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As Russian attacks continue, plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians collapse

Russian forces stepped up overnight shelling of cities Monday in Ukraine’s center, north and south, a Ukrainian official said, as a second attempt to evacuate besieged civilians collapsed. Russian President Vladimir Putin, meanwhile, shifted blame for the war to Ukraine and said Moscow’s invasion could be halted “only if Kyiv ceases hostilities.”
What to know on Russia’s war in Ukraine

As war rages, Russian businesses in Boston fear a backlash

Businesses owned by Russian immigrants in the Boston area say they've received some blowback but are fiercely opposed to the war in Ukraine.

‘We rally against this godless war:’ Boston protesters march against war in Ukraine

Hundreds of people prayed inside Boston’s Trinity Church on Sunday for an end to Russia’s war in Ukraine, as part of a “Stand with Ukraine” march from Copley Square to Boston Common.
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Russia cracks down on media and protests as Ukraine war goes on

Senator Rubio shares image of Zelensky during Zoom call, faces backlash
A presentation that Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky gave to US lawmakers on Saturday led to criticism of the attendees, with three senators seen as committing miscues during the talk.

US lawmakers say they’re eager to support some of Ukraine’s requests this week

Several members of Congress said Sunday they are ready to step up support for Ukraine when they return to Washington after President Zelensky made a direct appeal to them over the weekend during a virtual appearance.

State medical examiners cut autopsy rates to among lowest in nation

In a growing number, examiners are also not physically seeing the bodies.
Celtics 126, Nets 120

Another Jayson Tatum masterpiece (54 points) lifts Celtics to statement win over Nets

Tatum relished in outdueling Nets star Kevin Durant and Kyrie Irving.
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As hard as he tried, Kyrie Irving just couldn’t steal the show on this day

It seemed appropriate Irving returned to TD Garden a day after Boston’s indoor mask mandate was lifted, and he got the Rick Pitino-Manny Machado-Ulf Samuelsson reception you’d expect.

Truckers protesting COVID mandates encircle Washington, D.C.
Draped in American flags and fueled by anger over government pandemic policies, hundreds of vehicles led by a group of truckers encircled the nation’s capital Sunday, hampering traffic outside the city for hours by driving at slower speeds.

‘SNL’ mocks Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham

The skit was called “Fox News Ukrainian Invasion Celebration Spectacular,” where Alex Moffat portrayed Tucker Carlson, and Kate McKinnon played Laura Ingraham.

In Boston, a constant of New England winter proliferates: ‘endless’ potholes

It’s peak pothole season in Boston and city workers are delivering the most elementary of city services: making sure the streets are drivable.

‘Crazy busy’: College dining hall workers say they’re serving more meals with less help

Labor issues and unprecedented admissions have left Northeastern, MIT, Harvard, and Emerson with staffing shortages in dining halls.

Gerry Cardinale brings vision and financial clout to Fenway Sports Group’s growth plan, and an NBA team is ‘a real top priority’

“Everything’s in play, I would say,” said Cardinale, who last year became the third-largest investor in FSG to assist in its pursuit of additional sports teams and properties.
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EDITORIAL

Harmony Montgomery case cries out for changes

Baker, Sununu each propose a piece of the solution. Both are needed.
IDEAS | DEREK MONG

Poetry — and democracy — in motion

JEFF JACOBY

Pushing back against indoctrination at UMass Boston

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 ⟶

Ellen Goodman on when women took over the Globe’s front page — and the newsroom

The people who keep the Globe going

Play this Boston Globe crossword puzzle from 1917

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The Biden administration this week released a wide-ranging plan to tackle what officials called a national mental health crisis, addressing issues from insurance coverage to retention of care providers.

Wu wants a new police commissioner by spring. Specialists say that may be optimistic.
A search committee for the next Boston police commissioner is aiming to present the mayor with candidates by June, but members say they won’t sacrifice thoroughness for efficiency.

‘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.

‘It was really an adventure.’ A boat partially built by New Hampshire students washes up in Norway.
Students from Rye Junior High School in Rye, N.H., helped construct a boat that washed up in Norway in February.

Mitchell Ryan, who played the villain in ‘Lethal Weapon,’ dies at 88
The actor was also known for his role in the gothic soap opera “Dark Shadows.”

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He stopped reaching out to me
"He hasn’t started a single conversation with me all day, but I just blame the fact that he’s stressed and busy."

