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Tuesday, December 20, 2022
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Politics

Days away from dissolving, Jan. 6 Committee goes for long-reaching impact

The committee's detailed referral of criminal charges against Donald Trump was a way for its 18-month investigation to ensure its work outlives the committee itself. Continue reading →

ANALYSIS

3 things to know about the final Jan. 6 committee hearing

The panel’s referral is indeed historic. But it is also symbolic. Whether the Department of Justice decides to act upon the recommendations, charging Trump or anyone else, is another conversation altogether. Continue reading →

Technology

Food delivery drivers are clogging city streets. Can Boston fix the problem?

Over the last several months, the City of Boston has been taking steps to mitigate the congestion, replacing street parking meters with 5- and 10-minute food pickup zones. But it's not enough, says Boston's chief of streets. Continue reading →

Politics

Maura Healey wants to go big on climate tech, housing, as she prepares to take office

“I don’t want to lose out to other states, other regions. I want people here,” Governor-elect Maura Healey told the Globe in a one-on-one interview. Continue reading →

Metro

Supreme Judicial Court rejects bid to legalize ‘physician-assisted suicide’

In a long-awaited decision, the court concluded that despite having a goal of helping terminally ill patients end their lives under peaceful conditions, a physician who provides life-ending medication to a patient can be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Jury selection begins in Proud Boys sedition trial

Jury selection in the seditious conspiracy case against former Proud Boys national chairman Enrique Tarrio and four others charged in the attack on the US Capitol began Monday after the judge denied defense attorneys’ last-minute bid to delay the trial over action by the House committee investigating the Jan. 6, 2021, insurrection. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden aims to cut homelessness 25% by 2025

President Biden released a plan Monday that aims to reduce homelessness in the United States by 25 percent in the next two years. Continue reading →

Nation

Weinstein found guilty of rape in Los Angeles trial

Harvey Weinstein was found guilty Monday of rape at a Los Angeles trial in another #MeToo moment of reckoning, five years after he became a magnet for the movement. Continue reading →

The World

World

Nearly every country signs on to a sweeping deal to protect nature

Roughly 190 countries early Monday approved a sweeping United Nations agreement to protect 30 percent of the planet’s land and oceans by 2030 and to take a slew of other measures against biodiversity loss, a mounting under-the-radar crisis that, if left unchecked, jeopardizes the planet’s food and water supplies as well as the existence of untold species around the world. Continue reading →

World

Putin visits Belarus, stirring new concern on future of Ukraine war

President Vladimir Putin of Russia made a rare visit to Belarus on Monday to strengthen his bond with the country’s president and his closest regional ally, Alexander Lukashenko, a fellow strongman who has been under growing pressure from Moscow to provide more support for the war in Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

UK court upholds policy to deport asylum-seekers to Rwanda

A London court on Monday ruled in favor of a British government plan to fly asylum-seekers to Rwanda but also said that specific deportation cases should be reconsidered, leaving doubt as to when — or whether — the highly contentious policy would be put into action. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Widett Circle’s future can still be bright

The MBTA is buying the site for a railyard, but that needn’t stop Boston from imagining additional uses for this underused parcel of prime real estate. Continue reading →

OPINION

How Massachusetts can foster immigrant entrepreneurship

The state must bolster programs boosting English language proficiency and remove red tape for immigrants to start their own businesses. Continue reading →

LETTERS

When it comes to COVID, RSV, flu, ‘scientific humility and rigor’ are what’s needed — not antagonism

Do the authors of this op-ed, who are adult medicine specialists, really want to ask our youngest to “pay now”? Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Supreme Judicial Court rejects bid to legalize ‘physician-assisted suicide’

In a long-awaited decision, the court concluded that despite having a goal of helping terminally ill patients end their lives under peaceful conditions, a physician who provides life-ending medication to a patient can be prosecuted for involuntary manslaughter. Continue reading →

Politics

Healey taps Melissa Hoffer of the EPA to serve as state’s first climate chief

According to the Healey administration, Massachusetts is the first state in the nation to create such a position. Continue reading →

Metro

US Attorney Rollins addresses ethics investigation, remains focused on work

Rollins spoke during a year-end roundtable discussion with the news media at her office at the federal courthouse. Continue reading →

Sports

Christopher L. Gasper

The Patriots aren’t playing like a well-coached team, and that’s on Bill Belichick

It doesn’t matter how decorated the coach is. This team is too often situationally and operationally deficient. Continue reading →

Bruins notebook

Craig Smith clears waivers, takes ice for Bruins against Panthers

The Bruins rightfully believed they could sneak Smith’s expiring $3.1 million salary-cap hit through the waiver wire and, in the process, get a little cap relief. Continue reading →

On soccer

Most memorable World Cup in history was also the most global

This was the tournament where Africa and Asia truly emerged and demanded attention and respect. Continue reading →

Business

Startups

Maple syrup inspired 97-year-old entrepreneur Robert MacArthur to act on climate change

The goal is to engage consumers of big brands, while helping those brands reduce their carbon footprint and improve corporate social responsibility. Continue reading →

Technology

Elizabeth Warren sends letter to Tesla’s board, raising concerns about Elon Musk

Warren is asking Tesla’s board for answers to a dozen questions by Jan. 3, including whether there are any formal or informal agreements between Tesla and Twitter and whether the board received any assurance from Musk that he won’t use Twitter to favor Tesla. Continue reading →

Business

Ocean State Job Lot boss presides over massive coat collection campaign for veterans

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of the movers and shakers on Boston's business scene. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Shirley Watts, widow of drummer Charlie Watts, dies at 84

Along with her husband, Shirley Watts was part of one of rock’s most enduring marriages. But she said the rock and roll lifestyle didn't always suit her. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Philip Pearlstein, painter who mastered the nude, dies at 98

A friend and early roommate of Andy Warhol, Mr. Pearlstein was considered an art-world rebel, happy to steadfastly row against the shifting currents of tastes and conventions. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Dino Danelli, whose drums drove the Rascals, is dead at 78

The group had a string of hits in the late 1960s, including the No. 1 records “Good Lovin’,” “Groovin,’” and “People Got to Be Free.” Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

‘Which Way to the Stage?’ chronicles Idina Menzel’s winding journey

The new documentary that’s streaming on Disney+ follows Menzel on a national tour that culminates with the fulfillment of a lifelong dream: to perform at Madison Square Garden. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

I’m worried about money

“My ex-boyfriend’s wealth represents true financial stability.” Continue reading →

MUSIC

On an ‘Unsilent Night,’ the audience is the star

It's the 30th anniversary of “Unsilent Night,” a holiday celebration in which participants play separate, interwoven tracks using their cellphones and portable speakers and head out for a stroll. The prerecorded jingle bells create a winter wonderland of unexpected sound. Continue reading →