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Did a viral spat over Chinese restaurant prices cost Harvard professor tenure?

According to a lawsuit filed by Benjamin Edelman, Harvard breached its employment contract with him by mishandling disciplinary proceedings following the restaurant imbroglio.

State inspector general warns Boston schools to proceed at its own risk with bus contract

Boston Public Schools may be running the risk of violating the state’s bidding law if it gives its current school bus operator a new five-year contract, the state’s Inspector General’s Office said.

Those charged with murder can no longer cite infidelity as provocation to kill, Supreme Judicial Court rules

"The exception rests upon a shaky, misogynistic foundation and has no place in our modern jurisprudence,” Justice Frank M. Gaziano wrote.

Police seek motive of gunman who killed three students at Michigan State University

Five injured students remained in critical condition at a nearby hospital. Meanwhile, a school district in Ewing Township, New Jersey, closed for the day after being informed that the gunman had a note in his pocket indicating a threat to two schools there.

Fraternity president and science student among victims of Michigan State University shooting

That stream of lights in the sky? They’re Starlink satellites. Here’s when you can see them tonight.

New England residents will have a chance to see the satellite constellation again on Tuesday and Wednesday, according to Kerry Hensley of the American Astronomical Society.

Linda Robinson and her son Sebastian as a young boy, shown in an undated photo. (Handout)

Wake and funeral Mass announced for mother, son killed in Andover shootings

Bruins 3, Stars 2 (OT)

David Pastrnak scores in overtime as Bruins win a thriller in Dallas

Latest downed objects could well be ‘benign,’ US says

Lawyer: Pamela Smart, serving life sentence, asks court to reconsider her request for freedom

5 things to know about Sununu’s $14.9b N.H. budget proposal

Man, 63, assaulted by 19-year-old and 11-year-old at Forest Hills MBTA station, police say

Pierre Lipton, right, smiles after completing a Rhode Island road race with his girlfriend, Eleanor Pereboom.

Brown grad, named to Forbes 30 Under 30, dies after completing marathon

Pierre Lipton, who lived in Providence, co-founded 1440 Media, which provides a daily email newsletter of unbiased news to 2.3 million people.

PERSPECTIVE

When it comes to aging, 90-plus or even 100 might not be ‘extreme’ anymore
Why we need to put out-of-date attitudes about age to rest.

Governor Maura Healey (in red) was a panelist alongside Mayor Michelle Wu (second from right), Senate President Karen Spilka (far right), and others at the first annual Galentine's Day event Monday night. Globe columnist Shirley Leung (left) emceed the event at City Winery.

Prominent Massachusetts women gather for ‘Galentine’s Day’ celebration

More than 100 influential women in Massachusetts politics, business, philanthropy, and the arts gathered Monday to celebrate “Galentine’s Day” at an event organized by Senate President Karen Spilka.

Transportation Secretary Gina Fiandaca during press conference with Governor Maura Healey at the State House in Boston in January.

Transportation secretary Fiandaca visits troubled Red and Orange Line car factory in Springfield

Transportation secretary Gina Fiandaca quietly took a tour of the new Red and Orange Line car factory in Springfield Monday amid serious concerns about the quality of cars which forced the MBTA to halt deliveries last summer.

In Maura Healey's eight years as attorney general, her criminal bureau worked closely with State Police detectives embedded within the office.

Healey faces a ‘critical’ choice in naming next State Police leader: to look inside, or out

Filling the superintendent position is an early test not only of Healey but also of a two-year-old law that allows the governor to pull the department’s next leader from beyond its ranks.

Andrew Alicea, the owner of Hair Seaport. For a long time, Seaport Barbers, also owned by Alicea, was one of two Black-owned businesses in the Seaport.

From a jazz club to a speakeasy, more Black-owned businesses are coming to the Seaport

They’re changing the landscape in a neighborhood that has been criticized for its lack of diversity.

Jrue Holiday's 3-pointer gave the Bucks a 127-125 lead in overtime.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Shorthanded Celtics didn’t win the game, but they won the psychological battle against Bucks

The Celtics' reserves pushed Milwaukee to overtime in a 131-125 loss.

