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Amid mounting tensions, Ukraine agrees to meeting with Russia

President Vladimir Putin dramatically escalated East-West tensions by ordering Russian nuclear forces put on high alert Sunday, while Ukraine’s embattled leader agreed to talks with Moscow as Putin’s troops and tanks drove deeper into the country, closing in around the capital.
Explainer: Does Putin’s alert change risk of nuclear war?

In Boston, prayers and pleas for peace in Ukraine

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensified Sunday, Boston’s Ukrainian community filled churches to pray for peace and demonstrated at the Public Garden and State House to denounce the invasion into their homeland.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Ruble sinks 26 percent after SWIFT sanctions against Russian banks

Ukrainians return from abroad to fight Russian invasion

While hundreds of thousands of Ukrainians flee their country, some Ukrainian men and women are returning home from across Europe to help defend their homeland in the face of Russia’s invasion.

Sorting fact from disinformation after Russia’s attack on Ukraine

With disinformation rife and social media amplifying military claims and counterclaims, determining exactly what is happening is difficult. Here’s a look at what could be confirmed Sunday.

Investigators suspect a link between the Gardner Museum heist and an execution-style murder in Lynn
Some authorities now say they suspect there may be a link between a 1991 execution-style murder and one of Boston’s most famous unsolved crimes: the 1990 theft of masterpieces valued at more than $500 million from the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

As schools remove mask mandates, some students may struggle with transition

While proponents of mask-free schools often cite a recent crisis in children’s mental health as a reason to end mandates and return to normalcy, the removal of masks brings its own complicated reckoning for some children, and the need for patient navigation by adults.
Where should you wear a mask indoors? This map shows the COVID-19 level in each Massachusetts community.

Experts warn that end of Omicron surge is not end of pandemic

The rush to return to normality in light of an improving national outlook for coronavirus cases has many public health experts concerned that the end of the Omicron surge is incorrectly being conflated with the end of the pandemic.

Brief snow showers hit Boston, causing poor visibility and slick roads

The brief snow showers in Boston began after 9 p.m. and were expected to end around 11 p.m., according to Hayden Frank, a meteorologist for the National Weather Service in Norton.

Pregnancy-related deaths were already rising in the US. Then COVID arrived and made things worse.

Pregnancy related deaths jumped during the pandemic, with Black women suffering the highest mortality rates, according to new data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

At long last, employers are rolling out return-to-office plans (again)
Now that the Omicron threat is subsiding and COVID-19 restrictions are easing, large employers are once again preparing to bring people back to the office.

Pacers 128, Celtics 107
Celtics stumble vs. Pacers at trip’s end, snap seven-game road winning streak
Having prided themselves on their defense, the Celtics took a whipping from a new-look Indiana Pacers squad headed for the NBA draft lottery.

Opinion
Richard N. Haass

How the world can influence Putin’s fateful choices in Ukraine

It must keep up the pressure both on the ground in Ukraine and with additional economic sanctions. Preparations should be made for every sort of possible escalation.
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Bird of paradox

IDEAS | GIANNA CACCIATORE

The slaveholders of Dorchester

EDITORIAL

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

RENÉE GRAHAM

Republicans aren’t waging “culture wars.” They’re trying to abolish LGBTQ existence.

‘How are you supposed to live?’ Spiking heat costs impact state’s vulnerable communities.

The state’s agencies responsible for distributing fuel assistance have been handling more applications with less manpower.

‘She’s a legend’: Kathy Delaney-Smith concludes four decades as Harvard’s women’s basketball coach and fierce advocate for women’s rights

Revered by her players and a champion for women’s sports, Delaney-Smith, 72, is retiring at the end of this season as the Ivy League's all-time winningest coach.
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.

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.

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.
See more from Project Takeout

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‘CODA’ takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins
The ceremony, held at Barker Hangar in Santa Monica, California, and broadcast on both TNT and TBS, saw history made in a number of categories.

CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS
Harvard tries to address neighbors’ concerns as it seeks to develop Allston land. But will it be enough?
The ongoing debate over the university's vast land holdings may be the most consequential development saga of Mayor Wu's administration. But don’t expect construction to start anytime soon.

‘SNL’ shows support for Ukraine in touching tribute and host John Mulaney joins the five-timers club
Saturday Night Live skipped the cold open with its usual laughs and instead used the opening minutes to show unity with Ukraine. And John Mulaney talked about sobriety in his monologue.

TARA SULLIVAN
Escapist enjoyment harder than ever to come by across the sports world
Navigating the sports world presents its own challenging maze of moral quandaries, with issues that used to safely stay outside the lines encroaching more than ever.

Hundreds of pieces of US Mail recovered from Charles River after truck crash, Weston fire official says
The truck was exiting the Massachusetts Turnpike east and was on the ramp to I-95 north just before noon on Saturday, when it drove off the ramp, over a guardrail and down the embankment into the river, Weston fire said in a statement.

