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City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo to run for Suffolk district attorney

Arroyo is the first candidate to formally enter the race to replace Rachael Rollins, who was sworn in last month as US attorney for Massachusetts.

Globe critics react to the 2022 Oscar nominations list

The 94th Oscar nominations have been revealed, and as always, the list is chock-full of surprises and snubs. Globe critics take a look at this year’s nominations and offer their first takes on a few that stood out.

See the full list of Oscar nominees Globe reviews of 2022 Oscar-nominated movies and where to watch them

Outgoing Boston schools chief says ‘nothing’s pushing me out the door’

“I’m still here for five months and rolling up my sleeves, getting this work done each and every day and just excited about the work that we’ve been able to accomplish,” Cassellius said during a briefing outside Brighton High School,

For Wu, Cassellius’s departure is both a challenge and an opportunity

COVID-19: THE LATEST

US death toll hits 900,000; Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels

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Justin Trudeau accuses protesters of undermining Canadian democracy
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Merck and partner Ridgeback fill order for COVID-19 pill

Three bear cubs rescued after den destroyed by worker

The three bear cubs found in Peterborough, N.H., were transported to Kilham Bear Center.

spuds

A ‘spudpocalypse’ could threaten Mass. french fries and hash browns

Canada has halted exports of potatoes from Prince Edward Island to tame the spread of a soil-borne pest called potato wart. The move could have an outsize impact in Massachusetts, where residents consume 75 million pounds of the spuds annually.

Beijing Winter Olympics

john powers | on the olympics

Ryan Cochran-Siegle calls super-G silver ‘the best second place I will ever get in my life’

The Vermont skier, part of America's First Family of the slopes, filled in a missing part of his résumé with an Olympic medal.

Here's today's Olympics schedule See all of our Winter Olympics coverage

Ailing Eileen Gu was born in San Francisco but is representing Team China at the 2022 Winter Games.

Teenager Eileen Gu was born in the US, but just won Olympic gold for China. Here’s why she chose to switch countries.

Gu won gold in the freeski big air final and will compete in two more events.

Jessie Diggins was 3.16 seconds behind gold-medal winner Jonna Sundling of Sweden in the women's individual sprint on Tuesday.

Jessie Diggins, America’s cross-country skiing star with New England ties, wins bronze in individual sprint

Diggins is from Minnesota but lives in South Boston and trains with a group of elite-level skiers at Stratton, Vermont. It was the first US individual sprint medal ever at the Olympics.

Shayida Ali recently learned her father, who disappeared four years ago, is detained in an internment camp in China.

In Boston, a growing community of Uyghurs fights to save its culture and its people

A community of about 200 Uyghurs in the Boston area is urgently working to call attention to the intensifying repression in Xinjiang, China, and to strengthen bonds among themselves, which they see as integral to preserving their culture and protecting their people.

A replica of the ship the Endeavour is at anchor in Botany Bay, Sydney, April 17, 2005.

Here’s the full report that links Captain Cook’s Endeavour to Newport Harbor

The Australian National Maritime Museum’s 128-page document includes historical charts, maps, and current-day images of the wreck, along with detailed explanations of how the site in Rhode Island matches the historical record of the Endeavour.

We've come up with some ideas for what to name the new Frontier/Spirit airline if it happens.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

Spirit and Frontier are merging, but what should the new airline be called? We have ideas.

Using customer reviews, we’ve come up with a list of suggested names. No need to thank us, Spirit and Frontier. These are yours to use, free of charge. (Foreign concept to you, we know.)

Opinion

Most of Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius's tenure has been dominated by COVID-19.

After Cassellius, BPS needs rapid improvement

It’s vital the next superintendent be someone in whom Mayor Wu is willing to place her trust and stand beside when times get tough — as they inevitably will.

IDEAS | BARBARA WALLRAFF

May I have a word: That curious thing dogs do

Paul Farmer, Sheila Davis, and Ophelia Dahl

The white nationalist threat to antiracist medicine in Boston

Corey Lewandowski was fired by Trump. Now, he’s advising Geoff Diehl’s campaign.

