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Prosecutors drop homicide charge against man accused of driving into a State Police trooper, who later died

The decision came days after the chief medical examiner’s office reversed its findings in the case, writing that Thomas W. Devlin‘s death was likely not only caused by the injuries he suffered — as it originally found — but also a rare and fatal brain disease.

CVS executives ousted after internal investigation showed mishandling of sexual harassment complaints

CEO Karen Lynch said the company will now overhaul how it handles complaints in the future.

Two years of COVID: A new analysis reveals a heavy toll on young families of color in Massachusetts

Data obtained by the Globe shows Black and Latino people in the prime of their lives died at rates up to three times higher than white people.
COVID-19, 2 years later: These 11 charts show the toll of the pandemic 677 confirmed cases and 14 deaths. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.
FORECAST | Dave Epstein

A storm will blow through Saturday, followed by cold, blustery weather Sunday

The work week will conclude on a sunny and mild note, but the weekend will be less favorable.

Here’s what you need to know about the whistleblower complaint against Eric Lander

Deshaun Watson will not be criminally charged over harassment, sex assault allegations

Gabby Petito’s parents sue Laundrie’s parents over killing

The parents of Gabby Petito claim in a new Florida lawsuit that Brian Laundrie told his parents he had killed her before he returned home alone from their ill-fated western trip in a converted van.
ADRIAN WALKER

Welcome to the Boston Fire Department, where change never happens

It is the Fire Department that has been arguably the city department most stubbornly resistant to change of any kind, year after year.
chad finn

Now that a baseball deal is done, where were we with the Red Sox?

It's time for Chaim Bloom to fill out the roster and the team to start building some chemistry in an abbreviated spring training.
Dan Shaughnessy: We finally get to talk about actual baseball, and other thoughts MLB free agency tracker: All-Star Carlos Rodón joining Giants on two-year deal Baseball owners and players say Labor Secretary Marty Walsh’s presence helped get a deal done
Opinion
MARCELA GARCÍA

Why does Dartmouth High School still have a Native American mascot?

Is using an Indigenous American logo valid representation or blatant appropriation? Naturally, the answer lies in the eye of the beholder. But it matters who the beholder is.
Laurence H. Tribe and Elizabeth B. Wydra

Confederate Amnesty Act must not insulate the Jan. 6 insurrectionists
IDEAS | ROBERT SULLIVAN

Jack Kerouac’s road from bum to hometown hero
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The memory hackers
SCOT LEHIGH

One way we can help Ukraine: Work from home
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 Globe editor Brian McGrory reflects on the work of earlier generations of journalists, and the work still to come Explore the full feature ⟶

150 of the Globe’s most significant front pages

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

Can you solve this crossword puzzle from 1917?

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Mass. coronavirus at a glance | on
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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

3 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.
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Sports Media
Report: Joe Buck departing Fox for ESPN after quarter-century, joining Troy Aikman on ‘Monday Night Football’
Buck joined Fox in 1994, quickly rising to become the voice of a generation of big events. He has called 23 World Series and six Super Bowls.

Federal regulators to reconsider controversial Springfield compressor station
Federal regulators will have to reconsider their approval of a controversial plan to expand natural gas infrastructure in Agawam, a federal court ruled on Friday.

Varsity Blues bribery trial witness says coach told him: ‘Just do it’

Jovan Vavic, who led USC’s men’s and women’s water polo teams to 16 championships, confirmed during a 2009 meeting that he flagged students as fake water polo recruits in exchange for donations from their parents, Ali Khosroshahin, a former women’s soccer coach at USC, told jurors Friday in US District Court in Boston.

‘My heart radiates for queer youth.’ Mass. students walk out of class to protest anti-queer legislation in Florida and Texas.
Hundreds of high school students in Massachusetts and across the country walked out of their classrooms Friday afternoon to protest a wave of anti-queer government actions in Florida and Texas.

THE BIG IDEA | KARA MILLER
A shortage of college students will soon hit the Northeast
The declining birth rate in America could mean economic turmoil for the higher education industry, and for cities and towns that depend on local colleges.

LOVE LETTERS
‘I’m not sure if these two bathroom trips were a bad sign’
After three weeks, he still continued to call and text me, and a few times he asked me about going out again and I told him yes, but then when I asked what day he told me we should just play it by ear.

