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John Kerry embarks on his latest mission: saving the world
The United States’ credibility on climate change crumbled during the Trump presidency. And it is up to John Kerry, back in the saddle of government with a new job invented by President Biden, to deal with it.

Massport slashed its workforce and payroll while on the hook for six-figure payouts to retiring executives

Amid painful pandemic-induced cuts, the Massachusetts Port Authority gave payouts of more than $200,000 and $173,000 to two retiring executives last year, sums fueled by hundreds of unused sick days they accumulated under a since-abolished policy.

Forecast | Dave Epstein
Spring comes bounding into view
Saturday marks the vernal equinox and the beginning of spring. It also marks an upcoming stretch during which the days will be lighter and warmer.

Woman, 12-year-old daughter dead after incident at Shrewsbury home

The 49-year-old woman was taken to UMass Medical Center, where she was pronounced dead upon arrival. Her daughter was found dead inside the home at 18 Ladyslipper Drive, authorities said Friday evening.

Boston police officer arrested in N.H. drug case

Canton police cruiser strikes man while responding to pedestrian crash

‘Hate can have no safe harbor in America’: Biden, Harris decry violence against Asian Americans

President Biden and Vice President Kamala Harris offered solace to Asian Americans and denounced the scourge of racism at times hidden “in plain sight” as they visited Atlanta, just days after a white gunman killed eight people, most of them Asian American women.
What we know so far about the people killed in the shootings at Atlanta-area spas

Three generations later, a family’s jewelry factory thrives in Rhode Island

As a child, she fell in love with her grandfather’s jewelry factory. Her aunt founded Alex & Ani. Now Rachel Ajaj has returned to her family’s factory with her own brand.
Kings 107, Celtics 96

Desperate for a win, Celtics come out flat again in loss to Kings, and other observations

The Celtics lost their third straight game and fell under .500 again, at 20-21.
Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
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Five will exit White House over past use of marijuana
Five White House staffers have been fired because of their past use of drugs, including marijuana, press secretary Jen Psaki said Friday.

Several dozen House Democrats call for expulsion of Marjorie Taylor Greene from House
Several dozen members of the US House of Representatives signed onto a resolution Friday to expel Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene from the body.

Days from his City Hall departure, Walsh details Boston’s next reopening steps

The city will move into a modified version of the state’s latest phase in its reopening on Monday, with more stringent restrictions for public gatherings. The city will allow public gatherings with a maximum of 60 people indoors and 100 people outdoors, lower than the state’s limits of 100 and 150 people, respectively.

Amid criticism from congressional delegation, MBTA rethinking service cuts and scraps layoffs

The MBTA is backtracking on some of its recent budget cuts in the face of criticism from the state’s congressional delegation over the agency’s decision to reduce service despite $1 billion-plus from multiple recent federal relief bills.

Police have long had a haphazard, lax response to domestic violence within the ranks
Experts say domestic abuse within policing is vastly underreported and often overlooked by those in power.

Report: Current aide accuses Cuomo of sex harassment
A woman who currently works in the office of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo says he looked down her shirt and made suggestive remarks to her and another aide, according to a newspaper report published Friday.

Tara Sullivan
There’s no space for the NCAA’s inequitable treatment of women’s basketball players
From workout space to personal supplies, the NCAA has been caught valuing the men’s game above the women’s.

Four men linked to Proud Boys charged in plot to attack Capitol

Four men described as leaders of the far-right Proud Boys have been charged in the US Capitol riots, as an indictment ordered unsealed on Friday presents fresh evidence of how federal officials believe group members planned and carried out a coordinated attack to stop Congress from certifying President Biden’s electoral victory.

Opinion

Elissa Ely

Gather in and pause

It’s hard to sit in meditation for long before the world storms through the door. Feelings spill out.
EDITORIAL

Plymouth DA evades the sunshine
Bill McKibben

Harvard tries to subvert votes too
EDITORIAL

Donald Trump should make a high-profile effort to get his supporters vaccinated

Alex Beam

Gimme credit!
A collaboration between BU's Center for Antiracist Research and The Boston Globe's Opinion team.
Learn more Sign up for the newsletter, 'Unbound' The Emancipator seeks editor in chief based at The Boston Globe

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The era of genius worship must end with James Levine
Elevating the conductor to savior status only enabled the alleged abuse of young musicians.

