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Senate leader Chuck Schumer says Trump impeachment trial will start week of Feb. 8

Under the timeline, the House will transmit the impeachment article against Donald Trump late Monday, with initial proceedings Tuesday.

Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in US

Federal marijuana reform looms after Senate flip ? and Massachusetts could end up a loser

Local cannabis operators eyeing the consequences of potential reforms see at least as much risk as reward.

Mass. exodus: A flurry of figures with Boston ties are heading to Washington. Here?s a look at who?s been tapped

Thousands of people work in the White House under each administration, and with President Biden and Vice President Harris at the helm, many will hail from Massachusetts.

Matt Patricia is returning to Patriots to assist coaching staff

Hank Aaron, Braves legend and former home run king, dies at 86

In 1974, Aaron overcame racism to emerge as an unexpected civil rights icon and surpass Babe Ruth?s all-time home run record. The Hall of Famer used his platform to champion equality both on and off the field.

Timeline: Looking back at Hank Aaron?s life and legendary career

Dan Shaughnessy

Recalling Hank Aaron?s only Fenway Park home run, and other thoughts

The late Hall of Famer blasted one into the screen in 1975, and it left an impression on some who saw it.

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Hank Aaron: A magnificent ballplayer and a profile in courage

Aaron was an unflinching advocate for civil rights, undaunted by vicious treatment he endured en route to one of baseball's finest careers.

Politicians, athletes react to death of baseball legend

Tributes are pouring in for Hank Aaron. From former presidents to his peers on the baseball diamond, many are celebrating the life of the one-time home-run king.

Has Mass. passed the peak of the second surge? Here?s what the numbers show

Governor Charlie Baker on Thursday announced the loosening of some of the state?s coronavirus restrictions, citing improvement in the public health statistics. Here's a look at what the numbers say in seven charts.

These 222 Massachusetts communities are at high risk for COVID-19 How many coronavirus cases have been reported in Mass. schools? Check our map

Why more people are starting to wear two masks

With the pandemic still raging in the United States and the arrival of a highly contagious COVID variant, some experts have recommended wearing two masks at once.

Mass. reports 4,935 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 80 new deaths

The state said 89,433 people were estimated to have active cases of the potentially deadly virus.

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Everyone in Phase 1 is now eligible to get the COVID-19 vaccine. Does that include you?

Here is a list of everyone who is newly eligible.

After freezer incident spoils nearly 2,000 vaccine doses, Congressman Lynch visits the VA in Jamaica Plain Tracking who has been vaccinated here in Mass.

Prison, jail inmates are starting to receive COVID-19 vaccines. Some are passing on the offer

COVID-19 vaccine doses may be spaced six weeks apart, CDC says

UK says new variant may be linked to higher death rates

Biden orders stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan

President Biden took executive action Friday to provide a stopgap measure of financial relief to millions of Americans while Congress begins to consider his much larger $1.9 trillion package to help those affected by the coronavirus pandemic.

A closer look at Biden?s two executive orders on economic relief

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Opinion

Shan Soe-Lin and Robert Hecht

Up your mask game

Not all masks are equal ? the best ones offer effective filtration, breathability, and snug fit to reduce exposure to unfiltered air. Recent studies have found that the best masks have three layers.

Review of Rollins incident should be thorough ? and quick

Ram Bala, Shuhan He, and Megan L. Ranney

How the Biden administration can better distribute COVID-19 vaccinations

Media no longer an ?enemy of the people?

John Roberts shouldn?t preside over impeachment trial. Nor should Kamala Harris

Project Takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that?s just the start.

More about Project Takeout 5 restaurants we supported this week Where to get kid-friendly takeout

?Some Good News?? John Krasinski will host ?Saturday Night Live? this month

The Newton native is part of a star-studded lineup of hosts and musical guests set to take the ?SNL? stage in the next few weeks.

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No gym, no problem. Me and 20 relatives work out on Zoom now

We started just for fun. Now, 100-plus sessions later we are still going strong ??and getting stronger.

Lloyd Austin wins Senate confirmation as first Black defense secretary

Lloyd J. Austin, a West Point graduate who rose to the Army?s elite ranks and marched through racial barriers in a 41-year career, won Senate confirmation Friday to become the nation?s first Black secretary of defense.

Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1 billion

The Mega Millions jackpot sits at $1 billion for Friday night?s drawing, just the third time in the history of the lottery the grand prize has reached the $1 billion figure, according to lottery officials.

DeLeo lands at Northeastern as a ?Fellow for Public Life?

Former House speaker Robert A. DeLeo, who resigned last month to pursue a job at his alma mater, Northeastern University, started a new role at the school this week, though details of the position remained unclear Friday.

Woman dies after Dorchester shooting

A woman died after being shot multiple times in Dorchester Friday afternoon. She is the city's fourth homicide victim of the year, Boston police said.

Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?I wore slippers on a date for the first time!?

Will these two daters get lost on their way to romance?

Love Letters: Is he important ... or was he around for something important?

Gloucester sea shanty master is ?keeping the tradition alive? on TikTok

Musician and educator David Coffin is reaching a new generation with his traditional maritime songs.

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Boston?s exam schools adopt stricter camera mandates, frustrating some students

Schools across the country weighed the risks and benefits of camera mandates this fall, for kindergarten story time as well as college midterms. Some students fear the new policy puts a heavier burden on low-income students, who are more likely to live in small, crowded homes with unreliable Internet service.

Jeneé Osterheldt

On Inauguration Day, the hill we climb and the dreams we can no longer defer

National Youth Poet Laureate Amanda Gorman read ?The Hill We Climb? at the inauguration of President Biden. A poem for us.