Colette A.M. Phillips

What Whoopi Goldberg misunderstood about racism and the Holocaust

Takeout from Leena's Kitchen in Plymouth.

Project Takeout

3 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.

Browse a map of reader-recommended takeout spots Explore the full project

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PERSPECTIVE

There’s an invisible air quality threat lurking inside our homes

The increased hours many of us spend inside have consequences — from sources of pollution I didn’t expect.

INNOVATION BEAT

Big Tech goes boom and bust — at the same time

Investors witnessed two unusual records set in the stock market last week. The feats were all the more unusual since they reflect diametrically opposed market trends.

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Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy sues over sexual assault claims in articles

Dave Portnoy, the founder of the sports and culture website Barstool Sports, is suing the digital news outlet Insider.com over the publication of two stories that quoted women accusing him of sexual misconduct and assault.

Peloton cofounder steps down after rough ride

John Foley is stepping down as chief executive after an extended streak of tumult at the exercise and treadmill company, which is also cutting almost 3,000 jobs.

Tractor-trailer rolled over in Ted Williams Tunnel; driver cited for speeding

A tractor-trailer rolled over Tuesday morning in the Ted Williams Tunnel, snarling traffic for hours during the busy morning commute as four heavy-duty tow trucks were forced to respond to flip the hulking vehicle back upright, authorities said.

Fuel truck rolls over in Bedford crash

Man stabbed during fight in Downtown Crossing Orange Line station

A man suffered serious injuries after a verbal argument escalated into a stabbing inside the Downtown Crossing station on the Orange Line Monday night, according to Transit Police.

Recommended reads

Boston police Sergeant Stephen O'Brien asked demonstrators not to block the sidewalk outside the home of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu last month.

You get more allies with honey than vinegar

The rabble that regularly assembles outside Mayor Wu’s house in Roslindale, exercising their First Amendment right to be obnoxious, has done nothing to advance their argument that they should not be fired for refusing to be vaccinated against COVID.

Coyotes are seemingly everywhere these days. And there aren’t many hunters standing in their way.

In 1996, voters outlawed the traps that were the chief method of coyote control. Now, with the population burgeoning in Massachusetts, hunters are asking for new tools.

‘I still refuse to call a milkshake a frappe’: Newcomers share what baffles them about Boston

From the housing stock to the weather to our roads, accents, and obsessions, we annoy, frustrate, and frighten.

COVID spurred bike lane construction. Will the Boston area keep up the momentum?

As bike lanes proliferate, there’s been backlash from some business owners and drivers who say that the changes, made for a minority of commuters, have been too sweeping and swift.

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Culture & Lifestyle

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Recipes: A Valentine’s Day menu with French inspiration

Massachusetts-born Lauren Hashian released the first side of her debut EP, "Love . . . And Other Things," in December, with the second side to follow this March.

Singer-songwriter Lauren Hashian is living her middle school dream

This year, say "I love you" with these 13 unique Valentine's Day activities in and around the Boston area, including two Valentine's-themed events at Somerville's Urban Axes.

13 offbeat ways to celebrate Valentine’s Day — no date required

Jennifer Garner kisses the Pudding Pot after being honored as Hasty Pudding’s Woman of the Year by Harvard University’s Hasty Pudding Theatricals in Cambridge.

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

Special Projects

Into the Red illustration.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Marianna Treviño-Wright, executive director of the National Butterfly Center, locks a gate after the 100-acre habitat was closed indefinitely due to security and safety concerns, in Mission, Texas, Feb. 2.

MARCELA GARCÍA

A butterfly sanctuary and the real-life implications of the far right’s web of lies

The Johnston Gate at Harvard.

Affirmative action doesn’t give people like me an unfair advantage

Demonstrators against Harvard University's admissions process hold signs and American flags while gathering during a protest at Copley Square in 2018.

Court should reject the flawed diversity theory

Students go through Dexter Gate at Harvard on Jan. 24.

