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President Biden delivered a speech about the Russian war in Ukraine, in Warsaw on Saturday.

Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in fiery speech in Poland

Speaking in Warsaw, President Biden made a vociferous defense of liberal democracy and the NATO military alliance, while also saying Europe must steel itself for a long fight against Russian aggression.

‘Potentially very dangerous’: Biden’s Warsaw speech met with mixed reactions

RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Biden reassures Poland during visit to important NATO ally

McDonald’s is one of hundreds of foreign businesses to suspend operations in Russia.

‘It’s going down the drain’: Sanctions are taking their toll on Russia’s economy

The sanctions are starting to inflict a toll inside Russia that experts said will continue to increase, ratcheting up the internal pressure on a still-defiant Vladimir Putin to end the war.

Alex Speier

How Red Sox free agent acquisition Trevor Story went from the shadows of the Rocky Mountains to the spotlight of Boston
Trevor Story is one of four players since 2016 — along with Mookie Betts, Trea Turner, and José Ramírez — with at least 100 home runs and 100 stolen bases.

For Wu’s critics, a powerful tool: misinformation
False attacks aimed at undermining the mayor’s ability to lead have jumped from fringe corners of the Internet to the halls of power.

Ted Cruz criticized Ibram X. Kendi’s ‘Antiracist Baby.’ He may have just propelled the book to the top of the bestseller list.
Questioning by Ted Cruz at the Supreme Court hearings for Ketanji Brown Jackson may have had the opposite effect of what he intended.

North End restaurants, Wu trade shots over outdoor dining fee
Hours after a group of restaurant owners threatened to sue, the mayor signaled she could cancel outdoor dining in the North End entirely.

In the North End, the kerfuffle over outdoor dining continues

US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation
Republican U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska on Saturday resigned from office after a California jury convicted him of lying to federal authorities about an illegal campaign donation from a foreign national.

Bruins 6, Islanders 3

Bruins overwhelm Islanders at TD Garden
Boston got second-period goals from David Pastrnak, Brad Marchand, Erik Haula, and Jake DeBrusk.

Patrice Bergeron becomes third Bruins player to play 1,200 career games

Boston police department sees biggest overtime drop in a decade

And the three other things you should know about last year’s police earnings.

Cassidy Murray, 13, was killed in a boating accident Wednesday while vacationing with her parents in Aruba.

Milton girl, 13, killed in boating accident in Aruba, is remembered as ‘an angel’ with ‘an ear-to-ear smile’

Cassidy Murray, a seventh-grader at Buckingham Browne & Nichols, was fatally injured in a boating accident Wednesday evening, her grieving family said Friday.

People were tested for COVID-19 in 2021 at the drive-thru site at Revere High School. The Baker administration, citing a sharp decline in reported infections, said on March 4 that it will shutter three-quarters of the state’s free Stop the Spread testing sites at the end of the month.

Cuts to COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination worry health care leaders

Medical, public health, and community leaders say that state and federal cuts to COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination initiatives will widen already-yawning gaps between haves and have nots.

Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. in New York City in 2010.

Nelson Aldrich Jr., whose writing pierced the pretense of old wealth, dies at 86

By departing Boston, where he worked for a time for the Globe, Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. escaped the trappings of an easily recognizable name, but he never could leave behind his privileged upbringing.

Opinion

The Massachusetts House of Representatives has not had an Equal Employment Officer for 15 months.

Beacon Hill lags on sexual harassment

Post #Metoo reckoning in the Massachusetts House has given way to the era of . . . whatever.

Shan Soe-Lin and Robert Hecht

The science says we need to remain vigilant about COVID

IDEAS | GREGG MITMAN

An empire of rubber and dashed dreams of Black prosperity in Liberia

MARCELA GARCÍA

Social media platforms must address Russia’s Spanish-language misinformation

An ugly incident raises this question: How do you respond to sudden bigotry?

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. We revisit some of the most impactful stories Globe journalists have covered, look back at 150 significant front pages, reflect on how the newsroom and Boston have changed, and much, much more.

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Takeout from Shanti. This is Chicken Biryani.

Project Takeout

With patio season upon us, Project Takeout is a wrap. But first, our final batch of Globe staff recommendations.

