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When a mother allegedly kills her children

Some believe Lindsay Clancy was mentally ill when she allegedly killed two of her children. A long, arduous journey through the criminal justice system will ultimately decide what happens to her.

We want to know: Have you experienced postpartum depression? ‘Nobody’s ever ready for that.’ First responders to Duxbury tragedy offered support, assistance.

Duxbury mother charged with killing her children as community grapples with devastating tragedy

The South Shore town is deeply grieving the deaths of the Clancy children, Cora, age 5, and Dawson, age 3, and residents are praying for the recovery of their 7-month-old brother, who is being treated at Boston Children’s Hospital.

Hundreds attend Duxbury vigil for Clancy family, first responders

How could a Duxbury mother allegedly kill her children? Experts say mental illness can distort thinking.

Five former Memphis police officers charged with murder in beating death of Tyre Nichols
The Memphis police chief has called the actions of five officers involved in the violent arrest of Nichols “heinous, reckless and inhumane” and urged residents of the predominantly Black city to protest peacefully when video is released.

Police investigating after body found on beach in Marblehead

Green Line signal problem partially shuts down service, some passengers forced to walk through tunnels

Legendary college basketball analyst Billy Packer dies at 82

KNICKS 120, CELTICS 117 (OT)

Celtics erase 13-point hole in fourth, but stumble at the line in losing to Knicks

Dale Burnett, Kirk Sykes, Richard Taylor, Darryl Settles, and Tammy Jones at the launch ceremony of BREIF at the Omni Hotel on Thursday.

Shirley Leung

New investment fund aims to close the racial wealth gap and reshape real estate in Boston

Investing in real estate has long been a path for the rich to get richer, but Darryl Settles, Kirk Sykes, and Richard Taylor want to create that opportunity for people who historically have been excluded from building wealth.

New coronavirus waste water surveillance program reveals neighborhood disparities
Roxbury has the highest coronavirus levels in the city — more than three times those of Roslindale/West Roxbury and Charlestown, which had the lowest levels.

FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

5,797 confirmed cases and 168 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.

Lightning 3, Bruins 2
In a battle of two of the NHL’s best, Bruins lose back-and-forth game to Lightning in Tampa
Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman broke a 2-2 tie with a goal with 6:41 remaining.

Pat Maroon (above) spoke with NESN's Jack Edwards for 10 minutes Thursday in their first interaction since Edwards made comments about the Lightning forward's weight.

Pat Maroon gets his chance to fire back at NESN’s Jack Edwards over comments about weight

The Bruins are in Tampa for the first time since the November game in which Edwards made comments about Maroon's weight on the air.

Woke Breakfast & Coffee in Coventry, Conn.

A breakfast place called ‘Woke’ opened in Connecticut. Controversy soon followed.

Critics were adamant that its name was meant as a political statement and vowed to boycott the establishment. But the owner said she was completely unaware of how the term “woke” has become tied up with the culture wars.

Aubrey Plaza in "The White Lotus," one of many excellent new TV series of recent years.

MATTHEW GILBERT

Is TV better than the movies?

Here’s the thing: I think my years as a TV critic — and as an avid TV viewer — may have ruined me for the movies.

Opinion

Supporters of presidential candidate Ross Perot held signs during a rally at the Flemington Fairgrounds in Flemington, N.J., on Oct. 25, 1992.

SCOT LEHIGH

Could 2024 be the year for an independent presidential candidate?

Against the ingrained nature of the two-party system, independents are seldom serious contenders.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

When it comes to Twitter, Supreme Court is tying itself into knots

Joan Vennochi

Will taking kids out of buses guarantee a good school for every Boston student?

IDEAS | DANA RAMOS

A new domestic violence prevention hotline — for abusers

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The Emancipator

Community Health Equity Tour

Family, heritage, and community all play a powerful role in maintaining the health and wellness of a city’s residents. Our health equity tour of Chicago’s Little Village shows a neighborhood emblematic of these ideas. Next up: Durham, North Carolina.

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Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

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Boston’s public housing is getting a green makeover

The move could benefit lower-income Bostonians, a population that is harshly impacted by environmental degradation, but is often left behind by green innovation, the city says.

Six things we know about Michelle Wu’s plan to overhaul the BPDA

The mayor on Wednesday outlined her long-awaited plans to remake the powerful agency that governs planning and development in Boston.

