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Michelle Wu has raised over $1 million for her inaugural festivities, most of it from Boston’s power brokers

Her inaugural fund as Boston mayor places Michelle Wu squarely within an age-old political tradition: tapping the wealthy and powerful to pay for festivities where top donors gain access to the city’s new leader.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Schools, businesses want early college program greatly expanded for underrepresented students — but will Mass. do it?

The state's Early College Initiative aims to help high school students from low-income families and communities of color earn free college credits and receive support, making higher education more attainable.

Judge to dismiss Palin libel lawsuit against New York Times

A judge said Monday he’ll dismiss a libel lawsuit that Sarah Palin filed against The New York Times, claiming the newspaper damaged her reputation with an editorial falsely linking her campaign rhetoric to a mass shooting.
COVID-19: THE LATEST

Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to end protest and border blockade

Here’s what to know about the Ukraine-Russia crisis as diplomacy steps up

Diplomatic efforts to head off what US officials have warned could be an imminent Russian attack on Ukraine entered a new round on Monday. Here’s a look at what is happening where and why.
Russia obliquely cooperative, mood of Ukraine crisis changes

Amid questions about cost and continued diesel use, T breaks ground on the new Quincy bus garage

The projected cost of the $372 million facility "should set off the alarm bells at the MBTA finance department,” said a former state inspector general.

Disparaging e-mails suggest IBM’s top executives sought to shed older workers

The new details provide more ammunition for the workers in a federal lawsuit and hundreds of private arbitration cases nationwide.

We now return to our regularly scheduled programming

“Bridgerton,” “The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel,” and other series are back after pandemic-related hiatus.
This week’s TV: Story lines we forgot to remember, a Kanye docuseries, and more All about forgiveness: Noteworthy moments from the latest episode of ‘Euphoria’
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

Taking on the scourge of online Spanish-language misinformation

Unchecked distortions on Spanish-language social media — a primary source of news for many Latinos — are twisting the truth about everything from COVID-19 and Ukraine to George Floyd and electoral candidates.
EDITORIAL

Senate needs to hurry up on Russia sanctions

John Valverde

I killed a man, went to prison, and then got a second chance. Others should too.

Joan Vennochi

While Baker stands up to police, Wu surrenders to unions

EDITORIAL

NFL’s Super Sunday super mess

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
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

More recent stories

Tufts University president Anthony Monaco is latest higher education leader to step down
Anthony Monaco has served as Tufts' leader for 12 years. He said he hopes to continue to work to solve “societal challenges” from a new post in academia or another sector.

Search for Emerson College’s next president is put on pause

Beanpot Final | BU 1, Northeastern 0
Dylan Peterson’s late goal lifts Boston University to first men’s Beanpot title since 2015
Dylan Peterson scored the only goal of the game with less than three minutes to play to end Northeastern's run of Beanpot dominance.

Christopher L. Gasper
Rock star Rams coach Sean McVay needed this Super Bowl victory for the ring, and redemption
He's the biggest star on a team loaded with talent, and he rewrote his legacy with a victory.

Two men killed in head-on collision in East Brookfield

A 60-year-old man from Fitchburg and a 71-year-old man from Leicester were killed in a head-on collision on Route 49 in East Brookfield on Monday, State Police said.

Mother, boyfriend, and friend charged with murder of Pawtucket toddler who ingested Fentanyl

All three are charged with the murder of Jachkeilin Guzman Trinidad Jr. His mother, Jessaline Andrade, is also charged with two counts of cruelty and neglect of her two older sons.

Lawsuit alleges supervisor at Dorchester day program raped deaf, disabled woman

The lawsuit says the woman couldn’t call out for help during the attack because of her disability and waited a day before confiding in another staff member at Strides Day Habilitation Program on Beach Street.

Recommended reads

The Keurig of ice cream is heating up fast

ColdSnap’s single-serve ice cream machine uses aluminum pods that are roughly the size of a Red Bull can and deliver frozen treats, including ice cream, frozen smoothies, and frozen cocktails.

SHIRLEY LEUNG AND LARRY EDELMAN
They qualified for unemployment benefits. Then the state asked for the money back.
Months after approving their jobless claims, Massachusetts began telling people that they may need to return the money. Here are the stories of people battling with the Department of Unemployment Assistance.

Double-decker tour buses are coming to Boston. But rivals say not so fast.
Open-top, two-level buses were apparently discouraged under Tom Menino’s long tenure as mayor. But last fall, the city’s main tour operators say they learned double-deckers could hit the road here soon.

Police removed 600-plus names from a Boston gang database. For some councilors, it’s not enough.
More than 3,000 people are still listed in the controversial database, in which Black and Latinx Boston residents are disproportionately represented.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Roxbury rapper Vintage Lee considers the possibilities, for herself and her community

Season 2, episode 6 of ‘Euphoria’ was all about forgiveness. Here are some noteworthy moments.

What does a concertmaster actually do? Our critic pulls back the curtain as the BSO searches for its next leader.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Your February vacation week solved

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

John Valverde

I killed a man, went to prison, and then got a second chance. Others should too.

EDITORIAL

NFL’s Super Sunday super mess

EDITORIAL

Violent outbursts on planes are getting worse. But a new no-fly list isn’t the solution.

Jason Mathers

Has Mass. missed the bus on electric vehicles?

Leah C. Stokes

Build Back Better is about opportunity, not sacrifice

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

Loving sports can make you a better person

Metro

Clinicians are leaving their jobs at mental health centers amid rising demand, survey finds

A survey found that for every 13 clinicians who leave positions at community mental health clinics around the state, only 10 can be found to replace them. As a result fewer patients are getting care than before the pandemic, while many more are seeking it.
Coronavirus Live Updates

Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to end protest and border blockade

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

Search for Emerson College’s next president put on pause

The Presidential Search Committee determined that the pause is for “the best interest of the College,” the chairman of the committee wrote.

