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Days before New Hampshire primary, Nikki Haley breaks out of the bubble wrap
Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is finally taking the proverbial bubble wrap off what’s been a relatively cautious campaign to date, drawing sharper contrasts between herself and former president Donald Trump.

Haley tells N.H. voters she won’t serve as Trump’s vice president Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name. It’s his latest example of attacking rivals based on race.

Concern about security at the southern US border is driving how many N.H. Republicans will vote
kara miller | the big idea

The country’s most influential banker says Democrats should respect Trump voters. Is he right?

Steward Health Care’s financial issues could spell catastrophe for the state

The fast-moving crisis has left regulators racing to prevent the massive layoffs and erosion of care that could come if hospital services were to suddenly cease.
Here’s what to do if you’re worried your health care practice might close
Money, Power, Inequality

Markey, Warren, Pressley call for Walgreens to stay open, citing ‘insurmountable, even deadly’ impacts on Roxbury

Senators Edward J. Markey and Elizabeth Warren and Representative Ayanna Pressley made their demands in a letter to the drugstore giant’s CEO, Tim Wentworth.

Bill Iffrig, immortalized as the fallen runner of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombings, dies at 89

Steamship Authority postpones opening of summer vehicle reservations for Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard ferries

Hiker, 37, dies in White Mountains of N.H. amid high winds, frigid temperatures

3 middle schoolers in Yarmouth taken to hospital after eating candy bar

Amid Harvard’s attempts to restore calm, new details emerge on university’s review of plagiarism allegations against Claudine Gay

Interim Harvard president Alan Garber announced steps aimed at bringing peace to a campus that has been roiled for months by protests and disputes over bigotry and the Israel-Hamas war.

Complaint asks state watchdog to probe Boston police captain, internal affairs process after new video surfaces
A complaint filed with the POST Commission says surveillance video discredits Captain John Danilecki's assertion that he ripped apart a sign from "a looter," not a protester.

STAT Investigation
Dana-Farber cancer researchers moving to retract one paper, correct others in broad investigation of manipulated data
The investigation, which can be read in full on statnews.com, includes scores of papers authored by four top Dana Farber scientists, including CEO Laurie Glimcher.

FORECAST | DAVE EPSTEIN

Storm to miss most of New England, but we won’t escape a bitterly cold weekend

Greater Boston may see under an inch of snow with some flurries on Friday.
Keeping your cell phone functioning in the cold Advocates for the homeless prepare for dangerously cold weather

Winter weather tips: When extreme cold strikes, be prepared

EV batteries hate the cold. Here’s what to do if you own an electric car.

How to prevent pipes from freezing in your home during the extreme cold
NUGGETS 102, CELTICS 100

Celtics falter late, lose first home game of season to defending champion Nuggets

With the spotlight burning bright, Denver’s two stars (Nikola Jokic, Jamal Murray) controlled the proceedings while Boston’s (Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown) stumbled.

Striking teachers shutter Newton schools; judge orders them back to work

Newton union negotiations have centered around pay for teachers and paraprofessionals, as well as several other issues, including coverage of classrooms when a teacher is absent.
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

At Winter Weekend, Red Sox say they will stay the course, so don’t expect major upgrades

Team president Sam Kennedy acknowledged that the team’s payroll would probably drop again this season.
Notebook: Alex Cora is singing a sweet tune about the 2024 Red Sox, but is that in harmony with the front office?

Bill Belichick completes second interview for Falcons head coaching job

Belichick is one of nine candidates known to have spoken to the Falcons, a group that also includes Michigan coach Jim Harbaugh.
Dan Shaughnessy: Getting Bill Parcells’s take on Bill Belichick’s next move Jerod Mayo adds three names to candidates lists for Patriots’ open coordinator positions
LOVE LETTERS

I was blindsided by the marriage proposal

He could have asked a long time ago.
Opinion
Nathaniel Manderson

Democrats, let me (re)introduce you to the working class

We build your houses, fix your plumbing, collect your trash, clean your houses, and we are broke. Our backs hurt from physical labor, not stress, our hands are calloused, and we have every skill the app-making, Tesla-driving, Whole Foods-shopping, and highly educated do not have.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Blame the victim: Immigrant faces charges in death of Florida policeman
Rachelle G. Cohen

Tufts prison initiative gives grads the gift of hope
EDITORIAL

Healey puts her housing bill front and center

IDEAS | SCOTT D. PETERSON

The Taylor Swift and Travis Kelce of 1887
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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

Boston Public Schools teacher injured after student allegedly punched, struck her with chair, police say
Officers arrived at the Melvin H. King South End Academy around 8:15 a.m. Friday for a report of an assault and battery, Boston police said.

Steamship Authority postpones opening of summer vehicle reservations for Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard ferries
Tech issues have forced The Steamship Authority to postpone the opening of its summer vehicle reservations to the general public on Jan. 23 and Jan. 30, the agency said Friday.

Sports Illustrated layoffs are the latest blow in brutal month for media outlets
The moves reflect a brutal reality for media outlets that are both large and small and go beyond just legacy newspapers.

