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Coronavirus

More than 250 people still in self quarantine for coronavirus, state has tested 20, governor says
The risk remains low in Massachusetts, which continues to report only one confirmed case and one presumptive case. The MBTA will begin disinfecting any surface that commuters touch in stations every four hours, and that every T vehicle will be disinfected on a daily basis, general manager Steve Poftak says.

Lawmakers question Baker administration officials about who pays for coronavirus testing As coronavirus fears end study abroad semesters early, disappointment and uncertainty linger In other news: James Bond movie pushed back due to coronavirus

How the coronavirus is making us lose our minds

Fights among family members over cancelled plans. Hands rubbed raw from so much washing. The one thing more infectious than the coronavirus these days is fear.
Opinion | Dan Simpson: Love in the time of coronavirus
Live Updates

Coronavirus death toll rises to 11 in United States

The most recent updates on what?s happening in the US and around the world.
Jeneé Osterheldt: Don?t let coronavirus kill Chinatown?s vibe

The intractable Bernie Bros and what they might mean for the Sanders campaign

Bernie Sanders and his less combative supporters depict the Bernie Bros as aggressive outliers within a larger, more diverse coalition. Sanders himself has disowned them. But some wonder what their persistence says about the candidate's leadership style and his ability to unite voters.
GROUND GAME | JAMES PINDELL

Where the Democratic presidential race stands now, and four things to watch next

Biden wins Mass. primary, stunning Sanders, Warren

 Michael Bloomberg ends presidential bid, endorses Joe Biden

Opinion

RENÉE GRAHAM

Why Black voters support Joe Biden
Michael A. Cohen

Biden?s Super Tuesday, and Warren?s humiliating loss
Scot Lehigh

Biden?s Lazarus-like return from the dead

Ben Volin | On football
Would the 49ers really swap out Jimmy Garoppolo for Tom Brady?
By all indications, San Francisco is thrilled with Garoppolo, and anyway such a move makes no sense.

Gasper: Bill Belichick?s approach with Tom Brady is a referendum on the Patriots roster Observations from the quarterbacks and receivers workouts at the NFL Combine

Henry Cobb, noted architect who ?designed modern Boston,? dies at 93
A renowned architect and founding partner of Pei Cobb Freed & Partners, Cobb died March 2 at the age of 93, according to a spokesman at the architectural firm.

Movie Review | ? ?
Ben Affleck shoots and scores but ?The Way Back? doesn?t
Gavin O'Connor directs this high school basketball movie with a side of addiction drama.

Ben Affleck got emotional describing how Adam Driver saved his son?s 8th birthday party

Meet the new Boston Cannabis Board

Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh has appointed five officials to oversee the city's marijuana licensing process.
Editorial: Level the playing field in the marijuana industry

Bizarre topics covered by The Boston Globe when it made its debut 148 years ago today
A convention for fat men, an ?odd freak? near Horticultural Hall, and an 80-year-old ear of corn were among the many outlandish topics that were covered in the very first edition of The Boston Daily Globe that rolled off the presses 148 years ago today. 2:33 p.m.

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House to vote on package hiking gas tax, ride-sharing fees

Puppy found with severe burns in Acton up for adoption after recovery

For third time in history, more than 40,000 apply to Harvard for class of 2024

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.

Recommended Reads

A brutal slaying at Timberland and a search for answers

The exact details of what happened on the Sunday afternoon of Catherine Heppner's murder remain inscrutable.

Rhett, Boston University?s furry, unofficial terrier mascot, has died
The Boston terrier and unofficial BU mascot who often graced the Commonwealth Avenue campus with his tongue-teasing smile died Tuesday, the school?s student-run newspaper reported.

DAN SHAUGHNESSY
For a columnist in the digital age, there?s no wait for the hate
The comments section in online stories is not for the faint of heart. But it?s OK ? we?re fair game.

Rhode Island

R.I. students are confined to home after contact with teacher who tested positive for coronavirus

Saint Raphael Academy plans to remain closed another week now that three people have tested positive after trip to Italy.

How a private school?s trip to Italy became a coronavirus nightmare for Rhode Island

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

Newton voters OK Northland?s big mixed-use project, despite predictions of a traffic nightmare

After weeks of bitter debate, the city?s voters gave the go-ahead Tuesday to a plan to build hundreds of apartments and new commercial space in Newton Upper Falls.

Newton votes on Northland Tuesday. Here?s everything you need to know before going to the polls.

