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Marty Walsh speaks after confirmation as labor secretary

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh is speaking at Faneuil Hall in what is being described as his farewell press conference after his confirmation by the US Senate as labor secretary.

Mass. confirms 1,103 new COVID-19 cases, 27 deaths, and 32,582 vaccinations

The DPH said 27,341 people were estimated to have active cases of the potentially deadly virus, and 603 confirmed coronavirus patients were in the hospital.
Cambridge says it won’t loosen coronavirus restrictions as much as state Baker to testify on vaccine rollout at oversight hearing Tuesday

Healey says she thinks COVID-19 vaccine should be mandatory for State Police, corrections officers

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins to drop charges, convictions in tens of thousands of cases tied to troubled state lab

Prosecutors plan to work with attorneys to resolve drug convictions tied to examinations at the state-run William A. Hinton lab between May 2003 and its closing in August 2012.

These photos and videos show the packed spring break crowds in Miami Beach
Thousands of people flocked to Miami Beach in recent days for spring break, resulting in revelers fighting in the streets and destroying property, prompting the city to implement and then extend an emergency curfew, a prominent bar temporarily closing, and police struggling to contain the crowds.

Police chief says Miami partying ‘couldn’t go on any longer’
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St. Patrick’s Day joke about Councilor Michelle Wu makes some squirm

State Senator Nick Collins is under fire after tweeting a joke aimed at City Councilor and mayoral candidate Michelle Wu during the runup to the St. Patrick’s Day breakfast that suggested she wasn’t “from Boston.”

Spring fever is real. And it’s a mess.

With the clocks moved forward an hour and daylight stretching past 12 hours, the annual phenomenon has arrived in full, fidgety force.
Forecast: The first week of spring will be untraditionally dry and warm These restaurant patios are open for springtime gatherings

Vaccination eligibility expands as state eases business restrictions

Massachusetts took a major step forward in addressing the pandemic Monday — from easing restrictions on businesses and public gatherings to making more than 800,000 more people eligible for vaccines.
Here’s a look at what can reopen in Mass. today See more vaccine news and resources

Duxbury High addresses ‘highly offensive language’ used by varsity football team in play-calling
School officials termed the incident at Plymouth North on March 12 a "systemic failure" and said education is needed for all members of the team.

Ben Volin | On Football
There are two apparent reasons behind the Patriots’ uncharacteristic spending spree
The Patriots signed 20 free agents and agreed to pay more than $160 million in fully guaranteed money to vastly upgrade the roster heading into the 2021 season. Why the rush to spend now?

A Dodgers fan had a billboard placed next to Fenway Park thanking Boston for Mookie Betts
“It’s all fun and games,” said Alex Soto, the CEO of a Los Angeles-based company that arranges fan road trips to see the Dodgers play ball.

Tickets for Red Sox games in April go on sale Thursday

Nine Zero terminates majority of staff, the latest Boston hotel to cut workers

The Kimpton Nine Zero Hotel, a high-end property in downtown Boston, terminated the majority of its staff Monday, the fourth hotel in the city to terminate furloughed workers as the industry struggles to recover from devastating financial losses brought on by the pandemic.

Elgin Baylor, silky-smooth Lakers Hall of Famer, dies
With a silky-smooth jumper and fluid athleticism, Baylor played a major role in revolutionizing basketball from a ground-bound sport into an aerial show.

What you need to know about AstraZeneca’s vaccine
The AstraZeneca vaccine is making headlines Monday. Here's what you need to know.

Reversing course, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island extends waiver of out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 treatment

Attorney for ride-hailing service driver charged with Allston kidnapping claims language barrier led to confrontation
A ride-hailing service driver from Acton pleaded not guilty Monday to an allegation that he kidnapped a woman who was riding in his vehicle in Allston last Thursday.

Supreme Court to consider reinstating Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence
The Supreme Court said Monday it will consider reinstating the death sentence for Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, presenting President Biden with an early test of his opposition to capital punishment.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Money talks: The MBTA walks back service cuts

It’s a good thing that Congressman Lynch’s threat to the state worked.
Joan Vennochi

Change the system that allowed for 76 COVID-19 deaths at Soldiers’ Home in Holyoke
Elizabeth Dugan

How Massachusetts can become a living laboratory for aging
MARCELA GARCÍA

Border ‘crisis’ misses the big picture
EDITORIAL

Dragging state prisons into the 21st century
A collaboration between BU's Center for Antiracist Research and The Boston Globe's Opinion team.
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How a college dropout in New Hampshire found a Shakespeare secret all the PhDs missed
Dennis McCarthy, a self-taught scholar working from his dinner table, is challenging decades of scholarship on the origins of the Bard’s greatest work.

Stimulus payments are a lifeline for households pushed to the edge

Stimulus payments are many things — compensation for the losses of the past year, a jolt to the economy, and a way to give money directly to people in need.

What we know about the victims of the Atlanta shootings

One was a newlywed bride getting a massage with her husband. Another was an immigrant from China who proudly built her business from nothing. The youngest was 33. The oldest was 74.

