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They need help paying rent. But they can’t prove they’re renters.

One of the major barriers to securing aid is that these residents often rely on informal middlemen to navigate the region’s housing markets.

House nears relief bill passage; Dems mull wage hike rescue
Democrats edged a $1.9 trillion pandemic relief package to the brink of House passage early Saturday, even as party leaders sought to assure agitated progressives that they’d revive their derailed drive to boost the minimum wage. 46 minutes ago

Highlights of the COVID-19 relief bill advancing in Congress

FBI said to have singled out potential assailant in Capitol officer’s death

The FBI has pinpointed an assailant in its investigation into the death of Brian Sicknick, a Capitol Police officer who was injured while fending off the pro-Trump mob that stormed the Capitol last month and later died, according to two law enforcement officials briefed on the inquiry.

CELTICS 118, PACERS 112
‘I don’t think we win the game without his will,’ coach Brad Stevens said of Kemba Walker, and other observations
Walker had his most complete game of the season and scored a season-high 32 points.

Gary Washburn: After struggling to find a comfort zone, Celtics’ Jeff Teague went back the gym for some extra work and it’s paying off

Parents’ group files lawsuit to block BPS from dropping test for exam schools

Lowell School Committee member resigns after using anti-Semitic slur on TV
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Baker signs home-rule petition allowing Boston to skip a special mayoral election

There will be no special mayoral election this year after Governor Charlie Baker signed a home-rule petition Friday.
Tracker: Who is running for mayor in Boston?

Atlanta Dream sold to investor group with Mass. ties, ending Kelly Loeffler’s ownership in WNBA

Loeffler spoke out against the WNBA’s Black Lives Matter movement in July. Shortly after, players began pushing for her exit from the league.
Dan Shaughnessy

Let’s not take the bats out of the pitchers’ hands completely, and other thoughts

MLB seems destined to go to a universal DH, but there are reasons to keep letting the pitchers hit.

New investor reportedly is ready to buy into Fenway Sports Group

RedBird Capital Partners is nearing a deal to invest approximately $750 million of private capital in the parent organization of the Red Sox.

The Black history I carry with me

A Beautiful Resistance — a special project from the Globe's culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt — is celebrating Black History Month by amplifying local stories of change-makers and the people inspired by them.

Opinion

IDEAS | Christina Szalinski

Two masks could be one too many

Experts say double masking is a double-edged sword.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Forces converge in State House special election in Winthrop and Revere
Kate Murtagh

Harvard endowment is on the path to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions
Renée Loth

Debra Haaland as interior secretary — a champion for the land

Scot Lehigh

As Massachusetts shows, strong gun-safety laws work

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

Restaurants we supported this week Learn more about Project Takeout

Dinner with Cupid
Blind date: ‘The more she smiled the more tempted I was to want to get to know more about her’
Will this date held the eve of Valentine’s Day prove magical?

‘It is not just about memorizing facts.’ Historians examine how Black History Month was intended to be celebrated
Over time, Black History Month has become a time when topics, such as slavery, Reconstruction and the Civil Rights Era, are tackled in schools and in the media. But that wasn’t what Carter G. Woodson, known as the “Father of Black History,” meant for the time solely to be about.

RANGERS 6, BRUINS 2
From bad to worse: Bruins knocked down again in New York, this time by Rangers
The banged-up defense couldn't keep up for the second time in as many nights, and Boston put in an "unacceptable" effort overall.

Trump the dominant force at Conservative Political Action Conference
A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.

Son indicted for murdering parents at Middleborough home
Ryan True, 21, was indicted Friday on two counts of murder for the stabbing deaths of his parents last December at their home in Middleborough, Plymouth District Attorney Timothy J. Cruz's office said.

Abandoned infant recovered in Dorchester

Boston police on Friday recovered an abandoned infant in the Lower Mills section of Dorchester, officials said.

Evicted from Boston, a new West African restaurant is being welcomed in Providence
Bintimani owner Sahr Josiah-Faeduwor aims to innovate with food and inspire other entrepreneurs.

Lady Gaga’s dogs recovered safely
Lady Gaga’s two French bulldogs, which were stolen by thieves who shot and wounded the dogwalker, were recovered unharmed Friday, Los Angeles police said.

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Leaders of company linked to N.H. truck crash that killed 7 indicted on federal charges in Mass.

