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House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition

House Democrats passed sweeping voting and ethics legislation Wednesday over unanimous Republican opposition, advancing to the Senate what would be the largest overhaul of the US election law in at least a generation.
With Biden’s backing, Democrats revive bill to overhaul policing

The Zoom public meeting: Revealing, civically engaging, and sometimes appalling
Politics has always been part performance art. But since public meetings have shifted online, many hearings have been relocated from council chambers to bedroom chambers, where local officials find a new level of exposure and pressure.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
The Democratic Party's tent is big, but not this big
Jeffrey Rosario Turco’s social media posts reveal him as an anti-choice, transphobic, border-wall-loving Trumper, but he wants you to believe he’s a true Democrat.

Progressive loss in State House primary resurfaces debate over ranked-choice voting

State Police colonel tasked with reform is accused of breaking rules to promote his allies

The accusations could further damage trust in the state’s largest law enforcement agency.

Capitals 2, Bruins 1
In Zdeno Chara’s return to Boston, Bruins lose to Capitals in shootout
Jakub Vrana scored the only goal of the shootout.

Texas power grid CEO fired after deadly February blackouts
Texas’ power grid manager was fired Wednesday amid growing calls for his ouster following February’s deadly blackouts that left millions of people without electricity and heat for days in subfreezing temperatures.

Massachusetts biopharma firms raised a record $5.8b in venture capital last year
The total was nearly double 2019′s investments, according to a trade group report.

Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol on Thursday

The threat appears to be connected to a far-right conspiracy theory, mainly promoted by supporters of QAnon, that Trump will rise again to power on March 4.

Democrats tighten eligibility for $1,400 checks, firm up support for COVID-19 relief bill

President Biden and Democrats agreed to tighten eligibility limits for stimulus checks Wednesday, bowing to party moderates as leaders prepared to move their $1.9 trillion COVID-19 relief bill through the Senate.

SUV in California crash that killed 13 came through hole in border fence

Thirteen people killed in one of the deadliest border crashes on record were among 44 people who entered the US through a hole cut into Southern California’s border fence with Mexico,
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.
See the full project Follow @abeautifulresistance on Instagram

Opinion

Joan Vennochi

Andrew Cuomo has a problem. But why are Democrats pushed to resign?

Once again, we are left to ponder the mish-mash of standards and consequences regarding sexual misconduct.
SCOT LEHIGH

Maine makes age the vaccine metric that matters
IDEAS | HEETEN KANTI KALAN

I am not ‘nonwhite’
Linda J. Bilmes and Margaret Bourdeaux

Massachusetts should pay people to quarantine
Renée Graham

Andrew Cuomo and the post-#MeToo reckoning that never was

Civil rights coalition will be allowed to argue in exam school admissions lawsuit
The lawsuit, filed Friday by the Boston Parent Coalition for Academic Excellence, alleges that the school system’s temporary admissions standards for the selective high schools violates students’ constitutional rights and will “artificially favor Latino and African American students to the detriment of Asian and White students.”

The Seuss controversy isn't 'cancel culture.' It’s about recognizing changing attitudes
No, they’re not canceling Dr. Seuss. But a lot of people want you to think so. It’s worth thinking about why that is.

These six Dr. Seuss books won’t be published anymore due to racist, offensive imagery

MATT PEPIN
My eyes have been opened to the very real threat of avalanches, even in New England
I thought my biggest safety concern while skiing was other skiers hitting me or tree wells. Now I’ve reassessed, and begun to do some homework. I look at untouched snow differently.

In 1983, Terry Bradshaw really did go by the alias ‘Tom Brady’ — though it was news to him
In a remarkable coincidence, the Steelers great was checked into a hospital under that name, which was made up by the hospital staff.

Tom Brady talks about life in the offseason after Super Bowl win

Detectives look at SUV’s ‘black box’ from Tiger Woods crash
They want to get a clearer picture of what occurred during the Southern California rollover crash that seriously injured the golf star.

California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas
California will begin setting aside 40% of all vaccine doses for the state’s most vulnerable neighborhoods in an effort to inoculate people most at risk from the coronavirus more quickly.

Lockheed Martin closing Marion facility next year
US Representative Bill Keating said he is waiting on a response from the defense contractor about its decision to move “hundreds of jobs out of Massachusetts.”

