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An older lobsterman passed by Tanner Lazaro as he hauled up his traps in his boat, Used N Abused, on Aug. 24. During the summer Tanner hauled his own traps on whatever days his mentor Frankie Thompson or another lobsterman didn't need his help.

THE LOBSTER TRAP

The plentiful catch that brought wealth to fishing families is at risk, as climate change warms the Gulf of Maine. A way of life is on the line, but lobstermen can't, or won't, imagine another.

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The lobster trap

The climate disaster that Maine fishermen dread is not some far-off, half-formed threat. It’s here. ( Video produced and edited by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Reporting by Penelope Overton/Portland Press Herald, Jenna Russell/Globe Staff, Cinematography by Chaney Carlson-Bullock and Mikayla Litevich/Special to the Globe, Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Photo by Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff )

A lab technician used a single channel pipette dropper at a Testaro COVID-19 laboratory in the Dunkeld suburb of Johannesburg, South Africa.

‘This is confusing the hell out of us.’ No one knows how Omicron originated, but scientists have theories

“If we know where this came from, we’re in a better position to prevent it from happening again,” said Dr. Jeremy Luban, chair in AIDS research at the University of Massachusetts Medical School.

COVID-19: THE LATEST

Pfizer boosters provide Omicron protection, study finds; Omicron could become dominant in some European countries, officials predict

State tells Mass. hospitals to slash certain non-essential procedures by half

The Baker administration on Friday issued guidance to hospitals in Massachusetts to reduce “certain non-essential, elective services and procedures” by 50 percent starting Dec. 15, citing the loss of some 500 medical and ICU beds in the statewide healthcare system.

Tara Sullivan

Here are some story lines to watch over the final five weeks of the NFL season

The question of who will emerge from the NFC is up in the air. And it’s fantastic.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

When it comes to bad-apple cops, look at the whole tree

It’s not enough to release James Lucien from prison. We have to prevent more wrongful convictions like his. That means taking a big-picture approach. You’re up, Mayor Wu.

Bogdan Gaicki surveyed tornado damage Sunday in Mayfield, Kentucky.

Death toll in devastating tornado outbreak is expected to rise

Scores of people may have died in a tornado outbreak that tore across five states. “I can tell you from reports that I’ve received I know we’ve lost more than 80 Kentuckians. That number is going to exceed more than 100,” Kentucky Governor Andy Beshear said.

See maps of the tornado track from Arkansas into Kentucky Tornadoes may have been historic in amount of destruction and length

Fox anchor Chris Wallace says he is leaving network for ‘new adventure’

Veteran Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Sunday that he is leaving the network after 18 years and was “ready for a new adventure.”

Forecast | Dave Epstein

More warm days are ahead for New England and much of the country

Temperatures have been warmer than average this month in Massachusetts, except for a brief snow appearance. And conditions may stay that way for a while — in fact, most of the country could be in for extremely above-average temperatures for most of the rest of the month.

Billie Eilish brought the holiday cheer to ‘SNL’ as host and performer

‘Tis the season of singer Billie Eilish taking over Saturday Night Live by not only performing but hosting, too.

A Suffolk Superior Court jury last Tuesday found the Boston Community Leadership Academy headmaster and other school officials retaliated against a teacher for exercising his legal right to raise concerns about workplace discrimination without fear of retribution.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Suffolk jury awards $1.7M to Black teacher after finding Boston schools retaliated against him for discrimination complaints

A Suffolk Superior Court jury found the Boston Community Leadership Academy headmaster and other school officials retaliated against former teacher Charles Sherman Neal for exercising his legal right to raise concerns about workplace discrimination without fear of retribution.

Bruins Charlie McAvoy finds a Bruins fan along the glass to share his celebration after he scored in the second period in Calgary.

Bruins 4, Flames 2

Bruins too hot for Flames as Linus Ullmark stops 40 shots to turn back Calgary

They beat Calgary with goals from Connor Clifton, Brad Marchand, Charlie McAvoy, and Curtis Lazar to wrap up a three-game tour of Western Canada with a 2-0-1 mark.