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LeBron James being a Red Sox part-owner is a good thing, and other thoughts

James’s name on the masthead represents progress for a franchise that admits being haunted by the institutional racism of a previous regime.
SHIRLEY LEUNG

After Atlanta slayings, this time needs to be different for Asian Americans

History keeps repeating itself because Asian Americans suffer from structural invisibility. This country needs to realize that many groups are targets of hate, and discrimination against Asian Americans counts.

Dick Hoyt, ‘heart and soul of the Boston Marathon,’ dies at 80

Mr. Hoyt, an iconic presence at the Boston Marathon who stopped racing several years ago because of heart ailments, was 80 when he died of heart failure Wednesday morning in his home in Holland, just east of Springfield.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Civil rights groups urge state to change ‘discriminatory’ vocational school admissions policies to lottery

The state’s dozens of regional vocational-technical schools consider grades, attendance, and disciplinary histories for admission. The Vocational Education Justice Coalition said those factors are subjective and unfair.

metro

The sweetest season: A look inside the maple sugar house at Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary

For 23 years, Richard Wolniewicz has been running the maple sugar house at Mass Audubon’s Ipswich River Wildlife Sanctuary in Topsfield, making maple syrup from the sap of the nearly 160 sugar maples he taps.
Forecast | Dave Epstein

Spring comes bounding into view

Somerville builds for future with $256 million high school

Sports

HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | METHUEN 39, LAWRENCE 8

Despite season-opening loss, Lawrence enjoys opportunity to be able to compete again

“We’re excited to be out here,” coach Rhandy Audate said following the 39-8 loss to Methuen, the first game for any Lancers team after the school was unable to participate in Fall I or Winter sports because of high COVID-19 metrics.
Kings 107, Celtics 96

Desperate for a win, Celtics come out flat again in loss to Kings, and other observations
HIGH SCHOOL FOOTBALL | WELLESLEY 34, NEEDHAM 0

Better late than never: Wellesley relishes huge rivalry win over Needham

business

Passenger travel at Logan is beginning to pick up

Facebook, Instagram, WhatsApp go down for some users

Scientist behind coronavirus vaccine says next target is cancer

politics

Five will exit White House over past use of marijuana

Investigators have no evidence yet for Atlanta-area hate crime charge, source says

Report: Current aide accuses Cuomo of sex harassment

Living Arts

OUTDOORS

Imagination reigns on the lawns of Watertown with YardArt project

Could I have been more patient about the bad timing?
NAMES

Marty Walsh goes to Washington with a new ‘mayoral portrait’

education

New federal guidance supports what Mass. school officials said for months: 3 feet of distance between most students can be enough

Boston Public Schools hit highest-ever four-year graduation rate in 2020

CDC changes school distancing guidance, recommending 3 feet between students instead of 6 feet

rhode island

RI POLITICS

Fierce divisions as hundreds testify on gun legislation in Rhode Island

RI POLITICS

R.I. poised to pass ‘Act on Climate’ bill, making carbon reduction goals mandatory
RI BUSINESS

Three generations later, a family’s jewelry factory thrives in Rhode Island

Newton

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Comfort Zone

OUTDOORS
Imagination reigns on the lawns of Watertown with YardArt project
More than 120 residences are festooned with original artwork for the inaugural YardArt Watertown.

NAMES
Marty Walsh goes to Washington with a new ‘mayoral portrait’
The small canvas painting features a graphic-style deception of Walsh’s face over the American flag.

MUSEUMS
MFA keeps up the Impressionism with second Monet show
"Legacy Illuminated" will feature fewer Monets but more historical context.

IN THE FAMILY WAY
In the rush to resume normalcy, don’t overlook your teenager’s mental health
Puberty is tough enough. Now add in a pandemic. Here are five things to keep in mind.

