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Replacing Bourne and Sagamore bridges is overdue, but hundreds of Mass. bridges are ‘structurally deficient’

Though the battle to replace the Bourne and Sagamore bridges often draws headlines and attention, there are hundreds of bridges across the Commonwealth in need of repair, according to federal data.

The National March for Life is next week, the first since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Advocates now want the federal government to go even further.

The Jan. 20 event will be the first March for Life since the Supreme Court overruled the federal right to an abortion in its Dobbs v. Jackson Women’s Health Organization decision in June 2022.

Logan airport tops the list . . . as the worst airport for weather delays

Fasten your seat belts. It’s going to be a bumpy ride.

Tech Lab: What may have caused the FAA computer outage, and could it happen again?

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Outside consultant recommends changes to get Boston school buses to run on time

The recommendations come as BPS is struggling to implement a state-ordered district improvement plan that requires it to get at least 95 percent of buses to school on time each month, a benchmark it has yet to meet.

Boston traffic ranked fourth worst in the world, study says
The average Boston driver spent 134 hours stuck in traffic last year, making the famously gridlocked city the fourth worst in the world in 2022 in terms of bumper-to-bumper delays, according to an annual study from the company INRIX.

Jeff Beck, guitar virtuoso who influenced generations, dies at 78
Jeff Beck, a guitar virtuoso who pushed the boundaries of blues, jazz and rock ‘n’ roll, influencing generations of shredders along the way and becoming known as the guitar player’s guitar player, has died. He was 78.

Police investigated the area around the Cohasset home of Brian and Ana Walshe.

Horrible things happen in Cohasset, too

Though it really shouldn’t, the fact that the Walshes are apparently wealthy adds another layer of intrigue to this unfolding story.

Search continues for missing Cohasset woman; husband searched how to dispose of a body More coverage of the Ana Walshe case

Ana Walshe and her husband, Brian.

Ana Walshe’s husband has a history of chasing the good life — with other people’s money

What made Brian Walshe so believable? “His likability, communication, his reassurance,” prosecutors said. Walshe was a skilled con man.

A top executive at Chelsea Soldiers’ Home made $217,000 last year, collecting significant overtime
The significant pay bump has raised questions because the claimed overtime implies a workload that some Chelsea staffers find implausible and because the director, Shereda Grossett, is known as an ally of the home’s embattled superintendent, Eric Johnson.

peter abraham | on baseball

Tom Werner says ownership’s ‘heart and soul is with the Red Sox,’ and the team is not going to be sold
The Red Sox chairman addressed the team's last-place finish, Chaim Bloom's performance, Fenway Sports Group's plans, and other matters at the Rafael Devers press conference.

Tatum delivers a second-quarter dunk Wednesday against New Orleans.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown punish Pelicans, and they are becoming the most dominant duo in the NBA

Brown had 41 points and carried the Celtics in the second half, and Tatum finished off the Pelicans with 14 in the fourth.

Lou Rocco carried the carved wooden cod in the Old State House before it was wrapped in a Colonial-era flag and carried in a procession to the current State House on Beacon Street.

This fish swims upstream: Sacred Cod is carried once again from Old State House to Beacon Hill

In a festive march to fifes and drums, a replica of the wooden Sacred Cod that hangs above the Massachusetts House of Representatives was borne to Beacon Hill from the Old State House in a re-creation of its move there 225 years ago Wednesday.

Developer Don Chiofaro plans to launch a $100 million refresh to the public spaces of International Place, the two-tower downtown office complex, starting as soon as this month. The changes will include revamped lobbies and entrances for both One and Two International Place, additional restaurant and retail space, and a renovated interior atrium — dubbed “IP Commons” — that keeps the buildings’ signature water feature.

International Place, a mainstay of the Financial District, to get a $100 million new look

The investment will cover refreshed lobbies and entrances for both One and Two International Place, which were completed in 1987 and 1992, respectively.

Daniel Kramer's photos of Bob Dylan include one of him with Sally Grossman (center) that became the cover of the album “Bringing It All Back Home."

Photography Preview

Fifty-plus photos of Bob Dylan, from the year everything changed

“Don’t Think Twice: The Daniel Kramer Photographs of Bob Dylan, 1964-65″ opens at the Boch Center Wang Theatre’s Folk Americana Roots Hall of Fame Jan. 18.

