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• Highlights Sunday, January 18th
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  In The News

  >WEATHER: Mark Rosenthal's 7-day forecast (:37). High of 32 today in Worcester

  >TOP OF THE NEWS

  -UMass Medical School Professor: New variant of the flu virus is driving surge of cases

  -Worcester man pleads guilty after nightclub gun report, foot chase through Worcester Common

  -Professor reflects on service work with Ukrainian refugee students

  -UMass Medical School student Jaein Jung launches Lantern Project to help refugee teens

  -City education advocate to address MLK Day Breakfast at Assumption

  -Swim school to occupy former party store in White City

  -Wondering why your gas bill is still so high? Mass. has taken little action on change (4:22)

  >DINING OUT: Fatima's Cafe, Pampas Churrascaria among region's hidden dining

  -ICYMI: Worcester police ask for help finding missing 14-year-old girl, 15-year-old boy

  -Worcester police make arrest in fatal Main Street stabbing (1:23). Article

  -Earlier: 2 injured in Downtown Worcester stabbing, police say (:11). Article

  -Worcester veterans services director out amid dispute over academic credentials

  -City Councilor Rosen blasts Spectrum over senior discounts

  -See the rest of the day's Worcester news
  
  

  >HOLDEN (brought to you by Lamoureux Ford): January Senior Center events

  -Lamoureux Ford welcomes Jeff Tripp from Sunnyside Motors (1:44)

  -Holden targeted? A.G. threatens action against towns not complying with M.B.T.A. Act

  >THE BURBS (brought to you by North End Motor Sales): Clearing the way for construction on Route 12

  -How a food truck turned into a full-on cafe...

  -Sutton health teacher honored at Blackstone Valley Tech

  -Clips of the past: Longtime Shrewsbury barbershop Perrone's recalled

  -TODAY! Pay It Forward Card Show in Leominster

  -Leominster City Council meets behind closed doors to discuss lawsuit against Mohawk Drive cannabis facility

  -Dudley man arrested for O.U.I. after stop of construction van for obstructed plate

  -Following shutdown attempt, Job Corps in Devens calls for new applicants
  
  

  >BARS & BANDS: The Mayor's Live Music List for Sunday

  >SHOWTIME: Things to Do: Musician Troy Mercy, comedian Brian Glowacki, and more ...

  -Anna Maria "All Student Art Show" opening reception on Wednesday

  >OPINION: Laurel: On Martin Luther King Jr. Day, a jump for joy

  -Shaun Connolly: Your family are a bunch of monsters

  -WCCA-TV's Coffee with Konnie No. 541 (29:32): Bill Wallace

  -Radio Worcester's The Rundown (26:06): Defamation lawsuit sparks debate over press freedom in Worcester

  -Radio Worcester Roundtable (48:53): Lawsuit against This Week in Worcester spurs press freedom debate

  >OBITUARIES: Tribute to career educator from Worcester
  
  

  >SPORTS: Vrabel, Patriots bring confidence into divisional round

  -Patriots-Texans Tale of the Tape: Keys to victory, prediction and more

  -Patriots-Texans: Which team has the edge on paper? (7:40)

  -Old Grumbly Fan's Divisional Playoff Patriots preview

  -NFL Divisional Round schedule, TV and announcers

  -Celtics beat Hawks, 132-106 (2:03). Article

  -Bruins beat Blackhawks, 5-2

  -Holy Cross women's basketball pulls away from Lafayette, 70-48

  -Holy Cross women’s hockey downs B.U., 4-2

  -Holy Cross men’s basketball falls at Lafayette

  -Auburn's Kellen Looney borrows Thomas Gale's Holy Cross goalie gear

  -Railers grab point in 3-2 overtime loss in Portland
  
  

  >NATIONAL: D.O.J. says Congressmen can't intervene in release of Epstein files

  -A look at what happened in the U.S. government last week

  -Tragic: Day care worker accused of fatally suffocating baby days before his first birthday

  >NEW ENGLAND: 2 charged following prostitution sting at hotel

  -Documents reveal intense pressure in Mass. service plaza saga (3:53)

  >COLLEGES: Hal Jurist, longtime supporter of WPI, awarded honorary degree

  -Clark honors Martin Luther King Jr. with faculty panel, day of service
  
  

  >TRAVEL (brought to you by Fuller RV & Rental): Chile announces Cape Froward National Park "on the edge of the world" will be built in 2 years

  >BUSINESS: That Verizon $20 credit text is real, here's how to claim it

  -Former Flexcon C.E.O. re-joins former employer

  -OpenAI plans to introduce ads for ChatGPT users

  >HOMES: MassHousing to rollout financing program for A.D.U. home construction

  >HEALTH: Cheering for the Patriots can be good for your mental health (2:15)

  -Doctors in Scotland may have found new way to treat eczema (1:38)

  >FOOD: McDonald's 2026 menu changes include giant burger and "secret menu"— though U.S. rollout remains uncertain
  
  

  >TV/STREAMING: How to watch the Golden Globes winners

  >MOVIES: "Johnny Cash: The Redemption of an American Icon" full movie (1:36:19)

  >CELEBRITY: Michael Keaton is named Hasty Pudding Man of the Year

  -Mel Brooks was with Carl Reiner when he collapsed and died

  >ANIMALS: Shelter Beagle hides in a corner until 1 guy takes him home (4:25)

  >HISTORY: Looking back at the Patriots' history in Foxborough (2:14)

  >GOOD NEWS: Patriots coach Mike Vrabel visits young patient, lifts family’s spirits (1:51). Article

  -Meanwhile, Irish town "shell-shocked" after thousands of live crustaceans spill from overturned truck

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