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Two separate shootings Saturday night in Boston leave woman, man dead

The woman was found at 9 p.m. at 15 Fermoy Heights in Dorchester and pronounced dead at the scene; two men were found shot, one fatally around 11:30 pm at 958 Tremont St. in Roxbury.

As Wu policies alarm the real estate industry, business leaders turn to Healey

Some industry officials are betting that Maura Healey will serve as a check on the more progressive Michelle Wu — and hoping that if the Boston mayor’s farthest-reaching proposals land on the governor’s desk, they can count on a veto.

‘People are leaving’: Massachusetts has lost 110,000 residents since COVID began. Is life better out there?
Citing housing costs and remote work, among other factors, 110,000 more people have moved out of Massachusetts than moved in since the start of COVID.

WBZ-TV’s Bill Shields, who covered the news, and his cancer diagnosis, dies at 70
"It was a dream come true when I got this job," Mr. Shields said of working as a WBZ-TV reporter for 41 years.

Fear and loathing in America
Some superpower we are. We can’t even protect our kids from being mowed down in their classrooms

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home

20 years later, the effects of the Station nightclub fire still linger

“It even chokes me up a little now,” says one of the designers of the Station Fire Memorial Park, whose relatives were at the club the night of the 2003 fire. “Anybody that was involved is still being affected by it.”

A reckoning, decades in the making: Famed Olympic runner Lynn Jennings chases down the renowned coach who abused her as a teen
John Babington was sexually abusing the future Olympian while he helped turn her into a world-class athlete. He then abused a fellow runner. Years later, their paths crossed as part of Jennings's pursuit of justice.

Drones, stingrays, hidden microphones: Law enforcement in Massachusetts is increasingly using surveillance technology
Advances in technology have made it easier for law enforcement agencies to keep tabs on us. But the public is mostly unaware of what high-tech systems police are using on them, and what rules, if any, may apply.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
The Red Sox’ resident nomad, Bobby Dalbec, enters a pivotal spring
Despite success as a pitcher in college, the Red Sox realistically plan to give Dalbec, 28, chances at third, first and short this spring.

Peter Abraham I On baseball
Dustin Pedroia offers Red Sox a hand at Fenway South, but makes clear he loves the retired life
"A lot of people thought I’d have trouble not playing and things like that. But I adjust," the second base stalwart said during a weekend visit to help out Alex Cora. "It’s fun.”

One month into office, Andrea Campbell wants to tackle abortion, gun violence, and corruption as AG

In her first sit-down interview with the Globe as attorney general, Campbell said she is making government accountability, reproductive rights, and economic justice core priorities for the office.

Mother, son killed in Andover home remembered at funeral on Saturday

The Mass lasted nearly an hour and a half inside the Leo & Joan Mahoney Wellness Center.
NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND

A 540-degree dunk, Dame Time, and Jayson Tatum’s strategic blunder — watch the highlights from NBA All-Star Saturday night

After finishing as runner-up to Steph Curry in 2022, Tatum changed up his strategy this year and it didn't pay off.
Joe Mazzulla’s ascension to permanent head coach is a popular move with Celtic players
Opinion
EDITORIAL

The world is allowing a famine to unfold in Somalia — again

A lack of financial will on the part of the international community may cause the country’s hunger crisis to devolve into its worst famine. Wealthy nations must step up.
IDEAS | Alan Levinovitz

The info equivalent of junk food
JEFF JACOBY

How the most qualified presidential candidate became America’s worst president
EDITORIAL

An easy way for Boston to add more housing units
MARCELA GARCÍA

The teens are not all right. We should all be alarmed.
The Emancipator

Caste should not be part of the “American Dream”

Caste could become the newest protected class in Seattle’s anti-discrimination law. More lawmakers need to follow suit to prevent this system of rigid hierarchy from taking root in the U.S. and protect the rights of lower-caste South Asian immigrants.
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Black History Month

The beautiful resistance of Black love

Throughout Black History Month, A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black love as told to Jeneé Osterheldt.
When Martin met Coretta in Boston, he found his match in more ways than one

Special reports

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston doesn’t work if the T doesn’t work

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

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An election denier is elected leader of Michigan’s Republican Party
Michigan Republicans on Saturday picked Kristina Karamo to lead the party in the battleground state, fully embracing an election-denying Trump acolyte.

NH Education
Will new education funding reach N.H. districts most in need?
New Hampshire is currently facing two lawsuits over how it funds education, and the director of the New Hampshire Public School Funding Fairness Project views the governor’s plan to increase spending as a response.

Paul Berg, pioneer in gene splicing who led way for biotech, dies at 96
His breakthrough in splicing DNA molecules helped place the foundations for the biotech industry but also raised question about the possible risks from manipulating genes.

Supporters of Medford tenants group protest eviction on landlord’s doorstep
The last family standing of the Bradlee Road Tenant Association took their demands to their landlord’s front gate.

Facebook and Instagram have a new subscription service from parent company Meta
Meta Platforms is launching a subscription service called Meta Verified that will include account verification badges for those who pay.

Supreme Court weighs liability shield for internet giants
A lawsuit claiming YouTube's recommendations helped the Islamic State group's recruitment is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday about how broadly a law written in 1996 shields tech companies from liability.

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MBTA service disruptions coming to Red, Mattapan, Orange, Green lines, and Commuter Rail in March
The MBTA is shutting down parts of the Red Line to install a new digital signal system and do track work, the Mattapan Line to remove a staircase at Milton Station, and the Orange and Green lines for Government Center garage demolition and track repairs.

