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Dan Shaughnessy | Jets 17, Patriots 3

If it was his final game as Patriots coach, Bill Belichick, a man of history and accomplishment, never, never, never gave in

Winston Churchill's great quote resonated until the very end of the season.
Tell us: What do you make of Belichick's coaching performance this season?

NFL Black Monday live tracker: Candidates emerge for Commanders job
We're keeping tabs on the firings around the league — and all the rumors swirling around Bill Belichick.

Bill Belichick indicates he would be willing to relinquish some personnel duties to stay with Patriots

Warren says Trump’s presidential chances should be left to voters, as Supreme Court agrees to decide if he can be barred from 2024 ballot

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said in an interview that while she thinks it’s “pretty clear that Donald Trump participated in an insurrection,” she wants to “beat him at the ballot box.”
Trump is raising expectations heading into the Iowa caucuses. Now he has to meet them.

Officers in Colorado are investigating an apparent altercation between Representative Boebert and ex-husband
Law enforcement officers in Colorado say an investigation is being conducted into an apparent altercation between US Representative Lauren Boebert and ex-husband Jayson Boebert at a restaurant in Silt, Colorado.

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

The NTSB said the lost door plug was found Sunday near Portland, Oregon, by a school teacher who discovered it in his backyard.
Now-found door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner iPhone survives 16,000-foot fall from Alaska Air flight

In Somerville’s Davis Square, a bookstore curated to connect with the community
Mila Hossain plans to open Narrative, a curated store in the neighborhood, sometime in February.

Democrat in N.H. House jockeys to undo ‘bathroom bill’ approval

Palestinians flee from central Gaza’s main hospital as strike kills Hezbollah commander in Lebanon

Harvard’s next president likely won’t be named for months. But speculation is underway.

A former governor and a former US president are among the names in the air as Harvard begins its search.

‘I give the board an F’: In wake of Gay’s resignation, experts say Harvard Corporation must correct its own missteps

To move forward, experts in higher education leadership say, Harvard’s historically opaque and omnipotent governing body will need to make some changes.

Bill Ackman says publication gave wife Neri Oxman ‘no due process’ to respond to plagiarism allegations

How The Crimson, Harvard’s student paper, documented a historic controversy
Golden Globes 2024

Golden Globes 2024: Ayo Edebiri, ‘Barbie,’ ‘Oppenheimer,’ and other winners
The Golden Globes returned Sunday night to celebrate the biggest movies, television shows, and stars. Check out this year's nominees and winners.

Watch Dorchester native Ayo Edebiri’s hilarious Golden Globes acceptance speech

Photos: See Margot Robbie, Taylor Swift, and more stars arrive on the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globes

Hollywood’s biggest stars are back on the red carpet as the Golden Globe Awards return Sunday night.
‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Golden Globes, ‘Poor Things’ upsets ‘Barbie’ in comedy
PERSPECTIVE

Boston is too expensive, everyone agrees. So what’s keeping you here?

It’s time to state the obvious: Go West, young person. At least, Midwest.
FOOD

Michelin-starred chef John Fraser opens The Lineup food hall in the Financial District

He’ll serve everything from pizza to burgers at The Connector when the new food hall opens on Jan. 17.

Jamaica Plain’s Cafe Beirut has closed

Owner Sami Saba says inflation is to blame.

Tell us: Have you or someone you know been sick with a respiratory illness in recent weeks?

Winter is officially here and as we return to work after the holidays it seems as if many people are starting out the new year feeling under the weather.
MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: ‘The Sopranos’ turns 25, Jodie Foster stars in a new ‘True Detective,’ and ‘Ted’ talks

It’s hard to believe, but Jan. 10 marks the 25th anniversary of the premiere of “The Sopranos,” a day that triggered a seismic change in the quality of scripted television and in the way audiences approached TV.

Here’s a look at snowfall totals from the storm

Find town-by-town snowfall totals from across Massachusetts over the last 48 hours.
Snow in parts of Mass. brought hazardous driving conditions, power outages — and a little fun

Healey to unveil $375 million in spending cuts as tax revenues lag projections

Seven Massachusetts lawmakers told the Globe that they received calls from Healey administration officials Sunday that the budget for local earmarks will be slashed in half.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Voc-tech schools offer a brass ring to a good job — but only for those who get a coveted slot

Admission lotteries can provide fairness now for a system that needs to be expanded.
David Shribman

Donald Trump, Nikki Haley should know history — because we know theirs

ALAN WIRZBICKI

One Michigan town heats its roads and sidewalks to clear snow and ice. Could others?
Tanzina Vega

The psychological abuse of workplace bullying
IDEAS | JAMELL GARCIA-WILLIAMS

What football fans don’t get about the game they love
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The Stump: Audio dispatches from James Pindell on the campaign trail

Listen to the latest updates from Globe political reporter James Pindell as he outlines what to watch as presidential contenders enter the final sprint to the Iowa caucuses and New Hampshire primary.

