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Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, facing a sharp spike in violence in and around territory held by Russia-backed rebels and increasingly dire warnings that Russia plans to invade, on Saturday called for Russian President Vladimir Putin to meet him and seek resolution to the crisis.
Russia is 'poised to strike,' US defense chief says Harris on Ukraine: World at ‘a decisive moment in history’ What to know about the crisis with Russia

Some on the right have first Black woman justice’s qualifications under a microscope. It’s not a new strategy

Insinuating that the bar has been lowered to nominate a person of color to the Supreme Court happened with Thurgood Marshall in 1967, and will likely happen again with Biden’s yet-to-be-named pick.
COVID-19: THE LATEST

Cruise lines say they will follow CDC coronavirus guidelines

Demonstrators in Copley Square support Boston library staff confronted in children’s room by patrons who refuse to wear masks
The people refusing to wear masks inside the library include at least two activists who have been demonstrating against Mayor Michelle Wu’s COVID-19 policies at venues and public events across the city, as well as outside Wu’s residence in Roslindale.

Helicopter crashes into ocean near Miami Beach swimmers

A helicopter crashed Saturday into the ocean waters off Miami Beach, plummeting a few feet away from swimmers in a crowded stretch popular among tourists, officials said.
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston has had a turnstile of superintendents. Why can’t BPS hold onto them?

Boston will search for a superintendent during a time of great upheaval in public schools across the country.
YVONNE ABRAHAM

‘Varsity Blues’ aside, the wealthy’s advantage in college admissions remains a feature, not a bug

The actions of parents accused in the "Varsity Blues" college admissions scandal were criminal because of the deception involved, and because their payments enriched individuals. Short of that, goosing your kid’s college prospects has become a fact of life for many rich parents.
BLACK HISTORY MONTH

‘When are we going to stop the madness?’ Edith Bazile challenges Boston Public Schools to better serve students of color

Edith Bazile is long retired from Boston Public Schools, but she still spends her time there, challenging leaders to offer better educational opportunities to Black and Latino students and those with disabilities.

In N.H., a ski race that doesn’t really get going until the hallucinations start

All you have to do is ski a mile and a quarter up to the top of Black Mountain, to the spot where the beloved vintage double chair lift unloads, and then ski back down.
Opinion
LETTERS

Winter Olympics stagger to a close

The Olympics have been dying a slow death for decades since professionals were allowed into the arena. This year’s production, with its blatant rules-bending, has assured that my children and many others will never again watch.
IDEAS | ALOLIKA DUTTA

A poet in India finds inspiration in photographs of polar bears in Russia

IDEAS | EVAN SELINGER

Bring back the woolly mammoth? Steal DNA? The prospects and pitfalls of rewriting life.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Oh my guac! The truth behind the short-lived avocado crisis of 2022.

EDITORIAL

Let police in Mass. snoop more often — with judicial approval

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PROJECT TAKEOUT

3 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.
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Spotlight Follow-up
Mass. General pays $14.6 million to settle whistle-blower suit over concurrent surgeries
Anesthesiologist Lisa Wollman alleged that at least five orthopedic surgeons regularly kept patients under anesthesia longer than medically necessary because the doctors were juggling two operations at once.

MUSIC REVIEW
Dua Lipa dazzles at TD Garden
Focusing mostly on cuts from “Future Nostalgia,” the London pop star's vibrant show enticed the audience to keep moving.

Disturbing video taken at Eleanor Slater Hospital causes alarm for disability rights group
Video of a December search shows a psychiatric patient in distress, lying on the floor of the state-run hospital as department of corrections officers step over him and hospital workers ignore him.

Alec Baldwin and family purchase a retreat in Vermont
The historic farmhouse, built before 1800, and a guest cottage rest on “50-something acres” and the property is “just gorgeous,” Faith Rhodes, principal broker and owner of Rhodes Real Estate, told the Bennington Banner.

Man in wheelchair killed by hit-and-run driver in Worcester

The driver, Charles Brant, 40, of Boylston, was charged with leaving the scene of a collision causing death, according to the Worcester Police Department.

The top 10 possible Republican presidential candidates for 2024, ranked
Donald Trump is a big favorite among Republicans for another run for the White House. But the GOP has other possible candidates.