Opinion

The Kennedy School allegedly denied a fellowship to Kenneth Roth, a leading human rights advocate, because of his criticism of Israel.

Harvard’s rejection of human rights leader sends chilling message

The Kennedy School allegedly denied a fellowship to a leading human rights advocate because of his criticism of Israel. Unless Harvard offers an explanation, it sends a chilling message that there are significant limits on which ideas it deems acceptable.

IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

How many things are there in the entire universe? (This is a trick question.)

IDEAS | Traci Green, Jeffrey Bratberg, & Josiah Rich

Let pharmacists prescribe addiction medicine

Ana Walshe story — another missing white woman dominates the news

IDEAS | ANTHONY AMORE

Brian Walshe and the art of the (sloppy) con

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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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Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

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‘Boston is losing the frozen season’: 2022 was one of Massachusetts’ hottest years on record, analysis shows
Statewide temperatures throughout the year averaged 50.3 degrees Fahrenheit, which is 3.4 degrees Fahrenheit above the average for the 20th century.

TELEVISION REVIEW

In ‘The Last of Us,’ horror and humanity at the end of the Earth
Like the best post-apocalyptic stories on TV, the extraordinary new HBO drama finds moments of deep feeling in the midst of ugliness and disaster.

Watch out for scenes of a dystopian Boston in the new HBO show ‘The Last of Us’

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

NBC10, Globe present special on the Kings’ time in Boston
Called “Embrace: The Kings,” the show focuses on their time in Boston, where they first met. The special will run at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, the night before the unveiling of the Boston Common monument dedicated to the pair.

How to celebrate Martin Luther King Day in Boston

Classified documents were found in a second location associated with Biden

President Biden’s aides found other classified documents dating from the Obama administration at a second location associated with Biden, according to a person familiar with the situation.

Coronavirus levels fall in Boston area waste water, new readings show

Officials in Boston on Wednesday also announced a new localized tracking program to measure coronavirus levels in wastewater for each of the city's neighborhoods.

See the latest levels of coronavirus in Boston-area waste water

TD Bank signs deal to keep its name on the Garden for decades to come

The name of the nearly 20,000-seat TD Garden, home to both the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, is now set in place until mid-2045.

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Kevin McCarthy's struggles to gain speaker votes last week and the concessions he made could put the debt limit in play for hard-right Republicans in the House.

A debt limit fight could cause financial chaos and push the economy into recession, experts warn

The economic fallout would be even worse if, unlike in previous showdowns, Congress doesn’t ultimately raise the limit in time to avoid a first-ever US government default on its bills.

‘No election is safe’: Amid rise of election deniers, Mass. House speaker’s decision to delay 2 Democrats’ swearing-in touches nerve in party
Massachusetts House Speaker Ronald Mariano’s decision to delay the swearing-in of two Democratic representatives-elect, and appoint a special committee to review the “legal issues” raised in their narrow victories, has quickly sparked fissures in the state’s dominant party.

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In Woburn, a diversifying school district works to become more welcoming
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Photographs that don’t so much confront scale as embrace it

Ben Affleck was spotted serving up beverages at a Dunkin' location in Medford.

Ben Affleck serves up Dunkin’ orders at Medford drive-through

Dan Prior and Aimee Doherty in "Preludes" at Lyric Stage Company of Boston.

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Harry Hamlin and Alexandra Daddario in "Mayfair Witches."

‘Mayfair Witches’ doesn’t stir a very potent brew

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Speaker of the House Kevin McCarthy receives the gavel from House Democratic leader Hakeem Jeffries after McCarthy was elected speaker on Jan. 7.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Democrats have an advantage over a weakened McCarthy — but will they use it?

US Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene has said she will play a big role under Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who will give her “a lot of power and a lot of leeway.”

Kevin McCarthy’s allies may imperil his speakership more than his opponents

Representative Kevin McCarthy, a Republican from California, right, spoke with Representative Matt Gaetz, a Republican from Florida, in the House Chamber at the US Capitol on Jan. 6.

The future for Kevin ‘The Conceder’ McCarthy

Surely George Santos, the newly seated New York Republican, isn’t the only House member whose behavior merits scrutiny from the independent panel set up precisely to handle that kind of investigation.

Drain the swamp? New GOP majority defangs ethics panel instead.

