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TRUMP'S IMPEACHMENT TRIAL: DAY 2

Impeachment managers show chilling new video from Capitol attack

Prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial laid out their case Wednesday that he was no “innocent bystander” but the “inciter in chief” of the deadly Capitol riot who spent months spreading election lies and building a mob of supporters primed for his call to stop Joe Biden’s victory.
Watch live: Day two of Trump’s impeachment trial
Security footage shows Senator Romney running from rioters
Security footage shown during the impeachment trial shows Senator Mitt Romney running to safety after being warned by Officer Eugene Goodman. ( Video via C-SPAN )
Live Updates

New video footage shows break-in at Capitol, audio of officers is played during trial

Analysis
What’s going on with Mitch McConnell? Is he really hinting he’ll vote to convict Trump?
As it relates to this second impeachment trial, Americans would be forgiven if they didn’t quite understand what he was up to.

Georgia prosecutors open criminal investigation of Trump call to Raffensperger

larry edelman
Biden’s COVID relief package is flawed. But we can’t afford to wait for perfection
“In the fog of a crisis, it is prudent for policymakers to err on the side of potentially providing too much support rather than too little,” said economist Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics.

Japanese reports: Red Sox add reliever Hirokazu Sawamura on two-year deal

The 32-year-old was dominant last year after a midseason switch in teams, with multiple evaluators seeing him as at least a seventh-inning reliever.
jim mcbride

What it was like to be the only Boston reporter to cover all Patriots road games

With the pandemic drastically reducing travel and attendance, there were empty, eerie feelings from coast to coast.

URI establishes pharmacy scholarship to benefit underrepresented students

The Robert and Birdie Lawrence Endowed Scholarship will aim to help Black students who demonstrate financial need.

MIT shares its vision for massive Kendall Square project
A new filing includes details of the complex planned for the 14-acre Volpe center site.

Opinion

JOAN VENNOCHI

To save their political skins, Senate Republicans will save Trump

In an impeachment trial taking place at the scene of the crime, they are literally looking the other way.
Abdallah Fayyad

Trump’s lawyers prove his actions are indefensible
EDITORIAL

A lack of transparency, an antiquated website, and a backlog of unemployment claims
JEFF JACOBY

The cruelty of a higher minimum wage
Scot Lehigh

Citizens are the ultimate jury in Trump’s second impeachment trial

Project Takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.
Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.

3 restaurants we supported this week Learn more about Project Takeout

First came the vaccine, then the resentment
Vaccine-priority lists have become contentious. With rampant unhappiness with the bumpy vaccine rollout, a monomania is setting in, even among mental health professionals.

Dismayed by racial disparities in city contracts, Boston councilors call for action
Boston city councilors expressed outrage Wednesday at findings showing businesses owned by people of color and white women were underrepresented in contracts awarded by the City of Boston during a recent 5-year stretch.

Tom Brady lets loose as Buccaneers’ Super Bowl boat parade cruises through Tampa
Tom Brady and Rob Gronkowski swapped duck boats for party yachts on Wednesday.

Akamai cuts 2 percent of workforce as part of reorganization around security business
The Cambridge-based company reported on Tuesday that revenue from its security business topped $1 billion over the last year, growing over 25 percent from the year prior.

Jack Studnicka, coming off injury layoff, sent to AHL for wing work
The 23-year-old practiced with the team on Wednesday, but didn't accompany them to New York for the trio of games against the Rangers and Islanders beginning on Wednesday night.

Former Red Sox outfielder Billy Conigliaro dies at 73
The younger brother of the late Tony Conigliaro played three years with Boston and was part of Oakland's World Series champions in 1973.

In a slow stretch of the Green Line, four stops will soon become two
The MBTA is consolidating four stops along Comm. Ave. near BU into two new stations.

CHRISTOPHER MUTHER
When will it be safe to travel again? Here’s what the experts say
It comes down to the behavior of the people, the behavior of the virus, and the pace of vaccinations. In other words, the answer is as elusive as the virus itself.

Recommended reads

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt

The Black history I carry with me: Casey Baines

Casey is a Black woman who chooses joy every day. She’s an advocate for racial justice, gender equity, and economic mobility. She champions and amplifies non-profit organizations. Casey lives in Revere.

Teachers unions propose pilot program to rapidly vaccinate school employees
The organizations want the pilot program to be launched while the state is vaccinating people ages 65 and older — before teachers become eligible for widespread vaccination.