The owners of a company linked to a fiery truck crash in New Hampshire that killed seven people in 2019 were indicted Thursday on federal charges in Massachusetts for allegedly falsifying driving logs and lying to investigators probing the deadly wreck, according to US Attorney Andrew Lelling and court records.

The Battle for the GOP
‘I do look at them in a different light:’ Tensions are high in Congress as Democrats want consequences for election-denying Republicans
Many Democrats believe that the Republicans who voted against certifying the 2020 election were essentially cheering on the Jan. 6 mob’s effort to kill them. The result is an atmosphere more tense and distrustful than anyone can remember.

First a closure, now a breakup of the team behind Eastern Standard and Island Creek Oyster Bar
After a decade in business together, the owners of the restaurant group who operated Eastern Standard, Island Creek Oyster Bar, The Hawthorne, and Row 34 are ending their partnership a week after announcing that a trio of their restaurants in Kenmore Square would close.

metro

Parents’ group files lawsuit to block BPS from dropping test for exam schools
The Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence said in documents filed in US District Court in Boston that a plan the School Committee adopted in October to determine eligibility and acceptance for this fall using grades, MCAS scores, and ZIP codes because of the pandemic is racially discriminatory and unconstitutional.

Company linked to construction deaths failed to disclose past violations to the city

Teen charged with murder in January shooting of young woman in Dorchester

Sports

After struggling to find a comfort zone, Celtics’ Jeff Teague went back the gym for some extra work and it’s paying off
Teague has struggled to score, spending most of the season as a better 3-point than 2-point shooter.

BOYS' BASKETBALL

Hassan Jenkins, New Mission close out TechBoston, reach Boston City League championship game against Latin Academy

With aggressive, unselfish, poised finish, O’Bryant girls’ basketball earns its place in City final

business

With latest reopening news, Mass. restaurants see a way out of crisis
The easing of state capacity restrictions may help them stem nearly a year of losses.

Boston delays reopening of concert halls, theaters, other indoor businesses

Ta-Nehisi Coates to write new ‘Superman’ film

politics

Trump the dominant force at Conservative Political Action Conference
A conference dedicated to the future of the conservative movement turned into an ode to Donald Trump as speakers declared their fealty to the former president and attendees posed for selfies with a golden statue of his likeness.

FBI said to have singled out potential assailant in Capitol officer’s death

Biden surveys Texas weather damage, thanks emergency workers

lifestyle

ARTS
ICA’s 2021 Foster Prize goes to three artists who ‘help illuminate the way forward’
“The works of Marlon Forrester, Eben Haines, and Dell Marie Hamilton help illuminate the way forward from the isolation and trauma of these troubled times,” said ICA director Jill Medvedow in a statement.

A Great Barrington therapist explores grief, vulnerability, and hope through Instagram

Right now, FaceTime isn’t enough

arts

TELEVISION
April brings continuing ‘Tale,’ new ‘Law & Order’
The 10-episode fourth season of 'The Handmaid's Tale' will premiere with three episodes on Hulu on April 28; on April 1, “Law & Order: Organized Crime” will show up.

What’s happening in the arts world
HOMEFRONT

HomeFront: Billie Holiday, Beethoven, and Bad Bunny, plus art to comfort and calm

rhode island

RI BUSINESS
Evicted from Boston, a new West African restaurant is being welcomed in Providence
Bintimani owner Sahr Josiah-Faeduwor aims to innovate with food and inspire other entrepreneurs.

Cicilline blasts Taylor Greene for opposing Equality Act
RHODE MAP

Look for the General Assembly to flex its muscles on the Lifespan-Care New England merger

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.
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

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

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

Flock to these winter birding hot spots around Boston

Pete Gilmore, field trip coordinator for the Brookline Bird Club, shared his favorite local stops.
A.Z. MADONNA

What would Beethoven think of climate change? Composer Iman Habibi has a few ideas

Habibi's “Jeder Baum spricht” (”Every tree speaks”) is part of a new BSO Now program.
ASK MATTHEW

If you enjoyed ‘Your Honor,’ who am I to judge?

