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Healey administration fires embattled head of Chelsea Soldiers’ Home

The termination of Superintendent Eric Johnson comes a day after the Globe reported on large overtime payments to the home’s director of nursing.

Lisa Marie Presley hospitalized, mother Priscilla says
Presley — the only child of Elvis Presley and a singer herself — was hospitalized Thursday, her mother said in a statement.

Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden documents found in Delaware and Washington

Robert Hur, the former Trump-appointed US attorney in Maryland, will lead the investigation. "The extraordinary circumstances here require the appointment of a special counsel for this matter,” Garland said.
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New research points to a way to reverse aging. But don’t expect a miracle drug overnight.

A Harvard-led study could influence how researchers approach a range of age-related disorders.

Mass. student, 20, killed in fall while on vacation in Cancun, family says

Leah “Lee” Pearse, 20, was trying to reach the third-floor balcony of her Airbnb rental when she slipped and fell early in the morning on Jan. 6, her family said in an obituary.

9,360 confirmed cases and 142 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

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‘We become millionaires and we retire babe’: Former Takeda worker and boyfriend accused of $2.3 million scam of drug firm

Seniors pushed back against center being used as a warming station. City councilor’s response has gone viral.

A plan to open up a floor of the senior center during winter nights for people seeking shelter from the cold drew a sharp backlash from seniors. One city councilor is drawing attention for his impassioned response.

Even as inflation eases, here’s why the Fed is risking a recession

Here’s why lowering still-high inflation is so important to the Fed that they’re risking a recession to try to bring it back down to normal.

Exxon knew just how much fossil fuels could warm the planet as early as the 1970s, study says

Scientists at the oil and gas giant Exxon predicted future global warming with stunning accuracy, yet in its public facing messaging, the firm contradicted its own findings and sowed doubt about climate change, according to a new analysis.
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Healey cleans up Baker’s mess at Chelsea Soldiers’ Home

Replacing the home’s superintendent comes six months too late but bodes well for future reforms.
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What does Boston owe descendants of the enslaved?
David M. Shribman

The tension between Trumpites and Trumpians
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Harvard’s rejection of human rights leader sends chilling message
The Emancipator

On Reckonings, Reimagining, and The Third Reconstruction

Acclaimed historians Ibram X. Kendi and Peniel Joseph joined to discuss Joseph’s latest work, “The Third Reconstruction: America’s Struggle for Racial Justice in the Twenty-First Century.”⁠
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Boston guitarists bow down to one of the greatest, Jeff Beck
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At City Hall, a sit-in to protest the name of a Boston landmark

Peterson has been pushing for a name change for Faneuil Hall for several years, and said that Wu had not responded in a meaningful way to his group’s correspondence about the issue. He and other demonstrators said they were prepared to be arrested because they were not going to leave the reception area outside the mayor’s fifth floor office.

Taunton man sentenced to prison for online romance scam

Francis Okafor, 30, who had previously pleaded guilty to a single charge of bank fraud, was also ordered to pay restitution of $1.1 million to victims, the US Attorney's office for Massachusetts said Thursday.

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History, beaches, and chocolate clams. Escape to this small Mexican town for tranquility, without crowds.

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Inflation is retreating — though it doesn’t feel that way

The rise in consumer prices slowed for a sixth straight month, but the cost of living remains painfully high. What does this mean for the Fed?

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How to get Boston school buses to run on time? Consultant makes several controversial proposals.
Changing school start times, limiting which students can ride buses, and reevaluating whether every student with a disability who receives door-to-door service should continue to do so were among recommendations presented to the School Committee Wednesday.

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.

This fish swims upstream: Sacred Cod is carried once again from Old State House to Beacon Hill
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At City Hall, a sit-in to protest the name of a Boston landmark

Peterson has been pushing for a name change for Faneuil Hall for several years, and said that Wu had not responded in a meaningful way to his group’s correspondence about the issue. He and other demonstrators said they were prepared to be arrested because they were not going to leave the reception area outside the mayor’s fifth floor office.
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Pearl Harbor Francis "Frank" Emond leads the Pensacola Band

Pearl Harbor Francis "Frank" Emond leads the Pensacola Band. He holds the record as the world's oldest conductor.

