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Mass. reports 3,477 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 45 new deaths

The DPH also said 92,035 people were estimated to have active cases of the potentially deadly virus, and 1,955 confirmed coronavirus patients were in the hospital.
The latest COVID-19 numbers from Mass.

Minnesota case marks first detection of Brazil variant in US

Here are the changes in COVID-19 vaccination eligibility Baker announced Monday

Governor Charlie Baker on Monday announced that Massachusetts residents aged 75 and older can begin receiving COVID-19 vaccines on Feb. 1, beginning Phase Two of the state?s vaccination plan.

Baker adds sites and accelerates vaccinations for residents 65 and over even as tens of thousands of doses sit unused

Governor Charlie Baker outlined a plan Monday to accelerate COVID-19 shots, moving those 65 and over forward in the vaccination line and announcing new sites that will expand the state?s capacity to immunize residents in the coming weeks.

Trump?s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate
The impeachment case against Donald Trump is heading toward its historic Senate trial, but Republican senators are easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly riot at the Capitol.

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Experts welcome announcement that Moderna vaccine works on coronavirus variants, but concerns remain

Moderna said on Monday that the its vaccine would protect people against coronavirus variants that recently emerged in Britain and South Africa, although the vaccine appears to be less effective against the South African variant.
Moderna plans study of a COVID-19 booster shot to combat variants The latest on COVID-19 vaccine development

Here?s where Senate Republicans stand on convicting Donald Trump

The Globe has examined public statements from all 50 Republican Senators to see where they stand on conviction.

Effort to put Harriet Tubman on $20 bill restarted under Biden
Biden press secretary Jen Psaki said Monday that the Treasury Department is taking steps to resume efforts to put the 19th century abolitionist leader on the $20 bill.

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Opinion

Kimberly Atkins

Trump?s Big Lie about voter fraud was based on little lies the GOP has told for years. Call them all out

The steal that needs to be stopped is the one that robs Black voters of access to the ballot box and strips them of their faith in the election system.
Joan Vennochi

Joe Biden, Tom Brady, and the matter of age
David Daley

Two mobs stormed the Capitol: One in MAGA hats, the other in expensive suits
JEFF JACOBY

The politics of an Auschwitz survivor?s son
EDITORIAL

Congress must face the enemy within

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

Boston could soon have an acting mayor. What will that mean?
Welcome to the granular and wonky world of Boston city charter legalese.

Councilor Wu wants a COVID-19 vaccination site in every Boston zip code

Weather | Dave Epstein
Snow is coming, but no big storm ? at least not until weekend
Overnight Tuesday and into early Wednesday, we could see a coating to a couple of inches of snow. The snow will likely linger much of Wednesday but also won?t accumulate a lot.

Bookkeeper stole more than $1 million from small businesses across Massachusetts, federal prosecutors say
Patricia Lindau, whose firm provided payroll and payroll tax services to small businesses from Maine to Cape Cod, has agreed to plead guilty to charges she pocketed money set aside by her clients for payroll taxes.

PROJECT TAKEOUT
How to help local restaurants without spending money
Seven tips from marketing experts for writing reviews that will actually help the places we love.

105-year-old woman who survived 1918 influenza pandemic receives COVID-19 vaccine
Thelma Brewster, 105, received her first shot of the COVID-19 vaccine on Jan. 23.

Child flown to Boston hospital after fall from ski lift at Blue Hills Ski Area

The child, who was not identified, has serious but non-life-threatening injuries.

Man, 37, to plead guilty in federal case alleging he fired 11 shots at police officers during violence in Boston on June 1
A Boston man has agreed to plead guilty to federal charges alleging he fired 11 shots at police officers in the city early on June 1 amid violence that followed largely peaceful protests the night before, when demonstrators marched to decry the murder of George Floyd, authorities said.

Cambridge educators vote no confidence in superintendent over school reopening plans
Cambridge educators have voted no confidence in Dr. Kenneth N. Salim, the School Committee, and ?decision-making structures? in Cambridge Public Schools over plans for resuming and expanding in-person instruction during the pandemic.

