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Biden will become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest

President Biden is expected to take an aerial tour over part of the world's largest tropical rainforest, meet local and Indigenous leaders and visit an Amazonian museum as he looks to highlight his commitment to the preservation of the region.

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

Less than a month after four towering dams on the Klamath River were demolished, hundreds of salmon made it into waters they have been cut off from for decades to spawn in cool creeks.

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war
As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its 1,000th day, neither side seems eager to negotiate. President-elect Donald Trump has said he could quickly end the war, though it is unclear how or in whose favor he might tip the scales.

Russia launches one of the fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine’s infrastructure

Israeli strikes kill 12 people in Gaza overnight as 3 are arrested over flares at Netanyahu’s home
Israeli airstrikes in Gaza overnight have killed 12 people while police arrested three suspects after flares were fired at the private residence of Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu in the coastal city of Caesarea.

Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute ‘genocide’

Gloucester mayor sorry for obscene gesture after meeting with striking teachers

Greg Verga apologized Friday after he was caught on camera making an obscene gesture to teachers on strike.

New USS Nantucket is ready for active duty after being commissioned in ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard
The USS Nantucket was commissioned in a ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard on Saturday, certifying the ship is ready to join the naval fleet and serve in active duty.

“Inside the NBA” will air on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery and NBA, AP sources say
Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of TNT Sports, sued the NBA in New York state court after the league did not accept the company’s matching offer for one of the packages in its new 11-year media rights deal, which will begin with the 2025-26 season.

Red Line trains to be suspended between Harvard and Broadway starting Sunday

Osvaldo Medina (left) showed Alexander Harris a project in his Digital Principles lab class at the Benjamin Franklin Cummings Institute of Technology. Medina is studying engineering with a concentration in renewable energy technologies, while Harris is working toward a certificate in HVAC and refrigeration.

From prison to green jobs: Ex-inmates among new workforce powering state’s climate goals

“The state of Massachusetts is going green,” one clean energy trainee said. “So I want to be ahead of the game, before it's too late.”

Tensions over abortion erupt as protesters confront Men’s March in Boston

Hundreds of anti-abortion marchers faced off against counter-protesters in Boston as the two sides shouted slogans at each other. Police gave everyone a notice to disperse.

See photos and video from the demonstration and counter-protest in Boston

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in a second Trump administration.

Here are the people Donald Trump has picked for key positions so far Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says

Lina Khan talks about health care costs at the Eisenhower Executive Office Building on the White House complex in Washington, on April 3.

Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ under Trump?

The US antitrust watchdogs that pounced on Big Tech and deterred dealmaking throughout corporate America during President Biden’s administration may be tamer and kept on a shorter leash by President-elect Donald Trump.

President Biden meets with President-elect Donald Trump in the Oval Office of the White House, Wednesday, Nov. 13, 2024, in Washington.

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House

J.D. Vance's Senate seat will be filled by an appointment from Ohio Governor Mike DeWine, a Republican.

Republicans are leaving office for Trump posts. How will the vacancies be filled?

At the Frank M. Sokolowski Elementary School in Chelsea, Raelynn Ruiz reacted to her reading tutors on her computer during class.

‘I was so wrong’: In Chelsea, virtual tutoring overcomes skeptics, delivers results

In the aftermath of the pandemic, lofty promises to reinvent schooling abounded, but little innovation has come to fruition. Chelsea‘s experiment stands as an example of what’s still possible with the right resources and leadership.

Grief and resolve as Boston trans community marks 25th Day of Remembrance
More than 100 people gathered Saturday evening in downtown Boston, as some have done for a quarter-century, to remember hundreds of trans people who died by homicide or suicide and call for solidarity in the fight for equal rights.

From left: Charli XCX and Marcello Hernández during Promos in Studio 8H for "Saturday Night Live" on Thursday.