Civil service commission urges law enforcement agencies to bring charges against former Methuen police chief Joe Solomon

Former Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon should face criminal or civil charges for engaging in “serious misconduct” by hiring police officers who were untrained and unqualified, including the former chair of the city council, concludes a scathing new report by the state Civil Service Commission.

Boston is for the birders. And for the first time, there’s a birding competition downtown.
Even in the dense core of the city, where drivers honk their horns and people pack onto trains, an abundance of bird species can be found, photographed, and documented.

Pawtucket police officer acquitted in off-duty shooting of teenage driver

Daniel Dolan Jr. was found not guilty of three felony counts of assault and one count of discharging a weapon while committing a crime of violence in the June 2021 incident, though there was no dispute that he shot and injured the teenager

Pickup only, please: A new kind of grocery store comes to Norwood.

Recently, investors have been pouring billions of dollars into startups that are trying to make the shopping process faster, more convenient, and less expensive.

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Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

MBTA’s ‘aggressive’ year-long bus driver hiring campaign failed. Black and Hispanic riders are paying the price.

The MBTA’s failure to retain and attract bus drivers is worsening racial inequity in Boston, new data shows, as service cuts reduce residents’ access to jobs.

Lapses persist for Capitol Hill panic buttons two years after insurrection
Multiple members of Congress still find themselves without them, sometimes for weeks at a time, according to a Globe investigation, leaving some on Capitol Hill unsettled as Congress opens back up to the general public.

Beth Teitell
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Ten years ago, Dry January was a small, low-glamour public health initiative. Today? It’s as if a new holiday (or anti-holiday, depending on your perspective) has been added to the calendar.

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Bella Ramsey (left) and Anna Torv in "The Last of Us."

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Jason Segel (center) plays a therapist who says exactly what's on his mind in the new Apple TV+ comedy series "Shrinking."

In ‘Shrinking,’ the therapist is completely unfiltered. How does that make you feel?

"Antiques Roadshow" will visit Sturbridge on June 13.

‘Antiques Roadshow’ is coming to Sturbridge in June. Here’s how to get tickets.

From left: Branford Marsalis, Justin Faulkner, Eric Revis, and Joey Calderazzo.

Branford Marsalis will happily meet his audience where they are

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SCOT LEHIGH

Could 2024 be the year for an independent presidential candidate?

In December, Elon Musk's Twitter dissolved its Trust and Safety Council, the advisory group of nearly 100 independent civil, human rights and other organizations that the company formed in 2016 to address hate speech, child exploitation, suicide, self-harm, and other problems on the platform.

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

When it comes to Twitter, Supreme Court is tying itself into knots

Boston Public Schools students headed back to school Sept. 8 and many had to wait for late or no-show school buses.

Joan Vennochi

Will taking kids out of buses guarantee a good school for every Boston student?

Since opening a little over a year ago, A Call for Change has received 450 calls — vastly outpacing the initial 50-call target.

IDEAS | DANA RAMOS

A new domestic violence prevention hotline — for abusers

A German Leopard 2 battle tank in Ostenholz, northern Germany, on Oct. 17.

EDITORIAL

Germany steps up for embattled Ukraine

Andrea Campbell during her run for mayor.

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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

Metro

Duxbury mother charged with killing her children as community grapples with devastating tragedy

Hundreds attend Duxbury vigil for Clancy family, first responders

An instrumental arrangement of “Ave Maria” played as hundreds filed into Holy Family Catholic Church Thursday evening to offer prayers and support for the family of Lindsay M. Clancy, a mother who allegedly killed two of her children under age 5 and caused traumatic injuries to her 7-month-old son, at their home earlier this week.

RI POLITICS

Former Providence City Council candidate charged with violating campaign finance laws

Gerard Catala, now president of the Providence branch of the NAACP, is accused of failing to file campaign finance reports as required by state law.

INFORMER

A behind-the-scenes food tour, a jazz concert, and a nature sketching workshop

Foodies looking to try local eateries can join the Union Square Somerville Food Tour in Somerville.

Sports

Billy Packer, left, an Emmy award-winning college basketball broadcaster who covered 34 Final Fours for NBC and CBS, died Thursday night, Jan. 26, 2023. He was 82.

Men's College basketball

Legendary college basketball analyst Billy Packer dies at 82

The 82-year-old Packer worked every men’s Final Four between 1975 and 2008.

Brookline's Margo Mattes, driving in a game last season against Woburn during the MIAA Division 1 girls' basketball tournament game, delivered for the No. 17 Warriors with a buzzer-beating 3-pointer that toppled No. 13 Lincoln-Sudbury, 54-51, in a nonleague road win on Thursday night.

