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Are taxis cool again? At Logan Airport, there are signs of a rebound.
Taxis logged more than 1 million ride pick-ups at Logan Airport in 2023, nearly double from 2021.

Critics say teaching on race can fuel antisemitism. Harvard professors say that’s outlandish.

Lawmakers and activists say an "oppressor-oppressed worldview" is a "root cause" of campus antisemitism. Historians see an attack on their scholarship.

Harvard plunges into roiling debate about what is considered antisemitism

How Everett became a housing boomtown in the Boston area
Everett has added more housing in the past few years than any community in Greater Boston. What do they know that the rest of us could learn?

YVONNE ABRAHAM

We can’t ignore these fascists, or normalize them

We have to keep calling out the sad little men of NSC-131.

Credit card skimmers found at 10 Big Y supermarket locations in Massachusetts

Big Y said the company is working with police to investigate the incident and any customer whose information was compromised will be notified.

Sheila Coon, owner of Hot Oven Cookies, laughed with a customer while working in her shop in Springfield. Coon treats her business like an extension of her home, chatting with customers and getting to know their stories.

How a Springfield mom of seven went from homelessness to the sweet smell of startup success

‘He represented truth:’ Demonstrators gather at the State House to honor Alexei Navalny
A few hundred demonstrators stood outside the front gates of the State House Saturday afternoon, many holding signs. Some were portraits of Navalny; others carried messages blasting Putin.

Kremlin foe Alexei Navalny’s team confirms his death but says officials won’t release his body

Yale apologizes for its connections to slavery

Warming New England winters spells trouble for Vermont's tourism industry

WATCH: At Lake Morey Resort, a long-time natural ice skating rink is struggling to stay open. Climate reporter Erin Douglas explains how they're adapting.

‘A thing of the past’: With warmer winters, outdoor skating is on thin ice

The window to skate in Vermont is dwindling as the climate changes. “It affects the whole local economy,” one business owner says.

Behind these prison walls: Stories of rogue adventurers and lives lost inside Concord facility
For 146 years, the state prison in Concord has collected stories behind its imposing walls, the stories of the thousands who worked there or were imprisoned there.

Newton schools have only been back from the strike for two weeks, but many students are expected to miss school again for February break.

The Newton teachers strike canceled February break. But some families are still going on vacation.

District leaders have made it clear that even though schools will be in session, students won’t be penalized for absences.

Newton Teachers Association President Mike Zilles announced on Jan. 18 that union members had overwhelmingly voted to go on strike beginning Friday.

Some Newton parents join lawsuit seeking damages for 11-day teachers strike

A legal filing made Friday in Middlesex Superior Court seeks to expand an existing case, brought by the state and Newton School Committee against the union, to include parents in a class action.

Boston’s homeless shelters for young adults are pressed to their limits by surging demand this winter
As Boston faces an increase in homelessness, the demand for shelter among young people is exceeding the beds available.

After BPDA approves homeless housing in Dorchester, neighbors say they’ll sue

That Craig Breslow had a future in baseball beyond his playing days was obvious to those around him.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Despite low expectations for the Red Sox, there’s a belief in Breslow: ‘Craig is going to succeed. He’ll find a way.’

How his experiences as a player and that path to the front office define Breslow in his all-encompassing role with the Red Sox will unfold over time.

On Baseball: Bobby Dalbec feels better about his swing, his place with Red Sox this spring Kutter Crawford at work in Red Sox camp to remain in rotation this season Red Sox trade John Schreiber to Royals for minor league pitcher David Sandlin

Brandt Clarke (first NHL goal) beat Bruins goalie Linus Ullmark in overtime to give the Kings the win.

Kings 5, Bruins 4

Bruins’ slump continues with overtime loss to Kings at Garden

James van Riemsdyk scored twice for Boston.

