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Customers shopped for groceries at BazaAr International Market in Allston, as a sign with a slogan that translates to, “No War in Ukraine Hands off of My People,” flashes behind the counter.

As war rages, Russian businesses in Boston fear a backlash

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

What to know on Russia’s war in Ukraine

‘This is a godless war:’ Boston protesters march against war in Ukraine
As Ukrainians fight for their freedom against Russia’s invasion, thousands marched in Boston Sunday demanding an end to a bloody, unprovoked war that has forced nearly 2 million people from their homes.

Ukrainian family’s dash for safety ends in death
On Sunday, as Ukrainian refugees were milling near the entrance to a bridge, calculating their odds of making it safely over the Irpin River, a family laden with backpacks and a blue roller suitcase decided to chance it.

Russia sets another limited cease-fire for evacuations, but routes lead mostly to Russia and Belarus

Russian forces continued to pummel some Ukrainian cities with rockets even after the new announcement of corridors and fierce fighting continued in some areas, indicating there would be no wider cessation of hostilities.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

US assures nervous Baltics of NATO protection against Russia

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All four major accounting firms have severed ties with Russia
10:45 a.m.
Russia sets another limited cease-fire for evacuations, but routes lead mostly to Russia and Belarus
10:18 a.m.
Number of refugees fleeing Ukraine keeps soaring

Boston hospitals to participate in national study of long COVID

Nationally, 15 research groups studying adults aim to recruit 17,680 participants, with about 900 of them in the Boston area.

Groups hardest hit by COVID-19 appear least likely to get care for its lingering effects

It’s worse than we thought: 15 numbers that show we’re not prepared for climate change

The UN's massive new climate report shows us the climate crisis is upon us and that the world has utterly failed to prepare. Here are some key facts and figures pulled from its 3,600 pages.

EPA proposes stronger heavy truck pollution limits

Dave Epstein | Forecast

March will show its blustery side this week
Winds could gust over 40 miles per hour at times overnight into Tuesday and could be strong enough for a few scattered power outages.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY | CELTICS 126, NETS 120

The Garden was not a stomping ground this time for the unfiltered Kyrie Irving
Less than 10 months ago Irving stomped on the Celtic logo after the Nets beat the Celtics in a playoff game.

Five things to know about new Celtics guard Nik Stauskas, an NBA journeyman

Glen Davis talks with reporters during the playoffs in 2011, his final year in Boston.

Watch: Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis got moved out of his courtside seats during Celtics vs. Nets

They’ve been ghosted, lied to, and worse. Now hundreds of Boston women are sharing their online dating horror stories.

In the age of Tinder and TikTok, so-called whisper networks have flourished online, spaces where women talk privately about their dating experiences and sometimes warn others to steer clear of creepy or dangerous men.

When the boat arrived in Norway, only the deck and cargo hold were intact.

‘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.

Prices for gas and diesel fuel, over $5 a gallon, are displayed at the pump of a petrol station in Monterey Park, California on March 4, 2022.

With gas prices soaring, here are ways to save at the pump

The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts has surged to more than $4. Shopping around for lower prices and taking advantage of loyalty programs could save you hundreds of dollars a year.

Renée Zellweger as Pam Hupp in "The Thing About Pam," an NBC miniseries based on a true story.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: Renée Zellweger as a killer, the return of ‘Upload,’ and Andy Warhol’s diaries

A look at this week's TV highlights, including a new season of Amazon's futuristic rom-com "Upload" and the premiere of NBC's "The Thing About Pam," based on the true story of murderer Pam Hupp.

Opinion

President of the Boston business improvement district Rosemarie Sansone spoke at the 40th annual Harborfest kickoff in Downtown Crossing on July 1.

Rosemarie Sansone and the bridge to a better Boston

It was Sansone’s generation that pushed, pulled, and prodded Boston from provincial village to a more cosmopolitan metropolis. Sansone’s journey was Boston’s journey.

Health, longevity, and the goals of financial industries

How the financial services industry can impact retirement

Longer lifespans require secure financial futures

Victims of sexual harassment on college campuses deserve independent investigations

The Globe turns 150

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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 Globe editor Brian McGrory reflects on the work of earlier generations of journalists, and the work still to come Explore the full feature ⟶

150 years, 150 front pages

150 of the Globe’s most significant front pages

A composite of the 1848 engraving of Boston, as seen from Bunker Hill, and the 2022 panoramic photo.

Comparing a view of Boston’s skyline from 1848 to now

Globe 150 share crosswords

Can you solve this crossword puzzle from 1917?

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38 major stories

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Sports memories

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Arts milestones

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18 groundbreaking innovations

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A century of gridlock

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150 years of nor'easters

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Remaking old recipes

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Advice from the '30s

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A La Esh barbecue pork plate

5 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.

See more from Project Takeout

More recent stories

Lady Gaga announces long-awaited stadium tour with a stop at Fenway Park
Lady Gaga announced Monday that her delayed Chromatica Ball stadium tour is finally back on and will make a stop at Fenway Park on Aug. 19.

