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Three coronavirus cases with unknown origins are reported on US West Coast

As the CDC warns of the coronavirus?s spread in the United States, countries around the world are responding in different ways. Here are the most recent updates on what's happening here and around the world.
What are the symptoms of coronavirus, and how is it treated?

Cambridge biotech Moderna leads in the race for a coronavirus vaccine

The company has already produced an experimental medicine, but its CEO cautions that an approved treatment is more than a year away.

Ten pressing questions about coronavirus, answered by experts

US, Taliban sign deal aimed at ending war in Afghanistan
Under the agreement, the US will begin withdrawing thousands of troops in exchange for Taliban commitments to prevent Afghanistan from being a launchpad for terrorist attacks. If the Taliban meet their commitments, all US troops would leave in 14 months. 8:33 a.m.

Dave Epstein
March is going to come in with a cold weekend and rainy primary day
Temperatures this weekend are going to be below average, something we have seen very little of this winter. And as things get milder to start the week we'll get bouts of rain.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

ICE mid-case deportations are ?an affront to justice?
Scot Lehigh

Bernie Sanders goes for the campaign kill
IDEAS | TONY REHAGEN

Prom dresses, cake pans, and power tools: Welcome to the new public library
EDITORIAL

The Globe endorses Elizabeth Warren

Leap year

So, why do we have leap years?
Have you ever stopped to wonder why and how we ended up with an extra day? It's all thanks to Julius Caesar, a pope, and a little bit of math about Earth and the sun.

He was 86 and considered his life a failure, but he still hoped for a Leap Year marriage proposal
Thomas Pooley regretted that he never got married. But even at age 86, he still held out hope.

PETER ABRAHAM I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES
Tampa Bay Rays have a lot of winning ingredients
The Rays were 96-66 last season and then won at Oakland in the wild-card game. They have since improved their roster and will again be in contention for the AL East title. 3 hours ago

The biggest prospect busts in Red Sox history, position by position Titanium-reinforced Jonathan Lucroy seeks to rebuild his value

BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES
What we learned this past week at the NFL Combine
That crazy rumor that the 49ers are going to dump Jimmy Garoppolo for Tom Brady? Let?s put it to rest. 2 hours ago

Dan Shaughnessy hopes that Tom Brady leaves the Patriots Top safety prospect from Alabama has difficult interview with Patriots

More women, exhausted by trying to do it all, are hiring ?household managers?
In an era when women work and still shoulder the majority of household tasks, outsourcing help is no longer for the extremely wealthy.

More Recent headlines

Driver suffers life-threatening injuries in crash on I-93 in Quincy

Man accused of killing his mother is ?completely psychotic,' his lawyer says

Two women charged with attack on Hispanic mother and daughter in East Boston

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.

STARTS & STOPS
Mass. Pike bridges set for quick overhaul, and Orange Line cars are delayed again
The third new train set for the Orange line is a few weeks behind schedule.

No indictment in death of Emerson College student
?We are in shock,? the family of Daniel J. Hollis said of the grand jury's vote. ?We are angry. We are sad."

Judge sides with inmates in Souza-Baranowski lawsuit
A Suffolk Superior Court judge on Friday ordered officials at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center to return legal paperwork and restore access to attorneys for inmates suing the prison over allegations of misconduct.

All the weird stuff David Ortiz is selling at his Weston estate sale
This place has everything: a singing frog sculpture, leather pants, and a Red Sox snuggie.

Recommended Reads

Jeneé Osterheldt

Boston was robbed of a slave monument at Faneuil Hall. Here?s what happened.

The art world is buzzing about Steve Locke's work. Could it land elsewhere, or does it have a second chance in the city it was built for?

Joan Lunden: I was in my 50s buying strollers for twins and a wheelchair for my mom
The challenges of the sandwich generation certainly require a new playbook.

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.

Rhode Island

An explosive new clergy abuse lawsuit is filed as the RI AG reviews the Providence Diocese?s records

As an explosive allegation of clergy sexual abuse in Rhode Island emerged in a lawsuit filed Thursday, state prosecutors said they are conducting an exhaustive review of more than 100,000 documents related to the sexual abuse of children that have been turned over by the Roman Catholic Diocese of Providence.

Meet the guy who helps refugees by creating fashion items out of their life jackets

One of the most powerful union leaders in the country is in Providence this weekend
Newton

Developer outspends Newton opponents 10 to 1 ahead of crucial vote on mixed-use project

Northland Investment Corp.'s $320,000 contribution dwarfs the roughly $28,000 raised by opponents of the project, according to campaign finance reports.

