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Are young people to blame for recent COVID-19 surges? Experts say the numbers are not conclusive

Officials are quick to blame young adults' recklessness for COVID-19 spikes. But twenty-somethings say it's more complicated. Many scientists agree.

Mass. reports 1,967 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 12 new deaths

Here?s what you need to know about the Moderna vaccine announcement

The coronavirus vaccine developed by Cambridge-based Moderna Inc. made headlines Monday. Here is a quick briefing on what you need to know.

The story of two firms, Pfizer and Moderna, leading the race for approval of a coronavirus vaccine Moderna says early data suggest its COVID-19 vaccine is 94.5 percent effective A list of coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

They got ?clobbered? on Election Day. Now Massachusetts Republicans are weighing whether to change leaders

The election of a new party chair ? slated for January ? is expected to prove pivotal in determining the direction of the MassGOP after years of realizing few electoral gains among candidates not named Charlie Baker.

Across the region, officials and passengers seek to put brakes on MBTA service cuts

Opponents say scaling back public transit will hinder frontline workers while undercutting the region?s post-pandemic economic gains.

Marine charged with murder, other counts in connection with beating death of Emerson student

The US Marine Corps has charged a lance corporal with murder and other counts in connection with the beating death last year of Emerson College student Daniel Hollis in Allston, the military confirmed Monday.

Biden outlines plan to ease economic inequity amid pandemic

President-elect Joe Biden on Monday outlined his plans to alleviate economic inequality and boost the US economy but said any structural reforms depend first on reining in the coronavirus pandemic.

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Former Harvard fencing coach, Maryland businessman charged in $1.5m college admissions bribery scheme

A former Harvard College fencing coach and Maryland businessman were arrested Monday on federal charges alleging they conspired to secure admission for the latter?s two sons into the Ivy League institution in exchange for $1.5 million in bribes, authorities said.

He bought the fencing coach?s house. Then his son got into Harvard

Here?s what the CDC and Massachusetts colleges are saying about students who plan to travel for Thanksgiving

With COVID-19 cases surging across the country and Thanksgiving approaching, officials with the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention are urging those who plan to travel to take precautions, and Massachusetts colleges are issuing their own guidance for students.

To celebrate or not to celebrate: What are the CDC guidelines for safer Thanksgiving travel and gatherings? What are the latest travel restrictions in New England?

A Beautiful Resistance

Episode 1: Water is a beautiful resistance

Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt. Join us on Instagram @abeautifulresistance. ( Video by Caitlin Healy/Globe Staff, Image by Julia Cumes, Commentary & concept by Jeneé Osterheldt/Globe Staff )

Jeneé Osterheldt

Claiming land and water on Martha?s Vineyard

It?s like the water is always calling to us. At least that?s how it feels to me. There?s a spiritual energy about the ocean, a saltwater baptism waiting to wash away your worries if you ride your faith. Still, I never saw anything like Inkwell, a small stretch of beach in Oak Bluffs on Martha?s Vineyard. And the Inkwell was among the first and is now one of the last Black beach destinations in America.

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Opinion

What Joe Biden should say about white supremacy

The start of the Biden-Harris administration would be the ideal time to attempt something that has never been done before: Name, confront, and end white supremacy.

Pope John Paul II was no saint. Neither is Pope Francis

America doesn?t want unity. It wants absolution without restitution

Trump gave white America a raw deal. Black America took note

Take the ?Was the election rigged?? test!

Coronavirus

The Great Divide

From individual sessions to taking a real-world approach, here?s how teachers are adapting to the pandemic

Many Massachusetts teachers have begun to feel comfortable with teaching virtually, and now some are starting to experiment.

Moms, Interrupted

?I?m on a hamster wheel with no end in sight.? For working mothers fortunate to still be employed, many are trying to hold onto their jobs while keeping their children and households going.

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

These five charts show how COVID-19 is making a comeback in Mass.

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The last stand-up guy

Howie Winter was a gangster. He killed people. But he wasn?t a rat, and in his world that meant something.

Former Winter Hill gang leader Howie Winter has died

New England ski resorts expect huge demand this season, but capacity will be limited

It's an industry trying to recover after the pandemic forced ski areas to close early this spring, but the continued threat of the virus means severe limits on how many paying customers will be allowed.

?This isn?t a game?: In an eloquent and personal Instagram post, Michelle Obama calls for a smooth transition of power

Former first lady Michelle Obama called on the ?nation?s leaders? to honor a peaceful presidential transition in a reflective Instagram post on Monday, where she recalled her family?s own experience leaving the White House and how they handled President Trump?s ascension to power in 2016.

Boston Latin School class hit with racist Zoom bombing

Officials believe the person responsible for the incident was not part of the school community, but had gotten access to a meeting link that had been shared.