Recommended reads

Where does Joe Rogan draw the line?

The podcaster has drawn fire for leveraging his massive platform to spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, and for using racist language. The Newton native has plenty of defenders, but many others believe a comeuppance is overdue.

Boston wants to bring outdoor dining back to the North End. The neighbors aren’t happy about it.
The City of Boston wants to make a stretch of Hanover Street a one-way street for several months as part of its outdoor dining plan, which has drawn heavy skepticism and pushback from some neighborhood residents.

How Jamaica Plain’s Video Underground rental store is surviving the streaming era
To compete with the many available streaming services, the Video Underground DVD rental store in Jamaica Plain has had to diversify its offerings.

GLOBE MAGAZINE
No, college students aren’t obsessed with free speech. Here’s what they do worry about.
Two researchers spent five years visiting 10 vastly different campuses. Their sobering conclusion: The field of higher education is going to need some big changes.

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Culture & Lifestyle

MATTHEW GILBERT

‘Law & Order’ should have remained a closed case

Paul McCartney has a date at Fenway Park on June 7

New York and Boston mix when Dance Now returns to Cambridge for two weekends

BOOKS

Boston teacher creates online bookstore for Black children

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

EDITORIAL

Wu’s proposed real estate transfer tax deserves Legislature’s blessing

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Canada declared a national emergency for this?

David Allen Sibley

A Steller’s Sea-Eagle is one for every birder’s life list

IDEAS | HEATHER E. GOODMAN

In spelling, there’s always room for ‘improvemeant’

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

I don’t need Eminem’s knee. I need the NFL to own its systemic racism problem.

IDEAS | JOE KEOHANE

Why does parenthood make us nostalgic?

Metro

Demonstrators in Copley Square support Boston library staff confronted in children’s room by patrons who refuse to wear masks

The people refusing to wear masks inside the library include at least two activists who have been demonstrating against Mayor Michelle Wu’s COVID-19 policies at venues and public events across the city, as well as outside Wu’s residence in Roslindale.

Wilmington officials complain of more issues at rail crossing where woman was killed last month

The safety gate at a Wilmington railroad crossing where a woman was struck and killed by a train last month allegedly failed to operate correctly Friday morning, frustrated town officials said, but the MBTA said in a statement that the gate “performed as it was designed to.”
THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston has had a turnstile of superintendents. Why can’t BPS hold onto them?

Boston will search for a superintendent during a time of great upheaval in public schools across the country.
Coronavirus Live Updates

Cruise lines say they will follow CDC coronavirus guidelines

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

Sports

Gary Washburn I On basketball

Celtics All-Star Jayson Tatum knows legacy will be cemented with accomplishment and winning

If he remains healthy and remains a Celtic, Jayson Tatum could break several franchise records as well as watch his No. 0 raised to the rafters
OLYMPICS

Six months, two Olympics: Alexandra Burghardt wins bobsled silver to cap double duty

In August, Burghardt was running the 100 meters in the heat of Tokyo’s Summer Olympics. Saturday night in Yanqing, she was on a Winter Games medal podium, the latest in a long line of sprinters turned bobsledders.
MIAA DIVISION 1 INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

Newton North teams make plenty of noise on track with Division 1 championship sweep

The Tigers boys won the 4x400 and the girls took second in their relay, while both teams also got strong performances in the shot put to secure their victories.
Bruins notebook

Bruins need Urho Vaakanainen to play shutdown role on defense

NFL

Steelers hire Brian Flores, who is suing NFL over discrimination, as an assistant coach

John Powers I On Olympics

A sport-by-sport assessment of the US at the Beijing Winter Olympics

Business

Pandemic’s economic impact is easing, but aftershocks may linger

Job growth and retail spending were strong in January, even as coronavirus cases hit a record. Yet the economy remains far from normal. Patterns of work, socializing and spending, disrupted by the pandemic, have been slow to readjust.

Anxious car buyers find themselves watching the same (smoldering) boat

The operator of a Rhode Island-bound car transport ship that caught fire off Portugal, prompting the evacuation of the crew, said Friday that salvage teams were headed to the Azores to assess damage to the vessel and the inventory of vehicles on board.

