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Kevin McCarthy’s next big task: Win GOP support for House rules

At least some of the promises Kevin McCarthy made to a small group of hard-liners who refused to support him are being put into writing to be voted on when lawmakers return Monday for their first votes as the majority party.

Georgia special grand jury finishes probe of 2020 election
Special grand juries in Georgia cannot issue indictments but instead can issue a final report recommending actions to be taken. It is then up to the district attorney to decide whether to seek an indictment from a regular grand jury.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Boston would normally see some of the coldest weather now. Where is winter?
The first seven days of January were the sixth warmest on record for the Boston area.

Teacher shot by 6-year-old known as devoted to students
The Virginia teacher who authorities say was shot by a 6-year-old student is known as a hard-working educator who is devoted to her students and enthusiastic about the profession that runs in her family, according to fellow teachers and city officials.

Beth Teitell
Who would spend $600 for a hair dryer? You’d be surprised.
With billions of views on TikTok, the Dyson Airwrap styling tool has gone viral. Some are aghast, but others say it’s “meh” — or fear their hair will fall behind if they don’t join the club.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

‘I feel really, really lucky.’ Meet Maura Healey’s partner.

Is your electricity bill getting more expensive? We want to hear from you.
Bruins 7, Ducks 1

‘He’s like an artist.’ With David Pastrnak’s goal-scoring brilliance on full display, Bruins win again

After a hat trick to lead the Bruins to a victory in the final game of their west coast road trip, Pastranak is just one behind NHL goal-scoring leader Connor McDavid.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Golden Globe apathy, ‘The Last of Us’ arrives, and all about ‘Velma’

After the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was exposed for its ethical lapses and lack of diversity, NBC canceled the Golden Globes telecast last year. But on Tuesday night, the network and Peacock are bringing back the show, kicking off awards season.

Noma, rated the world’s best restaurant, is closing its doors

Since opening two decades ago, Noma — the Copenhagen, Denmark, restaurant currently serving grilled reindeer heart on a bed of fresh pine, and saffron ice cream in a beeswax bowl — has transformed fine dining. Nevertheless, the restaurant will close for regular service at the end of 2024.
Opinion
Alex Beam

The only things Boston and London have in common? A consonant and two vowels.

Only a troll would point out that there are over 60 Michelin-starred restaurants in London and zero in Boston.
EDITORIAL

Child sex abuse is ‘soul murder.’ Massachusetts should lift the statute of limitations.
Don Bacon

Held hostage in the House
JEFF JACOBY

Audiobooks are glorious
Nate Tinner-Williams

An interfaith, international affair at Pope Benedict’s funeral
The Emancipator

We’ve Been Here Before: Insurrections and White Supremacy

As we remember and assess the damage of the January 6th Insurrection on America today, it’s valuable to take a hard look at the impact and consequences that white conservative election denialism played in our shared history.
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Kevin McCarthy’s next big task: Win GOP support for House rules
At least some of the promises Kevin McCarthy made to a small group of hard-liners who refused to support him are being put into writing to be voted on when lawmakers return Monday for their first votes as the majority party.

Vista Equity to pay $2.6 billion for Boston-based insurance tech provider Duck Creek
Boston-based Duck Creek is among a wave of insurance-focused technology firms that went public in recent years that analysts and investors have pegged as takeover candidates because of a deep selloff in their shares.

Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters

Brazilian authorities were picking up pieces and investigating Monday after thousands of ex-President Jair Bolsonaro’s supporters stormed Congress, the Supreme Court and presidential palace then trashed the nation’s highest seats of power.
Photos: Scenes from the invasion of Brazil’s government buildings

She beat antiabortion amendments in two states after Roe’s demise. Here’s her advice to the abortion rights movement.

The mistake her allies on the abortion rights side often make, she said, is pressuring persuadable voters out of their comfort zones.

Swampscott police investigate swastika painted on sidewalk
The swastika was painted Friday afternoon near the juncture of Redington Street and Forest Avenue using white spray paint, according to police.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
Sale of Everett power plant site could set the tone for city’s future
The 45 acres along the Mystic River near Encore Boston Harbor casino could soon be home to power lines, or perhaps a soccer stadium.

