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Coronavirus

Trump announces limits on travel from Europe to US for 30 days
Taking dramatic action Wednesday, President Trump announced he is sharply restricting passenger travel from 26 European nations to the US and moving to ease the economic cost of a viral pandemic that is roiling global financial markets and disrupting the daily lives of Americans.

US stock futures plummet after Trump suspends travel from Europe to US Fact check: Trump misstates some of his virus actions

Coronavirus fears put school parents on edge

Shutting down K-12 schools amid coronavirus fears will create logistical headaches for families. What's in the works?

A list of area colleges canceling classes, sending students home due to coronavirus fears

Local universities and colleges are halting in-person classes, restricting large gatherings, and even telling students to move out of dorms amid the spread of the coronavirus illness Covid-19.
As students pack up early, March feels like May for some storage and moving companies

How the Biogen leadership conference in Boston spread the coronavirus
Amid ominous signs after a routine conference, a frightening realization slowly dawned: The virus was on the loose.

3 things we learned and didn?t learn about the Biogen meeting

The coronavirus outbreak

What are the symptoms of coronavirus, and how is it treated?
The US Centers for Disease Control says little is known about the virus, but it still has some tentative answers.

These maps track the path of coronavirus

7 steps we can take right now to slow the spread of coronavirus, according to infectious disease experts

Wash your hands and help prevent coronavirus. But add some moisturizer, too.

Living in the age of coronavirus

A sudden, real-life test for remote work

How to plan your travels in the era of coronavirus

17 shows to binge-watch while hiding out from coronavirus

Advice: How to decline a handshake, and other social tips for coronavirus

? Election 2020 ?
No woman president in 2020? How about a veep?
Having lost their hopes of seeing a woman elected president in 2020, feminist and progressive groups are now pressuring the men still in the Democratic presidential primary for a consolation prize: How about a female Veep?

Coronavirus forcing changes in campaigning and voting

Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders have cancelled events and elections officials in several states are altering voting procedures in the wake of the outbreak.

Bernie Sanders says he?s moving ahead with his presidential campaign

Sanders told reporters in Burlington, Vermont, on Wednesday that he's not quitting despite key primary losses to Joe Biden the night before. The Vermont senator's path to the presidential nomination considerably narrowed after decisive losses to Biden in Michigan, Missouri and Mississippi.

Opinion

John H. Chuang

With the coronavirus outbreak, gig companies are a public health risk
EDITORIAL

Delaying elections shouldn?t be a one-man decision

Marc Lipsitch

The interventions we must take to control the coronavirus

Rachelle Cohen

Spring Break, the quintessential Petri dish, meets coronavirus

MOVIES
After all that controversy, ?The Hunt? arrives to blast away at partisan stereotypes
Turns out, both liberals and conservatives were wrong about this clever, gory piece of exploitation trash.

Glen Matlock after the Sex Pistols: Mostly rock ?n? roll, and he likes it
After parting ways with the legendary punk band, Matlock hasn't looked back.

The state promised millions of dollars to help with census outreach. Many officials are still waiting

With the US Census Bureau distributing notices starting Thursday, Secretary of State William F. Galvin?s office has issued only a portion of the funds it has promised nonprofits. Even less clear is exactly when or how the $1 million the Legislature set aside specifically for cities and towns will be divided after Galvin did not conduct a formal application process, as required.

?Shear Madness? to close after 40 years
Citing potential losses, the show's producers announce that Sunday's performance will be its last in Boston.

?It?s funny. I haven?t gotten any sleep yet,? says man freed after serving 28 years for double murder Suffolk DA says he did not commit

When officials unlocked the shackles Ronald D. Qualls wore into the Boston court Tuesday, his family, his friends, and members of the Boston College Innocence Project broke into shouts of joy and broke down in tears because Qualls was a free man after spending 28 years in prison.

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4-alarm house fire in Lynn displaces about two dozen residents

Pilot dead after small plane crash at Sterling Airport

Newburyport police looking for bank robbery suspect

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.

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Long-term care facilities move to restrict visits from family members

Skilled nursing and assisted living homes across the nation will begin screening all visitors and restricting entry by all but essential health care workers in an effort to prevent new outbreaks of coronavirus, operators of the facilities said Tuesday.
Nursing homes fear coronavirus could aggravate severe staff shortages

1510 The Zone had a chance to dethrone WEEI as Boston?s sports radio leader. But you couldn?t hear it.
An oral history of the local station that changed the sports media landscape, but failed to overtake its biggest competitor.

HELP DESK
Supermarkets are changing, so you have no choice but to change, too
Many Whole Foods Market regulars are frustrated and disappointed. Here are tips and workarounds to help you shop.

Rhode Island

Gov. Raimondo: If you?re over 60 or have medical issues, please don?t go to any events

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is urging all residents who are over the age of 60 and anyone with a serious medical condition to stay away from all public gatherings for two weeks beginning immediately, and for all Rhode Islanders to avoid attending or convening public gatherings of more than 250 people.

