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Massport has a $1 billion plan to cut climate pollution. Critics say it’s nowhere near enough.

In one of the state’s largest efforts to curb carbon emissions, the Massachusetts Port Authority unveiled a plan to reduce its climate-warming pollution. It will subject just 12.5 percent of Massport’s emissions to reductions.

Bizarre harassment of Natick couple by eBay was ‘clearly criminal,’ company admitted
Lawyers for eBay admitted that employees should not have threatened Ina and David Steiner, sent the couple live spiders and a bloody pig mask, and followed them around town. But they also said the government should not charge eBay with criminal misconduct.

Larry Edelman

It’s hard to buy a house around here. The Fed is making it a lot harder.
Mortgage rates just topped 4 percent for the first time since 2019 as the central bank tightens credit to cool off inflation.

Biden names Ashish Jha as White House COVID-19 coordinator

“As we enter a new moment in the pandemic — executing on my National COVID-19 Preparedness Plan and managing the ongoing risks from COVID — Dr. Jha is the perfect person for the job,” President Biden said of the dean of the Brown University School of Public Health.

Jha was one of the most quoted public health experts throughout the pandemic

Son charged with murdering his mother in her Mission Hill apartment

A Boston man was arraigned on a murder charge in a Boston hospital Thursday for allegedly stabbing his mother to death inside her Mission Hill apartment.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Leveraging pain for personal gain

The federal case against activist Monica Cannon-Grant, arrested on Tuesday morning, reveals a defendant who clearly wasn’t satisfied with just one self-enrichment scam.

Frequent daytime napping by older adults linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s, study says

“The vicious cycle we observed between daytime sleep and Alzheimer’s disease offers a basis for better understanding the role of sleep in the development and progression of Alzheimer’s disease in older adults,” said Dr. Peng Li, a lead author of the study.

Smoke rises after an explosion in Kyiv on Thursday as Russian troops try to encircle the Ukrainian capital as part of their slow-moving offensive.

Russian forces batter civilian areas, as rescuers search for survivors in theater hit by airstrike

Hundreds of civilians had been living in the grand, columned theater in central Mariupol after their homes were destroyed in three weeks of fighting in the strategic port city.

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Ukrainian father who learned of his family’s death through Twitter speaks out
Serhiy Perebyinis recounted how he discovered they were killed and the impact it has had on him in an emotional interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett that aired late Wednesday.

Russian news agency says Brittney Griner’s arrest is extended until May 19
Griner, one of the top players in the WNBA, was detained in February when vape cartridges with cannabis were found in her luggage. The WNBA season begins May 6.

When Boston would get sunlight if daylight saving time were permanent.

When Boston would get sunlight under different time systems

Here is when Boston would get sunlight under permanent daylight saving time and permanent standard time compared to our current system of switching the clocks back and forth.

Dave Epstein: There’s no perfect answer on DST

Advocates of ending standard time have for years pointed to studies showing adverse health effects from changing the clocks.

Health experts say making daylight saving time permanent is a terrible idea. Permanent standard time, on the other hand ...

Shifting the US time zones would have adverse health effects caused by disruptions in circadian rhythms, doctors said.

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Andrea Stanley is building a local grain economy from the Ground Up

As the co-founder of a malthouse and flour mill in Holyoke, she supplies brewers and bakers with grains grown throughout the Northeast, helping create a more sustainable supply chain.

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Marcus Smart (right) and Steph Curry (center) dive for the ball on Wednesday night. Smart landed on Curry's foot, and Curry missed the rest of the game.

‘I thought it was a dangerous play’: Steve Kerr didn’t like how Marcus Smart dove at Steph Curry

Curry is now out indefinitely with a sprained ligament, according to reports.

Warriors star Stephen Curry injured in loss to Celtics

The rooms at the Pelham House Resort on Sea Street in Dennis Port. The original hotel was extensively renovated.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER

How a small Cape Cod hotel evolved into a $20 million resort. Next month, it’s getting even bigger.

After an extensive renovation, the Pelham House Resort is about to undergo a growth spurt.

Chowder is the ultimate New England comfort food, so we asked readers to tell us their favorite places to get it.

