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These maps show how much snow fell across Mass., and other expected weather events

Scattered snow showers and a wintery mix continued into Wednesday morning in southern New England as snow totals hovered between 2 and 4 inches across much of Massachusetts.
Here's a look at the snow totals Dave Epstein: Snowfall tapered off overnight

?Boring is a good thing?: A day in post-Trump Washington
A close look at the events of one day shows what has already changed in Washington and the scope of the challenges and entrenched division that will make it difficult for President Biden to turn the page.

Nearly all GOP senators vote against impeachment trial for Trump, signaling likely acquittal Here?s where Senate Republicans stand on convicting Donald Trump

BRUINS 3, PENGUINS 2 (OT)
Bruins win despite two-goal squander, Craig Smith potting OT winner vs. Pittsburgh
Craig Smith's second goal as a Bruin was a game winner, Boston forcing a turnover at the end of a Pittsburgh shift in the waning seconds of overtime.

Jake DeBrusk injury could create a roster shuffle for Bruins
Coronavirus at a glance |
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How underrepresented candidates in Mass. communities can be squelched by electoral systems

Everett is one of several cities where all local officials are elected at-large, and none by individual wards or districts. For years, civil rights specialists have called that a recipe for exclusion.

After Senate defeat, Joe Kennedy III plots new path in politics
Former Representative Joseph P. Kennedy III, who recently ended his eight-year career in Congress, is launching a new political action committee

Markey, Warren, and Castro lead Democrats urging Biden to protect immigrant families living in churches

More than two dozen congressional Democrats are asking President Biden to grant temporary protection from deportation to 40 immigrants living in houses of worship as part of his pledge of a new approach to immigration centered on decriminalization, reuniting families, and creating paths to citizenship for roughly 11 million people living without legal status in the US.
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Opinion

Scot Lehigh

In GOP?s incipient civil war, who is standing up and who is toadying up?

It?s a matter of principles vs. personality.
JEFF JACOBY

Billionaire Trump doesn?t need a government pension
EDITORIAL

Biden?s education secretary nominee is the right choice to lead on school reopenings
Renée Graham

Thousands are dying from COVID-19. Deborah Birx wants to save her reputation

JEFF JACOBY

The politics of an Auschwitz survivor?s son

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

Learn more about Project Takeout

Point, don?t click: Pison Technology?s system allows the control of robots and devices by gestures alone
Pison, a startup spun out of MIT, says it has developed a practical way to control all sorts of digital devices by intercepting the electronic traffic between our hands and our brains, and translating them into commands the machines can understand.

General Electric ends 2020 in a relatively strong position after a rough year
GE wrapped up a challenging 2020 with surprisingly strong cash flow in its industrial businesses, perhaps the most-watched financial indicator at the company.

Carol R. Johnson, who founded a pioneering women-led landscape architecture firm, dies at 91
Colleagues praised Ms. Johnson's "ability to read a landscape and understand its character."

Real estate firm Colliers hires longtime Roxbury nonprofit leader
The move toward greater diversity gained a little momentum this week with the appointment of Jeanne Pinado as an executive vice president at Colliers, a prominent Boston real estate firm.

PROJECT TAKEOUT
3 restaurants we supported this week
Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.

More about Project Takeout How to help local restaurants without spending money

Man falsely accused of murder sues Pawtucket police, says cold-case detective used him for publicity
He has accused police and a forensic scientist of fabricating evidence in the 1988 murder.

senior bowl
NFL hopefuls begin making their impressions at the Senior Bowl
Panthers coach Matt Rhule, who is running one of the teams, held nothing back as he drilled his players.

sports media
Red Sox in-game reporter Guerin Austin is leaving NESN
Austin, who began at the network six years ago as a Bruins reporter, has an expired contract and is not being brought back.

Recommended Reads

Amazon plans to add 3,000 more jobs in major tech expansion in Seaport

For Amazon ? which would have nearly 7,000 employees in Boston and Cambridge when its buildings are fully occupied ? having a major physical presence here will help it innovate and grow, a company vice president said.

