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It’s possible to out-run, even out-walk, the T, new slow zone data show

After months of obfuscation, the MBTA released a complete list of the current slow zones on its subway system, providing the first full up-to-date picture of the condition of its tracks.

Biden in Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: ‘Kyiv stands’
President Biden made an unannounced visit Monday to Ukraine to meet with President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, a gesture of solidarity that comes days before the one-year anniversary of Russia’s invasion of the country.

Lawmakers urge stronger Ukraine support amid worries over China Why China’s stand on Russia and Ukraine is raising concerns

THE GREAT DIVIDE

As teacher strikes take root in Massachusetts, districts brace for more

Although it’s illegal for public employees to strike in Massachusetts, Greater Boston educators are increasingly willing to break state law and ignore court injunctions as they realize the benefits of striking exceed the hefty financial penalties.

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.”

How one Mass. farm is transforming waste into energy
A digester at Barstow’s Longview Farm in Hadley takes methane from cow manure and food waste and turns it into enough electricity to power 1,600 homes.

Cambridge police continue search for missing 19-year-old man

Cambridge police continued their search Sunday for for Joshua Shacklewood, 19, a student at Bunker Hill Community College who was reported missing Tuesday, officials said.

A patient was evacuated from Signature Healthcare Brockton Hospital on Feb. 7 after a fire at the hospital's electrical transformer.

In one frigid weekend, four emergency rooms closed. Are hospitals ready for a changing climate?

Hospitals have seen a record number of evacuations and closures nationally in the last decade due to climate change.

From Jayson Tatum’s workload to the No. 1 seed, exploring the five story lines to watch when the Celtics come back
Globe reporters Adam Himmelsbach and Gary Washburn joined audio producer Jesse Remedios to discuss the rest of the Celtics' season. Listen to or read their responses.

The anticipation is on for Jayson Tatum’s first signature shoe, the Jordan Tatum 1

While son Deuce Tatum mugs for the cameras, Jayson Tatum accepts congratulations on winning the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP award from Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Jayson Tatum’s MVP honor and Jaylen Brown’s reappearance a perfect Celtics ending to NBA All-Star weekend

With Joe Mazzulla as his Team Giannis coach, Tatum goes for an All-Star Game-record 55 points (10 3-pointers). A masked Brown had 35 points and 14 rebounds for Team LeBron.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

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

Massachusetts' Lynn Jennings is one of the greatest American distance runners in history. In 2017, she moved to action after learning another athlete's story of abuse, she began working to hold her former coach, John Babington, responsible for sexually molesting her and others during his career coaching women at Harvard, Wellesley, and in the Olympics.

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.

Then-Massachusetts attorney general nominee Andrea Campbell spoke Nov. 2, 2022, during a campaign rally in Boston in support of the statewide Democratic ticket.

Home security firm settles case with AG over ‘trapping’ customers into contracts

Safe Home Security Inc. ignored consumers’ attempts to cancel their agreements and misinformed them of their rights, according to the settlement.

"King of Queens" actor Kevin James (fourth from right) stopped by Westport's Bootleg BBQ last week for a meal with frequent collaborators the Kinnane Brothers.

‘King of Queens’ actor Kevin James is first entry on a BBQ ‘Wall of Fame’

On Thursday, the “King of Queens” star and his colleagues dined at Bootleg BBQ in Westport.

Bobby Dalbec was taking grounders at third base last week as he searches for a home on this Red Sox roster.

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: Red Sox confident they won’t second guess decision to start Christian Arroyo at second base

Opinion

Michael Rodrigues, the Senate Ways and Means Chair, spoke to reporters in the State House on Aug. 1, 2022.

The state Senate goes astray on limits for its leader

Repealing that eight-year restriction was a bad move that should be reversed.

Real families need Real Lives law enforced

Deborah Flaschen

Adults with developmental disabilities deserve Real Lives

Jeremy Kofsky and Kael Weston

The US military is losing recruits. Here’s how to change that.