More recent News

Almost 2 years after Newport Cliff Walk collapse, repairs are still elusive
Fully rebuilding could cost $13.75 million, and so far, the city hasn’t been able to find the funding.

The Pentagon adds new details about Austin’s secretive hospital stay and the delay in telling Biden

Members of both parties in Congress have expressed sharp concerns about the secrecy of Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s hospital stay and the fact that the president and other senior leaders were kept in the dark about it for days.

First US lunar lander in more than 50 years launched but develops problem on way to moon
About seven hours after liftoff, Astrobotic Technology reported the solar panel on the lander wasn’t properly pointed toward the sun to generate and store power and it was investigating the issue.

Joe O’Donnell, entrepreneur and transformative philanthropist for cystic fibrosis, dies at 79
Raising money to develop treatments for cystic fibrosis, which claimed the life of his son, “is by far the most important thing that I do,” Mr. O'Donnell said. “It is Joey’s legacy.”

PODCAST | SAY MORE WITH SHIRLEY LEUNG
Arthur Brooks, Harvard professor and happiness expert, meets his match in Oprah
Brooks, who heads the Leadership and Happiness Laboratory at the Harvard Kennedy School, teamed up with the queen of media herself on a book published last year.

Jonathan Majors says he was ‘shocked’ when assault case verdict was handed down
In his first interview since his assault and harassment conviction last month, actor Jonathan Majors says he was shocked by the New York jury’s verdict.

Recommended reads

How three undecided New Hampshire voters are making their GOP primary decisions

The alchemy of how any individual settles on a political candidate is more unpredictable and complex than reams of polls could ever capture. Hear how these GOP voters are making their decisions.

Rapid7′s Christina Luconi is advising CEOs while she fights cancer
Luconi has been a fixture on the Boston startup scene for more than two decades, influencing what she calls “the people side” of corporate culture.

Mass gun violence vexed the leading Republican candidates. When it came to gun laws, they did little to stop it.
As governors, Nikki Haley and Ron DeSantis each had to respond to mass shootings in their respective states. Neither sought restrictions on firearms as a way to stop future violence.

As annual bash starts in San Francisco, biotech executives see hopeful signs in struggling sector
As more than 8,000 biotech executives, investors, and analysts converge this week for the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference, industry leaders see reasons to be optimistic.

Culture & Lifestyle

Museumgoers dress to impress at MFA’s ‘Fashioned by Sargent’

These are the people in her neighborhood: Cambridge photographer documents changing city in ‘Book of Saints’

But have you tried volunteering? How to make friends in a virtual age

How Seth MacFarlane’s New England roots influenced his Framingham-set prequel series ‘Ted’

Special Projects

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.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

The forever presidential election
EDITORIAL

Do we really need to ask doctors about past drug use for hospital credentials?
IDEAS | DAVID VELASQUEZ

Migrants are overloading American cities’ capacities to serve them. They deserve our help anyway.

IDEAS | DAN PRIETO & MILES TAYLOR

Get ready for AI mayhem in the 2024 elections
EDITORIAL

America must not forget Jan. 6
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Heat lamps at some T shelters keep Newton, Brookline riders toasty. Elsewhere, they just don’t work.

In recent days, the Globe checked on every heating element location provided by the MBTA. Most needed fixing and the ones that didn’t were concentrated in wealthier neighborhoods.

Warren says Trump’s presidential chances should be left to voters, as Supreme Court agrees to decide if he can be barred from 2024 ballot

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren said in an interview that while she thinks it’s “pretty clear that Donald Trump participated in an insurrection,” she wants to “beat him at the ballot box.”
RHODE MAP

These are your ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ Rhode Island schools

Here’s a special shoutout to the 23 schools that earned 5-star ratings for the 2022-23 school year. Late Friday afternoon, the R.I. Department of Education quietly released its annual star ratings for every public school.

Bill Ackman says publication gave wife Neri Oxman ‘no due process’ to respond to plagiarism allegations

Billionaire investor Bill Ackman, a central figure in the drive to have Claudine Gay step down as Harvard president, on Monday continued defending his wife, former MIT professor Neri Oxman, from allegations of plagiarism in her scholarly work.

Sports

tara sullivan

Mac Jones is ‘looking forward to the next opportunity’ — but where will it be?

In his first comments to the media since being benched, Jones said he learned a lot this year, but his future here looks uncertain.
NFL

NFL Black Monday live tracker: Candidates emerge for Commanders job

We're keeping tabs on the firings around the league — and all the rumors swirling around Bill Belichick.
PWHL

PWHL Boston’s second game of the season is postponed, as weather delays player travel

Neither team plays again until Saturday, so a prompt reschedule could be in the cards.
patriots

Bill Belichick indicates he would be willing to relinquish some personnel duties to stay with Patriots
nfl playoffs

NFL playoff schedule: Bills will face Steelers after winning AFC East
Celtics at Pacers | 7 p.m. (NBCSB)

Celtics at Pacers: Can Boston get another win in Indiana?