California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns

California Governor Gavin Newsom on Saturday pledged to empower private citizens to enforce a ban on the manufacture and sale of assault weapons in the state, citing the same authority claimed by conservative lawmakers in Texas to outlaw most abortions once a heartbeat is detected.

Opinion

A march in New York City during last month's Transgender Day of Remembrance.

RENÉE GRAHAM

‘No one should ever be taken from this world because of who they are’

Anti-trans legislation doesn’t only rob people of their rights. It may be costing them their lives.

A "reeducation" camp for Uighurs in China's Xinjiang province in 2019.

JEFF JACOBY

No genocide Olympics

In Falls Church, Va., Mary Chiappetta, 89, explored nature scenes in a 2019 test of virtual reality programming designed for seniors by a company called Viva Vita.

IDEAS | JOHN M. JORDAN

Metaverses for good

Families lined up for COVID-19 testing to attend the "Elf on the Shelf" performance at the Boch Center last month.

EDITORIAL

COVID tests for all

Travelers enter security checkpoints at Logan Airport, Nov. 24, the day before Thanksgiving.

EDITORIAL

Smarter steps to make air travel safer

Mya Pol is a advocate for those with disabilities and a fourth-year student at UMass Amherst.

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

Disability should not mean invisibility

Mya Pol, a student disability activist, is fighting for equity and joy for disabled folks. Living with chronic pain, she has learned to navigate her way to feeling good. Access should not be a barrier to being joyful.

See more from A Beautiful Resistance

Remains found near Wakefield Memorial High School identified as those of man who went missing in May 2020

Patrick Shea, 66, was last seen on May 6, 2020, near his Main Street home in Wakefield and had recently shown signs of “confusion and disorientation,” according to a missing-person flier posted on the Wakefield Police Department Facebook page on May 12 last year.

Megan Thee Stallion graduated from college Saturday, and the outpouring of support was real

Rapper Megan Thee Stallion can now add graduate to her list of accolades.

Firefighters respond to house fire, lightning strike in Georgetown

Firefighters responded within 25 minutes to a house fire and a lightning strike at another house, testing firefighters and fire crews from other towns that provided mutual assistance, the department said in a statement.

Funeral services announced for Saugus correctional officer who died from COVID-19

Anthony J. Pasquarello,37, leaves behind his 6-year-old son, Vincent, and his fiancée, Rio Joyce Mendoza. An online fund-raising page created for his family had nearly $37,000 in donations as of late Saturday night.

Anne Rice, author of vampire novels, dead at 80

"Interview With the Vampire" set the stage for a resurgence in vampire fiction. Anne Rice died Saturday due to complications from a stroke.

Michael Strahan flies to space with daughter of astronaut Alan Shepherd

Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket-launching company Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America’s first astronaut.

Best of the holidays

People under the holiday lights on Boston Common.

9 places around Boston where you can get into the holiday spirit (for free)

Every holiday season comes with a gamut of things to do and gifts to buy, and it can take a toll on the old wallet. That got us thinking about some activities in and around the city where you can revel in the holiday spirit for free.

Boston is dressed in its wintery best. Here’s where to see Christmas trees, menorahs, and other decorations 20 family-friendly events to put you in the holiday spirit

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All she wants for Christmas is Globe Santa’s support and love

For 66 years Globe Santa, a program of the Boston Globe Foundation, has delivered curated gifts to children during the holiday season.

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A downtown full of delivery warehouses? ‘Dark stores’ are coming to Boston

Quick-delivery startups are moving into empty storefronts in downtown Boston, offering convenience but raising concerns about the vitality of city streets.

ADRIAN WALKER

What’s next for the Suffolk DA’s office?

Due to Rachael Rollins’s slow-rolling confirmation, the process of vetting candidates to replace her as DA has been underway for months. So has the local rumor mill around who’s likely to be tapped.