Amid questions about cost and continued diesel use, T breaks ground on the new Quincy bus garage

The projected cost of the $372 million facility "should set off the alarm bells at the MBTA finance department,” said a former state inspector general.

Sports

Olympics | Skiing

Mikaela Shiffrin completes her downhill run in middle of the pack

Shiffrin has 73 World Cup career victories, but only two have been in the downhill.
Beanpot Final | BU 1, Northeastern 0

Dylan Peterson’s late goal lifts Boston University to first men’s Beanpot title since 2015

Dylan Peterson scored the only goal of the game with less than three minutes to play to end Northeastern's run of Beanpot dominance.
Olympics | Freestyle Skiing

Eileen Gu takes silver in the women’s freeski slopestyle

Earlier, Gu won the gold medal in the big air event.
MONDAY'S GIRLS' BASKETBALL ROUNDUP

Grace Oliver sizzles for Norwell girls’ basketball in South Shore League victory over East Bridgewater

BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

To understand why Everett boys’ basketball is unbeaten in the Greater Boston League, look no further than its junior leaders

Christopher L. Gasper

Rock star Rams coach Sean McVay needed this Super Bowl victory for the ring, and redemption

Business

Pakistan letting India deliver wheat to hungry Afghanistan

Under a deal with New Delhi, dozens of trucks from Afghanistan will be allowed to collect wheat from India by way of Pakistan's Wagha border near the city of Lahore, beginning Feb. 21.

Texas sues Meta over facial recognition

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Canadian PM invokes emergency powers to end protest, border blockade

Trump financial statements aren’t reliable, his accounting firm says

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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CONNECTIONS

I found a love note meant for someone else

PERSPECTIVE

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

MISS CONDUCT

I caught COVID from my boyfriend’s sister. And now she’s mad at me!

Cooking

Recipes: A Valentine’s Day menu with French inspiration

metro

Schools, businesses want early college program greatly expanded for underrepresented students — but will Mass. do it?

Michelle Wu has raised over $1 million for her inaugural festivities, most of it from Boston’s power brokers

Mother, boyfriend, and friend charged with murder of Pawtucket toddler who ingested Fentanyl

sports

EMass boys’ basketball: North Quincy’s Daithi Quinn headlines Players of the Week

IOC says there will be no medal ceremony if Russian Kamila Valieva finishes in top three

Brad Marchand travels with Bruins to New York to appeal six-game ban

business

Canada’s Trudeau wields emergency police powers against protesting truckers

Damon Hart’s training prepares him for C-suite job at Liberty Mutual

No-fly list talks in the US escalate as anti-mask violence soars

politics

Parkland victim’s father scales crane near White House

Judge to dismiss Palin libel lawsuit against New York Times

Louisville mayoral candidate unharmed in shooting, police say

Nation

SpaceX tourists will make attempt at spacewalk during flight

Screams that went silent: Prosecutors’ account of Chinatown killing

Canada’s Trudeau invokes emergency powers to end protest and border blockade

World

US asks Honduras to arrest, extradite ex-President Hernández

South Korean COVID deaths rise, hope rests on high booster rate

Pakistan letting India deliver wheat to hungry Afghanistan

opinion

Build Back Better is about opportunity, not sacrifice

Biden’s bill would be a cornerstone for US climate policy

The hidden costs to lab animals and humans alike

lifestyle

I dream of my late ex-husband

Watch some of the most memorable ads from Super Bowl LVI

At Winter Olympics, virus fight waged with worker sacrifices

food & dining

What to make for Super Bowl snacks this Sunday

The votes are in. This is the best sugar cereal, according to Globe readers.

Vegan vendors get ready for the return of RI VegFest

travel

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

Carmen Herrera, Cuban-born artist who won fame at 89, dies at 106

‘Frida,’ the latest immersive show to land in Boston, is a spectacle — but is it art?

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

Books

‘Moon Witch, Spider King’ turns African fantasy on its head

She follows her hunches for what to read next

The creation and the critique in ‘Pure Colour’

Movies

Regina Hall, Amy Schumer, Wanda Sykes to host Oscars, reports say

Two documentaries offer powerful profiles of Black resistance

Flight patterns, the plight of the rights, class actions

Television

Season 2, episode 6 of ‘Euphoria’ was all about forgiveness. Here are some noteworthy moments.

We now return to our regularly scheduled programming

Watch the first trailer for the Ben Affleck, Ana de Armas erotic thriller ‘Deep Water’

music

Violinist Randall Goosby brings top-tier talents to Boston

Roxbury rapper Vintage Lee considers the possibilities, for herself and her community

Snoop Dogg, Dr. Dre, Mary J. Blige, Eminem perform at star-studded Super Bowl LVI halftime show

Theater/Dance

Marianna Bassham’s brilliant disguises in ‘People, Places & Things’

Elma Lewis brought Boston’s thriving Black arts scene to the national stage

The Youth America Grand Prix returns to Worcester

globe local

3-alarm fire damages roof, solar panels at Newburyport printing company

Dracut police ask public to help identify 2 suspects in $12k robbery case

Surveillance video shows BU professor climbing T stairs moments before his fatal fall

Obituaries

Carmen Herrera, Cuban-born artist who won fame at 89, dies at 106

Ivan Reitman, producer, ‘Ghostbusters’ director, dies at 75

Ashley Bryan, whose diverse characters enlivened children’s books, dies at 98