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Johnson & Johnson seeks emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine developed with Beth Israel

Johnson & Johnson asked the government on Thursday to clear its one-shot coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the first step in a regulatory process that that could lead to the rollout of the third COVID-19 vaccine within a few weeks.
Fauci: Johnson & Johnson?s new vaccine could be available in March Tracker: The latest on COVID-19 vaccine frontrunners

Walsh?s swift, behind-closed-doors police chief appointment a departure from how other cities handle major move
In Boston, there was no national search. No list of finalists. No public input. Other cities do it much differently.

With Boston?s new police commissioner on leave, city leaders question vetting process

Mass. reports 2,602 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 74 new deaths

The DPH said 61,864 people were estimated to have active cases of the potentially deadly virus, and 1,554 confirmed coronavirus patients were in the hospital.
The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Missing skier in N.H. found dead after being buried under 13 feet of snow in avalanche

Woman jumps from Quincy building to escape boyfriend charged with kidnapping her; neighbors alert police

Coronavirus at a glance |
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SOURCES: Mass. Dept. of Public Health, CDC, Johns Hopkins University

McGovern debunks Greene?s explanation of her racist, violent comments, says her attempt to equate the media with QAnon is ?beyond the pale?
Massachusetts Representative Jim McGovern noted that Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene still expressed violent and conspiratorial views despite claiming she had an epiphany in 2018 and decided to stop following QAnon theories.

Congress debates rebuke of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene

Walsh cruises through Labor secretary confirmation hearing, pledging to fight for workers? rights and opportunities
Democrats praised his union background and while some Republicans sparred lightly with him over issues like raising the federal minimum wage, and none signaled opposition to his nomination.

During his Senate hearing Mayor Walsh was asked where he bought his last cup of coffee (hint: it wasn?t Dunkin?)

How Scott Brown figures into Joe Biden?s first 100 days in office
By the time Scott Brown drove across Massachusetts in his barn jacket and pick up truck all the way to his stunning victory as a Republican taking over the US Senate seat of the recently departed Ted Kennedy, Barack Obama had already been in office for a full year

Trump will not testify in Senate impeachment trial, adviser says

Donald Trump is charged with inciting a mob of supporters that stormed the Capitol on Jan. 6.

Mitt Romney unveils plan to provide $3,000 per child, giving bipartisan support to President Biden?s effort

Senator Romney's child benefits proposal would provide $4,200 per year for every child up to the age of 6, as well as $3,000 per year for every child age 6 to 17.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Boston police contracts remain unfinished business

Mayor Walsh?s police commissioner debacle highlights the need to keep promises made to this community for an accountable, responsive police force.
Scot Lehigh

A little sympathy for poor Kevin McCarthy, please
Kimberly Atkins

Republicans leave Garland ? and justice reforms ? waiting. Again
Seth Moulton

Until you stand against extremism, don?t lecture me on patriotism or national security
ALAN WIRZBICKI

After 95 years, writers finally get the green light to lift from ?The Great Gatsby?

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 Takeout containers were once an afterthought. Now they?re essential ? and expensive Learn more about Project Takeout

Globe Magazine

Reworking a century-old Maine home for modern day, while respecting its past

?We didn?t want to be the ones that came in and ruined something that?s been around a hundred years,? the homeowners say.

A family aims for a cozy and inviting inn feel in their home redesign

The Wellesley homeowners? goal was a style as warm as a classic New England guesthouse.

Can you combine a Berkshires log cabin with a contemporary addition?

A family of creative types finds comfort in a log cabin expanded just enough to suit their needs.

Mass. State Police Sgt. facing domestic violence charges in N.H. suspended without pay

A Massachusetts State Police sergeant facing domestic violence charges in New Hampshire has been suspended indefinitely without pay.

Mother mourns 19-year-old daughter killed in daylight Dorchester shooting

Tasjahnaya Dance was 19 years old last month when bullets found her amid the bustle of the afternoon in a busy Dorchester intersection and her grieving mother wants to know why her daughter?s life was taken.

When your college dorm is a four-star hotel
Brown University leased 240 rooms at the Omni Providence to provide socially distanced housing, and in turn, guaranteed income for a hotel that?s been closed since last March.

Hollywood Foreign Press Association?s snub of ?I May Destroy You? elicits ?rage?
A writer on the Golden Globe-nominated Netflix series ?Emily in Paris? wrote a piece in The Guardian in support of Michaela Coel?s HBO series.

New CDC chief Rochelle Walensky says staff at agency have been ?muzzled? and ?beaten down?
Walensky described low morale among staff at the CDC after former president Donald Trump spent months downplaying the severity of COVID-19, flouting the agency?s recommendations, and sidelining public health experts.

chad finn
In Tom Brady?s previous Super Bowls, the fourth quarters were packed with drama
We rewatched all nine of them, collecting random observations, stuff we forgot, and the coolest moments.

