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Putin says Ukraine’s future in doubt as cease-fires collapse

With the Kremlin’s rhetoric growing fiercer and a reprieve from fighting dissolving, Russian troops continued to shell encircled cities and the number of Ukrainians forced from their country grew to 1.4 million.
What to know on Russia’s war in Ukraine How could the Russia-Ukraine war end? Experts point to a number of possibilities. How the West marshaled a stunning show of unity against Russia

Putin’s attack on memory at Babyn Yar

The attack in Kyiv, near the site of a Nazi-era massacre of Jewish people, serves as a reminder that older Soviet dreams of empire — the same dreams now being revived by Vladimir Putin — have always been shadowed by a devastating war on memory itself.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Ukraine reasserts that 10,000 Russians killed

Yvonne Abraham
Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has brought us to a terrifying moment. And one of revelation.
The world appears to be snapping out of its complacency, shaking off its self-absorption.

Cryptocurrency could be a way for Russia to evade Ukraine sanctions, some fear

Far from view of the well-coordinated international statecraft, a thriving cryptocurrency market continues to operate in Russia, raising fears that its government, companies, and oligarchs could evade the tough sanctions via bitcoin and other virtual currencies that let transactions be kept strictly anonymous.

Pence hits Trump: No room in GOP ‘for apologists for Putin’

Former vice president Mike Pence urged Republicans to move on from the 2020 election and declared that “there is no room in this party for apologists for Putin” as he further cemented his break from former president Donald Trump.

As number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, families are asked to preserve their stories
The US Holocaust Memorial Museum in Washington, D.C., will reach out specifically to Holocaust survivors and their descendants in New England to collect and preserve invaluable documents, photos, and other artifacts while survivors remain.

‘This should not be survival of the fittest.’ For high-risk people, COVID is far from over

Transplant recipients, cancer patients, and others with disabilities cannot bear the level of existing risk from COVID. Now, they feel society is marching forward without them.

SHIRLEY LEUNG
Making that back-to-the-office hybrid actually work won’t be easy
Employers may find reopening the office a lot harder than it was to send everyone home in March 2020 because the pandemic has fundamentally changed our relationship with work.

Cape Cod doctor’s quest to legalize medically assisted death goes before SJC

A 70-year-old physician is a driving force behind a drive to allow doctors to prescribe lethal amounts of drugs to terminally ill patients who are deemed to have six months or fewer to live.

How the Manhattan DA’s investigation into Donald Trump unraveled

Prosecutors wanted to move ahead with their case against Donald Trump, but the new Manhattan district attorney had doubts. The investigation into the former president was brought to a halt, and the prosecutors resigned.
Tara Sullivan

Indifference has replaced interest in baseball, and it is unfathomable the sport let itself get here

The NFL’s Scouting Combine gets more buzz than baseball, and that didn’t even exist before 1982.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

NFL offseason was supposed to produce QB fireworks — Aaron Rodgers, Russell Wilson, Deshaun Watson, Kyler Murray — but it’s been a dud

The quarterback market suddenly appears shaky for 2022.
Christopher L. Gasper: 49ers wouldn’t be foolish enough to pass on Tom Brady a third time, would they?

State Police Trooper Tamar Bucci remembered for her passion for helping others and competitive streak

Just two years after starting her “dream” job as a trooper, Bucci was fatally injured when a tractor-trailer hauling 10,000 gallons of gasoline slammed into her marked cruiser on Interstate 93 in Stoneham late Thursday, State Police said.
Opinion
IDEAS | DEREK MONG

Poetry — and democracy — in motion

Everyone on a bus is in it together. What could be more democratic than that?
EDITORIAL

Secretary Walsh: Do the right thing and waive unemployment benefit overpayments

Larry Tye

Ukraine’s nuclear plant isn’t Chernobyl. And yet.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

How the ‘Freedom Convoy’ managed to shut down Ottawa for three weeks

Erin Coughlan de Perez

The climate crisis and inequality don’t mix

The Globe turns 150

150 YEARS OF THE BOSTON GLOBE

Scenes from a century and a half, as covered by the Boston Globe.
A note from CEO Linda Henry and publisher John Henry A letter from Globe editor Brian McGrory Explore the full feature ⟶

The view from the top of Bunker Hill Monument in 1848 — and now

Eight Globe sports writers recall moments they’ll never forget

‘Perfect Lobster Salad’ and six more favorite recipes from Globe readers

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5 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.
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Residents reeling from Lowell fire that left a girl dead and more than two dozen homeless
The blaze has touched off community-wide relief efforts to help the displaced families.

ADRIAN WALKER
Tsarnaev’s death penalty has been reinstated. But it’s still the wrong punishment.
As far as I’m concerned, killing Dzhokhar Tsarnaev solves nothing.