The Vermont teacher who made Bernie Sanders?s mittens is auctioning off a few pairs for charity
A pair of blue-striped mittens had been listed on eBay, with proceeds going to the dog rescue organization Passion 4 Paws Vermont. As of Monday afternoon, 80 people had bid on them, with a high offer of $1,901.

Analysis
No, President Biden isn?t having a political honeymoon. Donald Trump?s historic unpopularity just makes it feel that way
Numbers suggest that President Biden's popularity is fully in the ?normal? range for a president, regardless of where he is in his term. It is just that Donald Trump was so uniquely unpopular that experiencing a president above a 50 percent approval rating is perceived to be something it is not.

metro

A long night of waiting for Mass. residents trying to be among the first of those 75 and over to get a vaccination appointment
Massachusetts began opening up vaccination appointments for residents age 75 and older on Wednesday. But many who stayed up to get a time slot early in the morning only encountered frustration.

Snow totals: Here?s how much snow fell across Massachusetts

These maps show how much snow fell across Mass., and other expected weather events

Sports

BRUINS
Jake DeBrusk injury could create a roster shuffle for Bruins
DeBrusk played just three and a half minutes on Tuesday, and his loss could lead to an appearance by any one of a half-dozen players.

Boston Pride hurting after 2-1 loss to expansion Toronto Six

Mansfield boys? basketball puts the sting on rival Franklin with big second-half comeback

business

Parent company of Berkshire Bank hires a new CEO
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

General Electric ends 2020 in a relatively strong position after a rough year

Real estate firm Colliers hires longtime Roxbury nonprofit leader

politics

Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy returns home after hospital visit
Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy was taken to a hospital Tuesday evening after not feeling well and later sent home after tests, a spokesman said, hours after the 80-year-old Democrat began presiding over the impeachment trial of former president Donald Trump.

?Boring is a good thing?: A day in post-Trump Washington

Senate rejects GOP motion to dismiss Trump impeachment trial

lifestyle

PROJECT TAKEOUT
3 restaurants we supported this week
Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.

THE CONFIDENT COOK

Recipe: Next weekend make this Southern classic with 5-minute grits topped with shrimp

A four pack of healthy pantry staples, delivered to your door

arts

So you loved Amanda Gorman?s inaugural poem. Here?s who to read next
Poetry recommendations for those inspired by "The Hill We Climb."

MUSIC

Finally, conductor Anna Rakitina makes her BSO debut
TELEVISION

?Great and Small? solace for trying times

rhode island

RI CRIME
Man falsely accused of murder sues Pawtucket police, says cold-case detective used him for publicity
He has accused police and a forensic scientist of fabricating evidence in the 1988 murder.

RI ECONOMY

COVID-19 pandemic has unexpected impact on bankruptcy filings in R.I.
RI BUSINESS

As Mass. ends restaurant curfews, will R.I. diners take their business across the border?

Newton

Special Projects

A beautiful resistance | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT

With every sip, a labor of love

In Vermont, a winemaker is cultivating a legacy that pays homage to the Black folk who built this country and is celebrating life and the future of farming.
See more from 'A Beautiful Resistance' Follow on Instagram

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

2020 Bostonians of the Year: The Front Line
They stood up to fight the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and racial injustice. Meet the people leading us through a harrowing year.

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

So you loved Amanda Gorman?s inaugural poem. Here?s who to read next

Poetry recommendations for those inspired by "The Hill We Climb."
MUSIC

Finally, conductor Anna Rakitina makes her BSO debut

The assistant conductor?s scheduled dates were scuttled by coronavirus, so she'll make her debut with a made-for-streaming program.
PROJECT TAKEOUT

How to help local restaurants without spending money

Seven tips from marketing experts for writing reviews that will actually help the places we love.
TELEVISION

TV disagreements are the fun part of the job

My opinion about a show may not align with the views of many readers, which is . . . healthy.

Boylston?s Lazour brothers give their songs from ?Cairo? a second life

Instead of re-creating the songs as they were performed at the ART in 2019, the album emphasizes new interpretations.
COMFORT ZONE

6 TV shows that will make you feel like you?ve traveled somewhere

These might help get you through the winter, and inspire you when it?s time to travel again.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Mekela Panditharatne

How to keep farms from making us sick
EDITORIAL

The US Senate needs to learn to function again
Joan Vennochi

Joe Biden, Tom Brady, and the matter of age
Kimberly Atkins

Trump?s Big Lie about voter fraud was based on little lies the GOP has told for years. Call them all out
Michael E. Porter and Bruce F. Freed

Companies need to reevaluate the full range of their political spending
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

A viral mystery: Does one infection prevent another?