Business

robert gavin | Trendlines

When it comes to the economy, we’re never going back to 2019

Were massive stimulus spending and near-zero interest rates the right policies after all as the nation emerged from the pandemic?

Now-found door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner

Investigators said they had found the piece of fuselage that blew off a Boeing airliner over Oregon on Friday, and hoped it would provide physical evidence of what went wrong.

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

How The Crimson, Harvard’s student paper, documented a historic controversy
magazine
Globe Magazine

I struggled with my Korean-American name. Now I realize it was a gift.
Perspective

I attended the Market Basket academy of summer jobs. It’s still paying off.

Travel

A 70-year-old Madrid restaurant was near its end. Then Anthony Bourdain arrived.
Globe Magazine

These libertarians want to take over New Hampshire. But first, a clothing-optional gun show.

metro

Harvard’s next president likely won’t be named for months. But speculation is underway.

Retrial of man accused of killing Weymouth police officer Michael Chesna and 77-year-old woman to begin

How The Crimson, Harvard’s student paper, documented a historic controversy

sports

Bruins at Avalanche: Boston opens four-game road trip vs. Western Conference opponents

A look at the Patriots’ unrestricted free agents: Who should go and who should stay?

2024 NFL Draft order: Patriots will pick at No. 3 in April

business

First US lunar lander in more than 50 years launched but develops problem on way to moon

Boston Scientific to purchase medical tech firm Axonics for $3.7 billion

Moderna sales were $6.7 billion last year on rising vaccine share

politics

White House will review Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin’s lack of disclosure on his hospital stay

Warren says Trump’s presidential chances should be left to voters, as Supreme Court agrees to decide if he can be barred from 2024 ballot

Trump is raising expectations heading into the Iowa caucuses. Now he has to meet them.

Nation

Now-found door ‘plug’ may hold vital clues to how a gaping hole blew open on a jetliner

Boeing jetliner that suffered inflight blowout was restricted because of concern over warning light

Jonathan Majors says he was ‘shocked’ when assault case verdict was handed down

World

A heavy wave of Russian missile attacks pounds areas across Ukraine, killing at least 4 civilians

Israeli strike kills an elite Hezbollah commander in the latest escalation linked to the war in Gaza

Pope in major policy address calls for universal ban on surrogacy, says it exploits mother and child

opinion

‘Tsunami’ of unmet care needs for adults with autism has hit Mass.

The forever presidential election

Before November, yays and nays on whether Biden should run at all

lifestyle

Photos: See Margot Robbie, Taylor Swift, and more stars arrive on the red carpet at the 2024 Golden Globes

I’m married. How do I ask single friends about their love lives?

I feel a deep connection outside my marriage

food & dining

Jamaica Plain’s Cafe Beirut has closed

Michelin-starred chef John Fraser opens The Lineup food hall in the Financial District

The restaurants Barbara Lynch is closing meant something to Boston

travel

Forget over-hyped tourist hotspots. Here are the best destinations to visit in 2024.

Antarctica is warming faster than anywhere else on Earth. Are tourists making it worse?

Florida festival throws spotlight on kumquats

Arts

The making of Mondrian

These are the people in her neighborhood: Cambridge photographer documents changing city in ‘Book of Saints’

Museumgoers dress to impress at MFA’s ‘Fashioned by Sargent’

Books

Celebrating women scientists who furthered knowledge of the cosmos; Harvard psychologist advocates for a ‘mindful body’; poetry collection explores death and its aftermath

Author readings around Boston through Jan. 13

Local bestsellers for the week ended Dec. 31

Movies

Jonathan Majors says he was ‘shocked’ when assault case verdict was handed down

‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Golden Globes, ‘Poor Things’ upsets ‘Barbie’ in comedy

A chaotic Golden Globes night had a bit of everything: The silly, the serious, and Taylor Swift, too.

Television

This week’s TV: ‘The Sopranos’ turns 25, Jodie Foster stars in a new ‘True Detective,’ and ‘Ted’ talks

‘Oppenheimer’ dominates Golden Globes, ‘Poor Things’ upsets ‘Barbie’ in comedy

A chaotic Golden Globes night had a bit of everything: The silly, the serious, and Taylor Swift, too.

music

Press Play: Operas based on true events

Bim Skala Bim gets the old gang back together for a trio of shows

I was just a borderline Madonna fan at first — and then her second decade happened

Theater/Dance

One small theater, two very different Boston dance premieres coming up on consecutive weekends

In ‘Northside Hollow,’ deep thoughts about mortality

12 New Year’s Eve comedy shows for a last laugh at 2023

Health

Top 6 health care stories to watch in Rhode Island in 2024

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.

Obituaries

Joe O’Donnell, entrepreneur and transformative philanthropist for cystic fibrosis, dies at 79

Alice Parker, whose musical compositions were ‘food for the soul,’ dies at 98

Willie Ruff, jazz missionary and professor, dies at 92