Providence police oversight board PERA fires director for releasing video of officer assaulting handcuffed man

The Providence External Review Authority (PERA) voted 6-3 to immediately fire Jose Batista, a Democratic state representative-elect who held the position for nearly two years.

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Small-town dating is not a Hallmark movie

Help a single reader who's stuck in the middle of nowhere.

More recent headlines

Two dead in apparent murder-suicide in Wayland

Bishop at Mattapan church charged with raping three boys

Jury trials resume with masks, plexiglass barriers, and reconfigured courtrooms

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The story of two firms, Pfizer and Moderna, leading the race for approval of a COVID-19 vaccine

Two companies with local ties are leading the race for approval of a coronavirus vaccine, but this story is also so much more. It?s also about dreams raised and dashed, of billions at risk and perhaps to be made, and an unproven genetic technology that just might save the world.

?Nothing is stopping Christmas?: Visits with Santa Claus will be different this year, but these bearded fellows are ready

Face shields attached to red caps. Masks made specifically for people with bushy beards. Plexiglass dividers and social-distancing for children making mall visits. And yes, virtual calls straight from busy ?workshops? via Zoom.

?I am left with nothing?: Marriott Copley terminates half its staff, adding to the thousands of hotel workers unemployed around Boston

The hotel industry has taken a beating during the pandemic, nowhere more so than in Boston. The Marriott Copley Place, the second-largest hotel in Boston, is the latest local property to permanently lay off a substantial portion of its workforce with reduced severance packages.

Metro

Boston Latin School class hit with racist Zoom bombing

Officials believe the person responsible for the incident was not part of the school community, but had gotten access to a meeting link that had been shared.

Here?s what the CDC and Massachusetts colleges are saying about students who plan to travel for Thanksgiving

POLICING

Providence police oversight board PERA fires director for releasing video of officer assaulting handcuffed man

Sports

Report: James Harden, like Russell Westbrook, wants out of Houston

The 31-year-old Harden turned down the chance to become the first $50 million per year player in NBA history, believing his chance to win a title with the Rockets has passed.

Nick Foles injured late as Vikings finally break Kirk Cousins?s hex on Monday night

Nick Foles injured late as Vikings finally break Kirk Cousins?s hex on Monday night

Business

Free digital marketplace to promote businesses owned by people of color

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Black Friday plus COVID-19 add up to crunch time for retailers

Report: Boston-based DataRobot valued at over $2.5 billion in new funding round

Politics

Head of government agency under pressure to let transition proceed

Emily Murphy, the head of the General Services Administration, has yet to certify President-elect Joe Biden as the winner of the election though it is clear that he won.

Biden to name campaign manager, congressional ally, and close friend to key staff jobs

?This isn?t a game?: In an eloquent and personal Instagram post, Michelle Obama calls for a smooth transition of power

Lifestyle

COMFORT ZONE

From Wessie to Nessie: This Portland museum offers a crash course on cryptids

The museum has evolved from founder Loren Coleman?s home to a compact two-level space that holds 20,000 exhibits and objects ? including traveling exhibits like ?Bigfoot Revealed.?

A new ?Buy Me, Boston? is filled with more flashbacks and rare finds

Small-town dating is not a Hallmark movie

Arts

TELEVISION

A love letter to Gillian Anderson, continued

Here?s the thing. ?X-Files? Gillian is totally not the Gillian I?m crazy about.

Matthew Gilbert | Your TV GPS

This Week?s TV: Everyone?s talking about ?Queen?s Gambit,? Ta-Nehisi Coates on HBO, and a Belushi doc

A winter wonderland in your own backyard: Seaport District to host festive fun

Rhode Island

POLICING

Providence police oversight board PERA fires director for releasing video of officer assaulting handcuffed man

The Providence External Review Authority (PERA) voted 6-3 to immediately fire Jose Batista, a Democratic state representative-elect who held the position for nearly two years.

HEALTH

Rhode Islanders weigh in on the factors shaping public health amid the COVID-19 pandemic

CORONAVIRUS

Rhode Island teachers? unions seek to move to remote learning for the rest of 2020

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Comfort Zone

IN THE FAMILY WAY

Three ways to have a safer, saner (and fun) Thanksgiving

A party planner, a psychologist, and an infectious disease expert talk turkey.

28 gift ideas from New England stores and makers

Show your love for everyone on your list ? and local artisans and retailers ? by shopping local this season.

A winter wonderland in your own backyard: Seaport District to host festive fun

Dubbed ?Snowport? for the coming months, the area will feature winter games, holiday shopping opportunities, and decorations for all visitors to enjoy.

Maine native Patrick Dempsey makes surprise return on ?Grey?s Anatomy?

"McDreamy" adds a little levity to a season otherwise devoted to COVID-19.

