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?More people may die?: Biden urges Trump to aid transition

President-elect Joe Biden warned of dire consequences if President Trump and his administration continue to refuse to coordinate with his transition team on the coronavirus pandemic and block briefings on national security, policy issues, and vaccine plans.
Trump digs in on baseless claims as legal path narrows Head of government agency under pressure to let transition proceed
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Election security experts contradict Trump?s voting claims

Here?s what you need to know about the Moderna vaccine announcement

The coronavirus vaccine developed by Cambridge-based Moderna Inc. made headlines Monday. Here is a quick briefing on what you need to know.
A list of coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on The story of two firms, Pfizer and Moderna, leading the race for approval of a coronavirus vaccine

Across the region, officials and passengers seek to put brakes on MBTA service cuts
Opponents say scaling back public transit will hinder frontline workers while undercutting the region?s post-pandemic economic gains.

Quick guide to potential T cuts MBTA service cuts appear inevitable, regardless of a federal bailout

What are the latest travel restrictions in New England?
Public health officials are encouraging people to stay home for the holidays, but inevitably some people are pondering travel.

What are the CDC guidelines for safer Thanksgiving travel and gatherings? Here?s what the CDC and Massachusetts colleges are saying about students who plan to travel for Thanksgiving
A Beautiful Resistance
Episode 1: Water is a beautiful resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt. Join us on Instagram @abeautifulresistance. ( Video by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Image by Julia Cumes, Commentary & concept by Jeneé Osterheldt/Globe Staff )
Jeneé Osterheldt

Claiming land and water on Martha?s Vineyard

It?s like the water is always calling to us. At least that?s how it feels to me. There?s a spiritual energy about the ocean, a saltwater baptism waiting to wash away your worries if you ride your faith. Still, I never saw anything like Inkwell, a small stretch of beach in Oak Bluffs on Martha?s Vineyard. And the Inkwell was among the first and is now one of the last Black beach destinations in America.
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Opinion

Barbara Smith

What Joe Biden should say about white supremacy

The start of the Biden-Harris administration would be the ideal time to attempt something that has never been done before: Name, confront, and end white supremacy.
EDITORIAL

The courts must protect the 2020 Census
Joseph Curtatone

Pooled COVID-19 testing can help keep kids in school
Joan Vennochi

Pope John Paul II was no saint. Neither is Pope Francis
LETTERS

Take the ?Was the election rigged?? test!

Coronavirus

A new virus surge prompts restrictions, and pushback
As the coronavirus crisis mounts with renewed force in the United States, surpassing 11 million total cases and threatening to overwhelm hospitals across the country, governors, mayors, and other officials are ordering restrictions, and once again finding themselves in the crosscurrents of public health and economic crises.

Moms, Interrupted
?I?m on a hamster wheel with no end in sight.? For working mothers fortunate to still be employed, many are trying to hold onto their jobs while keeping their children and households going.

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

These five charts show how COVID-19 is making a comeback in Mass.

The Great Divide
From individual sessions to taking a real-world approach, here?s how teachers are adapting to the pandemic
Many Massachusetts teachers have begun to feel comfortable with teaching virtually, and now some are starting to experiment.

New England ski resorts expect huge demand this season, but capacity will be limited
It's an industry trying to recover after the pandemic forced ski areas to close early this spring, but the continued threat of the virus means severe limits on how many paying customers will be allowed.

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The last stand-up guy
Howie Winter was a gangster. He killed people. But he wasn?t a rat, and in his world that meant something.

Former Winter Hill gang leader Howie Winter has died

Marine charged with murder, other counts in connection with beating death of Emerson student

The US Marine Corps has charged a lance corporal with murder and other counts in connection with the beating death last year of Emerson College student Daniel Hollis in Allston, the military confirmed Monday.

Senators clash over coronavirus mask protocol: ?There clearly isn?t much interest in this body in public health?

In an exchange that went viral on Monday night, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown took to the Senate floor, with his opening remark being not a political statement but a request asked of his colleague, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan: ?I?d start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks.?

Providence police oversight board PERA fires director for releasing video of officer assaulting handcuffed man

The Providence External Review Authority (PERA) voted 6-3 to immediately fire Jose Batista, a Democratic state representative-elect who held the position for nearly two years.

More recent headlines

The COVID-19 pandemic has further cut into Boston?s childcare shortage

Two dead in apparent murder-suicide in Wayland

Boston Latin School class hit with racist Zoom bombing

Recommended Reads

The story of two firms, Pfizer and Moderna, leading the race for approval of a COVID-19 vaccine

Two companies with local ties are leading the race for approval of a coronavirus vaccine, but this story is also so much more. It?s also about dreams raised and dashed, of billions at risk and perhaps to be made, and an unproven genetic technology that just might save the world.