Make the most of spring muck
There are plenty of ways to enjoy New England’s mud season. Here are some ideas.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Marcela García

More stonewalling from the Boston police
Renée Graham

A massacre targeting Asians in Georgia wasn’t a ‘bad day.’ It was a hate crime.
IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

Dreaming of a Federal Writers’ Project 2.0
Scot Lehigh

Biden puts a bull’s-eye on today’s lazy faux filibuster
Joan Vennochi

A derailment and packed trains? Sounds like the same old T
IDEAS | ANDY ROSEN

The next pandemic challenge: Reacquainting ourselves with everyday risks

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?

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Perspective

I’m Asian American and racism makes COVID-19 more than a pandemic for me
Globe Magazine

Inside the effort to build trust in COVID vaccines
Joanna Weiss

I’m keeping an Instagram pandemic diary. When should I stop?
COOKING

Recipes: Three creamy vegetable soups with a twist: no dairy necessary

sports

Penguins center Evgeni Malkin out indefinitely with lower-body injury

Boston native Terrence Clarke declares for NBA Draft after one season at Kentucky

Patriots receive one more compensatory draft pick from the NFL

metro

Massachusetts Republican Party hosts Arkansas Senator Tom Cotton for a fundraiser

Should sports betting be legalized in Massachusetts?

Fierce divisions as hundreds testify on gun legislation in Rhode Island

Nation

Man carries toddler into San Diego Zoo’s elephant habitat

Five will exit White House over past use of marijuana

Investigators have no evidence yet for Atlanta-area hate crime charge, source says

World

Taliban expect US withdrawal, vow to restore Islamic rule

The Biden administration gets a taste of China’s ‘wolf warrior’ diplomacy

Kremlin: Putin’s offer of a call with Biden was to save ties

politics

Several dozen House Democrats call for expulsion of Marjorie Taylor Greene from House

John Kerry embarks on his latest mission: saving the world

Biden slips while boarding Air Force One; White House says he’s ’100 percent’ fine

business

Child dies in accident involving Peloton treadmill

Top CBRE executive jumps to Beacon Capital

After Atlanta slayings, this time needs to be different for Asian Americans

lifestyle

Vincent’s replaces Cafe du Pays, Uni takes to the streets, and ‘Top Chef’ contestant Carl Dooley lands at Mooncusser

Janet Wu on Africa, Asia, a bar with good onions, and being a grandmother

Make the most of spring muck

marijuana

Marijuana-infused ice cream is coming to a dispensary near you, just in time for summer

A green wave? Mexico’s marijuana market may be middling

Mexico set to legalize marijuana, becoming world’s largest market

opinion

Gather in and pause

Donald Trump should make a high-profile effort to get his supporters vaccinated

More stonewalling from the Boston police

food & dining

Vincent’s replaces Cafe du Pays, Uni takes to the streets, and ‘Top Chef’ contestant Carl Dooley lands at Mooncusser

A Palestinian cook is serving specialties from home in his Natick cafe

Irish feasts and green doughnuts: Here’s where to eat this St. Patrick’s Day

travel

Janet Wu on Africa, Asia, a bar with good onions, and being a grandmother

Make the most of spring muck

How to use your travel vouchers and credits

Books

From Bowie to Beyoncé, Berklee authors look at musicians as models of innovation

Recalling a medium’s first ladies in ‘When Women Invented Television’

A new biography gives us Francis Bacon in full

Movies

The play’s the thing? Not always on screen it isn’t

Zack, Joss, and me

Looking at this year’s Oscar final five

Television

New Apple TV+ series may have a ‘Forever’ feel

Flashbacks and flash-forwards are the latest trend in giving TV viewers a headache

Matthew McConaughey returns to HBO — and a breakthrough role

music

Strike up the band! Live music will return to Tanglewood this summer

The era of genius worship must end with James Levine

Scullers joins five other East Coast clubs for a virtual jazzfest

Theater/Dance

‘The Conjurors’ Club’ is not quite magical enough

Jacob’s Pillow is a go with an all-outdoor dance festival

In ‘A Brimful of Asha’ and ‘The Pink Unicorn,’ mothers grapple with the independence and identities of their children

globe local

Somerville builds for future with $256 million high school

Should sports betting be legalized in Massachusetts?

Birds and squirrels got us through, but now we long for humanity

Obituaries

Spring comes bounding into view

Marianne Carus, whose Cricket magazine reached young readers, dies at 92

Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80