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20 years later, the effects of the Station nightclub fire still linger

“It even chokes me up a little now,” says one of the designers of the Station Fire Memorial Park, whose relatives were at the club the night of the 2003 fire. “Anybody that was involved is still being affected by it.”
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NH Education

Will new education funding reach N.H. districts most in need?

New Hampshire is currently facing two lawsuits over how it funds education, and the director of the New Hampshire Public School Funding Fairness Project views the governor’s plan to increase spending as a response.

Sports

SOCCER

Neymar leaves pitch on a stretcher after spraining ankle in PSG’s win over Lille

Neymar, who damaged the same ankle at the World Cup in Qatar, picked up the injury at the start of the second half.
NBA ALL-STAR WEEKEND

A 540-degree dunk, Dame Time, and Jayson Tatum’s strategic blunder — watch the highlights from NBA All-Star Saturday night

After finishing as runner-up to Steph Curry in 2022, Tatum changed up his strategy this year and it didn't pay off.
DAN SHAUGHNESSY

The Red Sox’ resident nomad, Bobby Dalbec, enters a pivotal spring

Despite success as a pitcher in college, the Red Sox realistically plan to give Dalbec, 28, chances at third, first and short this spring.
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Brittney Griner will return to WNBA
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Seizing upon his classmate’s selfless gesture to sit out senior night, Preston Tully shines in net for Malden Catholic with a shutout win over Smithfield (R.I.)

Business

Facebook and Instagram have a new subscription service from parent company Meta

Meta Platforms is launching a subscription service called Meta Verified that will include account verification badges for those who pay.

Supreme Court weighs liability shield for internet giants

A lawsuit claiming YouTube's recommendations helped the Islamic State group's recruitment is at the center of a closely watched Supreme Court case being argued Tuesday about how broadly a law written in 1996 shields tech companies from liability.

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Firefighters battle four-alarm blaze at Stoughton home

Mother, son killed in Andover home remembered at funeral on Saturday

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sports

New Bedford’s Jose Bonilla turns last season’s disappointment into a Division 1 wrestling state title

Milton’s Mason Pellegri does it again, becomes program’s first repeat wrestling state champion in 59 years

In a charged playoff-type atmosphere, Anna Foley leads top-ranked Andover to thrilling Comcast Tournament win over No. 3 Bishop Feehan

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How to keep your Twitter account secure — without paying

‘People are leaving’: Massachusetts has lost 110,000 residents since COVID began. Is life better out there?

With new investors and a full-size prototype on the way, R.I.-based seaglider company looks to take off

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Biden’s test: Sustaining unity as Ukraine war enters Year 2

North Korea confirms ICBM test, warns of more powerful steps

Turmoil in courts on gun laws in wake of Supreme Court justices’ landmark ruling

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An election denier is elected leader of Michigan’s Republican Party

Drama of McCarthy’s election may open House to more cameras

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home

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Syrian state media: Israeli airstrikes kill 5 in Damascus

China’s balloon incursion ‘must never happen again,’ Secretary of State Antony Blinken says

North Korea launches ICBM test

opinion

Court ruling puts domestic violence survivors in peril

Caste should not be part of the “American Dream”

Free community college must focus on retention, not just admission

lifestyle

Harvard Book Store’s virtual sale will feature more than 1,000 titles ranging from cooking to politics

Exhibit at Boston University seeks to establish comics as a medium

What happened with this work romance?

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The city’s outdoor dining restrictions, explained

Boston’s new outdoor dining guidelines include tighter rules in the North End

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Boston holds its own on list of best cities for bachelorette parties

New on the spa menu: Treatments for your mental health

Arts

At the Gardner, groundbreaking artist Betye Saar unpacks her travels

In Providence, Nafis M. White explores pleasure and pain

How Boston artist ‘Blind Fox’ became the go-to muralist for the city’s trendiest bars and businesses

Books

The write stuff: With their new books, four local authors seek to inspire, thrill, entertain, and educate.

Rebecca Makkai’s ‘I Have Some Questions for You’ spotlights the power of storytelling in an age of true crime and #MeToo

‘The Deluge’ author Stephen Markley plays the literary lottery

Movies

AMC’s new Sightline pricing plan is an insult to moviegoers

Leap for joy: ‘Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon’ is coming back to the Coolidge

‘Full Time’: A ticking clock, a transit strike, and a tenacious mother

Television

Non-subscribers can now see HBO’s ‘True Blood’ and ‘Silicon Valley’

With nuance, TV reflects the many shades of grief

Revisiting John and Yoko cohosting ‘The Mike Douglas Show’

music

Lahav Shani makes powerful Symphony Hall debut

Composer and flutist Valerie Coleman creates songs of unity

Jason Moran honors overlooked jazz pioneer James Reese Europe

Theater/Dance

An inquiry into race, ‘Fairview’ demands that audiences sit up

Manual Cinema has created a monster, but it’s not your typical ‘Frankenstein’

Make way for ‘Make Way for Ducklings’

globe local

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The write stuff: With their new books, four local authors seek to inspire, thrill, entertain, and educate.

The Argument: Should Massachusetts adopt a moratorium on commercial harvesting on state-owned forest land?

Obituaries

Paul Berg, pioneer in gene splicing who led way for biotech, dies at 96

Jim Broyhill, North Carolina congressman, briefly senator, dies at 95

WBZ-TV’s Bill Shields, who covered the news, and his cancer diagnosis, dies at 70