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Deval Patrick to endorse Biden, adding to front-runner?s moderate coalition
Biden's campaign has another endorsement, now from former Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, who was once a hopeful for a nomination himself. 3:00 p.m.

What?s next for Elizabeth Warren?
After ending her presidential bid, Warren has no intention of abandoning her sweeping policy agenda and is mulling the best way to push it forward. 2:35 p.m.

Opinion: Watch out, 2024, women are 'Ready, Willing, and Electable'

Elizabeth Warren, sitting at her kitchen counter, reflects on her run: ?I thought it was worth fighting for another approach?

?I have an even clearer sense now of the world we could build,? the senator said in an interview with the Globe hours after she announced she would end her campaign for president.
Jeneé Osterheldt: Is Warren?s pinky promise of women in power too big a hope? Yvonne Abraham: Elizabeth Warren's loss ? and ours

Warren supporters in Michigan, ?heartbroken? and saddened, weigh next move

In Michigan, which votes on Tuesday, supporters of Elizabeth Warren were left to quickly pick a second-choice candidate.
Here's why Warren won't endorse Biden or Sanders right away

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Coronavirus and Maine vote make case for Mass. vaccine law
IDEAS | Elizabeth Preston

Some good coronavirus news: genetic detectives are on the case
RENÉE GRAHAM

This is not what democracy looks like
JEFF JACOBY

Beacon Hill to riders and drivers: Drop dead

What took so long to get a pot shop in Boston? Walsh doesn?t ?think it took long?
Asked Friday why it took nearly a year and a half for Boston to get a pot shop, Boston's mayor said: "I don?t think it took long." 2 hours ago

dan shaughnessyStill waiting on the Tom Brady situation, and other picked-up pieces
If Brady leaves, it will be the biggest non-game-related story in Boston since Babe Ruth was sold 22 minutes ago

Blind date: ?Honestly . . . apples were a big topic of conversation?
Will this produce buyer approve of Cupid?s pick?

An Equal Rights Amendment for women is our best hope to safeguard legal protections
With women under siege in Congress and the courts, it?s more important than ever to ratify the long-delayed constitutional amendment.

Mandy Moore talks about her return to music, her new tour, and ?This Is Us?
After a hiatus from music ? her last album was recorded in Boston more than a decade ago ? the Nashua-born Moore is back.

More Recent headlines

Snow?s on the way, but for Cape and Islands

Dorchester home filled from years of hoarding goes up in flames

N.H. man allegedly ordered 120-pound Rottweiler to bite girlfriend; 21 guns found in apartment

What do you wonder about Boston or Massachusetts? We want to hear your questions

We?re asking readers to be involved as the Globe considers which stories to investigate. You pose a question that matters to you. We probe for an answer.

alex speier
There?s something very different about the Red Sox clubhouse this spring
With new front-office leadership comes a new approach to adding depth to the roster. 3 hours ago

Kevin Paul Dupont
To Mike Eruzione, the hat is what has people seeing red
The Olympic hero has heard a lot of criticism for the recent appearance with President Trump in Las Vegas.

Who will win ?The Bachelor?? Let?s make some predictions
The finale is expected to air next week, and with no spoilers anywhere to be found on the Internet, we?re forced to use the power of deduction to try and figure out the ending ourselves.

Hachette says it won?t publish Woody Allen?s book
Hachette executives had discussed the matter with its employees and, ?after listening, we came to the conclusion that moving forward with publication would not be feasible for HBG.? 18 minutes ago

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ANNEAR TO THE GROUND

Allston used to have a giant Coca-Cola sign. Then it went missing. We think we know where it is

In the late 1980s it was dismantled to make way for a new hotel. People fought to restore it. And then, one day, it was gone.

From police stops to marijuana executives: The long journey for owners of Boston?s first pot shop
Pure Oasis is Massachusetts? first pot shop owned by people from communities targeted most by marijuana arrests.

Spring Arts Preview
Greta Gerwig?s ?Little Women? is turning Concord into a must-see destination
Why the latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott?s beloved novel is fueling a boom in tourism in the historic town.

Rhode Island

Saint Raphael Academy withdrawing from sports tournaments amid coronavirus outbreak

Catholic school in Pawtucket pulls out of basketball and ice hockey events as 130 students remain quarantined

It has been a rough week. Here?s what you ? about Rhode Island

Team of CDC experts now in Rhode Island trying to contain coronavirus outbreak
Newton

Developers praise Newton?s Northland vote -- but residents? traffic concerns remain

But even with the support of a majority of Newton voters citywide, there were pockets of opposition to the project at Needham and Oak streets.

?NewCAL? project?s team narrows the search to two possible locations for new senior center

Awaiting state action, Newton schools implement their own sex ed programs

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
Sign up for The Great Divide newsletter

Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS

Outbreak infrastructure through the years: yesterday?s sputum flask is today?s hand sanitizer
Scot Lehigh

The GOP?s latest assault on Obamacare comes at exactly the right time ? for Democrats
Alex Beam

What?s the matter with Newton?
EDITORIAL

This isn?t a good way to pick a president
Corley, Daley, Heaton, Sharpe, and Walker

How the Greater Boston biomedical community is tackling the coronavirus
IDEAS | Katherine Gergen Barnett

With coronavirus lurking, forgive me if I don?t shake your hand

VISUAL STORIES

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2020

As construction booms, Boston works to slow down wind tunnels

Photos: At spring training in Florida, Red Sox prepare for the 2020 baseball season

At 15, D?Angelo Ortiz is already showing some pop in his bat ? just like his famous father

metro

Just in from Italy? Time to self-quarantine. But first, you?ve got to make it home
Just flew in from Italy? Time to self-quarantine. But passengers from Italy arriving at Logan and other US airports encounter a light touch from US officials before being allowed to mix in public on their own.

