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As the CDC warns of the coronavirus?s spread in the US, countries around the world are responding in different ways. Here are the most recent updates on what's happening here and around the world. 9 minutes ago
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Hospital leaders prepare for possible surge in coronavirus patients

Boston hospitals are training workers, monitoring medical supplies, and readying rooms and beds in preparation for the possible spread of the new coronavirus ? including the chance of a sudden spike in sick patients. 2 hours ago

What are the symptoms of coronavirus, and how is it treated?
As public awareness of the coronavirus rises, some people might have fairly basic questions: What exactly are the symptoms of coronavirus, anyway? Is it deadly? How worried should I be? Here are some answers. 2 hours ago

More than 600 in Mass. have been monitored for coronavirus

Work is underway on a coronavirus vaccine, but experts say it won?t be injected into your arm anytime soon

Opinion

Scot Lehigh

SOS: Save Our Senate
EDITORIAL

The Globe endorses Elizabeth Warren
Renée Loth

The trouble with early voting
CHRISTOPHER WEYANT

The 2020 election map

Speculation swirls surrounding Tom Brady?s free agency and future with the Patriots
Tom Brady's contract with the Patriots expires March 17 at 4 p.m. We're keeping tabs on the latest developments. 2 hours ago

Why it makes sense that the Patriots and Tom Brady haven?t talked about a deal yet

Lori Loughlin attorneys allege ?very serious? misconduct by prosecutors in college admissions scandal case
Lawyers for Hollywood star Lori Loughlin and her husband say federal prosecutors concealed evidence for over a year that could exonerate their celebrity clients in the closely watched college admissions cheating case, a charge the government denies.

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Ground Game

With Super Tuesday looming, the importance of the South Carolina primary might be overblown

The state should matter a lot. However, in the 2020 election cycle, the importance of Saturday?s South Carolina primary may be radically overstated.

Here?s what could happen if Bernie Sanders doesn?t get a majority of Democratic delegates

With eight Democrats still vying to be the party?s presidential nominee, some Democratic officials and analysts say it?s increasingly plausible that no single candidate will garner a majority of pledged delegates by the end of primary season. That would be messy.

Bernie Sanders is set up for a big win in California, a victory that could pivot the race

The California Democratic primary on March 3 is the most delegate-rich contest in the party?s presidential process. This year, it?s taking place earlier than ever before, and Sanders, who?s held four California events in the past week, is dominating this contest so much that the nomination race could essentially be over after the California primary takes place.

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Death investigation underway after police find body in Dorchester

?He looked to help people, not just arrest people?: Boston police Detective Kerim Hadzi, 40, succumbs to cancer

One person dead after fatal blaze in Oxford

What do you wonder about Boston or Massachusetts? We want to hear your questions

We?re asking readers to be involved as the Globe considers which stories to investigate. You pose a question that matters to you. We probe for an answer.

A Netflix for coffee? Panera offers an $8.99 a month coffee subscription
Panera rolls out monthly coffee subscription service as it takes on Starbucks, Dunkin', McDonald's, and others in the fast-food breakfast wars.

Amy Poehler tackles a new challenge: voicing a teenage boy
The show, ?Duncanville,? premiered on Fox and Poehler voices Duncan and his mother, Annie. an hour ago

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NBCUniversal unveils $125 million new media center in Needham

Located in Needham, the center will serve as a new home for NBC10 Boston, NBC Sports Boston, Telemundo Boston, and NECN. 47 minutes ago

MGM Springfield casino has about as much crime as ?a large mall?
A consultant?s report finds that of 208 arrests over about a year, most involved minor incidents. 2 hours ago

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FBI investigating state?s licensing of massage therapists with fake credentials

The FBI has launched an investigation into how applicants with phony or questionable credentials were able to get Massachusetts massage therapist licenses, bringing upheaval to a board that is supposed to help prevent sex trafficking.

?We want healing,' founder Tarana Burke says of the #MeToo movement, post-Weinstein
In the wake of Harvey Weinstein?s conviction, the founder of the #MeToo movement says the world has much more to learn.

There?s a turkey-calling competition this weekend. May the best clucker win
It?s being hosted by the state chapter of the National Wild Turkey Federation, at MassWildlife headquarters.

Rhode Island

Some want to curb the R.I. Legislature?s power, but the proposals face a steep climb

Advocates are pressing to let voters decide whether the governor should get line-item veto power and whether an independent redistricting commission, not the legislature, should redraw political boundaries based on new census data.

One of R.I.?s top local leaders won?t seek re-election

Christopher Young, perennial candidate and activist, dies at 51
Newton

Newton task force to consider next steps for Ward and Underwood elementary schools

The task force will develop recommendations to address the deteriorating building conditions and declining enrollment at the Ward and Underwood elementary schools.

Newton examines maintenance needs of the city?s parks and recreation areas

State grant will boost Newton?s Pettee Square and Upper Falls Greenway

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe?s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump?s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president?s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump?s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin?s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They?re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here?s how Trump lured him from the Democrats
Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston?s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation?s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis ? a very slow moving crisis ? that puts our region?s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Paul G. Kirk Jr.

Progressive thoughts for Super Tuesday
Pam Wilmot

Massachusetts should pass Election Day registration legislation
EDITORIAL

Putin?s bros already sowing 2020 discord
Michael Cohen

An ugly Democratic debate
Scot Lehigh

Bernie Sanders has a bad debate night
IDEAS | Amanda Pustilnik

The perils of opening the mind

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: At spring training in Florida, Red Sox prepare for the 2020 baseball season

At 15, D?Angelo Ortiz is already showing some pop in his bat ? just like his famous father

Thousands of crows have descended on Lawrence, and nobody knows why

I spent the night at South Street Diner, Boston?s only 24/7 sit-down spot

metro

No Name auction unites staff, customers one last time
Former employees and devoted customers of the No Name restaurant watched as decade?s worth of memorabilia were auctioned off inside the former waterfront business Thursday.

