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Weather | Dave Epstein

The coldest air of the season arrived overnight

While this isn't a record-breaking cold, it is certainly the type where it?ll be difficult to be outside for any extended period of time. Wind chills are going to be below zero to start Friday and we?ll stay at very cold levels all day.
Maps: Bundle up. Here?s how cold it?s going to get in Massachusetts

Charts: How many vaccine doses has Massachusetts received, and who has been vaccinated?
Mass. health officials announced earlier this month that health care workers who are at a heightened risk of exposure to the coronavirus and residents and staff members at long-term care facilities would be first in line for the vaccine.

These 192 Massachusetts communities are at high risk for COVID-19

Fauci, Walensky say: Just wear a mask ? and maintain 6 feet distance

The two officials were responding to a growing number of experts who are saying better masks are needed.
Rep. Lori Trahan tests positive for COVID-19

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

2 dead, 3 hurt in shooting outside Pennsylvania strip club
Coronavirus at a glance |
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SOURCES: Mass. Dept. of Public Health, CDC, Johns Hopkins University
Larry Edelman

A real life Robinhood story (one that might not end well)

The story of how GameStop?s stock went from under $20 to above $500 in days is one of separating the rich (Wall Street pros) from their money. But we may be overlooking the darker elements of their actions.
Despite rare political alignment, Ocasio-Cortez shuts down Cruz support over Wall Street frenzy Warren slams SEC over GameStop-Reddit-Robinhood saga

Robinhood, in need of cash, raises $1 billion from its investors

Facing an onslaught of demands on its cash amid a stock market frenzy, Robinhood, the online trading app, said Thursday that it was raising an infusion of more than $1 billion from its existing investors.
GameStop and AMC rally after Robinhood says it will allow some buying Explainer: Why GameStop?s stock surge is shaking Wall Street
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Opinion

Renée Graham

A prophecy about white domestic terrorism foretold ? and ignored

Government inaction on extremism in the military was a choice. Now its cost is proving impossibly high.
EDITORIAL

Biden must not miss the urgency of the moment on criminal justice reform
Renée Loth

Federal executions ? cruel and too usual
Joan Wickersham

Waiting and waiting
Scot Lehigh

Arm yourself against conspiracy theories

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

McCarthy seeks thaw with Trump as GOP rallies behind former president
Two weeks after Representative Kevin McCarthy, the top House Republican, enraged Donald Trump by saying that he considered the former president responsible for the violent mob attack at the Capitol, the two men met Thursday for what aides described as a ?good and cordial? meeting and sought to present a united front.

Former Obama aide to be tapped as Iran envoy, angering a highly polarized community of experts
A top national security aide to former President Barack Obama will be tapped as US envoy for Iran, a senior State Department official said late Thursday.

Bruins 4, Penguins 1
In rematch, Bruins don?t need overtime to beat Penguins
Patrice Bergeron scored two goals, his fourth and fifth of the season.

One of Boston?s largest landlords launches program to sharply cut evictions
WinnCompanies said Thursday that it wants to cut evictions in its portfolio by 25 percent this year.

Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dies
The pioneering actor was critical of films and television programs that cast Black characters as criminal, servile, or immoral, and insisted that African Americans, even if poor or downtrodden, should be portrayed with dignity.

Athenahealth agrees to pay $18 million to settle federal kickback allegations
The Watertown company did not admit to any wrongdoing, but wanted to end the litigation. Prosecutors said the conduct alleged in the complaint started in 2014 and continued for several years.

Marshfield woman charged with husband?s murder

Christine Ricci, 46, allegedly fatally stabbed her 51-year-old husband, Michael, at a home at 679 Moraine St. in Marshfield late Thursday afternoon, officials said.

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.

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.

Veterinarians, teachers, other groups push for earlier access to vaccines
The jostling intensified this week when Governor Charlie Baker announced that residents age 65 and older had been bumped to the front of Phase 2, ahead of many essential workers.

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

Maps: Bundle up. Here?s how cold it?s getting in Massachusetts
Bitter-cold airmass moved through the region overnight, bringing with it the coldest temperatures of the season with widespread sub-zero wind chill.

Judge won?t block Mass. men?s extradition to Japan in case of former Nissan CEO?s escape

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

Sports

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.

Thursday's schools roundup

Rayanne Forbes does the trick for Medford/Malden girls? hockey in win over Danvers/Beverly

Patrick Reed, Alex Noren beat the rain to take first-round lead in Farmers Insurance Open

business

Robinhood, in need of cash, raises $1 billion from its investors
Facing an onslaught of demands on its cash amid a stock market frenzy, Robinhood, the online trading app, said Thursday that it was raising an infusion of more than $1 billion from its existing investors.

Despite rare political alignment, Ocasio-Cortez shuts down Cruz support over Wall Street frenzy

GameStop and AMC rally after Robinhood says it will allow some buying

politics

Former Obama aide to be tapped as Iran envoy, angering a highly polarized community of experts
A top national security aide to former President Barack Obama will be tapped as US envoy for Iran, a senior State Department official said late Thursday.

Trump team hires 2 ex-prosecutors with ethics experience
Analysis

Trump isn?t president. He isn?t even on social media. But he is still everywhere in the news

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

Mysteries and thrillers to lose yourself in this winter
Nothing takes the mind away from the twists and turns of reality like the twists and turns of a good mystery novel.

BOOKS

Finding oneself in ?Surviving the White Gaze?
BOOKS

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

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

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

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

?Moved to Act? at the Multicultural Arts Center gathers images of protest

Protests of all types are the subject of a photography show in Cambridge.

Mysteries and thrillers to lose yourself in this winter

Nothing takes the mind away from the twists and turns of reality like the twists and turns of a good mystery novel.
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.
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.

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?

magazine
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

In rematch, Bruins don?t need overtime to beat Penguins

Changes in high school hockey? Some teams learning the half of it

From rules modifications, mask wearing and electronic whistles, pandemic has presented high school basketball officials with their own set of challenges

metro

Walsh leads city?s annual census of the homeless

Watch live: The Housing Gap | The State of Race

A student of history, Willie Gross made some

Nation

US handling of American evacuees from Wuhan increased coronavirus risks, watchdog finds

Former Obama aide to be tapped as Iran envoy, angering a highly polarized community of experts

Cicely Tyson, groundbreaking award-winning actor, dies

World

Tanzania?s leader denies COVID. Now countrymen push back

Top Pakistani court upholds reversal of conviction in Daniel Pearl killing

?Declaration of war?: Protesters in Poland vow to fight abortion ban

politics

Pelosi wants security money to face ?enemy? within House

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

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

business

One of Boston?s largest landlords launches program to sharply cut evictions

Facebook said to consider suing Apple over App Store practices

Explainer: Why GameStop?s stock surge is shaking Wall Street

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

Biden must not miss the urgency of the moment on criminal justice reform

Waiting and waiting

Federal executions ? cruel and too usual

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

Mysteries and thrillers to lose yourself in this winter

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

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