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Forecast | Dave Epstein
Drenching rainstorm with powerful winds to snarl Monday morning commute
The rain will start Sunday night and continue through early Monday, bringing 1 to 3 inches and some flooding in Southern New England with wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour along the coast.

Trump quotes Putin condemning American democracy during N.H. campaign speech, praises autocrat Orban
In the speech, Trump also used a phrase that immigrant groups and civil rights advocates have condemned as reminiscent as Adolf Hitler.

Top strategist resigns from DeSantis-backing super PAC with less than a month before Iowa caucuses

CELTICS 114, MAGIC 97
Celtics, without Jayson Tatum for some stretches, still put together second straight dominant win over Magic
Jaylen Brown scored a team-high 31 points for Boston, which has now won five in a row and remains undefeated at home this season.

Lynn program for Afghan refugees gets grant support from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Foundation
The New American Association of Massachusetts received a grant for its Afghan Women Workshop.

Kate McKinnon talks life post-‘Saturday Night Live’ in return hosting Christmas-tinged episode

Israel faces new calls for truce after killing of hostages raises alarm about its conduct in Gaza

 Israel invites journalists into car-width tunnel beneath Gaza More than 100 members of this Gaza clan have been killed in war

Four taken to hospital, one in custody, after stabbing in Dorchester

Teenager arrested on DUI charges after crashing into Cheshire State Police barracks
Chiefs 27, Patriots 17
Dan Shaughnessy

Conservative to the bitter end, Bill Belichick is losing dignity

The Tayor Swift watch was among the big news Sunday, not the moribund Patriots.
Have questions about the Patriots? Submit your queries and they may be answered by our beat writers.

Taylor Swift once called Foxborough ‘the most joyful place on Earth.’ She was back to cheer her boyfriend on Sunday.
Ben Volin | Instant Analysis

The notion of the Patriots playing to save Bill Belichick’s job seems like wishful thinking now

Patriots center David Andrews cites missed opportunities in loss to Chiefs

Santa Claus is coming to town. And he’s making bank.
New England impersonators say playing St. Nick can be a sophisticated and lucrative affair, particularly when Santas are in short supply.

Opinion | Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

An interactive comic that explores how medical mistakes can happen in the chaotic environment of an ICU.
Read part 1: Tenderness & brutality Share your thoughts on this project

Harvard sees applications for early admission drop by 17 percent over last year
The figures are the first measure of undergraduate applications to Harvard since the onset campus unrest over the Israel-Hamas war that began in October and a US Supreme Court ruling in June that banned the use of race in college admissions.

Wife of Harvard professor issues apology after video of her harassing student, calling their keffiyeh a ‘terrorist scarf’ goes viral
Podcast

Listen to ‘Murder in Boston’

Presented in association with HBO, “Murder in Boston: The untold story of the Charles and Carol Stuart shooting,” is available wherever you get your podcasts.
Read chapter one of ‘Nightmare in Mission Hill’ Read the full series

Northeastern applicants get good news. Then the bad news follow-up. Again.

Northeastern spokesperson Daniel Sarro said in a statement that “due to a technical error, a small number of applicants for a master’s degree program received an erroneous email of acceptance.”

Vase bought at Goodwill for $3.99 sells for more than $100,000

Jessica Vincent had a feeling the incandescent vase might be worth something. Its history, however, stunned her.
LOVE LETTERS

He texted me after two years

Now I have to get over him.
Opinion
IDEAS | LISA WEISS

The profound meaning of simple gifts

A thoughtful offering, no matter how humble, can bestow so much more than just an object.
EDITORIAL

Otis data breach cries out for basic security fixes
Jennifer Belt DuChene

Like Kate Cox in Texas, my baby also had trisomy 18
Durwood Zaelke and Paul Bledsoe

A quick fix from COP28 to address climate change? Mandatory methane cuts
IDEAS | CRAIG FEHRMAN

The Christmas miracle of a newly unearthed story by Louisa May Alcott
Beyond the Gilded Gate

Reimagining an American ideal

California is trying to tackle its housing crisis by rethinking the traditional single-family home. Why isn’t Massachusetts?

Explore the project

More recent News

Why Chile’s draft constitution reads like a US conservative wish list
The parallels between the movements in the two countries underscore the wide reach and growing global influence of religious conservatives in the United States — and of the US Supreme Court.

Rise in machine guns used in street crimes, fueled by technology and a 3-D printer
The rising number of street crimes involving machine guns is a throwback to the gangster era of 1920s and 1930s.

That $4 thrift shop painting finally does sell for big bucks
The saga of the $4 thrift shop painting has a happy ending after all.

As 2023 holidays dawn, face masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape
As 2023 draws to an end, with promises of holiday parties and crowds and lots of inadvertent exchanges of shared air, mask-wearing is much more off than on around the country even as COVID's long tail lingers.

