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Senators vote to consider witnesses in impeachment trial

The surprise move to hear witnesses will delay closing arguments.

Five Republicans join Democrats in vote on witnesses

Information emerged last night of a phone call between House Republican leader Kevin McCarthy and Trump during the Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection in which Trump appeared to be supporting the mob as they attacked the Capitol.
Here’s where Senate Republicans stand on convicting Donald Trump
Live Updates

Trial resumes with debate over witnesses

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Mitch McConnell tells colleagues he’ll vote to acquit Trump in impeachment trial, report says

Trump told McCarthy the violent mob cared more about the election results than McCarthy did during Capitol attack

Elizabeth Warren hits back in tweet after being featured in Trump defense video

Trump lawyers say impeachment based on hatred, not facts

Hospitals denounce state’s decision to shut-off vaccine supply

Hospital leaders and physicians expressed dismay at the state's decision to halt vaccine distribution to hospitals and primary care offices, saying it could undercut efforts to reach minority communities and reluctant patients.
State to curtail vaccine distribution to hospitals

‘This is absolutely devastating’: Florist cancels Valentine’s Day orders after worker tests positive for COVID-19
Just before one of the busiest days in the floral industry, the Needham Center business announced it’s putting operations on hold and refunding hundreds of orders that had been placed for loved ones ahead of Valentine’s Day weekend.

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes
Today’s game strikes out with David Ortiz
“I struck out 100 times a few times in my career and I was [upset],” the former Red Sox designated hitter said. “Now everybody does it.

Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
Vaccinations
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SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

A Beautiful Resistance | Jeneé Osterheldt
The Black history I carry with me: Joyce Imahiyerobo-Ip
Imahiyerobo-Ip is a dermatologist and CEO of Vibrant Dermatology and Skin Bar MD in Dedham.

dave epstein | weather
Icy conditions with sleet and freezing rain are expected for Sunday and Tuesday
A wintry mix of precipitation with sleet, freezing rain, snow, and possible rain are in the forecast for Sunday and again on Tuesday and will create travel difficulties.

S. Prestley Blake, who brought Fribbles along with friendly, affordable dining, to New England, dies at 106
With his brother Curt, Mr. Blake created, expanded, and helped resuscitate Friendly's Ice Cream.

Two dead in 5-alarm Worcester fire; 1 injured trying to escape
Thick, heavy smoke was visible when fire crews arrived at 11 Jaques Ave. shortly before 7:30 p.m. Friday, and a resident was trapped on the third floor, a fire official said.

George Clooney to film new movie in Boston, and Ben Affleck will reportedly join him

Clooney will direct “The Tender Bar,” a drama adopted from the 2005 memoir of the same name by Pulitzer-winning author J.R. Moehringer. Filming is set to begin in the Boston area Feb. 22.

Opinion

OPINION

Grading Massachusetts on COVID-19 vaccination
IDEAS | ELIZABETH KOLBERT

Humans need to remake the planet yet again

In this excerpt from her new book, Elizabeth Kolbert says the future will be defined by efforts to control how we control nature.
MARCELA GARCÍA

What Biden owes children and families separated at the border
IDEAS | MICHELLE DUBARRY

Streets that aren’t deadly — if we want them
EDITORIAL

Do your job, Senate

Scot Lehigh

Time will reverse the probable impeachment verdict

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 Learn more about Project Takeout

Valentine's Day

11 romantic hiking spots for Valentine’s Day

10 movies to watch for Galentine’s Day

Falling in love in a pandemic

10 Romantic comedies set in Boston

They have disabilities and serious medical conditions. But under state guidelines, they don’t qualify for early vaccination
Disability rights advocates have been pleading with Massachusetts officials to revise the state’s COVID-19 vaccine plan and expand priority to more people with underlying conditions as other states have.

What you need to know about qualifying medical conditions for the COVID vaccine

Pledging more diversity, House speaker Mariano unveils new leadership team, committee chairs
House Speaker Ronald Mariano remade the chamber’s leadership this week, naming the first female House majority leader and appointing its first openly LGBTQ lawmaker as the chamber's No. 3 Democrat.

MIT grad student wanted for questioning in slaying of Yale student believed to be in Georgia
MIT graduate student Qinxuan Pan, a person of interest in the murder of a Yale graduate student, may be in Georgia where a relative last saw him wearing a black backpack as he walked away from their car, the US Marshals Service said Friday.

Bruins 1, Rangers 0
Jaroslav Halak turns in flawless performance as Bruins beat Rangers to win fifth in a row
Boston has at least a point in 10 straight games.

Dan Shaughnessy
The Red Sox still have us scratching our heads, and other thoughts
There are times when it seems as if the Red Sox front office is trying to turn fans against the hometown team.

Justin Timberlake apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson
In a lengthy social media post, Justin Timberlake says that he wants to apologize to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson “because I care for and respect these women and I know I failed.”

