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Saturday, January 21, 2023
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Health

Harvard Medical School votes to embed climate change in its curriculum

Some 55 percent of US medical schools now teach students about the health effects of climate change, up from 27 percent in 2019. Continue reading →

Politics

Embattled Mass. GOP chairman spent $1,800 to investigate fellow Republicans, documents show

Jim Lyons spent $1,800 — including $800 in party funds — to investigate two political rivals who serve with him on the Republican State Committee, documents and invoices obtained by the Globe show. Continue reading →

Technology

Wayfair, once a growth engine of the city, makes deep cuts as tech sector reels

When COVID-19 hit, locked-down consumers sent Wayfair’s growth into overdrive as they snapped up furniture for their homes and home offices. But the “new normal” didn’t stick. Continue reading →

Politics

Michelle Wu rolls out legislative package, gearing up to lobby Beacon Hill

Boston is pushing for approval to levy a new tax on high-value real estate transactions, as well as a seat on the board that oversees the MBTA, both policies that failed on Beacon Hill last year. Continue reading →

Retail

A night at the resurrected ManRay, 18 years after the counterculture club closed

The iconic “underground” Central Square club closed in 2005 and has since sparked several rumors of its resurrection. Now, it’s back. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Trump fined nearly $1m for ‘revenge’ lawsuit against Hillary Clinton, others

Trump is a “prolific and sophisticated litigant who is repeatedly using the courts to seek revenge on political adversaries,” wrote US District Judge Donald M. Middlebrooks in his searing 46-page judgment published late Thursday. Continue reading →

Nation

March for Life eyes Congress for post-Roe abortion limits

The first March for Life since the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade in June came with a new focus. Instead of concentrating their attention on the court, the marchers vowed to push for action from the building directly across the street: the US Capitol. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden border plan expands use of 1950s-era immigration parole powers

The newer approach to the program, known as parole, offers entry to migrants from specific countries under special conditions, such as applying online. The United States will accept up to 30,000 migrants a month from Haiti, Cuba, Nicaragua, and Venezuela, while also tightening border enforcement. Continue reading →

The World

World

Allies fail to reach agreement on providing western tanks to Ukraine

Western defense officials meeting in Germany on Friday failed to reach an agreement on exporting battle tanks to Ukraine. Continue reading →

World

IAEA says Fukushima water release to follow safety standards

Japan’s government said last week that the release is likely to begin sometime in the spring or summer and continue for decades. Continue reading →

World

Church of England apologizes for treatment of LGBTQ people

The Church of England formally apologized Friday for its treatment of LGBTQ people, even as it said that same-sex couples still won’t be allowed to marry in its churches. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

The ongoing disgrace over the Trump-era family separation policy

More than 5,000 families were deliberately separated, in many cases for more than a year, under Trump’s policy. These cases cry out for reparations. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

No more excuses. Cambridge police should use body cameras.

Officers in one of America’s most liberal cities don’t wear body cameras. Continue reading →

LETTERS

A resolution over Harvard fellowship, but no end of controversy

Human Rights Watch merits reasoned, well-substantiated criticism to ensure the integrity of its mission and its accountability. Its record is not flawless. Continue reading →

Metro

Massachusetts

‘Sled Zeppelin.’ ‘Sherlock Snowmes.’ Here are the winners of MassDOT’s ‘Name a Snowplow’ contest.

MassDOT asked elementary and middle school students to name a fleet of 12 trucks. They understood the assignment. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Logan Clegg indicted for allegedly killing retired couple in Concord, N.H.

Logan Clegg, 26, was indicted by a Merrimack County grand jury on charges that included second-degree murder, falsifying physical evidence, and possessing a firearm as a convicted felon. Continue reading →

Politics

Governor Healey kicks off effort to establish state housing chief with new executive order

She announced the news in front of local leaders at the Massachusetts Municipal Association’s annual meeting in Boston. Continue reading →

Sports

Chad Finn

Several of Danny Ainge’s Celtics draft decisions are looking pretty good these days. Let’s run through the list.

From 2014 through 2020, the Celtics selected a staggering 27 players, including 15 in the first round. Continue reading →

ON BASEBALL

Intended as a pep rally, John Henry and Chaim Bloom booed at Red Sox’ Winter Weekend

Both had to pause their answers because of the stormy reaction from fans who purchased tickets and turned out on a cold night for the town hall event. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

For Bruins goalies Jeremy Swayman and Linus Ullmark, success means sharing the spotlight

Swayman turned in another top-notch performance against the Rangers as he continues to complement Vezina favorite Ullmark. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Another Boston movie theater could soon turn off the projectors

The closure of the Fenway multiplex would snuff out Regal’s presence in the Boston area, though six other theaters under the chain would remain open in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

COMMENTARY

The state’s labor shortage is a problem we can’t afford to ignore

The number of people working or looking for a job has fallen by 105,000 since peaking in mid-2019. Continue reading →

Technology

More rough waters for rowing startup Hydrow

The layoffs come six months after Hydrow’s last layoff and fitness giant Peloton announced plans to release a rowing machine of its own. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

DANCE REVIEW

LaTasha Barnes’s ‘The Jazz Continuum’ can’t stop moving

As presented Thursday by the Celebrity Series at the New England Conservatory’s Plimpton Shattuck Black Box Theatre, Barnes’s 60-minute piece makes its point in the most rewarding possible way. Continue reading →

Names

Kim Kardashian speaks at Harvard Business School, checks out ‘The Embrace’ in Boston

The entrepreneur and reality TV star was keeping up with the locals in Boston, posting images of Harvard Business School and "The Embrace" to Instagram. But Kim Kardashian has business interests of her own in Boston, too. Continue reading →

Music Reviews

Guest conductor Karina Canellakis weaves clarity, control, and balance at the BSO

This program is absolutely worth leaving the house for. Continue reading →