Pope Francis’ 87th birthday closes out a big year of efforts to reform the church, cement his legacy
Pope Francis’ 87th birthday closes out a big year of efforts to reform the church, cement his legacy

Children confide in Globe Santa about their health challenges
Sprinkled among the heartfelt and often heartbreaking letters to Globe Santa are those written by children themselves.

Globe Santa

Five decades later, she thanks Globe Santa for brightening her childhood
Laura Dees, who has lived for decades in California, grew up poor in Lowell and thinks "every year" about the gifts Globe Santa brought to her large family. So she decided to write about it.

Donate to Globe Santa

Globe Santa is a program of the Boston Globe Foundation and exists solely to deliver joy to children.

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A Boston holiday party was held. Racial outrage ensued.

A seemingly innocuous holiday party is not usually headline news, but this week’s gathering for a local “Electeds of Color” group went viral after an e-mail gaffe for the soiree.

BEST BOOKS OF 2023
Here is a list of 55 books we loved in 2023
Boston Globe book critics give us their favorites from a year of great titles

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Blaming homeless families
Eviction is always ruinous. Eviction from subsidized housing is even more so, leaving many homeless families with nowhere to go.

A victim of early success on solar, Mass. now lags behind
Massachusetts has long been a national leader in solar adoption, thanks in large part to an innovative incentive program that drove early developments. But now, it’s a different narrative: there’s very little room on the electric grid for new projects to connect.

Culture & Lifestyle

10 great performances our film critic loved in 2023

Here is a list of 55 books we loved in 2023

An earful of artists, albums, and tracks that represent the best of Boston music

Our 50 favorite albums of the year

Special Projects

Boston thrives off the dreams of young people. But can they make it here?

Baby boomers and Gen Xers benefited from economic conditions that do not exist for millennials. And by many measures, the path ahead for Gen Z is even more fraught.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

How the missing become the uncounted

Inside the government’s flawed approach to finding missing persons.

Two Weeks in America

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

The Boston Tea Party was a crime
RENÉE GRAHAM

Anti-trans violence threatens us all

MARCELA GARCÍA

The holiday ritual of … stolen packages
KIMBERLY ATKINS STOHR

By taking up Jan. 6 appeal, Supreme Court deals potential blow to Trump’s criminal prosecution
Rachelle G. Cohen

Boston tradition of ‘Electeds of Color’ party should end
CARINE HAJJAR

I watched the Oct. 7 video. I don’t know how anyone can say Hamas are freedom fighters.

Metro

A Boston holiday party was held. Racial outrage ensued.

A seemingly innocuous holiday party is not usually headline news, but this week’s gathering for a local “Electeds of Color” group went viral after an e-mail gaffe for the soiree.

Northeastern applicants get good news. Then the bad news follow-up. Again.

Northeastern spokesperson Daniel Sarro said in a statement that “due to a technical error, a small number of applicants for a master’s degree program received an erroneous email of acceptance.”
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Drenching rainstorm with powerful winds to snarl Monday morning commute

The rain will start Sunday night and continue through early Monday, bringing 1 to 3 inches and some flooding in Southern New England with wind gusts of up to 65 miles per hour along the coast.

Children confide in Globe Santa about their health challenges

Sprinkled among the heartfelt and often heartbreaking letters to Globe Santa are those written by children themselves.

Sports

NFL NOTEBOOK

Eagles reportedly promote former Patriots assistant Matt Patricia to defensive play-caller

Patricia was hired as a a senior defensive assistant in Philadelphia this year. Eagles defensive coordinator Sean Desai will move from the sideline to the booth.
Golf

While Tiger Woods’s son thrills his dad, Bernhard Langer amazes all with his fifth victory PNC Championship

Langer capped his memorable, record-setting year when he teamed with his son, Jason, to produce a 13-under-par 59 at the event, which puts major champions with family members.
Live Updates

Patriots no match for defending Super Bowl champion Chiefs

A 20-point surge in the second and third quarters propelled Kansas City to its ninth victory and sent New England to its 11th loss.
patriots

Taylor Swift once called Foxborough ‘the most joyful place on Earth.’ She was back to cheer her boyfriend on Sunday.
Dan Shaughnessy

Conservative to the bitter end, Bill Belichick is losing dignity
BRUINS NOTEBOOK

What the ho-hum Bruins offense needs is a true No. 1 center

Business

Santa Claus is coming to town. And he’s making bank.

New England impersonators say playing St. Nick can be a sophisticated and lucrative affair, particularly when Santas are in short supply.

