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When the hospital challenged his unemployment benefits, ICU nurse fought back

In early 2020, Jack Stewart quit and started collecting unemployment after COVID. Then the state informed him that his former employer was challenging his eligibility, and he could be forced to pay back $42,000.
COVID-19: THE LATEST

State House to reopen to public, with mandate visitors prove they’re vaccinated or show negative test

Russia recognizes Ukraine-held areas as part of rebel areas

Russia announced Tuesday that its recognition of independence for areas in eastern Ukraine extends to territory currently held by Ukrainian forces — further raising the stakes amid Western fears that Moscow a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine is imminent.
Germany takes steps to halt Nord Stream 2 Putin calls Ukrainian statehood a fiction. History suggests otherwise.

A hint of spring before another winter storm. Expect another week of turbulent New England weather
Come Thursday, temperatures will plunge into the 20s with another winter storm that is expected to dump a wintery mix on the region soon to follow.

Brian Flores says he’s not mad at Bill Belichick, explains why he made text exchange public

“I’m not mad,” Flores said. “He sent a text message to the wrong person. I’m certainly guilty of that.”

MLB owners, players meet for four hours, remain far apart on key issues as season delay deadline looms

The two sides met for significant time on Monday, but made little material progress at the negotiating table.

Bruce Arians disagrees with report claiming Tom Brady’s relationship with him soured

Arians refuted a report from former Patriots offensive lineman Rich Ohrnberger.
Opinion
Joan Vennochi

IBM e-mails about making ‘dinobabies’ extinct confirm what older workers already know

Still, it’s startling to see so much contempt expressed so candidly — and in writing.
EDITORIAL

A better way to admit students to Boston Latin

Lyndia Downie and Ray Hammond

Boston has what it takes to end homelessness

Myron Rolle

Apply the 2% way to systemic racism

IDEAS | KHARI THOMPSON

A decade after Trayvon Martin’s killing, the burden of Blackness persists

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

3 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.
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Man accused of abducting woman after she left Boston bar seeks medical release from jail

Prosecutors, who have grown weary of Victor Pena’s outbursts, bizarre behavior, and efforts to derail going to trial, say his “release would pose a danger to any vulnerable woman he encounters."

Some Team USA players didn’t waste any time getting right back into action with their college teams
After the Olympics, some players jumped right back into action.

Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise
Hive thefts have been reported elsewhere in the country, most recently three hives containing about 60,000 bees taken from a grocery chain's garden in central Pennsylvania.

Man stabbed in Back Bay Station over flushing toilet

A Malden man allegedly stabbed another man in the hand Sunday morning over toilet flushing in Back Bay Station, officials said.

Returning to Fox Business, Neil Cavuto credits vaccination with saving life

Neil Cavuto, the veteran Fox Business host who has not appeared on the network for more than a month, returned Monday, telling viewers that his absence was because of COVID-19 pneumonia that sent him to an intensive-care unit “for quite a while.”

dan shaughnessy
Juwan Howard isn’t the first coach to lose control, but he was definitely out of line
The incident at the Michigan-Wisconsin game evoked memories of Chaney-Calipari and even some Red Auerbach antics.

Recommended reads

Law firms under pressure to stop representing fossil fuel interests

An increasingly vocal group of law students around the country are pressuring law firms to cut ties with oil and gas companies and their allies.

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.

THE FINE PRINT
A leaky oil tank could cost a young couple their dream home
Under strictly enforced state environmental laws, the Proctors are now responsible for removing contamination caused by the spill.

beth teitell
We’re not hosting the Olympics in 2024. Who’s luckier — Boston or the Olympics?
If Boston’s bid had been successful, we’d be looking back now with nostalgia at the days when all we fought about were vaccine mandates and masking rules.

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Culture & Lifestyle

What’s up, Doc? Just the Bugs Bunny Film Festival at the Brattle.

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

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

The $1 fine for jaywalking is high enough already

LETTERS

Boston’s small businesses have waited long enough. Get back to the office.

Alex Beam

Pets over people

Linda Melconian

Tip O’Neill’s House could serve as a lesson to today’s Congress

Mary Ann D'Urso

To those who want to ban books: Why are you so afraid of ideas?

IDEAS | JOE KEOHANE

Why does parenthood make us nostalgic?

