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Study touting hydrogen — a technology favored by gas firms — was funded by gas interests, e-mails show

A study by researchers at UMass Lowell on hydrogen’s potential seemed innocuous enough. But hundreds of pages of e-mail correspondence now raise questions about influence the gas industry may have had on the report.
2022 Midterm elections

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218 seats for the majority

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Kevin McCarthy clears first test in bid to lead House GOP, battle still ahead for speakership

Healey has said she lives in Boston. In reality, the governor-elect moved out of the city months ago.
Maura Healey quietly moved to Cambridge months before her election victory last week, a relocation she had not shared with campaign finance officials, the general public, and even some supporters.

First flakes of snow fall across Massachusetts

Snowflakes were first reported in the Springfield area around 8 p.m. Tuesday and moved eastward into Worcester County, according to the National Weather Service.
Here’s a look at snowfall totals across New England

Mortgage rates, inflation fears pump brakes on Greater Boston housing market

Our uncertain economic outlook, driven by inflation, is continuing to push both prospective buyers and sellers from the housing market.

Newton family offers city nearly 15 acres for $24 million

A Newton family is offering the city the chance to buy about 15 acres of largely undeveloped land for $24 million — and local officials are soliciting developers’ proposals on partnering with the city to make a deal.

Payton Pritchard was waiting for his opportunity. When it arrived, he seized the moment.

With Malcolm Brogdon sidelined for the last four games, Pritchard has stepped in and provided a loud reminder of his capabilities.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Battle lines drawn in council’s quest for civilian flaggers

How long will greed and stubbornness prevail over a common sense solution?
JEFF JACOBY

RIP, Citizens for Limited Taxation
Presidents of the New England Chapters of the American Academy of Pediatrics

America needs to invest in pediatric health care
RENÉE GRAHAM

Trump — a wannabe kingmaker turned the king of losers
JEFF JACOBY

The taming of income inequality
The Emancipator

Call ‘tough on crime’ what it is: a tool of racial oligarchy

Conservatives and liberals alike embrace a “law and order” framework, which blames reformers, the poor, and the unhoused for concerns about crime, and enforces rule based on wealth and racism. We need to build a better future.
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Special reports

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.
Globe Magazine

The Top 100 Women-Led Businesses in Massachusetts 2022

The Women’s Edge and Globe Magazine celebrate the state’s leading companies and nonprofits run by women.
See the full Women & Power issue from Globe Magazine

Celebrating 150 years of The Boston Globe

We’re marking the Globe’s 150th year with a look back through 15 decades of coverage. Explore 150 of the most significant front pages, revisit classic sports moments, try a crossword from 1917, and more.
44 indelible images from more than a century of Boston Globe photography Play this Boston Globe crossword puzzle from 1917

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THE FINE PRINT
A frustrating transaction when turning in a used car at the end of a lease
The value of used cars have surged over the last year or so, due mostly to inflation and a shortage of pre-owned vehicles.

Musk issues ultimatum to staff: Commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or take severance
Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees Wednesday morning: Commit to a new “hardcore” Twitter or leave the company with severance pay. Employees were told they had to a sign a pledge to stay on with the company.

NASA’s mightiest rocket lifts off 50 years after Apollo
NASA’s new moon rocket blasted off on its debut flight with three test dummies aboard early Wednesday, bringing the US a big step closer to putting astronauts back on the lunar surface for the first time since the end of the Apollo program 50 years ago.

Federal authorities launch civil probe of Worcester police; will examine use of excessive force and racial bias in policing
The Department of Justice and the US Attorney’s office for Massachusetts have launched a civil investigation into whether the Worcester Police Department engage in excessive force, or practice discriminatory policing based on race or sex, federal officials announced Tuesday.

Ukraine backers get behind probe of missile blast in Poland

President Biden and other Western backers of Ukraine threw their weight Wednesday behind an investigation into why and how a missile that Poland said was Russian-made came down in Polish farmland, killing two people, when Russia was savaging the Ukrainian power grid with missiles and exploding drones.

Construction worker seriously injured in Wayland after falling around 20 feet from home
Crews responded to 82 Plain Road at around 4:45 p.m. for a report of a worker who fell at a construction site, according to a statement from Wayland Fire Chief Neil McPherson and Acting Police Chief Ed Burman.

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MacKenzie Scott’s office called. A Boston health nonprofit’s future changed forever.

