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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 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.
All the facts surrounding the case of the missing Cohasset woman

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

What we know about Brian Walshe, husband of missing Cohasset woman Ana Walshe

Last year was slowest for new housing approvals in Boston since 2015. Some warn 2023 will be slower.
Some developers are considering pulling back amid high interest rates, a shaky economy, and worries about costly new requirements to build in the city.

Robert Kraft says Patriots will make ‘critical evaluations’ of football operations in letter to season ticket-holders

The missive, which was sent Monday, sought to assure fans "that no one in our organization is satisfied with the results from this past season.”
Bittersweet moments for Jakobi Meyers as heads toward NFL free agency Rob Gronkowski will try a field goal in live Super Bowl ad, and he has not ruled out a comeback Live updates: Tracking NFL firings on Black Monday

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.

Body found in New Hampshire in 1971 is identified as a Boston woman

Katherine Ann Alston, who graduated from Dorchester High School in 1963 and attended Boston College, was identified through forensic testing and assistance from the DNA Doe Project.

‘We’re taking this all in’: Healey meets with legislative leadership for first time since inauguration

Governor Maura Healey and Lieutenant Governor Kim Driscoll met with legislative leaders Monday for the first time since their swearing-in ceremony last week.
SHIRLEY LEUNG

Business leaders are counting on a friendly relationship with Gov. Healey

Bills safety Damar Hamlin is discharged from Ohio hospital and returns to Buffalo to continue recovery
A week after going into cardiac arrest, Hamlin was discharged from a Cincinnati hospital and flown to Buffalo, where Dr. William Knight said he was "doing well.”

Critics worry new state proposal will worsen student achievement gaps

The plan would set up individualized goals for schools and districts to return to their 2019 achievement levels, but critics say it's too slow.

BPS families group pushes for masking requirements as Chelsea schools and UMass Boston reinstate mandates

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

Harvard rescinds fellowship offer to leading human rights activist

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Sports Media

Sports Hub’s Tony Massarotti addresses recent absence, says NESN did not ask him back as Red Sox analyst

The cohost of “Felger and Massarotti” announced during Monday’s program that his recent absences have been due to an unexpected health issue.
TECH LAB

LastPass security breach was worse than you’ve heard. Here’s what to do.

If you use the popular password manager, the first thing to do is create a new master password. Next, change every other password you’ve stored.

After riots in Brazil, calls for Bolsonaro to be extradited from Florida

Several Democrats in Congress are calling for the extradition of former Brazilian president Jair Bolsonaro after his supporters stormed government buildings on Sunday.
Opinion
Joan Vennochi

How much scrutiny for Governor Healey and her family?

Looking back at coverage of the last two male governors — a lot and the standard is fickle. What gets reported and opined about depends on who is drawing the line between what falls in the realm of public interest and what does not.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Here comes the immigration show trial
Alex Beam

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

Held hostage in the House
JEFF JACOBY

Audiobooks are glorious
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 Hayden sworn in for first full term as Suffolk DA
Suffolk District Attorney Kevin R. Hayden was sworn into office Monday evening at Roxbury Community College, marking the beginning of his first full term as the county’s top law enforcement official.

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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.

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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.

Stoughton High School students to protest against removal of Pride flags in classrooms
The ban is part of a broader directive made to faculty at the beginning of the school year that prohibits the display of any “political” items, including Pride flags and Black Lives Matters or the law enforcement-associated Thin Blue Line.

‘I do think he would have won.’ Spooky the cat will not run for mayor of Attleboro
The determined feline and his owner, Salvatore Cobretti, stopped by Attleboro City Hall on Friday to register Spooky as a candidate in the city’s upcoming special election. They were informed, however, that a candidate must be at least 18 years old and a registered voter in Attleboro. Rats.

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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Stoughton High School students to protest against removal of Pride flags in classrooms

The ban is part of a broader directive made to faculty at the beginning of the school year that prohibits the display of any “political” items, including Pride flags and Black Lives Matters or the law enforcement-associated Thin Blue Line.

Harvard rescinds fellowship offer to leading rights activist

Kenneth Roth, executive director of Human Rights Watch until last year, says he wasn't given a reason but believes it was due to his and his group’s criticism of Israel.

Body found in New Hampshire in 1971 is identified as a Boston woman

Katherine Ann Alston, who graduated from Dorchester High School in 1963 and attended Boston College, was identified through forensic testing and assistance from the DNA Doe Project.

‘I do think he would have won.’ Spooky the cat will not run for mayor of Attleboro

The determined feline and his owner, Salvatore Cobretti, stopped by Attleboro City Hall on Friday to register Spooky as a candidate in the city’s upcoming special election. They were informed, however, that a candidate must be at least 18 years old and a registered voter in Attleboro. Rats.

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NFL

Lamar Jackson’s availability unclear as Ravens prep for Bengals in playoffs

Jackson missed his fifth consecutive game when the Ravens lost, 27-16, at Cincinnati, Sunday.
BOYS' BASKETBALL: PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

EMass boys’ basketball: With a pair of 30-point performances, Dartmouth’s Aiden Smith and Hunter Matteson headline Players of the Week

Smith, a sophomore guard, scored 37 points in Dartmouth's first win over Brockton in 21 years, then Matteson erupted for 37 points and 21 rebounds to beat New Bedford.
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Bittersweet moments for Jakobi Meyers as he heads toward NFL free agency

Meyers, the Patriots leading receiver each of the last two seasons, has expressed a desire to stay in New England.
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Bruins are flying high as they return from a 3-0-0 trip to California
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Moderna has 48 development programs underway, and its board has approved a research and development budget of about $4.5 billion for 2023, the company said.

Last year was slowest for new housing approvals in Boston since 2015. Some warn 2023 will be slower.

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Kevin Hayden sworn in for first full term as Suffolk DA

ACLU tells Warwick that meeting room policy violates First Amendment

Critics worry new state proposal will worsen student achievement gaps

sports

The Patriots will pick 14th in April’s NFL Draft

UConn women’s basketball will have enough players to take on St. John’s on Wednesday

Rob Gronkowski will try a field goal in live Super Bowl ad, and (no joke), he has not ruled out a comeback

business

Goldman to cut about 3,200 jobs this week after cost review

In separate deals, European drug makers buying local biotech firms CinCor and Albireo

7,000 nurses strike at 2 New York City hospitals after talks collapse

politics

New Korean War memorial is riddled with errors

After riots in Brazil, calls for Bolsonaro to be extradited from Florida

Georgia special grand jury finishes investigation into Trump, 2020 election

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Year after deadly Bronx blaze, a plan to combat ‘America’s fire problem’

Harvard rescinds fellowship offer to leading human rights activist

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In power with Netanyahu, ultra-Orthodox parties chart Israel’s future

Brazil cracks down post-riot and vows to protect democracy

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

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Portland Museum of Art announces architects for $100 million expansion

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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

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

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

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