Boston police and prosecutors hid evidence in a murder case. 18 years later, a man may go free

Shaun Jenkins’s temporary release from prison follows several cases that were recently overturned due to law enforcement misconduct.

The 60 best albums of the year

From Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to J. Cole, Jon Batiste to Oliva Rodrigo, Miguel Zenón to The War on Drugs, these were our favorites.

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Culture & Lifestyle

From left: Luke Ferrari, YDE, and Paravi Das with members of the Boston Children's Chorus in "WILD: A Musical Becoming" at American Repertory Theater.

STAGE REVIEW

In ‘WILD,’ a dire climate warning delivered with exuberance and passion at the ART

A still from the film "All the Lonely People," a documentary about the impact of social isolation. Shown here is a statue in Liverpool of Eleanor Rigby, the fictional subject of a 1966 Beatles song.

‘All the Lonely People’ documents worldwide isolation and its cures

Siobhan Miller performs in 2019's "A Christmas Celtic Sojourn" at Cutler Majestic Theatre. The show is back live this year.

‘A Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ returns to Cutler Majestic Theatre

Jeremy Strong as Kendall Roy in "Succession," which wraps up its third season Sunday.

MATTHEW GILBERT

Why the best show on television should wrap it up

Special Projects

The 2021 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

Is your employer among the 150 companies to make the list?

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Special Report

In Harm’s Way

Vehicle rammings against protesters are on the rise, but the justice system often sides with drivers

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Trash pickup along East Fourth St., South Boston.

IDEAS | LILY POLLANS

Dear Mayor Wu, let’s stop burning Boston’s trash

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins in her office.

EDITORIAL

The thorny cases that Rachael Rollins inherits

Alex Beam

Trump’s new media group: Buyer beware

Student Oreo Washington, 8, inspects plants in a hydroponics room at the Jean Charles Academy in Lynn on Dec. 9.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A new bilingual school in Lynn emerges as an alternative to public education

SCOT LEHIGH

Are reforms coming to the Supreme Court?

Tourists observe the lava flow from the Cumbre Vieja volcano on Spain's La Palma island.

IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek and Matjaž Krivic

Here come the catastrophe tourists

Metro

Coronavirus Live Updates

Pfizer boosters provide Omicron protection, study finds; Omicron could become dominant in some European countries, officials predict

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

More warm days are ahead for New England and much of the country

Temperatures have been warmer than average this month in Massachusetts, except for a brief snow appearance. And conditions may stay that way for a while — in fact, most of the country could be in for extremely above-average temperatures for most of the rest of the month.

Remains found near Wakefield Memorial High School identified as those of man who went missing in May 2020

Funeral services announced for Saugus correctional officer who died from COVID-19

Anthony J. Pasquarello,37, leaves behind his 6-year-old son, Vincent, and his fiancée, Rio Joyce Mendoza. An online fund-raising page created for his family had nearly $37,000 in donations as of late Saturday night.

Sports

Revolution

Revolution forward Teal Bunbury traded to Nashville

Bunbury played eight seasons in New England and leaves as the team's fourth-highest goalscorer of all time.

Dutch driver Max Verstappen won his first Formula 1 world title in thrilling — and contentious — fashion.

Auto Racing

Max Verstappen wins first F1 title with dramatic, controversial last lap pass of Lewis Hamilton

A late safety car led to one of the most dramatic endings in the sport's history.

The Hornets recently had five players test positive for COVID-19, including star guard LaMelo Ball.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

It’s a case of the NBA having a COVID-19 problem

Despite the league claiming more than 90 percent of players are vaccinated, there have been a number of breakthrough cases.

Bruins 4, Flames 2

Bruins too hot for Flames as Linus Ullmark stops 40 shots to turn back Calgary

College football

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young wins Heisman Trophy

SATURDAY'S BOYS' HOCKEY ROUNDUP

After long wait, Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ hockey win over Canton is extra special

Business

Polarized Austria ends lockdown as vaccine mandate looms large

Austria ended a nationwide coronavirus lockdown for most people on Sunday, while keeping restrictions for the unvaccinated as it presses ahead with the boldest incentive in Europe to boost inoculations.

