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Attorney Ben Crump, center left, appears with RowVaughn Wells, at pulpit, and Rodney Wells, the mother and stepfather of Tyre Nichols, during a press conference at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church in Memphis, Tenn. on Friday.

Family of Tyre Nichols asks for peaceful protest ahead of release of police video of beating

Five officers were charged Thursday with murder and other crimes in the killing of Nichols, who died three days after police beat him during a traffic stop.

Tyre Nichols remembered as beautiful soul with creative eye

Vigil planned on Boston Common ahead of release of Memphis police video of Tyre Nichols beating
Boston community leaders are holding a vigil Friday night at “The Embrace” statue on the Boston Common.

Opinion | Svante Myrick

Tyre Nichols and the culture of toxic policing
How can municipalities restructure police departments, hold officers responsible for abuses, remove unfit officers, and recruit competent officers?

7-month-old injured in Duxbury tragedy has died, prosecutors say
The infant who was allegedly attacked by his mother Tuesday in Duxbury has died, prosecutors confirmed Friday, bringing more devastation to a tragedy that had already claimed the lives of his 5-year-old sister and 3-year-old brother.

Duxbury deaths put a spotlight on postpartum mood disorders. Here’s how to recognize them and where to get help.

An unidentified woman leaving flowers at a makeshift shrine in front of the Clancy home in Duxbury.

Fund-raiser for Duxbury father draws thousands of donations, outpouring of support

Strangers, colleagues, and fellow health care providers are expressing their own heartache and hope on a fund-raising website created to support Patrick Clancy, whose wife is charged with killing their children in their Duxbury home on Tuesday.

‘A culture of complete fear’: Harvard women’s hockey coach Katey Stone under fire for alleged abusive behavior
Stone has turned the Crimson into a national powerhouse, but 16 former players fault Harvard for keeping her on the job despite numerous complaints about her alleged abusive coaching practices.

New video of attack on Paul Pelosi shows struggle for hammer
The body camera footage shows suspect David DePape wrest a hammer from 82-year-old Paul Pelosi and lunge toward him with the tool over his head.

Man charged in Jan. 6 assault on officer Brian Sicknick sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison

Julian Khater, 32, pleaded guilty in March to assaulting officers with a dangerous weapon. He didn’t mention the death of Sicknick or address the officer’s family in a written statement he read aloud before US District Judge Thomas Hogan sentenced him.

R.I. man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection case

Students stage walkout at Harvard University, demand resignation of professor

Student demonstrators at Harvard University staged a walkout Tuesday of a class taught by prominent anthropologist John Comaroff, who was placed on leave in January 2022 amid harassment allegations but later resumed his teaching duties. An advocacy group is calling for his resignation.

Six people killed by gunman near Jerusalem synagogue, Israeli medics say

GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel defeats rival in leadership vote

Boston City Hall.

What building could be uglier than Boston City Hall? These were deemed even worse.

Boston’s Brutalist centerpiece was recently deemed the fourth ugliest building in the world in an analysis by Buildworld. But when it comes to grim architecture, City Hall has some competition.

Woburn teachers rallied Friday after they announced they plan to strike next week if a contract agreement with district and city leaders is not reached by Monday.

Woburn teachers vote to strike next week following stalled contract negotiations

Educators are demanding Woburn’s mayor and School Committee to increase pay for teachers and paraprofessionals, provide compensation for all work days, and reduce class sizes.

49ers quarterback Brock Purdy practiced this week in preparation for Sunday's NFC Championship game against the Eagles.

dan shaughnessy

Brock Purdy is taking a page from the Tom Brady story, and other thoughts

A young QB selected low in the draft takes over for an injured starter in midseason and takes his team on a long winning streak deep into the playoffs. Sound familiar?

Opinion

The backyard playground swing set with children's toys at the home where 32-year-old nurse Lindsay Clancy allegedly killed two of her children. Clancy wrote on Facebook that she had struggled with postpartum anxiety.

