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Mass. reports 4,222 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 43 new deaths

The DPH also said 78,171 people were estimated to have active cases of the potentially deadly virus, and 1,878 confirmed coronavirus patients were in the hospital.
The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts Mass. reports 624 new coronavirus cases among public school students, 345 among school staff members

In Boston mayoral race, Essaibi-George says she?s in and Gross says he?s out
The Boston mayoral race took another turn on Thursday, with one city councilor, Annissa Essaibi-George kicking off her campaign and another potential candidate, Boston Police Commissioner William G. Gross, ruling out a run.

William Gross, Boston?s first Black police commissioner, abruptly announces retirement

Boston Police Superintendent Dennis White, who?s been serving as Gross?s chief of staff, will assume the duties and responsibilities of the position, Mayor Martin J. Walsh said in a statement.

Pelosi wants security money to face ?enemy? within House

More money is needed to protect lawmakers from threats of violence coming from an ?enemy? within Congress, House Speaker Nancy Pelosi said Thursday, a startling acknowledgment of how tensions over safety have escalated since this month?s Capitol attack.
Pelosi denounces GOP leaders over Georgia lawmaker?s posts

Novavax vaccine seems effective against COVID-19 in UK study

 Tracker: The latest on COVID-19 vaccine front-runners
Weather | Dave Epstein

The coldest air of the season is arriving overnight

 Maps: Bundle up. Here?s how cold it?s going to get in Massachusetts
Coronavirus at a glance |
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Analysis
Trump isn?t president. He isn?t even on social media. But he is still everywhere in the news
Donald Trump hasn?t been president for a week. He hasn?t sent any tweets. He hasn?t granted any interviews. He?s rarely been seen. Yet, despite all that, it is still a Donald Trump news cycle. Every day.

Injured Bishop Feehan hockey player A.J. Quetta undergoes surgery at Mass General Hospital
Quetta, a senior forward from North Providence, R.I., was seriously injured Tuesday when he crashed headfirst into the boards in a hockey game at the Olympia Ice Center in West Springfield. He remains hospitalized in critical condition.

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Boston Globe launches ?Fresh Start? initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed

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The State of Race: The Housing Gap

Join us tonight for a conversation about housing inequality, part of our free forum series, ?The State of Race,? hosted by GBH, the Boston Globe, NAACP Boston Branch, and WORLD Channel.

Opinion

Scot Lehigh

Arm yourself against conspiracy theories

There are basic ways to distinguish the plausible from the far-fetched.
Joseph E. Aoun

Taking stock of what worked and what didn?t when reopening Northeastern during COVID-19
IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Wall Street attacked by memes
Rachelle G. Cohen

A pillow becomes the stuff of nightmares
Joan Vennochi

The curious case of Charlie Baker?s State of the State address

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

3 restaurants we supported this week How to help local spots without spending money Learn more about Project Takeout

ben volin | on football
This Buccaneers run looks a lot like what Tom Brady did with the 2018 Patriots
The teams' paths to and through the playoffs are strikingly similar, and two years ago, it all ended with a championship for Brady.

For Super Bowl viewers, a new playbook

TY BURR
A dozen or so great moments in screen overacting
These stars have put ham on the menu and made it the main course.

In defiance of Governor Baker, the Legislature returns climate bill he vetoed

The bill would require the state to reduce its carbon emissions by 50 percent below 1990 levels by the end of the decade and effectively eliminate those emissions by 2050.

Baker administration awards another $45 million in small-business grants
Restaurants, bars, and retail stores received the bulk of the grants this round, which ranged from $5,000 to $75,000 each.

Missing Belmont teen found after search involving police, FBI

Fifteen-year-old Nya Brown was found safe Thursday and reunited with her family, capping a search that had involved both local police and the FBI, authorities said.

Comcast delays broadband usage caps as lawmakers threaten rate regulations
The controversial data-cap plan was set to begin this month, though Comcast offered a grace period so that heavy Internet users would not have to start paying extra until April. That grace period has now been extended to August.

