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Emergency service personnel inspected the damage inside the City Hall building in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Tuesday.

Russia pummels Ukraine’s No. 2 city and convoy nears Kyiv

The developments came as Russia finds itself increasingly isolated as a result of international condemnation and potentially backbreaking economic sanctions. Five days into the invasion, the Russian military's movements have been stalled by fierce resistance on the ground.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Hundreds detained across Russia as anti-war protests continue

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Russian stocks listed abroad plunge as Moscow bourse still shut
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Separatists say there are evacuation routes

Russian President Vladimir Putin addresses Russia from the Kremlin in Moscow.

There is one nation that could tip the scales on the war in Ukraine. So far, it hasn’t tried to.

As Russia is increasingly cut off from the rest of the world, China is the one place Russia can go for assistance.

‘A crisis usually enhances a president’: Ukraine gives Biden opportunity to lead at State of the Union address as his poll numbers sag

The speech offers Biden the opportunity to reset his struggling presidency, analysts said, and to rally the nation in the face of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.

MA delegation invites virtual guests to Biden address to highlight child care, infrastructure priorities

The January blizzard left a home in Truro on the edge of the ocean.

What does the dire new UN climate report mean for New England?

This region is on the front lines of the climate crisis, threatened in particular by rising seas and extreme temperatures.

The effects of climate change are worse than we thought, an unflinching new UN report finds

Federal appeals court allows case against Newton District Court judge to proceed

Lawyers for Judge Shelley Joseph and her courtroom deputy, Wesley MacGregor, had argued that the prosecution of their case is unconstitutional and that Joseph is protected from federal prosecution under judicial immunity, according to court documents.

MLB extends deadline to 5 p.m. Tuesday for March 31 start

Progress was reported on several fronts, including competitive balance tax, minimum wages, and pre-arbitration bonus pools.

Bruins 7, Kings 0

Jake DeBrusk, who has asked to be traded, scores three more goals in Bruins’ rout of Kings

DeBrusk has five goals in his past three games, all while playing on the No. 1 line.

Intellia Therapeutics headquarters in Cambridge

Intellia’s first CRISPR gene editing therapy shows promise in small study

A single infusion of the treatment kept levels of a disease-causing protein low for up to a year in people with a rare disorder.

Mayor Michelle Wu of Boston passed a group of demonstrators as she departed her home in the Roslindale neighborhood of Boston in January.

Mayor Wu proposes limits to protesting at private residences

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu's Roslindale neighborhood has become the site of vehement early morning protests over her vaccine mandate. The new proposed ordinance would restrict picketing targeted at individual residences between 9 p.m. and 9 a.m.

Preston Settles, a Newton teenager who collapsed during a high school basketball game, died Sunday, ending a 22-day fight for life.

Preston Settles, Newton teenager who collapsed during basketball game, died Sunday after 22-day fight for life

Whether at the basketball court, hockey rink, or football field, Settles was a “grinder” with a deep reservoir of “grit and tenacity,” traits the 15-year-old also displayed during his three-week fight for life that ended Sunday night, his family said.

Opinion

A woman holds a baby as people struggle on stairways after a last minute change of the departure platform for a Lviv-bound train in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Monday. Explosions and gunfire that have disrupted life since the invasion began last week appeared to subside around Kyiv overnight, as Ukrainian and Russian delegations met Monday on Ukraine's border with Belarus.

Another new world order quickly takes shape as Ukraine war rages on

In just the space of the few days since Russia invaded its democratic neighbor, decades’ worth of geopolitical assumptions have changed.

Susan Joy Hassol and Michael E. Mann

On climate change, there is no ‘try,’ only ‘do’

Trump embodies what he says is the biggest danger — ‘people from within’

Rachelle G. Cohen

War in Ukraine, an awakening at home

MARCELA GARCÍA

Latin America moves forward in legalizing abortion as the US rolls back access. What gives?

Butter miso noodles with chicken and vegetables from Dumpling Daughter.

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Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority ushered in fare-free bus and paratransit service across 16 municipalities in northeastern Massachusetts on Monday.

Wu says she’ll wind down Boston’s urban renewal districts. Here’s what that means.

Mayor Michelle Wu says she’ll phase out urban renewal districts that have given the BPDA powers of eminent domain in parts of Boston for decades.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Meteorological spring begins Tuesday

Over the next few days, we will see a few weak weather systems bring the chance for some light precipitation, but nothing very significant.

North Shore park drops name of 19th-century scientist who promoted racist beliefs

Agassiz Rock in Manchester-by-the-Sea will now be known as The Monoliths, a reference to the massive boulders located on the site, the Trustees of Reservations said in a statement.

GOP leaders condemn Greene and Gosar’s appearances at white nationalist conference

Republican congressional leaders Monday broke their silence about the participation of two House Republicans at a far-right conference with ties to white supremacy, denouncing the actions of Reps. Marjorie Taylor Greene of Georgia and Paul Gosar of Arizona.

What to eat at High Street Place, opening downtown on Wednesday

Finally opening after a two-year, COVID-induced delay, the food hall is designed to meander like a Parisian street, with 19 vendors, plus a bodega. Here’s your first look inside.

