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Russian airstrike escalates offensive in western Ukraine

Russian missiles pounded a military base in western Ukraine on Sunday, killing 35 people in an attack on a facility that served as a crucial hub for cooperation between Ukraine and the NATO countries supporting its defense.

After four decades and $200 billion, the US missile defense system is no match for a Russian nuclear attack

Official Pentagon policy states that its system is only designed to protect the nation from nuclear missiles fired by a rogue state like North Korea. For a military superpower like Russia, the US depends on its own vast nuclear arsenal of about 5,400 warheads as a deterrent.

‘He was such a beautiful human.’ Nieman fellows mourn killing of journalist in Ukraine Sunday
An American journalist who was a 2019 Nieman Foundation fellow at Harvard was killed in Sunday while reporting on the refugee crisis unfolding in Ukraine, according to media reports.

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Base attacked in western Ukraine has been a hub for foreign militaries

From Rhode Island, a bond between a granddaughter and her grandmother, separated by Putin’s war
Inna Walker is safe in East Providence, but her entire family is stuck in Ukraine, sheltering in place as Russian bombs destroy the neighborhoods around them. It’s the third time her grandmother has lived under Russian occupation. “We never thought he’d actually attack Ukraine,” Walker said. “He had no reason to.”

UPS failed to make ferry reservations to Nantucket for the summer. Now islanders foresee ‘a world of hurt’
By the time the apparent error came to light, ferries to Nantucket for the busy season — from May to October — were booked close to capacity for large shipping trucks.

William Hurt, star of ‘Broadcast News,’ ‘Body Heat,’ dies
Mr. Hurt was three times nominated for an Academy Award, winning for 1985′s “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”

Barack Obama says he has tested positive for COVID-19

Former president Barack Obama said Sunday afternoon on Twitter that he has tested positive for COVID-19. He said he has a scratchy throat and is “feeling fine otherwise.”

In Mass. and Cass effort, the theme word is ‘decentralize’
As city officials explore ways to tackle the vagrancy that has haunted the area of Mass. and Cass, Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration has signaled she intends to follow through on a campaign promise to scatter recovery and harm reduction services.

NCAA Tournament: Where local teams are headed, and how they got there

On the men's side, three teams earned automatic bids — Vermont, Bryant, and Yale. On the women's side, most expected the UConn women to be dancing but few expected UMass to join them.
MAVERICKS 95, CELTICS 92

Mavericks rally to turn back Celtics

Jayson Tatum led Boston with 21 points.

The show will go on: Boston’s newest music venue is opening into a changed world for concerts

With a 3,500-person capacity, it’s the bridge between smaller local spots — Great Scott, Sinclair, Royale — and arenas that cater to the biggest names in music.
Dan Shaughnessy

With new Canadian mandates, Red Sox could be in a load of trouble with unvaccinated players

Unvaccinated players won't be allowed to play in Toronto, and Boston has 10 games up there, including a late-September series.
Red Sox address bullpen depth, close to deals with Matt Strahm and Jake Diekman

Re-sign or let them walk? Here’s what we think the Patriots should do with their free agents.

NFL free agency opens on Wednesday at 4 p.m., and we could see New England completely revamp their linebacking corps.
Patriots bringing back Devin McCourty on a one-year deal
Opinion
EDITORIAL

A lesson in ‘sunshine’ from across a war zone

Ukraine uses the weapon of truth and with it has already won the battle for global support.
LETTERS

Our collective Holocaust memory, preserved yet fragile
JEFF JACOBY

Sorry, Tom Cotton: Trump is no Reagan
EDITORIAL

Achtung, Germany: Can you get serious about ditching Russian gas now?
IDEAS | ROBERT SULLIVAN

Jack Kerouac’s road from bum to hometown hero
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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Hidden inside a Boston photographer’s 3,000 rolls of film are unseen photos of 1960s-70s rock gods
For decades, a singular photographic collection has lain nearly unseen in the Somerville home of photographer Charles Daniels. Now, more than five decades later, Daniels and his supporters are seeking to bring these images to life.

‘SNL’ talks with TikTok influencers, and Zoë Kravitz makes her hosting debut
In the cold open of Saturday Night Live, “President Joe Biden,” played by James Austin Johnson, invited TikTok entertainers to help solve the world’s issues relating to Russia and Ukraine.

LOVE LETTERS
He was bad to me but I still want him
"Truth is, I feel attached to him. I still feel like I want to be with him because I can’t be with anybody else."

How two Vermont snowboarders are inspiring a new generation of shredders
Zeb Powell and Maggie Leon, who both compete professionally, are touring the Northeast to bring the excitement of snowboarding to new audiences, both young and old. They're particularly interested in growing the sport among Black athletes and women.

For this high-end watch dealer, there’s no time like the present
The European Watch Company on Newbury Street sells about 400 watches a month at an average value of $40,000. Many sell for far more. And the pandemic hasn’t hurt business one bit.

How does Rich Hill keep pitching at an elite level? A look behind the scenes of his workout shows his drive.
The 42-year-old Red Sox lefthander let the Globe observe his regimen at Champions Physical Therapy and Performance in Waltham.

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

Andrii Bezverkhyi, who runs SOC Prime, fled Ukraine’s capital when Russia attacked. His new office has chickens, geese, pigs — and a fast Internet connection.

Boston Latin School head will step down
Rachel 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.

‘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.

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.