These are the best doughnuts in New England, according to Food & Wine
Hungry for a heavenly baked treat? The magazine compiles a list of the best ones, state by state.

metro

YVONNE ABRAHAM
GOP legislators sold their souls. Don’t expect an epiphany now.
To all but a handful of Republican senators, the evidence against the former president is irrelevant.

Dismayed by racial disparities in city contracts, Boston councilors call for action
RI EDUCATION

URI establishes pharmacy scholarship to benefit underrepresented students

Sports

Japanese reports: Red Sox add reliever Hirokazu Sawamura on two-year deal
The 32-year-old was dominant last year after a midseason switch in teams, with multiple evaluators seeing him as at least a seventh-inning reliever.

Jack Studnicka, coming off injury layoff, sent to AHL for wing work
jim mcbride

What it was like to be the only Boston reporter to cover all Patriots road games

business

Relief programs are a slog for some small business owners
Many applicants who have been approved by the state are still waiting for the funds to arrive.

Larry Edelman

Biden’s COVID relief package is flawed. But we can’t afford to wait for perfection

Akamai cuts 2 percent of workforce as part of reorganization around security business

politics

Impeachment managers show new security videos from attack
Impeachment managers showed new security videos from the day of insurrection.

Impeachment managers show chilling new video from Capitol attack

Security footage shows Senator Romney running from rioters

lifestyle

LUNAR NEW YEAR
Four ways to welcome the Year of the Ox
These virtual celebrations centered on Chinese culture are taking place online.

TRAVEL

Despite hardship, St. Pete’s arts scene continues to flourish
TRENDSPOTTING

Independent hotels are pushing back against high online travel agency commissions

arts

10 movies to watch for Galentine’s Day
Do you miss going to the movies with a good friend? Settle in with these gems, featuring female bonding.

For thoroughly modern robins
TELEVISION

With second season set, ‘Frayed’ earns a second look

rhode island

RI EDUCATION
URI establishes pharmacy scholarship to benefit underrepresented students
The Robert and Birdie Lawrence Endowed Scholarship will aim to help Black students who demonstrate financial need.

CORONAVIRUS

R.I. Governor Raimondo defends vaccination rollout
RI POLITICS

Brett Smiley to step down as director of administration to run for Providence mayor

Newton

Special Projects

A Beautiful Resistance

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

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation

This time, Quincy Center’s revival looks legit

Revere was going through a revival before COVID-19. Can it stay on track?

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

Boston Globe launches ‘Fresh Start’ initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed
Similar to “right to forget” programs that have cropped up across the country, the undertaking is meant to address the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online, can have on a person’s life.

Last Words: Is death the great equalizer?
Quite the contrary, a Spotlight investigation shows. Death exposes in high relief the layers of inequities, in race and income, care and opportunity, that shape life down to its final hours. It is a truth the pandemic has only underscored — one hard to see, because it is so much easier to look away.

I knew getting prostate cancer at 48 would change me. I had no idea how much
For the past year, Mark Shanahan has been working on Mr. 80 Percent, a six-episode podcast miniseries about his experience with prostate cancer. It’s a deeply personal, sometimes harrowing, often funny story about a disease that affects millions of men. The heroes are his doctors and family, who put up with some appalling behavior. You’ll hear from both.

Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE

Everyone loves Dr. Rick from those Progressive ads. He’s the creation of a Boston ad agency

The self-help coach keeps homeowners from turning into their parents — and helps them pronounce "quinoa."
COMFORT ZONE

What to stream at Boston SciFi Film Festival

The popular event serves up bountiful fare for "people who really appreciate sci-fi."
COMFORT ZONE

Walking through Gloucester with some of history’s greatest artists

Cape Ann Museum offers a series of tours that explore the city's rich history as a creative magnet.
COMFORT ZONE

Something to smile about: Newton company’s transparent mask is a revelation

Marissa and Adam Goldstein, parents of two sets of twins, pioneered a mask that is in demand by lip-readers and teachers, among others.
COMFORT ZONE

What to watch with your tweens? It’s an age-old question

Here are some shows that parents and their pre-teens might enjoy together.
IN THE FAMILY WAY

My parents are vaccinated! Can they see their grandkids now?

Here’s how to navigate grandparent interactions in a post-vaccination world.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Bryan Schonfeld and Sam Winter-Levy

The US is less polarized than you might think
EDITORIAL

Congressional Democrats look to end pot’s legal limbo
RENÉE GRAHAM

By denying its history, America denies accountability

Barbara Lee

Last call for City Hall boys’ club
MARCELA GARCÍA

Does Mass. need a new plan for a women’s prison — or a better plan to decarcerate them?
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Inside the race to develop a vaccine for our other pandemic: Hate

STAT

The Road Ahead: Charting the pandemic over the next 12 months — and beyond
In this project, STAT describes 30 key moments, possible turning points that could steer the pandemic onto a different course or barometers for how the virus is reshaping our lives.

