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Mass. reports Saturday more than 1 million total COVID-19 first vaccine doses administered

The number of coronavirus vaccinations passed a milestone Saturday, as the state reported more than 1 million total first doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered in Massachusetts.
Mass. reports 1,822 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 53 new deaths Lawmakers seek $25.2 billion for vaccine equity as part of budget plan, says Markey More COVID-19 vaccine resources

Beset by critics, Baker now stressing speed and scale in COVID-19 shots

As the Baker administration scales up its COVID-19 vaccine drive, it has shifted its focus dramatically to a network of larger vaccination sites equipped to get more shots in arms quickly.

the battle for the gop
Can the Republican Party rein in the conspiracies? Here’s what its history says.
For as long as there has been a Republican Party, it has had a conspiratorial strain, often flowing on currents of conservative populism, racism, fear of Black racial progress, and resentment over a dwindling white middle class.

Economic hardship and anxiety have accelerated the Republican Party’s radicalization US investigating possible ties between Roger Stone, Alex Jones and Capitol attackers

Debris falls from plane during emergency landing near Denver
Debris from a United Airlines plane fell onto Denver suburbs during an emergency landing Saturday after one of its engines suffered a catastrophic failure and rained pieces of the engine casing on a neighborhood where it narrowly missed a home.

Here’s how much snow fell in Massachusetts
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How one city is stemming evictions, one person at a time
There are a number of reasons why the widely anticipated wave of evictions has yet to arise. But one important factor is cities and towns that have launched an array of programs to help tenants and landlords alike.

Prince Charles visits 99-year-old Prince Philip in hospital
Prince Charles went to a London hospital on Saturday to visit his father, Prince Philip, who was admitted earlier his week for “observation and rest” after falling ill.

Bruins-Flyers outdoor game moved to Sunday evening
Saturday's game between Vegas and Colorado was halted after the first period due to cloudless sunshine melting the ice, and was scheduled to be completed after midnight on the East Coast.

Lake Tahoe could offer TV viewers a different perspective than previous outdoor games

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes
Winners and losers — Red Sox not among either — in winter free agency
The Padres, who went all in, are the easy victors, and the Marlins, who did almost nothing, were at the other end of the spectrum.

Chad Finn | Sports media
Why wasn’t a housebound nation tuning in to watch sports on TV last year?
You'd think that viewership would skyrocket, but the opposite happened, and it may be because viewing habits are changing, pandemic or no pandemic.

Opinion

IDEAS

The ‘dirty secret’ of being a homeless child

A young Bostonian recalls a childhood of homelessness and housing insecurity.
JEFF JACOBY

For Biden, a better way forward on Taiwan
Timothy Scalona

One-time $1,400 ‘relief’ checks provide little relief for the working class
EDITORIAL

How not to pick a police commissioner
MARCELA GARCÍA

Lesson unlearned: Why Black and Latino residents are at the back of the vaccine line

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

3 restaurants we supported this week Learn more about Project Takeout

Injured Bishop Feehan hockey player AJ Quetta thankful for the support he and his family have received
A 1-minute, 47-second video message from Quetta was shared on Twitter by the Worcester Telegram & Gazette.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
NFL’s medical community were the real MVPs this extraordinary season
The NFL pulled off an impressive accomplishment, becoming the first American pro sports league to play its entire season in the pandemic.

Women dressed as elderly caught trying to get COVID-19 vaccine doses in Florida
Two women who dressed up to make themselves appear as older adults to get coronavirus vaccinations were turned away and issued trespass warnings in Orlando, officials said.

Janey, soon to be acting Boston mayor, names her chief of staff
Soon-to-be acting mayor of Boston Kim Janey has named her chief of staff: Chris Osgood, the city’s chief of streets.

Red Sox prospect Jarren Duran a hot topic, and full-squad workouts don’t start until Monday
Manager Alex Cora compared Duran with for Red Sox outfielder Jacoby Ellsbury.

Shuttle buses, trains to replace service on some MBTA subway lines starting Saturday
Maintenance work will shut down sections of rail on the Red, Orange, and Green lines, the MBTA tweeted Saturday.

Recommended reads

Cornel West threatens to leave Harvard again

The well known philosopher, progressive political activist, and outspoken social critic, is threatening to leave Harvard University after he said the administration disrespected him by denying his request to be considered for tenure.

Billy Baker
I may not be cut out for ice fishing. Or ice drinking
One of the largest events on the New Hampshire winter calendar is a two-day ice fishing competition that takes place on Lake Winnipesaukee. The derby is famous for raising lots of money for scholarships and local programs, and infamous for just about everything else.

