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Friday, January 27, 2023
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Massachusetts

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. Continue reading →

Politics

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. Continue reading →

Climate

Power to the people: How activists are working to change New England’s grid operator from the inside

In between meetings about how to block coal trains, a group of climate activists hatched a plan to take on a little-known group at ISO-New England. Continue reading →

Transportation

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. Continue reading →

Nation

Five officers charged with murder in Memphis police killing

Five Memphis, Tennessee, police officers were charged on Thursday with second-degree murder for the death of Tyre Nichols, a 29-year-old Black man, after a traffic stop that escalated into what authorities have described as a display of staggering brutality. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Data from cities show violent crime rates fell slightly last year

The report, by the nonpartisan Council on Criminal Justice, examined trends in 35 cities and found that while homicides, gun assaults, and reports of domestic violence declined slightly in 2022 compared with the year before, some property crimes have worsened. Continue reading →

Nation

NYC bike path killer convicted, could face the death penalty

A death sentence for Sayfullo Saipov, who mowed down bicyclists with his speeding truck, killing eight, would be an extreme rarity in New York. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden takes on Republicans over the economy

President Biden touted the economic accomplishments of Democrats and bashed proposals by Republican lawmakers to impose a national sales tax and make cuts to Medicare and Social Security — plans that are not fully embraced by the GOP but are providing Democrats with fodder for attacks. Continue reading →

The World

World

Russia outlaws top independent news site in latest crackdown

An independent news website that has been critical of Russia’s military action in Ukraine was declared “undesirable” by the government Thursday, effectively outlawing its operation within the country as part of the Kremlin’s latest crackdown on dissent. Continue reading →

World

New barrage of Russian strikes in Ukraine kills at least 11

Russia fired more missiles and self-exploding drones at nearly a dozen Ukrainian provinces early Thursday, causing the first war-related death in Kyiv this year and killing at least 11 people overall, according to Ukrainian authorities. Continue reading →

World

Hundreds of children seeking asylum in UK are missing

Around 200 unaccompanied minors — mostly Albanian teenagers — are missing from hotels they were housed in as they awaited decisions on asylum claims, leading to outrage among rights advocates calling for better protections and to demands from lawmakers to fix the issue. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Could 2024 be the year for an independent presidential candidate?

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

EDITORIAL

The consultants on the bus go WTF?

Boston brought in outsiders to examine ways to improve its school bus system. They seemed surprised by what they found. Continue reading →

OPINION

David Crosby’s bowling scar

The news of David Crosby’s death last week brought back to me what it was like to be 13 and listening to that music in my room in the old house in the old, depressed mill town where I spent a lot of my childhood. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

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. Continue reading →

Health

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. Continue reading →

Investigations

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. Continue reading →

Sports

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. Continue reading →

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. Continue reading →

christopher l. gasper

A Patriot fan’s rooting guide to the AFC and NFC Championship games

Are you unsure whom you should be pulling for in Sunday's matchups? Here are the answers. Continue reading →

Business

innovation beat

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

Wayfair’s expansion in India at the same time it is cutting US jobs revives the decades-old debate about technology companies moving jobs offshore. Continue reading →

Real Estate

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. Continue reading →

Technology

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. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

FOOD

Lynn’s Nightshade Noodle Bar, Lowell’s Red Rose, and Cambridge’s Pagu among James Beard semifinalist nods

Plus more local accolades and the complete list of chefs up for Best Chef: Northeast. Continue reading →

MOVIES

The Sundance experience is back, and audiences are buzzing about these films

Millennial romantic thriller ‘Fair Play’ and marriage comedy ‘You Hurt My Feelings’ are ones to watch, along with mockumentary “Theater Camp’ and the Massachusetts-set ‘Eileen.’ Continue reading →

TELEVISION REVIEW

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

It’s all a bit cockamamie, but the Apple TV+ series starring Jason Segel is an endearing and earnest comedy, and all of his ridiculously unprofessional behavior is in service of affectionate character studies and a boatload of healing. Continue reading →