patriots offense keep coming up short.

Ghana's Mohammed Kudus scored twice en route to a win over South Korea on Monday.

Keep up with the World Cup: See the scores of every match, and check out today’s schedule

Find out when the USMNT plays, the scores of each game, how to watch on streaming, and which channel you can find every World Cup game on cable.

Blake Griffin (left) and Grant Williams were all smiles and glad-hands in Monday's rout of the Hornets.

This team is playing Celtics basketball the way it is supposed to be played

There are contributions coming from everywhere, there is chemistry and camaraderie that can't be faked — and they'll get even better when Robert Williams returns.

Protester with rainbow flag banned from World Cup matches

AFC playoff picture: Chiefs at No. 1; Patriots slip out of berth entering Week 13

frank dell'apa | on soccer

What are the chances for the US in a must-win World Cup game against Iran?

Business

INNOVATION BEAT

After FTX, how will Massachusetts tackle blockchain and crypto policy?

Despite the recent crypto implosion, Massachusetts State Rep. Kate Lipper-Garabedian remains committed to advancing policy to support the industry — but not every politician shares her sentiment.

Warehouse robot maker Locus gets $117 million boost

Locus Robotics of Wilmington has emerged as a major supplier of warehouse robots, joining Amazon Robotics, Boston Dynamics, and other big local players in the sector.

Whole Foods to stop buying Maine lobster amid risk to endangered whales

Elon Musk takes on Apple’s power, setting up a clash

magazine

10 hacks for the perfect Disney World vacation

How to find a New England ski adventure that’s just right for you

This week's daters: Ben and Garabed

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He moved to a new city and proceeded to join every sports league you can imagine’

Romanian Pork and White Bean Soup With Vinegar and Caraway (Ciorba de Porc) accompanied by pickled red onions.

Recipes: Boost your stock with a Romanian white bean soup, Basque-style leek soup, and more

metro

A lobster reared its claws after being caught off Spruce Head, Maine, in August 2021.

Whole Foods to stop buying Maine lobster amid risk to endangered whales

Wellesley woman convicted of motor vehicle homicide in crash that killed two Needham High students in 2018

In Mattapan’s Haitian-Creole program, a taste of the bilingual education Boston Public Schools wants to expand

sports

The Iranian team is coming off a victory over Wales. It will face the US Tuesday, with advancement on the line.

A coach who knows both teams sizes up the US-Iran World Cup match

World Cup 2022: Meet the 26 players on the US Men’s National Team roster who are vying for glory in Qatar

Iran-US World Cup match is rife with political tension

business

Bob Segert, CEO of athenahealth.

Athenahealth CEO looks to take Watertown health IT company public, for a second time

Two Fed officials endorse raising key rate to 5 percent or more

Yahoo takes minority stake in ad network Taboola

politics

President Biden, center, at the beginning of a meeting with congressional leaders to discuss legislative priorities for the rest of the year on Tuesday.

President Biden hosts congressional leaders to discuss his agenda

Jan. 6 committee to interview former Secret Service agent Tony Ornato about Donald Trump’s actions

Senate to vote on landmark bill to protect same-sex and interracial marriages

Nation

Birds take flight in the Salton Sea on the Sonny Bono Salton Sea National Wildlife Refuge on July 15, 2021, in Calipatria, Calif.

Drying California lake to get $250 million in US drought funding

Buffalo gunman pleads guilty in racist attack that left 10 dead

Hawaii’s Mauna Loa erupts, officials warn people to prepare

World

Three men are photographed on an oil tanker anchored in the port of the Canary Islands, Spain.

Stowaways found on ship’s rudder after 11 days at sea

NATO commits to future Ukraine membership, drums up aid

US dismisses China objections to South China Sea mission

opinion

Masked fifth-graders kept social distance during a music class at the Milton Elementary School in Rye, N.Y., on May 18, 2021.