Let Duxbury tragedy be a warning: Postpartum mental health care needs to be a priority

Every woman who gives birth in Massachusetts should be screened for maternal mental health disorders, and those who show symptoms need access to treatment that is affordable and culturally appropriate.

A dangerously armed nation at war with itself

Gun violence is a uniquely American crisis. How did we get here?

IDEAS | CAREY GOLDBERG

Eric Lander is getting uncanceled

The consultants on the bus go WTF?

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The Emancipator

Community Health Equity Tour

Family, heritage, and community all play a powerful role in maintaining the health and wellness of a city’s residents. Our health equity tour of Chicago’s Little Village shows a neighborhood emblematic of these ideas. Next up: Durham, North Carolina.

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

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

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

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Manchester police ask for public’s help to find man accused of assaulting woman and endangering her child

Kevin Voisine, 28, faces two counts of second degree assault and one count of endangering the welfare of a child, police said.

Adam Montgomery indicted on second-degree murder charge for allegedly killing his daughter, Harmony

Montgomery, 33, had waived arraignment in October on charges of second-degree murder, abuse of a corpse, falsifying evidence, and witness tampering in connection with Harmony’s death.

Jay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident, months after fire
Leno is recovering from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident just months after he suffered serious burns in a fire that broke out in the garage of his Los Angeles home.

Matt Damon goes bonkers after being bumped from Jimmy Kimmel’s 20th Anniversary Show

Kimmel and Damon continued their long-running fake feud on Thursday, with the late night host — as he has many times before — pretending he had run out of time to talk with the actor.

Bianca Smith, the first Black woman hired as a coach by an MLB team, leaves Red Sox organization
Katie Krall, who was a development coach for Portland, also left. Both declined offers from the Red Sox and will pursue other opportunities.

LOVE LETTERS

Should I leave my husband for my best friend?
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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

If International Place developer Don Chiafaro had proposed a gold statue of then mayor Tom Menino himself atop his proposed new harbor-view tower along The Rose Kennedy Greenway, it wouldn’t have gotten the approval of what was then the Boston Redevelopment Agency.

Rachelle G. Cohen

Wu’s planning ‘redo’ puts process over results

David Crosby in 2019.

Joan Wickersham

David Crosby’s bowling scar

Conceptual rendering of the proposed Longwood Place on Brookline Avenue and Pilgrim Road in Boston.

Is a truce possible in Boston’s shadow wars?

Supporters of presidential candidate Ross Perot held signs during a rally at the Flemington Fairgrounds in Flemington, N.J., on Oct. 25, 1992.

Could 2024 be the year for an independent presidential candidate?

In December, Elon Musk's Twitter dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm, and other problems on the platform.

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When it comes to Twitter, Supreme Court is tying itself into knots

Andrea Campbell during her run for mayor.

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Boston has never elected a Black mayor. A quiet experiment could change that.

Metro

JANUARY 6, 2021

North Kingstown man pleads guilty in Jan. 6 insurrection

Bernard Joseph Sirr, 47, pleaded guilty in the District of Columbia to a felony charge of interference with officers during a civil disorder, the US Attorney’s office announced.

Woburn teachers vote to strike next week following stalled contract negotiations

Educators are demanding Woburn’s mayor and School Committee to increase pay for teachers and paraprofessionals, provide compensation for all work days, and reduce class sizes.

Vigil planned on Boston Common ahead of release of Memphis police video of Tyre Nichols beating

Boston community leaders are holding a vigil Friday night at “The Embrace” statue on the Boston Common ahead of authorities in Memphis releasing video of the police beating of Tyre Nichols, a Black man who died after he was pulled over and arrested.

Students stage walkout at Harvard University, demand resignation of professor

Student demonstrators at Harvard University staged a walkout Tuesday of a class taught by prominent anthropologist John Comaroff, who was placed on leave in January 2022 amid harassment allegations but later resumed his teaching duties. An advocacy group is calling for his resignation.

Sports

Jaylen Brown's first playoff encounter with LeBron James came at the conclusion of his rookie season, when the Cavaliers beat the Celtics in the 2017 conference finals.