Charli XCX hosts and performs on ‘Saturday Night Live’

"SNL" went "brat" as pop star Charli XCX pulled double duty as this weekend's host and musical guest.

Bourne celebrates its 2024 Division 5 girls' volleyball championship.

MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

They’re champs! See the MIAA tournament results from this weekend and all the football semifinal matchups.

The MIAA tournaments are barreling toward championship games, keep track of all the scores and game times right here.

High school sports scoreboard

Al Horford (right) celebrates with Jayson Tatum after Tatum's 3-pointer at the overtime buzzer delivered the Celtics a Saturday night victory over the Raptors.

CELTICS 126, RAPTORS 123 (OT)

Jayson Tatum, given a second chance, buries overtime winner as Celtics claw past NBA-worst Raptors

The Celtics were hopeful that Wednesday’s romp against the Nets would help them snap out of a stretch of uneven play. Instead, they battled through 27 lead changes to beat a two-win team.

Everything seems to be going right for the Cavaliers, the NBA’s only undefeated team

Trent Frederic scored both Bruins goals in the first period.

Blues 3, Bruins 2 (ot)

Bruins lose to Blues on Brayden Schenn’s goal in overtime

Trent Frederic scored a pair of first-period goals for Boston.

Much like the Bruins, the Penguins are sputtering along in the first quarter of the NHL season

Opinion

Back when people had landline phones they always answered, pollsters could easily reach a representative sample of Americans. But now, people who bother to answer calls from pollsters are much more likely to unrepresentative.

IDEAS | JEFF HOWE

The ‘science’ of polling is broken

Political surveys have fundamental problems in an era of cellphones and institutional distrust.

RENÉE GRAHAM

President Biden should pardon his son Hunter

EDITORIAL

Beacon Hill lobbyists have their own ‘family plan’ for political donations

JEFF JACOBY

The missionary in the parking lot

LETTERS

The one thing that should have disqualified Trump in voters’ eyes

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Lives upended by domestic violence, parents ask for Globe Santa’s help

For children in a fractured family, the holiday season is little more than a painful reminder of what they lack.

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Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton and courted controversy, dies at 82
Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions in the US and Romania, including Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton.

Long COVID may be far more common than previously known, new Mass General Brigham study finds
A new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests racial disparities and the difficulty in diagnosing the condition may be leading to a massive undercount.

Boston teen charged with shooting man on platform of MBTA Red Line Broadway station
The teen was arraigned in juvenile court Friday and ordered held, officials said.

Netflix’s Tyson-Paul bout gets 65 million viewers at peak, and some of them reported problems
In an internal company memo seen by Bloomberg News, Chief Technology Officer Elizabeth Stone said the bout drew a maximum of 65 million viewers at any one time, rivaling some of the most-watched sporting events.

Massachusetts man who fled to Mexico midway through his trial found guilty of rape

Cesar Lagunas, 51, of Pittsfield, left the country on Monday following testimony by a person who accused him of rape while his trial was still going on.

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning
When a Newport wedding was called off, one bride donated the vendor services to another facing terminal illness.

‘I listened to videos about how he will help’: Latino voters turned to YouTube, WhatsApp for election information

The growing demographic group turns to social media for news more than other demographic groups, research shows.

The wealthy have unfair advantages when getting specialized education for their kids. Here’s what the state can do.
From expanding civil legal aid to bolstering the special educator workforce, here are five avenues Massachusetts can pursue to make out-of-district settlements more equitable.

At Bentley University, the trading room floor is a launching pad
How a student-run investment group became a key selling point for the Waltham business school

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There’s still no clarity at WZLX after end of Rich Shertenlieb’s show, and other sports media notes
WZLX has been airing music in the morning, with Kenny Young — who had been the program director for Shertenlieb’s show — occasionally chiming in as the de facto host.

Culture & Lifestyle

Artist Alan Michelson with his unfinished sculpture, "The Knowledge Keepers," at UAP’s Pollich Tallix foundry in Rock Tavern, N.Y. The finished pair have now been installed in front of the MFA.

