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West unleashes SWIFT bans, more crushing penalties on Russia

Ukrainian defense forces put up fierce resistance Saturday, slowing the advance of the larger and better-armed Russian military closing in on Kyiv, the capital. European nations and the US rushed assistance to the country, including more ammunition and weapons, and announced another round of powerful sanctions aimed at further isolating Russia from the global financial system.
Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian forces target Kyiv
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Russian forces advance against Ukraine; over 150,000 Ukrainians flee country

In sweatpants and sneakers, Ukrainian civilians get rifles and join the fight
Newly armed Ukrainian civilians and members of various paramilitary groups are helping to mount a spirited defense as Russian forces invade.

Explainer: A look at West’s toughest sanctions yet on Russia

Two of the key new measures target the heart of Russia's financial system, its Central Bank, and cut an unspecified number of Russia's banks off from the SWIFT financial network. SWIFT is a vital element of global commerce and banking that moves money from bank to bank around the world.

JENÉE OSTERHELDT
The hate we give: FBI report reflects the highest surge of hate crimes in 12 years.
Hate crimes are hurting everyone as America’s hate culture continues to be an epidemic.

Nine years after their daughter’s death, the Sabir family still seeks answers — and accountability
Rehma Sabir died at 1-year-old in 2013, becoming the subject of a fierce, years-long legal dispute and a seminal case regarding shaken baby syndrome.

In Michelle Wu’s first 100 days as Boston mayor, new directions and age-old power struggles

Looming over her fast-paced first weeks has been a fight both unique to the current moment and canonical in Boston politics: the contentious labor dispute over her vaccine mandate for city workers.

Jeneé Osterheldt
Trayvon Martin’s Black life mattered
A decade after the killing of Trayvon Martin, we’re still struggling to protect Black lives.

Bullying claims date back years in Woburn High School football program

Five years into Jack Belcher’s coaching career at Woburn, the culture of his program and the school district’s supervision of him are under scrutiny.

A Georgia primary battle tests the power of Trump

Nowhere is Trump more eager to flush out disloyal Republicans than Georgia. But in this race, Trump’s chosen candidate is struggling to catch fire, leaving the power of his endorsement in question.

Celtics 113, Pistons 104
Celtics pull away to beat Pistons in Detroit
The Celtics are back in action Sunday against the Pacers in Indianapolis.

Opinion
EDITORIAL

For the 650,000 homes that use oil heat, a lurking financial danger the Legislature should address

The Legislature should pass a measure requiring insurers to cover clean-up costs for homeowners.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Bird of paradox

IDEAS | GIANNA CACCIATORE

The slaveholders of Dorchester

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

Ketanji Brown Jackson won’t just make history, she’ll also be a voice for the ages

H.D.S. Greenway

Welcome to Cold War II

Legal Sea Foods founder George Berkowitz dies at 97

Mr. Berkowitz opened the Legal Sea Foods fish market in 1950 and added a restaurant in 1968.

Truck carrying US mail plunges into Charles River near I-95 offramp

State Police were called to the area just before noon for a report of a tractor-trailer in the water. The truck’s driver was standing atop the vehicle in the water, and told first responders he couldn’t swim.

Where should you wear a mask indoors? This map shows the COVID-19 level in each Massachusetts community, according to the CDC’s new system.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Friday loosened its mask recommendations for most of the country, adopting a new system that allows about 70 percent of the United States population to stop wearing masks.
Many healthy Americans can take a break from masks, CDC says

President Biden’s pick of Ketanji Brown Jackson could make Supreme Court history

Biden’s announcement Friday upheld his campaign promise to nominate a Black woman to a court that has had only two other Black justices and only five women in its 232-year history.
Analysis: What to watch next with the Ketanji Brown Jackson nomination How a high school debate team shaped Ketanji Brown Jackson

Parenting

My daughter had colic and her endless crying made me feel like a failure

Kids produce endless stuff. How do you decide what to save?

We need an Operation Warp Speed for kids’ mental health

Moms reveal where they find peace and quiet

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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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Red Sox minor leaguer Brett Netzer released after racist, homophobic barrage

The 2017 third-round pick, who last played in 2019 at Double A Portland, made a slew of posts attacking chief baseball officer Chaim Bloom — among others — on racist and homophobic grounds.

‘Only in New England’: Despite cold and snow, Sully’s Castle Island opens to eager crowd
Saturday marked Sullivan’s annual reopening after its winter hibernation — an occasion known to longtime loyalists as an indicator that spring is around the corner.

‘It’s such a great relief’: Local union gives free school supplies to teachers, students in need

To support teachers who often have to pay for school supplies out of pocket, Iron Workers Local 7 handed out bags of free supplies to families and educators in South Boston on Saturday.