Shirley Leung
Boston’s new contracting goal could steer an additional $160 million to entrepreneurs of color over the next few years
An executive order Mayor Walsh signed this week requires that at least 10 percent of the money the city spends annually on outside contracts for construction and professional services and goods goes to companies owned by people of color.

metro

TOM FARRAGHER
In an icy driveway, these neighbors find warmth and comfort as a merciless pandemic rages around them
Nancy Clayburgh has launched a COVID-era community gathering spot that has rescued a few precious commodities from this deadly pandemic’s merciless grip: Friendship, fellowship, and a determination that disease cannot destroy the sturdy bonds that bind us.

Snowmobile rider from Spencer killed in crash in Maine

Beset by critics, Baker now stressing speed and scale in COVID-19 shots

Sports

Girls' basketball finals
Marina Callahan sparks a weary Burlington girls’ basketball team to Middlesex League tournament title
The Assumption-bound senior guard scored 11 of her game-high 22 points in the fourth, punctuated by a pair of 3-pointers, in a 43-40 win over Arlington.

HIGH SCHOOL HOCKEY

Xaverian caps historic season with Catholic Conference tournament championship

If Nate Eovaldi stays healthy — and it’s a big if — he could be linchpin to Red Sox rotation

business

How one city is stemming evictions, one person at a time
There are a number of reasons why the widely anticipated wave of evictions has yet to arise. But one important factor is cities and towns that have launched an array of programs to help tenants and landlords alike.

Los Angeles Times owner disputes report that he plans to sell
Jon Chesto

Could Texas-style blackouts happen in New England? Not likely, but the crisis is a warning call

politics

the battle for the gop
Can the Republican Party rein in the conspiracies? Here’s what its history says.
For as long as there has been a Republican Party, it has had a conspiratorial strain, often flowing on currents of conservative populism, racism, fear of Black racial progress, and resentment over a dwindling white middle class.

Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez says weather disaster in Texas pushes many to the brink

Justice department confronts increasingly complex Capitol riot inquiry

lifestyle

Lynn native Amanda Mena brings her hope for ‘better days’ to ‘American Idol’
She hopes her audition song, Jennifer Hudson’s rendition of “Golden Slumbers,” will strike a chord for listeners “waiting for better days.”

Local puzzle swapping groups offer an unexpected remedy to the pandemic blues

I want it to be the four of us

arts

As ‘Kimye’ become Kim and Kanye, will it stay peaceful?
As “Kimye” becomes just Kim and Kanye with Kardashian filing for divorce Friday in Los Angeles Superior Court, they do so with a prenuptial agreement in place, independent fortunes and a desire to share time with their four young children.

TELEVISION

‘The Knick’ deserves a binge, and (maybe) a spinoff

Four Takes: On Hollywood

rhode island

CORONAVIRUS
Everything you need to know about getting a coronavirus vaccine in Rhode Island
Here are answers to some of the most commonly asked questions about the vaccination process.

RI BUSINESS

Bally’s becomes the official sports betting partner of the NHL
RHODE MAP

Here’s how many people are eligible for the COVID-19 vaccine in each R.I. city and town

Newton

Special Projects

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black History Month

A Beautiful Resistance, in a special collaboration with Reebok, celebrate Black History Month. Black Joy. Black Wellness. Black Futures.
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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

Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed
Similar to “right to forget” programs that have cropped up across the country, the undertaking is meant to address the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online, can have on a person’s life.

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

The only typewriter shop in town has its hands full

A device that was once an office essential has been reborn as a creative tool embraced by young folks — which means Cambridge Typewriter owner Tom Furrier has been plenty busy.
ASK MATTHEW

10 reader-approved TV shows for parents and tweens

We asked for suggestions, and from "Sherlock" to "Green Acres," readers responded.
COMFORT ZONE

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his new documentary and the role of the Black church in social justice

Henry Louis Gates Jr. on his newest work for PBS, "The Black Church," premiering Feb. 16.
COMFORT ZONE

Join a sea shanty sing-along with Gloucester’s David Coffin

The Revels artist-in-residence will lead the event on Facebook Live.

Local puzzle swapping groups offer an unexpected remedy to the pandemic blues

In the midst of a pandemic, and winter weather, puzzles are a great way for people to entertain themselves inside. Puzzling also helps people feel less alone.

Lynn native Amanda Mena brings her hope for ‘better days’ to ‘American Idol’

She hopes her audition song, Jennifer Hudson’s rendition of “Golden Slumbers,” will strike a chord for listeners “waiting for better days.”