Sports Illustrated lays off most of its staff, threatening iconic brand’s future

Grand jury indicts Alec Baldwin in fatal shooting of cinematographer on movie set in New Mexico
Special prosecutors brought the case before a grand jury in Santa Fe this week, months after receiving a new analysis of the gun that was used.

THE FINE PRINT
If your car is towed, it’s about to cost you a lot more to get it back
Drivers whose passenger vehicles have been towed will now pay a maximum of $132 for a tow, versus $108 previously, thanks to a rate increase approved, at least temporarily, by the state Department of Public Utilities.

Lowell man charged with allegedly killing his mother
Michael Belous, 24, was indicted on a charge of first degree murder for the death of Elena Vainer, 51, of Reading, in July, prosecutors said Friday.

Recommended reads

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Boston’s most expensive hotel is now open. Is it worth the steep nightly rate?

Luxury chain Raffles offers a room with a view and a butler. We checked in and checked it out. Here's what it's like.

WINTER ARTS GUIDE
10 new TV shows to watch when you need to chill out this winter
Kate Winslet, Donald Glover, Nicole Kidman, and Kristen Wiig bring star power to new series debuting in the weeks ahead, including “The Regime,” “Mr. and Mrs. Smith,” “Expats,” and “Palm Royale.”

A flaming tower of Christmas trees, for all to see
Christmas Tree beach bonfires, a longstanding North Shore tradition, gather communities to marvel at a unique inferno.

President Biden looks like he’s running a shadow campaign in New Hampshire
They came on official business, so the Hatch Act prohibited them from talking about the political campaign. But their mission was clear: to speak in glowing terms about what the administration has delivered to New Hampshire voters.

Culture & Lifestyle

An experimental biography focuses on Charles Darwin’s grandfather

Welcome to Winter Soup Club

New ‘micro wedding’ spot in Somerville’s Bow Market offers an alternative to City Hall

Jennifer Lopez releases cast list, new trailer for ‘This Is Me... Now’ album movie

Special Projects

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

Nightmare in Mission Hill

The story of how a murder in Mission Hill — the Carol Stuart shooting — terrorized and wounded a community of innocent people.

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

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

SCOT LEHIGH

Haley calls out Trump’s ‘temper tantrums’ but will NH voters put him in time out?
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

America’s gerontocracy is a contrast with the rest of the world
JOAN VENNOCHI

‘Joe,’ as in Manchin, not Biden
Elaine O. Nsoesie

Pharmacy deserts in Black and Latino communities are harming residents

EDITORIAL

City Council should reverse course, accept $13 million federal counterterrorism grant
Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

Steamship Authority postpones opening of summer vehicle reservations for Nantucket and Martha’s Vineyard ferries

Tech issues have forced The Steamship Authority to postpone the opening of its summer vehicle reservations to the general public on Jan. 23 and Jan. 30, the agency said Friday.

Days before New Hampshire primary, Nikki Haley breaks out of the bubble wrap

Former South Carolina governor Nikki Haley is finally taking the proverbial bubble wrap off what’s been a relatively cautious campaign to date, drawing sharper contrasts between herself and former president Donald Trump.

Boston Public Schools teacher injured after student allegedly punched, struck her with chair, police say

Officers arrived at the Melvin H. King South End Academy around 8:15 a.m. Friday for a report of an assault and battery, Boston police said.
STAT Investigation

Dana-Farber cancer researchers moving to retract one paper, correct others in broad investigation of manipulated data

The investigation, which can be read in full on statnews.com, includes scores of papers authored by four top Dana Farber scientists, including CEO Laurie Glimcher.

Sports

Gary Washburn | ON BASKETBALL

‘Even though we lost, it’s a great game for us.’ Celtics have an opportunity to springboard to new heights

Despite subpar performances from its two stars and several others, Boston still came within one possession of matching the defending NBA champions.
AUSTRALIAN OPEN

Ukraine’s Dayana Yastremska, ranked No. 93, reaches fourth round at Australian Open

Yastremska will next play either 11th-ranked Jelena Ostapenko, the 2017 French Open winner, or two-time Australian Open champion Victoria Azarenka.
HS track | MSTCA Division 5 state relays

Michael Sanchez paces Amesbury boys, Giuliana Ligor leads North Reading girls at MSTCA Division 5 state relays

Amesbury boys outpaced Weston, 47-42, while the North Reading girls dethroned Weston, 48-42.
NFL

Bill Belichick completes second interview for Falcons head coaching job
NUGGETS 102, CELTICS 100

Celtics falter late, lose first home game of season to defending champion Nuggets
PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

At Winter Weekend, Red Sox say they will stay the course, so don’t expect major upgrades

Business

STAT Investigation

Dana-Farber cancer researchers moving to retract one paper, correct others in broad investigation of manipulated data

The investigation, which can be read in full on statnews.com, includes scores of papers authored by four top Dana Farber scientists, including CEO Laurie Glimcher.