A strip club site in Providence tries to shake off its sordid past
Twice before, the gentlemen?s club on Allens Avenue has been shut down, then reopened with a new color scheme and new name. Will the third time be the charm?

MISS CONDUCT
Advice: My fiance?s dad won?t stop trying to talk politics
I love my future father-in-law, but our views don?t align.

Recommended Reads

Families of truck crash victims make plea to Biden, cite his past family tragedy in calling for reforms

A group who collectively lost 28 people to roadway collisions has sent a letter to President Biden, whose wife and daughter died in a horrific 1972 crash, asking him to take up their cause and do more to prevent truck crashes.

Housing is one of the biggest challenges facing Boston?s next mayor
For the last six years, anyone who wanted to build housing in Boston knew they had a friend in the corner office at City Hall. But with Mayor Marty Walsh bound for Washington, advocates are wondering how his successor will tackle one of Boston?s thorniest challenges: the steep cost of housing.

This Boston-area home inspector shares bizarre and humorous findings on Instagram
The account, @bostonhomeinspectors, has built a strong following for its amusing, at times mind-boggling, look at the pitfalls of homeownership.

metro

Mass. reports 624 new coronavirus cases among public school students, 345 among school staff members
State officials estimate that about 450,000 students across the state are attending some form of in-person learning, and about 75,000 staff members are working in buildings.

In defiance of Governor Baker, the Legislature returns climate bill he vetoed
RI BUSINESS

A strip club site in Providence tries to shake off its sordid past

Sports

College hockey notebook
Coaching legends cross paths for a memorable moment in Storrs, Conn.
Jerry York and Geno Auriemma met up at the hockey rink, each man fresh off his 1,100th career victory.

Injured Bishop Feehan hockey player A.J. Quetta undergoes surgery at Mass General Hospital

Tampa?s mayor issues outdoor mask order for Super Bowl

business

Comcast delays broadband usage caps as lawmakers threaten rate regulations
The controversial data-cap plan was set to begin this month, though Comcast offered a grace period so that heavy Internet users would not have to start paying extra until April. That grace period has now been extended to August.

General Motors to eliminate gasoline and diesel cars and SUVs by 2035

McDonald?s, Subway, and other franchises got $15.6 billion in small-business funds

politics

Analysis
Trump isn?t president. He isn?t even on social media. But he is still everywhere in the news
Donald Trump hasn?t been president for a week. He hasn?t sent any tweets. He hasn?t granted any interviews. He?s rarely been seen. Yet, despite all that, it is still a Donald Trump news cycle. Every day.

Pelosi wants security money to face ?enemy? within House

Representative Jimmy Gomez drafts resolution to oust Marjorie Taylor Greene from Congress

lifestyle

FOOD
Japanese sandwiches come to Central Square; Bianchi?s stages a comeback in Revere
Restaurant news you can use.

QUICK BITE

Filling a hole in the banh mi-verse

I?m so close to giving in

arts

BOOKS
Finding oneself in ?Surviving the White Gaze?
Rebecca Carroll's powerful memoir looks at race, family, and identity.

BOOKS

Every book is arguably a journey, but as the pandemic grinds on, those that are explicitly about journeys hold special appeal
BOOKS

Katherine May on ghost stories and fairy tales

rhode island

RI BUSINESS
A strip club site in Providence tries to shake off its sordid past
Twice before, the gentlemen?s club on Allens Avenue has been shut down, then reopened with a new color scheme and new name. Will the third time be the charm?