The money will supplement projects that NICHQ spearheads across the US to make improvements in children’s health and elevate access to healthcare for families of color.

Boston’s lab boom is hitting the brakes
A report projects that 80 percent of proposed lab projects in region may be “curtailed” amid rising interest rates and a shaky economy.

Teens and young adults are self-diagnosing mental illness on TikTok. What could go wrong?
The role of social media in the mental health space has grown as the country’s intense mental health crisis meets a shortage of mental health providers.

Boston Athenaeum, a remnant of the city’s Brahmin past, looks to engage an increasingly diverse population
Following a 16-month construction project that nearly doubled its size, the Athenaeum is reenvisioning “what we display, how we display, and how we use our collections more fully,” said Leah Rosovsky, the director.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A defining moment for Bartees Strange at the Sinclair

AMC’s ‘Interview With the Vampire’ adaptation works

In ‘The Chinese Lady,’ prejudice and exploitation, seen from a stage

Margaret Sullivan chronicles the rise of her career and democracy’s decline in new memoir

Special Projects

A celebrated surgeon, a trail of secrets and death

Dr. Yvon Baribeau set a record for malpractice settlements, and many colleagues tried desperately to stop him. But hospital executives let him go on and on.
Globe Magazine

Top Spots to Live in Greater Boston in 2022

A guide to 36 Greater Boston communities where demand — and prices — are surging.
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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: Not euphemistically speaking
Joan Vennochi

No, Elizabeth Warren is not a problem for Democrats
David M. Shribman

A comeback — or a payback — for Donald Trump?

MARCELA GARCÍA

Here’s what the national pundits missed about Nevada
EDITORIAL

Crunch time on Capitol Hill
IDEAS | MARY ZIEGLER

The abortion rights movement may be regaining the upper hand

Metro

Newton family offers city nearly 15 acres for $24 million

A Newton family is offering the city the chance to buy about 15 acres of largely undeveloped land for $24 million — and local officials are soliciting developers’ proposals on partnering with the city to make a deal.

Former head of Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe sentenced to three years in prison for bribery

Former head of the Mashpee Wampanoag Tribe sentenced to three years in prison for bribery

How much affordable housing is too much for one neighborhood? A proposal to halt development on city-owned land in Roxbury raises key questions.

Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson has filed a hearing order to mull a development moratorium on city-owned lots in her district, which includes parts of Roxbury, the South End, and the Fenway.

Educators, parents call for improvements to Boston Public Schools

Their demands included “reliable and consistent” transportation options, increased resources for multilingual students and families, further safety protocols for COVID-19, and “respectable” school facilities.

Sports

World Cup

A closer look at the state of the US men’s soccer team heading into the World Cup

The 2022 edition, the youngest US team since 1990, also was the youngest to qualify for the 32-country field with an average age just over 25.
Women's Ice Hockey | US 4, Canada 3 (SO)

US tops Canada in shootout in opener of Rivalry Series

Hilary Knight and Alex Carpenter scored in a shootout, leading the United States to a 4-3 win over Canada on Tuesday night in the first game of a seven-game Rivalry Series.
MIAA FIELD HOCKEY SEMIFINALS

Walpole and Andover earn a rematch in Division 1 field hockey final

Senior Brigid Welch and sophomore Izzy Adams netted two goals apiece in Walpole's 5-1 win over Wachusett. Scarlett Glass tallied with 2:04 to lift Andover past Shrewsbury.
MIAA BOYS' SOCCER SEMIFINALS

Dilin Meloni’s decisive goal helps Needham break through in Division 1 semifinal victory over Weymouth
Bruins

Bruins hire outside group to review missteps in wake of Mitchell Miller saga
MIAA girls' soccer semifinals

Ava Varholak propels Hingham to repeat trip to Division 1 state finals

Business

Mortgage rates, inflation fears pump brakes on Greater Boston housing market

Our uncertain economic outlook, driven by inflation, is continuing to push both prospective buyers and sellers from the housing market.

Musk issues ultimatum to staff: Commit to ‘hardcore’ Twitter or take severance

Elon Musk issued an ultimatum to Twitter employees Wednesday morning: Commit to a new “hardcore” Twitter or leave the company with severance pay. Employees were told they had to a sign a pledge to stay on with the company.