Metro

A running list of school districts keeping or dropping their mask mandates

Massachusetts dropped its statewide mandate, but individual school districts can still decide for themselves what to do.
Coronavirus Live Updates

State House to reopen to public, with mandate visitors prove they’re vaccinated or show negative test

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

State House to reopen to public, with mandate visitors prove they’re vaccinated or show negative test

The Massachusetts State House will reopen to the public on Tuesday with various rules and restrictions, including a mask mandate, ending the longest-running closure of a state capitol in the continental United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Paul Farmer, who tirelessly brought health care to the world’s neediest, dies at 62

A cofounder of Partners in Health, he believed that "Medicine should be viewed as social justice work in a world that is so sick and so riven by inequities."

Sports

NFL

Brian Flores says he’s not mad at Bill Belichick, explains why he made text exchange public

“I’m not mad,” Flores said. “He sent a text message to the wrong person. I’m certainly guilty of that.”
Monday's boys' basketball roundup

Mike Loughnane has top-ranked and unbeaten BC High boys’ basketball team rolling as the postseason approaches

The senior guard recorded 20 points, 7 assists, and 6 rebounds for the Eagles (19-0) and was named tournament MVP of the Comcast Classic championship after a 78-64 win over No. 5 Everett.

Some Team USA players didn’t waste any time getting right back into action with their college teams

After the Olympics, some players jumped right back into action.
MLB

MLB owners, players meet for four hours, remain far apart on key issues as season delay deadline looms

MONDAY'S GIRLS' BASKETBALL Roundup

Erin Reen’s clutch end-of-game heroics vs. Woburn helps Norwood girls’ basketball stay unbeaten

Men's College Basketball

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard suspended five games for Wisconsin melee

Business

Russia recognizes Ukraine-held areas as part of rebel areas

Russia announced Tuesday that its recognition of independence for areas in eastern Ukraine extends to territory currently held by Ukrainian forces — further raising the stakes amid Western fears that Moscow a full-fledged invasion of Ukraine is imminent.

Ukraine-Russia: Germany takes steps to halt Nord Stream 2

Germany has taken steps to halt the process of certifying the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline from Russia, Chancellor Olaf Scholz said Tuesday, as the West started taking punitive measures against Moscow over the Ukraine crisis.

Dubai airport is busiest for global travel as virus persists

Returning to Fox Business, Neil Cavuto credits vaccination with saving life

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.

magazine
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

Coming to America

With Paul Farmer’s passing, the world has lost the gift of a rare man

Man accused of abducting woman after she left Boston bar seeks medical release from jail

sports

Bruce Arians disagrees with report claiming Tom Brady’s relationship with him soured

Masconomet’s Bella Misiura floors it to win all-around title at state coaches individual girls’ gymnastics championship

With suspension served, Brad Marchand is set to return Thursday as Bruins begin six-game trip

business

Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise

Trump’s social media app launches year after Twitter ban

When the hospital challenged his unemployment benefits, ICU nurse fought back

politics

Biden agency vacancies to drag on White House priorities

‘Crack pipe’ backlash endangers Biden drug policies

IRS will allow taxpayers to forgo facial recognition amid blowback

Nation

State House to reopen to public, with mandate visitors prove they’re vaccinated or show negative test

Returning to Fox Business, Neil Cavuto credits vaccination with saving life

Jury to be finalized in Breonna Taylor-related shooting case

World

Russia recognizes Ukraine-held areas as part of rebel areas

Ukraine-Russia: Germany takes steps to halt Nord Stream 2

Hong Kong orders mandatory COVID-19 tests for all residents

opinion

Pets over people

To those who want to ban books: Why are you so afraid of ideas?

Tip O’Neill’s House could serve as a lesson to today’s Congress

lifestyle

What’s up, Doc? Just the Bugs Bunny Film Festival at the Brattle.

10 unforgettable guest stars who appeared on ‘Arthur’

We’re never single at the same time

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

What’s up, Doc? Just the Bugs Bunny Film Festival at the Brattle.

Volcanic activity, an ‘Alien’ sighting, inscrutable icons

A Baltic state of mind

Television

This week’s Euphoria explores viewpoint in a whole new way

This week’s TV: A ‘Beat the Press’ podcast, Uber CEO’s wild ride, and the words of Frederick Douglass

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

music

A decadent 25th birthday for the Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Dua Lipa dazzles at TD Garden

At BSO, Blomstedt returns with glowing Bruckner

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

Dr. Paul Farmer, who tirelessly brought health care to the world’s neediest, dies at 62

With Paul Farmer’s passing, the world has lost the gift of a rare man

Dr. Warren Zapol, anesthesiologist whose research discoveries saved lives, dies at 79