Here are some key takeaways from the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference
Sports betting was a big topic at the conference this weekend, along with the future of the non-fungible token market and Gen Z fans.

Man, 40, arrested for alleged unprovoked attack on Red Line rider, T police say

A 40-year-old Dorchester man was arrested Friday night for an alleged attack on a Red Line rider who was struck repeatedly in the face and head with a “blunt object,” according to MBTA Transit Police.

Norwood man seriously injured in snowmobile crash in Chatham, N.H.
Nadim Rahme, 27, struck a tree on the Loop Trail in Chatham, N.H., and suffered serious but non-life-threatening injuries, Fish and Game officials said.

One person dies in house fire on Cape Cod
Firefighters were dispatched to 118 Lakeside Drive in Marstons Mills after they received a 911 call from a woman who noticed heat coming from the windows and fire spreading to the roof. Officials confirmed Monday that one person died in the blaze.

The tooth fairy is calling: Boston researchers seeking baby teeth for health study

Scientists are trying to find a diverse group of mothers who were pregnant around the time of the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing.

Recommended reads

Samuel Brack with the City of Boston DPW patched potholes on South Huntington Avenue in Boston.

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.

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.

‘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.

State medical examiners cut autopsy rates to among lowest in nation
In a growing number, examiners are also not physically seeing the bodies.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Books about the conflict in Ukraine.

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

New Edition onstage at TD Garden Wednesday night.

A triumphant homecoming for New Edition at TD Garden

COVID cases are down and spring is on the horizon. So we're asking readers what they're most looking forward to.

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

Elle King (pictured last month in Nashville) performs March 5 at the Orpheum Theatre.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Special Projects

Into the Red illustration.

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

Crystal Sorey, mother of Harmony Montgomery, tears up during a vigil held last month in Manchester, N.H., for her daughter, who has been missing since 2019.

Harmony Montgomery case cries out for changes

Light catches on the University of Massachusetts Boston sign.

Pushing back against indoctrination at UMass Boston

"Poetry lifts us and persists past us. It time travels. It makes you miss your stop."

IDEAS | DEREK MONG

Poetry — and democracy — in motion

In a show of solidarity with the police, a Canadian “thin blue line” flag is strapped to a “Freedom Convoy” truck in downtown Ottawa on Feb. 16.

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

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

South Sudanese refugees try to repair their hut in flooded waters from the White Nile at a refugee camp which was inundated after heavy rain in al-Qanaa in southern Sudan, on September 14, 2021. Nearly 50 villages were submerged in southern Sudan, displacing some 65,000 people including South Sudanese refugees whose camp was inundated, the UN said in a report last week.

Erin Coughlan de Perez

The climate crisis and inequality don’t mix

Julia, a teacher, wept as she and other Ukrainian volunteers waited to be deployed to defend Kyiv during the Russian invasion last Saturday.

IDEAS | ELIZABETH SVOBODA

The heroes without capes in Ukraine

Metro

Lady Gaga announces long-awaited stadium tour with a stop at Fenway Park

Lady Gaga announced Monday that her delayed Chromatica Ball stadium tour is finally back on and will make a stop at Fenway Park on Aug. 19.

Rhode Island business news: March 2022

Regular updates from Rhode Island business leaders and industry experts.

Boston hospitals to participate in national study of long COVID

Nationally, 15 research groups studying adults aim to recruit 17,680 participants, with about 900 of them in the Boston area.

Dave Epstein | Forecast

March will show its blustery side this week

Winds could gust over 40 miles per hour at times overnight into Tuesday and could be strong enough for a few scattered power outages.

Sports

Jonathan Kraft, president of the Kraft Group, shared his thoughts on the NFT market at the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference.

Sports Business

Here are some key takeaways from the MIT Sloan Sports Analytics Conference

Sports betting was a big topic at the conference this weekend, along with the future of the non-fungible token market and Gen Z fans.

While at Michigan, Nik Stauskas worked out with the Celtics in the lead up to the 2014 draft. Boston chose Marcus Smart with their top pick that year instead.

Four things to know about new Celtics guard Nik Stauskas, an NBA journeyman who finally landed in Boston

He was on a hot streak in the G League before landing a two-year deal with the Celtics.

Glen Davis talks with reporters during the playoffs in 2011, his final year in Boston.

Watch: Glen ‘Big Baby’ Davis got moved out of his courtside seats during Celtics vs. Nets

Who among us hasn't tried to sneak down a few rows?

NCAA Women's Hockey Tournament

Northeastern seeded third in NCAA women’s hockey tournament

Gary Washburn | on basketball

Jayson Tatum is usually the best player on the floor these days, and a brilliant show vs. the Nets proved it

Kentucky women’s basketball upsets No. 1 South Carolina to win SEC championship game

Business

Biden EPA proposes stronger heavy truck pollution limits

The Biden administration is proposing stronger pollution regulations for new tractor-trailer rigs that would clean up smoky diesel engines and encourage new technologies during the next two decades.