HS girls' basketball: Brookline 54, Lincoln-Sudbury 51

Margo Mattes delivers clutch 3-pointer for 17th-ranked Brookline girls’ basketball in nonleague road win over No. 13 Lincoln-Sudbury

The Princeton-bound senior standout dribbled right, crossed over to her left, stepped back, and banked in a 3-pointer as time expired, sealing a thrilling, 54-51 win for the Warriors (7-3).

It was the New York Knicks, not Jayson Tatum, celebrating Thursday night as the Celtics began a four-game homestand with an overtime loss marred by late misses.

KNICKS 120, CELTICS 117 (OT)

Celtics erase 13-point hole in fourth, but stumble at the line in losing to Knicks

A tremendous comeback in the final eight minutes of regulation led into the first five points of overtime, but Boston then went cold and New York hit the shots they needed to deal the Celtics a third straight loss.

Lightning 3, Bruins 2

In a battle of two of the NHL’s best, Bruins lose back-and-forth game to Lightning in Tampa

BOYS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

Boys’ hockey notes: With a newfound sense of dedication, Somerset Berkley off to another fast start with its sights set on another championship title

CELTICS

Jayson Tatum voted an All-Star starter for the first time, but Jaylen Brown denied

Business

FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

The Food and Drug Administration asked its scientific advisers Thursday to help lay the groundwork for switching to once-a-year boosters for most Americans -- and how and when to periodically update the shots’ recipe.

BUSINESS

Hasbro to cut 15 percent of workforce after weak holiday sales

The Pawtucket, Rhode Island-based company also projected it would fall short of fourth-quarter adjusted profit estimates, making $1.29 to $1.31 a share compared to the $1.49 analysts were expecting.

Shirley Leung

New investment fund aims to close the racial wealth gap and reshape real estate in Boston

Healey pledges to take on tax reform, but details are few

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

Looking down at Crawford Notch from Mount Willard.

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Why do hikers keep dying in N.H.'s White Mountains?

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My friend experienced a tragedy. When I invite him to parties, I worry someone will ask about it.

Chicken Cutlets With Avocado-Poblano Sauce.

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Three great chicken recipes for easy weeknight meals

metro

Hasbro to cut 15 percent of workforce after weak holiday sales

Civil service commission urges law enforcement agencies to bring charges against former Methuen police chief Joe Solomon

Family of Juston Root to appeal dismissal of lawsuit in police shooting

sports

Top-ranked Rory McIlroy was 2 under par after finishing15 holes Thursday at the weather-delayed Dubai Desert Classic.

Tee-tossing Patrick Reed fares better than Rory McIlroy after delayed start in Dubai

World pairs champs Alexa Knierim and Brandon Frazier dazzle on first day of the US Figure Skating Championships

49ers-Eagles NFC Championship matchup has old-school feel, and skilled playmakers

business

Mayor Michelle Wu this week outlined her plans to overhaul the Boston Planning & Development Agency, the quasi-governmental authority that has long wielded immense power over the look and feel of Boston from its offices on the top floor of City Hall.

Six things we know about Michelle Wu’s plan to overhaul the BPDA

For Wayfair, it’s layoffs in Boston and new hires in India

Next week, cities and towns have to start filing housing plans with the state. What’s coming?

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A man walked past boxes that were moved out of the Eisenhower Executive Office building, just outside the West Wing, inside the White House complex, on Jan. 14, 2021, in Washington.

Former US presidents and vice presidents asked to re-check for classified documents

Representative Adam Schiff, Trump impeachment leader, joins California Senate race

Justice Department seizes website of major ransomware gang

Nation

Unlike flu which in the US circulates mostly during late fall and winter, COVID-19 waves have occurred year-round.

FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Data from cities show violent crime rates fell slightly last year

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Locals stood next to damaged residential houses as workers tried to repair electricity cables following Russian missile attacks on Thursday outside Kyiv, Ukraine. Russian missiles killed at least 11 people in the attack, according to Ukrainian authorities.

New barrage of Russian strikes in Ukraine kills at least 11

Russia outlaws top independent news site in latest crackdown

Hundreds of children seeking asylum in UK are missing

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A new domestic violence prevention hotline — for abusers

When it comes to Twitter, Supreme Court is tying itself into knots

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Netflix releases first trailer for ‘Bill Russell: Legend’ documentary

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Negi Toro handroll at Birds of Paradise, fatty tuna, scallion, and shoyu wasabi.

