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Mass. reports 2,215 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 41 new deaths

The DPH said 85,395 people were estimated to have active cases of the potentially deadly virus, and 1,951 confirmed coronavirus patients were in the hospital.
The latest COVID-19 numbers from Mass.

People 75 and older can sign up for coronavirus vaccine beginning Wednesday

Massachusetts residents who are 75 and older can sign up to get the coronavirus vaccine on Wednesday and they can start getting their shots next Monday, state officials said, directing people to a state website for more information.
Boston to move into Phase 3 of reopening

Curt Schilling falls 16 votes short of Baseball Hall of Fame induction
The Baseball Writers? Association of America pitched a shutout in its voting for the Hall of Fame this year as no candidate reached the required 75 percent.

These maps show how much snow to expect across Massachusetts tonight and tomorrow
Snow has started falling in southern New England, with as much as 6 inches expected in parts of Massachusetts through Wednesday.

Dave Epstein: Snow will accumulate overnight
Coronavirus at a glance |
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SOURCES: Mass. Dept. of Public Health, CDC, Johns Hopkins University

Baker to give a ?very different? State of the Commonwealth address Tuesday

Baker will deliver the televised address from the quiet of his ceremonial State House office, straight to the camera

Markey, Warren, and Castro lead Democrats urging Biden to protect immigrant families living in churches

More than two dozen congressional Democrats asked Biden to grant the temporary protection from deportation to more than 40 immigrants living in houses of worship as part of his pledge of Biden has pledged to pursue a new approach to immigration.

Verizon says its Internet issues are resolved. Here?s what we know about the outage that hit users in the northeast
It?s not just you ? internet users across the northeast region, including some in Boston, were reporting issues with their internet Tuesday.

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Boston Globe launches ?Fresh Start? initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed

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Opinion

Renée Graham

Thousands are dying from COVID-19. Deborah Birx wants to save her reputation

Once a White House coronavirus task force member, she?s trying to ignore her defense of the former president. Don?t let her.
Scot Lehigh

In GOP?s incipient civil war, who is standing up and who is toadying up?
EDITORIAL

The US Senate needs to learn to function again
IDEAS | Mekela Panditharatne

How to keep farms from making us sick
JEFF JACOBY

The politics of an Auschwitz survivor?s son

Project Takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.
Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that?s just the start.

Learn more about Project Takeout

Fauci: Massachusetts doing ?really good job? on coronavirus vaccine rollout
Dr. Anthony Fauci, the federal government?s top infectious disease specialist, made the comments in an interview with WBUR Monday.

Teachers unions ?alarmed? after Massachusetts educators move down in vaccination priority list
"It?s like the Hunger Games," said Merrie Najimy, president of the Massachusetts Teachers Association, who is frustrated that the state hasn?t set up a concrete plan for vaccinating public school staff members.

sports media
Red Sox in-game reporter Guerin Austin is leaving NESN
Austin, who began at the network six years ago as a Bruins reporter, has an expired contract and is not being brought back.

Washington Post editor Marty Baron, a former editor of the Globe, to retire
Marty Baron, a former editor of The Boston Globe whose tenure was depicted in the movie ?Spotlight,? had hinted in previous years that he would depart after the 2020 presidential election.

PROJECT TAKEOUT
3 restaurants we supported this week
Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.

More about Project Takeout How to help local restaurants without spending money

2021 Boston Marathon will be held Oct. 11 if Mass. eases COVID-19 restrictions
Details on field size, registration, and more will be released later, and the eight cities and towns on the route also must approve the plan.

Boy, 7, who fell off Blue Hills Ski Area lift expected to recover
The 7-year-old boy, who fell some 35 feet from a Blue Hills Ski Area lift and was transported by Medflight to Boston Children?s Hospital Monday night, is expected to make a complete recovery, State Police said Tuesday.

Judge rejects request from Lori Loughlin?s husband to serve remainder of prison term in Los Angeles mansion

A federal judge in Boston on Tuesday rejected a request from the husband of actress Lori Loughlin to serve the remainder of his five-month prison term for his role in the Varsity Blues college admissions scandal at home in the couple?s Los Angeles mansion, writing that granting such a motion would ?undercut? efforts to deter other wealthy people from committing similar crimes.

Recommended Reads

Amazon plans to add 3,000 more jobs in major tech expansion in Seaport

For Amazon ? which would have nearly 7,000 employees in Boston and Cambridge when its buildings are fully occupied ? having a major physical presence here will help it innovate and grow, a company vice president said.

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.

Biden offers LGBTQ protections, an ideological departure from Trump-era policy
President Biden?s order last week to protect LGBTQ people from discrimination ? and his reversal Monday of a ban on transgender individuals serving in the military ? deliver powerful legal and symbolic wins to a community often marginalized by former president Donald Trump.

metro

Watch live: Governor Baker delivers his State of the Commonwealth address
Governor Baker will deliver his State of the Commonwealth address from his office because of the coronavirus pandemic.