R.I. POLITICS

Some want to curb the R.I. Legislature?s power, but the proposals face a steep climb

Advocates are pressing to let voters decide whether the governor should get line-item veto power and whether an independent redistricting commission, not the legislature, should redraw political boundaries based on new census data.

Our lives are fashioned by our choices. Steve Ross chose life.

His story is at once both horrifying and life-affirming, appalling and inspiring, a story of despair and resilience and suffering and redemption.

Should Massachusetts levy civil fines on those who sell marijuana without a license?

?He looked to help people, not just arrest people?: Boston police Detective Kerim Hadzi, 40, succumbs to cancer

STAT

Health worker infections underscore the chaos of coronavirus response

Alzheimer?s group sees signs of progress against a grim disease. Is it real?

Opinion: Should ?broken? genes be fixed? My daughter changed my thinking

Why don?t ads for new medical scrubs reflect all healthy physician bodies?

sports

NFLPA may accept contract, but fraction among players could be devastating to union

The owners? proposal has the highest-paid and the lowest-paid players divided on this CBA.
College hockey notebook

UConn men?s hockey authored a great comeback story

Coach Mike Cavanaugh credits senior leadership with getting the Huskies into position to vie for home ice in the quarterfinals.

Speculation swirls surrounding Tom Brady?s free agency and future with the Patriots
Julian Benbow

UMass cross-country coach is 26.2 miles away from an Olympic berth

Politics

Pence tries to project calm as coronavirus response coordinator

Business

In scramble to stop virus, testing raises tough questions

Marijuana

Union accuses Massachusetts marijuana firm of retaliating against organizers
magazine
The Parenting Issue

How much can parents really control how their kids turn out? 
The Parenting Issue

To raise healthy eaters, break those rules you learned as a kid

Love Letters

She slept with him on the first date. Big mistake?
Cooking

Recipes: 3 chicken stews and soups that skip searing step

sports

Source: Bill Belichick wants CBA resolved before talking potential Tom Brady deal

Chase Winovich pleads for Tom Brady to stay with Patriots

Red Sox? Chris Sale to begin season on injured list after having pneumonia

metro

No Name auction unites staff, customers one last time

Some want to curb the R.I. Legislature?s power, but the proposals face a steep climb

Our lives are fashioned by our choices. Steve Ross chose life.

Nation

For Trump, coronavirus could be a moment of reckoning about his credibility

About 40% of US adults are obese, government survey finds

What are the symptoms of coronavirus, and how is it treated?

World

World battles virus epidemic as cases multiply outside China

Boris Johnson dubbed ?part-time? prime minister after public no-shows

Modi urges calm to New Delhi violence

politics

Congress eyes billions in funding to fight coronavirus

Presidential candidates have largely ignored this big Super Tuesday state, but that?s starting to change

With Super Tuesday looming, the importance of the South Carolina primary might be overblown

business

In scramble to stop virus, testing raises tough questions

Singapore emerges as litmus test for coronavirus containment

Dow plummets nearly 1,200 points as coronavirus threatens economic damage

lifestyle

Canada to end security assistance for Prince Harry, Meghan

Anya Taylor-Joy and director Autumn de Wilde bring ?Emma? to the Coolidge

NBCUniversal unveils $125 million new media center in Needham

marijuana

Union accuses Massachusetts marijuana firm of retaliating against organizers

Bill would allow nursing homes to give medical marijuana in Virginia

Plan for special cannabis crimes unit in Maine sparks outrage

opinion

Michelle Obama doesn?t want to be vice president. Get over it.

The White House wings it on virus response

The 2020 election map

food & dining

Here are the James Beard award semifinalists for 2020

Eating in the time of coronavirus

Craving candy? Maybe some fish? With salmon candy, you can have both

travel

New Zealand?s North Island is ?Sweet As?

He loves Yosemite Valley, redcurrants, and memories of his high school drama teacher

Digital tipping is coming to a hotel near you

Books

In Lily King?s new novel, a young writer struggles with life and love

A historian finds women, children, and ?family history? at the Boston Massacre

Mobile Book Fair needs a new home; Boston Athenaeum celebrates Women?s History Month

Movies

In Focus: Lucian Freud, in the flesh on canvas and screen

With ?Emma.,? Autumn de Wilde trades midnight movies for ballroom glances

?Once Were Brothers? takes a hard look at Robbie Robertson and the Band

Television

When chemistry experiments succeed

AMC?s ?Dispatches From Elsewhere? sends characters (and viewers) on a surreal scavenger hunt

In ?Sanditon,? surprises don?t arrive by the book

music

Rediscovering a piece of Boston?s choral and architectural history

James Taylor refashions the classics on a too-polite ?American Standard?

There goes rhymin? Todd Snider

Theater/Dance

Weighing the cost of human ambition in SpeakEasy Stage?s eco-thriller ?The Children?

Maine?s Ice Dance International glides into the Skating Club of Boston on Saturday

?Common Ground,? Calista Flockhart to be part of Huntington?s new season

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

'He became my best friend,? Dwight Evans said of Tim, his second son to die in 10 months

Katherine Johnson, ?hidden figure? at NASA during 1960s space race, dies at 101

Stephan Ross, a death camps survivor and founder of the New England Holocaust Memorial, dies