From a small N.C. town to big-city hospitals, how software infuses racism into U.S. health care
The racial bias can produce huge differences in assessing patients’ need for special care to manage conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, or depression, a STAT investigation found.

Covid-19’s wintry mix: Dry indoor air helps the virus spread
The worry is not just that people might mingle more closely inside, but that the air they breathe will make the virus more dangerous.

In the Covid-19 death of a hospital food worker, a microcosm of the pandemic
The hospital's first employee to die of Covid-19 was a kitchen worker named Marie Deus — and her illness sparked a question. Why weren't bedside clinicians getting sick at the highest rates?

magazine
Connections

How a cat helped me see what it takes to make marriage last
Your Home | Winter Warmers

Reworking a century-old Maine home for modern day
Style Watch

A gas fireplace transforms a little used living room
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, Feb. 8-14

sports

Hockey East announces changes to postseason tournament and seeding format

Tom Brady lets loose as Buccaneers’ Super Bowl boat parade cruises through Tampa

Former Red Sox outfielder Billy Conigliaro dies at 73

metro

Firefighters search for dog that fell through ice in Easton

Man convicted in Boston officer’s bombing death joins surge of prisoners asking for early release

R.I. Governor Raimondo defends vaccination rollout

Nation

CDC says two masks reduce the risk of infection

Mass. reports 40,103 new COVID-19 vaccinations

In Florida, an unhappy Trump watches it all play out

World

Biden’s top challenge abroad is something no one wants to talk about

Chinese spacecraft nearing Mars, world’s second in two days

Olympics chief said sorry for demeaning women. In Japan, that’s often enough.

politics

Del. Plaskett shows security footage of insurrection

What’s going on with Mitch McConnell? Is he really hinting he’ll vote to convict Trump?

Biden orders sanctions against Myanmar after military coup

business

US Chamber of Commerce names its first new leader in 24 years

Facebook dials down the politics for users

TikTok sale pushed by Trump is shelved, report says

lifestyle

Visiting Venice, without leaving home

When will it be safe to travel again? Here’s what the experts say

These are the best doughnuts in New England, according to Food & Wine

marijuana

Should psychedelic drugs be decriminalized in Mass.? Advocates see opening

Northampton drops controversial fees on marijuana companies

Marijuana trade group drops lawsuit against state after backlash

opinion

As Trump’s second impeachment trial proceeds . . .

Trump’s lawyers prove his actions are indefensible

A lack of transparency, an antiquated website, and a backlog of unemployment claims

food & dining

Visiting Venice, without leaving home

These are the best doughnuts in New England, according to Food & Wine

Recipe: Make this chocolate chip pound cake for your Valentine or Galentine — or for yourself

travel

Despite hardship, St. Pete’s arts scene continues to flourish

Independent hotels are pushing back against high online travel agency commissions

When will it be safe to travel again? Here’s what the experts say

Books

Ibram X. Kendi and Keisha N. Blain enlist 90 writers to tell 400 years of African-American history

Survivor stories in ‘Milk Blood Heat’

Girlhood by the Bay in ‘We Run the Tides’

Movies

10 movies to watch for Galentine’s Day

Concrete evidence of the Berlin Wall’s demise, scattered here and there

An activist, a traitor, and two great actors in ‘Judas and the Black Messiah’

Television

With second season set, ‘Frayed’ earns a second look

Katherine Heigl, Sarah Chalke among few sparks of interest in ‘Firefly Lane’

Everyone loves Dr. Rick from those Progressive ads. He’s the creation of a Boston ad agency

music

‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ songwriter Jim Weatherly dies

9 love-song-loving musicians on the ones they wish they’d written

BLO’s ‘Usher’ embeds Edgar Allan Poe’s gothic horror story within a contemporary nightmare

Theater/Dance

Amazon project would deliver two new theaters to the Seaport

What President Biden can do to save the arts

Actor Denis O’Hare on ‘King Lear,’ Trump, and the one role he never wants to play again

globe local

Turning a former bank vault in Newton into a place for common ground

Students begin a socially distanced return to Newton high schools. ‘It’s just so good to be around people’

Riverside developers seek to replace hotel with life sciences building

Obituaries

Mary Wilson, founding member and linchpin of the Supremes, dies at 76

Longtime ESPN baseball correspondent Pedro Gomez dies at 58

Kay Bourne, ‘a true champion’ of Boston’s Black arts community, dies at 82