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Shirley Leung

In shortchanging MBTA, Legislature once again picks politics over T riders

Beacon Hill is once again shortchanging T riders, this time by $18 million. It’s easy to call this politics as usual. It’s actually more like pettiness as usual.
Analysis

The breach widens as Congress nears a partisan impeachment

Appeals to rise above the tribalism of the moment from two veteran lawmakers fell on deaf ears. They persuaded no one, and only served to contrast with the rancorous, sometimes personally vindictive debate.
Impeachment charges sent to House, full vote expected next weekSupreme Court will consider Trump’s bid to keep financial records sealed

Baker vetoes automatic voter registration parts of supplemental budget

The governor said proposed sections of the bill would render the system unavailable for next year’s presidential primary.

Weather | Dave Epstein
Another storm (mostly rain) is on the way
There’s been 149 days with measurable precipitation this year, and we’re going to add another today.

opinion

EDITORIAL

Every candidate can’t be president

OPINION | MICHAEL A. COHEN

A hug and a ‘hey man.’ Uncle Joe Biden endures

OPINION | Leila Philip

Here’s why you shouldn’t rake the leaves on your lawn

Editorial

What should our Editorial Board ask the 2020 presidential candidates?

Report: Boston College has chosen Jeff Hafley to be new football coach

The Ohio State co-defensive coordinator spent seven seasons in the NFL before joining the Buckeyes this year.

Woman who was raped, allegedly by IRS agent, gives dramatic, tearful testimony

Through tears, a woman who was raped, allegedly at gunpoint by an IRS agent, in 2017 inside a Boston parking garage took the witness stand Friday in Suffolk Superior Court and provided her harrowing account publicly for the first time.

Massachusetts issues new standards for ‘forever chemicals’ in water supply

Amid growing concerns about toxic chemicals in the water supply, state regulators issued new safety standards for groundwater on Friday.

IDEAS | PAKINAM AMER
Deepfakes are getting better. Should we be worried?
As “deepfake” videos become more widespread and more sophisticated, they’re provoking ever-deeper anxiety, raising questions about whether they can be used to influence political elections, or create a climate of fear and distrust.

PATRIOTS NOTEBOOK
Julian Edelman, Mohamed Sanu questionable for Sunday’s game
The wide receivers are among seven Patriots listed as questionable to play against the Bengals.

More recent headlines

Loughlin defense attorneys say prosecutors have denied them evidence in college admissions case

Former Hanscom employee sentenced to federal prison on child porn charges

Voters passed a tax cut. Lawmakers balked. Twenty years later, it’s finally here

Ask the Globe

What do you wonder about Boston or Massachusetts?

Ask the Globe is a series where curious readers pose questions they'd like us to probe. We track down an answer and share the story of what we find.

Funeral held for Pete Frates, who raised millions for ALS research
A funeral Mass was held Friday for Pete Frates, the former Boston College baseball star who raised millions for ALS research by championing the Ice Bucket Challenge.

A new Warren surrogate gingerly takes the stage: ‘Hi, I’m Elizabeth’s husband’
This week, Senator Elizabeth Warren’s presidential campaign rolled out a new and exceedingly low-key surrogate: Her husband, Bruce Mann, who up until now has been more likely to be folding chairs after a Warren event than taking the microphone to kick one off.

Ground Game | Analysis
Bernie Sanders is not only back, he has the best shot at the nomination right now
No other candidate can argue they are in the mix to win the first three nomination contests of Iowa, New Hampshire, and Nevada.

Globe Santa
Improv Asylum inspires laughs and money for Globe Santa with fund-raiser show
The Improv Asylum is putting on a benefit show Tuesday to raise money for Globe Santa.

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Recommended Reads

Jeneé Osterheldt

The Massachusetts Women’s Conference put diversity in a box — literally

This year, in a conference first, there were dedicated roundtables for women of color. Just one, big, cruel problem: In their new programming designed for inclusivity, the conference literally put diversity in a box.

Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship
The federal government has one main law to prevent child abuse. No state follows all of it
Hundreds of thousands of children face abuse every year, but there is only one federal law that directly addresses this national tragedy. That law, a review by the Globe and ProPublica finds, is routinely and often flagrantly violated — with consequences that should come as no surprise.

Kevin Cullen
Jake Kennedy has ALS. He will fight it with all his might
Kennedy and his wife, Sparky, founded Christmas in the City 30 years ago. He’s now been diagnosed with the same disease that has afflicted other family members.

Rhode Island

It’s not just impeachment. Here’s what else R.I.’s congressional delegation did this week.

The Globe is launching a weekly feature to keep tabs on US Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse and US Representatives James Langevin and David Cicilline.

The Central Falls school system is suddenly bursting at the seams. But no one knows how to pay for it

Influential union slapped with fine for excessive donations to R.I. pols

Newton
Star wars

Getting a ‘Rise’ out of ‘Star Wars’

The conclusion of the latest trilogy will answer some questions — but how many?

The actor behind — well, inside — C-3PO

A study in robotic development

Battle of the ‘Star Wars’ stars: Who exactly is the Force with?

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe’s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump’s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president’s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump’s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin’s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They’re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here’s how Trump lured him from the Democrats

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston’s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation’s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis — a very slow moving crisis — that puts our region’s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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spotlight fellow report

The federal government has one main law to prevent child abuse. No state follows all of it

Hundreds of thousands of children face abuse every year, but there is only one federal law that directly addresses this national tragedy.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | PAKINAM AMER

Deepfakes are getting better. Should we be worried?

OPINION | Rachelle G. Cohen

Judaism is a faith, not a nationality

OPINION | Bill McKibben

Where is Liberty Mutual in the climate change fight?