At bars and restaurants, Thursday is the new Friday

G-20 leaders end meeting condemning war but note divisions
magazine
Globe 150

44 indelible images from more than a century of Boston Globe photography
PERSPECTIVE

How I outraged friends and family: By not having a smartphone
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I was a tad sleepy. I’m not used to being out on a Sunday evening.’
COOKING

Recipes: Crispy Sichuan-chili chicken and two more sweet and savory meals

metro

Next up: abortion politics goes local

R.I. Board of Elections to consider recounts in three House races

Healey has said she lives in Boston. In reality, the governor-elect moved out of the city months ago.

sports

With a nose for the ball, Tewksbury digs out of early deficit to beat Newburyport in Division 3 girls’ volleyball semifinals

Mets’ Buck Showalter becomes first to win four Manager of the Year awards with four teams

Terry Francona collects third AL Manager of the Year award after leading upstart Guardians to division crown

business

NASA’s mightiest rocket lifts off 50 years after Apollo

Poland: Russian-made missile fell on our country, killing 2

How much affordable housing is too much for one neighborhood? A proposal to halt development on city-owned land in Roxbury raises key questions.

politics

Same-sex marriage faces Senate test with GOP votes uncertain

Facing doubts within his own party, Donald Trump announces third bid for the presidency

Mike Pence on a Trump 2024 run: ‘I think we’ll have better choices’

Nation

NASA fixes new leak, resumes fueling moon rocket for launch

Mormon church comes out in support of same-sex marriage law

Georgia judge suspends state’s abortion ban

World

Ukraine backers get behind probe of missile blast in Poland

G-20 leaders end meeting condemning war but note divisions

NATO holds emergency talks after missile lands in Poland

opinion

May I have a word: Not euphemistically speaking

No, Elizabeth Warren is not a problem for Democrats

Crunch time on Capitol Hill

lifestyle

Right Here Waiting for You

He hasn’t introduced me to his mother

‘It’s a Date!’ skips the small talk, goes straight for the funny business

food & dining

Lodge lightens up with the Blacklock line of cast iron cookware

Tahini from SoCo doesn’t disappoint

Meat eater on your list? Consider a Kai personal steak knife

travel

Breeze Airways adds service from R.I.’s T.F. Green to New Orleans and Raleigh-Durham

These are the top travel-inspired baby names

Lights in Maine, festivities in the Berkshires, and luxury lodges in Botswana

Arts

A camera cornucopia in the Seaport; drawers, but not drawings, in Brookline

At the Portland Museum of Art, the gift of ‘Presence’

Sam Cady stretches the bounds of painting with shaped canvas

Books

Margaret Sullivan chronicles the rise of her career and democracy’s decline in new memoir

In Russell Banks’s new novel, ‘The Magic Kingdom,’ an aged exile details the darker side of utopia

Kerri K. Greenidge’s ‘The Grimkes’ examines slavery’s enduring family legacy

Movies

In ‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?,’ history lesson meets film criticism

Black enough for me: Two critics discuss ‘Is That Black Enough for You?!?’

‘Black Panther: Wakanda Forever’ mourns its fallen hero

Television

AMC’s ‘Interview With the Vampire’ adaptation works

Jay Leno has ‘serious burns’ from a gas fire at his LA garage

This week’s TV: ‘The Crown’ and the truth, Jesse Eisenberg as ‘Fleishman,’ and the end of ‘Dead to Me’

music

A defining moment for Bartees Strange at the Sinclair

Ice Nine Kills frontman gives ‘Thanx’ for slasher flicks and psychos

From Brussels to Boston, a young cellist brings Dvorak to Symphony Hall

Theater/Dance

In ‘The Chinese Lady,’ prejudice and exploitation, seen from a stage

Boston Dance Theater completes ‘The Carol Kaye Project’

Reindeer games, roller skaters, and aerial feats in Cirque du Soleil’s ‘ ‘Twas the Night Before …’

globe local

Newton family offers city nearly 15 acres for $24 million

How much affordable housing is too much for one neighborhood? A proposal to halt development on city-owned land in Roxbury raises key questions.

Stow residents respond to antisemitism with vigil against hate

Obituaries

John Aniston, star of ‘Days of Our Lives,’ dead at 89

Samuel Folsom, 102, who fought the Japanese above Guadalcanal, dies

Brian O’Doherty, art critic and (conceptual) art creator, dies at 94