More recent headlines

Baker sending up to 700 National Guard members to D.C. to help Secret Service in a second deployment

Needham High School goes all remote after apparent in-school transmission of COVID-19

The pandemic hasn?t slowed hiring at local biotech and tech companies

Recommended Reads

Adrian Walker

Mourning the loss of Henry Tapia, ?the strongest man in the world?

Henry Tapia lost his life in an incident that prosecutors say was driven by racist rage. Tapia, who was Black and Latino, was run over on Upland Road in Belmont, allegedly by a white man who yelled a racial epithet at him just before the killing.
Man charged with murder in fatal hit-and-run crash in Belmont that involved alleged racial slur

The Vermont teacher who made Bernie Sanders?s mittens is auctioning off a few pairs for charity
A pair of blue-striped mittens had been listed on eBay, with proceeds going to the dog rescue organization Passion 4 Paws Vermont. As of Monday afternoon, 80 people had bid on them, with a high offer of $1,901.

Two patients, one week in the hospital, and a world of change
As at other hospitals, time took on a different dimension in 2-North, the designated COVID-19 unit at the West Roxbury VA for cases that require observation but don?t currently merit intensive care intervention.

metro

Two weeks into a test run, Mass. jury trials go on pause
Court system officials say they have no reports of anyone involved in a jury trial contracting COVID-19.

Child flown to Boston hospital after fall from ski lift at Blue Hills Ski Area

Boston could soon have an acting mayor. What will that mean?

Sports

Southern Hills to replace Trump National for 2022 PGA Championship
The PGA voted to terminate its contract with the former President after the Trump-fueled riot at the US Capitol.

BC High community rallying around senior soccer star Anatoliy Berezyuk, who is battling brain cancer
NFL notebook

Ravens GM Eric DeCosta begins re-tooling of team?s roster with key cuts

business

Janet Yellen wins Senate approval as treasury secretary
The Senate on Monday approved President Joe Biden?s nomination of Janet Yellen to be the nation?s 78th treasury secretary, making her the first woman to hold the job in the department?s 232-year history.

Why GameStop shares are on a wild, Reddit-driven run

?I felt liberated knowing I didn?t have to try to sound like a white executive?

politics

Trump?s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate
The impeachment case against Donald Trump is heading toward its historic Senate trial, but Republican senators are easing off their criticism of the former president and shunning calls to convict him over the deadly riot at the Capitol.

Watch live: Article of impeachment against Trump to be delivered to Senate

Trump?s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate

lifestyle

?Love you, kiddo.? Watch Tom Brady?s mic?d up conversation with his son following Sunday?s big win
In the first moments after winning the NFC title, Tom Brady had one person he wanted to share it with: his 13-year-old son, Jack.

Pets are back: Biden?s 2 dogs settle in at White House
PROJECT TAKEOUT

How to help local restaurants without spending money

arts

TELEVISION
TV disagreements are the fun part of the job
My opinion about a show may not align with the views of many readers, which is . . . healthy.

Boylston?s Lazour brothers give their songs from ?Cairo? a second life

BOOKS

Two Boston-area authors among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle Award

rhode island

CORONAVIRUS
R.I. receives $70.4 million for COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution
With demand outpacing supply, the Rhode Island Department of Health reports less than 15,000 Rhode Islanders are fully vaccinated.

RHODE MAP

The Raimondo-to-McKee transition isn?t going smoothly
INNOVATOR Q&A

R.I. startup connects college students with freelance work

Newton

Special Projects

A beautiful resistance | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

With every sip, a labor of love

In Vermont, a winemaker is cultivating a legacy that pays homage to the Black folk who built this country and is celebrating life and the future of farming.
See more from 'A Beautiful Resistance' Follow on Instagram

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

COMFORT ZONE

6 TV shows that will make you feel like you?ve traveled somewhere

These might help get you through the winter, and inspire you when it?s time to travel again.

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.

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.
Inauguration Fashion

Inaugural fashion nods to political unity and American design

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

Vermont senator and former presidential candidate Bernie Sanders stole the show at Wednesday's inauguration when he sported oven mittens created by a teacher in his home state.