?Nothing is stopping Christmas?: Visits with Santa Claus will be different this year, but these bearded fellows are ready
Face shields attached to red caps. Masks made specifically for people with bushy beards. Plexiglass dividers and social-distancing for children making mall visits. And yes, virtual calls straight from busy ?workshops? via Zoom.

?I am left with nothing?: Marriott Copley terminates half its staff, adding to the thousands of hotel workers unemployed around Boston
The hotel industry has taken a beating during the pandemic, nowhere more so than in Boston. The Marriott Copley Place, the second-largest hotel in Boston, is the latest local property to permanently lay off a substantial portion of its workforce with reduced severance packages.

Metro

Boston Latin School class hit with racist Zoom bombing
Officials believe the person responsible for the incident was not part of the school community, but had gotten access to a meeting link that had been shared.

Here?s what the CDC and Massachusetts colleges are saying about students who plan to travel for Thanksgiving
POLICING

Providence police oversight board PERA fires director for releasing video of officer assaulting handcuffed man
Sports

Report: Jrue Holiday headed to Milwaukee for three first-rounders, two players
The high-level defensive guard would form a strong trio with NBA MVP Giannis Antetokounmpo and All-Star Khris Middleton with the Bucks.

Report: James Harden, like Russell Westbrook, wants out of Houston

Nick Foles injured late as Vikings finally break Kirk Cousins?s hex on Monday night
Business

Trump to saddle Biden with last-minute flurry of policy moves
President Trump is rushing to leave his final mark on energy, financial, and foreign policy while stalling the transition to President-elect Joe Biden ? who warned that further delays in the handoff risk increasing the coronavirus death toll.

?More people may die?: Biden urges Trump to aid transition

Free digital marketplace to promote businesses owned by people of color
Politics

Senators clash over coronavirus mask protocol: ?There clearly isn?t much interest in this body in public health?
In an exchange that went viral on Monday night, Ohio Senator Sherrod Brown took to the Senate floor, with his opening remark being not a political statement but a request asked of his colleague, Alaska Senator Dan Sullivan: ?I?d start by asking the presiding officer to please wear a mask as he speaks.?

Head of government agency under pressure to let transition proceed

Biden to name campaign manager, congressional ally, and close friend to key staff jobs
Lifestyle

COMFORT ZONE
From Wessie to Nessie: This Portland museum offers a crash course on cryptids
The museum has evolved from founder Loren Coleman?s home to a compact two-level space that holds 20,000 exhibits and objects ? including traveling exhibits like ?Bigfoot Revealed.?

COMFORT ZONE

A new ?Buy Me, Boston? is filled with more flashbacks and rare finds

Small-town dating is not a Hallmark movie
Arts

TELEVISION
A love letter to Gillian Anderson, continued
Here?s the thing. ?X-Files? Gillian is totally not the Gillian I?m crazy about.

Matthew Gilbert | Your TV GPS

This Week?s TV: Everyone?s talking about ?Queen?s Gambit,? Ta-Nehisi Coates on HBO, and a Belushi doc
COMFORT ZONE

A winter wonderland in your own backyard: Seaport District to host festive fun
Rhode Island

POLICING
Providence police oversight board PERA fires director for releasing video of officer assaulting handcuffed man
The Providence External Review Authority (PERA) voted 6-3 to immediately fire Jose Batista, a Democratic state representative-elect who held the position for nearly two years.

HEALTH

Rhode Islanders weigh in on the factors shaping public health amid the COVID-19 pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Rhode Island teachers? unions seek to move to remote learning for the rest of 2020
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Comfort Zone

IN THE FAMILY WAY

Three ways to have a safer, saner (and fun) Thanksgiving

A party planner, a psychologist, and an infectious disease expert talk turkey.
Globe Magazine

28 gift ideas from New England stores and makers

Show your love for everyone on your list ? and local artisans and retailers ? by shopping local this season.
COMFORT ZONE

A winter wonderland in your own backyard: Seaport District to host festive fun

Dubbed ?Snowport? for the coming months, the area will feature winter games, holiday shopping opportunities, and decorations for all visitors to enjoy.
COMFORT ZONE

Maine native Patrick Dempsey makes surprise return on ?Grey?s Anatomy?

"McDreamy" adds a little levity to a season otherwise devoted to COVID-19.