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

Photo illustration. Dalit protester (Aijaz Rahi/AP) in front of Seattle skyline (Donald Miralle/Getty Images).

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

Black Love is a Beautiful Resistance

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

photo illustration of David Sabatini. photo by Jonathan Wiggs /Globe Staff

Spotlight Report: Fate and the fallen star

Boston, MA—12/14/2022 - Commuters wait for the T to arrive at Ruggles Station. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

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

Members of the 2001 Patriots team that won the franchise’s first title.

Darkness on the edge of the Patriots dynasty

More recent News

Antisemitic graffiti found in two student bathrooms at Silver Lake High School in Kingston, officials say

In a letter to the school community, Principal Michaela Gill said she was alerted to the graffiti after a custodian discovered it on Feb. 13.

A trade for the Blue Jackets’ Vladislav Gavrikov could bolster the Bruins defense if the price for Jakob Chychrun stays too high
Bruins’ general manager Don Sweeney has, multiple sources told the Globe, asked about Gavrikov ahead of the March 3 trade deadline.

Jimmy Carter, 39th US president, enters hospice care at home
The charity created by the former president said that after a series of short hospital stays, Carter “decided to spend his remaining time at home with his family and receive hospice care instead of additional medical intervention."

Gorilla that once escaped Franklin Park Zoo turns 30
Little Joe on Sunday celebrated his 30th birthday with song, a party, and two cakes made from his favorite fruits.

Michael Fung, headmaster who elevated Charlestown High, dies at 79
“It’s not about being smart. It’s about how much effort you put in,” Mr. Fung said of helping his students improve test scores and attend college.

LOVE LETTERS

My sports club crush went cold
“I’m getting the negative body language from her and the 'go away' vibe.”

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Do you have a tip about something that needs to be investigated? Do you have documents or data we should dig into? We want to hear from you.

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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.

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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.

One month into office, Andrea Campbell wants to tackle abortion, gun violence, and corruption as AG
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Sarah Fornace as Dr. Victor Frankenstein in Manual Cinema's production of "Frankenstein."

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

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Parched farmland on the outskirts of Baidoa, in southern Somalia, on Nov. 2.

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

Sugary drinks are fine-tuned to keep you coming back for more, regardless of their effect on your health. There are information sources like that.

IDEAS | Alan Levinovitz

The info equivalent of junk food

The Wu administration wants to encourage development of housing along commercial corridors, such as Fields Corner.

An easy way for Boston to add more housing units

Nearly 3 in 5 teen girls surveyed felt persistently sad or hopeless in 2021, according to a bleak report published by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

MARCELA GARCÍA

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

A Russian peacekeeper guarded the Lachin corridor, the Armenian-populated breakaway Nagorno-Karabakh region's only land link with Armeni.

Azerbaijan must end Lachin corridor blockade

IDEAS | ANNA OAKES & DIEGO SENIOR

People are falling in love with chatbots

Metro

Ahead of her third ‘Shark Week’ filming, URI grad student looks to capture the deep sea on camera

Christine de Silva is also the chief executive officer of Juice Robotics, which she called a “rugged” marine technology company, in Middletown.

RI FOOD & DINING NEWSLETTER

More Black Rhode Islanders who shaped the state’s culinary history

Prince Updike, an enslaved African man in 18th century Rhode Island, was tasked with grinding cocoa beans finer than what could be done with mill stones.

Owners of The Station nightclub finally discuss the deadly 2003 fire: ‘We certainly played a role. But the systems failed.’

After nearly 20 years of silence, Jeffrey and Michael Derderian are speaking out. ‘It’s not a redemption tour,” Jeffrey Derderian tells the Globe. “It’s about the truth”

Father of youngest Station nightclub fire victim questions why owners are finally coming forward

“I don’t understand it. I don’t understand what the motive is,” said Dave Kane, whose 18-year-old son, Nick O’Neill, died in the fire. “I think it’s to whitewash their name and to diminish the reality of what they did.”