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

EDITORIAL

The White House wings it on coronavirus response
Joan Wickersham

Unfinished letters, 2 in the morning, 1,134 days in
JEFF JACOBY

The shallow symbolism of fossil fuel divestment
Joseph Finn

Boston Fire confronts its challenges
EDITORIAL

18-year-old offenders belong in the juvenile, not adult, justice system
IDEAS | TONY REHAGEN

Prom dresses, cake pans, and power tools: Welcome to the new public library

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

Thousands of people are expected for Bernie Sanders rally on Boston Common
Sanders, the front-runner in the Democratic race for president, was in Springfield on Friday and is in Boston on Saturday just days before voters here and in more than a dozen other states cast ballots in Super Tuesday primaries.

Dave Epstein

March is going to come in with a cold weekend and rainy primary day

Temperatures this weekend are going to be below average, something we have seen very little of this winter. And as things get milder to start the week we'll get bouts of rain.

Judge sides with inmates in Souza-Baranowski lawsuit

A Suffolk Superior Court judge on Friday ordered officials at Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center to return legal paperwork and restore access to attorneys for inmates suing the prison over allegations of misconduct.

Bernie Sanders rallies huge crowd in Springfield

No indictment in death of Emerson College student

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 I SUNDAY BASKETBALL NOTES

Stephen Jackson, Matt Barnes blazing new podcast trails

The two close friends decided to collaborate because they had so many stories to tell and finally could reveal them without NBA restrictions.
BEN VOLIN I SUNDAY FOOTBALL NOTES

What we learned this past week at the NFL Combine

That crazy rumor that the 49ers are going to dump Jimmy Garoppolo for Tom Brady? Let?s put it to rest.
PETER ABRAHAM I SUNDAY BASEBALL NOTES

Tampa Bay Rays have a lot of winning ingredients

Rangers forward Chris Kreider breaks his foot, could miss significant time

Politics

Watch Live: Bernie Sanders speaks in Boston ahead of Super Tuesday primaries

Business

Stocks fall again in another wild day, leaving Wall Street with its worst week since October 2008 as virus fears spread

Marijuana

Boston prepares for its first marijuana store, and its future pot industry
magazine
Cover Story

How a Maine league is leading a striking comeback for bowling
Excerpt

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

Why some drug makers' practices leave diabetics rationing insulin
Cooking

Recipes: French spice cake, banana bread, and more

sports

Tiger Woods will skip Arnold Palmer?s tournament, rest for a third straight week

Louisville?s giant offensive tackle Mekhi Becton wows NFL Combine in the 40

Celtics? Robert Williams set for return

metro

Thousands of people are expected for Bernie Sanders rally on Boston Common

March is going to come in with a cold weekend and rainy primary day

Judge sides with inmates in Souza-Baranowski lawsuit

Nation

Oregon has 1st coronavirus case: elementary school employee

US postpones southeast Asian leaders? meeting due to virus

UC-Davis community faces possibility of coronavirus infection: ?It was freaky?

World

Mexico confirms first two cases of coronavirus

Here are the countries with CDC travel warnings for coronavirus

K-Pop superstars BTS and the National Symphony Orchestra both cancel concert tours due to virus

politics

US postpones southeast Asian leaders? meeting due to virus

Warren speaks often of race, but lags with voters of color

Court won?t order former WH counsel to testify before House

business

Stocks fall again in another wild day, leaving Wall Street with its worst week since October 2008 as virus fears spread

How bad could it get? Companies gauge the coronavirus impact

Wayfair stock takes another hit amid sales slowdown

lifestyle

Filmmaker Sarah Burns (daughter of Ken) to screen new documentary at MIT

Some Boston restaurants are ditching almond milk, citing environmental concerns

A local couple celebrates their almost simultaneous Huntington Theatre debuts

marijuana

Boston prepares for its first marijuana store, and its future pot industry

Union accuses Massachusetts marijuana firm of retaliating against organizers

Bill would allow nursing homes to give medical marijuana in Virginia

opinion

How a spate of shark attacks in 1916 might predict how the new coronavirus outbreak will affect Trump?s re-election chances

ICE mid-case deportations are ?an affront to justice?

A true ?Where to?? moment for Allston interchange

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

A triumphant return for Laura Zigman

Louise Erdrich?s newest novel thrills with luminous empathy

Greek and Roman tragedies are still relevant to Donna Leon

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

?Law & Order: SVU? sets a record for prime-time live-action series

Elizabeth Warren plays a billionaire guessing game with Stephen Colbert

When chemistry experiments succeed

music

At BSO, conductor Giancarlo Guerrero champions works unheard for decades

Rediscovering a piece of Boston?s choral and architectural history

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

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet rises to its ?rEVOLUTION?

Songs of resilience are as stirring as ever in ?Fiddler on the Roof?

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

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