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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

MARCELA GARCÍA

Why does Dartmouth High School still have a Native American mascot?
Laurence H. Tribe and Elizabeth B. Wydra

Confederate Amnesty Act must not insulate the Jan. 6 insurrectionists
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
IDEAS | JULIE WITTES SCHLACK

Leaving Cambridge for the comfort of strangers

Metro

William Hurt, star of ‘Broadcast News,’ ‘Body Heat,’ dies

Mr. Hurt was three times nominated for an Academy Award, winning for 1985′s “Kiss of the Spider Woman.”

‘He was such a beautiful human.’ Nieman fellows mourn killing of journalist in Ukraine Sunday

An American journalist who was a 2019 Nieman Foundation fellow at Harvard was killed in Sunday while reporting on the refugee crisis unfolding in Ukraine, according to media reports.

In Mass. and Cass effort, the theme word is ‘decentralize’

As city officials explore ways to tackle the vagrancy that has haunted the area of Mass. and Cass, Mayor Michelle Wu’s administration has signaled she intends to follow through on a campaign promise to scatter recovery and harm reduction services.

Jean Sullivan McKeigue, former Boston School Committee president, dies at 75

A former teacher, Mrs. McKeigue led the School Committee in 1982.

Sports

College Basketball

NCAA Tournament: Where local teams are headed, and how they got there

On the men's side, three teams earned automatic bids — Vermont, Bryant, and Yale. On the women's side, most expected the UConn women to be dancing but few expected UMass to join them.
HIGH SCHOOLS

Father-son dynamic big part of successful formula for BC High, St. Mary’s boys’ basketball teams

Bill Loughnane and his son Mike have unbeaten BC High pointed toward a D1 state title, while David Brown and David Brown Jr. are doing the same in Lynn.
Patriots

Patriots bringing back Devin McCourty on a one-year deal

The safety had three interceptions and 60 tackles last season for New England.
GOLF ROUNDUP

Sam Burns, Tom Hoge share 36-hole lead at frigid and rain delayed Players Championship

Mavericks rally to turn back Celtics
PATRIOTS

Re-sign or let them walk? Here’s what we think the Patriots should do with their free agents.

Business

The show will go on: Boston’s newest music venue is opening into a changed world for concerts

With a 3,500-person capacity, it’s the bridge between smaller local spots — Great Scott, Sinclair, Royale — and arenas that cater to the biggest names in music.

Average US gas price spikes 79 cents over 2 weeks to $4.43

The average US price of regular-grade gasoline shot up a whopping 79 cents over the past two weeks to a record-setting $4.43 per gallon.

McDonald’s ice cream woes have inspired memes, mockery, and now, a federal lawsuit

For this high-end watch dealer, there’s no time like the present
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

Signs of spring are expected this week, with temperatures in the 50s and 60s and sunny skies

UPS failed to make ferry reservations to Nantucket for the summer. Now islanders foresee ‘a world of hurt’

A Connecticut toddler awaits kidney transplant with help from Tom Brady

sports

Red Sox address bullpen depth, close to deals with Matt Strahm and Jake Diekman

Watch: Jaylen Brown throws down thunderous slam, celebrates with Kevin Garnett

Patriots use second-round tender on receiver Jakobi Meyers

business

Shaming Apple and texting Musk, a Ukraine minister uses novel war tactics

Cashless and flightless, Russian tourists stuck in Thailand

As companies leave Russia, their assets could be seized

politics

After four decades and $200 billion, the US missile defense system is no match for a Russian nuclear attack

House Democrats push Biden to build a better midterm message

US pays $2 million a month to protect Mike Pompeo, aide from Iran threat

Nation

William Hurt, star of ‘Broadcast News,’ ‘Body Heat,’ dies

Barack Obama says he has tested positive for COVID-19

Ron Miles, understated master of jazz cornet, is dead at 58

World

Russian airstrike escalates offensive in western Ukraine

Base attacked in western Ukraine has been a hub for foreign militaries

‘I’m writing this post now and crying’: Russians bid farewell to Instagram before midnight ban

opinion

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

Confederate Amnesty Act must not insulate the Jan. 6 insurrectionists

Ponce De Santis

lifestyle

Author Heather Kamins bridges authenticity and magical realism in ‘The Moth Girl’

He was bad to me but I still want him

Census: Black population grows in suburbs, shrinks in cities

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

‘Immersive Shevchenko: Soul of Ukraine’ exhibit to raise funds for humanitarian aid with one-day-only show

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

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

William Hurt, star of ‘Broadcast News,’ ‘Body Heat,’ dies

‘Why was it ever not normal?’

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

Television

‘SNL’ talks with TikTok influencers, and Zoë Kravitz makes her hosting debut

Mike Myers returns to TV — in seven guises

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

music

Ron Miles, understated master of jazz cornet, is dead at 58

Hidden inside a Boston photographer’s 3,000 rolls of film are unseen photos of 1960s-70s rock gods

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

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

‘He was such a beautiful human.’ Nieman fellows mourn killing of journalist in Ukraine Sunday

A Connecticut toddler awaits kidney transplant with help from Tom Brady

Volunteers from Mass. head to Europe to offer aid to Ukrainians displaced by war

Obituaries

William Hurt, star of ‘Broadcast News,’ ‘Body Heat,’ dies

Jean Sullivan McKeigue, former Boston School Committee president, dies at 75

Ron Miles, understated master of jazz cornet, is dead at 58