RI NEWS

Providence Mayor to create Major police position focused on community relations and diversion services

Rhode Island lifts COVID-related restaurant curfew

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

COMFORT ZONE

Three walks with poets through their favorite landscapes

They are worth visiting now, and worth revisiting later to watch the change of seasons.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Rachelle G. Cohen

A pillow becomes the stuff of nightmares
IDEAS | BRIAN BERGSTEIN

Wall Street attacked by memes
Joseph E. Aoun

Taking stock of what worked and what didn?t when reopening Northeastern during COVID-19
Joan Vennochi

The curious case of Charlie Baker?s State of the State address
Sheldon Whitehouse

Following US Capitol attack, we senators must investigate fellow members of Congress ? and follow the money
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?

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On the Cover

Music's first responder: How Yo-Yo Ma consoled a reeling nation
Perspective

Three reasons why I know we have a great couple years ahead

Connections

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

Cooking

Recipes: Italian flatbread, focaccia, and pizza dough

sports

This Buccaneers run looks a lot like what Tom Brady did with the 2018 Patriots

There was no instant magic when the Celtics? big trio took the floor together

Metropolitan Riveters pull out of NWHL tournament in Lake Placid after ?several? positive COVID-19 tests

metro

In Boston mayoral race, Essaibi-George says she?s in and Gross says he?s out

Families of truck crash victims make plea to Biden, cite his past family tragedy in calling for reforms

The coldest air of the season is arriving overnight

Nation

Rep. Lori Trahan tests positive for COVID-19

Democrats anger Republicans with plan to move forward on COVID relief bill

See how Massachusetts? COVID-19 risk map has evolved week-by-week

World

WHO team in Wuhan departs quarantine for COVID origins study

Vaccine shortages hit EU in a setback for its immunization race

Racial profiling by French police challenged in class action

politics

US issues domestic terrorism alert about possible additional attacks after Capitol riot

Leahy?s health scare is a reminder of just how fragile Democratic control is in D.C.

Watch live: White House to hold press briefing featuring John Kerry, Gina McCarthy

business

Tracker: The latest on COVID-19 vaccine front-runners

Novavax vaccine seems effective against COVID-19 in UK study

Baker administration awards another $45 million in small-business grants

lifestyle

Three walks with poets through their favorite landscapes

When travel resumes, politics is ?absolutely? likely to affect where people want to go and where they?ll feel welcome

On Chinese food around the world, a love of snacks, and the wonder of planes

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

Vaccine folly ? and fury

Arm yourself against conspiracy theories

Outraged over vaccine rollout

food & dining

Japanese sandwiches come to Central Square; Bianchi?s stages a comeback in Revere

Filling a hole in the banh mi-verse

3 restaurants we supported this week

travel

When travel resumes, politics is ?absolutely? likely to affect where people want to go and where they?ll feel welcome

On Chinese food around the world, a love of snacks, and the wonder of planes

?Things will never be as they were before.? An expert offers 12 COVID-era air travel trends and predictions

Books

Finding oneself in ?Surviving the White Gaze?

Every book is arguably a journey, but as the pandemic grinds on, those that are explicitly about journeys hold special appeal

Katherine May on ghost stories and fairy tales

Movies

A dozen or so great moments in screen overacting

Doc Talk: Escher aesthetics, extremist extrication, homelessness in Hungary

A long night?s journey in ?Malcolm & Marie?

Television

I didn?t love ?Dickinson? ? until I did

Netflix releases big numbers for ?Bridgerton?

For Super Bowl viewers, a new playbook

music

Online concerts replace the BSO season that might have been

Louie Phipps is about to release his debut album, with help from some first-class musicians. He?s 9.

Boston Lyric Opera drops a fully animated ?Fall of the House of Usher? production

Theater/Dance

Actor Denis O?Hare on ?King Lear,? Trump, and the one role he never wants to play again

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

globe local

Newton Cultural Development working to help fund art projects in city

New bicycle, pedestrian access planned for Hammond Pond Parkway in Newton

In Newton, leaks in gas lines are a never-ending challenge

Obituaries

Cloris Leachman, who earned an Oscar for dramatic role and endless laughs for other roles, dies at 94

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

Walter Bernstein, celebrated screenwriter, is dead at 101