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Gary Washburn | On basketball

K.C. Jones avoided the spotlight, which may have cost him greater acclaim

Jones was a quiet, reserved legend, gold medalist, NCAA champion, NBA champion and Hall of Famer who preferred to let his resume speak for itself.

Jones, a Celtics legend and 12-time NBA champion, dies at 88 The Celtics and the basketball world react to the death of Jones

New coronavirus restrictions take effect Saturday in Massachusetts

The restrictions, announced last week by Governor Charlie Baker following a post-Thanksgiving surge in cases, will remain in effect for at least two weeks.

THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS

Southern California?s hospitals are overwhelmed, and it may get worse

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The CDC?s failed race to roll out a virus test
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COVID-19 vaccine shipments arrive across EU before rollout
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After early success, South Korea sleepwalks into virus crisis

Anxiety, relief ? and confusion ? as vaccines head to Massachusetts? hard-hit senior care sites

Inoculating the tens of thousands of frail elders who live in long-term-care facilities and the small army of caregivers who look after them may be the single most challenging phase of the state?s ambitious vaccine program.

Charts: How many vaccine doses has Massachusetts received, and who has been vaccinated? Last Words, a Spotlight report: The effect of COVID-19 on nursing homes

See how Massachusetts? COVID-19 risk map has evolved week-by-week

Massachusetts? weekly public health reports shows the town-by-town risk for COVID-19 spread getting higher and higher.

These Mass. communities are at high risk for COVID-19 Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

An underground food pantry in Boston draws needy families, and the city?s disapproval

A food distribution operation in Boston has become a battle between the volunteers who run it and Boston officials.

Greater Boston is no longer one of the country?s 10 largest metro areas. How did that happen?

So much for the Hub of the Universe.

Unemployment aid set to lapse Saturday as Trump?s plans for relief bill remain unclear

Lawmakers in Congress and White House officials have indicated that they remain uncertain if President Trump will relent and sign the legislation, issue a formal veto, or just leave it unsigned.

Widespread outages continue in Tennessee following Nashville explosion

Sweeping communications outages continued to plague large swaths of Tennessee on Saturday after a recreational vehicle exploded early Christmas morning in downtown Nashville.

Here?s what we know so far about the RV explosion in downtown Nashville on Christmas See photos from the scene of the explosion in Nashville

How much competition will the Patriots have for quarterbacks this offseason?

The Patriots currently have the 15th overall draft pick, meaning they won?t get the top options and may have to settle for a veteran if they can?t get in position for one of the other big prospects.

Some stocks skyrocketed in 2020, despite the pandemic. What about 2021?

Already notable for its mostly unstoppable rise this year ? despite a pandemic that has killed more than 300,000 people, put millions out of work and shuttered businesses around the country ? the market is now tipping into outright euphoria.

Opinion

9 months of coronavirus coping strategies, one postcard at a time

As we approach the New Year and the promise of the vaccine rollout, we look back at an edited sampling of readers? Postcards from the Pandemic.

Business needs a break on unemployment taxes

The other pandemic

Joan Wickersham

Why ?War and Peace? is my book of the year

The White House has a gift shop?

A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE | Jeneé Osterheldt

Claiming land and water on Martha?s Vineyard

If you?re willing to see, the walls have something to say

In protest, there is community and joy rising

Black queer lives are Black lives that matter, too

To be Black, Bostonian, and proud

With every sip, a labor of love

COLD COMFORTS

Tranquil trails for winter hiking

We?re bundling up and eschewing the crowded mega ski areas in favor of more natural, less-visited destinations.

Globe Magazine

The Globe photographers? best photos of 2020

Discover the stories behind some of the most memorable images from a long year.

See more from our 2020 Year in Review

Black doctor dies of COVID-19 after racist treatment complaints

A Black doctor who died battling COVID-19 complained of racist medical care in widely shared social media posts days before her death, prompting an Indiana hospital system to promise a ?full external review? into her treatment.

Should residents of hard-hit cities and towns be vaccinated before other groups? Some epidemiologists think so

Rhode Island is finalizing plans to move hard-pressed Central Falls to the front of the vaccination line, giving priority to a densely packed city of immigrants and people of color who have contracted COVID-19 at staggering rates. Some scientists say Massachusetts should consider a similar strategy.

Jamaica Plain house fire leaves one resident with life-threatening injuries

Firefighters arrived to 24 Union Ave. at about 4 a.m. to find ?heavy fire? in the home, the Boston Fire Department said on Twitter.

LOVE LETTERS

Left my husband and fell in love with a woman at work

Help a reader who's falling in love with a woman after leaving her husband.