Without much of their starting lineup, Celtics put up a valiant fight but fall just short of an overtime upset of the Bucks

Senator Dianne Feinstein is the Senate's oldest member.

Dianne Feinstein says she won’t seek reelection to Senate in 2024

The announcement was widely expected. Feinstein, who turns 90 in June, is the oldest member of Congress.

Nikki Haley is running for president. Here’s what to expect at her town halls in New Hampshire.

Chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom sees a roster that fits together better than last season’s, and has more athleticism and more power.

peter abraham | on baseball

For better or worse, these Red Sox are Chaim Bloom’s team

Twenty-seven of the players on the 40-man roster were acquired on his watch, and he disagrees with projections about how they will perform.

Red Sox like the looks of Aldaberto Mondesí but want more middle-infield help

When Lori Handerhan almost died in the emergency room due to a heart issue, she got excellent treatment from South Shore Hospital. But then she was hit with a bill of more than $32,000 from the hospital.

She was hit with a huge hospital bill she wasn’t expecting. Here’s how you can avoid the same fate.

Lori Handerhan, a 62-year-old Middleborough resident, said she was shocked when South Shore Hospital told her that her plan did not cover her stay in the hospital for a “complete heart block.”

Black History Month

Black Love is a Beautiful Resistance

The beautiful resistance of Black love

Throughout Black History Month, A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black love as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.

When Martin met Coretta in Boston, he found his match in more ways than one

Opinion

Republican Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire shook hands with a woman who first asked if he were a mayor before guessing governor as he waited in line to get his lift ticket at Gunstock Mountain Resort on Jan. 10.

Chris Sununu baits the bear

As he mulls a presidential candidacy, the New Hampshire governor shows he’s ready to confront Donald Trump.

IDEAS | ANNA OAKES & DIEGO SENIOR

People are falling in love with chatbots

IDEAS | JACKIE MANSKY

On your own this Valentine’s Day? Carly Rae Jepsen would say that’s just fine.

Rihanna, Madonna, and what drives conversations about women’s bodies

David M. Shribman

The ‘favorite child’ is back in presidential politics

The cell house janitor delivering the weekly issue of matches to prisoners of Iowa State Penitentiary maximum security prison in Fort Madison, Iowa, circa 1965.

The Emancipator

Long prison sentences are cruel and ineffective: here’s the proof

The United States incarcerates nearly 2 million people. More than half are serving sentences of 10 or more years. Long sentences were promoted with weak evidence, and the evidence of the harm they do is clear — so how did we end up here?

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Special reports

photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

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

More recent News

Death toll rises to more than 35,000, making earthquake deadliest in Turkey’s modern history

While the death toll is almost certain to rise even further, many of the tens of thousands of survivors left homeless were still struggling to meet basic needs, like finding shelter from the bitter cold.

Fixing a system that set youth up to fail, R.I. overhauls high school standards

Rhode Island is implementing its new aligned graduation standards, making FAFSA a requirement, adding real-world courses, and ending seat time as a criteria for credit.

Russian tech tycoon convicted in $90 million insider trading and hacking scheme

After a two-week trial in US District Court in Boston and 10 hours of deliberations over three days, a jury found Vladislav Klyushin, a 42-year-old millionaire, guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud, unauthorized access to computers and securities fraud.

Most towns are going along with the state’s new multifamily housing law. Not Middleborough.

The South Coast town is emerging as an early holdout against a new law requiring communities served by the MBTA to zone for more dense housing.

Arctic freeze damages Massachusetts fruit crop

While some farms say the damage from the sudden drop in temperature earlier this month may only result in a smaller peach yield, others say their peach crops are completely damaged.

women's beanpot championship: northeastern 2, bc 1

Northeastern takes early lead, hangs on to beat Boston College to win Women’s Beanpot

Despite a late charge by the Eagles, the Huskies earned their 18th Beanpot title with their sixteenth consecutive victory.

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At the Massachusetts Historical Society in Boston, a view of the seals of multiple grantors on an early eighteenth-century deed. Daniel Bottino, a PhD candidate at Rutgers University, is working with the Massachusetts Historical Society to study the wax seals on documents and letters in their collections.

