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Critics see ‘double standard’ in Harvard’s handling of plagiarism allegations

The collision of partisan politics with a question of academic integrity has left some Harvard faculty members conflicted.
A look at some passages of Claudine Gay’s scholarly work under scrutiny for plagiarism What to know about the plagiarism allegations

‘He’s the only one that’s speaking the truth’: Trump’s fans trust nothing — except him
Voters who attended recent rallies in Iowa and New Hampshire expressed similar beliefs that Donald Trump is the only politician who has ever leveled with them.

They were spreading Christmas cheer when they got attacked. Two older carolers were beaten in Dorchester.

One of the carolers thought “something must have fallen from the house” when she was struck while singing “Silent Night.” Police are seeking assault charges against two teenagers.

For families seeking emergency shelter, limbo looks like a safe place to sleep

The former convent outside Boston has in the past served the needy and sheltered victims of domestic violence. Now, it’s offering a haven to migrant families for whom there is no room elsewhere.
Healey to open shelter in former Mass. courthouse

Great Barrington police chief apologizes for ‘distrust and alarm’ over book inquiry at middle school
The incident sparked community outcry and a walkout of more than 100 students at another school in the district in support of the teacher.

More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say

Tufts Medicine avoids financial peril, as health systems plot financial turnarounds

New Hampshire man pleads guilty to participating in a conspiracy to harass and intimidate two NHPR journalists
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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.
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Traveling out of state for the holidays? Here’s where storms could impact your route.

The holiday travel rush is upon us, and even though Boston area weather will remain relatively calm as we head into the weekend, storms in other parts of the US could pose problems for those venturing beyond New England.

Quincy cheers environmental order as Long Island Bridge fight continues

Quincy Mayor Thomas Koch is touting a state environmental order that declared Boston’s plan to rebuild the Long Island Bridge not a “repair” project as a win for his city in its ongoing battle to stop the project.

‘I feel abandoned’: Restaurants remain burdened by Washington Bridge closure in Rhode Island

The lack of customers traveling to restaurants and other food and drink establishments is also coming at a critical time.
Beyond the Gilded Gate

A Boston building, scattered souls, and rent control revisited

The end of rent control three decades ago helped push many working people out of a Fenway apartment building — and out of Boston. Their stories speak to one of the causes of the current housing crisis, and to the increasing demands that rent caps return.

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Opinion
EDITORIAL

Smoking out the truth at the Cannabis Control Commission

As Treasurer Deborah Goldberg seeks to remove CCC chairwoman Shannon O’Brien, the public deserves to know more about the justification for the move — and more about the apparent disarray at the agency.
ALEX BEAM

Vibe check on 2023
RENÉE GRAHAM

It’s time for the Supreme Court to settle questions on 14th Amendment
IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

Bah, humbug! ‘A Christmas Carol’ is cringeworthy.
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Hearings in brothel case to be open to the media
Sharon Selfer Casey, clerk magistrate of the Cambridge District Court, made the ruling after The Boston Globe and other media outlets challenged the private hearings.

Robert M. Solow, celebrated economist and Nobel laureate, dies at 99
The recipient of the 1987 Nobel Economics Prize, Robert Solow was a longtime professor at MIT, a mentor to many in his field, and was known best for his work on growth theory.

Northeastern, Suffolk students abroad in Prague are safe, schools say

The mass shooting at a Prague university that killed 14 people Thursday sent shockwaves around the world, particularly in cities like Boston that have a high college student population.
Three foreign nationals are among the wounded in a Prague university shooting that saw 14 killed

Two R.I. men face assault charges in fight at Gillette Stadium that ended in N.H. man’s death

The man's death was ruled a homicide, but prosecutors said the evidence, including numerous videos of the fight, “did not support a criminal homicide charge.”

Swastika found drawn on wall at Newton South High School, school officials say

The vandalism was reported to school officials by two students, who saw the swastika in a well-traveled hallway, according to a statement from the district. It could not immediately be confirmed on Thursday night what day the incident was reported.