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Tent City, once a triumph of community activism, is now home to strife over maintenance and security

Interviews with a dozen Tent City residents paint a grim picture of a place where appliances don’t get fixed and recurring maintenance problems languish, and where people fear retaliation if they complain.

With cold and flu medicine shortages, not enough relief for sick kids — and some adults
Local pharmacies are reporting shortages of children’s products like liquid Tylenol and ibuprofen, and even some adult medications seem to be in short supply.

Alzheimer’s drug wins FDA approval after studies show it slows the disease
Questions remain about the treatment, Leqembi, sold by Cambridge-based Biogen and Japan's Eisai, including its safety and whether Medicare will cover it.

CONNECTIONS
My father-in-law recently turned 100. His life has been quietly extraordinary.
Our family’s collective love for Fez is formidable, even as age and illness take too much from him.

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Culture & Lifestyle

At BSO, ringing in the new year with reimagined Beethoven

Portland Museum of Art announces architects for $100 million expansion

Belmont World Film’s 20th Family Festival fosters a love of film for young audiences

Three Kings Day arrives with music, entertainment in Boston’s Latin Quarter

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.
Globe Magazine

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why a record number of Nicaraguans are fleeing their homeland
LETTERS

My son’s death was preventable. Fix the T. Lives depend on it.
Brian Stelter

Cameras usually tightly controlled by House show lawmakers haggling, gossiping
EDITORIAL

Good news and bad news in Biden’s expanded stick-and-carrot border approach
EDITORIAL

Healey’s chance to correct the corrections system
IDEAS | WILLIAM DEVINE

The business of college sports deserves to collapse

Metro

Who is Ana Walshe, the Cohasset woman missing since New Year’s Day?

Ana Walshe has not been seen since she left her Cohasset home early New Year’s Day for a flight from Logan International Airport to Washington, D.C.

Raquel Coronell Uribe, the first Latina president of the Harvard Crimson, says her cancer has returned

“The leukemia that had been so unlikely to return was back with a vengeance, leading a military insurgency on my until-then-at-peace bone marrow,” Raquel Coronell Uribe wrote in an essay about her diagnosis.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Boston would normally see some of the coldest weather now. Where is winter?

The first seven days of January were the sixth warmest on record for the Boston area.

Investigators found blood, damaged knife in basement of Cohasset home of Ana Walshe, prosecutor says

Authorities allegedly found blood and a damaged knife with blood on it in the basement of the Cohasset home where Ana Walshe was living with her husband, Brian R. Walshe, who bought $450 of cleaning supplies before the mother of three was reported missing to authorities, a prosecutor said in a Quincy court Monday.

Sports

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NFL Black Monday live: Cardinals fire Kliff Kingsbury; Browns request interview with Jerod Mayo

As the 2022 regular season comes to a close, we’re tracking the firings (and hirings) for teams across the league.
Patriots

Following 8-9 season, Patriots hold the No. 14 pick in 2023 NFL Draft

If New England stays at No. 14, it would be the organization’s highest draft pick since they chose Jerod Mayo at No. 10 in 2008.
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Bill Belichick confirms he will return for a 24th season and makes it clear: ‘We need to improve’ after missing playoffs

The coach also addressed Mac Jones's performance this season and the decisions that were made on running the offense.
Bruins 7, Ducks 1

‘He’s like an artist.’ With David Pastrnak’s goal-scoring brilliance on full display, Bruins win again
NFL Playoffs

NFL playoff schedule: The wild-card round is set; see the matchups
Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

Football America was hoping Patriots would quit against Bills, but they didn’t, and that should count for something

Business

Is your electricity bill getting more expensive? We want to hear from you.

Are you cutting back on other spending? Have you applied for energy assistance programs this year?

Vista Equity to pay $2.6 billion for Boston-based insurance tech provider Duck Creek

Boston-based Duck Creek is among a wave of insurance-focused technology firms that went public in recent years that analysts and investors have pegged as takeover candidates because of a deep selloff in their shares.
RI FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Where to eat in the dead of winter in R.I.