MFA installs Alan Michelson’s answer to ‘Appeal to the Great Spirit.’ ‘No one would ever take them for Native American stereotype.’

Jenée Walker and Kerry Casting wed Aug. 22, 2024, at the Lakehouse in Halifax with 105 of their family and friends.

That time she manifested her ideal man

With a COVID cliff coming, what can Boston artists bank on?

John Waters arrives at the Vanity Fair Oscar Party on Sunday, March 10, 2024, at the Wallis Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts in Beverly Hills, Calif.

‘Boston was always a great movie town,’ says filmmaker John Waters

Special Projects

Illustration of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, and Derrick White along with other NBA greats for the 2024 Finals preview.

Where do the 2023-24 Celtics stand among the greatest teams in NBA history?

Data show that these Celtics are truly extraordinary, a team of uncommon prowess on both ends of the court

Lauren Friel (left) owner of Rebel Rebel, chatted with customers while working at her wine bar in Bow Market in Somerville. The restrictive Boston liquor license system has pushed throngs of innovative chefs to neighborhood towns with laxer laws, including Brookline, Somerville, and Cambridge.

HIGH & DRY

Priced out: How Boston’s broken liquor license system drives chefs from the city

A stubbornly high price tag for serving alcohol hurts thousands of hospitality workers, aspiring restaurateurs, and the city itself.

Interactive map

Pothole season is upon us. See which neighborhoods have the most reports

Boston’s 311 data provides a day-by-day look at the condition of the city’s streets and sidewalks, which neighborhoods are hit hardest, and just how fast repairs are made.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Representative Jake Auchincloss, Democrat of Massachusetts, questions witnesses during a Congressional hearing.

CARINE HAJJAR

Does Jake Auchincloss have Seth Moulton’s back? Yes, but...

A children's festival on the terrace of Lofos Strefi in 2022.

Cara Hoffman

Anarchists have some lessons for Trump’s America

Junmyung Lee, left, accused of being one of the people operating the brothel network in Cambridge and Watertown, exited the John Joseph Moakley Federal Courthouse with his lawyer, John Amabile, after pleading guilty on Oct. 30.

EDITORIAL

John Does in brothel case can’t hide forever, state’s high court rules

Kellie Kamphuis and Faith Rail took a selfie in front of an inflatable Donald Trump on Oct. 6 in Juneau, Wis.

IDEAS | ROB HENDERSON

A lot of Trump voters saw more light than darkness in his message

Artist's rendering of a proposed New England Revolution soccer stadium along the Mystic River in Everett.

JOAN VENNOCHI

Revs soccer stadium is a classic Boston insider story

IDEAS

Blueprints for a new downtown Boston

Metro

‘I was so wrong’: In Chelsea, virtual tutoring overcomes skeptics, delivers results

Victim flown to Boston with life-threatening injuries after vehicle strike in Lynn

Emergency crews responded to a report of a person struck by a motor vehicle at 35 Lynnway, Lynn fire officials said.

Grief and resolve as Boston trans community marks 25th Day of Remembrance

More than 100 people gathered Saturday evening in downtown Boston, as some have done for a quarter-century, to remember hundreds of trans people who died by homicide or suicide and call for solidarity in the fight for equal rights.

Gloucester mayor sorry for obscene gesture after meeting with striking teachers

Greg Verga apologized Friday after he was caught on camera making an obscene gesture to teachers on strike.

Sports

Hosts of the "Inside the NBA" (from left) Shaquille O'Neal, Ernie Johnson Jr., Kenny Smith, and Charles Barkley are expected to be moving to ABC and ESPN beginning next season, though the show will continue to be produced by Warner Bros. Discovery.