Cardinal is convicted of embezzlement in big Vatican financial trial, sentenced to 5½ years

A Vatican tribunal on Saturday convicted a cardinal of embezzlement and sentenced him to 5 ½ years in prison in one of several verdicts handed down in a financial trial that tested its justice system.
innovation economy

Breathing life into an online community isn’t easy. Here’s what HubSpot and others have learned.

Vertex’s first Crispr gene-editing therapy gets EU backing
magazine
Bostonians of the Year 2023

Tributes to Mel King, Tim Wakefield, and other giants we lost in 2023
MISS CONDUCT

My kids feel hurt that their aunts and uncles blow off important events
CONNECTIONS

Our kids had a dream baby sitter, the kind who changes the world
LOVE LETTERS

How do you figure out which dating app is best for you?

metro

Moderating temps set stage for rainstorm and damaging winds in Eastern Massachusetts

Jose is caring and loves to make others laugh

‘Dump It!’ The 250th Anniversary of Boston Tea Party in photos

sports

Raheem Mostert sets team touchdown records as Dolphins shut out Jets, knock out Zach Wilson

Bailey Zappe takes ownership of Patriots’ loss to Chiefs following crucial interception

Celtics, without Jayson Tatum for some stretches, still put together second straight dominant win over Magic

business

Prince Harry claims vindication in court victory as judge finds British tabloid hacked his phone

Taylor Swift and Jerome Powell are an unlikely pair of economic titans

To buy or not to buy? For Gen Zers in Greater Boston, home ownership can feel impossible.

politics

Trump quotes Putin condemning American democracy during N.H. campaign speech, praises autocrat Orban

Top strategist resigns from DeSantis-backing super PAC with less than a month before Iowa caucuses

Jury awards $148 million in damages to Georgia election workers over Rudy Giuliani’s 2020 vote lies

Nation

Vase bought at Goodwill for $3.99 sells for more than $100,000

As 2023 holidays dawn, face masks have settled in as an occasional feature of the American landscape

Trump quotes Putin during N.H. campaign speech; declares indictments ‘politically motivated persecution’

World

Israel invites journalists into car-width tunnel beneath Gaza

More than 100 members of this Gaza clan have been killed in war

The overlooked crisis in Congo: ‘We live in war’

opinion

Veritas and consequences: Both Harvard and its president are under fire

Boston tradition of ‘Electeds of Color’ party should end

Like Kate Cox in Texas, my baby also had trisomy 18

lifestyle

Fans swoon over Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi Gillette appearances

Lynn program for Afghan refugees gets grant support from Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s Archewell Foundation

He texted me after two years

food & dining

Mike Grgich dies at 100; his wine stunned the French by besting theirs

Boston brewery to host Taylor Swift themed watch party for Patriots-Chiefs game

The union comes to Ben & Jerry’s ice cream factory in Vermont

travel

Does Logan really need a fifth Legal Sea Foods? What we like and don’t like about the airport’s Terminal E expansion.

At Pittsburgh’s Moonshot Museum, a window into the future of aerospace

Cunard canceled my cruise, but won’t give me a full refund

Arts

David Smith’s ‘Medals for Dishonor’ at Harvard speak to the horrors of war, and our times

A photographer sizes up her subjects

Photographic inwardness, photographic outwardness

Books

Here is a list of 55 books we loved in 2023

Author readings around Boston through Dec. 20

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 10

Movies

In ‘Monster,’ a mother seeks answers after discovering her son’s bully is his teacher

10 great performances our film critic loved in 2023

With ‘American Fiction,’ writer-director Cord Jefferson flips the script on stereotypes

Television

Kate McKinnon talks life post-‘Saturday Night Live’ in return hosting Christmas-tinged episode

‘Nine Perfect Strangers’ gets second season on Hulu

How ‘The Crown’ turned an epic about the dullest heroine ever into must-watch TV

music

Fans swoon over Taylor Swift, Bon Jovi Gillette appearances

Taylor Swift and Jerome Powell are an unlikely pair of economic titans

An earful of artists, albums, and tracks that represent the best of Boston music

Theater/Dance

Yes, ‘Real Women Have Curves.’ And the ART has a winner.

‘The Rocky Menorah Christmas Show’ has the Gold Dust Orphans up to their usual mischief and mayhem

Song by song, ‘Legally Blonde’ builds a case for frivolous fun

Health

CVS to launch new pharmacy reimbursement model aimed at simplifying drug pricing

Many Americans ration insulin to save money. One nonprofit is trying to make the life-saving drug more affordable.

In R.I., there’s a lack of dentists caring for patients with special needs. This program is trying to change that.

Obituaries

Mike Grgich dies at 100; his wine stunned the French by besting theirs

Neil Drossman, adman who wrote for Meow Mix, 1-800-Flowers, is dead at 83

Sister Ann Fox, ‘living saint’ in Southie and Rwanda, dies at 89