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Odds of a ‘soft landing’ in inflation fight are rising, but a debt limit stalemate could crash the economy

President Biden and House Speaker Kevin McCarthy are scheduled to meet Wednesday to discuss a looming financial crisis with the $31.4 trillion debt limit.

Mass. Republican Party elects new leader, rejecting chairman Jim Lyons’s bid for third term

The Republican State Committee voted 37-34 to make Amy Carnevale its new chair, turning to a longtime state committee member and Trump supporter from Marblehead who has worked in the White House and on Capitol Hill.

It’s going to be dangerously cold in Boston this weekend. Here’s how frigid it could get.
Expect frigid temperatures and brutal windchill that could dip as low as 40 degrees below zero in what forecasters say could be the coldest weather Boston has experienced in years.

Dave Epstein: January in Boston certainly hasn’t felt like what we would expect

ANALYSIS | JAMES PINDELL
Sununu says he’s considering a run for president. But that might not be his real plan.
It’s not a crazy idea for New Hampshire Governor Chris Sununu to run for president. But if he were to run, it would be a uniquely complicated proposition, pretty much unlike that of any other politician in America.

‘It’s beautiful’: Boston Mayor Wu tells ‘everyone off’ at US mayors conference in defense of The Embrace
During a recent trip to the US Conference of Mayors, “I told every one off,” Michelle Wu said Wednesday on GBH News, in response to the reaction to the new MLK monument on Boston Common.

Lawmakers urge state, federal officials to secure funds to replace Cape Cod bridges

Members of Congress described the nearly 90-year-old Bourne and Sagamore bridges as “vital assets for the Cape Cod economy and surrounding communities” but also “functionally obsolete.”

Woburn teachers union, School Committee fail to reach agreement. Strike to continue Wednesday.

Family of Tyre Nichols prepares to lay him to rest

KEVIN CULLEN

A child was murdered on a quiet Sunday morning in Mattapan. Let that sink in.

Tyler Lawrence, who lived in Norwood, was just 13 and visiting his grandparents when he was gunned down on a street in Mattapan on Sunday morning.

Mom recalls 13-year-old son killed in Mattapan as a ‘kid with high energy’ who had felt safe in the community

Tyler Lawrence was shot to death on a Mattapan street in what authorities have called a targeted attack.

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‘It’s a matter of basic humanity.’ Healey says homeless people can stay in South Station on cold nights
Governor Maura Healey reversed a policy at South Station and will open the state-owned transit hub during periods of extreme weather.

Mayor, advocates take to streets in annual homeless census

THE BIG IDEA
America is running out of working-age adults. Here’s how to solve the labor shortage.
There are two potential solutions to America’s incredible shrinking labor pool: Have more babies, or bring in more immigrants.

Al Horford’s sister joked on Twitter about LeBron James after Saturday’s Celtics-Lakers game. Irate fans responded with threats.
After the Celtics squeaked out an OT win against the Lakers on Saturday, chaos ensued online — much of it directed at Anna Horford.

christopher l. gasper
With an eye toward June, here are five thoughts on the state of the Celtics
Jayson Tatum is a legitimate MVP candidate, but it's not as if this is a team with one transcendent leading man and a bunch of basketball backup singers.

Spotlight report

Fate and the fallen star

Kristin Knouse and David Sabatini had a relationship that bridged boundaries and broke rules at the Whitehead Institute. After Knouse alleged harassment and other complaints emerged, an investigation rocked Whitehead, forced out Sabatini and damaged all involved. Did it have to end this way?
Part 2: A broken bond, a shaken citadel of scienceTell us your thoughts and see reader feedback about the investigation

Local mom denies having classified documents; welcomes FBI raid to prove she’s not hiding stuff from family

With classified documents popping up all over, regular people are starting to worry: what if they’re found at my house, too?

Students in Central Falls got $10k to upgrade their high school. It drove a citywide ‘wave of democracy’

A budgeting model originated in Brazil launched as an elective class in Rhode Island’s poorest city. The approach is now taking hold statewide.
SHERYL JULIAN

She’s not obsessed — just organized

Bleak winter days are the perfect time to toss random container lids, alphabetize the spices, straighten out the cabinets. Sheryl Julian offers tips to put some order in your kitchen.
Opinion
RENÉE GRAHAM

Why I won’t watch the Tyre Nichols video

In 2020, we were promised a reckoning. All we’ve gotten are more Black people killed by police.
SCOT LEHIGH

GOP establishment hedges on Trump

John Tierney

The not-so-secret secret about those classified documents

NEWSLETTER

Wu wants to cut fares at Boston’s commuter rail stations. Is that really a good idea?

Joan Vennochi

What makes David Sabatini think he deserves a second chance after his #MeToo downfall?

The Emancipator

Lessons learned as a DEI plumber

The hope of a diversity, equity, and inclusion office is to build something better, but often staff are stuck patching constant leaks in old, flawed institutions. And it’s draining work.
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Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

The 2022 Top Places to Work in Massachusetts

More recent News

Nikki Haley planning Feb. 15 launch for 2024 White House bid
Nikki Haley, 51, served as South Carolina's governor for six years before serving as President Donald Trump's ambassador to the United Nations.