These Celtics gained valuable playoff experience in past run-ins with LeBron James’s teams

The Celtics-James playoff rivalry is a long shot to resume this spring with his Lakers under .500 and in 13th place in the West.

Bianca Smith said she would considering returning to the Red Sox "if the position was a good fit."

Red Sox Notebook

Bianca Smith, the first Black woman hired as a coach by an MLB team, leaves Red Sox organization

Katie Krall, who was a development coach for Portland, also left. Both declined offers from the Red Sox and will pursue other opportunities.

Patrick Mahomes finished a full week of practice on his ailing right ankle.

AFC Championship game preview

Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes ready for AFC title game rematch against Bengals

Mahomes sustained a high ankle sprain in the first quarter of last week’s divisional-round win over Jacksonville.

NFC Championship game preview

Bold trades keyed offensive jolts for 49ers and Eagles

Women’s investment group to pay $50 million for NWSL expansion franchise in Boston, according to report

Sean McVay, Rams hiring former Jets offensive coordinator Mike LaFleur

Business

Fed sees soft landing as silver lining of temp jobs decline

The drop in temp workers is being viewed as an indication that the Fed is making progress in its bid to ease a taut jobs market just enough to head off inflationary wage increases without triggering widespread layoffs.

US inflation and consumer spending cooled in December

The pullback in consumer spending will likely be welcomed by Fed officials, who are seeking to cool the economy by making lending increasingly expensive.

New York veterinary clinic Small Door expands to Newton

Innovation economy

Robots in the kitchen? Local engineers are making it a reality.

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Roomba vs. SharkNinja: Two Mass. companies are fighting to dominate the robot vacuum market

Looking down at Crawford Notch from Mount Willard.

Why do hikers keep dying in N.H.'s White Mountains?

My friend experienced a tragedy. When I invite him to parties, I worry someone will ask about it.

Chicken Cutlets With Avocado-Poblano Sauce.

Three great chicken recipes for easy weeknight meals

metro

28-year-old Kevin Voisine is wanted for assaulting a woman and endangering her child in Manchester, N.H.

Manchester police ask for public’s help to find man accused of assaulting woman and endangering her child

7-month-old injured in Duxbury tragedy has died, prosecutors say

R.I. Democratic Women’s Caucus elects the Rev. Donnie Anderson as chair

sports

Elena Rybakina (left) averaged 26.3 winners and 24.8 unforced errors through the semifinal round, while Aryna Sabalenka accumulated 32.7 winners per match and 22.7 unforced errors.

Elena Rybakina leans on experience ahead of meeting first-time Grand Slam finalist Aryna Sabalenka

Tua Tagovailoa still in NFL concussion protocol, to miss Pro Bowl

EMass wrestling: After reaching 100 wins before their senior years, Gloucester twins Jayden and Michael Toppan headline Athletes of the Week

business

A sign taped to a door at the Crossroads Rhode Island tower.

The uphill battle to solve R.I.’s housing crisis

Boston Metal gets $120 million boost to make ‘green steel’

Hasbro to cut 15 percent of workforce after weak holiday sales

politics

Ronna McDaniel was reelected to lead the Republican National Committee.

McDaniel gets 4th term at top of Republican National Committee

GOP Chair Ronna McDaniel defeats rival in leadership vote

New video of attack on Paul Pelosi shows struggle for hammer

Nation

Attorney Ben Crump, center left, appears with RowVaughn Wells, at pulpit, and Rodney Wells, the mother and stepfather of Tyre Nichols, during a press conference at Mt. Olive Cathedral CME Church in Memphis, Tenn. on Friday.

Family of Tyre Nichols asks for peaceful protest ahead of release of police video of beating

Man charged in Jan. 6 assault on officer Brian Sicknick sentenced to nearly 7 years in prison

Data shows student debt relief applicants in each state as auditors question cost

World

A Palestinian gunman opened fire outside an east Jerusalem synagogue Friday night, killing seven people, including a 70-year-old woman, and wounding three others before police shot and killed him, officials said.