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State officials redirecting unused COVID-19 vaccines to older residents, high-risk communities

Disappointed with the state?s vaccination drive so far, the Baker administration said officials are sending unused doses now sitting in freezers to doctors and pharmacies, including many in areas hardest hit by the pandemic.

A BEAUTIFUL RESISTANCE CELEBRATES BLACK HISTORY MONTH | JENEÉ OSTERHELDT
The Black history I carry with me: Natanja Craig-Oquendo
Natanja Craig-Oquendo is executive director of the Boston Women?s Fund. She is committed to social, economic, and racial justice.

Black and Latino enrollment plummets at Massachusetts community colleges
The stunning drop in enrollment of first-year Black and Latino students underscores the upheaval and economic distress the pandemic has caused in communities of color.

metro

Should Massachusetts adopt proposed legislation making it easier to hold defendants without bail?
Read two views and vote in our online poll

BEVERLY BECKHAM

Beverly Beckham: Watching and escaping the world from a favorite chair
BLOTTER TALES

Police are called to investigate a suspicious pizza box

Sports

BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK
It?s become evident to Malden Catholic boys? basketball team ? and its opponents ? Tony Felder Jr. grew up around the game
Since he was 11, the senior point guard was challenged by his stepfather, former BC High standout Antonio Chapman, in workout sessions and games of one-on-one.

BOYS' BASKETBALL | PLAYERS OF THE WEEK

EMass boys? basketball: Boston Latin?s Jake Harrison headlines Players of the Week
College hockey notebook

Boston College, Boston University resume crosstown rivalry

business

Johnson & Johnson seeks emergency use of COVID-19 vaccine developed with Beth Israel
Johnson & Johnson asked the government on Thursday to clear its one-shot coronavirus vaccine for emergency use, the first step in a regulatory process that that could lead to the rollout of the third COVID-19 vaccine within a few weeks.

Johnson & Johnson says it has asked US regulators to OK its one-shot COVID-19 vaccine

Democrats pitch antitrust revamp for ?too big to fix? Deals

politics

Congress debates rebuke of Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene
Congress was debating Thursday whether to strip Republican Representative Marjorie Taylor Greene of her committee assignments over past comments Greene made that were racist, embraced conspiracy theories, or endorsed violence directed at Democratic officeholders.

Trump will not testify in Senate impeachment trial, adviser says

McGovern debunks Greene?s explanation of her racist, violent comments, says her attempt to equate the media with QAnon is ?beyond the pale?

lifestyle

?A total game changer?: Restaurateurs cautiously celebrate increased capacity limits
Several restaurant owners said the move gives them a greater chance of surviving until outdoor dining returns.

ODD AND OFFBEAT

A guaranteed moose sighting in Maine ? and this one?s made of chocolate

I wish he put more effort into his texts

arts

MOVIES
From the Black experience, narratives of destruction and creation
During Black History Month, four documentaries explore topics ranging from racial violence to art.

TELEVISION

Hollywood Foreign Press Association?s snub of ?I May Destroy You? elicits ?rage?
HOMEFRONT

HomeFront: 11 romantic movies, 9 love songs, 8 Sundance standouts

rhode island

CORONAVIRUS
R.I. relaxes COVID-19 restrictions on gyms, office spaces, and other businesses
Starting Friday, restaurants will be able to seat people from two different households at a single table indoors, and spacing in gyms will be reduced.

RI BUSINESS

Governor Raimondo is leaving office, and the ?Superman? building is still vacant
CORONAVIRUS

When your college dorm is a four-star hotel

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

Boston Globe launches ?Fresh Start? initiative: People can apply to have past coverage about them reviewed
Similar to ?right to forget? programs that have cropped up across the country, the undertaking is meant to address the lasting impact that stories about past embarrassments, mistakes, or minor crimes, forever online, can have on a person?s life.

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

ODD AND OFFBEAT

A guaranteed moose sighting in Maine ? and this one?s made of chocolate

Lenny, who lives at Len Libby Candies, has been featured on TV?s ?Good Morning America? and in the board game Trivial Pursuit. Try finding another moose who?s done that.

Boston Public Library invites talented teens to a music maker showdown

The BPL's new Teen Music Maker Showdown will recognize talented 13- to 18-year-olds.
WORKING ON IT

Do these new self-help books hold the keys to happy singlehood?