Red Sox pitcher Tanner Houck hopes hard work earns him a roster spot

Houck is working this offseason with a renowned baseball trainer and surrounding himself with elite competition.

?Surprise? medical billing ban included in legislation after Richard Neal gets on board

Congress included a ban on the surprise, sky-high medical bills patients get when they use an out-of-network service on Monday, after Massachusetts Representative Richard Neal dropped his objections to earlier proposals and prevailed with his version of a fix.

Recommended Reads

Twin brothers struggle to adjust to college in a time of pandemic

Janiel and Jael Rosario are at different schools, but the first semester has fallen far short of what they?d imagined. The twins? experiences are common among first-year students who have seen their college dreams stalled by COVID-19.

During a socially distant Christmas, shelters work to meet the needs of people experiencing homelessness

On a normal Christmas Day, guests at St. Francis House on Boylston Street would gather tightly around decorated cafeteria tables and be served a feast restaurant-style by dozens of volunteers. But Friday wasn?t a normal Christmas Day.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

5 destinations to satisfy your wanderlust post-pandemic

By late 2021, most of us will hopefully have been vaccinated against COVID-19. Here's where to go then.

metro

Jamaica Plain house fire leaves one resident with life-threatening injuries

Firefighters arrived to 24 Union Ave. at about 4 a.m. to find ?heavy fire? in the home, the Boston Fire Department said on Twitter.

Gusty winds, warm temperatures knock out power, melt snow across the state Christmas morning

Greater Boston is no longer one of the country?s 10 largest metro areas. How did that happen?

Sports

LeBron James wins AP Male Athlete of Year award

This is the fourth time the Lakers star has received the honor.

buccaneers vs. lions | 1 p.m.

Buccaneers live updates: With a playoff berth on the line, Tampa Bay faces the Lions

Gary Washburn I Sunday basketball notes

When can the NBA expect to have fans back in all arenas?

business

Some stocks skyrocketed in 2020, despite the pandemic. What about 2021?

Already notable for its mostly unstoppable rise this year ? despite a pandemic that has killed more than 300,000 people, put millions out of work and shuttered businesses around the country ? the market is now tipping into outright euphoria.

Does the shoe fit? Try it on with augmented reality

Aid holdup threatens another blow for already shaky economy

politics

Unemployment aid set to lapse Saturday as Trump?s plans for relief bill remain unclear

Lawmakers in Congress and White House officials have indicated that they remain uncertain if President Trump will relent and sign the legislation, issue a formal veto, or just leave it unsigned.

Answering Trump, Democrats try and fail to jam $2,000 payments through House

House Republicans block Democratic bid to pass Trump demand for $2,000 checks

lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

Left my husband and fell in love with a woman at work

Help a reader who's falling in love with a woman after leaving her husband.

Wrapping up Boxing Day

How to get kids cross-country skiing this winter

arts

Wampanoag voices on Harvard?s Peabody Museum collection

A virtual exhibit lends contemporary Wampanoag perspectives to historic objects.

TELEVISION

Page one: Getting a head start on the books slated to be TV series in 2021

What?s happening in the arts world

rhode island

RI NEWS

Community rallies for family after 7-year-old girl dies in Providence fire

Thousands are raising money and offering support to the families displaced by the 3-alarm fire Tuesday.

RI BUSINESS

Top R.I. lawmakers have concerns about possible Lifespan-Care New England merger

Girl, 7, dies after being rescued from Providence house fire; toddler sister in critical condition

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Special Projects

A beautiful resistance | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

To be Black, Bostonian, and proud

Boston's Black history is often hidden, but a quarter of the city's population is Black. That's nearly double the percentage of the Black population of the US.

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On the Street

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center?s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

See more from our business series ?On the Street?: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

2020 Bostonians of the Year: The Front Line

They stood up to fight the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice. Meet the people leading us through a harrowing year.

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?

Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored ? one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much

For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It?s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You?ll hear from both.

Comfort Zone

Cooking | Magazine

Recipes: Spanish-inspired pork, sauteed vegetables, and almond cake

A few key ingredients pack outsized flavor into these dishes.

Min Jin Lee on the ?deep moral conscience? of ?The Great Gatsby?

The "Pachinko" author has a new introduction to Fitzgerald's classic, which enters the public domain on Jan. 1.

9 light displays for oohs and aahs by automobile

These festive drive-through destinations serve up holiday magic the safe way.

Catch these online classical concerts before year?s end

Highlights include multicultural takes on "Messiah" and creatively staged vocal concerts.

