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Elon Musk (left) and Ed Markey.

Ed Markey helped make Elon Musk. Now, Markey is working to slow him down.

Musk has benefited from Markey’s environmental foresight. And Musk, in turn, has helped Markey realize some of his dreams as an elected official.

‘A housing market for almost no one’: Rising prices and interest rates have made home buying feel impossible
Two-plus years of seismic shifts in Boston’s housing market knocked the prospect of buying out of reach for tens of thousands more families here.

DEVRA FIRST

Does the restaurant kitchen of the future run on electricity?
Chefs have mixed feelings about giving up gas, but ultimately they may not have a choice.

A high-stakes divorce battle over control of iconic Boston real estate — and a really expensive collection of duck decoys

The divorce was going smoothly, as divorces go, but then came the revelations about the duck decoys.

‘It’s flooding an already completely congested market.’ Nursing home closures in Western Mass. leave families and hospitals scrambling.

The abrupt announcement of four nursing homes closing in Western Massachusetts underscores the precarious condition of the state’s overwhelmed health care system.

State judge orders Harvard to turn over patient records in doctor investigation

The state Board of Registration in Medicine had sought the university’s records, including the medical reports of at least four alleged victims, as part of its own investigation into the doctor after the university notified the board of his termination.

Woody Harrelson muses about marijuana, vaccine mandates in ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue
Five-time host Harrelson delivered a wide-ranging monologue as he reminisced about reading a script in Central Park after hosting "SNL." Fellow five-timer Jack White was the night's musical guest.

CDC issues warning about rise in highly drug-resistant stomach bug

Navy SEAL, who grew up in Cohasset, dies following training exercise in Arizona

After hitting just two of his first eight 3-point attempts, Jayson Tatum sank the one that mattered most.

CELTICS 110, 76ERS 107

Jayson Tatum plays the hero as Celtics survive hostile Philadelphia crowd and multiple 76ers surges

Tatum's winning triple helped the Celtics remain in first place in the East and surely damaged the confidence of this 76ers squad.

Celtics guard Marcus Smart is irked after his flex on the Pacers’ Tyrese Haliburton drew a technical foul

Two days after the Lakers lost an overtime game to the Celtics in Boston in January, LeBron James and Anthony Davis were held out of the next game against the Nets.

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

What is the NBA going to do about load management and star players missing games?

The designation “DNP-rest” was popularized by Spurs coach Gregg Popovich more than a decade ago and has become widespread.

The NBA All-Star Game was difficult to watch, unless you’re a Celtics fan

Linus Ullmark was high-stepping at the Bruins' bench after firing home a goalie goal.

BRUINS 3, CANUCKS 1

Linus Ullmark finishes the Bruins’ win over the Canucks with a goalie goal!

Ullmark scored career goal No. 1 into an empty with 48 seconds to play in his league-high 30th victory.

New Bruins Garnet Hathaway and Dmitry Orlov jump right in to play against the Canucks

Opinion

Governor Maura Healey smiled during inauguration ceremonies in the House Chamber at the State House on Jan. 5 in Boston.

Tax breaks, reforms can reshape Massachusetts

Governor Healey’s proposals will be key to a post-pandemic recovery.

IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek

In war-torn Ukraine, orphanages on the brink

Letting Tucker Carlson review the Jan. 6 security video is the opposite of transparency

2014 law should be a boon, but DDS leaves families struggling

MARCELA GARCÍA

Still no answers three months after Reina Carolina Morales Rojas went missing

The Emancipator

Saving Black homes lost to tax inequity

For decades, the sale of tax debt and unfair property assessments have disproportionately caused Black Americans to lose their homes across the United States. A Chicago program is helping some Black families keep their homes, but its leaders say structural change is needed.

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Black History Month

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, right, greeted honoree Lillian O’Neal during the Black Veterans Appreciation Brunch in Boston on Saturday.

Black veterans close out Black History Month with appreciation brunch in Boston

Mayor Michelle Wu and the city's Office of Veterans' Services presented awards to honor three Black veterans for their years of continued service to the Boston community.

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

5-year-old boy seriously injured after being struck by vehicle in Foxborough

The boy was taken to Hasbro Children’s Hospital in Providence, R.I., with injuries that are believed to be life-threatening, police said Saturday evening.

New Hampshire woman’s death in Virgin Islands under investigation

Jamie Cail, 42, was pronounced dead at a health center on the island of St. John early Tuesday morning after her boyfriend found her unresponsive on the floor of their home, the US Virgin Islands Police Department said in a statement.

R.I. joins lawsuit to make abortion drug mifepristone more accessible

The FDA’s restriction “only serves to make mifepristone harder for doctors to prescribe, harder for pharmacies to fill, harder for patients to access, and more burdensome for [states] and their health care providers to dispense,” the lawsuit said.

