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Virus prevention efforts kick into high gear

Widespread cancellations seen across sectors nationwide in effort to slow spread

Severe shortage of tests blunts coronavirus response, Boston doctors say
Despite assurances, Massachusetts is testing fewer people and revealing less information than other states.

Photos: Coronavirus concerns empty public spaces around the world Beth Israel is working with Johnson & Johnson on a coronavirus vaccine

A list of Mass. school closures amid coronavirus outbreak

Some school districts in Massachusetts are closing their doors because of the novel coronavirus, joining other states and countries around the world.
Lexington, Winchester, Arlington schools among several to close for two weeks A list of area colleges canceling classes and sending students home

NCAA Tournament canceled due to coronavirus

The organization also canceled all winter and spring sports championships. an hour ago
NHL suspends play starting today MLS to suspend season 30 days MLB suspends spring training; Opening Day postponed

Boston?s biggest art museums to temporarily close due to coronavirus

The Museum of Fine Arts, Institute of Contemporary Art Boston, Harvard Art Musuems, and the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum cited increased vigilance about the spread of the Covid-19. 3 hours ago
Coronavirus sweeps the Boston arts scene with closures and cancellations

Coronavirus outbreak may push Boston Marathon into autumn

Officials discussing rescheduling the world-famous race are targeting autumn in an attempt to salvage some of the economic benefits this year, according to two people familiar with the plans.

Marriott Long Wharf, host of Biogen meeting, to close amid coronavirus concerns

The hotel was the site of a two-day meeting in late February that was the source of most Massachusetts cases of Covid-19 to date.
How the Biogen leadership conference in Boston spread the coronavirus

Biden calls testing failure ?colossal,? Sanders calls for unity and health care access in coronavirus speeches

Former vice president Joe Biden and Senator Bernie Sanders each delivered speeches on the coronavirus outbreak on Thursday, a day after President Trump's primetime address. 3 hours ago
Clark criticizes GOP?s ?dangerous? resistance to coronavirus aid package

Resources

Confused by coronavirus terms? Here?s a glossary

Questions about coronavirus? Here are some answers

These maps track the path of coronavirus

Coronavirus symptoms, and what to do if you have them
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.

Living in the age of coronavirus

A sudden, real-life test for remote work

How to plan your travels in the era of coronavirus

Ty Burr recommends 7 mini movie festivals for safe viewing at home

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

SJC: Mugshots and police reports on police officers and judges must be released
Booking photographs of judges and law enforcement officers who are arrested for breaking the law and any police reports connected to the investigation are public records even if they are never arraigned in court, the Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday. 40 minutes ago

? 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?

NFL cancels league meetings as coronavirus effects are felt in its offseason

For now, the free agency period remains on schedule for players, including Tom Brady.

Patriots pick up team option on Jason McCourty?s contract
The 33-year-old will be back in 2020.

Chad Finn: Whatever it is, Bill Belichick and Tom Brady need to get over it

Opinion

Susan Ryan-Vollmar

A coronavirus communications to-do list for Charlie Baker
EDITORIAL

Trump?s virulent state of denial
Michael Lind and James Galbraith

Needed: A finance agency to handle the financial meltdown from the coronavirus
LETTERS

A situation of crisis proportions

Self-quarantined and looking for something to do? Take the census, state says

Online responses may be a ?lifeline? to getting an accurate count. 2:45 p.m.

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.

Bridgewater State professor accused of raping student tried to make second student his ?personal prostitute,? filing says
Nicholas Pirelli, described by university officials as a temporary faculty member who teaches communication studies, pleaded not guilty Wednesday to new charges of trafficking a person for sexual servitude, distributing obscene matter, sexual conduct for a fee, and criminal harassment.

Soldier from New Bedford killed in training accident at California base
U.S. Army Pfc. Justin Candido Kirby, 21, was conducting combat maneuver operations with another soldier at the training center when he was killed in a vehicle accident Monday, officials said.

travel
?The Bachelor? star Ben Higgins would surely give a rose to Roatan
We caught up Higgins, who cohosts a podcast called ?Almost Famous,? to talk about all things travel.

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Man, 47, found slain in Lynn

A tractor-trailer crashed into Roxbury residence

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Rhode Island

Providence mayor declares state of emergency, bans entertainment licenses for two weeks

Mayor Jorge Elorza has declared a state of emergency in Rhode Island?s capital city, and the city plans to revoke all entertainment licenses for at least two weeks.