‘You are my sunshine’: For nursing homes, COVID-19 vaccinations bring hope amid an uncertain future

No corner of Massachusetts life was more devastated by the coronavirus a year ago than long-term care. And none has seen infection rates drop faster since COVID-19 vaccines rolled out at the end of last year.

metro

Mayor Walsh announces resignation after confirmation as labor secretary

Walsh said he will resign Monday night and travel to Washington on Tuesday to be sworn in.

In his seven years, Walsh channeled some of energy from strong economy toward pockets of need but a few commitments remain unfulfilled

Boston seeking delay on full-time in-person learning

politics

Senate confirms Walsh as labor secretary; Janey set to become acting Boston mayor

Watch live: Marty Walsh speaks after Senate confirms him as labor secretary

On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions

Living Arts

COMFORT ZONE

With vast streaming libraries, what’s old is new again
COMFORT ZONE

By reading (and stretching, and walking, and cooking), employees are rising to the challenge

COMFORT ZONE

Market Basket launches its very own version of March Madness

education

Boston seeking delay on full-time in-person learning

Harvard is studying its ties to slavery, but is that enough?

Somerville builds for future with $256 million high school

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RI FOOD

Plant City X finds success during the pandemic
RI EDUCATION

Former RI Supreme Court justice hired to mediate dispute between state, Providence teachers
CORONAVIRUS

Reversing course, Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Rhode Island extends waiver of out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 treatment

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Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE
With vast streaming libraries, what’s old is new again
The streamers know that if they have a solid catalog of old series, they are more likely to attract — and, more important, keep — subscribers.

COMFORT ZONE
By reading (and stretching, and walking, and cooking), employees are rising to the challenge
Columbia, a North Reading construction management firm, is among many companies setting wellness goals for their workers.

COMFORT ZONE
Market Basket launches its very own version of March Madness
Looking for a sweet diversion? Donut Madness happens all week.

COMFORT ZONE
Sudbury singer-songwriter Lauren Weintraub on her Nashville dreams and the ‘random thing’ that got everyone’s attention
The TikTok of her singing “She’s Mine,” recorded in her car, has been viewed over 1.7 million times.

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.

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

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

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

OPINION

How to build a living laboratory
Jean Accius

A living laboratory must close the equity and opportunity gaps

EDITORIAL

Dragging state prisons into the 21st century
IDEAS | VICTOR BENJAMIN

Divisive, demoralizing bots are winning, so big tech needs to think bigger
JEFF JACOBY

This is no time to bring back earmarks

IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Just what is the BettyLab cooking up for girls?

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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On the cover

How a college dropout in New Hampshire found a Shakespeare secret all the PhDs missed
Globe Magazine

Inside the effort to build trust in COVID vaccines
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I told him to ignore any weird snoring cause my dog was sleeping’
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, March 22-28

sports

Tickets for Red Sox games in April go on sale Thursday

Monday’s Red Sox spring training report: Three homers fly in beating Tampa

A Dodgers fan had a billboard placed next to Fenway Park thanking Boston for Mookie Betts

metro

Plant City X finds success during the pandemic

Former RI Supreme Court justice hired to mediate dispute between state, Providence teachers

Attorney for ride-hailing service driver charged with Allston kidnapping claims language barrier led to confrontation

Nation

Senate confirms Walsh as labor secretary; Janey set to become acting Boston mayor

Watch live: Marty Walsh speaks after Senate confirms him as labor secretary

On federal death row, inmates talk about Biden, executions

politics

Mayor Marty Walsh expected to be confirmed as labor secretary

Supreme Court to consider reinstating Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence

Republican Representative Tom Reed, accused of misconduct, will retire

business

UK judge says newspaper can delay statement on Meghan Markle case

Massachusetts should have a centralized ‘hub’ to help women entrepreneurs, report says

UK says it’s developing fast test for COVID-19 variants

lifestyle

When we all gather again in restaurants, we will do so changed

Could I have been more patient about the bad timing?

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

marijuana

Five will exit White House over past use of 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

food & dining

Market Basket launches its very own version of March Madness

When we all gather again in restaurants, we will do so changed

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

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

‘Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admission Scandal’ reenacts and reorients a scandal

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

Zack, Joss, and me

Television

With vast streaming libraries, what’s old is new again

This week’s TV: The life of Tina Turner, ‘City on a Hill,’ and the return of ‘Shtisel’

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

music

Sudbury singer-songwriter Lauren Weintraub on her Nashville dreams and the ‘random thing’ that got everyone’s attention

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

The era of genius worship must end with James Levine

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

A president’s visit, Little League heroics, fires and funerals: A small town rallies to save its history

Tom Brady’s one-time condo in Back Bay is now on the market

Should sports betting be legalized in Massachusetts?

Obituaries

George Bass, archaeologist of the ocean floor, dies at 88

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

Famed Tiffany jewelry designer Elsa Peretti dead at age 80