With gas prices soaring, here are ways to save at the pump

The average cost of a gallon of regular gasoline in Massachusetts has surged to more than $4. Shopping around for lower prices and taking advantage of loyalty programs could save you hundreds of dollars a year.

2021 was a good year for the lawyers

Brent crude up ten dollars, shares sink as Ukraine conflict deepens

magazine

A horse-drawn car in Boston, circa 1872.

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

Vehicles were stuck on Route 128 South on February 8, 1978, after the blizzard.

150th anniversary

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

Recipe for Perfect Lobster Salad from Confidential Chat

150th anniversary

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

metro

Audra Cornell taught one of her students in her classroom at the DelSesto-Springfield Middle School in Providence, R.I., last year.

Want to become a teacher? Providence needs you

What you need to know about North Kingstown High School Coach Aaron Thomas and the ‘fat test’ issue

The tooth fairy is calling: Boston researchers seeking baby teeth for health study

sports

Scottie Scheffler shot an even-par 72 for a one-shot victory at Bay Hill.

In US Open-like conditions, Scottie Scheffler comes up with clutch pars to win Arnold Palmer Invitational

Tabor Academy finally snips the nets after winning the NEPSAC Class AA girls’ basketball title

‘It’s like the scorned girlfriend:’ Kyrie Irving was prepared for a rude reception from Celtics fans

business

The price of regular gas was $4.39 at the Sunoco station along Rt. 61 in Pottsville, Pa., on Sunday afternoon, March 6, 2022.

Gas prices in US climb above $4 a gallon

What to know about Biden’s mental health plan

As war rages, Russian businesses in Boston fear a backlash

politics

Bill Cosby.

Supreme Court won’t review decision freeing Cosby from prison

What to know about Biden’s mental health plan

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

Nation

Bill Cosby.

Supreme Court won’t review decision freeing Cosby from prison

Pandemic death toll surpasses 6 million in 3rd year

Groups hardest hit by COVID-19 appear least likely to get care for its lingering effects

World

Refugees wrapped in blankets stand in line in the cold as they wait to be transferred to a train station after crossing the Ukrainian border into Poland.

US assures nervous Baltics of NATO protection against Russia

Russia sets another limited cease-fire for evacuations, but routes lead mostly to Russia and Belarus

US assures nervous Baltics of NATO protection against Russia

opinion

Light catches on the University of Massachusetts Boston sign.

Pushing back against indoctrination at UMass Boston

A lesson in abortion rights from Latin America

Russia and China put US and its allies on edge

lifestyle

Lady Gaga attends the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar on Feb. 27, 2022 in Santa Monica, Calif.

Lady Gaga announces long-awaited stadium tour with a stop at Fenway Park

They’ve been ghosted, lied to, and worse. Now hundreds of Boston women are sharing their online dating horror stories.

From her Nonna’s kitchen in Italy to Project Pasta in Rhode Island

food & dining

Chef Jamie Freda works on fresh pasta dough that is gluten free and vegan in her lab facility. She feeds tomato-infused dough into a pasta sheet maker attachment.

From her Nonna’s kitchen in Italy to Project Pasta in Rhode Island

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

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

travel

Yellow caution tape blocks entrance to Newport's Cliff Walk. A 20-foot chunk broke off and fell into the ocean Thursday, in the vicinity between 40 Steps and Webster Avenue.

‘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

Visitors take in "Gaia," a 23-foot-diameter inflatable globe, now on display at the Museum of Science.

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

Books about the conflict in Ukraine.

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

Lady Gaga attends the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar on Feb. 27, 2022 in Santa Monica, Calif.

Lady Gaga announces long-awaited stadium tour with a stop at Fenway Park

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

Television

Lady Gaga attends the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar on Feb. 27, 2022 in Santa Monica, Calif.

Lady Gaga announces long-awaited stadium tour with a stop at Fenway Park

This week’s TV: Renée Zellweger as a killer, the return of ‘Upload,’ and Andy Warhol’s diaries

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

music

Lady Gaga attends the 28th Screen Actors Guild Awards at Barker Hangar on Feb. 27, 2022 in Santa Monica, Calif.

Lady Gaga announces long-awaited stadium tour with a stop at Fenway Park

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.

Theater/Dance

Mr. Belgrader, during rehearsals at the American Repertory Theatre in Cambridge in 1998.

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

State Trooper Tamar Bucci

Funeral arrangements announced for State Trooper Tamar Bucci

‘This is a godless war:’ Boston protesters march against war in Ukraine

Medford High students speak out for Ukraine and its children

Obituaries

Mr. Ryan (left), visiting with Lee Marvin and his wife, Pamela, backstage of Arthur Miller's play "The Price," at the Playhouse Theater in New York in July 1979. Mr. Ryan had a leading role in the play.

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