Dems, GOP set inflation, COVID mandates as election themes

Alaska auction to feature huge opal stashed away for years

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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Globe Magazine

New ethnic studies requirements mean more lessons on race in Boston classrooms

GLOBE MAGAZINE

No, college students aren’t obsessed with free speech. Here’s what they do worry about.

PERSPECTIVE

If we love our pets so much, why do we treat their veterinarians so poorly?

Cooking

Recipes: Sturdy and sweet, kale amps up the flavor and texture of 3 dishes

metro

‘Varsity Blues’ aside, the wealthy’s advantage in college admissions remains a feature, not a bug

Anxious car buyers find themselves watching the same (smoldering) boat

Disturbing video taken at Eleanor Slater Hospital causes alarm for disability rights group

sports

Elana Meyers Taylor is one of the most influential and inspirational athletes in US history, and other Olympic thoughts

2022 Winter Olympics: See tonight’s primetime schedule

Slovakia men beat Sweden for bronze, nation’s first Olympic hockey medal

business

Sanctions against Russia could include cutting access to financial markets and high-tech

CNN executive was ousted after discussing interview topics with Andrew Cuomo

Mass. General pays $14.6 million to settle whistle-blower suit over concurrent surgeries

politics

Why are beef prices so high? Some ranchers and the White House say it’s more than just inflation.

Some on the right have first Black woman justice’s qualifications under a microscope. It’s not a new strategy

Harris on Ukraine: World at ‘a decisive moment in history’

Nation

After mounting a comeback, eagles face a new threat

How the fight over abortion rights has changed the politics of South Texas

Cruise lines say they will follow CDC coronavirus guidelines

World

Ukraine’s Zelenskyy calls on Putin to meet as tensions soar

Ottawa protesters cleared from Parliament encampment

Anxious car buyers find themselves watching the same (smoldering) boat

opinion

Tom Brady’s run holds a lesson for K-12 education

Grid operator: Measured transition makes way for clean energy

Instant ice cream, from state that brought us instant photos

lifestyle

The Manchester-by-the-Sea home where Ghislaine Maxwell lived to list for $7.3 million

How Jamaica Plain’s Video Underground rental store is surviving the streaming era

At what point should we break up?

food & dining

Mooo moves into the Seaport; Ruckus returns to Chinatown

A friendly Brookline spot serves traditional food the way it’s made in Anatolia

5 restaurants to visit when you want to get away

travel

Expedia CEO predicts the ‘busiest travel season ever’ this summer

These days, apres-ski can mean coaster rides and ziplining

The funkiest, baddest ‘burg in Florida

Arts

Kerry Tribe uses language as a medium in ‘Onomatopoeia’

At the Gardner, Zanele Muholi contains and represents multitudes

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

Books

In Neal Thompson’s ‘The First Kennedys,’ how one brave widow built an American dynasty

Garrett Hongo: reading through Los Angeles and Hawaii

Maud Casey’s fourth novel takes us inside an asylum for women

Movies

Volcanic activity, an ‘Alien’ sighting, inscrutable icons

A Baltic state of mind

Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley call off engagement, reports say

Television

With Jeff Bridges in remission, ‘The Old Man’ is set for summer

‘Law & Order’ should have remained a closed case

Olivia Colman’s presence raises ‘Expectations’ for miniseries

music

Dua Lipa dazzles at TD Garden

At BSO, Blomstedt returns with glowing Bruckner

Paul McCartney has a date at Fenway Park on June 7

Theater/Dance

An array of Donnas in ‘Summer,’ a musical that sets out to capture a rich and complex life

Before she left Boston, Donna Summer found her voice

A vision of Miriam Makeba in ‘Dreaming Zenzile’

globe local

Framingham Eagle Scout gives back to Perkins School for the Blind

Maynard’s pollinator meadow puts native species first

Can shabby shopping plazas become vibrant new villages?

Obituaries

Leslie Parnas, celebrated cellist and musical diplomat, dies at 90

Minnesota Representative Jim Hagedorn dies at 59 after cancer battle

Cocoanut Grove fire survivor Christian Gerhard, 97, strove to increase literacy