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Elizabeth Warren suspends her campaign for President
Senator Warren explains her thoughts surrounding the end of her campaign. (Photo: Erin Clark/Globe Staff, Video: Handout)

Elizabeth Warren departs the presidential race disappointed: ?I really thought we could do it?

Massachusetts Senator Elizabeth Warren dropped out of the Democratic presidential race Thursday, unable to build a broad coalition of voters after riding her policy proposals and sweeping calls for ?big structural change? to the top of the presidential field last year. 56 minutes ago
Women react with anger, dismay to Warren?s departure 'All those pinky promises': Warren laments what ending her run means for little girls

Jeneé Osterheldt
Is Elizabeth Warren?s pinky promise of women in power too big a hope for America?
The end of Elizabeth Warren's presidential campaign is an affirmation of what we already knew: America doesn't believe in women.

Yvonne Abraham

Elizabeth Warren?s loss ? and ours

Elizabeth Warren won?t endorse Biden or Sanders right away. Here?s why

Political figures react to Elizabeth Warren?s exit from the presidential race

chesto means business
Power-line developers line up for an opportunity to ensure Boston?s lights stay on
The pending closure of the giant Mystic power plant is a headache for the people charged with keeping electricity flowing in Greater Boston. But for power-line developers, it?s a business opportunity.

Weird and wonderful Massachusetts: Here?s where to find it
The Commonwealth is a treasure trove of odd things.

Coronavirus

Biogen employees test positive for coronavirus as third case is announced in Mass.

Three Biogen employees who attended a meeting in Boston last week have tested positive for coronavirus, the company said Thursday, as the state also announced that another presumptive case of the novel coronavirus has been confirmed in a Massachusetts woman. 2 hours ago
Plymouth schools closed Friday to sanitize buildings after student reports flu-like symptoms

These maps track the path of coronavirus

Explore where coronavirus has appeared, in the United States and around the world.

In response to coronavirus, MIT bans events with 150 or more people
MIT is canceling Campus Preview Weekend scheduled for April 16-19 and postponing until June the MIT Excellence Awards. There will be new restrictions on travel and events at least until May 15, when final exams begin, the university said. an hour ago

One man?s two-week coronavirus self-quarantine: expensive, stressful ? and surprisingly social
Despite his best intentions, self-isolating proved impossible. He had to rent a car. He had to stop for dinner. He had to check in with the host of his Airbnb. He had to go to the supermarket.

Live Updates

Senate poised to send Trump $8.3b plan to fight virus; Markets close down nearly 1,000 points on enduring concern over coronavirus

In choppy market, advisers tell investors in or near retirement to stand pat

Financial advisers say the biggest risk in any selloff ? whether triggered by a health scare or an economic bubble ? is selling when the market plunges, making it impossible to recoup losses when markets rebound, as they inevitably do.

Want to make $27.50 an hour to knock on doors? The census is struggling to hire workers

In New England, the government is looking to fill 20,000 census taker positions. With unemployment at a nearly 50-year low, filling the ranks is proving to be a challenge.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Coronavirus and Maine vote make case for Mass. vaccine law
Alex Beam

What?s the matter with Newton?
EDITORIAL

This isn?t a good way to pick a president
Scot Lehigh

The GOP?s latest assault on Obamacare comes at exactly the right time ? for Democrats

Celtics still have time to add a scorer off the bench
Vincent Poirier could be the player most likely to go if Boston decided to add a veteran.

KEVIN CULLEN
A tale of two Super Tuesdays in Vermont
What happened to Bernie Sanders was just politics. What happened to Josh Speidel was just super.

Bruins 2, Panthers 1

Observations from the Bruins? overtime win over the Panthers

Torey Krug scored late in overtime for Boston. 2 hours ago

Baker effort in GOP races falls short

Governor Charlie Baker's campaign to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars of secret funds to wrest control of the Massachusetts Republican Party appears to have fallen flat, an outcome that will make his decision to seek a third term a bit harder.