Snow falls in Los Angeles area, 1,000s still without power
A powerful winter storm that swept down the West Coast with flooding and frigid temperatures shifted its focus to southern California on Saturday, swelling rivers to dangerous levels and dropping snow in even low-lying areas around Los Angeles.

A sign of spring on a frigid day as Sullivan’s Castle Island opens for the season
The popular eatery and Boston institution kicked off its 72nd year as customers braved the bitter cold to come out and get their favorite hot dogs, fries, ice cream, and other food and frozen treats.

Legal clinic in Somerville offers free aid to help people clear their records of marijuana crimes
The program, called Changing Legacies, offered free legal assistance to people who hope the easing of marijuana laws have made them eligible to expunge state marijuana offenses from their criminal records or seal them from public view.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team

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Pickleball derangement syndrome.

When a loved one contracts Pickleball Derangement Syndrome

It’s one thing to read that nearly 5 million people played pickleball last year. It’s another to watch a loved one flying to pickleball camp, eyeing a $145 pickleball dress, playing through the pain of pickleball elbow.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

BPS bus failures violated rights of special education students, state finds
In a Friday letter to Superintendent Mary Skipper, state officials said the district's dysfunctional transportation system put an undue burden on families.

TOM FARRAGHER

A remarkable journalistic endeavor: In Portland, Maine, a rich story unfolds in the pages of a free newspaper serving the African diaspora
Editor Kit Harrison and publisher Georges Budagu Makoko run Amjambo Africa! a free publication about the African diaspora and immigration. It’s intended for the eyes of newcomers to Maine with this lofty goal: to build a community by spreading information about its readership throughout Maine.

Martha’s Vineyard home teetering on bluff’s edge will soon be demolished, official says
The owners had for years seen erosion encroach upon their Chappaquiddick home, which is located at the western edge of the Wasque Reservation. Over time, the shoreline crept ever closer, imperiling the shingled structure.

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Culture & Lifestyle

“Disney Animation: Immersive Experience" runs through July 4 at Lighthouse ArtSpace Boston at the Saunders Castle at Park Plaza.

‘Disney Animation: Immersive Experience’ opens in Boston

Sara Holbrook, a photographer and painter, has coped with the caring of her husband, Foster, who has Alzheimer's, by creating photo collages that depict her in impossible situations.

In her art, the impossible world of an Alzheimer’s caregiver

SZA (pictured in September 2022) performs at TD Garden Feb. 28.

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Lukita Maxwell and Harrison Ford in the Apple TV+ comedy series "Shrinking."

In ‘Shrinking,’ Harrison Ford is acting his age, and it’s a revelation

Special Projects

Two Weeks in America

Two Weeks in America

We sent a dozen journalists on the road across this complex country. They found it’s better than you think.

Back to Boston

Welcome Back to Boston

Consider this our love letter to the city, a celebration of all it has to offer visitors and locals alike.

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Former president Jimmy Carter, who recently entered hospice care, will leave behind a legacy that he and his nation ought to be proud of.

Jimmy Carter’s exemplary life

Benjamin Zander conducted the Boston Philharmonic during a rehearsal of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony in Calderwood Studio at WGBH on Feb. 16.

IDEAS | MICHAEL LEVIN

Beethoven’s Ninth as its composer intended

House Speaker Kevin McCarthy has defended giving Fox News host Tucker Carlson security footage from the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the US Capitol.

Kevin McCarthy lets a rabid Foxer into the hen House

Smoke rose from a derailed cargo train in East Palestine, Ohio, on Feb. 4.

The East Palestine disaster was a direct result of the country’s reliance on fossil fuels and plastic

A student in the Calculus Project at Brookline High School wrote in his notebook in 2015.

IDEAS | Régine Michelle Jean-Charles

Opponents of my kids’ math program have their calculus all wrong

IDEAS | KAT ROSENFIELD

The illusion of a frictionless existence

Metro

Ironworkers Local 7 donates school supplies to Boston Public Schools teachers and families

The union teamed up Saturday with Boston city councilors and community organizations to donate more than $10,000 worth of school supplies to teachers, students and their families.

Legal clinic in Somerville offers free aid to help people clear their records of marijuana crimes

The program, called Changing Legacies, offered free legal assistance to people who hope the easing of marijuana laws have made them eligible to expunge state marijuana offenses from their criminal records or seal them from public view.

A sign of spring on a frigid day as Sullivan’s Castle Island opens for the season

The popular eatery and Boston institution kicked off its 72nd year as customers braved the bitter cold to come out and get their favorite hot dogs, fries, ice cream, and other food and frozen treats.