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Renée Graham

Rush Limbaugh wasn’t funny or entertaining. He was racist.
LETTERS

Mass. vaccine site is an infuriating exercise in ‘hurry up and wait’
Rachelle G. Cohen

Boomers on the vaccination verge — yeah, it’s personal
EDITORIAL

An assault on this democracy demands answers
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Trump was right: Get out of Afghanistan
IDEAS | GABRIEL NICHOLAS

Our disinformation problem has been 70 years in the making

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
My Boston History

We loved ‘The Nutcracker.’ We rejoiced at ‘Black Nativity’
My Boston History

Why New Edition’s breakout success meant so much to kids like me growing up in Roxbury

Perspective

Small businesses need help. And it’s time for insurance companies to pay up
Cooking

Egg recipes for when you’re scrambling for dinner

sports

Red Sox prospect Jarren Duran a hot topic, and full-squad workouts don’t start until Monday

Bruins-Flyers outdoor game moved to Sunday evening

Injured Bishop Feehan hockey player AJ Quetta thankful for the support he and his family have received

metro

‘Shame on Boston University’: Students post flyers, chalk messages to protest sexual violence

A Somerville mother is stunned: How can school officials accuse her 6-year-old son of sexual misconduct and report him to the police? Charges of racism ensue.

Milford Graves, singular drummer and polymath, dies at 79

Nation

Debris falls from plane during emergency landing near Denver

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Frozen pipes, electric woes remain as cold snap eases grip

World

In Canada, did a comedian’s joke go too far?

Seeking fresh start with Iraq, Biden avoids setting red lines with Iran

Prince Charles visits 99-year-old Prince Philip in hospital

politics

Republicans struggle to halt increasingly popular $1.9 trillion economic rescue package

Economic hardship and anxiety have accelerated the Republican Party’s radicalization, experts say

Biden defends progress on COVID-19 as weather delays 6 million shots

business

State promises more fixes to troubled vaccine website, as officials, vendor trade blame over crash

After three years of debate, signs that legalized sports betting in Mass. may happen

Boston’s new contracting goal could steer an additional $160 million to entrepreneurs of color over the next few years

lifestyle

Ted Cruz: Poster child for bad travel decisions

It’s final: Harry and Meghan won’t return as working royals

Eastern Standard, Island Creek Oyster Bar, Hawthorne all close, leaving gaping hole in Kenmore Square and many patrons’ hearts

marijuana

Newton marijuana store seeks end to appointment-only rule, as nearby competition grows

Should psychedelic drugs be decriminalized in Mass.? Advocates see opening

Northampton drops controversial fees on marijuana companies

opinion

How not to pick a police commissioner

The ‘dirty secret’ of being a homeless child

One-time $1,400 ‘relief’ checks provide little relief for the working class

food & dining

Eastern Standard, Island Creek Oyster Bar, Hawthorne all close, leaving gaping hole in Kenmore Square and many patrons’ hearts

The Langham, Boston returns, MarketStreet Lynnfield plans new openings, and a busy taqueria branches out

Support Black-owned restaurants: Get takeout

travel

Ted Cruz: Poster child for bad travel decisions

Here’s why you should dust off those cross-country skis this winter

There is so much Black history in Providence, and still so much to learn

Books

Four Takes: On Hollywood

Small town, many stories in ‘American Delirium’

Carol Orange discusses her novel take on the Gardner heist in ‘A Discerning Eye’

Movies

Turning 40: 1981 at the movies

A justice speaks; justice is elusive; justice is sought

An unlikely alliance between evangelicals and Israelis in ‘‘Til Kingdom Come’

Television

‘The Knick’ deserves a binge, and (maybe) a spinoff

‘Beartown’ recalls other series that are wrenching but rewarding

Despite low points, ‘Your Honor’ achieved ratings highs

music

BSO picks Gail Samuel, longtime LA Philharmonic executive, as its first woman president and CEO

At NEC, a concert to pay tribute to Coretta Scott King, and to many, many others

A rock ’n’ roll salute to Chet’s Last Call, and to ‘Chet’

Theater/Dance

Amid the biotechs in Kendall Square, a place for dance

A Strindberg adaptation unfolds before an all-seeing camera in ‘Julia’

It’s a golden age for actors in their golden years

globe local

Can this DPW yard help save the planet?

Should the federal government assess a carbon fee on passenger air travel?

You don’t expect to see this in your fireplace

Obituaries

Milford Graves, singular drummer and polymath, dies at 79

Arturo Di Modica, sculptor of Wall Street bull, dies at 80

Rupert Neve, the father of modern studio recording, dies at 94