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Mass. school mask mandate lifted, but no road map for what comes next

Masks will come off just as thousands of students return from school vacation and traveling, sparking concerns about new infections.
With Mass. lifting school mask mandate, local districts now weigh their own requirements

Harvard professors drop support for colleague accused of sexual harassment

Many professors said they regretted signing the letter in support of John Comaroff without knowing more about allegations against him. Multiple graduate students have accused him of sexual harassment, unwanted touching, and professional retaliation.

Susan M. Collins becomes first woman of color to lead Boston Federal Reserve Bank
The economist will join the Fed in July from the University of Michigan, where she has been provost and executive vice president for academic affairs since 2020.

Former Red Sox player Jeremy Giambi dies in California at 47
Jeremy Giambi, a former major league outfielder and first baseman, died Wednesday at his parents’ home in Southern California, police said.

COVID-19: THE LATEST

CDC says it is too soon for all Americans to take off masks indoors

christopher l. gasper

It’s clear Roger Goodell raised the shield to protect those who have tarnished it of late — the NFL’s owners

Goodell can change rules, but it’s going to take NFL owners changing their hearts and minds to effectuate meaningful progress.
Kevin Paul Dupont I On hockey

Tuukka Rask did plenty for the Bruins, but for some it was never enough

For those unwilling to give Rask proper credit, they’ll justify it with the club’s failure to close the deal in 2013 and ‘19.
Gary Washburn | On basketball

Celtics will have to consider their options — even dealing Dennis Schröder to Orlando — at the trade deadline

According to an NBA source, the club is working on a package to acquire Orlando swingman Terrence Ross for Schröder, another player, and likely a draft pick.
Opinion
IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Loving sports can make you a better person

After a crushing defeat, supporting a team might feel ill-advised. But fandom has unexpected virtues.
EDITORIAL

This regressive ‘tax’ should go

Katherine Clark

My miscarriage was crushing. Overturning Roe could make the ordeal even worse.

Sharon E. Burke

Why the Defense Dept. is exempt from cutting greenhouse gas emissions

Joan Vennochi

Boston will bounce back when office workers come back to Boston

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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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4 places we supported this week

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More recent stories

Mayor Michelle Wu’s push for free buses is spurring other cities and towns to act
Riders of the MBTA’s 23, 28, and 29 buses, which run through Mattapan, Dorchester, and Roxbury, will not be charged any fares starting in March, marking progress toward a campaign goal of the mayor to make public transit free.

Some fans grumble that one of the Boston SmartLess Live shows ‘was a swing and a miss’
Fans from around the country came to Boston Friday for the SmartLess Tour Live, hosted by actors Jason Bateman, Sean Hayes, and Will Arnett — an in-person version of their hilarious and highly successful podcast, “SmartLess.” But some ticket holders left the 9 p.m. show unamused.

Bob Saget died after an accidental blow to the head, his family says
Comedian Bob Saget, 65, was found Jan. 9 in a Florida hotel room, and there were no signs of foul play. No drugs or alcohol were involved, his family said.

Matthew Gilbert | TELEVISION REVIEW
In ‘Inventing Anna,’ a con artist who isn’t easy to understand
“Inventing Anna” is an entertaining if overlong look into the mind of a chic, haughty sociopath.

Black History Month
Richard T. Greener left a legacy of trailblazing as an academic and activist
Richard T. Greener is best known today as the first Black graduate of Harvard University, but during his life, he was an influential public figure on par with Frederick Douglass and Booker T. Washington.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
In Massachusetts, a banner election year
This year, Massachusetts is looking at its most interesting and wide-open political season in a long time.

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‘Completely blindsided’: Tewksbury home evacuates seniors after citing disputed emergency order

More than 30 memory care residents were uprooted from Wood Haven Senior Living in late January after they and their families were told the fire department ordered an evacuation.

The Obamas’ presidential portraits are heading to Boston this fall
In September, the MFA will present portraits of Barack and Michelle Obama as part of an extended National Portrait Gallery tour.

Arctic bird spotted in Acton last month after storm; thick-billed murre found ‘emaciated’
The bird was a thick-billed Murre, a species that’s common in the Arctic region but not in Massachusetts, said Wayne Petersen, director of important bird areas at Mass Audubon.

Maine cat that ended up in Florida is on its way home
A Maine family that long ago gave up on a lost family cat is being reunited — more than six years and 1,500 miles later.

video

Culture & Lifestyle

I spent time in a kitchen with Gordon Ramsay — and I survived

TELEVISION

Hulu’s ‘The Girl From Plainville’ premieres March 29

One hour on a bench with the $1 sketch artist of Boston Common

Rachel Bertone named new leader of Reagle Music Theatre

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

Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

Supreme Court shows its true colors by greenlighting Alabama’s racial gerrymander

IDEAS | SASWATO R. DAS

An inventor that isn’t human

SCOT LEHIGH

The GOP’s bad bet: Declaring war on the truth

RENÉE GRAHAM

The Capitol insurrection was not ‘political discourse.’ It was a violent act of sedition.

IDEAS | JERRY BERGER

What are they hiding on Beacon Hill?