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Empty frames of stolen paintings at the Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum.

Whodunit? A list of the suspects in the Gardner Museum heist.

The crime has spawned countless theories involving a dizzying array of suspects, including local petty criminals with Mafia ties and a Hollywood screenwriter. Here is a list.

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

‘There is no post-Paul era.’ After Paul Farmer’s death, the global health movement he inspired carries on.

The teachings of Partners in Health cofounder Paul Farmer, who worked to bring health care to the most impoverished corners of the world, provide a blueprint to press forward, including plans for expansion, his admirers say.

THE BIG IDEA | KARA MILLER

How fear switched parties during COVID

The pandemic threw a weird wrench into what many scholars thought they knew about political affiliation. And it managed to deepen our cultural divide.

‘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.

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Culture & Lifestyle

From left, Maude Apatow as Lexi, Zendaya as Rue, Barbie Ferreira as Kat, Alexa Demie as Maddy, and Sydney Sweeney as Cassie.

6 takeaways from the ‘Euphoria’ season 2 finale

Martie Maguire, left, Emily Robison and Natalie Maines of The Chicks, appear in a 2020 photo.

Chicks announce 2022 tour with a stop in Mass. on July 5

Alex Ness (NessGraphics), artist and curator of the "New Horizons" NFT show, and David Paredes, who produced it, in Pellas Gallery on Newbury Street.

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

Aoife O'Donovan

Aoife O’Donovan’s fulfilling long-distance relationship with ‘Age of Apathy’

Special Projects

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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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Climate activists rally outside as the Supreme Court hears from coal companies and their partisan allies who are trying to gut the Clean Air Act and block climate action on Monday in Washington, DC.

Naomi Oreskes, Colleen Lanier-Christensen, Hannah Conway, and Ashton Macfarlane

The Supreme Court case that could limit the EPA’s power to fight climate change

A convoy of military trucks parked in a street in Mykolaivka, Donetsk region, the territory controlled by pro-Russian militants in eastern Ukraine.

Richard N. Haass

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

LGBTQ advocates, medical and health care professionals, and parents of transgender children rally at the Texas State Capitol in May 2021 to stop proposed legislation that would criminalize gender-affirming care. Last week, Texas Gov. Greg Abbott ordered the state's child welfare agency to investigate reports of gender-confirming care for children as "child abuse."

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

Matthew Bernstein

My dirty little WFH secret: The joys of slovenliness

Abortion rights activists rally at the Texas State Capitol on Sept. 11, 2021 in Austin, Texas.

Vigilante justice takes the culture war to the streets

Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau in Barcelona, Spain.

IDEAS | MICHAEL MURPHY

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

Metro

One man, more than 200 guns and a neighborhood on edge

The shooting didn’t stop. Ronald Armand Andruchuk didn’t respond to police when they tried to contact him, even when they could tell he was home.

MA delegation invites virtual guests to Biden address to highlight child care, infrastructure priorities

Christina Morris’s story is one that US Representative Ayanna Pressley hopes to highlight as Americans tune in to Biden’s first State of the Union address Tuesday night.

Baker orders review of state contracts, targeting potential deals with Russian companies

A letter being circulated Monday by the House Republican Caucus also called for action in divesting from any Russian-owned companies.

Lydia Edwards files proposal that could halt East Boston electric substation

State Senator Lydia Edwards, a Boston city councilor who is on her way out, announces a proposal that will give the City of Boston the ability to stop projects it deems hazardous to the environment, such as the electric substation planned for East Boston.

Sports

Russia's Alexandra Trusova takes part in the figure skating exhibition gala during the Beijing 2022 Winter Olympic Games at the Capital Indoor Stadium in Beijing on February 20, 2022.

Russia excluded from skating as sporting sanctions increase

Russia was banned from competing in international ice skating events on Tuesday, a day after being kicked out of soccer competitions and hockey — Vladimir Putin’s favorite sport.

Baseball commissioner Rob Manfred said, "We're working at it,'' as negotiations extended into the early morning hours.

MLB labor dispute

MLB extends deadline to 5 p.m. Tuesday for March 31 start

Progress was reported on several fronts, including competitive balance tax, minimum wages, and pre-arbitration bonus pools.

Bruins winger Jake DeBrusk scored the first three goals of the game.

Bruins 7, Kings 0

Jake DeBrusk, who has asked to be traded, scores three more goals in Bruins’ rout of Kings

DeBrusk has five goals in his past three games, all while playing on the No. 1 line.

Original USFL owners, executives sue Fox over new league’s branding

MONDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Shaun Fitzpatrick sizzles for King Philip boys’ hockey in preliminary-round rout vs. Weymouth

bruins notebook

Jake DeBrusk thriving on Bruins’ top line, which Patrice Bergeron knows isn’t always easy

Business

Disney will pause theatrical movie releases in Russia

The Walt Disney Co. said Monday that it was “pausing” the release of theatrical films in Russia, becoming the first Hollywood company to weigh in publicly on the matter and putting pressure on its rival Warner Bros., which is moving forward with the Thursday release of “The Batman” in the country.