Here are three local, independent restaurants we supported this week.

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Man fatally shot by officer in Pittsfield
An investigation is underway after a 22-year-old man was fatally shot by an officer in Pittsfield late Friday night, according to a press release from the police department.

Boston College dedicates Pete Frates Center
Pete Frates, who raised millions for ALS research by championing the Ice Bucket Challenge, played baseball at Boston College.

Saturday’s Red Sox spring training report: Rafael Devers (two HRs) helps end three-game skid
Jackie Bradley Jr. and Kiké Hernández also homered for Boston.

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died
Taylor Hawkins, the longtime drummer for the rock band Foo Fighters, has died. He was 50.

Biden administration plans to offer second booster shots to those 50 and older
The Biden administration is planning to give Americans age 50 or older the option of a second booster of the Pfizer or Moderna coronavirus vaccine without recommending outright that they get one, according to several people familiar with the plan.

Spring break crackdown puts focus on future of South Beach
Miami Beach officials have spent recent years trying to control the raucous crowds, public drinking and growing violence associated with the city’s world-famous South Beach neighborhood during spring break.

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Are you a good candidate to own a killer bird?

Falconry, an ancient form of hunting using birds of prey to pursue small game, is today practiced by a small number of devoted falconers with understanding spouses, probably.

A running list of the Boston area’s best patios
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ADRIAN WALKER

Will big money finally bet on Roxbury?
The 8-acre plot of land in Roxbury known as Parcel 3 has alternately tantalized and frustrated developers for decades.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Oscar statuettes appeared backstage at the Oscars at the Dolby Theatre in Los Angeles in 2016.

Everything you need to know about the 2022 Oscars

Karoline Boehm Goodnick's recipe for soy-caramel wings.

The Oscars are a great excuse to snack in style. Here’s what to make.

Hugh Jackman and Sutton Foster in the Broadway revival of "The Music Man."

When Broadway hitches its wagon to a star, the ride can get bumpy sometimes

Jane Campion accepts the award for best director for "The Power of the Dog" at the 27th annual Critics Choice Awards this month. The prevalence of other awards shows on TV might be one of the reasons the Oscars broadcast has lost its hold on viewers.

Matthew Gilbert

Seven reasons why TV audiences are bored with the Oscars

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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.

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Jeneé Osterheldt

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Prices displayed on a sign at a gas station in Milwaukee on Monday, March 14, with a billboard for medical services in the background. Congress needs to enhance the regulatory powers of the FTC in order to protect consumers from price gouging.

Price gouging is rare. But about that $70 COVID test...

The Parker under construction in July 2021 on Lagrange Street, will feature condos.

Jason S. Weissman

Transfer fees aren’t the solution to Boston’s housing crisis

The demolition of Overlook Terrace at Orient Heights gets underway in January. The Boston Housing Authority-owned apartments will be replaced and modernized.

Dan O’Connell and Megan Sandel

One tool to help create affordable housing — real estate transfer fees

A guard in a protective suit watched over a barricaded community locked down in Beijing on Monday.

IDEAS | CHARLES DUNST

COVID reveals the weakness of China’s authoritarianism

The 1,000-year old Caves Monastery, one of the world's holiest sites for Eastern Orthodox Christianity, in Kyiv, Ukraine.

IDEAS | JULIE ZIGORIS

This ancient monastery in Kyiv is at the heart of Putin’s spurious rationale for the war in Ukraine

Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson during questioning by Senator Ted Cruz on Wednesday.

As Republicans flailed, Ketanji Brown Jackson never flinched

Metro

Boston College dedicates Pete Frates Center

Pete Frates, who raised millions for ALS research by championing the Ice Bucket Challenge, played baseball at Boston College.

Ed Flynn heads an increasingly diverse and progressive council

How did Ed Flynn, a political centrist, end up as president of an increasingly diverse Boston City Council? That's a question Flynn has also asked himself.

Nelson Aldrich Jr., whose writing pierced the pretense of old wealth, dies at 86

By departing Boston, where he worked for a time for the Globe, Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. escaped the trappings of an easily recognizable name, but he never could leave behind his privileged upbringing.

