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Mass. reports 15 new cases of coronavirus tied to Feb. Biogen company meeting

The number of coronavirus cases reported by Massachusetts health officials grew to 28 Sunday, more than double the number reported a day earlier, state health officials said. 8:49 p.m.
Which Mass. schools are closing because of coronavirus? Were you or someone you know at the Biogen meeting last week? We want to know Mass. insurers to cover full cost of coronavirus testing, treatment The latest on coronavirus in Massachusetts

Takeda, drug maker with biggest head count in Mass., tells most employees to work from home

Takeda, with 5,000 workers here at its US headquarters, says that those who must come into the office should stay at least six feet from one another.
Two new cases announced in N.H.; first case in Vermont Stanford cancels in-person classes temporarily amid coronavirus fears
Live Updates

Stanford, Columbia suspend classes amid coronavirus; State Department urges US citizens not to take cruises

The most recent updates on what?s happening in the United States and around the world.
These maps track the path of coronavirus

White House didn?t want to tell older people not to fly, official says

The White House overruled health officials who wanted to recommend that elderly and physically fragile people be advised not to fly because of the coronavirus, a federal official said.

The traveler?s coronavirus question: Should I stay or should I go?
Some travelers are looking for bargains while others are flat out canceling. What happens when you have travel plans in the middle of a pandemic?

?We?ve come back home?: Joe Biden rebrands as the underdog

Joe Biden?s slew of victories has rejuvenated him and his supporters, allowing him to expand his advertising and ambition as he shifts his message. Now Biden is billing himself as the unlikely underdog, as he attempts to strike at the core of Bernie Sanders? ?electability? pitch.

Elizabeth Warren makes surprise appearance on ?SNL? cold open

Prayers in Vegas, slumped shoulders in N.H. ? inside the final days of Warren?s campaign

Scores of sex offenders worked as personal care aides ? yet Mass. did not require background checks
In 2018, more than 120 personal care attendants ? paid by the state to help people with disabilities eat, dress, or use the bathroom ? were registered sex offenders, a state watchdog found. Yet state officials, who pay $1 billion to these workers each year, don?t require background checks for them.

N. Korea fires weapons after threatening ?momentous? action

Oil plunges 25 percent as another coronavirus-fueled trading week begins

CHAD FINN
Some parting reflections from spring training
Some random thoughts on eight days spent with the Red Sox spring training in Fort Myers, Fla.

Could Martin Perez emerge as an important cog in the Red Sox rotation?

Opinion

Katherine Levine Einstein and Maxwell Palmer

Newton and other communities must reform housing approval process
DIANE HESSAN

International Women?s Day: Leaving a legacy
EDITORIAL

Saving US elections from Facebook

Barbara Lee

Watch out, 2024, women are ?Ready, Willing, and Electable?

Dave Epstein
We could still see a day or two of cold and snow, but spring is definitely here
The weather setup we are in right now is more typical of the summer months.

60-degree weather on tap for Monday, Tuesday

THUNDER 105, CELTICS 104
Observations from the Celtics? loss to the Thunder
The Celtics couldn't hang on to secure the win in a seesaw final minute.

Celtics Notebook: Ex-Celtic Nader has found a home with the Thunder On Basketball: Philadelphia lurking in playoffs as Celtics freefall continues

This week?s TV: Well-versed in ?Westworld,? Marc Maron does stand-up, and the debating duo
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

Newton veteran documents neglected Rainsford Island graves of 1,700 of Boston?s unwanted
Bill McEvoy is pushing for at least a simple memorial at the mass burial lots, which are neglected and unmarked and lie on an island co-owned by the state, federal, and city governments.

The Great Divide

Vocational schools become the latest front in the battle for educational equity

More Recent headlines

85-year-old woman dies in 3-car crash in Brookline

Man seriously injured in Arlington hit and run

Bridgewater State professor charged with raping student in his office

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.

Here?s what you need to know about Boston?s first pot shop
Asked Friday why it took nearly a year and a half for Boston to get a pot shop, Boston's mayor said: "I don?t think it took long."

Peter Abraham
Here is how the Red Sox will handle the three-batter rule for pitchers
The rule goes in effect Thursday, but the Sox, who are off that day, are not worried about the situation.

Who will win ?The Bachelor?? Let?s make some predictions
The finale is expected to air next week, and with no spoilers anywhere to be found on the Internet, we?re forced to use the power of deduction to try and figure out the ending ourselves.

Corning CEO turned congressman turned bishop?s intern, Amory Houghton Jr. dies at 93
Amory Houghton Jr. made a habit of welcoming new challenges at ages when many people think their life?s most significant work is in the past.

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ANNEAR TO THE GROUND

Allston used to have a giant Coca-Cola sign. Then it went missing. We think we know where it is

In the late 1980s it was dismantled to make way for a new hotel. People fought to restore it. And then, one day, it was gone.

Dan Shaughnessy
Still waiting on the Tom Brady situation, and other picked-up pieces
If Brady leaves, it will be the biggest non-game-related story in Boston since Babe Ruth was sold.

Ben Volin
What you need to know about the NFL?s CBA vote
If the new agreement is approved, it will last 11 years, the longest in NFL history.

Rhode Island

Woman who works at a Pawtucket nursery school tests positive for coronavirus

The woman, in her 60s, works at the Smithfield Avenue Nursery School and contracted the virus from an infected person in New York, Rhode Island health officials said.