Bernard Kalb, journalist and commentator, dies at 100
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Globe Magazine

In 1848, an enslaved couple fled to Boston in one of history’s most daring escapes
Globe Magazine

‘If you want to solve homelessness in Boston, you’ve got to take a look at the real estate market’
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘He did immediately ask how old I was and commented that I look young’
COOKING

Recipes: Easy, speedy takes on ground beef and flat-iron steak

metro

Could virtual video production studios be better for the environment and brands?

Where to eat in the dead of winter in R.I.

Martin Luther King Jr. celebrated at Twelfth Baptist Church

sports

Bruins’ Jim Montgomery shifts his lines to spread around the scoring

Lovie Smith fired by Texans, whose victorious finale gave Bears the No. 1 pick

White Sox closer Liam Hendriks reveals non-Hodgkin lymphoma diagnosis

business

Sale of Everett power plant site could set the tone for city’s future

Wells Fargo executive fired, arrested over unruly behavior on Air India flight

Twitter cuts more staff overseeing global content moderation

politics

Georgia special grand jury finishes probe of 2020 election

Kevin McCarthy’s next big task: Win GOP support for House rules

Biden flies in to López Obrador’s new airport for summit

Nation

Two snowmobilers killed in Colorado avalanche

Teacher shot by 6-year-old known as devoted to students

Biden visits southern border amid fresh crackdown on migrants

World

Brazil authorities seek to punish pro-Bolsonaro rioters

UK government meeting unions in bid to end wave of strikes

Pfizer’s Paxlovid not included in China’s national insurance

opinion

Lauding of climate change’s ‘silver lining’ gets a going-over

Region’s grid operator blocks the way to clean energy

Why a record number of Nicaraguans are fleeing their homeland

lifestyle

Three Kings Day arrives with music, entertainment in Boston’s Latin Quarter

I want more from this marriage

I want him to consider polyamory

food & dining

Noma, rated the world’s best restaurant, is closing its doors

Where to eat in the dead of winter in R.I.

Providence Restaurant Weeks 2023: Here’s what you need to know

travel

Europe will soon allow phone calls on flights. Will the US be next?

Skijoring at Snowfest, art with attitude, and Caribbean charms in St. Croix

Akaash Singh is on Team Travel Agent and wants to flush his phone but can’t

Arts

Portland Museum of Art announces architects for $100 million expansion

At the Clark, a glimpse of a French cultural storehouse

‘The Glory of Handiwork’ gives new meaning to the domestic arts

Books

Laura Zigman’s ‘Small World’ is a love letter to a sisterhood forged through disability and death

Comedic and caffeinated, Kashana Cauley’s debut novel, ‘The Survivalists,’ may give you the jitters

Poet Laureate Ada Limón uses poetry as a way of tuning in to the world

Movies

Belmont World Film’s 20th Family Festival fosters a love of film for young audiences

‘Corsage’: All about Elisabeth

‘Women Talking’ speaks volumes

Television

This week’s TV: Golden Globe apathy, ‘The Last of Us’ arrives, and all about ‘Velma’

Adam Rich, who starred in ‘Eight Is Enough,’ dies at 54

Upcoming first-time ‘SNL’ hosts: Aubrey Plaza, Michael B. Jordan

music

At BSO, ringing in the new year with reimagined Beethoven

Remembering Geoff Nuttall, visionary quartet leader

Deals are in place for Sound Museum’s tenants, but not its owners

Theater/Dance

A new view of a classic movie inspired choreographer Stefanie Batten Bland’s ‘Look Who’s Coming to Dinner’

In Dave Malloy’s ‘Preludes,’ Rachmaninoff’s career is decomposing

Plans for a new Comedy Studio in Harvard Square hit some snags

globe local

The Argument: Should Massachusetts expand tolling to alleviate traffic congestion?

Watertown Boys & Girls Club is a success story

Lesson learned: Don’t draw conclusions until you give it a try

Obituaries

Adam Rich, who starred in ‘Eight Is Enough,’ dies at 54

Bill Campbell, 74, first big-money free agent of the Sox, dies

Bernard Kalb, journalist and commentator, dies at 100