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Boston schools mask mandate will stay in place beyond state’s Feb. 28 end date, Wu says

Mayor Michelle Wu made the announcement a day after she tweeted a stark photo questioning Governor Charlie Baker's Feb. 28 end date on statewide mask requirements for students and teachers.

Teachers union, City Hall agree to softened version of COVID-19 vaccine mandate

A vaccine for the youngest children brings hope, confusion, concern

For some parents who have been confined by COVID precautions for two years, the shots could not come soon enough. Others are wary.

COVID-19: THE LATEST

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

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Quasi-emergency to be extended in Japan to March 6
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Boston Archdiocese lifts mask mandate for public Masses

Lander was a tough boss at the Broad Institute, but not sexist, say former colleagues

Their reflections paint a picture of a brilliant and complicated scientist who could be difficult.

Massachusetts Institute of Technology President L. Rafael Reif.

MIT president L. Rafael Reif to resign

Reif announced on Thursday that he will resign at the end of 2022 after more than a decade leading the institution. He will take a sabbatical and then return as a professor in the Department of Electrical Engineering and Computer Science, according to MIT.

Beijing Winter Olympics

Hopkinton’s Sean Farrell records hat trick, US men’s hockey routs China 8-0 at Olympics

The Harvard sophomore also delivered one of the team’s two no-look assists, while Norwell's Drew Commesso became the youngest US goaltender to play at the Olympics.

Here's today’s primetime TV schedule See more coverage of the Winter Olympics

12-story hotel could rise in downtown alley next to Orpheum Theatre

A low-rise building a stone's throw from Boston's historic Orpheum Theatre could be transformed into a 12-story hotel.

Your Home | Globe Magazine

The Arteriors cocktail tables, which can be pulled apart or pushed together, remind the homeowners of their own yin and yang personalities. The asymmetrical light fixture, which glows like a constellation at night, is one of their favorite elements of the design.

Their home design brings a bit of Prague, and a dash of Delhi, to Revere new construction

New homeowners hailing from different parts of the world seek a designer’s help blending their unique points of view.

Sconces flanking artwork from Jules Place once hung in the first home that belonged to James' parents. On the right side of the room, the seating is all vintage. “You find an interesting shaped piece, put on fabric you love, and you have a one-of-a-kind piece,” designer Cecilia Casagrande says. The walls are painted Farrow & Ball Brinjal.

Bold paint, plus even bolder wallpaper, transform a humdrum house in Cambridge

Add in vintage furniture covered in luxe fabrics and one thing is clear: Greige decor is highly overrated.

The bird prints from Lussier Lajoie Framing are an ode to blue herons that visit the pond and nest in the trees on the property every year. “We love nature and wanted meaningful art, so when Linda suggested birds, I told her about the herons,” home owner Monica Rogan says. The built-ins are chock full of games and toys.

Designer’s mission impossible: Make an antique-filled 1790 farmhouse family friendly

A couple nurture two children — and a chocolate business — from a Sudbury home that’s filled with antiques, but still works for the whole family.

Opinion

An inmate wearing protective gloves wipes down a general population room door after it was sanitized at the Worcester County House Of Corrections in West Boylston in April 2020.

This regressive ‘tax’ should go

Parole and probation fees fall hardest on those least able to pay. Now Baker wants to end them.

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Loving sports can make you a better person

Katherine Clark

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

Brigham and Women’s is right to decline heart transplant to unvaccinated patient

Boston will bounce back when office workers come back to Boston

A thick-billed murre was spotted at a home in Acton on Jan. 17.

An Arctic bird ended up in Acton. Is climate change to blame?

After last month's winter storm, a kind of bird that’s common in the Arctic region but not in Massachusetts, was spotted in Acton. It's a reminder of the threats birds face amid the climate crisis.

Wordle started as a sweet game. Then we got our hands on it.

No one can escape the long arm of Wordle. There are Wordle TikToks, Wordle spoilers, Wordle nerds, and, of course, Wordle rage.

Shane Johnson.

From the unemployment line to the small screen of ‘Power,’ Shane Johnson is paving his own lane

Johnson, 46, is grateful fans have come back week after week since “Power” debuted in 2014 from executive producer Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson.

Masala Art's Gobhi Gulistan and Vegetable Samosa.

Project Takeout

4 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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LOVE LETTERS

Second-guessing a breakup one year later

"It’s hard because I know that my ex would be interested in getting back together if I gave him the chance."

Man dead after exchanging gunfire in standoff with police in Providence

Police said they responded to the house at 25 Denison St. early Thursday and tried negotiating with the lone gunman, who opened fire with “hundreds of rounds.”