South African COVID hospitalizations at 5,434, 7.5 percent in ICU

South African hospitals have 5,434 COVID-19 patients of which 7.5 percent are in intensive care units, the National Institute for Communicable Diseases said in a report on Saturday.

What is the perfect date to bring workers back to the office?

UK scientists urge more restrictions to fight Omicron surge

STAT

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‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities

A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms

STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South

Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real

The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.

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Akamai employee Jason Main, who was deployed to Iraq and Afghanistan four times during 26 years in the Navy, was able to access free counseling through work.

Top Places to Work

How some top companies make mental health a priority

Top Places to Work

Free vacations, commuting costs, and 5 more enviable work perks

Top Places to Work

There was a time when we thought work would return to normal. It won’t

CONNECTIONS

Spotlight Fellowship

THE LOBSTER TRAP

‘This is confusing the hell out of us.’ No one knows how Omicron originated, but scientists have theories

Tara Sullivan Here are some story lines to watch over the final five weeks of the NFL season The question of who will emerge from the NFC is up in the air. And it’s fantastic.

YVONNE ABRAHAM When it comes to bad-apple cops, look at the whole tree It’s not enough to release James Lucien from prison. We have to prevent more wrongful convictions like his. That means taking a big-picture approach. You’re up, Mayor Wu.

Death toll in devastating tornado outbreak is expected to rise

Fox anchor Chris Wallace says he is leaving network for ‘new adventure’ Veteran Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Sunday that he is leaving the network after 18 years and was “ready for a new adventure.”

Billie Eilish brought the holiday cheer to ‘SNL’ as host and performer ‘Tis the season of singer Billie Eilish taking over Saturday Night Live by not only performing but hosting, too.

Suffolk jury awards $1.7M to Black teacher after finding Boston schools retaliated against him for discrimination complaints

Bruins too hot for Flames as Linus Ullmark stops 40 shots to turn back Calgary

California governor wants Texas-like law to ban assault guns

‘No one should ever be taken from this world because of who they are’

No genocide Olympics

Metaverses for good

COVID tests for all

Smarter steps to make air travel safer

Disability should not mean invisibility

Mass. coronavirus at a glance

Vaccinations

Cases and deaths

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Remains found near Wakefield Memorial High School identified as those of man who went missing in May 2020

Megan Thee Stallion graduated from college Saturday, and the outpouring of support was real

Firefighters respond to house fire, lightning strike in Georgetown

Funeral services announced for Saugus correctional officer who died from COVID-19 Anthony J. Pasquarello,37, leaves behind his 6-year-old son, Vincent, and his fiancée, Rio Joyce Mendoza. An online fund-raising page created for his family had nearly $37,000 in donations as of late Saturday night.

Anne Rice, author of vampire novels, dead at 80 "Interview With the Vampire" set the stage for a resurgence in vampire fiction. Anne Rice died Saturday due to complications from a stroke.

Michael Strahan flies to space with daughter of astronaut Alan Shepherd Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket-launching company Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America’s first astronaut.

Best of the holidays

9 places around Boston where you can get into the holiday spirit (for free)

All she wants for Christmas is Globe Santa’s support and love

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A downtown full of delivery warehouses? ‘Dark stores’ are coming to Boston

ADRIAN WALKER What’s next for the Suffolk DA’s office? Due to Rachael Rollins’s slow-rolling confirmation, the process of vetting candidates to replace her as DA has been underway for months. So has the local rumor mill around who’s likely to be tapped.

Boston police and prosecutors hid evidence in a murder case. 18 years later, a man may go free Shaun Jenkins’s temporary release from prison follows several cases that were recently overturned due to law enforcement misconduct.