MBTA commuter rail train strikes vehicle abandoned on tracks in Shirley

A commuter rail train traveling through the town of Shirley struck a vehicle that had been abandoned after the driver took a wrong turn and her sedan broke down on the tracks Friday evening, police said.

Investigation continues into fire that killed Lowell girl

Investigators returned Friday to the scene of the fatal fire that swept through a 3-story home on Maude Street in Lowell one day earlier, as the probe into the blaze that took the life of a 4-year-old girl continued.

Emergency drill planned for Green Line between Lechmere and Union Square

The drill is scheduled to run between 10 a.m. and noon, with crews arriving as early as 7 a.m. in the area being built as part of the Green Line Extension project, the MBTA said in a statement.

Unusually warm weather is expected Sunday in Southern New England
High temperatures in the 60s are expected on Sunday, with rain in the morning giving way to partly cloudy skies in the afternoon. More rain is expected Monday.

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Ukraine president, unlikely and unbowed, galvanizes the West

A sleep-deprived Zelensky moves secretly among bunkers in the capital, Kyiv, as he shares his defiance — and, by extension, his country’s — with a riveted global audience via video selfies and social media.

Worker who fought for union at Logan Airport restaurants is fired after union win
Sophia Gluskin-Braun had just helped propel the union to victory at the airport last week when she reported to work — and was immediately fired.

Pickleball is getting intense, but there’s still good news for the lazy: ‘You could literally eat charcuterie as you’re doing it’
Private coaches. Home courts. Snobbism. Is pickleball the new tennis?

Which actor played Batman best? The votes are in, and we have a winner.
The new Batman movie starring Robert Pattinson is now in theaters, and leading up to its premiere, we asked readers to consider the many actors who’ve donned the cape and cowl over the years.

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Culture & Lifestyle

A list of books that can help you understand the crisis in Ukraine

MUSIC REVIEW

A triumphant homecoming for New Edition at TD Garden

Culture bender, anyone? As Boston comes back to life, tell us what you’re planning to do.

THE TICKET

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

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

IDEAS | PATRICK COLE

Now we see how history works

EDITORIAL

Hey Congress, blue and yellow ribbons won’t save Ukrainian lives

SCOT LEHIGH

Hit Russia where it hurts — its energy sector

Alex Beam

The doctor poets of COVID

Leonard L. Glass and Edwin B. Fisher

The dangerous case of Vladimir Putin

EDITORIAL

Secretary Walsh: Do the right thing and waive unemployment benefit overpayments

Metro

Markey joins Democrats calling for ban on Russian oil imports

Senator Edward J. Markey introduced legislation to ban Russian oil imports.

A master on field, enigmatic off; Shane Warne dies aged 52

A artful and record-breaking bowler, Shane Warne's skill on the cricket field was matched by his impish allure and often controversial career off the pitch.

Residents reeling from Lowell fire that left a girl dead and more than two dozen homeless

The blaze has touched off community-wide relief efforts to help the displaced families.

Pulitzer winner Walter Mears dies, reported on 11 presidential campaigns

Walter R. Mears for 45 years fluidly and speedily wrote the news about presidential campaigns for the Associated Press and won a Pulitzer Prize doing it.

Sports

MIAA GIRLS' GYMNASTICS STATE CHAMPIONSHIPS

Masconomet marches on with another girls’ gymnastics state championship

The team's depth was critical to a third consecutive state title as Masco held off runner-up Franklin, which had the all-around winner in senior Emma White.
Georgia Tech 82, BC 78

Georgia Tech drops Boston College in overtime

The Yellow Jackets rallied after losing a 15-point second-half lead.

A master on field, enigmatic off; Shane Warne dies aged 52

A artful and record-breaking bowler, Shane Warne's skill on the cricket field was matched by his impish allure and often controversial career off the pitch.
MLB

Ghosts will be among the topics when MLB, union resume labor talks Sunday

Revolution 1, FC Dallas 0

Revolution start on right foot with victory over FC Dallas

NFL Scouting Combine

Patriots might need a cornerback and Washington has two intriguing prospects at the NFL Scouting Combine

Business

Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion

“We don't take this decision lightly,” Mastercard said in a statement, adding that it made the move after discussions with customers, partners, and governments.
SHIRLEY LEUNG

Making that back-to-the-office hybrid actually work won’t be easy

Employers may find reopening the office a lot harder than it was to send everyone home in March 2020 because the pandemic has fundamentally changed our relationship with work.