One worker killed, second injured at First Street Garage construction site in East Cambridge

One worker was killed and a second one critically injured in a construction accident at the city-owned First Street Garage in East Cambridge, where a stairwell under renovation collapsed Wednesday morning, Acting Fire Chief Gerard Mahoney said.

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A friendly dog named Bob brings a bit of comfort and connection to patients

He's been roaming the floors at Tufts Medical Center, visiting about seven to 10 patients a day, for five days a week since August. The dog puts in full days, raising spirits wherever he goes.

THE FINE PRINT
Skin treatment rubs some the wrong way
An hour after entering Forever Flawless at Northshore Mall, Patricia DeGeorge emerged with a hand-held infrared light for at-home skin care, plus about a dozen boxes of complimentary creams and lotions. And a receipt for a whopping $9,031.25.

Boston neighborhoods hit hardest by virus have lowest vaccination rates
Communities with the lowest COVID-19 vaccination rates — East Boston, Mattapan, and Dorchester — have endured some of the highest levels of coronavirus cases in the city. Conversely, neighborhoods with the highest vaccination rates — including West Roxbury, the South End, and Jamaica Plain — have experienced much lower rates of infection.

metro

Vaccinating educators is a start, but more challenges ahead on reopening schools
Other factors that could complicate reopening schools include incomplete ventilation upgrades, union negotiations over safety measures, and potential increases in infection rates.

Move to vaccinate Mass. teachers intensifies competition for limited shots
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Out of step

Sports

Detectives look at SUV’s ‘black box’ from Tiger Woods crash
They want to get a clearer picture of what occurred during the Southern California rollover crash that seriously injured the golf star.

Capitals 2, Bruins 1

In Zdeno Chara’s return to Boston, Bruins lose to Capitals in shootout
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL

Protocols and gameday procedures have changed, but the football is the same when Central Catholic, North Andover meet

business

Massachusetts biopharma firms raised a record $5.8b in venture capital last year
The total was nearly double 2019′s investments, according to a trade group report.

Texas power grid CEO fired after deadly February blackouts

Momentum builds on Beacon Hill for PPP tax fix, but time’s running out

politics

With Biden’s backing, Democrats revive bill to overhaul policing
Cheered on by President Joe Biden, House Democrats hustled Wednesday to pass the most ambitious effort in decades to overhaul policing nationwide, able to avoid clashing with moderates in their own party who are wary of reigniting a debate they say hurt them during last fall’s election.

House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition

Police uncover ‘possible plot’ by militia to breach Capitol on Thursday

lifestyle

POETRY
With the Cantab all but gone, Boston Poetry Slam rewrites its way to the future
The slam community is experimenting with digital events while reeling over the loss of a beloved venue.

PUNK

A JP resident and her punk rock aerobics star in Green Day’s new music video

HELP DESK

Advice for planning that family reunion you just can’t wait to have

arts

TELEVISION REVIEW
Teens on the edge in HBO Max’s ‘Generation’
Questions of gender, sexuality, and sex are in the foreground of the new series, which is not here to judge or ridicule the high schoolers.

WORKING ON IT

Are you doing too much? Let the Dutch introduce you to the art of ‘niksen’

Movies

She answered J.D. Salinger’s fan mail, and now her memoir is a movie

rhode island

CORONAVIRUS
Newly eligible, R.I. teachers struggle to get COVID-19 vaccine appointments through CVS
Because the state has not yet prioritized teachers to get vaccinated, CVS is limited in the number of appointments available to educators.

RI CRIME

Son of Rhode Island Senator Elaine Morgan charged with sexual assault on a minor
RI POLITICS

Three candidates for Lieutenant Governor of R.I. hope to bring something new to the role: Youth

Newton

Special Projects

PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

Project takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.
See the full project

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

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

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Jeneé Osterheldt
A Beautiful Resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

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.

Globe Spotlight Investigation
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.

Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE

Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola is at HOME on the open mic

The theme interested the Chicago transplant long before the pandemic.
COMFORT ZONE

GBH’s ‘Masterpiece’ reflects on 50 Years with a new podcast

The three-part series is "a superhero origin story," according to host Jace Lacob.
ART

‘Against all odds,’ Peabody Essex show leads to discovery of second Jacob Lawrence painting

The piece was hanging all these years in a nurse's apartment on the Upper West Side.
COMFORT ZONE

Passim’s Matt Smith brings his love of local music to the airwaves

The new host of WMVY's "Local Music Café" is excited to showcase New England artists.
TELEVISION

The line is blurrier, but there’s still a big difference between TV and movies

Artistically speaking, series TV and film exist in different time zones.
LIVE MUSIC

Tickets on sale for Opera North’s open-air Summerfest 2021

Live performances will once again grace the outdoor stage in Cornish, N.H., from July 16 through Aug. 1.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Linda J. Bilmes and Margaret Bourdeaux

Massachusetts should pay people to quarantine
SCOT LEHIGH

Maine makes age the vaccine metric that matters
Renée Graham

Andrew Cuomo and the post-#MeToo reckoning that never was
Joanne Hilferty, Dan Kenary, and Brooke Thomson

We can’t afford to let women fall through the economy’s cracks
EDITORIAL

The Senate must pass the Equality Act
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

4 ways families can find silver linings from this terrible pandemic year
Pandemic Parenting

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

What should kids expect at summer camps this year?
Cooking

Recipes: Thai stir-fried glass noodles plus soup and dessert

sports

Kellen Winslow II sentenced to 14 years for rape and other sexual offenses

Jaylen Brown plans to enjoy the All-Star Game but is more focused on his health

Cameron Swartz sizzles for BC women in ACC tournament win over Pitt

metro

Progressive loss in State House primary resurfaces debate over ranked-choice voting

State Police colonel tasked with reform is accused of breaking rules to promote his allies

Newly eligible, R.I. teachers struggle to get COVID-19 vaccine appointments through CVS

Nation

California to give 40% of vaccine doses to vulnerable areas

With Biden’s backing, Democrats revive bill to overhaul policing

House passes sweeping voting rights bill over GOP opposition

World

Intense preparations before pontiff meets Iraqi ayatollah

US forces: Rockets hit airbase in Iraq hosting US troops

Sexual assault allegations create rift for Mexico’s governing party

politics

Watchdog finds GOP congressman harassed staff, drank while serving as White House physician

National security officials to testify on Jan. 6 mistakes

House prepares to pass landmark voting rights, ethics bill

business

Facebook to remove ban on political advertising

Lockheed Martin closing Marion facility next year

Democrats tighten eligibility for $1,400 checks, firm up support for COVID-19 relief bill

lifestyle

My eyes have been opened to the very real threat of avalanches, even in New England

Still a family favorite, Mount Abram celebrates 60th anniversary

Why and where to go camping this summer

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

MIT researchers read a letter without opening it

After a year of teaching self-defense on Zoom, I want to come back kicking

Andrew Cuomo has a problem. But why are Democrats pushed to resign?

food & dining

At The Federal, a miracle to go: perfectly cooked steak

Recipe: Forget sourdough. Here is a basic, no-knead, crusty whole-wheat loaf baked in a Dutch oven.

3 places we supported this week

travel

Advice for planning that family reunion you just can’t wait to have

My eyes have been opened to the very real threat of avalanches, even in New England

Still a family favorite, Mount Abram celebrates 60th anniversary

Books

Are you doing too much? Let the Dutch introduce you to the art of ‘niksen’

She answered J.D. Salinger’s fan mail, and now her memoir is a movie

Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola is at HOME on the open mic

Movies

The Dr. is still in

Things aren’t necessarily the way they look in ‘Keep an Eye Out’

Golden Globes 2021: A complete list of winners (and nominees)

Television

Teens on the edge in HBO Max’s ‘Generation’

‘It’s a Sin’ and ‘The Great Believers’ deserve to be watched and read

‘Behind Her Eyes’ and that bizarre ending

music

With another album in the works, singer Lizzy McAlpine has left Berklee behind

Passim’s Matt Smith brings his love of local music to the airwaves

When Beethoven resonates in a crisis

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

Quincy literacy program shows that where there’s a will, there’s a way

Wellesley voters back referendum question renaming Columbus Day to Indigenous Peoples’ Day

Shipwrecks, Route 9, and a virtual bingo night

Obituaries

Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and last Wailers member, dies

Vernon Jordan, former Clinton adviser, has died

Michael Downing, whose books illuminated his illness and the lives of others, dies at 62