Boston police department sees biggest overtime drop in a decade

And the three other things you should know about last year’s police earnings.

Sports

Aaron Judge and the Yankees are looking at an arbitration case to settle his contract for 2022, the final year the slugger is due to be under team control.

Yankees will take a swing at extending Aaron Judge before Opening Day

“He’ll receive an offer and all of our conversations will have taken place," Yankees general manager Brian Cashman told reporters regarding the free-agent-to-be. "It will either resolve in a multiyear deal, or it won’t.”

The Bruins traded for defenseman Hampus Lindholm and quickly signed him to a contract extension.

Kevin Paul Dupont | Sunday hockey notes

Bruins GM Don Sweeney may have won the trade deadline, but those big deals rarely lead to the Stanley Cup

Headed into last Monday, per the NHL, 1,177 players were traded around deadline day since 1980. A mere 26 ended up with that year’s Cup winner.

Derek Holland allowed one run on eight hits over 14 innings for the Tigers last September, ending what had been a shaky season on a good note.

Red Sox notebook

Veteran lefthander Derek Holland hopes to be part of Red Sox bullpen

Holland, 35, has 13 seasons of major league experience. He was teammates with Alex Cora with the 2010 Rangers.

Boston City League basketball stars get one last chance to shine

Boston College dedicates Pete Frates Center

NCAA women’s basketball tournament

UConn remains in elite company with dismantling of Indiana in NCAA women’s basketball tournament

Business

Spring break crackdown puts focus on future of South Beach

Miami Beach officials have spent recent years trying to control the raucous crowds, public drinking and growing violence associated with the city’s world-famous South Beach neighborhood during spring break.

North End restaurants, Wu trade shots over outdoor dining fee

Hours after a group of restaurant owners threatened to sue, the mayor signaled she could cancel outdoor dining in the North End entirely.

Kaspersky named first Russian company on security risk list

Mass. plans bond sale of $2 billion to $3 billion to bolster unemployment trust fund

magazine

Chunky knit valances, a rug with a Greek key design based on a Miles Davis album cover, and pillows made from upholstery salvaged from the couple’s old sofas enhance the living room ensemble.

They went looking for underused space in a renovation, and found 1,550 square feet

John Revelstoke Rathom was among the most famous journalists in the United States before he was blackmailed by the government in 1918.

We can’t choose our free-speech heroes. But we need all of them.

The writer’s mother dressed up to watch the Oscars at home in Florida. She’s holding her grandchild, the writer’s daughter.

Why I owe it to my late mother to watch the Oscars all the way through to Best Picture

Roasted Eye of Round With Miso, Orange, and Five-Spice

Recipes: Four boldly seasoned roasts using less expensive eye of round

metro

The Stop & Shop grocery store in the South Bay mall.

Man arrested at South Bay mall for alleged shoplifting, assault on police officer

Cuts to COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination worry health care leaders

For Wu’s critics, a powerful tool: misinformation

sports

In his 1,200th NHL game, Bruin center Patrice Bergeron has the experience and the poise to open a consultation with Jake DeBrusk on the bench.

Patrice Bergeron becomes third Bruins player to play 1,200 career games

Marcus Smart and Robert Williams are deserving of Defensive Player of Year, but may lack intangibles

Bard Keselowski confident he can recover after NASCAR penalizes him for modifying Next Gen car

business

Utah Governor Spencer Cox.

Utah bans transgender athletes in girls sports despite GOP governor’s veto

Affordable housing, long overlooked, getting federal boost

Biden strikes gas deal to reduce Europe’s reliance on Russia

politics

President Biden spoke at the Royal Castle in Warsaw.

‘Potentially very dangerous’: Biden’s Warsaw speech met with mixed reactions

‘It’s going down the drain’: Sanctions are taking their toll on Russia’s economy

Biden says Putin ‘cannot remain in power’ in fiery speech in Poland

Nation

U.S. Rep. Jeff Fortenberry, R-Neb., center, speaks with the media outside the federal courthouse in Los Angeles. Fortenberry was convicted Thursday of charges that he lied to federal authorities about an illegal $30,000 contribution to his campaign from a foreign billionaire at a 2016 Los Angeles fundraiser.