We asked Globe readers to share their favorite places to get chowder in New England. Here’s what they said.

Be it thick or thin, creamy or clear, brimming with chunks of fish or dotted with clams, one thing is certain: Chowder is the ultimate New England comfort food.

Opinion

Sandbags fortify a market where food is prepared for thousands of people in Kyiv, Ukraine.

IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

The last four weeks could upend our view of the last four decades

War makes even the worst old days look better.

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150 YEARS OF THE BOSTON GLOBE

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Inside an ugly battle over the future of Gunstock ski resort in New Hampshire
Everyone involved can agree that the region’s only county-owned ski resort is something special. But that might be the only thing they can agree on.

INNOVATION BEAT

Bitcoin pizza, anyone? Crypto-inspired pies have arrived in Boston.

To be clear, Bitcoin Pizza doesn’t come with bitcoin. But it does have quirky crypto-inspired menu items such as “Satoshi’s Favorite,” a ham, pineapple, and jalapeño pie that honors the pseudonymous creator of bitcoin.

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What if ‘Get Out’ applied to college?
"Master," on Amazon Prime, combines horror, race, and campus life. Ancaster College is the setting of Mariama Diallo’s debut feature, and we're told the fictional college is near Boston.

Movie Review: In ‘The Outfit,’ Mark Rylance cuts it close as a tailor mixed up with the mob

Boat involved in fatal Boston Harbor crash destroyed by fire in Cohasset
The boat that was involved in the Boston Harbor crash that killed a 27-year-old woman last July was destroyed after it caught on fire in Cohasset on Wednesday.

Mass. House leaders heralded the creation of an Equal Employment Opportunity officer. They’ve left the position empty for 15 months.

It’s left House staffers wondering who they can go to when they need to privately report an instance of harassment and questioning whether the creation of the role was just an empty gesture.

Missouri abortion bill that includes ectopic pregnancies is one of many aggressive anti-abortion measures under consideration

Republican lawmakers in multiple states have ramped up efforts to restrict access to abortion, with the passage and proposals of a number of measures that limit the procedure as the fate of Roe v. Wade remains unclear.

Meet the hard-core maskers who never leave home without an N95

A shrinking number of residents plan to keep wearing face coverings in public indefinitely, even as mask mandates have been rescinded.

Mass. lawmakers are moving to make hair discrimination illegal
The House on Thursday will vote on legislation that would ban discrimination on the basis of a person’s natural hairstyle, including protective hairstyles such as braids, locks, or twists. It would also bar schools from creating any policy that “impairs or prohibits” natural hairstyles.

QUICK BITE

At Somerville’s Vinal General Store, a sandwich is a joy ride
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PERSPECTIVE

The invasion of Ukraine reminds me of growing up in Iran. The trauma is lasting.
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Conductor Keith Lockhart, pictured at Tanglewood, will lead five of six programs in the Boston Pops' spring 2022 season.

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Stilt walkers with the Hot Tamales at the 2018 South Boston St. Patrick's Day/Evacuation Day Parade. 2022 marks the return of the parade after two years off due to COVID.

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To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

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President Vladimir Putin of Russia at a ceremony in Belgrade, during a visit to Serbia, on Jan. 17, 2019.

Justin B. Hollander

How Biden and NATO can end Russia’s war with Ukraine

Delegates applaud as Chinese President Xi Jinping arrives for the closing session of China's National People's Congress at the Great Hall of the People in Beijing on March 11.

SCOT LEHIGH

The West should call China’s bluff on Ukraine

IDEAS | JULIA A. MINSON

How to reach a Russian (or American) who is lost in a sea of disinformation

As news anchor Yekaterina Andreyeva launched into an item about relations with Belarus during Russia's most-watched evening news broadcast, Marina Ovsyannikova burst into view, holding up a handwritten poster saying "No War" in English.

RENÉE GRAHAM

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An Iranian woman walks past an anti-US mural on a wall of the former United States embassy in Tehran, on March 12.

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The author and her husband, Mark Schlack, in Village Hill Cohousing, an intentional living community of 28 homes filled with people of various ages and backgrounds.