SPORTS MEDIA

“Inside the NBA” will air on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery and NBA, AP sources say

Warner Bros. Discovery, the parent company of TNT Sports, sued the NBA in New York state court after the league did not accept the company’s matching offer for one of the packages in its new 11-year media rights deal, which will begin with the 2025-26 season.

Carson Beck gave No. 11 Georgia the lead in the third quarter with a 10-yard touchdown run in a 31-17 win over No. 6 Tennessee.

No. 11 Georgia 31, No. 6 Tennessee 17

Beck throws for 2 TDs, runs for another to lead No. 11 Georgia past No. 6 Tennessee

Georgia bounced back from a loss at Ole Miss that left the Bulldogs just outside the provisional 12-team postseason field.

CELTICS 126, RAPTORS 123 (OT)

Jayson Tatum, given a second chance, buries overtime winner as Celtics claw past NBA-worst Raptors

The Celtics were hopeful that Wednesday’s romp against the Nets would help them snap out of a stretch of uneven play. Instead, they battled through 27 lead changes to beat a two-win team.

No. 1 Oregon 16, Wisconsin 13

No. 1 Oregon rallies in fourth quarter to beat Wisconsin

MIAA CHAMPIONSHIPS

They’re champs! See the MIAA tournament results from this weekend and all the football semifinal matchups.

GYMNASTICS

Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton and courted controversy, dies at 82

Business

Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ under Trump?

SPORTS MEDIA

“Inside the NBA” will air on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery and NBA, AP sources say

BOLD TYPES

Shoe company Wolverine opens new Saucony office in Boston

At Bentley University, the trading room floor is a launching pad

magazine

Betsy Ehrenberg holds up the letter Tyler wrote to introduce himself to her. (For privacy, the Globe obscured his contact information.)

Globe Magazine

A woman with cancer needed a miracle from a stranger. A veteran in pain needed one, too.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘THAT is the kind of unapologetically nerdy passion I’m looking for’

Marine Lance Corporal Antonio “Tony” Molina during a Veterans Day event at the Puerto Rican Veterans Memorial Plaza in the South End last year.

PERSPECTIVE

Puerto Ricans have fought for the US since WWI. They must never be forgotten.

Festive cocktails, and a mocktail, for any holiday celebration.

holiday style

Who could use a drink? Six festive cocktails for holiday parties.

metro

Participants marched down Commonwealth Avenue as the Men’s March to Abolish Abortion and Rally for Personhood started Saturday.

Tensions over abortion erupt as protesters confront Men’s March in Boston

New USS Nantucket is ready for active duty after being commissioned in ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard

Long COVID may be far more common than previously known, new Mass General Brigham study finds

sports

Newton North's Devon Burke (No. 8) hoists the championship trophy after the top-seeded Tigers swept second-seeded Brookline in a three-set victory in the Division 1 girls' volleyball state championship.

Newton North gets ace service from Sasha Selivan in Division 1 title sweep over Brookline

BB&N’s Bo MacCormack was great. But Michael Seward was better as he led St. Paul’s (N.H.) to a John Papas Bowl win.

LSU coach Brian Kelly was caught on camera screaming at one player and getting yelled at by another in loss at Florida

business

In addition to Friday night's boxing match between Jake Paul and Mike Tyson, Netflix will also have two NFL games on Christmas and begin airing WWE's "Raw" in January.

Tyson-Paul fight gives Netflix opportunity to show it can handle big events with NFL, WWE on horizon

In jobs bill, Mass. lawmakers move to protect Roxbury nonprofit accused of predatory lending

The BPDA board is back, and elbows are rubbing once again

politics

Former President Donald Trump speaks during a rally in Potterville, Mich., Aug. 29, 2024.

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary

Defense pick Hegseth paid accuser but denies sexual assault, attorney says

Republicans are leaving office for Trump posts. How will the vacancies be filled?

Nation

Wildfires burn along the New York and New Jersey border in Greenwood Lake, N.Y., on Nov. 13.