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
On the Cover

For schoolchildren struggling to read, COVID-19 has been a wrecking ball
Miss Conduct

Everything about the pandemic has been bad, except this...
Connections

No gym, no problem. My 20 relatives and I work out on Zoom now

Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ?I wore slippers on a date for the first time!?

sports

Vegas Golden Knights coaching staff quarantining because of COVID-19 issues

Bruins win despite two-goal squander, Craig Smith potting OT winner vs. Pittsburgh

Red Sox sign pitcher Matt Carasiti to minor league deal

metro

Dance lessons, a new scholarship, and how to overcome odds

After Senate defeat, Joe Kennedy III plots new path in politics

Gov. Baker gives State of the Commonwealth address

Nation

Are you 75 or older? Here?s how residents should be able to sign up for the vaccine

Nearly all GOP senators vote against impeachment trial for Trump, signaling likely acquittal

Biden to place environmental justice at center of sweeping climate plan

World

?Solidarity is failing:? EU and UK fight over scarce vaccines

World crosses virus milestone of 100 million cases

First Biden-Putin call shows both cautious on big concerns

politics

Capitol Police chief apologizes for failures in Jan. 6 siege

Biden orders end of federally run private prisons

Watch live: Biden to speak about racial equity

business

Stop & Shop, Hannaford, Price Chopper locations gear up to offer COVID vaccine

Pfizer will deliver vaccine faster than expected

Widespread Internet outages hit northeast US

lifestyle

A Valentine?s Day chocolate that spreads the love

Love fades, trends wane. Tequila is forever.

Recipe: Got 10 minutes? Make these meatballs with cherry tomatoes on angel hair pasta.

marijuana

Northampton drops controversial fees on marijuana companies

Marijuana trade group drops lawsuit against state after backlash

2 years after legalizing cannabis, has Canada kept its promises?

opinion

Biden?s education secretary nominee is the right choice to lead on school reopenings

Billionaire Trump doesn?t need a government pension

Mass. takes heat for its vaccine rollout

food & dining

3 restaurants we supported this week

Recipe: Next weekend make this Southern classic with 5-minute grits topped with shrimp

A four pack of healthy pantry staples, delivered to your door

travel

How to unlock an Airbnb account restricted because of COVID-19

Food and love are a great match in Portland, Maine. But does it make sense to go in winter?

That Trump sendoff song is really about gay sexual freedom

Books

So you loved Amanda Gorman?s inaugural poem. Here?s who to read next

Two Boston-area authors among the finalists for National Book Critics Circle Award

Inaugural poet Amanda Gorman ?has always been an absolute supernova?

Movies

Doc Talk: Taking trains, dancing through age, visiting Earth (maybe), fighting for justice

Why the short shrift for movie shorts?

Mr. van Rijn? Why, meet Mr. Lurie.

Television

?Great and Small? solace for trying times

TV disagreements are the fun part of the job

This week?s TV: Biden-era ?SNL,? the story of QAnon, and slavery in Jamaica

music

Finally, conductor Anna Rakitina makes her BSO debut

Boylston?s Lazour brothers give their songs from ?Cairo? a second life

Gloucester sea shanty master is ?keeping the tradition alive? on TikTok

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet revisits Yakobson gems and previews new work for spring

We, the jury: How courtroom dramas have primed us for Trump?s impeachment trial

The wide boundaries of ?Our Town?

globe local

Dance lessons, a new scholarship, and how to overcome odds

Dana-Farber opens new 140,000 square foot cancer treatment facility at former Atrium Mall in Newton

Shrewsbury firefighters rescue dog from frozen pond

Obituaries

Carol R. Johnson, who founded a pioneering women-led landscape architecture firm, dies at 91

Walter Bernstein, celebrated screenwriter, is dead at 101

Larry King, breezy interviewer of the famous and infamous, dies at 87