EDITORIAL

Fight cartels as cartels, not terrorist groups

OPINION | RENÉE GRAHAM

Bill Barr is Trump’s wartime consigliere

EDITORIAL

Impeach the president

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Mourners remember Pete Frates at funeral

Photos: Santa Speedo Run through the years

Fitting 7-foot-5-inch Tacko Fall for a tuxedo is no small feat

The last full moon of the decade is here

metro

Funeral held for Pete Frates, who raised millions for ALS research
A funeral Mass was held Friday for Pete Frates, the former Boston College baseball star who raised millions for ALS research by championing the Ice Bucket Challenge.

Loughlin defense attorneys say prosecutors have denied them evidence in college admissions case

Federal prosecutors in the sprawling college admissions case have denied actress Lori Loughlin and her fashion designer husband, Mossimo Giannulli, a fair trial by denying them evidence, their lawyers asserted in a Friday court filing.

Danny Aiello, actor in ‘Do the Right Thing,’ dies at 86

Danny Aiello, the burly New York-born film and stage actor who was 40 when he made his movie debut and 16 years later earned an Academy Award nomination for his role as a pizzeria owner in Spike Lee’s “Do the Right Thing,” died Thursday. He was 86.

Baker vetoes automatic voter registration parts of supplemental budget

THE ARGUMENT

Should the state increase welfare benefits?

STAT

Surgeons test-drive the amputation of the future

Huntington’s clinical trial opens a door to hope — but only if patients get in

Families reeling after FDA rejects therapy for kids without a thymus

Richard Sackler proposed plan to play down OxyContin risks

sports

Major League Baseball threatens to create new minor league system

Involved in a bitter debate taken public, MLB may let the agreement with the minor leagues end in September.
Presidents Cup

US team in a hole after morning session at Presidents Cup

Abraham Ancer won with his third partner as the International team built a 9-5 lead over the United States after three sessions.

Rich Gunnell’s opportunity a motivating force for Boston College players

NFL notebook

New York Giants have had enough of Janoris Jenkins

Politics

Impeachment charges sent to House, full vote expected next week

Business

The Massachusetts Women’s Conference put diversity in a box — literally

Marijuana

Second vaping-related death reported in Florida

magazine
cover story

Meet the 2019 Bostonians of the Year: Andrew Lelling and Rachael Rollins

Honorable Mention

The Celtics’ Enes Kanter stands tall for human rights

Honorable Mention

To make a deaf child feel welcome, this neighborhood learned sign language

Honorable Mention

The Harvard and MIT economists finding new ways to fight global poverty

sports

Minors leadership swings back at MLB after Winter Meetings

Kristen McDonnell a winner in her debut coaching Norwood boys’ basketball team

Serving up some leftovers from the business side of the Winter Meetings

metro

Funeral held for Pete Frates, who raised millions for ALS research

Loughlin defense attorneys say prosecutors have denied them evidence in college admissions case

Danny Aiello, actor in ‘Do the Right Thing,’ dies at 86

Nation

US and China reach initial trade deal

Supreme Court will consider Trump’s bid to keep financial records sealed

McConnell’s vow of ‘total coordination’ with White House on Senate impeachment trial angers Democrats

World

As Myanmar genocide hearing closes, focus is on trapped Rohingya

North Korea berates US for criticizing its missile tests

Protests grow in India over religion-based citizenship bill

politics

Bernie Sanders is not only back, he has the best shot at the nomination right now

Pelosi faces a choice on impeachment prosecutors for possible Senate trial

A new Warren surrogate gingerly takes the stage: ‘Hi, I’m Elizabeth’s husband’

business

The Massachusetts Women’s Conference put diversity in a box — literally

CEO Dimon says racist behavior doesn’t reflect JPMorgan culture

Trying to dish up a friendlier waterfront park

lifestyle

Some building materials introduce dangerous chemicals into our homes. Here’s a primer on making better choices

Boston College grad Lulu Wang joins Nicole Kidman’s ‘The Expatriates’

Boston artists, led by Future Teens, cover Taylor Swift’s ‘Red’ for a cause

marijuana

Second vaping-related death reported in Florida

Maine student vaping about doubles in 2 years, survey says

Dozens apply to open marijuana businesses in now-legal Maine

opinion

Every candidate can’t be president

Russia is Trump’s problem now, and ours

Deepfakes are getting better. Should we be worried?

food & dining

Craving caviar? There’s a pop-up for that

At Breadboard Bakery, Daisy Chow is on the rise

A gift giver’s guide to the best cookbooks of 2019

travel

Are these Boston hotels simply the best?

Maine Mineral & Gem Museum opens, and it’s pretty out of this world

Dancer Sean Quinn loves Provincetown, neck pillows, and eating local

Books

In ‘The Age of Anxiety,’ Pete Townshend’s writing no substitute for his rock

‘Crisis of Conscience’ author Tom Mueller finds respite from fraud in fiction

Local bestsellers for the week ending 12/8

Movies

Flying high; streaming live; screening shorts

The actor behind — well, inside — C-3PO

A study in robotic development

Television

Season 10 of ‘Curb Your Enthusiasm’ arrives in January

The upside of watching ‘The Irishman’ at home

Norman Lear’s ‘Good Times’ to get live TV treatment

music

Jon Garelick’s Top 10 jazz albums of 2019

Our favorite songs from 2019

Julian Benbow’s Top 10 albums of 2019

Theater/Dance

A captivating ‘Moby-Dick’ that ripples through time

The life-and-death stakes of Moonbox’s ‘Parade’

It’s a brave new world for comedian Bethany Van Delft

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don’t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Danny Aiello, actor in ‘Do the Right Thing,’ dies at 86

Blue-collar character actor Danny Aiello has died at age 86

Leonard Goldberg, producer of hit TV shows, dies at 85