As a critic, I don’t pretend my opinions are the correct ones, or even the best ones; they’re just mine.
COMFORT ZONE

Tatiana de Rosnay on ‘Sarah’s Key,’ Boston memories, and her scary new novel

The author casts a wary eye on on the near-future in her new book, "Flowers of Darkness."
COMFORT ZONE

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

Renee Fleming, Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, Heather Headley, and others are slated to perform in a benefit for Health Care Without Walls.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Governor Baker is right — schools must reopen
Kimberly Atkins

After a brutal year, Garland must work to reform DOJ — and restore Black Americans’ trust
Pamela Constable

The old house on Nantucket
Marcelo Suárez-Orozco and Carola Suárez-Orozco

The children of immigrants can help save higher ed
Joan Wickersham

The emperor of nothing
IDEAS | Rachel Rebouché and Mary Ziegler

Could Roe v. Wade really become ‘the law of the land’?

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
Pandemic Parenting

We can care about education and be OK writing this year off
Parenting advice

'Being forgiving of ourselves is probably the biggest'
Dinner with Cupid

'The more she smiled the more tempted I was to want to get to know more'
Connections

My mom lives 2,000 miles away but keeps my daughter company on her iPad

sports

‘I don’t think we win the game without his will,’ coach Brad Stevens said of Kemba Walker, and other observations

Here’s how first responders freed Tiger Woods from his crashed SUV, and an update on his condition

From bad to worse: Bruins knocked down again in New York, this time by Rangers

metro

‘It is not just about memorizing facts.’ Historians examine how Black History Month was intended to be celebrated

Video shows former Lynn officer punching man in police station holding cell

Baker signs home-rule petition allowing Boston to skip a special mayoral election

Nation

Trump the dominant force at Conservative Political Action Conference

Highlights of the COVID-19 relief bill advancing in Congress

House nears relief bill passage; Dems mull wage hike rescue

World

US strike, first under Biden, kills Iran-backed militiaman

Harry and Meghan going public at a tough time for the royals

Nigeria confronts second mass kidnapping of schoolchildren in nine days after 317 girls vanish

politics

US implicates Saudi crown prince in Jamal Khashoggi’s killing

McConnell says he’d support Trump if he wins 2024 nomination

Minimum wage hike must be dropped from COVID-19 relief bill, arbiter decides

business

FDA advisory panel recommends Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine be cleared for use

DataRobot makes move into COVID-19 monitoring

State health secretary explains why employer-hosted vaccine programs are being suspended

lifestyle

The parenting crisis without a vaccine: loneliness

At Mikkusu, a talented chef bides her time

New NE bike tours, a favorite bar reopens, and new virtual travel experiences

marijuana

Mass. marijuana has to be ultra-sterile. Just one problem: It’s a plant

Marijuana company sues Boston zoning board over rejection

New Jersey governor signs laws to set up marijuana market

opinion

Parenthood shouldn’t be a bar to public office

Forces converge in State House special election in Winthrop and Revere

Harvard endowment is on the path to net-zero greenhouse gas emissions

food & dining

At Mikkusu, a talented chef bides her time

Tim and Bronwyn Wiechmann plan a Lincoln restaurant, and hot chicken comes to Allston

Celebrating the Irish poitín

travel

New NE bike tours, a favorite bar reopens, and new virtual travel experiences

Michael Chiklis loves Aspen, Capri, and of course, Boston

The new travel reality: Vaccine required

Books

Crime and damages in ‘The Lowering Days’

A fictional retrospective of a filmmaker’s life in ‘Foregone’

Glenn Adamson on the perfect reading chair and books organized by color

Movies

Armie Hammer is in ‘Crisis’ and they can’t hide it

Some sequels take longer (a lot longer) to arrive than others

Imagination rules the ruthless in ‘Night of the Kings’

Television

April brings continuing ‘Tale,’ new ‘Law & Order’

10 things TV should stop doing right now

‘Ray Donovan’ will get a feature-length finale

music

When Beethoven resonates in a crisis

Jazz artist Maria Schneider on making music, and making a living

Velvet mornings and boots made for walkin’: Nancy Sinatra retrospective revisits a singer with swagger

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet celebrates Jorma Elo in a rich program of new work and past highlights

On your screen but outside the box: Theater companies rise to a creative challenge

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

globe local

‘It is not just about memorizing facts.’ Historians examine how Black History Month was intended to be celebrated

Meteorological winter ends this weekend

Boys & Girls Clubs, Y’s provide places for kids to study and play during pandemic

Obituaries

Loretta Whitfield, creator of a doll with a difference, dies at 79

Man who played Duke Chapel bells for 50 years dies

Jon Westling, former president of Boston University, dies at 78