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

The upload from the library's collection is in honor of Wikipedia?s 20th anniversary.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

David Daley

Two mobs stormed the Capitol: One in MAGA hats, the other in expensive suits
EDITORIAL

Congress must face the enemy within
IDEAS | Victor A. Lopez-Carmen

Where are all the Native American medical students?
IDEAS | ANDREW ROBICHAUD

Coasting into winter 2021
Katherine Gergen Barnett and Megan Sandel

For good health outcomes, we need good housing incomes
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

A viral mystery: Does one infection prevent another?

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?

magazine
On the Cover

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

Everything about the pandemic has been bad, except this...
Connections

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

Dinner With Cupid

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

sports

Ravens GM Eric DeCosta begins re-tooling of team?s roster with key cuts

Major League Soccer to open season April 3 amid ongoing uncertainty about the coronavirus pandemic

Tom Brady has raised the stakes, and Bill Belichick must respond quickly

metro

Councilor Wu wants a COVID-19 vaccination site in every Boston zip code

In farewell, Pollack says she?ll consider all transportation modes in federal highway role

R.I. receives $70.4 million for COVID-19 testing and vaccine distribution

Nation

Minnesota case marks first detection of Brazil variant in US

Trump?s sway over GOP tested as impeachment heads to Senate

Watch live: Article of impeachment against Trump to be delivered to Senate

World

How space became the next ?great power? contest between the US and China

Anger over economic, political setbacks roils Middle East 10 years after Arab Spring

Britain?s alarm over virus variant silences foes of lockdown

politics

New US strategy would quickly free billions in climate funds

War over filibuster, a famed stalling tactic, stops the Senate from the start

Biden reinstates COVID-19 travel restrictions, adds South Africa

business

Signing ?Buy American? order, Biden pushes for urgent relief

NYC will delay opening its mega-sites at Yankee Stadium and Citi Field due to vaccine shortages

The pandemic hasn?t slowed hiring at local biotech and tech companies

lifestyle

Having trouble getting over a high school breakup

6 TV shows that will make you feel like you?ve traveled somewhere

Seaport?s ?Mi Casa, Your Casa 2.0? conjures images of home

marijuana

Northampton drops controversial fees on marijuana companies

Pot dispensary trade group drops lawsuit against state after backlash

2 years after legalizing cannabis, has Canada kept its promises?

opinion

The GOP?s remedy

Joe Biden, Tom Brady, and the matter of age

Chart path to true independence from GOP, Governor Baker

food & dining

How to help local restaurants without spending money

Geppetto carves out a niche in an evolving corner of Cambridge

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

travel

How to unlock an Airbnb account restricted because of COVID-19

Food and love are a great match in Portland, Maine. But does it make sense to go in winter?

That Trump sendoff song is really about gay sexual freedom

Books

Two Boston-area authors among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle Award

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman ?has always been an absolute supernova?

Heal thyself in ?The Doctors Blackwell?

Movies

Doc Talk: Taking trains, dancing through age, visiting Earth (maybe), fighting for justice

Why the short shrift for movie shorts?

Mr. van Rijn? Why, meet Mr. Lurie.

Television

TV disagreements are the fun part of the job

This week?s TV: Biden-era ?SNL,? the story of QAnon, and slavery in Jamaica

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

music

Boylston?s Lazour brothers give their songs from ?Cairo? a second life

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

Five presidents and their musical moments

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet revisits Yakobson gems and previews new work for spring

We, the jury: How courtroom dramas have primed us for Trump?s impeachment trial

The wide boundaries of ?Our Town?

globe local

Shrewsbury firefighters rescue dog from frozen pond

Their friendship began 95 years ago, and it?s still going strong

Should Massachusetts tax unearned income at a higher rate than earned income?

Obituaries

Walter Bernstein, celebrated screenwriter, is dead at 101

Larry King, breezy interviewer of the famous and infamous, dies at 87

Barbara J. Erickson, ?catalyst for the conservation movement,? dies at 42