Viet Andy Nguyen

Ditching legacy admissions is first step in ending disparities

Facing primary challenge, Galvin steps up on public records

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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

Metro

Coronavirus Live Updates

US death toll hits 900,000; Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels

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

Rhode Island political news: February 2022

Regular updates about Rhode Island politics and political leaders.

Rhode Island business news: February 2022

Regular updates from Rhode Island business leaders and industry experts.

Three bear cubs rescued after den destroyed by worker

The three bear cubs found in Peterborough, N.H., were transported to Kilham Bear Center.

Sports

The Premier Lacrosse League held a competition weekend at Gillette Stadium in June of 2021.

Premier Lacrosse to hold all-star game at Gillette Stadium

“We’re excited to return to Foxborough for the 2022 Premier Lacrosse League All-Star Game,” league co-founder and president Paul Rabil said.

Eileen Gu can't contain her surprise after her final run in the women's freeski big air.

2022 WINTER OLYMPICS

2022 Beijing Olympics: Day-by-day TV schedule and results

View the official 2022 Beijing Winter Olympic Games event schedule. Find out how to watch your favorite Olympic winter sports.

“I don’t know what was worse,” said Northeastern coach Bill Coen, “the COVID or the losing.”

men's college basketball notebook

Injuries and COVID have made this a tough season for Northeastern men’s basketball

Coach Bill Coen, who himself tested positive in January, had to steer his team through a 12-game losing streak.

john powers | on the olympics

Ryan Cochran-Siegle calls super-G silver ‘the best second place I will ever get in my life’

Your guide to the 2022 Super Bowl: What to know about the Rams and Bengals, how to watch, and more

Is this team for real? A player-by-player evaluation of the Celtics as the trade deadline approaches

Business

INNOVATION BEAT

Big Tech goes boom and bust — at the same time

Investors witnessed two unusual records set in the stock market last week. The feats were all the more unusual since they reflect diametrically opposed market trends.

A ‘spudpocalypse’ could threaten Mass. french fries and hash browns

Canada has halted exports of potatoes from Prince Edward Island to tame the spread of a soil-borne pest called potato wart. The move could have an outsize impact in Massachusetts, where residents consume 75 million pounds of the spuds annually.

Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy sues over sexual assault claims in articles

Peloton cofounder steps down after rough ride

STAT

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‘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.

magazine

After my son died, a victim of the opioid epidemic, my heart broke beyond repair

This week's daters: Ashley and Andrew.

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We both aren’t the kind of people to binge-watch TV’

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

Mitchell (front) and astronomy students in front of the Vassar College Observatory, 1878.

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

metro

Boston School Superintendent Brenda Cassellius helped dismiss children at the Nathan Hale Elementary School after substitute teaching there one day last month.

Boston schools chief Cassellius says she will work hard until she leaves in June

City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo to run for Suffolk district attorney

Here’s the full report that links Captain Cook’s Endeavour to Newport Harbor

sports

Jessie Diggins was 3.16 seconds behind gold-medal winner Jonna Sundling of Sweden in the women's individual sprint on Tuesday.

Jessie Diggins, America’s cross-country skiing star with New England ties, wins bronze in individual sprint

French journalist who spoke to Peng Shuai says doubts remain

Dutch correspondent manhandled by ‘overzealous’ security guard during Olympic live shot

business

Inflation and COVID dampen the spirits of employers

Labor Department encourages more flexibility on unemployment overpayments

Two biotechs sign leases at Waltham development off Route 128

politics

Eric Lander.

Lander resigns following rebuke over treatment of staff

Biden threatens: No gas pipeline if Russia invades Ukraine

Temple professor files to reinstate claims for damages against FBI

Nation

Ugandans lined up to receive Pfizer coronavirus vaccinations at the Kiswa Health Centre III in the Bugolobi neighborhood of Kampala, Uganda on Tuesday, Feb. 8, 2022. Ugandan authorities are seeking to legally mandate vaccines to inoculate more people against COVID-19, with a proposed bill calling for a six-month jail term for failure to comply with vaccination requirements, but the draft legislation is subject to changes as it faces scrutiny by a parliamentary health committee.