These maps show how much snow to expect across Massachusetts tonight and tomorrow
RI CRIME

Man falsely accused of murder sues Pawtucket police, says cold-case detective used him for publicity

Sports

Curt Schilling falls 16 votes short of Baseball Hall of Fame induction
The Baseball Writers? Association of America pitched a shutout in its voting for the Hall of Fame this year as no candidate reached the required 75 percent.

JIM CLARK | BOYS' HOCKEY NOTEBOOK

Changes in high school hockey? Some teams learning the half of it

Former Red Sox coach Ron Johnson dies at 64 from COVID-19 complications

business

Pfizer will deliver vaccine faster than expected
CEO Albert Bourla said the drug maker and its partner, BioNTech, will deliver the doses well before an earlier July 31 deadline due to a change that allows health care providers to extract an additional dose from each vial.

Widespread Internet outages hit northeast US

Marty Baron will retire from The Washington Post

politics

First Biden-Putin call shows both cautious on big concerns
President Biden and Russian leader Vladimir Putin held their first phone conversation as counterparts Tuesday in a phone call that underscored troubled relations and the delicate balance between the former Cold War foes.

Senate rejects GOP motion to dismiss Trump impeachment trial

Capitol Police chief apologizes for failures in Jan. 6 siege

lifestyle

PROJECT TAKEOUT
3 restaurants we supported this week
Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.

THE CONFIDENT COOK

Recipe: Next weekend make this Southern classic with 5-minute grits topped with shrimp

A four pack of healthy pantry staples, delivered to your door

arts

So you loved Amanda Gorman?s inaugural poem. Here?s who to read next
Poetry recommendations for those inspired by "The Hill We Climb."

MUSIC

Finally, conductor Anna Rakitina makes her BSO debut
TELEVISION

?Great and Small? solace for trying times

rhode island

RI CRIME
Man falsely accused of murder sues Pawtucket police, says cold-case detective used him for publicity
He has accused police and a forensic scientist of fabricating evidence in the 1988 murder.

RI ECONOMY

COVID-19 pandemic has unexpected impact on bankruptcy filings in R.I.
RI BUSINESS

As Mass. ends restaurant curfews, will R.I. diners take their business across the border?

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

So you loved Amanda Gorman?s inaugural poem. Here?s who to read next

Poetry recommendations for those inspired by "The Hill We Climb."
MUSIC

Finally, conductor Anna Rakitina makes her BSO debut

The assistant conductor?s scheduled dates were scuttled by coronavirus, so she'll make her debut with a made-for-streaming program.
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.
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

Instead of re-creating the songs as they were performed at the ART in 2019, the album emphasizes new interpretations.
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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Mekela Panditharatne

How to keep farms from making us sick
EDITORIAL

The US Senate needs to learn to function again
Joan Vennochi

Joe Biden, Tom Brady, and the matter of age
Kimberly Atkins

Trump?s Big Lie about voter fraud was based on little lies the GOP has told for years. Call them all out
Michael E. Porter and Bruce F. Freed

Companies need to reevaluate the full range of their political spending
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

Aaron Rodgers clarifies postgame remarks about his future with the Packers

2021 Boston Marathon will be held Oct. 11 if Mass. eases COVID-19 restrictions

Red Sox in-game reporter Guerin Austin is leaving NESN

metro

How underrepresented candidates in Mass. communities can be squelched by electoral systems

COVID-19 pandemic has unexpected impact on bankruptcy filings in R.I.

Dana-Farber opens new 140,000 square foot cancer treatment facility at former Atrium Mall in Newton

Nation

Biden orders end of federally run private prisons

Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Price Chopper locations gear up to offer COVID vaccine

Public health officials: Mass. has now had 3 cases of British coronavirus variant

World

UN chief urges global alliance to counter rise of neo-Nazis

Mexicans worry that even getting COVID won?t make their leader take it seriously

Telegram, pro-democracy tool, struggles over new fans from far-right

politics

Biden orders end of federally run private prisons

Watch live: Biden to speak about racial equity

Biden, in first call with Putin, presses on Navalny, treaty

business

Major internet outage affecting users from Washington, D.C., to Boston

Point, don?t click

Verizon says its Internet issues are resolved. Here?s what we know about the outage that hit users in the northeast

lifestyle

A Valentine?s Day chocolate that spreads the love

Love fades, trends wane. Tequila is forever.

Cream, caramel, chocolate, and espresso powder go into these glorious little puddings

marijuana

Northampton drops controversial fees on marijuana companies

Marijuana trade group drops lawsuit against state after backlash

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

opinion

Thousands are dying from COVID-19. Deborah Birx wants to save her reputation

In GOP?s incipient civil war, who is standing up and who is toadying up?

How to keep farms from making us sick

food & dining

3 restaurants we supported this week

Recipe: Next weekend make this Southern classic with 5-minute grits topped with shrimp

A four pack of healthy pantry staples, delivered to your door

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

So you loved Amanda Gorman?s inaugural poem. Here?s who to read next

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

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

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

?Great and Small? solace for trying times

TV disagreements are the fun part of the job

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

music

Finally, conductor Anna Rakitina makes her BSO debut

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

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

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

Dana-Farber opens new 140,000 square foot cancer treatment facility at former Atrium Mall in Newton

Shrewsbury firefighters rescue dog from frozen pond

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

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