With sleigh bells jingling, the Pops puts on a holiday show in your home instead of theirs

Though the virtual concert can?t compare to experiencing a Holiday Pops show live in Symphony Hall, its mere existence is something to applaud in a season when so many traditions have been disrupted.

These thoughtful, last-minute gifts arrive in an instant, no mailing required

And many benefit local businesses, to boot.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Abdallah Fayyad

DeLeo is poised to work at Northeastern. So far, he?s let students down

IDEAS | JULIA HOTZ

When money is running short, print your own

?Twas the night before Christmas, 2020

Beware of authoritarianism and conspiratorialism, twin threats to our democracy

The system worked ? this time

IDEAS | JOSH BERNOFF

Social media broke America. Here?s how to fix it

STAT

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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?

magazine

Diagnosed with leukemia at age 8, he?d need two bone marrow transplants. Help came from unexpected places.

My COVID anxiety has evolved into a persistent funk. Now what?

Miss Conduct: What the pandemic taught me

Recipes: Spanish-inspired pork, sauteed vegetables, and almond cake

sports

Alvin Kamara?s six rushing touchdowns tie NFL record, help Saints clinch NFC South

Giants quarterback Daniel Jones could be back in action Sunday against Ravens

At Weston, swimmers are thankful to dive into season

metro

Mass. will get a windfall from its new anti-pollution pact. What will it buy?

Jamaica Plain house fire leaves one resident with life-threatening injuries

Gusty winds, warm temperatures knock out power, melt snow across the state Christmas morning

Nation

Greg Norman in hospital with coronavirus after father-son tourney

Unemployment aid set to lapse Saturday as Trump?s plans for relief bill remain unclear

Southern California?s hospitals are overwhelmed, and it may get worse

World

US will require negative coronavirus test for all airline passengers from the United Kingdom

Mexico begins vaccination amid virus surge

Pakistani court orders men released in Daniel Pearl case

politics

Answering Trump, Democrats try and fail to jam $2,000 payments through House

House Republicans block Democratic bid to pass Trump demand for $2,000 checks

A look at pardons, clemency in waning weeks of Trump tenure

business

Some stocks skyrocketed in 2020, despite the pandemic. What about 2021?

Does the shoe fit? Try it on with augmented reality

Aid holdup threatens another blow for already shaky economy

lifestyle

Left my husband and fell in love with a woman at work

Wrapping up Boxing Day

How to get kids cross-country skiing this winter

marijuana

COVID can?t cancel canna-Christmas

Rockland gives green light to a fourth marijuana business

This high-end furniture is designed to secure your cannabis

opinion

The other pandemic

Business needs a break on unemployment taxes

9 months of coronavirus coping strategies, one postcard at a time

food & dining

Legal Oysteria closes in Charlestown; Pammy?s offers Sunday supper; and more restaurants head into hibernation

Recipe: This single-layer chocolate cake topped with chocolate cream is an elegant ending to a holiday dinner

This year I will dine with the many ghosts of Christmas Eves past

travel

Tranquil trails for winter hiking

5 destinations to satisfy your wanderlust post-pandemic

Seen the back of your junk drawer lately? 6 mundane ?trips? to take before you?re vaccinated

Books

Min Jin Lee on the ?deep moral conscience? of ?The Great Gatsby?

The 55 best books of 2020

Caught between Boston and Quincy in ?The Last American Aristocrat?

Movies

?Promising Young Woman? pushes buttons as it turns the tables

Doc Talk: Accursed Mountain State, Belgium abandoned

Tom Hanks, Texas, 1870: ?News of the World? -- as usual, he?s the right man for the job

Television

Page one: Getting a head start on the books slated to be TV series in 2021

GBH?s Julia Child marathon will keep you entertained all day long on Dec. 26

Reaction to John Mulaney underscores double standard for female and Black celebs who go into rehab

music

Top 10 jazz albums of 2020

Top 12 best pop albums of 2020

Top 10 hip-hop albums of 2020

Theater/Dance

Boston record label Dead & Mellow marks a first year in which nothing went according to plan

Williamstown Theatre Festival re-creates its lost summer season on Audible

This virtual ?Christmas Revels? is a virtual triumph

globe local

Day or night, a winter wonderland awaits

Should Massachusetts lift its ban on flavored tobacco products?

Beverly Beckham: What we will remember about a year we?d just as soon forget

Obituaries

K.C. Jones, a Celtics legend and 12-time NBA champion, dies at 88

Roger Berlind, who scored on Wall Street, Broadway, dies at 90

Rebecca Luker, a Broadway star for three decades, dies at 59