14 shot at Vegas hookah parlor; 1 dead and 2 critically hurt

Fourteen people were shot before dawn Saturday morning at a hookah parlor and police said one person died and that two of the victims suffered critical injuries.

New research points to Wuhan market as COVID pandemic origin

Scientists released a pair of extensive studies on Saturday that point to a market in Wuhan, China, as the origin of the coronavirus pandemic. The two reports, totaling about 150 pages, have not yet been published in a scientific journal.

Labor activists and unions members march in Boston Saturday

Labor activists and local unions, including Starbucks workers, rallied and marched Saturday afternoon in Boston during a “Workers Power Day” event to support efforts to unionize workers and fight systemic racism across the US.

Recommended reads

Ranking 10 Batman actors from best to worst

The first-place winner has the perfect voice. The second-place Batman is the sexiest. And in last place: the one who calls himself the franchise killer.
Vote for your favorite Batman For ‘The Batman’ director Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson was ‘the only choice’

With Wu legal appeal, fight over COVID-19 vaccination for city workers continues
Boston authorities said Friday they were filing an appeal of a court ruling last week that blocked enforcement of the requirement for a trio of public safety unions.

Brookline wants a fossil fuel-free future. With latest ruling, the AG says: Not yet (again).
On Friday, a ruling from the Attorney General found that its attempt to use zoning bylaws to limit fossil fuels in new construction violated state law.

Obituary
Lauren Sampson was a ‘bright light’ of Boston’s civil rights lawyers
At 30, Sampson was one of the region’s most ardent civil rights champions. An “intellectual giant” of boundless compassion, she ended her life amid mental health struggles.

video

Culture & Lifestyle

STAGE REVIEW

Singing out, and speaking out, in ArtsEmerson’s ‘Dreaming Zenzile’

John Mayer postpones two Boston shows at TD Garden after catching COVID again

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Moms reveal where they find peace and quiet

ART

A rare work by Surrealist Remedios Varo ‘opens up new worlds’ at the MFA

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

Andrew Bacevich

US can’t absolve itself of responsibility for Putin’s Ukraine invasion

MARCELA GARCÍA

A slap on the wrist for a bigoted assault in East Boston

Timothy Snyder

Putin’s Hitler-like tricks and tactics in Ukraine

EDITORIAL

Russia has turned itself into a pariah state, and earned the world’s scorn

SCOT LEHIGH

The US must rediscover the resolve that thwarted the USSR

IDEAS | MICHAEL MURPHY

What Paul Farmer taught me about ‘dignity construction’ in health care

Metro

Truck carrying US mail plunges into Charles River near I-95 offramp

State Police were called to the area just before noon for a report of a tractor-trailer in the water. The truck’s driver was standing atop the vehicle in the water, and told first responders he couldn’t swim.

Nine years after their daughter’s death, the Sabir family still seeks answers — and accountability

Rehma Sabir died at 1-year-old in 2013, becoming the subject of a fierce, years-long legal dispute and a seminal case regarding shaken baby syndrome.

‘Only in New England’: Despite cold and snow, Sully’s Castle Island opens to eager crowd

Saturday marked Sullivan’s annual reopening after its winter hibernation — an occasion known to longtime loyalists as an indicator that spring is around the corner.
JENÉE OSTERHELDT

The hate we give: FBI report reflects the highest surge of hate crimes in 12 years.

Hate crimes are hurting everyone as America’s hate culture continues to be an epidemic.

Sports

Bruins 3, Sharks 1

Brad Marchand sparks Bruins past the Sharks in second game of road trip

Marchand tallied in the first period and the third to help the Bruins record their second win of a six-game road trip.
revolution 2, timbers 2

Revolution lose lead twice, settle for tie in season opener

New England twice took the lead but could not hold on, leaving the club without a victory in season openers since 2013.
MLB

MLB pans union proposals, all but ending hope of an on-time start to the season

Owners essentially rejected in full a three-plank counterproposal the players made, with the union nearly bailing out of talks before deciding to return to the table Sunday.
MIAA SECTIONAL GIRLS' GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Masconomet, Franklin are beaming after capturing girls’ gymnastics sectional championships

MIAA INDOOR TRACK | MEET OF CHAMPIONS

Winchester’s Easton Tan overcomes all obstacles, sets MIAA Meet of Champions record in 55-meter hurdles

MIAA BOYS' BASKETBALL TOURNAMENT

State boys’ basketball tournament: Seeds and pairings for Divisions 1-5

Business

Delta suspends codesharing with Russia’s Aeroflot airline

Delta Air Lines has suspended its codesharing partnership with Russian national airline Aeroflot following Russia’s invasion of Ukraine — and some Baltic and European nations announced the closure of their airspace to Russian carriers.