Black veterans close out Black History Month with appreciation brunch in Boston

Mayor Michelle Wu and the city's Office of Veterans' Services presented awards to honor three Black veterans for their years of continued service to the Boston community.

Sports

Joel Embiid leaves the court after his 76ers lost to the visiting Celtics, 110-107.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

76ers still trying to escape the pretender tag and prove they are capable of winning three playoff rounds

It was Philadelphia looking to make a statement Saturday. The 76ers led by as many as 9 points in the first half and 15 in the second. Yet, it wasn’t good enough.

Linus Ullmark was high-stepping at the Bruins' bench after firing home a goalie goal.

BRUINS 3, CANUCKS 1

Linus Ullmark finishes the Bruins’ win over the Canucks with a goalie goal!

Ullmark scored career goal No. 1 into an empty with 48 seconds to play in his league-high 30th victory.

Jayden Toppan of Gloucester (right) refused to get pinned down in his 220-pound title match against Taunton's Logan Frank (left) and got a leg up in sudden-death overtime to score a 4-2 victory.

MIAA ALL-STATE WRESTLING CHAMPIONSHIPS

Gloucester’s Jayden Toppan flips the script — and his opponent — to win 220-pound title at MIAA all-state wrestling championship

The junior hit his head hard at the end of the third period, then refused to be pinned down in overtime to take a 4-2 victory over Taunton's Logan Frank in the 220-pound title match.

CELTICS 110, 76ERS 107

Jayson Tatum plays the hero as Celtics survive hostile Philadelphia crowd and multiple 76ers surges

revolution 1, charlotte fc 0

Henry Kessler’s goal in the 89th minute gives Revolution a lift in season-opening win at Charlotte

HS BOYS' HOCKEY: ESSEX TECH 3, DIMAN 1

Chris Maher powers Essex Tech to state vocational championship over Diman

Business

A remarkable journalistic endeavor: In Portland, Maine, a rich story unfolds in the pages of a free newspaper serving the African diaspora

Editor Kit Harrison and publisher Georges Budagu Makoko run Amjambo Africa! a free publication about the African diaspora and immigration. It’s intended for the eyes of newcomers to Maine with this lofty goal: to build a community by spreading information about its readership throughout Maine.

‘A housing market for almost no one’: Rising prices and interest rates have made home buying feel impossible

Two-plus years of seismic shifts in Boston’s housing market knocked the prospect of buying out of reach for tens of thousands more families here.

Zelensky seeks more sanctions as Ukraine war enters second year and fighting grinds on

R.I. joins lawsuit to make abortion drug mifepristone more accessible

magazine

Health & Biotech

From Alzheimer's to Lyme, 12 conditions Mass. biotechs are working on

Dr. Anthony Fauci retired as director of the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases at the end of 2022.

Why Dr. Anthony Fauci, recently retired, will never retire

This week's daters: Madison and Lee

Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘Madison did giggle nervously at my stupid jokes. I take that as a courtesy, though.’

My friend asks for advice then ignores it

metro

Predicted onset of a winter storm in New England forecast to begin Monday after 10 p.m. in Rhode Island.

Rhode Island, get ready for late-February snow

Navy SEAL, who grew up in Cohasset, dies following training exercise in Arizona

A high-stakes divorce battle over control of iconic Boston real estate — and a really expensive collection of duck decoys

sports

The Central Catholic gymnastics team celebrates a banner effort after winning the program's first sectional title since 2016.

Central Catholic gymnastics gets ‘clean-and-neat’ effort to claim MIAA North sectional

After a further review, Ashland’s Nora Quitt capitalizes on her reprieve to win girls’ 136-pound all-state wrestling title

Rain pushes NASCAR Xfinity Series race at Fontana to Sunday

business

People walk past a monument comprised of a Soviet-era tank outfitted with a Ukrainian flag in Kyiv, Ukraine, on Feb. 24.

EU slaps sanctions on top Russia officials, banks, trade

Thomas Lee’s death ruled a suicide by gunshot

The Fed’s preferred inflation gauge sped back up

politics

Elon Musk (left) and Ed Markey.

Ed Markey helped make Elon Musk. Now, Markey is working to slow him down.

Justice Thomas wrote of ‘crushing weight’ of student loans

Feds seek to limit telehealth prescriptions for some drugs

Nation

A police officer assists a survivor of the World Trade Center terrorist bombing in New York on Feb. 26, 1993.

‘Powder keg’ for 9/11: 1993 trade center bombing remembered

Snow falls in Los Angeles area, 1,000s still without power

Blizzards forecast in California mountains in multiday storm

World

Rescuers arrive at the scene after a migrant boat broke apart in rough seas, at a beach near Cutro, southern Italy, on Feb. 26.