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Boat involved in fatal Boston Harbor crash destroyed by fire in Cohasset

The boat that was involved in the Boston Harbor crash that killed a 27-year-old woman last July was destroyed after it caught on fire in Cohasset on Wednesday.

Frequent daytime napping by older adults linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s, study says

Yes, the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade is happening this year. Here’s everything you need to know.

After a two-year hiatus, the South Boston St. Patrick’s Day Parade is back this weekend with a shorter route. Here’s everything you need to know to celebrate this Sunday.

Dense fog advisory in effect in some areas of Mass., officials say

Dense fog rolled into the area between 4 and 6 a.m. and will last until about 1 p.m. Thursday, said Torry Gaucher, a meteorologist with the National Weather Service.

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‘I thought it was a dangerous play’: Steve Kerr didn’t like how Marcus Smart dove at Steph Curry

Curry is now out indefinitely with a sprained ligament, according to reports.

Northeastern goaltender Devon Levi is a finalist for the Hobey Baker Award as the best player in the nation.

Men's college hockey

Northeastern has the hot goalie ready for Hockey East men’s semifinals

Devon Levi backstops the Huskies as the conference semifinals and final return to TD Garden this weekend for the first time since 2019.

Von Miller just won a Super Bowl with the Rams.

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NFL free agency tracker: Bills release WR Cole Beasley

NFL free agency is upon us. The new league year began on Wednesday at 4 p.m., meaning all trades and deals are now official.

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Mortgage rates just topped 4 percent for the first time since 2019 as the central bank tightens credit to cool off inflation.

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Amazon closes $8.5b deal to acquire Hollywood studio MGM

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A woman cries after a rocket attack in Kyiv, Ukraine, on February 25.

PERSPECTIVE

The invasion of Ukraine reminds me of growing up in Iran. The trauma is lasting.

MISS CONDUCT

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Meeting anyone after my husband’s death has been demoralizing

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Larry Edelman It’s hard to buy a house around here. The Fed is making it a lot harder. Mortgage rates just topped 4 percent for the first time since 2019 as the central bank tightens credit to cool off inflation.

Biden names Ashish Jha as White House COVID-19 coordinator

Son charged with murdering his mother in her Mission Hill apartment

Leveraging pain for personal gain

Frequent daytime napping by older adults linked to increased risk of Alzheimer’s, study says

Russian forces batter civilian areas, as rescuers search for survivors in theater hit by airstrike

More coverage

Ukrainian father who learned of his family’s death through Twitter speaks out Serhiy Perebyinis recounted how he discovered they were killed and the impact it has had on him in an emotional interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett that aired late Wednesday.

Russian news agency says Brittney Griner’s arrest is extended until May 19 Griner, one of the top players in the WNBA, was detained in February when vape cartridges with cannabis were found in her luggage. The WNBA season begins May 6.

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It’s hard to buy a house around here. The Fed is making it a lot harder.
Mortgage rates just topped 4 percent for the first time since 2019 as the central bank tightens credit to cool off inflation.

Ukrainian father who learned of his family’s death through Twitter speaks out
Serhiy Perebyinis recounted how he discovered they were killed and the impact it has had on him in an emotional interview with CNN anchor Erin Burnett that aired late Wednesday.

Russian news agency says Brittney Griner’s arrest is extended until May 19
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Everyone involved can agree that the region’s only county-owned ski resort is something special. But that might be the only thing they can agree on.

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"Master," on Amazon Prime, combines horror, race, and campus life. Ancaster College is the setting of Mariama Diallo’s debut feature, and we're told the fictional college is near Boston.

Boat involved in fatal Boston Harbor crash destroyed by fire in Cohasset
The boat that was involved in the Boston Harbor crash that killed a 27-year-old woman last July was destroyed after it caught on fire in Cohasset on Wednesday.

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At Somerville’s Vinal General Store, a sandwich is a joy ride
A hip little shop in Union Square makes food that’s as much fun as something on a bun can be.

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The invasion of Ukraine reminds me of growing up in Iran. The trauma is lasting.
War is more than an abstract tragedy. There will be painful scars and memories that are hauled around for years.