Palestinian gunman kills 7 near Jerusalem synagogue

Ukraine corruption scandal stokes long-standing aid concerns in US

Syrian army responsible for Douma chemical weapons attack, watchdog confirms

opinion

A crossing guard worked outside Salemwood School in Malden on Oct. 18, 2022. Malden schools reopened that morning after the teachers union and district leaders reached a tentative agreement on a three-year contract the previous night, ending a one-day strike that shuttered all campuses.

In contract clashes, teachers unions are fighting for their schools

On daily run, she’s seen more paths in more places than many will ever know

Matchmaker, find me a find, fine, but I pay, and for him it’s free?

lifestyle

Should I leave my husband for my best friend?

Jay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident, months after fire

Parenting Unfiltered is growing up

food & dining

Mrs. Robert, with her husband, Lucien, at Maison Robert in 1996.

Martha Ann Robert, 91, Maison Robert restaurateur, mentor, dies

Where to celebrate love and food this Valentine’s Day

In the depths of a New England winter, Birds of Paradise whisks drinkers to other lands

travel

Welcome to Stowe, home of well-stocked general stores and some of the best chocolate in New England — right in this building at Laughing Moon Chocolates.

Are you a lover, not a skier? Best bets for romance in Stowe

Is this Maine’s most romantic town?

A winter seaside love affair with Newport

Arts

Boston City Hall.

What building could be uglier than Boston City Hall? These were deemed even worse.

Kin and kinship at the Griffin Museum of Photography

Shelburne Museum hires curator of Native American Art

Books

Aleksandar Hemon’s ‘The World and All That It Holds’ conscripts readers into the war torn life and love of a queer Jewish apothecary turned soldier and survivor

Andrea Wulf, author of ‘The Invention of Nature,’ on her love-hate relationship with her Kindle

‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ and other accounts of the oppression of women in Iran

Movies

Celtic fans . . . or are they? Movie magic at the Boston Garden during filming of the movie "Celtic Pride," as thousands of "extras" are actually cardboard photographs of people filling the seats of the Old Boston Garden to form the background for some of the scenes.

Nine movies that gave sports fans their due before ‘80 for Brady’

Bungle fever: ‘You People’ fails to get laughs out of interracial dating

‘Shotgun Wedding’: Something old, nothing new from J.Lo and Josh Duhamel

Television

Carol Burnett (pictured at the 2019 Golden Globe Awards) will be honored by NBC on her birthday, April 26.

So glad we had this time together: NBC readies Carol Burnett 90th birthday special

Matt Damon goes bonkers after being bumped from Jimmy Kimmel’s 20th Anniversary Show

Jay Leno suffers broken bones in motorcycle accident, months after fire

music

Following the premiere of his "Concerto for Curved Space," composer Steven Mackey takes a bow with music director Andris Nelsons and the Boston Symphony Orchestra.

At BSO, launching a new concerto into orbit

C’mon Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, let these artists in!

The pandemic not only inspired Murray Hidary’s ‘Distanced Together,’ it gave him time to write it

Theater/Dance

Clio Contogenis (left) and Adrianne Krstansky in the Huntington's "The Art of Burning."

More heat than light in The Huntington’s ‘The Art of Burning’

For comedian Taylor Tomlinson, stand-up success means having it all

Alex Edelman is bringing his hit solo show ‘Just for Us’ home to Boston

globe local

Donor Michael Solomon, left, demonstrates the use of the chair topper to store a folding wheelchair to recipient Alan Mack of Quincy at Essex North Shore Agricultural & Technical School in Danvers.

The keys to success

Brookline health officials to study impacts of retail marijuana on community, youth

Poking around the lives of prickly porcupines among us

Obituaries

In this file photo dated Oct. 18, 2007, Sylvia Syms looked on at Buckingham after collecting her OBE from Queen Elizabeth II, in London.

Sylvia Syms, ‘Ice Cold in Alex,’ and ‘The Queen’ star, dies

College basketball broadcaster Billy Packer dies at 82

Martha Ann Robert, 91, Maison Robert restaurateur, mentor, dies