Dorchester home filled from years of hoarding goes up in flames

Trash and debris were spilling through the Romsey Street home?s front door Friday afternoon after emergency crews had left the scene. Inside, torn antique wallpaper and an old dark wooden staircase were coated with soot, and the home?s charred roof had caved in.

Deval Patrick to endorse Biden, adding to front-runner?s moderate coalition

Biden's campaign has another endorsement, now from former Governor of Massachusetts, Deval Patrick, who was once a hopeful for a nomination himself.

Saint Raphael Academy withdrawing from sports tournaments amid coronavirus outbreak

N.H. man allegedly ordered 120-pound Rottweiler to bite girlfriend; 21 guns found in apartment

STAT

Health worker infections underscore the chaos of coronavirus response

Alzheimer?s group sees signs of progress against a grim disease. Is it real?

Opinion: Should ?broken? genes be fixed? My daughter changed my thinking

Why don?t ads for new medical scrubs reflect all healthy physician bodies?

sports

chad finn

Red Sox fans shouldn?t get too attached to this roster

There are going to be a lot of different players wearing the Red Sox uniform this season, many of whom are employed in other organizations right now.

There?s something very different about the Red Sox clubhouse this spring

With new front-office leadership comes a new approach to adding depth to the roster.
Ben Volin | On Football

Diving deeper into the latest Tom Brady free agency chatter

Collin McHugh on being a member of the 2017 Astros: ?I understand the anger?

Politics

Trump signs $8.3b bill to combat coronavirus outbreak in US

Business

Bond yields sink, stocks fall as investors demand safety

Marijuana

What took so long to get a pot shop in Boston? Walsh doesn?t ?think it took long?
magazine
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?She seemed to be avoiding eye contact?
Excerpt

Joan Lunden on being in her 50s buying strollers for twins and a wheelchair for her mom
Connections

Some moms spread the (tough) love wherever it?s needed

Cooking

Recipes: Harissa adds heat to a soup, roasted potatoes, and a tagine

sports

What will Bill Belichick?s Pro Day schedule look like?

Revolution look to rebound in Saturday?s home opener

Stephen Curry scores 23 points in return to Warriors, but Raptors clinch playoff spot with win

metro

Just in from Italy? Time to self-quarantine. But first, you?ve got to make it home

Dorchester home filled from years of hoarding goes up in flames

Deval Patrick to endorse Biden, adding to front-runner?s moderate coalition

Nation

Wellesley resident tests positive for coronavirus, prompting closure of elementary and middle schools

White House considering help for virus-hit industries

Trump says sexism not to blame for end of Warren?s campaign

World

?This is not a drill?: WHO urges the world to fight virus

Turkey: Elite police going to stop Greece?s migrant pushback

Russia, Turkey agree to cease-fire in Syria?s Idlib province

politics

What?s next for Elizabeth Warren?

Trump surveys Tenn. tornado damage, marvels at ?tremendous heart?

Trump says sexism not to blame for end of Warren?s campaign

business

Bond yields sink, stocks fall as investors demand safety

Congressional panel says Boeing has ?culture of concealment?

American economy adds 273,000 jobs in February

lifestyle

Hachette says it won?t publish Woody Allen?s book

The traveler?s coronavirus question: Should I stay or should I go?

Sullivan?s Castle Island reopens, and an alt-rock-themed restaurant eyes Central Square

marijuana

What took so long to get a pot shop in Boston? Walsh doesn?t ?think it took long?

From police stops to marijuana executives: The long journey for owners of Boston?s first pot shop

Utah doctor letters could be used to buy medical marijuana

opinion

Fossil fuel industry feels tug of divestment movement

How Joe Biden beat the conventional wisdom

Watch out, 2024, women are ?Ready, Willing, and Electable?

food & dining

At Cósmica, gluten-free delights and pants-optional signage

Munch Madness 2020: Vote for the top restaurants in Boston

Hold the eggs, hold the bread. Dunkin?s latest offering is something called Snackin? Bacon.

travel

The traveler?s coronavirus question: Should I stay or should I go?

VIP treatment at London?s Hotel Café Royal

5 of the best seafood appetizers on Cape Cod (that you can find in the winter)

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending March 1

For Rebecca Solnit, a reader?s evolution

The quiet dignity in Isa Leshko?s photographs; honoring Margaret Atwood with the Emerson-Thoreau Medal

Movies

Trojan women, Polaroid portraitist, frozen futurist

Coming Attractions

Tall, dark, and fearsome

Television

Amazon is bringing back 'The Kids in the Hall?

Who will win ?The Bachelor?? Let?s make some predictions

In Netflix?s ?Spenser Confidential,? Wahlberg misses the mahk

music

At the BSO, a journey to Europe?s northlands peaks with Anna Thorvaldsdottir?s ?Metacosmos?

A thoughtful ?Butterfly? and a boxing ?opera in jazz? for Boston Lyric Opera?s 2020-21 season

A sure sign of spring: Red Baraat?s celebratory Festival of Colors

Theater/Dance

Soloing after ?Broad City,? Ilana Glazer is redefining me time

Boston Ballet?s ?Carmen? program puts strong women in the spotlight

A ?Merchant of Venice? willing to confront anti-Semitism

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Ann Grifalconi, whose children?s books bridged cultures, dies at 90

Seaver Peters, former Dartmouth College athletic director and Melrose hockey star, dies at 87

Architect Henry N. Cobb dies; his designs helped transform the look of Boston