How we all handled the pandemic: a reckoning, of sorts

Putin’s chivalric rules

Biden must hold more press conferences

lifestyle

Love Letters Podcast 11/29/22

The best partner I ever had

Metallica announces two Gillette Stadium dates on upcoming world tour

‘Gaslighting’ is Merriam-Webster’s word of the year for 2022

food & dining

Warm Roasted Vegetable Salad.

Recipe: Press the holiday reset button with warm roasted vegetables drizzled with citrus dressing

Recipe: Get the kids to eat more vegetables with spaghetti squash mac and cheese cups

Recipe: Little turkey meatballs are always appealing, especially in this cacciatore sauce

travel

Weston Backcountry, also a leader in offering scholarships for women and underrepresented groups (and supporting backcountry safety and education, in general), has released its first women’s-specific swallowtail snowboard, The Revel, available in 143, 148, and 153 cm.

New winter sports gear worth checking out

Despite a reality TV makeover, this Berkshires motel is not quite ready for its close-up

Holiday splendor in the Brandywine Valley

Arts

An illustration from the Center for Cartoon Studies in the “Drawing Us Together” exhibit at Harvard Radcliffe Institute.

At Harvard, drawing conclusions about America’s health care system

In ‘Edward Hopper’s New York,’ a city and artist forever entwined

At Yale, Fazal Sheikh exposes the elements in every sense

Books

Do not go gentle

A new study of John Singer Sargent views the painter through a 21st century lens

Netflix and poetry in Darryl Pinckney’s post-pandemic literary life

Movies

Thomas Hudner III, whose father, Thomas Hudner Jr., was a Korean War hero and is one of the subjects of a new film called "Devotion," held a flight jacket that belonged to his Navy aviator father.

Stirring tale of Korean War heroism of Thomas Hudner comes to the big screen

With ‘The Fabelmans,’ Spielberg joins the club of filmmakers mining their early years for the movies

‘Devotion’ is an interracial friendship story that flies

Television

From left to right, top to bottom, Billie Eilish, Rami Malek, Catherine O'Hara, Daniel Dae Kim and Halle Bailey (left) and her sister Chloe Bailey, of the R&B duo Chloe X Halle are all slated to take part in the Earthshot Prize Awards this Friday.

Here are the celebs slated to appear at the Earthshot Prize awards with William and Kate

This week’s TV: Why Scrooge is timeless, a ‘Willow’ series, and a Dolly Parton movie

‘The Chosen’ makes Jesus Christ into a streaming star

music

Tenor soloist Ben Bliss and conductor Václav Luks performing Handel's "Messiah" with the Handel and Haydn Society Orchestra and Chorus on Sunday.

Guest conductor Václav Luks brings out musical merits of Handel and Haydn Society’s ‘Messiah’

‘Jazz and healing’ at Coolidge Corner, through the lens of Justin Freed

Bob Dylan apologizes following controversy about autographs in new book

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet principal dancer Jeffrey Cirio and soloist Chisako Oga in Mikko Nissinen's "The Nutcracker."

Boston Ballet returns with a full staging of ‘The Nutcracker’

At many Boston-area theaters, audiences haven’t staged a comeback

Not ready for the seasonal influx of holiday theater? Try these 4 shows.

globe local

Baramor owner Arpit Patel talked with customers dining outside at his Newton Centre restaurant.

More than 1,600 sign petition supporting permanent outdoor dining in Newton

Former home of beloved ‘Eyes on the Prize’ creator becomes Boston landmark

NO LIMITS: Waypoint Adventure gives students with physical and emotional challenges real-life experiences outdoors

Obituaries

Ms. Kikuchi, at a public event in Manhattan last month.

Susan Kikuchi, 74, dies; staged Martha Graham dances and ‘King and I’

Eleanor Jackson Piel, lawyer who fought capital convictions, dies at 102

Lucia Small, who brought women’s and girls’ voices to forefront in documentaries, dies at 59