Renewed wildfire escapes containment and prompts evacuation near New York-New Jersey border

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

When the University of Florida’s president resigned, was it all about academic rankings?

World

Pope Francis calls for investigation to determine if Israel’s attacks in Gaza constitute ‘genocide’

Russia launches one of the fiercest missile and drone attacks at Ukraine’s infrastructure

Knife attack at a vocational school in eastern China leaves 8 dead and 17 injured

opinion

Anarchists have some lessons for Trump’s America

La estrategia detrás del triunfo histórico de Rubén Gallego

Ruben Gallego’s blueprint for Democratic success

lifestyle

Moira Legault and Tyler Ferron of Nashua, N.H., wed on Nov. 7 at the Amherst Woman's Club in Amherst. The celebration, in part, was provided by Chicago nonprofit Wish Upon a Wedding, an organization that helps to provide weddings and other ceremonies to couples facing life-altering illnesses.

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning

Should I swear off dating?

A + B = I’m single again

food & dining

Cocktails at Wink and Nod in Boston in 2019.

Sad hour continues: Beacon Hill lawmakers again decline to bring ‘happy hour’ back to Mass.

Who could use a drink? Six festive cocktails for holiday parties.

Feast & Fettle will close its retail store in Pawtucket, R.I.

travel

A mountain hut on the TMB in Switzerland, where weary hikers from Massachusetts would soon be refreshed by hot cappuccino in porcelain mugs.

We spent 12 days on the greatest hiking trail in the world. You can, too.

Taylor Goldsmith on doing what he wants, catching up on sleep, and making coffee on a plane

See the world by train; renew your passport soon

Arts

This combination of photos shows a portrait of Leonardo da Vinci by an unknown circa the 16th century and filmmaker Ken Burns, during his commencement speech at Brandeis University on May 19.

Ken Burns on why no one, not even Elon Musk, can compare with Leonardo da Vinci

MFA installs Alan Michelson’s answer to ‘Appeal to the Great Spirit.’ ‘No one would ever take them for Native American stereotype.’

Laurie Simmons: when a house is not a home

Books

OX, Untitled, 2016. Paris. Acrylic on paper.

Poems of desire, looking at graffiti, a new bookstore in Quincy

Stephen King refutes rumors he called Elon Musk Trump’s ‘First Lady,’ was kicked off X

Author readings around Boston through Nov. 23

Movies

Ken Burns on why no one, not even Elon Musk, can compare with Leonardo da Vinci

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

Conan O’Brien tapped to host the 2025 Oscars

Television

Charli XCX hosts and performs on ‘Saturday Night Live’

Ken Burns on why no one, not even Elon Musk, can compare with Leonardo da Vinci

The real strangeness of ‘Stranger Things’

music

A 2022 performance of the Celebrity Series presented with the Berlin Philharmonic.

The Berliners are back

Five things to do around Boston, Nov. 18-24

Mattapan native SeeFour wanted the world to see Boston hip-hop on Netflix’s ‘Rhythm + Flow’

Theater/Dance

Two Lavine Learning Lab students welcome audience members to an ART performance.

American Repertory Theater launches Lavine Learning Lab for local high schools

For a fast-moving ‘Noises Off,’ set designers used every inch of the stage

'Tartuffe' finds new resonance, and an antic comic tone to match

Health

Dr. Susan Meschwitz, center, a chemistry professor at Salve Regina University in Newport, R.I., in her lab with two undergraduate students.

About 30% of women are reinfected with a UTI within a year. This R.I. professor is looking for a way to change that.

Why is Lifespan buying hospitals in Massachusetts instead of saving two in Rhode Island?

R.I. Life Science Hub still in negotiations to develop lab incubator space: ‘In the business world... things moved a lot faster’

Obituaries

Timothy West (center) with his son, actor Sam West, and wife, actor Prunella Scales, in London in 1999.