Brian Walshe, charged with murdering his wife, assigned new lawyer who has handled high-profile cases

Tipton became Walshe’s court-appointed attorney after his privately retained lawyer stopped representing him earlier this month, according to court records.
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With new COVID variant on horizon, low vaccination rates and stark disparities could make for a ‘miserable winter’

The updated COVID shots are a good match for the latest variant, JN.1., but relatively few people have bothered to get them.
What is the JN.1 COVID-19 variant? Some hospitals resume mask requirements as respiratory infections rise

Harvard student’s speech blasting Moms for Liberty cofounder at school board meeting goes viral
As a scandal involving Bridget Ziegler, cofounder of Moms for Liberty, continues to attract national attention, a speech by a Harvard University student calling on Ziegler to resign from a local school board in Florida has struck a chord.

He ‘fueled my fire’: Daughter of Lewiston shooting victim carries father’s memory into her future
After her dad was killed in Maine’s deadliest mass shooting, Bethany Welch knew she had to focus her career on the ER. She graduated nursing school last week, with plans to work as a trauma nurse in New Haven.

The MBTA’s new Green Line extension has a long history of trouble. It’s still not fixed.
“There’s a lot of hiding at the T, of keeping secrets, of not passing along bad news,” said Thomas P. Glynn, the chair of the T's oversight board. “It’s part of the culture.”

The promise of an electrified Fairmount line looms as state officials weigh new commuter contract

Culture & Lifestyle

In Michael O’Donnell’s debut novel, a father and son hide from danger in the White Mountains

Boston Music Awards show dazzles with diverse, dynamic, and defiant performances

The Velvet Underground, Nirvana, Stax soul, and more: 9 great album reissues of 2023

There’s life after COVID for Jamaica Plain’s 147-year-old Footlight Club theater

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.

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How Harvard’s Claudine Gay can help mend the wounds left by Oct. 7
EDITORIAL

After Colorado court kicks Trump off ballot, US Supreme Court needs to settle questions on 14th Amendment

Christine Keating

Why the phrase ‘women and children’ is bad for gender equality
Steven Pinker

A five-point plan to save Harvard from itself
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When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

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RI BUSINESS

‘I feel abandoned’: Restaurants remain burdened by Washington Bridge closure in Rhode Island

The lack of customers traveling to restaurants and other food and drink establishments is also coming at a critical time.
RI ARTS

‘Moulin Rouge’ actor is also a nurse. His two vocations are not that different, he says.

Danny Burgos plays “Santiago” in “Moulin Rouge! The Musical,” which is in Providence through Dec. 31.

College students are struggling to get enough to eat. The growing problem is largely invisible.

“When you think about the food insecure, college students usually don’t come to mind first,” said Tania Marino, culinary director at Gather Café at Great Bay Community College.

Great Barrington police chief apologizes for ‘distrust and alarm’ over book inquiry at middle school

The incident sparked community outcry and a walkout of more than 100 students at another school in the district in support of the teacher.

Sports

Dan Shaughnessy

A legendary day is looming at the end of a forgettable Patriots season, and other thoughts

The regular-season finale will be at Gillette against the Jets on Jan. 7, and despite Bill Belichick's feelings about that franchise, it could be one the Patriots need to lose to secure the No. 1 overall pick in the 2024 draft.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Red Sox have settled into baseball’s second level, which makes their push for high-end pitching awfully hard

Boston landing Yoshinobu Yamamoto would be considered a huge upset around baseball, and three last-place finishes the last four years requires more than a backup plan and a solid No. 2.
Red Sox

Red Sox lose out on Japanese righthander Yoshinobu Yamamoto, who signs massive deal with the Dodgers

Yamamoto – one of the most sought-after free agents in baseball history – won’t be coming to Boston.
RAMS 30, SAINTS 22

Rams move into No. 6 seed in NFC with well-balanced attack over Saints
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Prized Japan pitcher Yoshinobu Yamamoto is narrowing his field to finalists. Are the Red Sox still in the hunt?

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‘I feel abandoned’: Restaurants remain burdened by Washington Bridge closure in Rhode Island

The lack of customers traveling to restaurants and other food and drink establishments is also coming at a critical time.

Holiday online sales are booming. Here’s why that’s bad news for retailers — and consumers.