Sunday hockey notes: Some called Morgan Rielly’s five-game suspension harsh, but it was about time for the NHL Anthony Richard scores his first goal as a Bruin, but he would have preferred a win

Gunfire broke out near the Chiefs' championship parade on Wednesday, leaving one woman dead and 22 injured.

Chad Finn | Sports Media

NBC Sports Boston’s Amina Smith talks about what she experienced at the Chiefs’ championship parade

Smith has been married three years this month to Deon Bush, a Chiefs safety and special teamer the past two seasons.

Celtics forward Jaylen Brown will try to earn some style points with his dunks Saturday night.

nba slam dunk contest

Jaylen Brown is excited to make his debut in the Slam Dunk Contest: “I think now is a good time.”

Celtics want to bring the 2029 NBA All-Star Game to Boston

Opinion

The author schooling her late father, Ryan Jezak, in wrestling in an undated photo.

IDEAS | MAIAH JEZAK

My father’s addiction claimed everything but my love for him

I lost my dad when I was 9. Thirteen years of missing him later, I want you to know about him and why he mattered.

MARCELA GARCÍA

Are immigrants a burden or a benefit?

Elizabeth Warren and Charles E. Schumer

Biden has done much to relieve student debt, but he can do more

RENÉE GRAHAM

The media’s own memory problems

JOAN VENNOCHI

Is concern for judicial ethics all that’s driving the controversy over Healey’s pick for high court?

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Biden administration is said to slow early stage of shift to electric cars
Instead of essentially requiring automakers to rapidly ramp up sales of electric vehicles over the next few years, the administration would give car manufacturers more time, with a sharp increase in sales not required until after 2030, people familiar with the plan said.

What EV slowdown? Electric transition still booming in Massachusetts.

Jimmy Carter’s long goodbye
Jimmy Carter has been confounding expectations throughout a life that has lasted nearly a century. And so he is again, now near the end.

Facing budget troubles, some colleges look to sell the president’s house
As the number of students heading to college has dropped in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic and as less wealthy institutions fight for students, more have been turning to real estate sales as a way to plug budget gaps and buoy endowments.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect a ‘raw and cloudy’ Saturday as blustery cold continues all weekend in the Boston area
Temperatures will be in the 30s both days this weekend. More sun is expected on Sunday, but conditions will be quite windy.

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after a Ukrainian troop withdrew
Ukraine’s military chief says he’s withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, where outnumbered defenders have battled a Russian assault for four months

Two adults found dead inside Salem, N.H. home, AG says
Salem police received a 911 call from a single family home on Saturday, the New Hampshire Attorney General's office said.

2 juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade
Police are looking for others who may have been involved and are calling for witnesses, victims and people with cellphone video of the violence to call a dedicated hotline.

Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by van in Brockton
The man was struck at 9:35 p.m. Friday in the 150 block of Oak Street, Brockton police said.

These two Boston employers just tightened their return-to-office mandates

Fidelity Investments and Deutsche Bank AG are among the ranks of companies changing when and how frequently workers need to report to the office.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

CVS rage is simmering as some consumers face long pharmacy lines and incarcerated shampoo
The pharmacy has made investments in its stores and employees. Some customers still aren’t feeling the love.

Five memorable moments from Jennifer Lopez’s new movie — including Ben Affleck in a wig
Jane Fonda Neil deGrasse Tyson, Post Malone, and more also have cameos in "This Is Me… Now: A Love Story."

‘Game changer’: Mass. doctors hail new federal rule expanding access to methadone
The rule could turn the tide in combating rising levels of opioid overdoses, say addiction specialists.

Culture & Lifestyle

Mikko Nissinen, Viktorina Kapitonova, and Sangmin Lee rehearse "Raymonda."

Can ‘Raymonda’ be redeemed in full? Boston Ballet premieres Mikko Nissinen’s remake.

Pianist Yunchan Lim performing Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 3 with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and guest conductor Tugan Sokhiev at Symphony Hall, Feb. 15, 2024.