Biden will become the first sitting US president to visit the Amazon rainforest

Salmon return to lay eggs in historic habitat after largest dam removal project in US history

Russia grinds deeper into Ukraine after 1,000 days of grueling war As the war in Ukraine grinds toward its 1,000th day, neither side seems eager to negotiate. President-elect Donald Trump has said he could quickly end the war, though it is unclear how or in whose favor he might tip the scales.

Gloucester mayor sorry for obscene gesture after meeting with striking teachers

New USS Nantucket is ready for active duty after being commissioned in ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard The USS Nantucket was commissioned in a ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard on Saturday, certifying the ship is ready to join the naval fleet and serve in active duty.

Red Line trains to be suspended between Harvard and Broadway starting Sunday

From prison to green jobs: Ex-inmates among new workforce powering state’s climate goals

Tensions over abortion erupt as protesters confront Men’s March in Boston

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in a second Trump administration.

Will the antitrust showdown launched under Biden turn into ‘Let’s Make A Deal’ under Trump?

The last actions the Biden administration will take before Trump takes over the White House

Republicans are leaving office for Trump posts. How will the vacancies be filled?

‘I was so wrong’: In Chelsea, virtual tutoring overcomes skeptics, delivers results

Charli XCX hosts and performs on ‘Saturday Night Live’

They’re champs! See the MIAA tournament results from this weekend and all the football semifinal matchups.

Jayson Tatum, given a second chance, buries overtime winner as Celtics claw past NBA-worst Raptors

Bruins lose to Blues on Brayden Schenn’s goal in overtime

The ‘science’ of polling is broken

President Biden should pardon his son Hunter

Beacon Hill lobbyists have their own ‘family plan’ for political donations

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Long COVID may be far more common than previously known, new Mass General Brigham study finds A new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests racial disparities and the difficulty in diagnosing the condition may be leading to a massive undercount.

Boston teen charged with shooting man on platform of MBTA Red Line Broadway station The teen was arraigned in juvenile court Friday and ordered held, officials said.

Massachusetts man who fled to Mexico midway through his trial found guilty of rape

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“Inside the NBA” will air on ESPN and ABC beginning next season as part of settlement between Warner Bros. Discovery and NBA, AP sources say

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Jayson Tatum, given a second chance, buries overtime winner as Celtics claw past NBA-worst Raptors

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At Bentley University, the trading room floor is a launching pad

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Tensions over abortion erupt as protesters confront Men’s March in Boston

New USS Nantucket is ready for active duty after being commissioned in ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard

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sports

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BB&N’s Bo MacCormack was great. But Michael Seward was better as he led St. Paul’s (N.H.) to a John Papas Bowl win.

LSU coach Brian Kelly was caught on camera screaming at one player and getting yelled at by another in loss at Florida

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New USS Nantucket is ready for active duty after being commissioned in ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard
The USS Nantucket was commissioned in a ceremony at Charlestown Navy Yard on Saturday, certifying the ship is ready to join the naval fleet and serve in active duty.

Trump names fossil fuel executive Chris Wright as energy secretary
President-elect Donald Trump has selected Chris Wright, a campaign donor and fossil fuel executive, to serve as energy secretary in a second Trump administration.

Bela Karolyi, gymnastics coach who mentored Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton and courted controversy, dies at 82
Karolyi and wife Martha trained multiple Olympic gold medalists and world champions in the US and Romania, including Nadia Comaneci and Mary Lou Retton.

Long COVID may be far more common than previously known, new Mass General Brigham study finds
A new study from researchers at Mass General Brigham suggests racial disparities and the difficulty in diagnosing the condition may be leading to a massive undercount.

Boston teen charged with shooting man on platform of MBTA Red Line Broadway station
The teen was arraigned in juvenile court Friday and ordered held, officials said.

From heartache to hope: A canceled wedding finds new meaning
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The wealthy have unfair advantages when getting specialized education for their kids. Here’s what the state can do.
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