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As Omicron wanes, hopes rise to travel and socialize again

Hints of optimism are seen in record advance bookings at some New England inns, a stream of tourists to Boston and beyond, and restaurants and clubs where tables are hard to reserve.
COVID-19: THE LATEST

CDC plans to let people with weakened immune systems get a booster earlier

For years, the mother of Harmony Montgomery rang the alarm about her missing daughter. Few listened.

“I just can’t ... sit by the phone and hope,” says Crystal Sorey, whose daughter has been missing since 2019. “Not as a mother.”

Police killing of man during raid brings out protesters in Minneapolis
Chanting the name of Amir Locke, a large crowd of protesters marched in frigid weather in downtown Minneapolis on Saturday to voice exasperation and anger over the conduct of law enforcement officers, nearly two years after the murder of George Floyd.

Explainer: Amir Locke case shines light on no-knock warrants

Joe Rogan apologizes for ‘shameful’ past use of racial slur

Queen Elizabeth backs plan to one day call son’s wife ‘Queen Camilla’

2-alarm fires in Dorchester, South Boston displace 13 residents

There’s no Korean Disney princess. So a Harvard student created her own.

Julia Riew has spent the past year and a half writing and composing a full-length musical as part of her senior thesis project — complete with script, screenplay, and more than 15 original songs. Now Hollywood is taking notice.
signs of the season | dave epstein

Solar spring is here, and that means we are gaining more daylight in an increasingly big way

Winter isn't over — not by a longshot — but each day now has more daylight, and it's becoming noticeable.
This reporter perfectly summed up how miserable February is, and everyone agreed
YVONNE ABRAHAM

Who gets to live free in N.H.? Not the state’s teachers, if a law demanding their loyalty comes to pass.

Amid a GOP crusade to ban books and control how teachers talk about history and race, legislators in New Hampshire want to mandate teachers’ allegiance to the lawmakers’ version of American history.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Skepticism of US intelligence? After Iraq fiasco, it’s a must.

The Biden administration should not equate the questioning of US intelligence as giving solace to Russia. From the Vietnam War to the invasion of Iraq, there are many lessons in the danger and death that can result from blind trust in the US government.
Alex Beam

I hate myself and want to buy

IDEAS | TOM JOUDREY

‘Cabaret’ and the shadow of fascism

IDEAS | BINA VENKATARAMAN

How did Iceland become a model of gender equality?

MARCELA GARCÍA

Should Boston limit the use of gas-powered lawn tools?

Mass. coronavirus at a glance | on
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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health
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3 places we supported this week

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A decision made behind closed doors may set clean energy back by two years
New England should be racing to bring as much clean energy online as possible to green its electricity supply. But on Thursday, ISO-New England, a regional stakeholder group, threw up a major hurdle to achieving those goals, advocates say.

US warns of grim toll if Putin pursues full invasion of Ukraine
Senior Biden administration officials told lawmakers this past week that they believed the Russian military had assembled 70 percent of the forces it would need to mount a full invasion of Ukraine, painting the most ominous picture yet of the options that Russia’s president, Vladimir Putin, has created for himself in recent weeks.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH
Melnea Cass, ‘First Lady of Roxbury,’ gave Boston her all
The name of Melnea Agnes Cass, known as the “First Lady of Roxbury,” is emblazoned on public amenities across the neighborhood she called home, a testament to her legacy as a civil rights activist and community organizer.

Cape Cod Hospital removes doctor who brought unloaded rifle to work

The physician, whose name was not released, will not be permitted to “return to work or otherwise,” a hospital spokesman said Saturday.

Morocco’s king says boy, 5, trapped in deep well has died
The Moroccan royal palace said Saturday that a 5-year-old boy who was trapped in a deep well for four days has died.

Warmest welcome for Jennifer Garner, Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year, on frigid parade day
Actress dines with students, wishes teen a happy birthday, and is feted on parade route ahead of her Saturday night roast and award ceremony.

Recommended reads

MATTHEW GILBERT

Miniseries have been thriving on streaming services. Here are the 10 best.

These originals from the likes of Netflix and Hulu embraced the shorter format for stories that made a big impression.

