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A battle over freedom of expression at a Concord, N.H. elementary school

Offended by the “girly” clothes worn by his daughter’s elementary school art teacher, one parent has taken aim at the male teacher, the school, and the district — and a group of local “liberty minded freedom fighters” is helping him do it.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Snow is expected on Tuesday, and it may be the biggest storm of the season for some people
Central Mass. may see up to 6 inches of snow, with less nearer the coast. The storm won't be a blockbuster, but the plows will be called out, and it likely will be the largest snowfall of the winter season in some places.

Several thorny political corruption cases await new Attorney General Andrea Campbell
Andrea Campbell is painting a new vision for her first term.

Once hailed as the antidote, bodycams now considered a baseline for police accountability

Three years after widespread demands for body cameras across the state, implementation by local police departments continues to inch along.

Lab leak most likely caused pandemic, Energy Department says

New intelligence has prompted the Energy Department to conclude that an accidental laboratory leak in China most likely caused the coronavirus pandemic, although US spy agencies remain divided over the origins of the virus, US officials said Sunday.

John Kerry plans to stay in special climate envoy role at least through late this year

City officials press Wu, police for information on investigation into East Boston woman’s disappearance
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Chris Rock live, a Fleetwood Mac-like saga, and down with the ‘Succession’-verse

HBO is tamping down any hopes of a “Succession” spinoff. Good! This week's TV highlights include Netflix’s livestream of a Chris Rock stand-up show and the premiere of the Amazon miniseries “Daisy Jones & The Six,” about the rise and fall of a Fleetwood Mac-like rock group in 1970s L.A.
KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

Linus Ullmark, no longer content to just stop the puck, adds goal scoring to game for Bruins

Ullmark adding scoring to his goalie game could be enough for David Pastrnak, on target as a soon-to-be free agent to sign the richest deal in franchise history, to scribble on the dotted line before his stock plummets.
CELTICS 110, 76ERS 107

Eight observations left over from Philadelphia, where the Celtics scored a wild win over the 76ers

Al Horford had one of his finest moments of this season in a hostile environment and against his former team.
Opinion
Lydia Edwards

How to repair and rebuild a cracked foundation for housing justice

There is no one silver bullet to help renters stay in their homes. It will take several strategies that give low-income renters power to stabilize neighborhoods and give poor people a fighting chance.
Greg Vasil

Don’t drag Boston backward with rent control
Peter Dreier and Don Gillis

Mayor Wu’s rent control proposal is pro-business
EDITORIAL

The Supreme Court won’t break the Internet, but Congress can help fix it
IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek

In war-torn Ukraine, orphanages on the brink
The Emancipator

Saving Black homes lost to tax inequity

For decades, the sale of tax debt and unfair property assessments have disproportionately caused Black Americans to lose their homes across the United States. A Chicago program is helping some Black families keep their homes, but its leaders say structural change is needed.
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Black History Month

Black veterans close out Black History Month with appreciation brunch in Boston

Mayor Michelle Wu and the city's Office of Veterans' Services presented awards to honor three Black veterans for their years of continued service to the Boston community.
When Martin met Coretta in Boston, he found his match in more ways than one

Special reports

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

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

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Family of Boston Marathon dog Spencer says they’ve lost second golden retriever, also to cancer
“She took it very hard when we lost Spencer; they were very bonded,” Richard Powers said of his golden retriever, Penny. “Saturday morning we noticed there was something more going on than just grief.”

‘Everything Everywhere All at Once’ dominates at SAG Awards
The SAG Awards, often an Oscar preview, threw some curve balls into the Oscars race in a ceremony streamed lived on Netflix's YouTube page from Fairmont Century Plaza in Los Angeles.

Complete list of winners at the 29th SAG Awards

TARA SULLIVAN
Learning the ins and outs of striking a leadership balance with Justin Turner
Baseball has been good to the 38-year-old, the onetime Mets castoff who turned a surprising non-tender into an improbable, impressive rise to World Series champion with the Dodgers.

RI FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER
Want to indulge on late-night sweets? Try this Parisian-style dessert bar in R.I.
Finally, Ellie’s is open to the public at a time it hasn’t been in a while: the evenings.

A year later, city office for Black men and boys laying foundation for their future
During its first year, the Office of Black Male Advancement has prioritized “laying the foundation” for its future operations. The office awarded $100,000 in grants to 25 local organizations focused on providing support and programming positive outcomes for the city’s Black men and boys.

