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Representative Kennedy seeks more info about ?Foul Area? cleanup in Massachusetts Bay

Joseph Kennedy III suggested that there may be as many as 80,000 barrels of toxic waste sitting on the ocean floor in that area. 3 hours ago
A mile-wide toxic waste site sits on the ocean floor near Stellwagen Bank

Prosecutors to provide update on Brigham and Women?s Hospital shooting probe
Officials on Tuesday will update the public on the investigation into a chaotic episode earlier this month that resulted in a valet getting shot in the head at Brigham and Women?s Hospital, as well as a fatal police-involved shooting of a suspect in Brookline. an hour ago

Seal slips back into ocean after sunbathing on third Mass. beach in three days
A young gray seal was found sunbathing on Wollaston Beach in Quincy Tuesday morning? the third stop it?s made on a Massachusetts beach since Saturday. an hour ago

Trump demands two liberal Supreme Court justices recuse themselves from his cases

Opinion

EDITORIAL

It?s the government?s duty to save right whales ? and us
Lynnette Alameddine

Lynnette Alameddine: My son was killed in the Virginia Tech shooting ? which is why I?m voting for Mike Bloomberg
Joan Vennochi

In praise of whistle-blowers, in baseball and politics
THE EDITORIAL BOARD ENDORSES

Mark your calendars: The Editorial Board is endorsing
Hiawatha Bray | Tech Lab

Do hands-free phones really save lives?

By now, you know that the Massachusetts law against driving with a phone in your hand is officially in effect. But will the new laws save lives?
The Mass. hands-free driving law went into effect Sunday. Here?s what you can and cannot do

CannaBus, the traveling mock marijuana dispensary, pays a visit to Boston

Inside a busy convention hall, the CannaBus mock dispensary is a quiet retreat from the whirlwind of networking and business talk that surrounds the bus walls. an hour ago
Cannabis commission aims to slash licensing wait times

Robert Kraft attorneys, Fla. prosecutors eyeing April for arguments in appeal of video ruling in prostitution case

Prosecutors are appealing a lower court ruling that tossed video surveillance footage that allegedly captured the Patriots owner paying for sex acts at a spa in Jupiter, Fla. 8:31 a.m.

Researchers say ancient ?Day After Tomorrow? scenario could have been caused by melting icebergs

According to a new study, an influx of freshwater into the ocean from melting sea ice changed currents and cooled the Earth?s temperature following the last Ice Age. 38 minutes ago

Crackdown on immigrants who use public benefits takes effect

With new rules taking effect Monday that disqualify more people from green cards if they use government benefits, droves of immigrants, including citizens and legal residents, have dropped social services they or their children may be entitled to out of fear they will be kicked out of the U.S.

More Recent headlines

Red Line car sparked and spewed smoke at Broadway station Monday night

Two people shot in Boston within 8 hours; one dead

Following bribery scandal, Walsh revamps zoning board policies

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.
Globe Magazine

How a rollicking Portland league is leading the nationwide comeback of bowling. Yes, bowling.

In Maine, the rules begin with ?be nice,? end with ?don?t kick the ball return,? and everyone appreciates a good shot???including the peppermint schnapps variety. 2 hours ago

WHAT SHE SAID
This time, the jury believed the women
For the women who spoke out against Harvey Weinstein, the moment the verdict was announced was stunning.

5 takeaways from the Weinstein verdict

Ranking the region?s college basketball freshmen
A slew of first-year talent has helped keep our interest in a season when postseason bids may be scarce. 29 minutes ago

Quoth the raven: ?I?m back?
Once persecuted by early settlers, the raven is increasingly becoming a year-round resident of Massachusetts. 42 minutes ago

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

No checkout needed: Inside Amazon?s cashierless-grocery store
At the new Seattle store, shoppers can grab milk or eggs and walk out without checking out or even opening their wallets. 3 hours ago

NAMES

Sarah Jessica Parker thanks Boston after last ?Plaza Suite? performance before show moves to New York

The "Sex and the City" star bid farewell with a sweet Instagram photo and message to the city.

The MBTA has promised a lot of major upgrades. But can it afford them all?
With budget season now underway, it?s not clear the transit authority can fully afford the estimated $160 million cost just to get a variety of projects off the ground.

Recommended Reads

DEVRA FIRST

Eating in the time of coronavirus

Customers are steering clear of Chinatown restaurants, but the neighborhood needs our business.

The Great Divide
The ?sacred cow? of Boston?s education landscape
Call it Boston?s untouchable issue. For 20 years, every effort ? and there have been many ? to even tweak the admissions process for Boston Latin and the other exam schools have been swiftly quashed, placed among the trove of such plans already collecting dust.

Mellow that meow? Researchers say this special music can help nervous cats chillax at the vet?s office
Researchers say music composed specifically for cats can help them chill out during a visit to the veterinarian.

Rhode Island

Virtual snow days were supposed to be the future. But no R.I. school district is using them

I?m old enough to remember 2017, when Rhode Island lawmakers passed a law establishing virtual snow days for students ? and canceling fun forever ? so that they wouldn?t be stuck in school until late June. Oh, well.

Is this heaven? No, it?s the Hasbro Toy Fair

Three Providence group homes on probation, two others close after state investigation
Newton

In Newton, Super Tuesday voters will decide Northland?s fate

Backers praise the mixed-use project for adding housing and commercial opportunities. Critics say it is too large and will unleash more traffic.

