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Sunday, December 29, 2024


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State officials accepted steep prices, downplayed problems with caterer who served raw chicken to homeless families

The lucrative no-bid contract to cater to shelters cost taxpayers $9.4 million, was riddled with complaints from the get-go, and likely drove up the costs of feeding migrant and homeless families.
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Money, Power, Inequality


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‘This is my way out.’ In Maine, remote work gives prisoners a lifeline.

Remote work has spread far and wide since the pandemic spurred a work-from-home revolution of sorts, but perhaps no place more unexpectedly than behind prison walls.
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Transportation


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Running red lights, speeding, aggressive driving: Can traffic cameras curb the notorious Massachusetts driver?

Using automated enforcement for traffic violations is not allowed under state law in Massachusetts. Increasingly, some municipal leaders say it’s time to change that.
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World


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As hopes rise for Gaza cease-fire, conditions there have worsened

The increasingly dire humanitarian situation has prompted a particularly scathing chorus of condemnation from the United Nations and international human rights organizations.
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Nation


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Will New Year’s Eve be loud or quiet? What are the top 2025 resolutions? AP-NORC poll has answers

A majority of U.S adults intend to celebrate New Year’s Eve at home, according to a new poll by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research.
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Nation


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In some doctors’ offices, the weigh-in is no longer required

Until she was in her mid-30s, Xanthia Walker rarely went to the doctor, even when she needed care. She didn’t want to step on the scale.
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Nation


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New York City’s secret weapon in the war on rats: Katie the dog

In 2023, Katie bagged 115 rats. With about a week to go this year, she’s closing in on 500.
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Israel detains the director of one of northern Gaza’s last functioning hospitals during a raid

Israel’s army detained the director of one of northern Gaza‘s last functioning hospitals as overnight strikes elsewhere in the territory killed nine people, including children.
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Syria’s new government steps up pursuit of Assad loyalists

Sana, the state-run Syrian news agency, reported Saturday that “a number of remnants of the Assad militias” had been arrested in the coastal Latakia region in western Syria. Weapons and ammunitions were confiscated, the report added.
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In bomb-scarred Ukrainian cities, evacuating civilians comes at a high risk

As the deadly Russian march forward intensifies, most Ukrainians are running for their lives. The majority of those left behind are elderly, disabled and poor, with no means of relocating.
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Dave Barry’s year in review: 2024 was just bananas

The humorist looks back on the last 12 weird and wild months as only he can.
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The 30 best photos of 2024 taken by Boston Globe photographers

Ever wonder how photographers capture just the right photo at just the right moment? Globe staffers tell us the stories behind some great images from the past year.
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After 20 years, Miss Conduct announces her final Globe advice column

Robin Abrahams answers readers’ questions for the last time on February 2.
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LETTERS


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GOP taking a hard look at the higher-ed price tag

Readers take a skeptical view of conservatives' interest in examining whether college is worth the cost.
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LETTERS


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Federal government should be better at tooting its own horn

What the United States lacks is an agency dedicated to publicizing all the good things the federal government does to enhance the lives of the public.
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EDITORIAL


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How one Boston public school defied the odds

In just eight years, the Mattahunt Elementary School went from one of the worst in the state to winning a prestigious award for its remarkable improvement.
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Finding a home in a new land: How one Haitian migrant family defied the odds and secured a home of their own in Boston.

The shelter was an old motel in Brighton that smelled of must and throbbed with the noise of a hundred others packed into its timeworn rooms. But migrants like themselves kept coming, all hoping for the same thing, all getting the same answer: There was no housing to be had.
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‘Not every path is directly to college.’ As fewer students pursue degrees, certificate programs are on the rise

As fewer people pursue two-and-four-year degrees due to high prices and declining birth rates, a growing swell of students are turning to shorter-term certificate programs to gain skills in less time and for less money.
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Brockton bookstore opens as a new hub for financial literacy and more

The downtown area needed a catalyst, something for the community that would kickstart innovation.
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Sports






Bruins notebook


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In dire search of a scoring boost, Bruins call up Fabian Lysell from Providence

Lysell had a goal and two assists for the Providence Bruins in a 4-1 victory over the Bridgeport Islanders Friday night when the Bruins absorbed a 6-2 loss in Columbus, Ohio.
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Bruins answered a sobering road loss in Columbus with a shutout home victory over the Blue Jackets

After absorbing a sobering 6-2 setback Friday night in Columbus, the Bruins returned home for a 4-0 win over the Blue Jackets Saturday night at TD Garden.
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Tara Sullivan


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Here is one writer’s top 10 Boston sports stories of 2024

From confetti-filled floors to firing-line decisions, our sporting emotions ran the gamut, ending some eras and starting some new ones.
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IDEAS


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A change that would break baseball

The sport has benefited from tweaks over the years. But allowing a ‘Golden’ pinch hitter once per game would make it ridiculous.
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IDEAS


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Hateful. Vile. Obscene. Protected.

What does the First Amendment cost us? Mary Anne Franks says: sometimes, too much.
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Obituaries






Obituaries


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Shigeko Sasamori, Hiroshima survivor Who preached peace, dies at 92

Severely burned at 13 when a nuclear bomb exploded over Japan, Shigeko Sasamori, once in the United States, championed peace and found comfort in helping others as a nurse’s aide.
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Olivia Hussey, star of 1968 film ‘Romeo and Juliet,’ dies at 73

Olivia Hussey, the actor who starred as a teenage Juliet in the 1968 film “Romeo and Juliet,” has died “peacefully at home surrounded by her loved ones,” a statement posted to her Instagram account said.
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Warren Upton, the oldest living survivor of the attack on Pearl Harbor, dies at 105

Then 22 years old, Warren Upton was aboard the USS Utah on Dec. 7, 1941. He was the last surviving member of the crew.
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Arts & Lifestyle






MUSIC


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Ring in the New Year with Bernadette Peters and the Pops

The Broadway star will be performing at Symphony Hall.
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Theater


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What to see on Broadway if you’re heading to New York

From robots seeking love to a musical adaptation of "Death Becomes Her."
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Television


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The top 10 TV shows of 2024, according to Globe critics

The best shows of the year involved girl groups, vampires, and feudal Japan.
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TRAVEL


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Beaches, ruins, and very (very) long meals. A visit to Crete, Greece’s largest island.

While Greece’s most populated island may not have the charm of Santorini or the nightlife of Mykonos, Crete also doesn’t have the crush of tourists.
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‘The best job in the world.’ The Globe’s travel writer reflects on a decade of trips — and moments he’d rather forget.

Stolen phones, uncomfortable flights, missed birthdays. This gig isn't as glamorous as you might think. But OK — it IS pretty great. Here are some of the many highlights.
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Real Estate






Real Estate


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Your 2025 forecast for buyers and renters

Home prices set for modest rise as mortgage rate uncertainty remains. Little relief expected for renters.
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Hudson Home of the Week is looking sharp, so get ready to lace up, skaters

Lake house has three bedrooms, a pair of decks, and a dock awaiting skaters and swimmers.
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