Desks where lawmakers sit in the House Chambers at the Massachusetts State House.

Legislators should be free

West Virginia guard Erik Stevenson fouled Kansas State guard Tykei Greene during the second half of an NCAA college basketball game on Dec. 31,

IDEAS | WILLIAM DEVINE

The business of college sports deserves to collapse

Metro

Secretary of State Gregg Amore makes a case for same-day voter registration

“We should do everything we can to make it easier for people to vote,” the East Providence Democrat said on the Rhode Island Report podcast.

Replacing Bourne and Sagamore bridges is overdue, but hundreds of Mass. bridges are ‘structurally deficient’

Though the battle to replace the Bourne and Sagamore bridges often draws headlines and attention, there are hundreds of bridges across the Commonwealth in need of repair, according to federal data.

IDEAS | Traci Green, Jeffrey Bratberg, & Josiah Rich

Let pharmacists prescribe addiction medicine

Pharmacies can offer more equitable access to life-saving drugs — if states cut some red tape.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Outside consultant recommends changes to get Boston school buses to run on time

The recommendations come as BPS is struggling to implement a state-ordered district improvement plan that requires it to get at least 95 percent of buses to school on time each month, a benchmark it has yet to meet.

Sports

Tatum delivers a second-quarter dunk Wednesday against New Orleans.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown punish Pelicans, and they are becoming the most dominant duo in the NBA

Brown had 41 points and carried the Celtics in the second half, and Tatum finished off the Pelicans with 14 in the fourth.

Franklin High sophomore Reese Doyon (center, No. 14), who was recently diagnosed with FND (functional neurological disorder), which leads to non-epileptic seizures, has expressed her gratitude for the support she's received from the Franklin girls' basketball team, coaches and staff, all of whom have openly embraced her presence on the team.

GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Girls’ basketball notebook: The warm embrace of her teammates helps Franklin’s Reese Doyon cope with her rare neurological disorder

Doyon suffers from frequent, non-epileptic seizures, as a result of functional neurological disorder — a highly rare condition where the brain doesn’t properly send and receive signals.

St. John’s Prep Brady Plaza Jr. of St. John's Prep (left) battles Catholic Memorial's Mike Birch (right) during a faceoff draw in Saturday's Catholic Conference clash at Babson College in Wellesley.

Boys’ hockey roundup: Tyler Hamilton (2 goals), Owen Watson (21 saves) lead top-ranked Catholic Memorial in Catholic Conference rout of BC High

Check out the latest high school boys' hockey scores, news, and highlights from The Boston Globe.

Panthers interview Frank Reich, interested in Kellen Moore for head coach

College football

Charles White, USC’s Heisman-winning tailback, dies at 64

celtics 125, pelicans 114

Jaylen Brown powers his way to 41 points, and other observations from Celtics’ win over shorthanded Pelicans

Business

Inflation report could show another month of cooling prices

The US inflation report for December being released Thursday morning could provide another welcome sign that the worst bout of spiking prices in four decades is slowly weakening.

TD Bank signs deal to keep its name on the Garden for decades to come

The name of the nearly 20,000-seat TD Garden, home to both the Boston Bruins and Boston Celtics, is now set in place until mid-2045.

Battle rages in Ukraine town; Russia shakes up its military

What may have caused the FAA computer outage, and could it happen again?

magazine

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

Fish Poached in Tomato-Garlic Broth

Recipes: Three healthy — and flavorful — fish dishes for the New Year

When redesigning the central room on the third floor of this Queen Anne Victorian, the architect opened the low ceiling and added bookshelves that follow the slope.

Home design inspiration: Incorporating travel treasures into a cozy family room

The New Members Show opens at the Copley Society of Art on January 12.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Jan. 9-22

metro

Traffic jams Route 93 South in Boston.

Boston traffic ranked fourth worst in the world, study says

Coronavirus levels fall in Boston area waste water, new readings show

Harvard Medical School and Partners in Health receive $50 million to launch Paul Farmer Collaborative

sports

Dana White, president of UFC, spoke Wednesday with the media and took responsibility for slapping his wife, Anne, on New Year's Eve.

UFC’s Dana White says he has ‘no defense’ for slapping wife

Celtics without Robert Williams, Marcus Smart for Wednesday night’s game against Pelicans

Manager Alex Cora says Red Sox have to ‘turn the page’ in absence of Trevor Story

business

Solar panel cells move along a conveyor prior to lamination and framing at the Hanwha Qcells manufacturing facility in Dalton, Ga.