Possible snow in southeastern parts of the state Friday night

Cape Cod and the islands will experience a light rain Friday afternoon. Before midnight, there?s a chance that the area will see up to two inches of snow, according to the National Weather Service.

More Recent headlines

Firefighter rescued in 3-alarm Dorchester fire

Rosalind P. Walter, the first ?Rosie the Riveter,? dies at 95

Somerville police seek armed robbery suspect

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.

Spring Arts Preview
Greta Gerwig?s ?Little Women? is turning Concord into a must-see destination
Why the latest adaptation of Louisa May Alcott?s beloved novel is fueling a boom in tourism in the historic town.

MOVIES
Bill Cunningham was street photography at its most stylish
The man we see is funny, insightful, and cagey.

TRAVEL
Can this man bring tourists to Roxbury?
Collin Knight wants to show out-of-towners Roxbury, Dorchester, and Jamaica Plain through his new tour company.

Spring Arts Preview
40+ arts events around New England (some free!) you won?t want to miss
The best festivals, events, shows, and happenings in the region this spring and beyond, as selected by the Globe?s critics and reviewers

Recommended Reads

Shirley Leung

Will the coronavirus cause a recession? Here?s what local CEOs say

Some of them worry that the hysteria alone could cause serious damage to their businesses.

SLEEPING AROUND | CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
Bed hopping in Boston?s newest, hottest hotels
Our travel writer tests out some of the city?s most buzzed about new hotels.

Problak paints the Boston we often don?t see
His joyous public art in Roxbury and Dorchester broaden who is represented in art, and who consider themselves artists, around the city.

Rhode Island

Team of CDC experts now in Rhode Island trying to contain coronavirus outbreak

Five experts from the CDC?s epidemic intelligence service are ?embedded? with state health officials, according to Dr. Nicole Alexander-Scott, director of the state Department of Health, ?building our capacity to respond to the emergency event.?

One of Rhode Island?s first charter schools is closing

High court judge spends a year fighting low-dollar fine
Newton

Developers praise Newton?s Northland vote -- but residents? traffic concerns remain

But even with the support of a majority of Newton voters citywide, there were pockets of opposition to the project at Needham and Oak streets.

?NewCAL? project?s team narrows the search to two possible locations for new senior center

Awaiting state action, Newton schools implement their own sex ed programs

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.
Sign up for The Great Divide newsletter

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

Scot Lehigh

The GOP?s latest assault on Obamacare comes at exactly the right time ? for Democrats
Alex Beam

What?s the matter with Newton?
EDITORIAL

This isn?t a good way to pick a president
Corley, Daley, Heaton, Sharpe, and Walker

How the Greater Boston biomedical community is tackling the coronavirus
Linda Shi

The fiscal challenges of climate change
IDEAS | Katherine Gergen Barnett

With coronavirus lurking, forgive me if I don?t shake your hand

VISUAL STORIES

Globe staff photos of the month, February 2020

As construction booms, Boston works to slow down wind tunnels

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

metro

Legislators press Baker to waive co-pays on coronavirus testing
More than 60 Massachusetts lawmakers signed onto a letter Thursday urging Governor Charlie Baker to require Massachusetts health insurers to waive co-pays for coronavirus testing.

Firefighter rescued in 3-alarm Dorchester fire

A firefighter became momentarily trapped, but was quickly found and taken to a hospital, a fire official said.

In response to coronavirus, MIT bans events with 150 or more people

MIT is canceling Campus Preview Weekend scheduled for April 16-19 and postponing until June the MIT Excellence Awards. There will be new restrictions on travel and events at least until May 15, when final exams begin, the university said.

Biogen employees test positive for coronavirus as third case is announced in Mass.

Ann Grifalconi, whose children?s books bridged cultures, dies at 90

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

Bruins 2, Panthers 1

Torey Krug?s goal in OT gives Bruins win over Panthers

Boston has won four straight and is 15-3-0 in its last 18,

Zibanejad scores five goals to lead Rangers in OT

Zibanejad tied a team record and his fifth goal was the winner.