US death toll hits 900,000; Olympic teams raise concerns over quarantine hotels

Plastics production is skyrocketing. A new UN treaty effort could cap it

‘Power of the Dog’ tops Oscar noms with 12; ‘Dune’ nabs 10

World

Supporters of the convoy of truckers protesting coronavirus vaccine mandates and pandemic restrictions rallied around Parliament Hill in downtown Ottawa on Saturday, Jan, 29, 2022. The truck convoy protests in Ottawa and several provincial capitals represent an unexpected show of strength for the far right and populist right factions at their helm.

Justin Trudeau accuses protesters of undermining Canadian democracy

Justin Trudeau says trucker protest ‘has to stop,’ as court says no more honking

A ‘spudpocalypse’ could threaten Mass. french fries and hash browns

opinion

Whoopi Goldberg speaks during a ColorComm luncheon on Oct. 1 in New York City.

What Whoopi Goldberg misunderstood about racism and the Holocaust

Ditching legacy admissions is first step in ending disparities

Facing primary challenge, Galvin steps up on public records

lifestyle

Extra Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls.

Recipe: Extra Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls will win cheers during the big game

Portuguese wines illuminate the beauty of blends

Charles Draghi doesn’t need to butter anyone up

food & dining

Extra Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls.

Recipe: Extra Cheesy Pepperoni Pizza Rolls will win cheers during the big game

Portuguese wines illuminate the beauty of blends

Charles Draghi doesn’t need to butter anyone up

travel

We've come up with some ideas for what to name the new Frontier/Spirit airline if it happens.

Spirit and Frontier are merging, but what should the new airline be called? We have ideas.

With new Frontier flight to Cancun, Rhode Island’s ‘international’ airport will soon live up to the name

Counting on ‘endemic’: The travel industry readies for a potentially new phase

Arts

Humphrey Ocean's portrait "Linda McCartney; Paul McCartney," May 1976.

Conscious coupling in ‘Love Stories,’ now at Worcester Art Museum

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

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

This image released by 20th Century Studios shows, from left, Ilda Mason as Luz, Ariana DeBose as Anita, and Ana Isabelle as Rosalia in "West Side Story."

Globe critics react to the 2022 Oscar nominations list

How to watch the 2022 Oscar-nominated films

‘Power of the Dog’ tops Oscar noms with 12; ‘Dune’ nabs 10

Television

Sam Richardson (left) and Ben Schwartz in “The Afterparty.”

‘The Afterparty’ is a playful whodunit, but Sam Richardson’s appeal is no mystery

3 jaw-dropping moments from last night’s episode of ‘Euphoria’

This week’s TV: A new prince in ‘Bel-Air,’ a con artist’s caper, and a creepy mystery

music

Romanian cellist Andrei Ionita joined conductor Benjamin Zander and the Boston Philharmonic on Sunday afternoon in Symphony Hall.

Zander and Boston Philharmonic take on Shostakovich and Beethoven

Singer-songwriter Lauren Hashian is living her middle school dream

The Who to play TD Garden in May

Theater/Dance

Jeff Church, left, and Marc Pierre perform in "An Octoroon" at the Gamm Theatre in Warwick, R.I.

‘An Octoroon’ offers a challenging, heart-stirring look at the past and present

Rachel Bertone named new leader of Reagle Music Theatre

Boston-based tap dance company Subject:Matter makes ‘Songbook’ sing

globe local

Boston City Councilor and former public defender Ricardo Arroyo announced his candidacy for Suffolk County district attorney in Roslindale on Tuesday.

City Councilor Ricardo Arroyo to run for Suffolk district attorney

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

Salem State University campus police officers equipped with body cameras

Obituaries

Robin Herman (Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health)

Robin Herman, ‘perfect role model’ for female sports journalists, dies at 70

George Crumb, eclectic composer who searched for sounds, dies at 92

Dr. Herbert Benson, who documented and promoted meditation’s health benefits, dies at 86