Explainer: A look at West’s toughest sanctions yet on Russia

Two of the key new measures target the heart of Russia's financial system, its Central Bank, and cut an unspecified number of Russia's banks off from the SWIFT financial network. SWIFT is a vital element of global commerce and banking that moves money from bank to bank around the world.

Ukraine invasion: What to know as Russian forces target Kyiv

What is SWIFT and why does it matter in the Russia-Ukraine war?

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
The Parenting Issue

My daughter had colic and her endless crying made me feel like a failure

The Parenting Issue

College rejection season doesn’t have to hurt this much

CONNECTIONS

I needed calamine lotion at summer camp: The story of a 50-year friendship

Cooking

Recipes: Three citrus cakes to brighten a winter day

metro

Labor activists and unions members march in Boston Saturday

‘It’s such a great relief’: Local union gives free school supplies to teachers, students in need

Legal Sea Foods founder George Berkowitz dies at 97

sports

State girls’ basketball tournament: Seeds and pairings for Divisions 1-5

No. 1 Gonzaga falls to No. 23 Saint Mary’s on a day of upsets in men’s college basketball

Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy says Jeremy Swayman in contention ‘for the true No. 1 here right now’

business

Russia intensifies censorship campaign, pressuring tech giants

Creator of ‘Morning Joe’ and ‘Colbert’ producer is set to run CNN

EU edges toward supporting expulsion of Russia from SWIFT system

politics

A Georgia primary battle tests the power of Trump

Senators to watch as Supreme Court fight unfolds

US sanctions on Russian oligarchs miss richest of rich

Nation

Ukrainian border guards may have survived reported last stand on Snake Island

Thousands of Russian tech workers sign a petition opposing Putin’s invasion of Ukraine

14 shot at Vegas hookah parlor; 1 dead and 2 critically hurt

World

West unleashes SWIFT bans, more crushing penalties on Russia

Russian forces advance against Ukraine; over 150,000 Ukrainians flee country

Delta suspends codesharing with Russia’s Aeroflot airline

opinion

A slap on the wrist for a bigoted assault in East Boston

With Russian invasion of Ukraine, US must bolster cyber defenses

Russia has turned itself into a pariah state, and earned the world’s scorn

lifestyle

Local chef Tom Berry appeared on ‘Beat Bobby Flay’ — and he did just that

Is it time to settle?

Creating a practical and serene breakfast nook in West Newton

food & dining

Local chef Tom Berry appeared on ‘Beat Bobby Flay’ — and he did just that

La Royal opens in Huron Village, serving beef heart and alpaca burgers

Recipes: Three citrus cakes to brighten a winter day

travel

Exploring and celebrating the uplifting Black stories from Richmond’s painful past

Flowers in Worcester, safety on the slopes, and gear in its rightful place

Lauren Hashian on Hawaii, the window seat, writing it all down, and finding some time alone

Arts

‘New Horizons’ at Pellas Gallery brings NFTs to Newbury Street

When artist moms team up with their artist children, playful ideas are born

Banksy would probably hate ‘The Art of Banksy’ — but that doesn’t mean you have to

Books

The ABCs of having a conversation with your child

Caught in the trap of chronic illness

On rural America

Movies

Vote for your favorite Batman

For ‘The Batman’ director Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson was ‘the only choice’

Ranking 10 Batman actors from best to worst

Television

‘Law & Order’ puts up solid ratings in return

30-plus TV shows to stream while it snows

When it’s better to be disturbed than distracted, there’s Discomfort TV

music

Thoughts of Ukraine add emotional heft to BSO’s Russian and Baltic program

Paul McCartney adds second performance at Fenway Park

John Mayer postpones two Boston shows at TD Garden after catching COVID again

Theater/Dance

Singing out, and speaking out, in ArtsEmerson’s ‘Dreaming Zenzile’

The ‘Summer’ of our discontent

In ART’s ‘Ocean Filibuster,’ an argument for a sea change, with a dash of spectacle

globe local

How Roberts v. City of Boston set a precedent to uphold racial segregation in schools

Take a hike! Late winter and early spring are a perfect time to explore Greater Boston’s trails

Pssst! Here are some favorite hiking spots in Greater Boston

Obituaries

Legal Sea Foods founder George Berkowitz dies at 97

Bappi Lahiri, India’s ‘Disco King,’ dies at 69

John Landy, who dueled Roger Bannister in ‘Mile of the Century,’ dies at 91