Belmont advances to Division 1 North final in boys? hockey
Bruins 2, Panthers 1

Observations from the Bruins? overtime win over the Panthers

Politics

Elizabeth Warren departs the presidential race disappointed: ?I really thought we could do it?

Business

Investors wrestle with coronavirus fears as stocks plunge again

Marijuana

Utah doctor letters could be used to buy medical marijuana

magazine
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?She seemed to be avoiding eye contact?
Excerpt

Joan Lunden on being in her 50s buying strollers for twins and a wheelchair for her mom
Connections

Some moms spread the (tough) love wherever it?s needed

Cooking

Recipes: Harissa adds heat to a soup, roasted potatoes, and a tagine

sports

NHL salary cap to increase to $88.2 million

Red Sox sign righthander Collin McHugh to one-year contract

NFL Players Association issues ballots for vote on proposed CBA

metro

Legislators press Baker to waive co-pays on coronavirus testing

Firefighter rescued in 3-alarm Dorchester fire

In response to coronavirus, MIT bans events with 150 or more people

Nation

Is Elizabeth Warren?s pinky promise of women in power too big a hope for America?

Some riders raise doubts about MBTA?s cleaning plans to help prevent coronavirus spread

Here?s how Bailey, Elizabeth Warren?s golden retriever, is reacting to news of Warren dropping out

World

United Arab Emirates tells residents not to travel over virus

Virus outbreak delays Xi?s state visit to neighboring Japan

Taliban ramp up attacks on Afghans after Trump says ?no violence?

politics

Women react with anger, dismay to Warren?s departure

Is Elizabeth Warren?s pinky promise of women in power too big a hope for America?

Here?s how Bailey, Elizabeth Warren?s golden retriever, is reacting to news of Warren dropping out

business

Investors wrestle with coronavirus fears as stocks plunge again

Rates fall to historic laws on coronavirus fears

Power-line developers line up for an opportunity to ensure Boston?s lights stay on

lifestyle

At Cósmica, gluten-free delights and pants-optional signage

Pop star Katy Perry reveals a happy secret ? she?s pregnant

VIP treatment at London?s Hotel Café Royal

marijuana

Utah doctor letters could be used to buy medical marijuana

Foes push back against medical marijuana bill in Kentucky

Boston?s first pot shop is set to open Monday

opinion

Coronavirus and Maine vote make case for Mass. vaccine law

The GOP?s latest assault on Obamacare comes at exactly the right time ? for Democrats

This is not what democracy looks like

food & dining

Munch Madness 2020: Vote for the top restaurants in Boston

Hold the eggs, hold the bread. Dunkin?s latest offering is something called Snackin? Bacon.

Kelly?s Roast Beef to expand its reach across New England

travel

VIP treatment at London?s Hotel Café Royal

5 of the best seafood appetizers on Cape Cod (that you can find in the winter)

The main goal of the Revolution?s Alexander Büttner? Get back to Ibiza

Books

Hilary Mantel?s Cromwell comes full circle

A triumphant return for Laura Zigman

Louise Erdrich?s newest novel thrills with luminous empathy

Movies

Trojan women, Polaroid portraitist, frozen futurist

Coming Attractions

Tall, dark, and fearsome

Television

For Maura Tierney, end of ?The Affair? means a turn to ?Rust?

?Devs? is a cryptic thriller worth experiencing

Parenting comedy ?Breeders? delivers honesty, intimacy

music

A thoughtful ?Butterfly? and a boxing ?opera in jazz? for Boston Lyric Opera?s 2020-21 season

A sure sign of spring: Red Baraat?s celebratory Festival of Colors

Digging into coal country with composer Julia Wolfe?s ?Anthracite Fields?

Theater/Dance

A ?Merchant of Venice? willing to confront anti-Semitism

A puzzling new act from rapping word nerd Zach Sherwin

Where were the reviews of ?Plaza Suite?? Here?s what went down

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

Ann Grifalconi, whose children?s books bridged cultures, dies at 90

Seaver Peters, former Dartmouth College athletic director and Melrose hockey star, dies at 87

Architect Henry N. Cobb dies; his designs helped transform the look of Boston