Northland critics file new campaign finance complaint against Newton mayor

Newton referendum could have broader implications on development

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

Lee C. Bollinger and Michael A. McRobbie

In order to prevent another voting debacle, turn to paper balloting
Heidi Wyle

The coronavirus affected my company in China. How would it affect Boston?
Niall Ferguson

Bloomberg?s long shot
Rachel Kyte

What did you do when you knew climate change threatened our world?
Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac

We can choose to survive the climate crisis
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

Researchers say ancient ?Day After Tomorrow? scenario could have been caused by melting icebergs
According to a new study, an influx of freshwater into the ocean from melting sea ice changed currents and cooled the Earth?s temperature following the last Ice Age.

Quoth the raven: ?I?m back?

Once persecuted by early settlers, the raven is increasingly becoming a year-round resident of Massachusetts.

?What was I thinking??: Hot Pockets heiress faces sentencing in college admissions cheating scandal

Hot Pockets heiress Michelle Janavs faces sentencing Tuesday in federal court in Boston for her confessed role in the nationwide college admissions cheating scandal, which exploded into the headlines last year and outraged the public.

Seal slips back into ocean after sunbathing on third Mass. beach in three days

Michael Bloomberg: From Medford kid to potential presidential contender

STAT

Lottery like no other offers a cutting-edge medicine ? with lives on the line

In race to develop coronavirus treatment, Regeneron sees an inside track

Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn?t contained

Brain ?hot spot? may explain why African-Americans feel greater pain

sports

Ranking the region?s college basketball freshmen

A slew of first-year talent has helped keep our interest in a season when postseason bids may be scarce.
Sports Log

Chris Kreider decides to remain with the New York Rangers

Coveted by the Bruins, the 28-year-old Boxford native agreed on a seven-year contract extension reportedly worth $45 million.
Matt Porter

Trade analysis: Bruins added important pieces, and created financial flexibility
MIAA BOYS? BASKETBALL

Newburyport feeds off its home crowd to rally against Dracut in D3 North matchup

Politics

Trump says coronavirus ?very well under control? in US

Business

Union study finds black Starbucks baristas in airports paid less than whites

Marijuana

CannaBus, the traveling mock marijuana dispensary, pays a visit to Boston
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

With Brandon Workman and Matt Barnes, the Red Sox bullpen ? not rotation, for a change ? is the building block

Inside the room where the basketball world said goodbye to Kobe Bryant

Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial

metro

Researchers say ancient ?Day After Tomorrow? scenario could have been caused by melting icebergs

Quoth the raven: ?I?m back?

?What was I thinking??: Hot Pockets heiress faces sentencing in college admissions cheating scandal

Nation

Elizabeth Warren tries to ride momentum of last week?s debate as the next one approaches

Weinstein is found guilty of sex crimes in #MeToo watershed

Grand Teton goat shoot suspended after stern governor letter

World

British kids under 12 banned from heading soccer balls in practice

India pours on the pageantry with colorful welcome for Trump

Indian authorities scramble to give Trump a mega-rally

politics

Trump says coronavirus ?very well under control? in US

Elizabeth Warren tries to ride momentum of last week?s debate as the next one approaches

In El Paso, Sanders tries to allay concerns about his votes on guns, immigration

business

No checkout needed: Inside Amazon?s cashierless-grocery store

UAE bans Iran flights over virus; at least 15 dead in Iran

Markets plunge on coronavirus fears

lifestyle

Chris Evans could unleash his dark side with role in ?Little Shop of Horrors?

The MassArt Art Museum opens with a bash

Michael Douglas campaigns for Michael Bloomberg in Medford

marijuana

CannaBus, the traveling mock marijuana dispensary, pays a visit to Boston

Cannabis commission aims to slash licensing wait times

Louisiana licenses issued allowing farmers to grow hemp

opinion

It?s the government?s duty to save right whales ? and us

Lynnette Alameddine: My son was killed in the Virginia Tech shooting ? which is why I?m voting for Mike Bloomberg

Trump?s Bernie playbook

food & dining

A fun take on a classic dessert at Maca

New Hampshire?s Puritan Backroom wins a James Beard Foundation award

A Brazilian steakhouse opens near the Lawn on D, and Lumiere says au revoir

travel

Here?s where to feel like a kid in a candy store

Winter games: Here?s where families can have some fun

The best and worst buys at Hudson News

Books

Edith Wharton?s own copy of ?The Age of Innocence? arrives at The Mount for the novel?s 100th birthday

A curious case of mass hysteria

In four tantalizing titles, food for thought

Movies

Doc Talk: From ?Paris Is Burning? to ?My First Film?

Movie events and special screenings coming soon to Boston

In Focus: The persistence of memory powers Patricio Guzmán?s Chile trilogy

Television

The week in TV: My I?ll-get-around-to-it list, Segel?s ?Dispatches,? and teen heartbreak

Julia Roberts headlines TV adaptation of Slate podcast on Watergate

The best TV episodes of the 2000s? Let?s get started

music

Unplugged, the Robinson brothers conjure the soul of the Black Crowes

Jazz trumpeter Jason Palmer?s disparate inspirations: stolen paintings and stolen lives

?It?s our 1963?: Kamasi Washington talks jazz, experimentation, and living in the moment

Theater/Dance

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

Second City?s ?She the People? asserts our right to laugh out loud

?Swan Lake in Blue? is a jazzy re-imagination of a classic

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

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

B. Smith, model turned restaurateur and lifestyle maven, dies at 70