Saint Raphael Academy withdrawing from sports tournaments amid coronavirus outbreak

It has been a rough week. Here?s what you ? about Rhode Island
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.
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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

IDEAS | Elizabeth Preston

Some good coronavirus news: genetic detectives are on the case
RENÉE GRAHAM

This is not what democracy looks like
JEFF JACOBY

Beacon Hill to riders and drivers: Drop dead
IDEAS

Outbreak infrastructure through the years: yesterday?s sputum flask is today?s hand sanitizer
MICHAEL A. COHEN

How Joe Biden beat the conventional wisdom
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

Four hospitalized in Hudson stabbing
Police in Hudson issued an arrest warrant for 26-year-old Diony Cimini-Freitas in connection to a stabbing at a bar late Saturday night.

Elbow bumps replace handshakes; otherwise church attendance largely intact amid coronavirus

As the number of reported coronavirus cases in Massachusetts more than doubled over the weekend, typical flu-season protocols were in place at Boston area houses of worship Sunday ? elbow bumps largely preempted ?may peace be with you? handshakes, and congregants partook of Holy Communion minus the usual sips of sacramental wine from church chalices.

'Nation of Immigrants? celebrated at ADL Passover Seder

About 150 people joined the Anti-Defamation League at their 13th annual ?A Nation of Immigrants? Passover Seder, celebrating the diversity in the community and promoting immigrant rights.

Public records on Boston?s version of stop-and-frisk, sought in Nov., still not released

Dave Epstein

We could still see a day or two of cold and snow, but spring is definitely here

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

GARY WASHBURN

Philadelphia lurking in playoffs as Celtics freefall continues

The unexpected skid, now at four losses in five games and four straight at home, has the team scrambling to set itself up well for the first round of the playoffs.
THUNDER 105, CELTICS 104

Celtics let this one slip away with careless plays down the stretch

The Celtics have now lost four consecutive home games, and their march toward the No. 2 seed in the Eastern Conference playoffs has stalled.
Coronavirus Watch

Sports world continues to feel impact of coronavirus
NCAA women's ice hockey

Huskies will open NCAA tournament play against Princeton

Politics

?We?ve come back home?: Joe Biden rebrands as the underdog

Business

Stories you may have missed from the world of business

Marijuana

Pot entrepreneurs flocking to the Bible Belt for low taxes
magazine
Cover Story

Problak paints the Boston we often don?t see
Spring Arts Preview

40+ arts events (some free!) to check out around New England
Spring Arts Preview

'Little Women' is turning Concord into a must-see destination
Cooking

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

sports

It?s Wellesley and Canton, again, for Division 2 girls? hockey title

Nobles girls? basketball captures NEPSAC Class AA crown

Observations from the Celtics? loss to the Thunder

metro

Four hospitalized in Hudson stabbing

Elbow bumps replace handshakes; otherwise church attendance largely intact amid coronavirus

'Nation of Immigrants? celebrated at ADL Passover Seder

Nation

Mass. reports 15 new cases of coronavirus tied to Feb. Biogen company meeting

US peace accord with Taliban remains cloaked to most Americans

Protests and celebrations mark Women?s Day, despite threats

World

Royal farewell: Harry, Meghan on final duty before new life

Mexican women to ?disappear? for a day to protest violence

Paris politician denies knowing of associate?s pedophilia

politics

Officials confirm first coronavirus case in Washington, D.C.

Prayers in Vegas, slumped shoulders in N.H. ? inside the final days of Warren?s campaign

Bernie Sanders and Joe Biden are stepping up their attacks, with more primaries approaching

business

With a new president, Shields Health Care pushes deeper into outpatient surgery

How about an elbow bump, a salute, or even a foot tap?

Italy is stunned as government announces sudden quarantine affecting quarter of that nation?s population

lifestyle

?Spenser Confidential? star Mark Wahlberg on coming home and taking a beating

Jaylen Brown discusses breaking boxes and building brands at Sloan conference

Winning tips from ?Jeopardy!? champion Ken Jennings

marijuana

Pot entrepreneurs flocking to the Bible Belt for low taxes

Here?s what you need to know about Boston?s first pot shop

From police stops to marijuana executives: The long journey for owners of Boston?s first pot shop

opinion

Newton and other communities must reform housing approval process

International Women?s Day: Leaving a legacy

Boston politics ? with its diverse slate of women leaders ? offers glimmer of hope

food & dining

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

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.

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

Local bestsellers for the week ending March 1

For Rebecca Solnit, a reader?s evolution

The quiet dignity in Isa Leshko?s photographs; honoring Margaret Atwood with the Emerson-Thoreau Medal

Movies

Trojan women, Polaroid portraitist, frozen futurist

Coming Attractions

Tall, dark, and fearsome

Television

This week?s TV: Well-versed in ?Westworld,? Marc Maron does stand-up, and the debating duo

Elizabeth Warren makes surprise appearance on ?SNL? cold open

Amazon is bringing back 'The Kids in the Hall?

music

The Chieftains? Paddy Moloney: ?Boston is ... my second Dublin?

At the BSO, a journey to Europe?s northlands peaks with Anna Thorvaldsdottir?s ?Metacosmos?

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

Theater/Dance

Camille A. Brown explores Black identity

Soloing after ?Broad City,? Ilana Glazer is redefining me time

Boston Ballet?s ?Carmen? program puts strong women in the spotlight

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

Corning CEO turned congressman turned bishop?s intern, Amory Houghton Jr. dies at 93

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