Is it time to close R.I. schools? One principal says yes.

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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.

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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

John H. Chuang

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

The president fails to reassure a jittery nation
Renée Loth

The best laid plans of candidates past
Rachelle Cohen

Spring Break, the quintessential Petri dish, meets coronavirus
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

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

Newton to close schools starting Friday over coronavirus concerns
"There will be no school tomorrow, next week and possibly for a longer period,? Superintendent David Fleishman said Thursday afternoon.

Federal courts in Mass. postpone all jury trials until late April

Federal jury trials in Boston, Worcester and Springfield have been postponed for six weeks in response to the coronavirus outbreak.

Lexington, Winchester, Arlington schools among several to close for two weeks amid coronavirus outbreak

Arlington, Bedford, Belmont, Burlington, Lexington, and Winchester will be closed through at least March 27. Wellesley officials also announced that schools there would be closed for two weeks, and Everett is closing schools for 30 days.

Providence mayor declares state of emergency, bans entertainment licenses for two weeks

Is it time to close R.I. schools? One principal says yes.

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

Coronavirus | Hockey East

Hockey East cancels postseason tournament

The tournament was set to begin at four campus sites around New England Friday night.

Rudy Gobert issues public apology after testing positive for coronavirus

Gobert tested positive for coronavirus just two days after he, upon leaving a press conference, made a point to touch all the microphones and recording devices on a table

Patriots? Ted Karras cashes in under NFL?s performance-based pay system

Hideki Matsuyama matches The Players Championship record score, but golf will go on without fans

Politics

Amid virus concerns, Trump moves away from rallies ? for now

Business

Weekend Agenda

Marijuana

Alabama Senate to debate medical marijuana bill
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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

Celtics are self-quarantined, but it?s unlikely Jazz players with coronavirus were contagious while in Boston

NHL suspends play beginning Thursday amid coronavirus pandemic

NFL cancels league meetings as coronavirus effects are felt in its offseason

metro

Newton to close schools starting Friday over coronavirus concerns

Federal courts in Mass. postpone all jury trials until late April

Lexington, Winchester, Arlington schools among several to close for two weeks amid coronavirus outbreak

Nation

NCAA Tournament canceled due to coronavirus

The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts

Coronavirus: Take a look at how Greater Boston communities have been disrupted

World

Italy says all stores except pharmacies, food markets will be closed in response to coronavirus

Afghan president orders Taliban prisoner release

China province at center of virus outbreak lets some companies reopen

politics

Washington struggles for virus response amid public closures

Watch live: Bernie Sanders gives speech on coronavirus outbreak

US Capitol closing to public until April amid virus outbreak

business

Weekend Agenda

Beth Israel is working with Johnson & Johnson on a coronavirus vaccine

With Bruins and Celtics canceled, there?s cause for concern on Causeway

lifestyle

Restaurants want you to know: They are clean, they are open, and they need you

How should you explain the coronavirus to kids? Here?s what experts say

Rapping bear on ?The Masked Singer? revealed to be ... Sarah Palin

marijuana

Alabama Senate to debate medical marijuana bill

Canada defends marijuana legalization in response to international skepticism

Oglala Sioux Tribe approves medical, recreational marijuana

opinion

Another president, another mishandled pandemic

A coronavirus communications to-do list for Charlie Baker

Trump?s virulent state of denial

food & dining

Nightshade Noodle Bar takes root in Lynn

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

You might want to come here on The Daily

travel

This spring, be a part of the gold rush

How to disinfect your space on an airplane

?The Bachelor? star Ben Higgins would surely give a rose to Roatan

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

Boston Underground Film Festival stays strong

Ty Burr recommends 7 mini movie festivals for safe viewing at home

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

Television

Julia Child?s latest presentation

The 10 best TV shows of 2020 (so far)

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

music

Boston Symphony Orchestra cancels slate of March concerts

With ?Norma,? Boston Lyric Opera takes up a grueling role for sopranos

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

Theater/Dance

A generation comes to grips with its toxic legacy in ?The Children?

Comedian Josh Gondelman makes nice with his good-guy image

?Shear Madness? to close after 40 years

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