9,360 confirmed cases and 142 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

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UConn men’s hockey team looks forward to new home

The Huskies will host Northeastern Saturday at the new Toscano Family Ice Center on the Storrs campus.
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Peyton Hillis ‘on road to recovery’ after saving his children from drowning

Hillis has been hospitalized in an intensive care unit since the Jan. 4 incident in Pensacola, Fla.
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Bruins may think about picking spots to rest veterans in season’s second half
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Brian Flores interviews with Browns to be their defensive coordinator
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Panthers request permission to interview Patriots assistant Jerod Mayo for head coach position

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Larry Edelman

Inflation is retreating — though it doesn’t feel that way

The rise in consumer prices slowed for a sixth straight month, but the cost of living remains painfully high. What does this mean for the Fed?
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Government rejects Microsoft goggles for soldiers

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Reigning champ Evans Chebet among those who will compete against Eliud Kipchoge in Boston Marathon men’s field

Why Rafael Devers got the deal from the Red Sox that Xander Bogaerts and Mookie Betts did not

Chicago Bears hire Big Ten commissioner Kevin Warren as team president

business

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Sam-Bankman-Fried makes first detailed response to fraud charges

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politics

Biden praises former defense secretary Carter

Elizabeth Warren endorses in California Senate race against incumbent colleague

Garland appoints special counsel to investigate Biden documents found in Delaware and Washington

Nation

Lisa Marie Presley hospitalized, mother Priscilla says

Panic buttons, classroom locks: How schools have boosted security

Prosecutor: Proud Boys attacked ‘heart’ of democracy on 1/6

World

With FBI search, US escalates global fight over Chinese police outposts

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

Police press ahead with clearance of condemned German hamlet

opinion

GOP would rather rip Mayorkas than seek immigration solutions

Brian Walshe and the art of the (sloppy) con

Harvard’s rejection of human rights leader sends chilling message

lifestyle

US kindergarten vaccination rate dropped again, data shows

Chris Evans goes Instagram official with actress Alba Baptista

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

food & dining

Jan. 15 proclaimed ‘Chowda Day’ in Boston. Celebrate with a cup and a cause for $1.

The Fenway’s wow!! tikka offers fresh, healthy, fast Indian dishes

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

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History, beaches, and chocolate clams. Escape to this small Mexican town for tranquility, without crowds.

Love ‘Hamilton’ the musical? Here’s where to walk (or sing and dance) in his footsteps

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Arts

Cy Twombly, a misfit who left a mark, at the MFA

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

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

Books

Matthew Salesses’s ‘The Sense of Wonder’ takes on issues of being Asian American in the NBA. Plus: K-drama.

Henry Marsh, pioneering brain surgeon, navigates fear, powerlessness, and acceptance after a diagnosis of prostate cancer in his memoir ‘And Finally’

Martin Puchner on science fiction and speed reading

Movies

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From Salem to Sundance: Meet film festival programmer Heidi Zwicker

Chris Evans goes Instagram official with actress Alba Baptista

Television

The way some shows see it, multiple points of view make for good TV

In the tradition of ‘Monk’ and ‘Columbo,’ meet detective Will Trent

Chris Evans goes Instagram official with actress Alba Baptista

music

Boston guitarists bow down to one of the greatest, Jeff Beck

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

Theater/Dance

These outsiders have a place where they belong: on the stage

Moonbox Productions will anchor a new performance venue in Harvard Square

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

globe local

A Lunar New Year celebration, a murder mystery party, and birds galore

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

Watertown Boys & Girls Club is a success story

Obituaries

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

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

Cardinal Pell, whose convictions were overturned, dies at 81