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

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

Metro

COLUMN | DAN MCGOWAN

‘I’m trying to keep him alive.’ Life as an underpaid, overworked social worker in Providence

Travis Wiggins could easily leave social work for a better-paying gig, and he admits that he has considered leaving the job twice in two decades. But then he tells you what keeps him at Tides Family Services: the kids.
Coronavirus Live Updates

CDC says it is too soon for all Americans to take off masks indoors

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.
PODCAST | RHODE ISLAND REPORT

FDR, sex, and the Navy: Two artists are uncovering a little-known piece of Newport history

“Scandalous Conduct” is a new art and research installation that dives into the history of how sailors and civilian men were targeted in a homophobic undercover operation to root out “immoral acts.”

Judge sentences former casino executive to one year in prison in Varsity Blues case

A former casino executive who was among only two parents to stand trial in the nationwide college admissions scandal was sentenced Wednesday in Boston.

Sports

Olympics | Skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin seeks Olympic reset; enters super-G after training

“It’s hard to accept what happened, but she has to work through it. And one of the better ways to do that is to keep looking forward. She has multiple events here, which is great for her,” US head women’s Alpine coach Paul Kristofic said.
Olympics

Olympic skating favorite Kamila Valieva practices hours after testing positive for banned heart medication

It’s unclear if Russia is appealing or fighting the result, though her light-hearted appearance at her regularly scheduled practice implies that the federation isn’t accepting any finding that would eliminate her.
Olympics | Figure Skating

Nathan Chen’s near-perfect skate wins long-sought gold

Nathan Chen completed his four-year journey toward an elusive Olympic gold medal Thursday, following his record short program at the Beijing Games with a near-perfect free skate that earned him a standing ovation from supporters.
JOHN POWERS | ON THE OLYMPICS

In his quest for redemption, Nathan Chen claims long-sought gold with a routine that blew away his rivals

Olympics | Snowboarding

Olympic gold medalist Chloe Kim fell on her last two runs of the halfpipe final. That’s hardly a bad thing.

Watch the performances from Nathan Chen, Chloe Kim that scored the US two more gold medals

Business

Biden puts focus on drug prices as he tries to revive agenda

President Biden is trying to jump-start progress on his stalled domestic agenda by refocusing attention on one of his most popular proposals, limiting the cost of prescription drugs.

Wynn cuts size of entertainment venue across from Encore

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Susan M. Collins becomes first woman of color to lead Boston Federal Reserve Bank

Samsung unveils new phones as premium market share shrinks

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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PERSPECTIVE

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

Cooking

Recipes: A Valentine’s Day menu with French inspiration

CONNECTIONS

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

On the cover

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

metro

Jon Appleton, pioneer in electronic and electro-acoustic music dies at 83

Former Red Sox player Jeremy Giambi dies in California at 47

Harvard professors drop support for colleague accused of sexual harassment

sports

IOC mum as speculation swirls around Russian Olympic skater

Kelly Curtis is breaking ground as a Black American skeleton racer

What is the drug behind Russia’s Olympic skating case?

business

Microsoft lays out new app store rules as it seeks approval of its Activision deal

No US challenge to $43 billion Discovery-WarnerMedia deal

COVID-19 vaccines, prescriptions fuel strong quarter at CVS

politics

Biden puts focus on drug prices as he tries to revive agenda

Jan. 6 inquiry subpoenas Navarro, who worked to overturn election

Trump blasts McConnell over speaker’s criticism of RNC

Nation

CDC says it is too soon for all Americans to take off masks indoors

‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters who block streets could be ‘arrested without a warrant,’ Ottawa police warn

Biden puts focus on drug prices as he tries to revive agenda

World

‘Freedom Convoy’ protesters who block streets could be ‘arrested without a warrant,’ Ottawa police warn

Finns fear for Ukraine as Russian forces amass at borders

Violence erupts at Syrian camp for Islamic State families, leaving a child dead

opinion

Change climate change policies before the midterms

Buses, bikes, and pedestrians

GOP rebranding, 2022

lifestyle

Some fans grumble that one of the Boston SmartLess Live shows ‘was a swing and a miss’

I spent time in a kitchen with Gordon Ramsay — and I survived

4 places we supported this week

food & dining

I spent time in a kitchen with Gordon Ramsay — and I survived

4 places we supported this week

Happy Valentine’s Day to me!

travel

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

A study in contrasts and collaboration in ‘Each/Other’

One hour on a bench with the $1 sketch artist of Boston Common

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

Books

Mass. librarians launch the Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award

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

Movies

In ‘Death on the Nile,’ it’s row, row, Poirot your boat

‘2001,’ ‘Blade Runner’ effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull dies

Globe critics react to the 2022 Oscar nominations list

Television

In ‘Inventing Anna,’ a con artist who isn’t easy to understand

Get set for season 3 of ‘My Brilliant Friend’

Hulu’s ‘The Girl From Plainville’ premieres March 29

music

The ‘identity crisis’ that produced Lady Pills’ confident new sound

Angelique Kidjo’s music and her mission to empower women

Zander and Boston Philharmonic take on Shostakovich and Beethoven

Theater/Dance

Some fans grumble that one of the Boston SmartLess Live shows ‘was a swing and a miss’

Angelique Kidjo’s music and her mission to empower women

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

globe local

Remnants of the past, a new fitness center, and community conversations

In Newtonville, ‘Roasted Spoke’ opens doors to bicyclists

Newton approves two settlements for firefighters who alleged discrimination on the job

Obituaries

Jon Appleton, pioneer in electronic and electro-acoustic music dies at 83

Former Red Sox player Jeremy Giambi dies in California at 47

‘2001,’ ‘Blade Runner’ effects pioneer Douglas Trumbull dies