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines say they will appeal a judge’s ruling that blocked their merger

JetBlue and Spirit Airlines said they will appeal a federal judge’s ruling this week that blocked their plan to combine into a single carrier.
THE FINE PRINT

If your car is towed, it’s about to cost you a lot more to get it back
RI SPORTS

‘The community seems hungry for soccer’: Rhode Island FC steps onto the pitch
magazine
Globe Magazine

The body positivity movement told us to love ourselves. Then came Ozempic.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

‘Don’t let grief dominate’: 9 Alzheimer’s experts on supporting a loved one

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I think at our ages we’ve both “been there, done that”’
PERSPECTIVE

I’m a climate reporter trying to cut plastics out. But my kid wanted a Barbie Dreamhouse.

metro

Amid Harvard’s attempts to restore calm, new details emerge on university’s review of plagiarism allegations against Claudine Gay

Healey moves to allow cities and towns to raise taxes on hotels, meals, cars

Advocates for the homeless prepare for dangerously cold weather; Mayor Wu announces warming centers

sports

Alex Cora is singing a sweet tune about the 2024 Red Sox, but is that in harmony with the front office?

Nuggets coach Mike Malone champions Celtics’ offseason additions

As Falcons await second interview with Bill Belichick, they interview Lions’ Aaron Glenn

business

Seaport Hotel workers vote to unionize

Wall Street hits record high following a 2-year round trip scarred by inflation

Sports Illustrated layoffs are the latest blow in brutal month for media outlets

politics

Election-year politics threaten Senate border deal as Trump and his allies rally opposition

Trump mocks Nikki Haley’s first name. It’s his latest example of attacking rivals based on race.

Tim Scott will endorse Donald Trump ahead of New Hampshire Republican primary, AP source says

Nation

Grand jury indictment against Alec Baldwin opens two paths for prosecutors

Nikki Haley has spent 20 years navigating Republican Party factions. Trump may make that impossible

Ohio is poised to become the 2nd state to restrict gender-affirming care for adults

World

Rifts emerge among top Israeli officials over how to handle the war against Hamas in Gaza

Britain’s largest steel mill to become greener, at a cost of jobs

Rifts emerge among top Israeli officials over how to handle the war against Hamas in Gaza

opinion

Haley calls out Trump’s ‘temper tantrums’ but will NH voters put him in time out?

Native nations with scarce internet are building their own broadband networks

City Council should reverse course, accept $13 million federal counterterrorism grant

lifestyle

I was blindsided by the marriage proposal

‘Joy of missing out,’ or JOMO, is all the rage. But we wouldn’t be so giddy if we could just manage our time in the first place.

Gisele Bündchen gets ‘pushback’ from kids for parenting differently than Tom Brady

food & dining

Smuttynose to buy Wachusett Brewing Co.

Hook + Line, an indie fish house in the Seaport, is just what the area needs

Is it fair for Dunkin’ to charge more for vegan milk? A class action lawsuit by the lactose intolerant says no.

travel

Boston’s most expensive hotel is now open. Is it worth the steep nightly rate?

How to spend a romantic weekend in Portland, Maine

Michael Bobbitt and the beauty of ‘do nothing’ days

Arts

10 compelling art shows to wander through this winter

A homecoming for Roxbury’s trailblazing artist Lorraine O’Grady

Up close and presidential: The Griffin looks at official White House photographers and their history-documenting practice

Books

An experimental biography focuses on Charles Darwin’s grandfather

In Kaveh Akbar’s ‘Martyr!’ a poet seeks faith amid the senselessness of death, and life

Local bestsellers for the week ended Jan. 14

Movies

Ariana DeBose stars in ‘I.S.S.,’ a space odyssey set aboard the International Space Station

‘Freaky Tales,’ Kristen Stewart and Christopher Nolan help kick off Sundance Film Festival

‘Oppenheimer’ and ‘Poor Things’ lead the race for Britain’s BAFTA film awards

Television

Mark Ruffalo to star in HBO crime drama ‘Task,’ set in the ‘same universe’ as ‘Mare of Easttown’

Tom Brady teams up with Vince Vaughn, Wayne Gretzky for new Super Bowl ad

In ‘Feud: Capote vs. The Swans,’ a writer’s betrayal and the friendships it shattered

music

Max Roach’s centennial brings the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra to town to celebrate a legend

Biss not to miss: Inquisitive pianist turns focus to Schubert

10 classical events to count on this season

Theater/Dance

In ‘Trouble in Mind,’ a Black actress is done compromising

10 standout shows for theater audiences this winter

‘Moulin Rouge!’ is nothing to shout about

Health

Dana-Farber cancer researchers moving to retract one paper, correct others in broad investigation of manipulated data

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

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

Obituaries

Jack Burke Jr., Hall of Famer who was the oldest living Masters champion, dies at age 100

Peter Schickele, composer and gleeful sire of P.D.Q. Bach, dies at 88

Lev Rubinstein, Russian poet and political figure, dies at 76