In the depths of a New England winter, Birds of Paradise whisks drinkers to other lands

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Bring a toboggan, some friends, and your sense of adventure and race in the 32nd annual US National Toboggan Championships in Camden, Maine, Feb. 3-5.

Toboggan fun, a celebration of Black architects, and cycling clothes from New England

Comedian and actor Sal Vulcano loves Boston’s food and audiences

Trainline charges a $43 change fee after train was canceled

Arts

Judith Black, "Family group Mother's Day, May 12, 1985"

Kin and kinship at the Griffin Museum of Photography

Shelburne Museum hires curator of Native American Art

10-plus eye-catching art exhibitions from Boston to the Berkshires to Portland

Books

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When a mother allegedly kills her children

Duxbury mother charged with killing her children as community grapples with devastating tragedy

Hundreds attend Duxbury vigil for Clancy family, first responders

How could a Duxbury mother allegedly kill her children? Experts say mental illness can distort thinking.

Police investigating after body found on beach in Marblehead

Green Line signal problem partially shuts down service, some passengers forced to walk through tunnels

Legendary college basketball analyst Billy Packer dies at 82

Celtics erase 13-point hole in fourth, but stumble at the line in losing to Knicks

New investment fund aims to close the racial wealth gap and reshape real estate in Boston

New coronavirus waste water surveillance program reveals neighborhood disparities Roxbury has the highest coronavirus levels in the city — more than three times those of Roslindale/West Roxbury and Charlestown, which had the lowest levels.

5,797 confirmed cases and 168 deaths in a week. See the latest COVID-19 data from Mass.

Lightning 3, Bruins 2In a battle of two of the NHL’s best, Bruins lose back-and-forth game to Lightning in TampaTampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman broke a 2-2 tie with a goal with 6:41 remaining.

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A breakfast place called ‘Woke’ opened in Connecticut. Controversy soon followed.

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Will taking kids out of buses guarantee a good school for every Boston student?

A new domestic violence prevention hotline — for abusers

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Boston is for the birders. And for the first time, there’s a birding competition downtown.Even in the dense core of the city, where drivers honk their horns and people pack onto trains, an abundance of bird species can be found, photographed, and documented.

Pawtucket police officer acquitted in off-duty shooting of teenage driver

Pickup only, please: A new kind of grocery store comes to Norwood.

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Could 2024 be the year for an independent presidential candidate?

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Will taking kids out of buses guarantee a good school for every Boston student?

A new domestic violence prevention hotline — for abusers

Germany steps up for embattled Ukraine

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Duxbury mother charged with killing her children as community grapples with devastating tragedy

Hundreds attend Duxbury vigil for Clancy family, first responders

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Legendary college basketball analyst Billy Packer dies at 82

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In a battle of two of the NHL’s best, Bruins lose back-and-forth game to Lightning in Tampa

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Business

FDA’s advisers back plan to simplify COVID-19 vaccinations

Hasbro to cut 15 percent of workforce after weak holiday sales

New investment fund aims to close the racial wealth gap and reshape real estate in Boston

Healey pledges to take on tax reform, but details are few

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

Why do hikers keep dying in N.H.'s White Mountains?

My friend experienced a tragedy. When I invite him to parties, I worry someone will ask about it.

New coronavirus waste water surveillance program reveals neighborhood disparities
Roxbury has the highest coronavirus levels in the city — more than three times those of Roslindale/West Roxbury and Charlestown, which had the lowest levels.

Lightning 3, Bruins 2
In a battle of two of the NHL’s best, Bruins lose back-and-forth game to Lightning in Tampa
Tampa Bay defenseman Victor Hedman broke a 2-2 tie with a goal with 6:41 remaining.

Boston is for the birders. And for the first time, there’s a birding competition downtown.
Even in the dense core of the city, where drivers honk their horns and people pack onto trains, an abundance of bird species can be found, photographed, and documented.

Send The Boston Globe a confidential news tip
Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

Lapses persist for Capitol Hill panic buttons two years after insurrection
Multiple members of Congress still find themselves without them, sometimes for weeks at a time, according to a Globe investigation, leaving some on Capitol Hill unsettled as Congress opens back up to the general public.

Beth Teitell
How Dry January became the Wordle of the resolution world
Ten years ago, Dry January was a small, low-glamour public health initiative. Today? It’s as if a new holiday (or anti-holiday, depending on your perspective) has been added to the calendar.

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