Senate passes landmark bill to guarantee victims of workplace harassment can pursue lawsuits

The measure would prohibit enforcement of contract provisions that mandate third-party arbitration of workplace sexual harassment or assault claims.

Major League Baseball to meet with players Saturday, as status of spring training hangs in the balance

“We’re going to make a good-faith [proposal]. It’s a good proposal," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday.

MOVIE Review | ★★½

In ‘The Worst Person in the World,’ meet a very different Miss Julie

The heroine of the Oscar-nominated Norwegian film is trying to find herself. She's appealing and frustrating — like the movie that centers on her.

When will the Massachusetts State House reopen?

There is daylight between legislative leaders in the Massachusetts House and the Senate on the specifics of a reopening policy.

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Susan M. Collins has been appointed the next president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston.

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.

Tara Sullivan

Brian Flores is taking on the NFL at great personal risk. It doesn’t surprise those who know him best.

Flores’s friends describe him as a man of integrity and character whose motivation has always been “doing what’s right.”

Harvard professors drop support for colleague accused of sexual harassment

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

‘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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Gordon Ramsay during an interview with the Boston Globe.

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

Elle Fanning (with Michael Mosley as attorney Joseph Cataldo) bears a striking resemblance to Michelle Carter in advance photos for "The Girl From Plainville."

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

Artist Nick Shea, 25, does $1 sketches of passersby from a bench on Boston Common.

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

Choreographer/Director Rachel Bertone Photo credit: Courtesy Reagle Music Theatre -- 22Rise

Rachel Bertone named new leader of Reagle Music Theatre

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

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu rides the escalator at the State Street station after her early morning rush hour commute on the MBTA Orange Line on Dec. 17.

Boston will bounce back when office workers come back to Boston

A US Air Force Boeing C-17A Globemaster III transport aircraft.

Sharon E. Burke

Should the Defense Dept. be exempt from cutting greenhouse gas emissions?

Senators Rodger Smitherman (left) and Jim McClendon look over maps during the special session on redistricting at the Alabama State House in Montgomery, on Nov. 1, 2021.

Laurence H. Tribe and Dennis Aftergut

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

Intellectual property law assumes humans are the driving force of invention. However, patent attorney Ryan Abbott says, artificial intelligence systems can “emulate certain aspects of the inventive process particularly autonomously.”

IDEAS | SASWATO R. DAS

An inventor that isn’t human

President Donald Trump smiles at supporters after a 2020 campaign rally in Grand Rapids, Mich.

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

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Loving sports can make you a better person

Metro

Masks no longer required at Mass as of Feb. 28, Archdiocese says

Boston’s Catholics will no longer have to wear masks at Mass starting Feb. 28, the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Boston said Thursday.

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.

Teachers union, City Hall agree to softened version of COVID-19 vaccine mandate

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said on Thursday it is “deeply disappointing” that public safety unions are still fighting her vaccine mandate for city workers, as the legal and political dispute over the requirement continues to dominate her first few months in office.

Lander was a tough boss at the Broad Institute, but not sexist, say former colleagues

Their reflections paint a picture of a brilliant and complicated scientist who could be difficult.

Sports

Major League Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred

Major League Baseball to meet with players Saturday, as status of spring training hangs in the balance

“We’re going to make a good-faith [proposal]. It’s a good proposal," MLB commissioner Rob Manfred said Thursday.

Gold medal winners Ashley Caldwell, Christopher Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld celebrated during the award ceremony for the mixed team aerials.

Olympics: US wins gold in mixed aerials, first medal in discipline since 2010

Ashley Caldwell, Christopher Lillis and Justin Schoenefeld all earned their first Winter Games medals.

Hopkinton native Sean Farrell, right, was congratulated by goaltender Drew Commesso of Norwell after scoring one of his three goals.

Hopkinton’s Sean Farrell records hat trick, US men’s hockey routs China 8-0 at Olympics

The Harvard sophomore also delivered one of the team’s two no-look assists, while Norwell's Drew Commesso became the youngest US goaltender to play at the Olympics.

2022 WINTER OLYMPICS

2022 Winter Olympics: See last night’s results and tonight’s primetime schedule

Olympics | Skiing

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

Skating favorite Kamila Valieva practices hours after reports say she tested positive for banned drug

Business

Lander was a tough boss at the Broad Institute, but not sexist, say former colleagues

Their reflections paint a picture of a brilliant and complicated scientist who could be difficult.

Senate passes landmark bill to guarantee victims of workplace harassment can pursue lawsuits

The measure would prohibit enforcement of contract provisions that mandate third-party arbitration of workplace sexual harassment or assault claims.