China’s red-hot online store, Temu, plants its flag in Boston
The retail app — which sells a vast selection of clothing, electronic gadgets, tools, and more at remarkably low prices — chose Boston as its US outpost partly because of the supply of high-tech talent.

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‘A housing market for almost no one’: Rising prices and interest rates have made home buying feel impossible

Two-plus years of seismic shifts in Boston’s housing market knocked the prospect of buying out of reach for tens of thousands more families here.

DEVRA FIRST
Does the restaurant kitchen of the future run on electricity?
Chefs have mixed feelings about giving up gas, but ultimately they may not have a choice.

Ed Markey helped make Elon Musk. Now, Markey is working to slow him down.
Musk has benefited from Markey’s environmental foresight. And Musk, in turn, has helped Markey realize some of his dreams as an elected official.

‘It’s flooding an already completely congested market.’ Nursing home closures in Western Mass. leave families and hospitals scrambling.
The abrupt announcement of four nursing homes closing in Western Massachusetts underscores the precarious condition of the state’s overwhelmed health care system.

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‘Disney Animation: Immersive Experience’ opens in Boston

In her art, the impossible world of an Alzheimer’s caregiver

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

In ‘Shrinking,’ Harrison Ford is acting his age, and it’s a revelation

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Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.
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A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Tax breaks, reforms can reshape Massachusetts
LETTERS

2014 law should be a boon, but DDS leaves families struggling
EDITORIAL

Letting Tucker Carlson review the Jan. 6 security video is the opposite of transparency
IDEAS | MICHAEL LEVIN

Beethoven’s Ninth as its composer intended
MARCELA GARCÍA

Still no answers three months after Reina Carolina Morales Rojas went missing
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RI FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

Want to indulge on late-night sweets? Try this Parisian-style dessert bar in R.I.

Finally, Ellie’s is open to the public at a time it hasn’t been in a while: the evenings.

A battle over freedom of expression at a Concord, N.H. elementary school

Offended by the “girly” clothes worn by his daughter’s elementary school art teacher, one parent has taken aim at the male teacher, the school, and the district — and a group of local “liberty minded freedom fighters” is helping him do it.
INNOVATOR Q&A

After ringing the NASDAQ bell, R.I. biomed founder believes state could become next life sciences hub

Dr. Jack Elias, the former dean of medicine at Brown University, has gone public with Ocean Biomedical, a Providence company designed to help researchers bring their therapies to patients.

City officials press Wu, police for information on investigation into East Boston woman’s disappearance

Reina Carolina Morales Rojas, a mother of two who came to the United States from El Salvador last year, was last seen Nov. 26 getting into a van in East Boston, where she lived, and being dropped off in Somerville, authorities have said.

Sports

NBA

Trail Blazers star Damian Lillard goes for 71 points in a win over the Rockets

Lillard tied Cleveland's Donovan Mitchell for the most points in a game this season. His 13 3-pointers were one shy of the NBA record set by the Warriors' Klay Thompson in 2018.
Auto racing

John Hunter Nemechek wins delayed NASCAR Xfinity race at Fontana

Nemechek held off Sam Mayer and earned his third career Xfinity Series victory.
no. 1 south carolina 73, georgia 63

No. 1 South Carolina women’s basketball caps undefeated regular season with SEC title

Aliyah Boston had her 78th career double-double with 25 points and 11 rebounds for the Gamecocks, who haven't lost since last year's SEC tournament.
nba

Hawks turn coaching reins over to Quin Snyder as team battles for playoff spot
RUGBY | LEGION 29, FREE JACKS 12

Free Jacks try but fall to Legion in San Diego in Major League Rugby
MIAA BOYS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

Sizing up the Massachusetts boys’ basketball tournament, Divisions 1-5

Business

INNOVATOR Q&A

After ringing the NASDAQ bell, R.I. biomed founder believes state could become next life sciences hub

Dr. Jack Elias, the former dean of medicine at Brown University, has gone public with Ocean Biomedical, a Providence company designed to help researchers bring their therapies to patients.

Business economists push back US recession forecasts, survey shows

A majority of the nation’s business economists expect a US recession to begin later this year than they had previously forecast, after a series of reports have pointed to a surprisingly resilient economy despite steadily higher interest rates.