Yunchan Lim makes triumphant debut with BSO

Jennifer Lopez's new movie and album "This Is Me . . . Now" released on Friday.

Five memorable moments from Jennifer Lopez’s new movie — including Ben Affleck in a wig

Mitski performs at MGM Music Hall at Fenway Thursday night.

Mitski has all the answers at MGM Fenway

Special Projects

Ashfield, MA 06/13//2023, At Sanderson Academy, books in a fourth-grade classroom.

Suzanne Kreiter\Globe staff

Lost in a World of Words

Learning to read is the greatest gift a school can give a child. And yet, in Massachusetts, outmoded teaching methods leave thousands of students struggling to gain this critical skill.

Beyond the Gilded Gate

People in and around Boston are being challenged, in ways never before, to address the region's unprecedented housing crisis.

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

With the MBTA engulfed by issues, everyday riders are feeling the pain.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Republican Senator Lindsey Graham of South Carolina touched Senator John McCain's coffin during a ceremony honoring the late senator at the US Capitol on Aug. 31, 2018.

SCOT LEHIGH

Lindsey Graham is a metaphor for the retreat of Reagan Republicanism in a time of Trump

A police officer wearing riot gear stood outside a cell packed with inmates at the new prison in Tecoluca, El Salvador. It is the largest in Latin America.

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

El Salvador’s risky tradeoff: Exchanging democracy for security

Newton teachers and educators rallied outside the Newton Public Schools Education Building on Feb. 2.

Michael Zilles and Ryan Normandin

Why the Newton teachers went out on strike

Screenshot of CNN’s “The Chris Wallace Show”

RENÉE GRAHAM

The media’s own memory problems

Canna Provisions owner Meg Sanders is a plaintiff in a federal lawsuit that hopes to end the national prohibition on cannabis and ease restrictions on businesses that stop them from accessing federal loans, accepting credit cards, and engaging with traditional banks.

EDITORIAL

Let’s stop treating pot like heroin

Ernesto Barbieri and Jess Ruliffson

When accidents happen: True stories from an ICU nurse

Metro

‘He represented truth:’ Demonstrators gather at the State House to honor Alexei Navalny

A few hundred demonstrators stood outside the front gates of the State House Saturday afternoon, many holding signs. Some were portraits of Navalny; others carried messages blasting Putin.

Some Newton parents join lawsuit seeking damages for 11-day teachers strike

A legal filing made Friday in Middlesex Superior Court seeks to expand an existing case, brought by the state and Newton School Committee against the union, to include parents in a class action.

‘A thing of the past’: With warmer winters, outdoor skating is on thin ice

The window to skate in Vermont is dwindling as the climate changes. “It affects the whole local economy,” one business owner says.

Credit card skimmers found at 10 Big Y supermarket locations in Massachusetts

Big Y said the company is working with police to investigate the incident and any customer whose information was compromised will be notified.

Sports

Celtics president Rich Gotham is very optimistic about Boston's chances of hosting a NBA All-Star Game.

NBA

Celtics want to bring the 2029 NBA All-Star Game to Boston

The league has embraced Boston’s application and is interested in bringing the game to one of their benchmark cities.

Taunton’s Elijah Prophete pins top-seeded Matt Harrold, a sophomore from Haverhill, to capture the MIAA Division 1 state wrestling title on Saturday at Newton South High School.

MIAA DIVISION 1 WRESTLING

Taunton’s Elijah Prophete pins down his first Division 1 wrestling state title, Haverhill hangs on for team crown

Prophete pinned top-seeded Matt Harrold of Haverhill at 215, but the HIllies hang on to win team state crown by two points over St. John's Prep, 141-139.

Southborough's Alex Karaban gets a shot off for the UConn Huskies against Marquette guard Chase Ross on Saturday.

men's college basketball

Top-ranked UConn thumps No. 4 Marquette, takes crucial step toward Big East title

The Huskies surprisingly won in comfort fashion. Alex Karaban of Southborough contributed seven points in the rout.