Secret stash of Bob Dylan letters, photos, and tapes lands with Boston auction house

The late bluesman Tony Glover kept quiet about his collection for five decades.

Stories from the stones: Acton?s Trail Through Time reveals its Native American and settler past

Still evolving, the Trail Through Time is an easy two-mile loop that could make a good family outing on Thanksgiving weekend.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

America doesn?t want unity. It wants absolution without restitution

Joseph Arrambidez

The media and social platforms divide us

To rebuild, look abroad

MICHAEL A. COHEN

Mapping the Biden victory ? and the future of American politics

The purge at the Pentagon

IDEAS | JOHN G. TURNER

The Pilgrims would agree: Cancel Thanksgiving this year

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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

20 ideas to rescue the holiday spirit with family and friends in 2020

How strangers honored my uncle, who went M.I.A. in Vietnam, for years

I haven?t bought a Chinese-made product in 30 years. Here?s how

Recipes: Three satisfying vegetable stews for fall

sports

It?s a busy week for the Celtics, and here are some of the situations for which they are preparing

A youthful US men?s soccer team routs Panama

Boston College?s remaining football schedule shuffled because of COVID-19 outbreak at Miami

metro

Biden outlines plan to ease economic inequity amid pandemic

Boston Latin School class hit with racist Zoom bombing

Here?s what the CDC and Massachusetts colleges are saying about students who plan to travel for Thanksgiving

Nation

Biden to name campaign manager, congressional ally, and close friend to key staff jobs

?This isn?t a game?: In an eloquent and personal Instagram post, Michelle Obama calls for a smooth transition of power

Georgia?s secretary of state says fellow Republicans are pressuring him to find ways to exclude legal ballots

World

US, Israel worked together to track and kill al-Qaida No. 2

Sainted too soon? Vatican report casts John Paul II in harsh new light

Armenians torch their homes on land ceded to Azerbaijan

politics

Biden to name campaign manager, congressional ally, and close friend to key staff jobs

?This isn?t a game?: In an eloquent and personal Instagram post, Michelle Obama calls for a smooth transition of power

After Trump march: Arrests, accusations, and COVID-19 fines

business

Free digital marketplace to promote businesses owned by people of color

Black Friday plus COVID-19 add up to crunch time for retailers

Report: Boston-based DataRobot valued at over $2.5 billion in new funding round

lifestyle

From Wessie to Nessie: This Portland museum offers a crash course on cryptids

A new ?Buy Me, Boston? is filled with more flashbacks and rare finds

Small-town dating is not a Hallmark movie

marijuana

Push to relax drug laws ? including marijuana legalization ? gains big victories nationwide

Recreational marijuana legalized by New Jersey voters

Biden embraces drug courts, but do they actually work?

opinion

Take the ?Was the election rigged?? test!

What Joe Biden should say about white supremacy

Pope John Paul II was no saint. Neither is Pope Francis

food & dining

Despite a pandemic, lots of new restaurants are opening, too

I went to temple for the first time in years, and all I got was this pastrami sandwich

Native chef Kristina Stanley whips up precolonial dishes for Haley House holiday menu

travel

Against all odds, Saddleback Ski Resort will open this season

How to plan a fun, multigenerational family getaway during the pandemic

9 top gear picks for winter sports

Books

The inequality of an epidemic in Paul Farmer?s ?Fevers, Feuds, and Diamonds?

The art of a short story

Drawn to novels that ?interrogate womanhood?

Movies

The stars we grow up with often shine the brightest

?The Climb?: A bromance?s path, through the years

?Monsoon? searches for memories in modern-day Vietnam

Television

A love letter to Gillian Anderson, continued

This Week?s TV: Everyone?s talking about ?Queen?s Gambit,? Ta-Nehisi Coates on HBO, and a Belushi doc

Hasan Minhaj: From ?Daily Show? to ?Morning Show?

music

Secret stash of Bob Dylan letters, photos, and tapes lands with Boston auction house

An Israeli novel prompts a timely tone poem on reckoning with loss

Boston Camerata goes the distance for ?Dido and Aeneas?

Theater/Dance

?The Trump Presidency? reviewed: Time to close the curtain on this dismal drama

ART?s ?Behind the Scenes? series brings theater lovers closer to creators

Boston Ballet dances in the Theater District?s streets

globe local

Newton panel recommends affordable housing for armory

He charted improbable life journeys, and then found out that his surgeon had followed such a path

Maine to make Mass. travelers quarantine or show recent negative test

Obituaries

Aldo Tambellini, a multimedia artist, filmmaker, and poet, dies at 90

Scooby-Doo co-creator Ken Spears dies at 82

Uri Ra?anan, Tufts and BU scholar of the Soviet Union, dies at 94