Half a century after its passage, lawmakers try again to enshrine the Equal Rights Amendment
Representative Ayanna Pressley is the first Black woman in the House to introduce such a resolution in the history of the Equal Rights Amendment.

Dr. Megan Ranney named dean of Yale’s school of public health
She will succeed Interim Dean Melinda Pettigrew, who led the school after outgoing dean Dr. Sten Vermund returned to full-time teaching in July 2022.

Double shooting reported at Dollar Store in Brockton

Two people were shot Tuesday afternoon at a Dollar Tree Store in Brockton, officials said.

Nantucket Public Schools closed Wednesday after ransomware attack

The island's schools will be closed Wednesday “out of an abundance of caution” after a ransomware attack on the district’s computer system caused an early closure Tuesday, officials said.

Wu seeks state OK to re-shape BPDA

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu has formally begun her effort to change the decades-old state law governing Boston’s real estate planning and development process.
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Prosecuting the unthinkable: Experts question handling of cases where mothers are accused of killing their children

A day after Lindsay Clancy was accused of strangling her three children in Duxbury, the Plymouth County DA filed homicide charges that could send her to life in prison, without the possibility of parole. But legal analysts and health experts said other options should be considered.

Eastern Mass. has some of the highest child care costs in the country
In Suffolk County, families paid nearly 30 percent of combined income on child care.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey
Bobby Hull was a hockey legend whose personal life fell far short of that
On the ice, Bobby Hull was a force, a blazing menace off the wing possessing a thunderous, near-mythical, slap shot.

‘The Palestinian exception to free speech’: Students and scholars feel muzzled on college campuses over tense topic
Interviews with about 15 students and scholars reveal that people on either side of the Palestinian question feel their voices are being quieted.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Steve Lacy, LCD Soundsystem, and boygenius to headline first shows at The Stage at Suffolk Downs

Danish String Quartet brings the surprise

Where to celebrate love and food this Valentine’s Day

Branford Marsalis Quartet’s excellence is a team effort

Special Projects

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

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

John Tierney

The not-so-secret secret about those classified documents

NEWSLETTER

Wu wants to cut fares at Boston’s commuter rail stations. Is that really a good idea?

Joan Vennochi

What makes David Sabatini think he deserves a second chance after his #MeToo downfall?

EDITORIAL

A New York courtroom opens a window into the corruption behind the War on Drugs

EDITORIAL

To honor Tyre Nichols, let’s get policing right

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Boston has never elected a Black mayor. A quiet experiment could change that.

Metro

RI EDUCATION

Students in Central Falls got $10k to upgrade their high school. It drove a citywide ‘wave of democracy’

A budgeting model originated in Brazil launched as an elective class in Rhode Island’s poorest city. The approach is now taking hold statewide.

Man surrenders after barricading himself in Norwood hotel room

The man was apparently experiencing a mental health issue and was taken to a hospital, police said late Tuesday night. A firearm was recovered.

Nantucket Public Schools closed Wednesday after ransomware attack

The island's schools will be closed Wednesday “out of an abundance of caution” after a ransomware attack on the district’s computer system caused an early closure Tuesday, officials said.

Mass. Republican Party elects new leader, rejecting chairman Jim Lyons’s bid for third term

The Republican State Committee voted 37-34 to make Amy Carnevale its new chair, turning to a longtime state committee member and Trump supporter from Marblehead who has worked in the White House and on Capitol Hill.

Sports

Patriots

Patriots safety Devin McCourty reportedly recovering from shoulder surgery

McCourty, 35, played in all 17 games in 2022, tying for the team lead in interceptions with four.
GIRLS' BASKETBALL: BROOKLINE 56, FRAMINGHAM 44

Brookline’s Geanna Bryant has a career night in Bay State Conference girls’ basketball road win at Framingham

Bryant went off for a career-high 31 points, including eight makes from 3-point range, in a 56-44 victory for the Warriors (9-3 overall, 6-3 Bay State) over the host Flyers (10-6, 6-3).
BC 62, Clemson 54

Boston College tops No. 20 Clemson in men’s college basketball, holding Tigers to one field goal in final 13:16

The only Clemson field goal made in the final 13:18 came with 18 seconds left.
Red Sox

Matt Barnes didn’t expect to leave the Red Sox, but he’s ready for a fresh start in Miami

NFL

Why BC receiver Zay Flowers’s NFL draft stock continues to rise, with many feeling he’ll be picked in the first round

CELTICS

‘We’re just extremely proud’: Celtics’ Joe Mazzulla’s All-Star nod is big news for those around him, even if the coach is staying stoic

Business

Powell likely to stress Fed’s inflation fight far from over

With financial markets anticipating that the Fed will stop raising rates soon and possibly even cut them later this year, analysts say Powell will need to push back against such optimism.