Sports

All-Star starter Jayson Tatum's minutes are on the rise, and the Celtics winning the Eastern Conference to earn the No. 1 seed for the playoffs is no slam dunk.

From Jayson Tatum’s workload to the No. 1 seed, exploring the five story lines to watch when the Celtics come back

Globe reporters Adam Himmelsbach and Gary Washburn joined audio producer Jesse Remedios to discuss the rest of the Celtics' season. Listen to or read their responses.

While son Deuce Tatum mugs for the cameras, Jayson Tatum accepts congratulations on winning the Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP award from Celtics teammate Jaylen Brown.

GARY WASHBURN | ON BASKETBALL

Jayson Tatum’s MVP honor and Jaylen Brown’s reappearance a perfect Celtics ending to NBA All-Star weekend

With Joe Mazzulla as his Team Giannis coach, Tatum goes for an All-Star Game-record 55 points (10 3-pointers). A masked Brown had 35 points and 14 rebounds for Team LeBron.

Elvis Andrus hit .271 with nine homers and 28 RBIs in 43 games for the White Sox in 2022.

Elvis Andrus, White Sox agree to a one-year deal, likely to fill Chicago’s vacancy at second base

Two sources confirmed the $3 million contract that will see Andrus return to the team he finished 2022 with as its shortstop to the Associated Press.

Team Giannis 184, Team LeBron 175

Celtics’ Jayson Tatum is the star of stars, with a record 55 points and the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game

MIAA DIVISION 1 BOYS' SWIMMING CHAMPIONSHIP

Westford Academy boys’ swimming saves its best for last again to win Division 1 state title

CATCHING UP WITH ...

Drive to compete pushed soccer star Julie Hubbard to overcome her injuries

Business

Ahead of her third ‘Shark Week’ filming, URI grad student looks to capture the deep sea on camera

Christine de Silva is also the chief executive officer of Juice Robotics, which she called a “rugged” marine technology company, in Middletown.

Udi Mokady has quietly built one of the most valuable software firms in the state

Bold Types is our weekly roundup of movers and shakers around Boston's business scene.

A R.I. startup diverts 1 ton of waste each month from landfills. They’re trying to get businesses to do the same.

Supreme Court weighs liability shield for Internet giants

magazine

To help make this bedroom feel like a cozy escape, Heidi Lachapelle lined it in Wandle wallpaper. When Morris designed the pattern in 1884, it would have required 32 blocks to print it.

Designed in the 1800s, William Morris wallpaper is trending again

A built-in hutch with a countertop hides the microwave and coffee maker.

With a serene Maine lake setting for a cottage, a designer finds inspiration all around

An 85-year-old wants to marry an online suitor, but is it a scam?

Marion Westermeyer (pictured in 2006) was a daily swimmer well into his 90s.

When it comes to aging, 90-plus or even 100 might not be ‘extreme’ anymore

metro

Cambridge police are continuing their search for for Joshua Shacklewood, 19, a student at Bunker Hill Community College who was reported missing Tuesday, officials said Sunday.

Cambridge police continue search for missing 19-year-old man

State’s largest insurer extends full telehealth coverage indefinitely

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

sports

North Attleborough's Nathan Shultz cleared 6 feet, 6 inches to win the boys' high jump.

Nathan Shultz carries North Attleborough to boys’ title, Anna McElhinney helps Billerica girls taste victory

Mallory Swanson scores again as US beats Japan at SheBelieves Cup in women’s soccer

Ricky Stenhouse Jr. wins Daytona 500 in double overtime

business

Red Star chickens feed in their coop, Jan. 10, at Historic Wagner Farm in Glenview, Ill.

Bird flu costs pile up as outbreak enters second year

How one Mass. farm is transforming waste into energy

Home security firm settles case with AG over ‘trapping’ customers into contracts

politics

Former president Donald Trump arrives to speak at a campaign rally at the Knapp Center on the campus of Drake University, Jan. 30, 2020, in Des Moines, Iowa.