Brick-and-mortar retailers had hoped more people would buy stuff at stores this year. Instead, they are flocking to the Internet with their credit cards.

Robert M. Solow, celebrated economist and Nobel laureate, dies at 99

Americans are signing up for Obamacare in record numbers
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Actor Lenny Clarke’s best ever childhood Christmas came unexpectedly
PERSPECTIVE

Our national addiction to super-sized SUVs is killing us
MISS CONDUCT

My relative wants to compare what we all got for gifts. Help!
COOKING

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metro

Groton police ask for public’s help identifying driver who struck and seriously injured K9

Critics see ‘double standard’ in Harvard’s handling of plagiarism allegations

Lowell man sentenced to 13 years in prison for selling drugs near Mass. and Cass shelter

sports

Report: Footballs were deflated in Patriots-Chiefs game, but Patriots are not to blame this time

Alex Verdugo, now with the Yankees, has regrets about how his Red Sox tenure ended

How Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck’s family situation inspired a new NBC sitcom

business

Technology to ‘get more out of’ electric grid attracts support

Tufts Medicine avoids financial peril, as health systems plot financial turnarounds

Apple stops online sales of watches; older models can’t be fixed

politics

‘He’s the only one that’s speaking the truth’: Trump’s fans trust nothing — except him

Punishing their own but passing few laws, a Congress in chaos leaves much to do in 2024

DeSantis says Trump’s indictments ‘sucked out all the oxygen’ from primary

Nation

DeSantis spread false information while pushing trans health care ban and restrictions, a judge says

Pacific storm that unleashed flooding barreling down on southeastern California

Some hospitals resume mask requirements as respiratory infections rise

World

More than 20,000 Palestinians have been killed in the Israel-Hamas war, Gaza health officials say

Three foreign nationals are among the wounded in a Prague university shooting that saw 14 killed

US says it’s ready to back UN resolution to allow more aid into Gaza

opinion

Bah, humbug! ‘A Christmas Carol’ is cringeworthy.

2023: the year in Globe readers’ own words

Mass. has lost its way on enforcement of gun laws

lifestyle

12 hilarious and heartwarming classic Christmas episodes to stream this week

He wants my attention 24-7

Tom Brady responds on TikTok to family who accidentally got a photo of him at CVS

food & dining

‘I feel abandoned’: Restaurants remain burdened by Washington Bridge closure in Rhode Island

Scared of the T? Hop aboard Mothership instead

A new Turkish restaurant near Watertown Square is already popular

travel

We took a girlfriend getaway to Savannah. Plenty of other women had the same idea.

This Booking.com reservation is fake! Will the company pay up?

Why are bachelorettes and BFFs heading to the sport-fishing capital of the world?

Arts

Forgotten women of the American landscape

A model subject gets his close-up in ‘Chuck: Photographs by George Platt Lynes’

67 views of photography and its vast variousness

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 17

In Michael O’Donnell’s debut novel, a father and son hide from danger in the White Mountains

An autistic parent steers through uncharted social waters in Viktoria Lloyd-Barlow’s debut, ‘All the Little Bird-Hearts’

Movies

Michael Mann’s ‘Ferrari’ fails to rev up

Oscars shortlists revealed: Here are the films one step closer to a nomination

‘The Color Purple’: A movie-musical sings Miss Celie’s Broadway Blues

Television

How Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck’s family situation inspired a new NBC sitcom

12 hilarious and heartwarming classic Christmas episodes to stream this week

Post-Cruise, the Jack Reacher franchise is doing just fine

music

From screen to stage and back to screen, this time trying to carry a tune

Boston Music Awards show dazzles with diverse, dynamic, and defiant performances

The Velvet Underground, Nirvana, Stax soul, and more: 9 great album reissues of 2023

Theater/Dance

There’s life after COVID for Jamaica Plain’s 147-year-old Footlight Club theater

Midwinter Revels serves up a frolicsome ‘Feast of Fools’

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

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

Robert M. Solow, celebrated economist and Nobel laureate, dies at 99

Raymond Dirks, whose tipster case redefined insider trading, dies at 89

Longtime Chiefs offensive lineman Ed Budde dies at the age of 83