Secret stash of Bob Dylan letters, photos, and tapes lands with Boston auction house

The late bluesman Tony Glover kept quiet about his collection for five decades.
COMFORT ZONE

Stories from the stones: Acton?s Trail Through Time reveals its Native American and settler past

Still evolving, the Trail Through Time is an easy two-mile loop that could make a good family outing on Thanksgiving weekend.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

America doesn?t want unity. It wants absolution without restitution

Joseph Arrambidez

The media and social platforms divide us
Farah Panith

To rebuild, look abroad
MICHAEL A. COHEN

Mapping the Biden victory ? and the future of American politics
EDITORIAL

The purge at the Pentagon
IDEAS | JOHN G. TURNER

The Pilgrims would agree: Cancel Thanksgiving this year

STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months ? and beyond
In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care
The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients? need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19?s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread
The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic
The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus ? and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

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Globe Magazine

20 ideas to rescue the holiday spirit with family and friends in 2020
Connections

How strangers honored my uncle, who went M.I.A. in Vietnam, for years
Perspective

I haven?t bought a Chinese-made product in 30 years. Here?s how
Cooking

Recipes: Three satisfying vegetable stews for fall

sports

For Winovich, giving chase Sunday night in Patriots? win was a lot of fun

It?s a busy week for the Celtics, and here are some of the situations for which they are preparing

A youthful US men?s soccer team routs Panama

metro

Election security experts contradict Trump?s voting claims

Boston Latin School class hit with racist Zoom bombing

Here?s what the CDC and Massachusetts colleges are saying about students who plan to travel for Thanksgiving

Nation

Republicans sound alarm on Georgia Senate runoffs as they privately weigh Trump?s influence

As tensions among Republicans mount, Georgia?s recount proceeds smoothly

Trump digs in on baseless claims as legal path narrows

World

After war between Armenia and Azerbaijan, peace sees winners and losers swap places

Britain?s Johnson in self-isolation; has no virus symptoms

India celebrates Diwali ? the Hindu festival of lights ? amid pandemic and pollution fears

politics

Head of government agency under pressure to let transition proceed

Biden to name campaign manager, congressional ally, and close friend to key staff jobs

?This isn?t a game?: In an eloquent and personal Instagram post, Michelle Obama calls for a smooth transition of power

business

Trump to saddle Biden with last-minute flurry of policy moves

?More people may die?: Biden urges Trump to aid transition

Free digital marketplace to promote businesses owned by people of color

lifestyle

From Wessie to Nessie: This Portland museum offers a crash course on cryptids

A new ?Buy Me, Boston? is filled with more flashbacks and rare finds

Small-town dating is not a Hallmark movie

marijuana

Push to relax drug laws ? including marijuana legalization ? gains big victories nationwide

Recreational marijuana legalized by New Jersey voters

Biden embraces drug courts, but do they actually work?

opinion

The courts must protect the 2020 Census

Pooled COVID-19 testing can help keep kids in school

Make Trump irrelevant again

food & dining

Despite a pandemic, lots of new restaurants are opening, too

I went to temple for the first time in years, and all I got was this pastrami sandwich

Native chef Kristina Stanley whips up precolonial dishes for Haley House holiday menu

travel

Against all odds, Saddleback Ski Resort will open this season

How to plan a fun, multigenerational family getaway during the pandemic

9 top gear picks for winter sports

Books

The inequality of an epidemic in Paul Farmer?s ?Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds?

The art of a short story

Drawn to novels that ?interrogate womanhood?

Movies

The stars we grow up with often shine the brightest

?The Climb?: A bromance?s path, through the years

?Monsoon? searches for memories in modern-day Vietnam

Television

A love letter to Gillian Anderson, continued

This Week?s TV: Everyone?s talking about ?Queen?s Gambit,? Ta-Nehisi Coates on HBO, and a Belushi doc

Hasan Minhaj: From ?Daily Show? to ?Morning Show?

music

Secret stash of Bob Dylan letters, photos, and tapes lands with Boston auction house

An Israeli novel prompts a timely tone poem on reckoning with loss

Boston Camerata goes the distance for ?Dido and Aeneas?

Theater/Dance

?The Trump Presidency? reviewed: Time to close the curtain on this dismal drama

ART?s ?Behind the Scenes? series brings theater lovers closer to creators

Boston Ballet dances in the Theater District?s streets

globe local

Newton panel recommends affordable housing for armory

He charted improbable life journeys, and then found out that his surgeon had followed such a path

Maine to make Mass. travelers quarantine or show recent negative test

Obituaries

Aldo Tambellini, a multimedia artist, filmmaker, and poet, dies at 90

Scooby-Doo co-creator Ken Spears dies at 82

Uri Ra?anan, Tufts and BU scholar of the Soviet Union, dies at 94