Trump absent as Iowa 2024 GOP caucus train begins to roll

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

Timothy J. Heaphy led the House Jan. 6 investigation. Here’s what he learned.

Nation

Former President Jimmy Carter teaches Sunday school at Maranatha Baptist Church in Plains, Ga. on Nov. 3, 2019.

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

Police radio reveals terror and confusion in hunt for Michigan State gunman

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

World

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky and US President Biden shake hands during their meeting in Kyiv, Ukraine.

Biden in Ukraine ahead of war anniversary: ‘Kyiv stands’

Why China’s stand on Russia and Ukraine is raising concerns

Blinken praises Americans’ response to Turkey earthquake

opinion

Sports gamblers in a hurry, or who don't want to have to place bets inside the bustling casino floor, have another option at the Encore Boston Harbor in Everett: placing wagers inside the parking garage at the Express Sportsbook.

Place for child in crisis? No go. Drive-up betting? Sure. Thanks, society.

Jan. 6? Pence doesn’t want to talk about it.

An easy way for Boston to add more housing units

lifestyle

"King of Queens" actor Kevin James (fourth from right) stopped by Westport's Bootleg BBQ last week for a meal with frequent collaborators the Kinnane Brothers.

‘King of Queens’ actor Kevin James is first entry on a BBQ ‘Wall of Fame’

To write her best-selling novel, ‘Lessons in Chemistry,’ Bonnie Garmus had to start a few fires

My sports club crush went cold

food & dining

Grinding cocoa beans was laborious work that began with carrying sacks of cocoa bean bits and nibs, grinding them down to a thick paste, and cooking them over burning charcoal.

More Black Rhode Islanders who shaped the state’s culinary history

How one Mass. farm is transforming waste into energy

The city’s outdoor dining restrictions, explained

travel

Where would you party?

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

Help, my $1,000 Marriott gift card is invalid!

New on the spa menu: Treatments for your mental health

Arts

Betye Saar’s “Legends in Blue,” 2020. Mixed-media assemblage. Courtesy of the artist and Roberts Projects, Los Angeles, Calif.

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

Jothy Rosenberg with his dog, Harper, in Wayland.

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 Theatres is rolling out a new tier-based ticket pricing system to accompany its existing Stubs membership program.

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

Before "Breaking Bad" and "Better Call Saul," Bob Odenkirk had been a top contender for the role of Michael Scott on “The Office,” a part that went to Steve Carell.

This week’s TV: They almost got the part, Christoph Waltz as a creepy boss, and the return of ‘Party Down’

Richard Belzer, comedian turned ‘Law & Order’ stalwart, dies at 78

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

music

The Back Bay Guitar Trio, from left, John Mason, David Newsam, and Jason Ennis will perform a concert of classical and contemporary guitar music at the Hingham Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 19.

Guitar trio goes Bach from electric to classical

Lahav Shani makes powerful Symphony Hall debut

Composer and flutist Valerie Coleman creates songs of unity

Theater/Dance

Lyndsay Allyn Cox, shown in rehearsal for SpeakEasy Stage Company's production of "Fairview."

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

The Back Bay Guitar Trio, from left, John Mason, David Newsam, and Jason Ennis will perform a concert of classical and contemporary guitar music at the Hingham Public Library on Sunday, Feb. 19.

Guitar trio goes Bach from electric to classical

Drive to compete pushed soccer star Julie Hubbard to overcome her injuries

‘A blueprint for the future’: Committee recommends sweeping changes to the Reggie Lewis center

Obituaries

Mr. Belzer started his career as a stand-up comic and had minor roles in sketches on early shows of "Saturday Night Live."

Richard Belzer, comedian turned ‘Law & Order’ stalwart, dies at 78

Michael Fung, headmaster who elevated Charlestown High, dies at 79

Thomas Donahue, powerful labor envoy in Washington, dies at 94