Migrant boat breaks apart off Italy; many dead, 58 survivors

Public is wary of China’s push for baby boom

Tempered in a crucible of violence, Zelensky rises to the moment

opinion

Former president Jimmy Carter, who recently entered hospice care, will leave behind a legacy that he and his nation ought to be proud of.

Jimmy Carter’s exemplary life

Beethoven’s Ninth as its composer intended

Massachusetts has a plan to increase affordable housing — now it needs the budget

lifestyle

From 150 to 300 people come to every Sustainable Swaps event, according to founder Mireya Zellner.

Clothing swaps build community and bring sustainable fashion to Greater Boston

‘Disney Animation: Immersive Experience’ opens in Boston

My ex and I are living separately in the same house

food & dining

Jasper Hoitsma, chef and director of teams with the Clover Food Lab, works with a Commercial Pitco Electric Deep Fryer at the Clover Food Lab inside the Prudential Center.

Does the restaurant kitchen of the future run on electricity?

Allston gets a new restaurant-gallery; Boston’s top female chefs unite for Women’s History Month

Three years and a pandemic later, these restaurants have reimagined themselves

travel

A skier descends Grizzly, the course where the men's 2002 Olympic downhill competition was run, at the Snowbasin resort in Utah in 2020. Head north from Salt Lake City to visit Snowbasin and Powder Mountain, relatively undiscovered gems of the state's ski scene.

Skiing Snowbasin, the best ski area you’ve never heard of

Lyft charged me $80 for damage to a car. But it wasn’t me!

I’d heard Pittsfield was experiencing a rebirth. So I went and saw for myself.

Arts

Corey Wheeler Forrest poses with 900-lb trap anchors, stacked on a dock in Little Compton, R.I. A show of her photographs, "Fish & Forrest," is at the Mystic Seaport Museum.

Have camera, will fish

Galleries: A map based on touch and care

At the ICA, childhood lost in transition

Books

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo actor Matthew McConaughey attends A+E Network's "HISTORYTalks: Leadership and Legacy" in New York. McConaughey is generating buzz as a potential candidate for governor of Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Bellingham author and illustrator works with Matthew McConaughey on new children’s book

Publisher to release ‘classic’ Roald Dahl books after backlash

Climate change is upon us. Jake Bittle’s ‘The Great Displacement’ is an unsettling look at the personal and financial costs of ever-growing threats.

Movies

FILE - In this Feb. 29, 2020, file photo actor Matthew McConaughey attends A+E Network's "HISTORYTalks: Leadership and Legacy" in New York. McConaughey is generating buzz as a potential candidate for governor of Texas. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)

Bellingham author and illustrator works with Matthew McConaughey on new children’s book

‘We Have a Ghost’: the unimportance of being Ernest

‘Cocaine Bear’: Some things, like gory mayhem, go better with coke

Television

Actor Woody Harrelson poses for photographers upon arrival at the premiere of the film 'Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri,' as part of the closing gala of the BFI London Film Festival on Oct. 15, 2017.

Woody Harrelson muses about marijuana, vaccine mandates in ‘Saturday Night Live’ monologue

Forget CNN’s ‘formal training.’ Don Lemon needs to be schooled by a bunch of women in their 50s.

Bellingham author and illustrator works with Matthew McConaughey on new children’s book

music

Dreamers' Circus will perform a concert at NEC's Jordan Hall Friday.

Meet Dreamers’ Circus, Hayao Miyazaki’s favorite Nordic folk trio

Freedom isn’t just another word to Margo Price; it defines how she’s making music now

As winter lingers, Keith Lockhart looks ahead to the Boston Pops’ spring season

Theater/Dance

Sarah Fornace (left) and Sara Sawicki in Manual Cinema's "Frankenstein."

Ingenuity meets virtuosity in Manual Cinema’s ‘Frankenstein’

In a London pub, ‘The Wife of Willesden’ isn’t holding back

ART to present musical adaptation of ‘The Great Gatsby’ in 2024

globe local

A German shepherd monument looks over the Hillside Acre Animal Cemetery in Methuen.

Where all dogs (and cats, rabbits, and birds) go to heaven

Viewpoint: If the state adopts tax relief, what form should it take?

Five candidates are vying to serve as Salem’s next mayor

Obituaries

Shinta Ratri, founder of Al Fatah Islamic school for transgender women, spoke during an interview in November.

Shinta Ratri, fighter for transgender rights in Indonesia, dies at 60

James Abourezk, first Arab American US senator, dies at 92

John Olver, longtime US representative in Western Massachusetts, dies at 86