‘This should not be survival of the fittest.’ For high-risk people, COVID is far from over

Russia cracks down on dissenting media, blocks Facebook

magazine
150th Anniversary

Recalling a century of gridlock, America’s first subway, and integrating a cycling club

150th anniversary

‘A newspaper lets everyone have their say’: Eileen McNamara on how her dad taught her about the news business

150th anniversary

It’s New England, weather’s always been a big deal for us

150th anniversary

‘Perfect Lobster Salad’ and six more favorite recipes from Globe readers

metro

Cape Cod doctor’s quest to legalize medically assisted death goes before SJC

Russia’s brutal invasion of Ukraine has brought us to a terrifying moment. And one of revelation.

As number of Holocaust survivors dwindles, families are asked to preserve their stories

sports

Jeremy Swayman appears to be the clear No. 1 goaltender for Bruins

Nik Stauskas an intriguing signing, and other thoughts, as Celtics prepare for showdown with Nets

Mikaela Shiffrin finishes second in super-G, takes clear lead in World Cup overall standings

business

Russia-Ukraine War: What to know on Day 9 of Russian assault

Here’s why Maura Healey is taking on TikTok

Ukrainians used to play with drones. Now, they fight Russians with them.

politics

Cryptocurrency could be a way for Russia to evade Ukraine sanctions, some fear

Meeting with Congress, Zelensky asks for more jets and a no-fly zone

Pence hits Trump: No room in GOP ‘for apologists for Putin’

Nation

Sharon J. Wohlmuth, photographer who found a bestseller in ‘Sisters,’ dies at 75

Cryptocurrency could be a way for Russia to evade Ukraine sanctions, some fear

‘This should not be survival of the fittest.’ For high-risk people, COVID is far from over

World

Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion

Ukraine reasserts that 10,000 Russians killed

Putin’s attack on memory at Babyn Yar

opinion

Social Studies: Bandits, secrets, and the power of rain

Hey Congress, blue and yellow ribbons won’t save Ukrainian lives

The doctor poets of COVID

lifestyle

Eliza Dushku attends White House ceremony as Biden signs bill ending forced arbitration in sexual assault, harassment cases

Michael Chiklis talks ‘Winning Time’ and preaching the ‘gospel of Red Auerbach’

‘We’re calling this a catastrophic event’: Collapsed section of Newport Cliff Walk was not an ‘area of concern,’ city says

food & dining

At Judy’s Bay in Cambridge, find fish, flights, and a fireplace

‘Perfect Lobster Salad’ and six more favorite recipes from Globe readers

East Boston gets a new cafe and a speakeasy, too

travel

‘We’re calling this a catastrophic event’: Collapsed section of Newport Cliff Walk was not an ‘area of concern,’ city says

It’s ‘The Gilded Age’ in real life: Welcome to Newport

How to immerse yourself in ‘The Gilded Age’ of New York, or at least get a glimpse of it

Arts

Museum of Science launches climate change initiative with art installation, new exhibits

‘I felt like I had to be there,’ says photographer Lisa Kessler, who documented aftermath of clergy sexual abuse crisis in Boston

At the ICA, Napoleon Jones-Henderson lets tapestry do the talking

Books

A list of books that can help you understand the crisis in Ukraine

Unmasking Lincoln’s assassin

He likes books that blur genre boundaries

Movies

Eliza Dushku attends White House ceremony as Biden signs bill ending forced arbitration in sexual assault, harassment cases

Which actor played Batman best? The votes are in, and we have a winner.

A certain movie made an offer we couldn’t refuse: ‘The Godfather’ turns 50

Television

Eliza Dushku attends White House ceremony as Biden signs bill ending forced arbitration in sexual assault, harassment cases

Newton’s Karpovsky cast in Peacock miniseries ‘Angelyne’

Shakeup at the top won’t delay launch of CNN+

music

A triumphant homecoming for New Edition at TD Garden

She kissed Paul McCartney in 1964! And that’s not even the end of her Beatles story.

He’s George to her Tammy: Teddy Thompson and Jenni Muldaur revisit great country duets

Theater/Dance

Magnificent moves by women in Boston Ballet’s ‘ChoreograpHER’

Will Swenson to play Neil Diamond in Broadway-bound ‘A Beautiful Noise’

Mr. Chairman? I have an objection to ‘Ocean Filibuster’

globe local

James Taylor says Russia-Ukraine war is ‘polar opposite of what the world needs’

Women’s law enforcement group mourns death of Mass. State Trooper Tamar Bucci

Even during the pandemic, these Greater Boston authors kept writing

Obituaries

A master on field, enigmatic off; Shane Warne dies aged 52

Pulitzer winner Walter Mears dies, reported on 11 presidential campaigns

Dr. W. Hardy Hendren III, ‘a legend in the pantheon’ of pediatric surgeons, dies at 96