Boston’s residential neighborhoods are thriving, while downtown struggles

China’s red-hot online store, Temu, plants its flag in Boston
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Health & Biotech

From Alzheimer's to Lyme, 12 conditions Mass. biotechs are working on
Globe Magazine

Why Dr. Anthony Fauci, recently retired, will never retire

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Madison did giggle nervously at my stupid jokes. I take that as a courtesy, though.’
MISS CONDUCT

My friend asks for advice then ignores it

metro

Family of Boston Marathon dog Spencer says they’ve lost second golden retriever, also to cancer

Firefighter injured, 15 displaced after Dorchester blaze

Two-alarm fire in South End displaces 15

sports

Kyle Busch claims first victory as a driver for Richard Childress Racing in Fontana’s farewell

Chris Kirk, an endearing story of perseverance, wins the PGA Honda Classic in a playoff

Analyzing the Massachusetts girls’ basketball tournament, Divisions 1-5

business

Fort Point Channel floodgate idea advances, but how to pay for it?

Where did all these bookstores come from?

Why do AI chatbots tell lies and act weird? Look in the mirror.

politics

Lab leak most likely caused pandemic, Energy Department says

John Kerry plans to stay in special climate envoy role at least through late this year

Student loan case before Supreme Court poses pressing question: Who can sue?

Nation

Last-minute problem keeps SpaceX rocket, astronauts grounded

Last-minute problem keeps SpaceX rocket, astronauts grounded

Michigan power line work continues, California gets breather

World

Magnitude 5.6 earthquake hits Turkey; one person dead

Death toll at 62 in Italy migrant tragedy; dozens missing

Ex-Obama campaigner voted head of Italy’s Democratic Party

opinion

Letting Tucker Carlson review the Jan. 6 security video is the opposite of transparency

2014 law should be a boon, but DDS leaves families struggling

Still no answers three months after Reina Carolina Morales Rojas went missing

lifestyle

Medford students learn the power of podcasts

Stressed about tax season? 7 money podcasts for commiserating, consolidating, and planning for the future

Clothing swaps build community and bring sustainable fashion to Greater Boston

food & dining

Does the restaurant kitchen of the future run on electricity?

Allston gets a new restaurant-gallery; Boston’s top female chefs unite for Women’s History Month

Three years and a pandemic later, these restaurants have reimagined themselves

travel

Skiing Snowbasin, the best ski area you’ve never heard of

Fat biking at Bretton Woods, winter art in Worcester, and TSA-friendly shoes

Lyft charged me $80 for damage to a car. But it wasn’t me!

Arts

‘The beginning of a family’

Have camera, will fish

Galleries: A map based on touch and care

Books

Bellingham author and illustrator works with Matthew McConaughey on new children’s book

Publisher to release ‘classic’ Roald Dahl books after backlash

Climate change is upon us. Jake Bittle’s ‘The Great Displacement’ is an unsettling look at the personal and financial costs of ever-growing threats.

Movies

Tom Luddy, a behind-the-scenes force in cinema, dies at 79

Walter Mirisch, Oscar-winning producer, dead at 101

Bellingham author and illustrator works with Matthew McConaughey on new children’s book

Television

This week’s TV: Chris Rock live, a Fleetwood Mac-like saga, and down with the ‘Succession’-verse

On ‘Saturday Night Live,’ Woody Harrelson muses about marijuana and vaccine mandates in opening monologue

Forget CNN’s ‘formal training.’ Don Lemon needs to be schooled by a bunch of women in their 50s.

music

Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic do it Beethoven’s way at Symphony Hall

Meet Dreamers’ Circus, Hayao Miyazaki’s favorite Nordic folk trio

Freedom isn’t just another word to Margo Price; it defines how she’s making music now

Theater/Dance

Ingenuity meets virtuosity in Manual Cinema’s ‘Frankenstein’

In a London pub, ‘The Wife of Willesden’ isn’t holding back

ART to present musical adaptation of ‘The Great Gatsby’ in 2024

globe local

Where all dogs (and cats, rabbits, and birds) go to heaven

Viewpoint: If the state adopts tax relief, what form should it take?

Five candidates are vying to serve as Salem’s next mayor

Obituaries

Tom Luddy, a behind-the-scenes force in cinema, dies at 79

John Reed, teacher and ‘guiding force for unity’ on Cape Cod, dies at 72

Walter Mirisch, Oscar-winning producer, dead at 101