Shirley Leung

Restaurant reservations are off 78 percent, business foot traffic is down 50 percent. Should Boston loosen COVID-19 restrictions?

Since mid-December, Boston has rolled back its economy further than the state by closing museums, gyms, movie theaters, and other businesses. These restrictions are set to expire Wednesday, and city officials are weighing whether to extend them again.

metro

A Girl Scout cookie season like no other

Instead of going door-to-door to sell boxes of treats, Girl Scouts have had to get creative. Think Instagram posts, TikToks, and even a few old-school marketing tactics.

DeLeo lands at Northeastern as a ?Fellow for Public Life?

RI CULTURE

What Happens to Providence Restaurant Weeks in a Pandemic?

Sports

Bruins make line changes with forwards Anders Bjork, Trent Frederic

Coach Bruce Cassidy said he is looking for fourth-year forward Bjork to help generate more offense for the team, which has managed only seven goals in four games this season.

NFL Notebook

Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes out of concussion protocol, is cleared to play against Bills

Antonio Brown won?t play in NFC title game for Tampa thanks to knee injury

business

Larry Edelman

Mass. jobs data underscore need for more federal relief funds

Unemployment in hard hit sectors will outlast the latest round of government aid

Mixed finish on Wall Street as worldwide rally takes a pause

Biden orders stopgap help as talks start on big aid plan

politics

Senate leader Chuck Schumer says Trump impeachment trial will start week of Feb. 8

Under the timeline, the House will transmit the impeachment article against Donald Trump late Monday, with initial proceedings Tuesday.

A closer look at Biden?s two executive orders on economic relief

Watch live: Joe Biden speaks about economic relief

lifestyle

LOVE LETTERS

Is he important ... or was he around for something important?

"Despite all this time and work, I still think about him more often than I?d like."

IN THE FAMILY WAY

Where to get kid-friendly takeout

QUICK BITE

Geppetto carves out a niche in an evolving corner of Cambridge

arts

?Some Good News?? John Krasinski will host ?Saturday Night Live? this month

The Newton native is part of a star-studded lineup of hosts and musical guests set to take the ?SNL? stage in the next few weeks.

Gloucester sea shanty master is ?keeping the tradition alive? on TikTok

Artist Maria Finkelmeier lights up the Esplanade with her feminist vision for ?Hatched?

rhode island

RI CULTURE

What Happens to Providence Restaurant Weeks in a Pandemic?

With dining fundamentally changed, the city?s most popular culinary event has had to pivot.

RI NEWS

Senate President files bill to ban people from carrying guns on school grounds

RI CRIME

After painting over racist graffiti, Smithfield, R.I., looks to next steps

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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

Artist Maria Finkelmeier lights up the Esplanade with her feminist vision for ?Hatched?

Finkelmeier worked with a team of women-identifying artists to create the monthlong illumination display.

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Before she strode across the Capitol dais on Wednesday to take her oath of office, Vice President Harris had already made a statement: one in brilliant purple. Several other guests at the inauguration also chose the hue, a rich blend of partisan red and blue.

Bernie Sanders and his bulky Vermont-made mittens won the Internet on Inauguration Day

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The BPL has posted 8,000 photos from its collection to Wikimedia Commons

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One hosted Elvis at the White House. Another channeled Al Green. And guess who had the best stereo in town?

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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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For schoolchildren struggling to read, COVID-19 has been a wrecking ball

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Home design ideas: Making room for a study space and storage

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For Bills fans, this season feels a bit like the early ?90s ? but with the hope it ends better

Are the Patriots finally going to be able to shore up the tight end position?

Matt Patricia is returning to Patriots to assist coaching staff

metro

Mega Millions jackpot rises to $1 billion

Senate President files bill to ban people from carrying guns on school grounds

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Nation

Senate leader Chuck Schumer says Trump impeachment trial will start week of Feb. 8

Why more people are starting to wear two masks

House to send impeachment article against Trump to Senate on Monday

World

Kremlin welcomes Biden?s offer to extend nuclear treaty

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Biden administration to seek five-year extension on key nuclear arms treaty in first foray with Russia

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Biden orders review of domestic extremism threat in US

Watch live: White House press secretary Jen Psaki holds press conference

Lloyd Austin wins Senate confirmation as first Black defense secretary

business

Walmart, Starbucks, Amazon and other corporate giants are moving to speed up coronavirus vaccine rollout

You?ll soon be able to gamble all night long at Encore

Barbara Erickson, CEO of Trustees of Reservations since 2012, dies from rare form of cancer

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Baker lifted his 9:30 p.m. curfew, but will it help restaurants?

Newly single, seeking life partner

Is anyone more meme-able than Bernie? Debatable

marijuana

Federal marijuana reform looms after Senate flip ? and Massachusetts could end up a loser

Healey appoints new commissioner to Mass. marijuana agency

Study: smoking pot raises level of harmful chemicals in body but smoking tobacco is more harmful

opinion

Up your mask game

Review of Rollins incident should be thorough ? and quick

Media no longer an ?enemy of the people?

food & dining

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Baker lifted his 9:30 p.m. curfew, but will it help restaurants?

Perillas expands to Brighton; Manoa resumes regular weekend service

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Movies

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Television

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Recalling causes and contributions in ?The First Lady?

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music

Gloucester sea shanty master is ?keeping the tradition alive? on TikTok

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What it takes to build a ?modular? opera

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet revisits Yakobson gems and previews new work for spring

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Don Sutton, Hall of Fame pitcher for Dodgers, dies at 75