INNOVATION BEAT

College startup founders want to take on police brutality

12-story hotel could rise in downtown alley next to Orpheum Theatre

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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

A photo illustration of smoke coming from a gas stove.

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

Mustard-Braised Chicken With
Tarragon served on egg noodles.

Recipes: A Valentine’s Day menu with French inspiration

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

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

metro

Neighbor captures gunfire standoff between Providence police and lone gunman

A vaccine for the youngest children brings hope, confusion, concern

Shuttle bus crash in Harvard Square under investigation

sports

Nathan Chen captured gold in men's figure skating.

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

When Nathan Chen is on, as he was in a gold-medal winning free skate, his rivals have no chance

Chloe Kim pretty much had the gold after her first halfpipe run. Then she tried to go even bigger.

business

Farmers blocked Highway 402 near Sarnia, Ontario, on February 10, 2022 to protest against vaccine mandates. The highway serves as an alternate route to the US and has been taking the traffic diverted from the Windsor-Detroit border crossing which has been blocked by protestors since February 7.

Truck blockade at US-Canadian border shuts auto plants

Boris Johnson’s scandals overshadow trip to deescalate Ukraine

US jobless claims fell by more than forecast last week to 223,000

politics

Senator Kirsten Gillibrand.

Senate passes landmark bill to guarantee victims of workplace harassment can pursue lawsuits

How a Long Island Republican used a mask rebellion to revive his career

CDC proposes softer guidance on opioid prescriptions

Nation

A sign asked shoppers to wear masks in New York on Feb. 9, 2022.

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

Q and A: Why does it matter if deer are getting infected with the coronavirus?

Angry customers, more work, and longer hours strain pharmacists

World

Children waited to receive free bread distributed as part of the Save Afghans From Hunger campaign in front of a bakery in Kabul on January 18, 2022.

‘Contactless’ humanitarian aid has its perks and pitfalls

Half the world is now fully vaccinated. But the global divide is stark, experts say.

UK police question Johnson’s staff on ‘partygate’ and new photo that emerged

opinion

A small line of semi-trailer trucks line up along northbound Interstate 75 in Detroit as the Ambassador Bridge entrance is blocked off for travel to Canada on Tuesday.

Canadian truckers, the Greatest Generation, and service to others

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

This year, Independence Day is also Interdependence Day

lifestyle

Love Letters

Second-guessing a breakup one year later

Hadar Busia-Singleton on fresh pasta, her Nintendo Switch, and memories of Miffy

Historic Harris Hill Ski Jump celebrates 100 years with a winter carnival

food & dining

People’s Republik in Central Square closed in late 2020 after 23 years in business.

Conan O’Brien raves about a new Newton restaurant — and a New Republik is founded in Inman Square

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

4 places we supported this week

travel

Hadar Busia-Singleton in Brazil.

Hadar Busia-Singleton on fresh pasta, her Nintendo Switch, and memories of Miffy

Historic Harris Hill Ski Jump celebrates 100 years with a winter carnival

A portable cinema, an Empire State proposal, and two weekends of live dance

Arts

Artist Todd McKie.

Remembering Todd McKie, a painter known for his bright palette, dark humor, and friendship

At SPOKE, L’Merchie Frazier’s quilts speak volumes

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

Books

Massachusetts Teen Choice Book Award co-chairs Suzanne Larson, left. and Barbara Fecteau plan to announce the first winner in October.

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

Jason Segel and Grace Kaufman in “The Sky Is Everywhere."

The sky above, the ‘Lennie scapes’ all around

In ‘The Worst Person in the World,’ meet a very different Miss Julie

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

Television

Shane Johnson.

From the unemployment line to the small screen of ‘Power,’ Shane Johnson is paving his own lane

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

Get set for season 3 of ‘My Brilliant Friend’

music

Boston's Ella Boissonnault has set Lady Pills on a fresh course as a solo artist.

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

Eric Rubb, part of the Blue Man Group trio, is shown at a recent rehearsal at the Charles Playhouse.

There’s no masking the joy of Blue Man Group as the trio returns to the stage

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

globe local

Worker continued to repair a water main break on Huntington Avenue in Boston on Thursday.

Private company handling repairs on Huntington Avenue following major water main break in Back Bay

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

In Newtonville, ‘Roasted Spoke’ opens doors to bicyclists

Obituaries

Jon Appleton pictured in 2021. A composer, professor, and pioneer in electronic and electro-acoustic music, he helped develop the Synclavier, the first digital synthesizer.

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