US Rep. Jeff Fortenberry of Nebraska announces resignation

‘Potentially very dangerous’: Biden’s Warsaw speech met with mixed reactions

Cuts to COVID-19 testing, treatment, and vaccination worry health care leaders

World

Police detained an antiwar protester in central Moscow last month.

Putin’s purge of ‘traitors’ scoops up pensioners, foodies, and peaceniks

‘Potentially very dangerous’: Biden’s Warsaw speech met with mixed reactions

Biden reassures Poland during visit to important NATO ally

opinion

A man wearing a protective mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus views the seasonal cherry blossoms at Ueno Park on March 24 in Tokyo.

Too soon to relax our defenses against COVID

Urgent need to teach kids media literacy

An ugly incident raises this question: How do you respond to sudden bigotry?

lifestyle

Love Letters

We married other people, but I still love him

A running list of the Boston area’s best patios

The Oscars are a great excuse to snack in style. Here’s what to make.

food & dining

The patio at Grand Tour on Newbury Street.

A running list of the Boston area’s best patios

The Oscars are a great excuse to snack in style. Here’s what to make.

The Burlington Mall gets a saucy addition with Manhattan’s Parm

travel

Carrabassett Valley has miles and miles of hiking trails, including parts of the Appalachian Trail. Pictured here is Bigelow Mountain.

Carrabassett Valley for all seasons

Dinosaurs at Faneuil Hall, yurts in Nova Scotia, and Boston-London flights on United

‘The reality is no longer enough’: Immersive experiences are filling travel itineraries

Arts

"Fall of the Rhine at Schaffhausen," Joseph Mallord William Turner, about 1805–06.

At the MFA, the stormy seas of change in ‘Turner’s Modern World’

Welcome to the woodshop: Alison Croney Moses is expanding access to the craft she loves

‘Beyond King Tut’ immersive experience coming to Boston

Books

Senator Ted Cruz of Texas held Ibram X. Kendi’s "Antiracist Baby" while he spoke during the confirmation hearing for Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson before the Senate Judiciary Committee.

Ted Cruz criticized Ibram X. Kendi’s ‘Antiracist Baby.’ He may have just propelled the book to the top of the bestseller list.

Our tangled family trees in Maud Newton’s ‘Ancestor Trouble’

Rebecca Mead on books to learn about London and New York

Movies

The writer’s mother dressed up to watch the Oscars at home in Florida. She’s holding her grandchild, the writer’s daughter.

Why I owe it to my late mother to watch the Oscars all the way through to Best Picture

Seven reasons why TV audiences are bored with the Oscars

A band apart; a Band coming apart; a place apart

Television

Shortly after Bob Saget (pictured in LA in December) died in January, many of his friends and colleagues held a tribute to him at The Comedy Store in West Hollywood.

Comedy Store’s Bob Saget tribute coming to Netflix in June

Mastering the art of portraying Julia Child

Seven reasons why TV audiences are bored with the Oscars

music

Dan Reynolds and Wayne Sermon of Imagine Dragons perform at UBS Arena on Feb. 14, 2022 in Elmont, New York.

Imagine Dragons announces Fenway Park show in August

Good Taste Records gears up for North End opening as surge in vinyl sales continue

At 23, Christone ‘Kingfish’ Ingram is making sure the future of the blues is in good hands

Theater/Dance

Donnla Hughes plays Darja, and Rodney Witherspoon II plays Vic, in The Gamm Theatre's production of "Ironbound."

Powerful acting in ‘Ironbound’ brings life to stories of survival and determination

When Broadway hitches its wagon to a star, the ride can get bumpy sometimes

Hello, gorgeous: ‘Funny Girl’ costume designer on the delights of dressing the Broadway revival

globe local

Should Massachusetts ban protests within 100 yards of an elected officials’ home?

Burlington rallies around sculpture by Ukrainian artist Nikita Zigura

A tiny treefrog with a big voice heralds the arrival of spring

Obituaries

Nelson W. Aldrich Jr. in New York City in 2010.

Nelson Aldrich Jr., whose writing pierced the pretense of old wealth, dies at 86

Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins has died

Edward C. Johnson III dies; his leadership of Fidelity helped transform investing