Ukraine pushes for Western fighter jets after tank deals

Ukraine won support Tuesday from Baltic nations and Poland in its quest to obtain Western fighter jets, but there were no signs that larger nations like the United States and Britain have changed their stance of refusing to provide warplanes to Kyiv after almost a year of battling Russia’s invading forces.

Trump ‘false denials’ in fraud suit merit sanctions, NY says

US uses rare veto to block Alaska copper, gold mine plan

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CONNECTIONS

My dad was in and out of my life, until I had a health scare

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We talked about everything from Benedict Arnold to the asexual reproduction of mice’

YOUR WEEK AHEAD

Five things to do for fun in and around Boston, Jan. 30-Feb. 5

Globe Magazine

Roomba vs. SharkNinja: Two Mass. companies are fighting to dominate the robot vacuum market

metro

Lawmakers urge state, federal officials to secure funds to replace Cape Cod bridges

Mom recalls 13-year-old son killed in Mattapan as a ‘kid with high energy’ who had felt safe in the community

Shekarchi names Hull as new deputy speaker of R.I. House

sports

Kenya’s Georgina Rono, third in 2012 Boston Marathon, banned four years for evading doping test

Diana Taurasi, 40, to take part in women’s USA Basketball training camp, but not Brittney Griner

Girls’ hockey notebook: At Notre Dame Academy, an aggressive system of defense has led to offensive opportunities, an 8-4-0 start

business

Europe’s economy edges higher, heading off forecasts of recession

‘It’s a matter of basic humanity.’ Healey says homeless people can stay in South Station on cold nights

Boeing bids farewell to an icon, delivers last 747 jumbo jet

politics

Nikki Haley planning Feb. 15 launch for 2024 White House bid

Odds of a ‘soft landing’ in inflation fight are rising, but a debt limit stalemate could crash the economy

Santos steps down from House panels amid ethics issues

Nation

Baldwin faces involuntary manslaughter charge in set death

Family of Tyre Nichols prepares to lay him to rest

Agent insists Alex Murdaugh suggested he killed his son

World

Four key suspects in Haiti presidential slaying in US custody

Blinken meets with Palestinian leader after surge in violence

Wagner group may have committed war crimes in Mali, UN experts say

opinion

What makes David Sabatini think he deserves a second chance after his #MeToo downfall?

Is a truce possible in Boston’s shadow wars?

Tyre Nichols and America’s systemic failure

lifestyle

John Mulaney to film 3 shows at Boston Symphony Hall for new Netflix special

Al Horford’s sister joked on Twitter about LeBron James after Saturday’s Celtics-Lakers game. Irate fans responded with threats.

New Kids on the Block announce BLOCKCON, a first-ever fan convention. But it’s in ... Chicago?

food & dining

Coming to a fork near you: Not-your-average pasta shapes

She’s not obsessed — just organized

Don’t let good food go to waste. Make soup.

travel

Are you a lover, not a skier? Best bets for romance in Stowe

Is this Maine’s most romantic town?

A winter seaside love affair with Newport

Arts

Abelardo Morell travels ‘In the Footsteps of van Gogh’ at Krakow Witkin Gallery

William Agee, leading art curator and teacher, dies at 86

What building could be uglier than Boston City Hall? These were deemed even worse.

Books

Aleksandar Hemon’s ‘The World and All That It Holds’ conscripts readers into the war torn life and love of a queer Jewish apothecary turned soldier and survivor

Andrea Wulf, author of ‘The Invention of Nature,’ on her love-hate relationship with her Kindle

‘Reading Lolita in Tehran’ and other accounts of the oppression of women in Iran

Movies

Nine movies that gave sports fans their due before ‘80 for Brady’

Bungle fever: ‘You People’ fails to get laughs out of interracial dating

‘Shotgun Wedding’: Something old, nothing new from J.Lo and Josh Duhamel

Television

In Tyre Nichols tragedy, echoes of HBO’s ‘We Own This City’

‘Laverne & Shirley’ actor Cindy Williams dies at 75

New Kids on the Block announce BLOCKCON, a first-ever fan convention. But it’s in ... Chicago?

music

Steve Lacy, LCD Soundsystem, and boygenius to headline first shows at The Stage at Suffolk Downs

Barrett Strong, whose ‘Money’ helped launch Motown, dies at 81

Danish String Quartet brings the surprise

Theater/Dance

Rennie Harris’s ‘Rome and Jewels’ is a poignant tale of woe

More heat than light in The Huntington’s ‘The Art of Burning’

For comedian Taylor Tomlinson, stand-up success means having it all

globe local

Norwell voters fail to pass proposal for new town hall

The keys to success

Brookline health officials to study impacts of retail marijuana on community, youth

Obituaries

Dave Durenberger, censured by Senate in ethics breach, dies at 88

William Agee, leading art curator and teacher, dies at 86

Barrett Strong, whose ‘Money’ helped launch Motown, dies at 81