A look at just-published guides to socializing as a single person and feeling fulfilled without a partner
Cooking | Magazine

Three recipes that take the guesswork out of braising chicken

Inspired by dishes from around the world, these recipes work wonders.
COMFORT ZONE

Where to find and skate the Boston area?s best wild ice

Check out these seven great stops when the mercury drops.
A.Z. MADONNA

?Viola Mom? is the classical clown of TikTok

New York Philharmonic player Rebecca Young is earning new fans and racking up likes with her irreverent takes on the classics.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Seth Moulton

Until you stand against extremism, don?t lecture me on patriotism or national security
ALAN WIRZBICKI

After 95 years, writers finally get the green light to lift from ?The Great Gatsby?
IDEAS | MEGHAN NESMITH

I know Facebook is garbage. But in the pandemic, it?s a lifeline for parents like me.
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Latin America has slipped on Washington?s list of priorities
Leo T. Sorokin

Restorative justice provides accountability, healing, and justice
IDEAS | DAVID H. ROSMARIN

The psychologist will see everyone now

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
Perspective

How did the average house 'make' more than a minimum wage worker?

Love Letters

I met someone online. How do we merge our COVID bubbles?
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online and in person, Feb. 1-7
Cooking

Three recipes that take the guesswork out of braising chicken

sports

City of Tampa misses out on a Super Bowl windfall but is making the most of it

MIAA Football Committee reverses field, returns to 8-game regular season, 16-team per division playoff

In Tom Brady?s previous Super Bowls, the fourth quarters were packed with drama

metro

A safe, sweet way to celebrate Valentine?s Day in Salem

Mass. reports 571 new coronavirus cases among public school students, 323 among school staff members

R.I. relaxes COVID-19 restrictions on gyms, office spaces, and other businesses

Nation

These 153 Massachusetts communities are at high risk for COVID-19

Here?s who is eligible to get a COVID-19 vaccine under Phase 2 of Massachusetts? vaccination plan

Charts: How many vaccine doses has Massachusetts received, and who has been vaccinated?

World

Former Uganda militia leader is convicted of war crimes

Tweet from Rihanna on farmer protests gets India incensed

Website editor in Russia is jailed for sharing joke about Navalny protests

politics

How Scott Brown figures into Joe Biden?s first 100 days in office

Biden officials considering action on student debt relief

Walsh cruises through Labor secretary confirmation hearing, pledging to fight for workers? rights and opportunities

business

Unemployment claims fell last week, but labor market remained turbulent

Voting company sues Fox, Giuliani over election fraud claims

Baker to increase the capacity limit on restaurants, gyms, other businesses to 40 percent starting Monday

lifestyle

Boston Public Library invites talented teens to a music maker showdown

Orlando, it?s not, but small-town Florida has its own magic

The St. Pete Pier is part park, part playground, part marketplace ? and all new

marijuana

Should psychedelic drugs be decriminalized in Mass.? Advocates see opening

Northampton drops controversial fees on marijuana companies

Marijuana trade group drops lawsuit against state after backlash

opinion

A little sympathy for poor Kevin McCarthy, please

Boston police contracts remain unfinished business

Republicans leave Garland ? and justice reforms ? waiting. Again

food & dining

?A total game changer?: Restaurateurs cautiously celebrate increased capacity limits

What is the future of Boston?s Black-owned restaurants?

Takeout containers were once an afterthought. Now they?re essential ? and expensive

travel

A guaranteed moose sighting in Maine ? and this one?s made of chocolate

Orlando, it?s not, but small-town Florida has its own magic

The St. Pete Pier is part park, part playground, part marketplace ? and all new

Books

Survivor stories in ?Milk Blood Heat?

Girlhood by the Bay in ?We Run the Tides?

Growing up with the Reading Is Fundamental bookmobile

Movies

From the Black experience, narratives of destruction and creation

8 memorable movies from Sundance Film Festival

Celebrate romance with these movies

Television

Hollywood Foreign Press Association?s snub of ?I May Destroy You? elicits ?rage?

Even fava beans and a nice Chianti couldn?t improve bland ?Clarice?

?Jeopardy!? guest host list grows by four

music

BLO?s ?Usher? embeds Edgar Allan Poe?s gothic horror story within a contemporary nightmare

?Viola Mom? is the classical clown of TikTok

Tony Bennett?s family reveals singer?s battle with Alzheimer?s disease

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

Should Massachusetts adopt proposed legislation making it easier to hold defendants without bail?

Beverly Beckham: Watching and escaping the world from a favorite chair

Police are called to investigate a suspicious pizza box

Obituaries

Richard N. Cooper, Harvard economist and adviser to presidents, dies at 86

John J. Sweeney, crusading labor leader, is dead at 86

Hal Holbrook, actor who channeled Mark Twain, is dead at 95