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Michelle Wu and business leaders turn their focus to reviving downtown

After two years of the pandemic, City Hall hopes to launch a “Return to Downtown” campaign this spring.

Doughnut dispute: The family that runs Kane’s is heading to court
Its president and CEO Paul Delios filed a lawsuit against his four siblings, alleging that they’re trying to oust him from the beloved business.

‘What the hell is going on with Ticket?’: The wild, intense, expletive-laced tales of Kevin Garnett
The legendary big man will have his No. 5 retired by the Celtics Sunday. You’ve heard a lot of KG stories, but you haven’t heard these.

MATTHEW GILBERT
25 years after Ellen, is it easier to be gay in Hollywood?
It really is a new era for LGBTQ actors in America. But don’t misunderstand me: There are many haters, and the fight for equality is still turbulent.

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Culture & Lifestyle

CRITIC'S NOTEBOOK

After two years of upheaval, the arts need audiences to get in the act

A study ranked the 10 best US Wordle cities. Two are in New England.
FOOD

Support Ukrainian humanitarian aid at these Boston-area restaurants

PODCASTS

Four excellent podcasts for Beatles fans

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

RENÉE LOTH

Attorneys general: A study in contrasts
Patricio Belloy, Rebecca Herst, and Antonio Raciti

Make a green future work for all Bostonians
EDITORIAL

Ukraine crowd-sources evidence of war crimes
RENÉE GRAHAM

Gas for $5 a gallon? That’s a small cost to save a democracy.

Mariana Budjeryn

In Ukraine, there’s no second Chernobyl disaster in the making — not yet
IDEAS | JULIE WITTES SCHLACK

Leaving Cambridge for the comfort of strangers

Metro

Here’s what you need to know about the whistleblower complaint against Eric Lander

Eric Lander, the prominent scientist who formerly led the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard, is in the news again with the release of a whistleblower complaint about his alleged conduct as the head of President Biden’s Office of Science and Technology Policy.
RI POLITICS

Senate bill would create ‘environmental justice focus areas’ in R.I.

The state Senate will vote Tuesday on the Environmental Justice Act, which would take into account the cumulative impact of pollution in areas such as Allens Avenue in Providence.

Boston Latin School head will step down

Skerritt made history in 2017 when she took on the job, becoming the first person of color to lead the nation’s oldest public school.
RI POLITICS

What will money from Congress’ $1.5t spending bill be used for in Rhode Island?

More than $700 million will go toward projects in the Ocean State, including $75 million to construct a new homeport for Coast Guard offshore patrol cutters at the Newport Naval Station, $6.6 million for improvements at T.F. Green Airport, and more than $2 million for the Providence Police Department.

Sports

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Slow start in Fort Myers as Red Sox spring training finally gets going

Pitchers Nick Pivetta, Eduard Bazardo, and Jay Groome were the only 40-man roster players spotted at Fenway South a day after the lockout ended, with Sunday the official reporting date.
Sports Log

Chelsea finds itself in dire financial straits following Roman Abramovich’s sanctions

A team that was crowned world champions by FIFA a month ago now has officials unable to use their corporate credit cards
Bruins notebook

Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy prefers to have two-way conversations with his players

Seeing his messages get through to players, particularly as the Bruins are beginning to coalesce with the playoffs on the horizon, was a sign that things are clicking.
Sports Media

Report: Joe Buck departing Fox for ESPN after quarter-century, joining Troy Aikman on ‘Monday Night Football’
baseball

Baseball owners and players say Labor Secretary Marty Walsh’s presence helped get a deal done
nfl

Deshaun Watson will not be criminally charged over harassment, sex assault allegations

Business

RI BUSINESS

CVS executives ousted after internal investigation showed mishandling of sexual harassment complaints

CEO Karen Lynch said the company will now overhaul how it handles complaints in the future.

Impossible Foods sues Ginkgo spinout Motif in ‘beef replica’ dispute

It claims Boston-based Motif FoodWorks copied a patented process for making alternative ‘meat’ products. Motif calls the complaint ‘baseless.’