Broad prevails in crucial ruling over CRISPR licensing

Revolutionary genome editing technology CRISPR belongs to the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT, US Patent and Trademark Office ruled Monday.

Gas prices soar in Massachusetts

After years of work, Jen Faigel secures a forever home for CommonWealth Kitchen

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‘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

The writer (right) and her friend in 1980 at Wesleyan University.

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

Lemon-almond pound cake

Recipes: Three citrus cakes to brighten a winter day

metro

In God’s Little Acre, a final resting place full of history

‘A no-brainer’: Merrimack Valley RTA makes all buses free to ride for two years

Meteorological spring begins Tuesday

sports

With his jumper struggling, Jayson Tatum (right) started forcing things again against Indiana.

The Celtics reverted to their worst habits against the Pacers, but they can’t let those patterns return

Patriots have holes to fill. Here are five prospects to watch at the NFL Scouting Combine.

Raiders, with Josh McDaniels at the helm, and Jaguars to open NFL preseason in Hall of Fame game

business

Saint Vincent nurses went on a nine-month strike last year.

Nurses union survives vote to remain at Saint Vincent Hospital after bitter 9-month strike

Wu says she’ll wind down Boston’s urban renewal districts. Here’s what that means.

Target seeks to entice workers with pay of up to $24 an hour

politics

Marjorie Taylor Greene.

GOP leaders condemn Greene and Gosar’s appearances at white nationalist conference

There is one nation that could tip the scales on the war in Ukraine. So far, it hasn’t tried to.

‘A crisis usually enhances a president’: Ukraine gives Biden opportunity to lead at State of the Union address as his poll numbers sag

Nation

Musician and actor Harry Connick, Jr., one of the founding members of the Krewe of Orpheus, throws beads to the crowd as the 1,300 riders of Orpheus roll down the Uptown route on 38 floats with their 2022 parade entitled Glacial Tomes and Conflagrations on Monday in New Orleans.

New Orleans hosts its 1st full-dress Mardi Gras since 2020

Man kills 3 children, 1 other, himself at California church

GOP leaders condemn Greene and Gosar’s appearances at white nationalist conference

World

Emergency service personnel inspected the damage inside the City Hall building in Kharkiv, Ukraine on Tuesday.

Russia pummels Ukraine’s No. 2 city and convoy nears Kyiv

Hundreds detained across Russia as anti-war protests continue

Russia excluded from skating as sporting sanctions increase

opinion

Parents bring students to the side entrance of the Roger Clap elementary school in Dorchester in April 2021.

Cassellius got one thing right: Every Boston student needs a library

My dirty little WFH secret: The joys of slovenliness

Vigilante justice takes the culture war to the streets

lifestyle

Martie Maguire, left, Emily Robison and Natalie Maines of The Chicks, appear in a 2020 photo.

Chicks announce 2022 tour with a stop in Mass. on July 5

What to eat at High Street Place, opening downtown on Wednesday

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

food & dining

Dive Bar's lobster roll at High Street Place, which opens on March 2.

What to eat at High Street Place, opening downtown on Wednesday

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

travel

Street art welcomes visitors to Jackson Ward, the neighborhood that has been called both the Harlem of the South and Black Wall Street.

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

Alex Ness (NessGraphics), artist and curator of the "New Horizons" NFT show, and David Paredes, who produced it, in Pellas Gallery on Newbury Street.

‘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

Caught in the trap of chronic illness

On rural America

Julie Otsuka reads for language more than plot

Movies

Robert Pattinson in "The Batman."

A quite dark Dark Knight: Robert Pattinson stars in ‘The Batman’

Vote for your favorite Batman

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

Television

From left, Maude Apatow as Lexi, Zendaya as Rue, Barbie Ferreira as Kat, Alexa Demie as Maddy, and Sydney Sweeney as Cassie.

6 takeaways from the ‘Euphoria’ season 2 finale

Shows about fraud and scams are enticing viewers

This week’s TV: Biden’s first State of the Union, the Lakers in the ’80s, and our obsession with frauds

music

Martie Maguire, left, Emily Robison and Natalie Maines of The Chicks, appear in a 2020 photo.

Chicks announce 2022 tour with a stop in Mass. on July 5

Aoife O’Donovan’s fulfilling long-distance relationship with ‘Age of Apathy’

Neil Diamond sells entire song catalog to Universal Music Group

Theater/Dance

Cirque du Soleil's "Crystal" combines aerial artistry with on-ice acrobatics.

Cirque du Soleil bringing its ice show ‘Crystal’ to Amherst and Boston

Sankofa Danzafro takes on the ‘Accommodating Lie’

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

globe local

Senator Ed Markey said Putin and “his buddies” must pay a huge price for Russia’s invasion of another country.

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

Senator Dianne Feinstein, right, smiles next to husband Richard Blum at an election night event in San Francisco.

Richard Blum, husband of California Senator Dianne Feinstein, dies

Legal Sea Foods founder George Berkowitz dies at 97

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