Bruins notebook

Anthony Richard scores his first goal as a Bruin, but he would have preferred a win

mls

MLS to lock out referees, putting Lionel Messi and Inter Miami on track to play season opener with replacements

nba slam dunk contest

Jaylen Brown is excited to make his debut in the Slam Dunk Contest: “I think now is a good time.”

Business

Biden administration is said to slow early stage of shift to electric cars

Instead of essentially requiring automakers to rapidly ramp up sales of electric vehicles over the next few years, the administration would give car manufacturers more time, with a sharp increase in sales not required until after 2030, people familiar with the plan said.

Nintendo is telling game publishers Switch 2 will be delayed

Nintendo Co. is advising game publishers that its next-generation console will be delayed until the early months of 2025, according to people with knowledge of the matter.

Are taxis cool again? At Logan Airport, there are signs of a rebound.

How Everett became a housing boomtown in the Boston area

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Verellen sofas and chairs from Artefact Home | Garden in Boston fill the living room. “I love the clean but interesting silhouettes,” Carly Shafiroff says. “I try not to go low on seating pieces; you want them to last.”

Your Home | Calm & Cozy

A retired couple creates a rustic (‘but not “Yellowstone” rustic’) Berkshires dream home

CONNECTIONS

A survivor of Auschwitz, my mother-in-law never expected to have descendants

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Make-up mirrors, pin-ups, mansplaining: Why women still find car buying miserable

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Are taxis cool again? At Logan Airport, there are signs of a rebound. Taxis logged more than 1 million ride pick-ups at Logan Airport in 2023, nearly double from 2021.

Critics say teaching on race can fuel antisemitism. Harvard professors say that’s outlandish.

How Everett became a housing boomtown in the Boston area Everett has added more housing in the past few years than any community in Greater Boston. What do they know that the rest of us could learn?

We can’t ignore these fascists, or normalize them

Credit card skimmers found at 10 Big Y supermarket locations in Massachusetts

How a Springfield mom of seven went from homelessness to the sweet smell of startup success

‘He represented truth:’ Demonstrators gather at the State House to honor Alexei Navalny A few hundred demonstrators stood outside the front gates of the State House Saturday afternoon, many holding signs. Some were portraits of Navalny; others carried messages blasting Putin.

Yale apologizes for its connections to slavery

‘A thing of the past’: With warmer winters, outdoor skating is on thin ice

Behind these prison walls: Stories of rogue adventurers and lives lost inside Concord facility For 146 years, the state prison in Concord has collected stories behind its imposing walls, the stories of the thousands who worked there or were imprisoned there.

The Newton teachers strike canceled February break. But some families are still going on vacation.

Some Newton parents join lawsuit seeking damages for 11-day teachers strike

Boston’s homeless shelters for young adults are pressed to their limits by surging demand this winter As Boston faces an increase in homelessness, the demand for shelter among young people is exceeding the beds available.

Despite low expectations for the Red Sox, there’s a belief in Breslow: ‘Craig is going to succeed. He’ll find a way.’

Bruins’ slump continues with overtime loss to Kings at Garden

NBC Sports Boston’s Amina Smith talks about what she experienced at the Chiefs’ championship parade

Jaylen Brown is excited to make his debut in the Slam Dunk Contest: “I think now is a good time.”

My father’s addiction claimed everything but my love for him

Are immigrants a burden or a benefit?

Biden has done much to relieve student debt, but he can do more

The media’s own memory problems

Is concern for judicial ethics all that’s driving the controversy over Healey’s pick for high court?

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Sweating buckets, and loving it: Minnesotans and their saunas Since 2000, and particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an explosion of sauna ventures in Minnesota and the broader upper Midwest catering to the growing ranks that have come to love the freeze-sweat cycle ritual.