A researcher is delving into the meanings behind wax seals in the Massachusetts Historical Society’s collections

Turn back the pages of time and take a closer look at the wax seals once used for correspondence and a story may emerge.

Huge cost of MBTA’s new Quincy bus garage forces agency to scale down plans
The MBTA scrapped its initial construction plan when bids came in over budget and now says the garage will be completed in December 2025 — a year behind schedule.

innovation beat

Local startups dive into generative AI
With Boston’s numerous university programs focused on AI churning out research and grad students, a handful of startups have already attracted financial backing over the past few years.

Students complain of culture shock as Northeastern University settles into Calif. outpost
The tension at the Oakland school, now known as Mills College at Northeastern University, reflects the challenges that colleges face when merging campus cultures and balancing the loyalties of students, faculty, and alumni.

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Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Valyn Lyric Turner, Anthony T Goss, and Johnnie Mack in August Wilson’s "Seven Guitars" at Actors’ Shakespeare Project.

In August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars,’ the music of life and death

The 48th annual Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival & Marathon will run from Feb. 15–20, 2023.

Film screenings, a ‘Doctor Who’ ball, and 24 straight hours of film to come at Boston Sci-Fi Film Festival & Marathon

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler are going on tour together this spring.

Tina Fey and Amy Poehler announce comedy tour with stop in Boston

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Tickets for Beyonce’s Renaissance tour stop at Gillette go on sale this week. Here’s what to know.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

For many, Rihanna's brief time on stage became a free-for-all to discuss and critique a woman’s body.

Rihanna, Madonna, and what drives conversations about women’s bodies

Republican Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire shook hands with a woman who first asked if he were a mayor before guessing governor as he waited in line to get his lift ticket at Gunstock Mountain Resort on Jan. 10.

Chris Sununu baits the bear

Republican Governor Chris Sununu of New Hampshire just created a national public advocacy group called the “Live Free or Die” committee that, in essence, is a presidential-campaign exploratory committee.

David M. Shribman

The ‘favorite child’ is back in presidential politics

Maitland Jones Jr.

I got a 65 on my chemistry exam. Is my future ruined?

"The more we understand the history of loneliness, the more we can start to see it as a force like any other — one that can push us toward introspection and action and community."

IDEAS | JACKIE MANSKY

On your own this Valentine’s Day? Carly Rae Jepsen would say that’s just fine.

IDEAS | ANNA OAKES & DIEGO SENIOR

People are falling in love with chatbots

Metro

Fixing a system that set youth up to fail, R.I. overhauls high school standards

Rhode Island is implementing its new aligned graduation standards, making FAFSA a requirement, adding real-world courses, and ending seat time as a criteria for credit.

Russian tech tycoon convicted in $90 million insider trading and hacking scheme

After a two-week trial in US District Court in Boston and 10 hours of deliberations over three days, a jury found Vladislav Klyushin, a 42-year-old millionaire, guilty of conspiracy, wire fraud, unauthorized access to computers and securities fraud.

Huge cost of MBTA’s new Quincy bus garage forces agency to scale down plans

The MBTA scrapped its initial construction plan when bids came in over budget and now says the garage will be completed in December 2025 — a year behind schedule.

State inspector general warns Boston schools to proceed at its own risk with bus contract

Boston Public Schools may be running the risk of violating the state’s bidding law if it gives its current school bus operator a new five-year contract, the state’s Inspector General’s Office said.

Sports

Jrue Holiday's 3-pointer gave the Bucks a 127-125 lead in overtime.

Gary Washburn | On basketball

Shorthanded Celtics didn’t win the game, but they won the psychological battle against Bucks

The Celtics' reserves pushed Milwaukee to overtime in a 131-125 loss.

Maureen Murphy (right) gave Northeastern a 2-0 lead in the second period.

women's beanpot

Northeastern’s Maureen Murphy named Women’s Beanpot MVP, but she’s quick to credit her teammates

Murphy, a graduate student who transferred from Providence after the 2019-20 season, wasn’t around when the Huskies last held the title of Boston’s best.