‘Should I start returning to normal?’ Experts still advise caution for those recovering from Omicron.
Scientists say that vaccinated people who have also recently recovered from a natural infection have among the highest degrees of protection. But it’s not clear how long that protection will last.

Vote in round three of our bracket: Which sugary cereal is best?
We’ve put together the ultimate breakfast cereal bracket. Help us decide once and for all which childhood favorite should be crowned champion.

INNOVATION BEAT
We took a ‘self-driving’ Tesla for a spin in Boston. Here’s how it did.
Amid ongoing safety and regulatory issues, our intrepid tech reporter tries out the automaker's new "full self-driving" feature.

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Culture & Lifestyle

BOOK REVIEW

A cold that bites in Sarah Manguso’s ‘Very Cold People’

STAGE REVIEW

Coming of age in a hostile world in ‘The Bluest Eye’

Vote in round three of our bracket: Which sugary cereal is best?

‘Self-Care for Black Women’ offers strategies for nurturing mind, body, and soul

Special Projects

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Under the wheel

This is the story of Anthony Pledger and his mother, of Anthony’s lives and deaths, of Anthony and me.
Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Andrew Bacevich

Who ya gonna believe about Russia invading Ukraine?

RENÉE GRAHAM

America’s national pastimes — football and racism

JEFF JACOBY

It’s not just the Holocaust that Whoopi Goldberg got wrong

Jay D. Blitzman, Stephen M. Limon, Tony DeMarco, Leslie Harris, Sydney Hanlon, Deborah Ramirez, John Greaney, and Leslie Donahue

In search of answers in the Harmony Montgomery case

Timothy J. Garvin, Katie Murphy, and Robin Smith

Mass General Brigham’s expansion plan must be rejected

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Republicans are making it harder to vote. How much will it matter?

Metro

Coronavirus Live Updates

CDC plans to let people with weakened immune systems get a booster earlier

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.

2-alarm fires in Dorchester, South Boston displace 13 residents

There were no injuries in either fire, which broke out hours apart in Dorchester and South Boston Saturday night, according to the fire department.

Bruins fan says he suffered homophobic assault outside Denver arena

A Boston Bruins fan says he was assaulted for being gay following the team’s Jan. 26 game against the Denver Avalanche at a bar near the Avalanche arena, and Denver police are now investigating the incident.

Parents, staff gather to protest plans to close Tufts Children’s Hospital

Participants displayed signs that included photographs of young patients and messages like “Save Tufts Children’s” and “Pediatrics Over Profits.”

Sports

China reports 10 COVID-19 cases among people involved with Olympics

China reported 10 new Covid infections among Olympic athletes and officials arriving at the airport, and in the “closed-loop” system, the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Olympics said in a statement on Sunday.
Olympics | Ski Racing

Men’s downhill at Beijing Olympics postponed because of high winds

The start was delayed three times before officials finally called the race off late early Sunday in China.
SATURDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

No. 2 Andover boys’ basketball puts the clamps on No. 8 Newton North in Andrew James Lawson Foundation Invitational

The Golden Warriors scored a big victory in the marquee matchup at TD Garden, one of 10 games played in the daylong event in honor of the former Norwell three-sport athlete.
Olympics | team women's figure skating

Olympic favorite Kamila Valieva gives Russia short program lead in team figure skating

Olympics | Women's slopestyle

Julia Marino goes from Fenway Big Air to silver medal in women’s slopestyle at Beijing Games

HIGH SCHOOL WRESTLING | STATE DUALS CHAMPIONSHIPS

With late reversal and pin, Ryan Lyrio serves up Division 3 State Duals championship for Ashland wrestling

Business

Delta asks DOJ to put unruly passengers on no-fly list

Delta Air Lines has requested that the US Department of Justice put any person convicted of a disruption on board a flight to the national “no fly” list.

Despite Omicron surge, businesses desperate to find and keep workers

Unlike previous waves of the virus, when businesses were quick to pause operations and lay off workers, many are now going to greater lengths to hang on to their employees.

Stocks climb as investors weigh surprising jobs report, Amazon earnings

Boston’s largest hotel just sold. Changes could be in store.

STAT

‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities
A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms
STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South
Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real
The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.