Headquarters in Boston. Based in Kyiv. CEO now works from a Ukrainian farmhouse
RI BUSINESS

A R.I. charcuterie heir, a $1m donation to Tufts, and a new way of making meat
magazine
Spring Arts Preview

36 of the best arts events coming to New England this spring
PERSPECTIVE

We’ve been through a lot. Don’t we deserve daylight saving time all year long?
MISS CONDUCT

My therapist has a double-standard on missed appointments
COOKING

Recipes: Three takes on Irish soda breads

metro

Federal judge orders Burrillville man who stockpiled 200 guns to remain in custody

Welcome to the Boston Fire Department, where change never happens

Americans stressed about inflation, Ukraine war on two-year pandemic anniversary, survey says

sports

Deshaun Watson will not be criminally charged over harassment, sex assault allegations

Top seed Bentley will lean on veteran leadership in NCAA Division 2 men’s basketball tournament

MLB free agency tracker: Clayton Kershaw sticking with the Dodgers

business

Hotel in North End along Kennedy Greenway earns BPDA approval

US, allies move to revoke ‘most favored nation’ status for Russia

R.I. Senator Whitehouse pitches stiff new tax on oil-company profits

politics

Here’s what you need to know about the whistleblower complaint against Eric Lander

Car crashes into Washington, D.C., restaurant’s outdoor patio, killing two women

Here’s what you need to know about the $13.6 billion in aid for Ukraine

Nation

Here’s what you need to know about the whistleblower complaint against Eric Lander

Car crashes into Washington, D.C., restaurant’s outdoor patio, killing two women

Americans stressed about inflation, Ukraine war on two-year pandemic anniversary, survey says

World

After North Korean missile tests, US rolls out new sanctions

Ukrainian officials warn of ‘humanitarian catastrophe’ in Mariupol

Biden announces more limits on trade with Russia

opinion

Gas for $5 a gallon? That’s a small cost to save a democracy.

In Ukraine, there’s no second Chernobyl disaster in the making — not yet

As Harvard looks to build in Allston, how about a university-affiliated public school?

lifestyle

For the Jane Austen Society of North America, there’s always something (new) about Jane

12 St. Patrick’s Day events in Boston, online, and beyond

A R.I. charcuterie heir, a $1m donation to Tufts, and a new way of making meat

food & dining

A R.I. charcuterie heir, a $1m donation to Tufts, and a new way of making meat

Where to eat outside with kids

At Cambridge’s La Royal, a party thrown by your coolest friends

travel

Curling on the Cape, stars in Sun Valley, and Americans in Australia

How do you actually get those cheap flights from airline sales? We asked deal experts.

It’s better for the future of Yellowstone if tourists spread out their visits. Here’s how and why to go in winter.

Arts

In ‘Wonder Women Now,’ artists from around the world shine a light on domestic violence

36 of the best arts events coming to New England this spring

‘A true world of our own’: Gateway Arts inaugurates new gallery with first in-person show in two years

Books

You don’t want to miss Mark Arsenault’s new book

Chasing out the old horse

The art of listening in Susan Straight’s ‘Mecca’

Movies

‘Why was it ever not normal?’

Doc Talk: Two films, three master musicians, one of them a whole lot younger than the others

Travels near, travels far, and travels very, very far

Television

Mike Myers returns to TV — in seven guises

Emilio Delgado, Luis on ‘Sesame Street’ for 45 years, dies

25 years after Ellen, is it easier to be gay in Hollywood?

music

Bringing Berg’s thunder: ‘Wozzeck’ in concert at the BSO

Inside the workshops of some of the region’s premier musical instrument makers

This year, Dropkick Murphys plan a proper St. Patrick’s Day celebration

Theater/Dance

‘Freestyle Love Supreme’ returns Lin-Manuel Miranda and friends to their roots

After two years of upheaval, the arts need audiences to get in the act

Love, illness, and the stuff of ‘Everyday Life’

globe local

Spring sing-a-long, bike camp, and an author talk

For budding (and enthusiastically middle-aged) actor Liz Bishop, the third act may be best of all

An owl trapped in a soccer net is freed, and lives to see another day

Obituaries

Elsa Klensch, face of fashion on CNN, dies at 89

Sally Schmitt, trend-setting restaurateur who opened the French Laundry, dies at 90

Bobbie Nelson, sister and bandmate of country music legend, dies at 91