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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.

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.

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.

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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.

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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.
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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

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

Larry Tye

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

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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

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The heroes without capes in Ukraine

Metro

State medical examiners cut autopsy rates to among lowest in nation

In a growing number, examiners are also not physically seeing the bodies.

Medford High students speak out for Ukraine and its children

Students spoke Friday at “Stand with Ukraine,” an event organized by the Center for Citizenship and Social Responsibility, a program of the Medford Public Schools.

What to know about Biden’s mental health plan

The Biden administration this week released a wide-ranging plan to tackle what officials called a national mental health crisis, addressing issues from insurance coverage to retention of care providers.

As the world watches the war in Ukraine, educators are facing the challenges of teaching history in real time

As the war in Ukraine unfolds, teachers have the unique obligation to balance giving students information and historical context about the conflict, while also quelling theirs fears and anxiety.

Sports

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox add three pitchers on minor-league deals

Righthanders Silvino Bracho, Tyler Danish, and Darin Gillies were all minor-league free agents, meaning they could be signed despite the ongoing lockout.
Bruins notebook

Jump in Jake DeBrusk’s scoring makes him more valuable in possible trades

DeBrusk led all Bruin scorers with six goals on the 5-1-0 road trip.
dan shaughnessy

As hard as he tried, Kyrie Irving just couldn’t steal the show on this day

It seemed appropriate Irving returned to TD Garden a day after Boston’s indoor mask mandate was lifted, and he got the Rick Pitino-Manny Machado-Ulf Samuelsson reception you’d expect.
Baseball

As negotiations resume, Major League Baseball resolution is not close; owners say sides are ‘deadlocked’

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Triston Casas hoping for a more settled 2022, but he’s still aiming high

UMass 62, Dayton 56

UMass women’s basketball holds off Dayton to win first Atlantic 10 title, punch ticket to NCAA tournament

Business

What to know about Biden’s mental health plan

The Biden administration this week released a wide-ranging plan to tackle what officials called a national mental health crisis, addressing issues from insurance coverage to retention of care providers.

As war rages, Russian businesses in Boston fear a backlash

Businesses owned by Russian immigrants in the Boston area say they've received some blowback but are fiercely opposed to the war in Ukraine.

‘Crazy busy’: College dining hall workers say they’re serving more meals with less help

Death toll nears 6 million as pandemic enters its 3rd year

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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

In Boston, a constant of New England winter proliferates: ‘endless’ potholes

‘It was really an adventure.’ A boat partially built by New Hampshire students washes up in Norway.

Wu wants a new police commissioner by spring. Specialists say that may be optimistic.

sports

Gerry Cardinale brings vision and financial clout to Fenway Sports Group’s growth plan, and an NBA team is ‘a real top priority’

Jin Young Ko, on a Tiger Woods-like streak, wins for sixth time in her past 10 starts

Another Jayson Tatum masterpiece (54 points) lifts Celtics to statement win over Nets

business

Russian war in world’s ‘breadbasket’ threatens food supply

Mastercard, Visa suspend operations in Russia after invasion

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

politics

What to know about Biden’s mental health plan

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

Nation

Truckers protesting COVID mandates encircle Washington, D.C.

Truckers protesting COVID mandates encircle Washington, D.C.

What to know about Biden’s mental health plan

World

As Russian attacks continue, plans to evacuate Ukrainian civilians collapse

Russia cracks down on media and protests as Ukraine war goes on

On Ukraine’s border, Moldovans wonder: Where will Putin stop?

opinion

The climate crisis and inequality don’t mix

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

It’s time to update the lexicon of cancer

lifestyle

He stopped reaching out to me

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’

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

Mitchell Ryan, who played the villain in ‘Lethal Weapon,’ dies at 88

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.

Television

‘SNL’ mocks Fox News hosts Tucker Carlson and Laura Ingraham

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’

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

Andrei Belgrader, director who influenced future stars, dies at 75

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

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

globe local

Medford High students speak out for Ukraine and its children

Body of State Trooper Tamar Bucci is escorted to Stoneham funeral home

Masks come off in Boston as indoor restrictions are lifted

Obituaries

Mitchell Ryan, who played the villain in ‘Lethal Weapon,’ dies at 88

Andrei Belgrader, director who influenced future stars, dies at 75

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