The 60 best albums of the year From Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to J. Cole, Jon Batiste to Oliva Rodrigo, Miguel Zenón to The War on Drugs, these were our favorites.

video

Culture & Lifestyle

In ‘WILD,’ a dire climate warning delivered with exuberance and passion at the ART

‘All the Lonely People’ documents worldwide isolation and its cures

‘A Christmas Celtic Sojourn’ returns to Cutler Majestic Theatre

Why the best show on television should wrap it up

Special Projects

The 2021 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

A Beautiful Resistance

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

In Harm’s Way

FROM OUR PARTNERS

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Dear Mayor Wu, let’s stop burning Boston’s trash

The thorny cases that Rachael Rollins inherits

Trump’s new media group: Buyer beware

A new bilingual school in Lynn emerges as an alternative to public education

Are reforms coming to the Supreme Court?

Here come the catastrophe tourists

Metro

Pfizer boosters provide Omicron protection, study finds; Omicron could become dominant in some European countries, officials predict

More warm days are ahead for New England and much of the country

Remains found near Wakefield Memorial High School identified as those of man who went missing in May 2020

Funeral services announced for Saugus correctional officer who died from COVID-19

Sports

Revolution forward Teal Bunbury traded to Nashville

Max Verstappen wins first F1 title with dramatic, controversial last lap pass of Lewis Hamilton

It’s a case of the NBA having a COVID-19 problem

Bruins too hot for Flames as Linus Ullmark stops 40 shots to turn back Calgary

Alabama quarterback Bryce Young wins Heisman Trophy

After long wait, Lincoln-Sudbury boys’ hockey win over Canton is extra special

Business

Polarized Austria ends lockdown as vaccine mandate looms large

South African COVID hospitalizations at 5,434, 7.5 percent in ICU

What is the perfect date to bring workers back to the office?

UK scientists urge more restrictions to fight Omicron surge

STAT

‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.

How some top companies make mental health a priority

Free vacations, commuting costs, and 5 more enviable work perks

Tara Sullivan

Here are some story lines to watch over the final five weeks of the NFL season

The question of who will emerge from the NFC is up in the air. And it’s fantastic.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

When it comes to bad-apple cops, look at the whole tree

It’s not enough to release James Lucien from prison. We have to prevent more wrongful convictions like his. That means taking a big-picture approach. You’re up, Mayor Wu.

Fox anchor Chris Wallace says he is leaving network for ‘new adventure’

Veteran Fox News anchor Chris Wallace said Sunday that he is leaving the network after 18 years and was “ready for a new adventure.”

Billie Eilish brought the holiday cheer to ‘SNL’ as host and performer

‘Tis the season of singer Billie Eilish taking over Saturday Night Live by not only performing but hosting, too.

Funeral services announced for Saugus correctional officer who died from COVID-19

Anthony J. Pasquarello,37, leaves behind his 6-year-old son, Vincent, and his fiancée, Rio Joyce Mendoza. An online fund-raising page created for his family had nearly $37,000 in donations as of late Saturday night.

Anne Rice, author of vampire novels, dead at 80

"Interview With the Vampire" set the stage for a resurgence in vampire fiction. Anne Rice died Saturday due to complications from a stroke.

Michael Strahan flies to space with daughter of astronaut Alan Shepherd

Football star and TV celebrity Michael Strahan caught a ride to space with Jeff Bezos’ rocket-launching company Saturday, sharing the trip with the daughter of America’s first astronaut.

ADRIAN WALKER

What’s next for the Suffolk DA’s office?

Due to Rachael Rollins’s slow-rolling confirmation, the process of vetting candidates to replace her as DA has been underway for months. So has the local rumor mill around who’s likely to be tapped.

Boston police and prosecutors hid evidence in a murder case. 18 years later, a man may go free

Shaun Jenkins’s temporary release from prison follows several cases that were recently overturned due to law enforcement misconduct.

The 60 best albums of the year

From Robert Plant and Alison Krauss to J. Cole, Jon Batiste to Oliva Rodrigo, Miguel Zenón to The War on Drugs, these were our favorites.

‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities

A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms

STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South

Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real

The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.