Blake Hinson made six 3-pointers and scored 21 points for Pittsburgh.

Pittsburgh 77, Boston College 58

Boston College misses 13 consecutive shots in loss to Pittsburgh in men’s college basketball

The misses were part of a 21-2 Pittsburgh run that put the Panthers ahead by 24 with nine minutes left.

HS girls' hockey notebook

Girls’ hockey notebook: Despite some staggering setbacks to its roster, Duxbury remains on course to contend for a deep postseason run

Bruins 3, Stars 2 (OT)

David Pastrnak scores in overtime as Bruins win a thriller in Dallas

Bucks 131, Celtics 125 (OT)

Without much of their starting lineup, Celtics put up a valiant fight but fall just short of an overtime upset of the Bucks

Business

AIM head is worried about the labor shortage in Mass.

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Tesla workers in Buffalo begin union drive

If successful, the effort could establish the first union at the fast-growing auto and energy company, which has fiercely resisted efforts to organize its employees.

Combating disinformation wanes at social media giants

innovation beat

Local startups dive into generative AI

magazine

Visitors to "The Embrace" on the last weekend of January.

The Twitterverse had its say about ‘The Embrace.’ Here’s what real visitors think.

Black Love is a Beautiful Resistance

Jeneé Osterheldt

The beautiful resistance of Black love

"Make Way For Ducklings the Musical" opens Friday at the Wheelock Family Theatre.

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Feb. 13-Feb. 19

As COVID lingers, how do I navigate new funeral rituals?

metro

The Sununu Youth Services Center in Manchester, N.H., was slated to close by March 2023, but disagreements over replacing the facility made that deadline impossible.

Troubled youth center in Manchester won’t close next month as planned

N.H. Governor Sununu outlines 2-year $14.9 billion budget proposal

5 things to know about Sununu’s $14.9b N.H. budget proposal

sports

Northeastern celebrated after beating Boston College in the Women's Beanpot championship game at Conte Forum.

Northeastern takes early lead, hangs on to beat Boston College to win Women’s Beanpot

Concord-Carlisle girls repeat, Mount Greylock boys three-peat at MIAA Nordic ski championships

With recent exits, we’re seeing a leadership shift with the Red Sox

business

Emerson College and Trillium Brewing will host a beer garden with a stage for music and art this summer on Boston Common.

Coming soon to Boston Common: Brews and tunes

US inflation slows to 6.4 percent, but price pressures re-emerge

She was hit with a huge hospital bill she wasn’t expecting. Here’s how you can avoid the same fate.

politics

President Biden speaks with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky as they meet in the Oval Office of the White House, Dec. 21, 2022, in Washington.

Ukraine aid support softens in the US, new poll shows

Prosecutors seek Trump lawyer’s testimony, suggesting evidence of crime

Feinstein to retire at the end of her term

Nation

California-based journalists Carvell Wallace, left, and Cerise Castle, winners of the American Mosaic Journalism Prize.

California-based freelance journalists win $100,000 prizes

Bitter cold, snow blast Southwest; Arizona highways closed

Flaco the Owl spreads his wings, devours rats, and delights New Yorkers

World

A woman was evacuated from her apartment building by humanitarian volunteers on Tuesday in Chasiv Yar, Ukraine. Russian forces have begun shelling the town while trying to encircle nearby Bakhmut in a winter offensive.

Ukraine steps up efforts to get civilians out of Bakhmut

Under the rubble: Gasps of air, protein powder, and miraculous rescues

Tax agents raid BBC offices after airing of documentary critical of Modi

opinion

Melanie A. DiVasta, a North End resident, was found unresponsive on a park bench in the Christopher Columbus Waterfront Park in sub-freezing temperatures early Feb. 4.

No reason to note woman’s marital status in story on her death

Americano Media wants to be Fox News in Spanish. Should we be worried?

No, it’s not a crime to charge Lindsay Clancy with a crime

lifestyle

A previous "Stories of the Stage" event where comedian Corey Manning spoke about his experience with prostate cancer.