Korean solar company plans to build $2.5 billion plant in Georgia

Making opioid addiction treatment available at pharmacies may dramatically increase positive outcomes, study shows

IRS backlogs continue as Republicans mount offensive

politics

Demonstrators turned out for "Ohio March for Life" to support ending abortion access in Ohio at the Statehouse in Columbus, Ohio, in October.

The National March for Life is next week, the first since Roe v. Wade was overturned. Advocates now want the federal government to go even further.

US spies lag rivals in seizing on data hiding in plain sight

Classified documents were found in a second location associated with Biden

Nation

Protestors march on the streets around Montefiore Medical Center during a nursing strike, on Jan. 11, in the Bronx borough of New York.

Striking New York City nurses reach deal with hospitals

Boy told mom ‘be calm’ before being swept away in floodwater

School lawsuits over social media harm face tough legal road

World

Former Czech Republic's Prime Minister and presidential candidate Andrej Babis attends a press conference in Pruhonice, Czech Republic, on Jan. 9.

Czech ex-PM Babis favorite in presidential vote’s first round

Police press ahead with clearance of condemned German hamlet

Taliban ban on women workers hits vital aid for Afghans

opinion

Representative Kevin McCarthy spoke with Representative Ralph Norman after the 12th round of voting for speaker in the House chamber, Jan. 6. Norman, of South Carolina, has introduced an amendment that would limit House members to three two-year terms and senators to two six-year terms.

The case for term limits is as strong as ever

In burying merit awards, school takes equity to an extreme

Police must be prepared to put away guns and de-escalate

lifestyle

Quinta Brunson arrives at the 80th annual Golden Globe Awards at the Beverly Hilton Hotel.

Photos of stars arriving on the red carpet at the 80th Golden Globes

Dry January can kick-start healthy habits that last beyond the month, experts say

My home was never a house. It was a dog named Peppermint Patty.

food & dining

Customers say cheers with glasses of sake at The Koji Club in Boston, the city’s only sake bar.

Better suburban restaurants. Higher menu prices. More kelp. These are the predicted food trends for 2023.

Che! Empanadas for the win

Unlocking Mediterranean secrets on ‘Life of Loi’

travel

A departures board in December 2019 showed canceled flights at Logan Airport.

Logan airport tops the list . . . as the worst airport for weather delays

Another section of Newport’s Cliff Walk crumbles, city will expand study of area

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

Arts

Edward Burtynsky, " Manufacturing #17, Deda Chicken, Chicken Processing Plant, Dehui City," 2005

Photographs that don’t so much confront scale as embrace it

In ‘Playing on a Loop,’ video artist Maggie Stark captures life’s revolutions

Portland Museum of Art announces architects for $100 million expansion

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

Tom Cruise stars as Captain Pete "Maverick" Mitchell in Paramount Pictures' "Top Gun: Maverick."

If you saw these movies at home, here’s your chance to see them the right way

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

‘Corsage’: All about Elisabeth

Television

Martin Luther King Jr. addressed the crowd at the Patrick Campbell School in Roxbury during a visit to Boston on April 22, 1965.

NBC10, Globe present special on the Kings’ time in Boston

In ‘The Last of Us,’ horror and humanity at the end of the Earth

Watch out for scenes of a dystopian Boston in the new HBO show ‘The Last of Us’

music

Guitarist Jeff Beck performs in concert at Madison Square Garden on Feb. 18, 2010 in New York.

Jimmy Page, Rod Stewart pay tribute after death of Jeff Beck

Mayor Wu announces interim plan for displaced tenants at Brighton’s Sound Museum

Undeterred by the threat of a flat tire, singer Cass McCombs is rolling into town

Theater/Dance

Dulcé Sloan performs four shows this weekend at Off Cabot Comedy in Beverly.

Outside of ‘The Daily Show,’ there’s another Dulcé Sloan

Lyric Stage’s ‘Preludes’ doesn’t lead anywhere special

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

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

Mr. Beck was twice inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Jeff Beck, guitar virtuoso who influenced generations, dies at 78

Cardinal Pell, whose convictions were overturned, dies at 81

Constantine, the former and last king of Greece, dies at 82