Students at the private school that had R.I.'s first coronavirus cases may be used in a CDC study

URI moving to remote classes through April 3
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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

Prayers in Vegas, slumped shoulders in N.H. ? inside the final days of Warren?s campaign

Elizabeth Warren reflected on what was happening in a series of behind-the scenes interviews with the Globe in the final month of her campaign.
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.
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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

Joan Vennochi

Democrats bet on ?Sleepy Joe?
Michael A. Cohen

In the Democratic primaries, it?s all over but the crying
JEFF JACOBY

?Moderate? Joe Biden has moved way to the left
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Donald Trump?s coronavirus advice just might kill us
IDEAS | Elizabeth Preston

Some good coronavirus news: genetic detectives are on the case
IDEAS | Katherine Gergen Barnett

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

VISUAL STORIES

Polar plungers: Photos of Ice Swimming in New England

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

metro

Newburyport police looking for bank robbery suspect
The suspect entered a Santander Bank branch on Storey Ave. at 4:30 p.m. and allegedly demanded money from the teller, the Newburyport Police Department said in a statement.

Three campuses of Boston?s Eliot School to be closed because of coronavirus case

Boston Public Schools are closing the three campuses of the Eliot K-8 School Thursday because of a presumptive positive case of coronavirus in a ?non-student member of the school community,? authorities said.

Gov. Raimondo: If you?re over 60 or have medical issues, please don?t go to any events

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo is urging all residents who are over the age of 60 and anyone with a serious medical condition to stay away from all public gatherings for two weeks beginning immediately, and for all Rhode Islanders to avoid attending or convening public gatherings of more than 250 people.

Coronavirus fears put school parents on edge

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Like it or not, coronavirus connects us all

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

Nebraska?s Hoiberg leaves Big Ten loss with illness

Hoiberg was in some discomfort before he departed.

NBA took the bold first step, and now other leagues should take a collective timeout

In our corner of the world, the sporting landscape has never felt so uncertain.

What NBA players are saying about the suspension of the season due to coronavirus

One positive test for the coronavirus left the NBA no choice

Politics

Fact check: Trump misstates some of his virus actions

Business

Kymera announces $102m in new funding

Marijuana

Canada defends marijuana legalization in response to international skepticism
magazine
Cover Story

Problak paints the Boston we often don?t see
Spring Arts Preview

40+ arts events (some free!) to check out around New England
Spring Arts Preview

'Little Women' is turning Concord into a must-see destination
Cooking

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

sports

Whitman-Hanson boys? rolls into D2 state final vs. Taconic

The Jazz?s Rudy Gobert touched every mic as a joke. Days later, he was diagnosed with coronavirus

BU men upset Colgate, earn first NCAA Tournament berth since 2011

metro

Newburyport police looking for bank robbery suspect

Three campuses of Boston?s Eliot School to be closed because of coronavirus case

Gov. Raimondo: If you?re over 60 or have medical issues, please don?t go to any events

Nation

Trump announces travel ban for foreign travelers from many European countries

Tom Hanks and his wife, Rita Wilson, test positive for coronavirus in Australia

The local economy is on the brink ? but of what?

World

Merkel says coronavirus could infect up to 70% of Germany

Russia passes bill allowing Putin to stay in power past 2024

Italy passes 10,000 infections as clusters spur worry in US

politics

Trump announces limits on travel from Europe to US for 30 days

Read the text of the European travel ban Trump just announced

Sanders seeks to push Biden left in a race he is unlikely to win

business

US stock futures plummet after Trump suspends travel from Europe to US

Coronavirus could cause Mass. lawmakers to rethink the state budget

Dow?s bull market brought low by the coronavirus

lifestyle

A new way to travel: by subscription

Why ?The Red Lotus? blooms in Vietnam

Stephen Colbert introduces the world to ?Boston Hand Sanitizer? on ?Late Show?

marijuana

Canada defends marijuana legalization in response to international skepticism

Oglala Sioux Tribe approves medical, recreational marijuana

Mississippi could have 2 medical marijuana items on ballot

opinion

Delaying elections shouldn?t be a one-man decision

With the coronavirus outbreak, gig companies are a public health risk

Many cannot heed call to ?work from home?

food & dining

The goats may be dwarfs, but the gelato flavors are big

You might want to come here on The Daily

Savoie wines emerge from a dramatic landscape

travel

A new way to travel: by subscription

Why ?The Red Lotus? blooms in Vietnam

How to plan your travels in the era of coronavirus

Books

Peter and Bobby Farrelly honored at ceremony held by Ruderman Family Foundation

Local bestsellers for the week ending March 1

For Rebecca Solnit, a reader?s evolution

Movies

?First Cow? milks friendship and American survivalism for all their beauty

After all that controversy, ?The Hunt? arrives to blast away at partisan stereotypes

Trojan women, Polaroid portraitist, frozen futurist

Television

All the ?Better?: Pamela Adlon?s series is back for season 4

17 shows to binge-watch while hiding out from coronavirus

Mark Wahlberg is all business in ?Wahl Street?

music

Glen Matlock after the Sex Pistols: Mostly rock ?n? roll, and he likes it

The Chieftains? Paddy Moloney: ?Boston is ... my second Dublin?

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

Theater/Dance

Comedian Josh Gondelman makes nice with his good-guy image

?Shear Madness? to close after 40 years

Camille A. Brown explores Black identity

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

Mart Crowley, Tony-winning playwright of ?The Boys in the Band,? dies at 84

Dr. Philip Leder, Harvard researcher who illuminated the role of genetics in cancer, dies at 85

Corning CEO turned congressman turned bishop?s intern, Amory Houghton Jr. dies at 93