GBH World presents ‘Living with Cancer,’ a live storytelling event

The New England Aquarium presents ‘Secrets of the Sea’

Send your relationship questions to Love Letters

food & dining

Bolognese served over tagliatelle at Stella in the South End in 2015.

Iconic South End restaurant Stella will reopen in Newton

Prominent Massachusetts women gather for ‘Galentine’s Day’ celebration

Add variety to your bread making with recipes from Japan and the Middle East

travel

Riley Parkhurst at the Red Parka Steakhouse and Pub in Glen, N.H.

After a couple of pandemic-stalled winters, music is back in the mountains

Musician Patrice Rushen on Maui, trail mix, and trying new things outside of her norm

Weekend of romance on the blustery coast of Southern Maine

Arts

GHESKIO Cholera Treatment Center, Port-au-Prince, Haiti.

From Rwanda to Boston Common: the humanitarian mission of MASS Design

Mimi Bai plays ‘Hide and See’ at Boston Center for the Arts’s Mills Gallery

Wu Junyong’s exhibit at the MFA explores different cultural traditions

Books

Governor Maura Healey (in red) was a panelist alongside Mayor Michelle Wu (second from right), Senate President Karen Spilka (far right), and others at the first annual Galentine's Day event Monday night. Globe columnist Shirley Leung (left) emceed the event at City Winery.

Prominent Massachusetts women gather for ‘Galentine’s Day’ celebration

A young woman juggles the burdens of family and self in Jessica George’s engaging debut, ‘Maame’

Sick of clichés about love? Camonghne Felix’s powerful memoir ‘Dyscalculia’ captures searing miscalculations of the heart

Movies

Governor Maura Healey (in red) was a panelist alongside Mayor Michelle Wu (second from right), Senate President Karen Spilka (far right), and others at the first annual Galentine's Day event Monday night. Globe columnist Shirley Leung (left) emceed the event at City Winery.

Prominent Massachusetts women gather for ‘Galentine’s Day’ celebration

Jennifer Coolidge says she looks ‘like a baby dolphin’ in new Super Bowl ad

‘Something’s brewing’: Dunkin’ teases Ben Affleck Super Bowl commercial

Television

Hilary Swank and Craig Frank in "Alaska Daily."

Stop the presses: ‘Alaska Daily’ to return March 2

Raising awareness about special needs dogs, Puppy Bowl winner Joey is ‘kind of a big deal in Rhode Island’

From Jen and Ben at Dunks to M&Ms hawking chocolate clams, here’s the Super Bowl ad breakdown

music

Governor Maura Healey (in red) was a panelist alongside Mayor Michelle Wu (second from right), Senate President Karen Spilka (far right), and others at the first annual Galentine's Day event Monday night. Globe columnist Shirley Leung (left) emceed the event at City Winery.

Prominent Massachusetts women gather for ‘Galentine’s Day’ celebration

Bruce Springsteen adds Gillette Stadium show to 2023 tour

Tickets for Beyonce’s Renaissance tour stop at Gillette go on sale this week. Here’s what to know.

Theater/Dance

From left: Valyn Lyric Turner, Anthony T Goss, and Johnnie Mack in August Wilson’s "Seven Guitars" at Actors’ Shakespeare Project.

In August Wilson’s ‘Seven Guitars,’ the music of life and death

My funny Valentine: Five comedians on love and humor

Worcester ballet auditions begin for Youth America Grand Prix

globe local

Riley Lauren provides the water to help Patrick Lauren, left ,and Finn Sullivan, right, slide down a rock on Minot Beach in Scituate.

Non-resident beach stickers sell out quickly on first day of sales

Lawsuit stops plan for new community pool, bathhouse

Going all out on Valentine’s Day

Obituaries

Robert Geddes, center, spoke with Sheldon Sturges, a fellow co-founder of the nonprofit planning group Princeton Future, and Yina Moore, a local activist, in Princeton, N.J., in 2001.

Robert Geddes, 99, transformative architecture dean at Princeton, dies

Toyota founder’s son, who led global growth, dies at 97

Former St. Louis Cardinals lineman Conrad Dobler dies at 72