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On the cover

Those COVID tracking charts start here, with Biobot sewage analysis that knows we’re sick before we do

nantucket

She was a self-taught astronomer with a radical idea: The stars belong to all

MISS CONDUCT

Advice: How do I get people off the phone when I’m not up for talking?

Cooking

Recipes: Two secrets to quick and easy Mexican black bean dishes

metro

As Omicron wanes, hopes rise to travel and socialize again

There’s no Korean Disney princess. So a Harvard student created her own.

For years, the mother of Harmony Montgomery rang the alarm about her missing daughter. Few listened.

sports

Local broadcast teams should return to the road, and other topics

Spieth, one shot back, steals the show at Pebble Beach with shot off the top of a cliff

No. 10 Kansas quickly builds huge lead, stuffs No. 8 Baylor

business

Santander says it will stop writing new mortgages

Bill in Congress echoes Mass. automotive right-to-repair plan

Austria’s COVID vaccine mandate is becoming law

politics

D.C. bar shut down after defying vaccination requirements has new life as conservative rallying point

Art Cooley, co-founder of Environmental Defense Fund, dies

‘An amazing legacy’: Justice Breyer’s replacement could be a former clerk he considers family

Nation

CDC plans to let people with weakened immune systems get a booster earlier

After weathering Omicron crush, CVS and Walgreens removed their limits on buying at-home tests

Police killing of man during raid brings out protesters in Minneapolis

World

US warns of grim toll if Putin pursues full invasion of Ukraine

‘This is madness,’ says Ottawa police chief as blockades and protests against COVID health measures enter second weekend

Queen Elizabeth backs plan to one day call son’s wife ‘Queen Camilla’

opinion

Republicans are making it harder to vote. How much will it matter?

Mass General Brigham’s expansion plan must be rejected

It’s not just the Holocaust that Whoopi Goldberg got wrong

lifestyle

Warmest welcome for Jennifer Garner, Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year, on frigid parade day

There’s no Korean Disney princess. So a Harvard student created her own.

TikTok hair icon Brad Mondo is plotting his world domination

food & dining

A seasoned chef opens South Boston’s Lenox Sophia; Dorchester’s Anh Hong gets a second chance

3 places we supported this week

These are the best — and worst — sugar cereals

travel

Maine celebrates winter, Newport enjoys the spotlight, and Arches slows the flow of tourists

Italy is a cut above for this hairstylist to the stars

Welcome to Judy Blume’s Key West

Arts

Sculptor Courtney Mattison conjures the sea and its discontents at New Bedford Whaling Museum

In Jamaica Plain, a cannabis dispensary and museum pre-rolled into one

Textile paintings at Nearby Gallery invite viewers to probe, peer inside

Books

A cold that bites in Sarah Manguso’s ‘Very Cold People’

Nobel laureate Olga Tokarczuk’s new novel, ‘The Books of Jacob,’ awes in size and scope

Chuck Klosterman: reading a little bit of everything, all of nothing

Movies

There’s no Korean Disney princess. So a Harvard student created her own.

A host of reasons to follow the Oscars

Mark Wahlberg thinks Tom Brady’s story could make a great movie. And he wants to play Bill Belichick.

Television

A host of reasons to follow the Oscars

Miniseries have been thriving on streaming services. Here are the 10 best.

Mark Wahlberg thinks Tom Brady’s story could make a great movie. And he wants to play Bill Belichick.

music

At BSO, a Czech conductor’s bold return

Courtney Barnett is giving optimism a shot

A force in jazz, Cécile McLorin Salvant isn’t stopping there

Theater/Dance

There’s no Korean Disney princess. So a Harvard student created her own.

Feet make music, too, in Subject:Matter’s ‘Songbook’ at the Somerville Theatre

Coming of age in a hostile world in ‘The Bluest Eye’

globe local

As Omicron wanes, hopes rise to travel and socialize again

Melnea Cass, ‘First Lady of Roxbury,’ gave Boston her all

Salem State University campus police officers equipped with body cameras

Obituaries

Yale Kamisar, known as the ‘father’ of the Miranda rule, dies at 92

Art Cooley, co-founder of Environmental Defense Fund, dies

Avram Goldberg, former Stop & Shop chairman who forged a unique approach, dies at 92