LOVE LETTERS
How do I date when I’m always in the house?
"I don’t believe all men are bad or cheat, yet ... where are the stable, available, positive-energy men?"

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’

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

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.

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.

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

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

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

RI politics

Rhode Island political news: February 2022

Regular updates about Rhode Island politics and political leaders.

Did bad leftovers lead to a New England teen losing his legs? That’s ridiculous, doctors say.

The teen's meal of leftover chicken, rice, and noodles from a restaurant was "irrelevant" to his severe illness, said the doctor who edited the journal article behind the viral story. “It was horrifying that this is how medical disinformation can be so easily disseminated,” he said.

In Boston, prayers and pleas for peace in Ukraine

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine intensified Sunday, Boston’s Ukrainian community filled churches to pray for peace and demonstrated at the Public Garden and State House to denounce the invasion into their homeland.

New guide maps out Black history in Essex County

A new online resource called “African Americans in Essex County: An Annotated Guide,” was publishedas part of Black History Month by the National Park Service, which manages historic sites in Salem and Saugus.

Sports

Pacers 128, Celtics 107

Celtics stumble vs. Pacers at trip’s end, snap seven-game road winning streak

Having prided themselves on their defense, the Celtics took a whipping from a new-look Indiana Pacers squad headed for the NBA draft lottery.
MLB

It’s deadline day: MLB sides remain apart as owners’ Monday cutoff looms

Negotiators for locked-out Major League Baseball players and owners held meetings that management considered productive Sunday, but all have reached the deadline owners have set to salvage a March 31 Opening Day.
MIAA BOYS' SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIPS

For St. John’s Prep, depth in the pool is key to a sixth consecutive Division 1 swimming state championship

The Eagles secured the 17th title in program history, while Weston easily outdueled rival Wayland to capture the Division 2 championship.
NASCAR

Kyle Larson captures checkered flag at Fontana for first win of season

NFL

Bill Belichick and the Patriots have lots to do at the NFL Scouting Combine, but they won’t say much in the process

MIAA BOYS' WRESTLING ALL-STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

After zeroing in all season, St. John’s Prep finally has elusive wrestling state championship

Business

Ruble sinks 26 percent after SWIFT sanctions against Russian banks

The ruble sank nearly 26 percent against the US dollar early Monday after Western nations moved to block Russian banks from the SWIFT global payment system.

Europe, Canada close their airspace to Russian airplanes

Europe and Canada said Sunday they would close their airspace to Russian airlines after Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, raising the pressure on the United States to do the same.
CHESTO MEANS BUSINESS

Harvard tries to address neighbors’ concerns as it seeks to develop Allston land. But will it be enough?

At long last, employers are rolling out return-to-office plans (again)

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

Investigators suspect a link between the Gardner Museum heist and an execution-style murder in Lynn

Pregnancy-related deaths were already rising in the US. Then COVID arrived and made things worse.

Allan Rohan Crite, dean of Black artists in New England, painted the ordinary and the divine

sports

Liverpool edges Chelsea on penalties to claim League Cup

Princeton women’s hockey stuns No. 6 Harvard to win ECAC quarterfinal

Finally, Shawsheen’s Tayla Tildsley takes home girls’ wrestling state championship

business

Putin’s Ukraine move fuels shock at home but little opposition

Delta suspends codesharing with Russia’s Aeroflot airline

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

politics

Putin’s threat on nuclear capabilities presents challenges

Supreme Court will hear biggest climate change case in a decade

First Jan. 6 trial to open, allowing prosecutors to set out broad case

Nation

Explainer: Does Putin’s alert change risk of nuclear war?

NYC says it will end the school mask mandate and indoor vaccination requirements

‘CODA’ takes top honors at SAG Awards, Will Smith wins

World

Mexico’s efforts paltry in face of nearly 100,000 missing

Ruble sinks 26 percent after SWIFT sanctions against Russian banks

Ruble sinks 26 percent after SWIFT sanctions against Russian banks

opinion

Older generation mobilizing in climate fight

Consider this: Panel discussions around Boston Feb. 26 - March 5

Mass. pension fund doesn’t go far enough in climate stance

lifestyle

How do I date when I’m always in the house?

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

Is it time to settle?

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

‘SNL’ shows support for Ukraine in touching tribute and host John Mulaney joins the five-timers club

‘Law & Order’ puts up solid ratings in return

30-plus TV shows to stream while it snows

music

A technically challenging program from New England Philharmonic candidate Nicholas DeMaison

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

Paul McCartney adds second performance at Fenway Park

Theater/Dance

Sankofa Danzafro takes on the ‘Accommodating Lie’

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

The ‘Summer’ of our discontent

globe local

Markey: Economic sanctions will hurt Russia over long term

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

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