Jimmy Carter’s long goodbye Jimmy Carter has been confounding expectations throughout a life that has lasted nearly a century. And so he is again, now near the end.

Forecast | Dave Epstein Expect a ‘raw and cloudy’ Saturday as blustery cold continues all weekend in the Boston area Temperatures will be in the 30s both days this weekend. More sun is expected on Sunday, but conditions will be quite windy.

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after a Ukrainian troop withdrew Ukraine’s military chief says he’s withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, where outnumbered defenders have battled a Russian assault for four months

Two adults found dead inside Salem, N.H. home, AG says Salem police received a 911 call from a single family home on Saturday, the New Hampshire Attorney General's office said.

2 juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade Police are looking for others who may have been involved and are calling for witnesses, victims and people with cellphone video of the violence to call a dedicated hotline.

Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by van in Brockton The man was struck at 9:35 p.m. Friday in the 150 block of Oak Street, Brockton police said.

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Are taxis cool again? At Logan Airport, there are signs of a rebound.
Taxis logged more than 1 million ride pick-ups at Logan Airport in 2023, nearly double from 2021.

How Everett became a housing boomtown in the Boston area
Everett has added more housing in the past few years than any community in Greater Boston. What do they know that the rest of us could learn?

‘He represented truth:’ Demonstrators gather at the State House to honor Alexei Navalny
A few hundred demonstrators stood outside the front gates of the State House Saturday afternoon, many holding signs. Some were portraits of Navalny; others carried messages blasting Putin.

Behind these prison walls: Stories of rogue adventurers and lives lost inside Concord facility
For 146 years, the state prison in Concord has collected stories behind its imposing walls, the stories of the thousands who worked there or were imprisoned there.

Boston’s homeless shelters for young adults are pressed to their limits by surging demand this winter
As Boston faces an increase in homelessness, the demand for shelter among young people is exceeding the beds available.

Sweating buckets, and loving it: Minnesotans and their saunas
Since 2000, and particularly after the COVID-19 pandemic, there has been an explosion of sauna ventures in Minnesota and the broader upper Midwest catering to the growing ranks that have come to love the freeze-sweat cycle ritual.

Jimmy Carter’s long goodbye
Jimmy Carter has been confounding expectations throughout a life that has lasted nearly a century. And so he is again, now near the end.

Forecast | Dave Epstein

Expect a ‘raw and cloudy’ Saturday as blustery cold continues all weekend in the Boston area
Temperatures will be in the 30s both days this weekend. More sun is expected on Sunday, but conditions will be quite windy.

Russia says it has taken Ukraine’s city of Avdiivka after a Ukrainian troop withdrew
Ukraine’s military chief says he’s withdrawing troops from the city of Avdiivka in eastern Ukraine, where outnumbered defenders have battled a Russian assault for four months

Two adults found dead inside Salem, N.H. home, AG says
Salem police received a 911 call from a single family home on Saturday, the New Hampshire Attorney General's office said.

2 juveniles charged in mass shooting at the Kansas City Chiefs Super Bowl parade
Police are looking for others who may have been involved and are calling for witnesses, victims and people with cellphone video of the violence to call a dedicated hotline.

Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries after being struck by van in Brockton
The man was struck at 9:35 p.m. Friday in the 150 block of Oak Street, Brockton police said.

Beth Teitell | Commentary

CVS rage is simmering as some consumers face long pharmacy lines and incarcerated shampoo
The pharmacy has made investments in its stores and employees. Some customers still aren’t feeling the love.

Five memorable moments from Jennifer Lopez’s new movie — including Ben Affleck in a wig
Jane Fonda Neil deGrasse Tyson, Post Malone, and more also have cameos in "This Is Me… Now: A Love Story."

‘Game changer’: Mass. doctors hail new federal rule expanding access to methadone
The rule could turn the tide in combating rising levels of opioid overdoses, say addiction specialists.