Newton and the Northland project: point-counterpoint

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

Michelle A. Williams

Shrinking public health budgets shrink public health responses
Josh Wright

The real story on the $1.6 trillion student loan debt crisis
RENÉE GRAHAM

Why Black voters support Joe Biden
Scot Lehigh

For Democrats concerned with electability, Bernie Sanders is an unlikely answer
EDITORIAL

House makes right move on transportation
IDEAS | TONY REHAGEN

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

VISUAL STORIES

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

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

metro

Late deciders fueled Biden?s surprise Mass. win
In a night that saw Biden take home wins throughout the country, his Massachusetts presidential primary victory was one of the most eye-popping in the bunch. Ultimately, late-deciding voters, many of whom had previously backed Buttigieg and Minnesota Senator Amy Klobuchar, secured Biden the win, surprising pollsters, stunting Sander?s momentum, and delivering a mortifying defeat to Warren in her home state.

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.
HEALTH

R.I. students are confined to home after contact with teacher who tested positive for coronavirus

Saint Raphael Academy plans to remain closed another week now that three people have tested positive after trip to Italy.

Car crash leads to drug arrest; police chase down suspect in Manchester, N.H.

What She Said

Sure, we?d vote for a woman ? just not those six.

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 not overlooking Panthers with rematch vs. Lightning on Saturday

Although the Bruins and Panthers are going in opposite directions, the Bruins practiced with a purpose on Wednesday.
Nora Princiotti

Patriots plan to pick up Jason McCourty?s contract option

McCourty was having a great season until a groin injury derailed him in his 2019.

Islanders? Johnny Boychuk needed 90 stitches to his eyelid after taking a skate to the face
brady watch

As free agency nears, the pursuit of Tom Brady picks up

Politics

Watch live: Michael Bloomberg speaks to supporters after dropping out

Business

Business Agenda

Marijuana

Meet the new Boston Cannabis Board
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

Despite virus, IOC unwavering on Olympics starting in July

Observations from the quarterbacks and receivers workouts at the NFL Combine

Bill Belichick?s approach with Tom Brady is a referendum on the Patriots roster

metro

Late deciders fueled Biden?s surprise Mass. win

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

R.I. students are confined to home after contact with teacher who tested positive for coronavirus

Nation

US coronavirus death toll rises to 11 with California victim

Years before deadly shooting, a noose appeared on the gunman?s locker at Coors brewery

Bloomberg speaks to supporters after ending 2020 presidential campaign

World

Iran says 92 dead amid 2,922 cases of the new coronavirus

India reports 28 confirmed coronavirus cases

Thousands of migrants look for way around shut Greek border

politics

Watch live: Michael Bloomberg speaks to supporters after dropping out

Michael Bloomberg ends presidential bid, endorses Joe Biden

Live updates: AP calls Texas for Joe Biden

business

Business Agenda

Dow soars more than 1,100 points on plans for more stimulus measures, Biden?s wins

Takeda, with US headquarters in Cambridge, says it?s working on a coronavirus treatment

lifestyle

Nantucket Film Festival extended in honor of 25th anniversary

Alex Trebek reaches 1-year mark in cancer fight with hope, candor in new video

Ben Affleck got emotional describing how Adam Driver saved his son?s 8th birthday party

marijuana

Meet the new Boston Cannabis Board

Missouri doesn?t have medical marijuana yet, but 35,000 patients have already been approved

New effort begun to legalize recreational marijuana in Ohio

opinion

Razor-thin margin between Kennedy, Markey cuts both ways

James Lipton?s greatest role

Biden?s new campaign slogan

food & dining

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

For this baker, bread is ?life in a bowl? ? and a way forward in life

Recipe: Make this brunch strata with roasted butternut and shiitakes the night before

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

Trojan women, Polaroid portraitist, frozen futurist

Ben Affleck shoots and scores but ?The Way Back? doesn?t

In ?Wendy,? a gifted director loses his way in Never-Neverland

Television

?Devs? is a cryptic thriller worth experiencing

Parenting comedy ?Breeders? delivers honesty, intimacy

?Judge Judy? will end 25-year run, but star sticking around

music

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

Aventura brings its rousing blend of bachata to TD Garden

Wye Oak expands its sound and setlist for concert tour

Theater/Dance

A puzzling new act from rapping word nerd Zach Sherwin

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

Boston Ballet rises to its ?rEVOLUTION?

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

?Tex? Harris, US diplomat who exposed human rights abuses in Argentina, dies at 81

Johnny Antonelli, star pitcher for the Giants, dies at 89

Greta Beer, whose efforts helped spur a $1.25 billion settlement for Holocaust victims and their heirs, dies at 98