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IN THE FAMILY WAY

Where to keep kids busy during February vacation

Yep, it’s still happening. Here’s where to fill your calendar.

Vaccine hunters’ dash for leftover doses highlights rise of gray market
Though the state has detailed guidelines for who’s allowed to get a COVID-19 shot, there are major loopholes. People who show up at the right place and the right time can get their dose even though they’re not yet eligible.

‘No one should have to go through this’: A fired employee sues Wayfair, accusing it of caregiving and age discrimination
Richard DiBona's case is among an “explosion of litigation” involving caregiving during the pandemic.

metro

dave epstein | weather
Icy conditions with sleet and freezing rain are expected for Sunday and Tuesday
A wintry mix of precipitation with sleet, freezing rain, snow, and possible rain are in the forecast for Sunday and again on Tuesday and will create travel difficulties.

Trial resumes with debate over witnesses
FORECAST | DAVE EPSTEIN

More snow is on its way to New England

Sports

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
Several NFL franchise quarterbacks want trades after Tom Brady showed them the way
Brady showed over the past two years that franchise quarterbacks don’t have to be “yes men.”

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

The only thing stopping Kevin Durant is the NBA’s confusing protocol rules

Kevin Paul Dupont I Sunday hockey notes

NHL’s division-only format results in tunnel vision

business

Maryland approves country’s first tax on Big Tech’s ad revenue
The tax on companies such as Facebook, Google, and Amazon, will generate as much as an estimated $250 million in the first year after enactment, with the money going to schools.

Biden: Governors, mayors need $350 billion to fight COVID-19

Amazon sues New York attorney general to block COVID-19 charges

politics

Mitch McConnell tells colleagues he’ll vote to acquit Trump in impeachment trial, report says
Senate Republican leader Mitch McConnell has told colleagues he’ll vote to acquit former president Donald Trump in his impeachment trial.

Watch live: Day 5 of Trump impeachment trial

Takeaways from Day 4 of Trump’s impeachment trial

lifestyle

George Clooney to film new movie in Boston, and Ben Affleck will reportedly join him
Clooney will direct “The Tender Bar,” a drama adopted from the 2005 memoir of the same name by Pulitzer-winning author J.R. Moehringer. Filming is set to begin in the Boston area Feb. 22.

Filmmakers Collaborative to host moviemaking workshops for students through February break

I feel like ‘the girlfriend who got pregnant’

arts

MOVIES
‘Barb and Star’ land very few laughs on this Florida trip
Kristen Wiig and Annie Mumolo can't lift this buddy movie to high comedy.

TELEVISION

Expect something different in final season of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

Justin Timberlake apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson

rhode island

RI HEALTH
In Rhode Island, a record number of drug overdose deaths
The state is trying to distribute 10,000 naloxone kits as the COVID-19 pandemic makes another public health crisis -- deaths linked to fentanyl and other drugs -- worse.

RI BUSINESS

R.I. bar owners still hesitant about business during COVID-19

CORONAVIRUS

Take a look inside a COVID-19 field hospital in Rhode Island

Newton

Special Projects

A Beautiful Resistance celebrates Black History Month

A Beautiful Resistance, in a special collaboration with Reebok, celebrate Black History Month. Black Joy. Black Wellness. Black Futures.
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

COMFORT ZONE

Everyone loves Dr. Rick from those Progressive ads. He’s the creation of a Boston ad agency

The self-help coach keeps homeowners from turning into their parents — and helps them pronounce "quinoa."
COMFORT ZONE

What to stream at Boston SciFi Film Festival

The popular event serves up bountiful fare for "people who really appreciate sci-fi."
COMFORT ZONE

Walking through Gloucester with some of history’s greatest artists

Cape Ann Museum offers a series of tours that explore the city's rich history as a creative magnet.
COMFORT ZONE

Something to smile about: Newton company’s transparent mask is a revelation

Marissa and Adam Goldstein, parents of two sets of twins, pioneered a mask that is in demand by lip-readers and teachers, among others.
COMFORT ZONE

What to watch with your tweens? It’s an age-old question

Here are some shows that parents and their pre-teens might enjoy together.
IN THE FAMILY WAY

My parents are vaccinated! Can they see their grandkids now?

Here’s how to navigate grandparent interactions in a post-vaccination world.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Renée Loth

Political extremism is not just a national security threat but a mental health emergency
IDEAS | KELLY HORAN

Shot to the heart: A love letter can light a fire in a pandemic winter
MICHAEL A. COHEN

Truth is beauty
EDITORIAL

Congress must seize a once-in-a-generation chance to address child poverty
RENÉE GRAHAM

‘Stop the Steal’ fueled white fears about their country being stolen

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Inside the race to develop a vaccine for our other pandemic: Hate

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
Cover story

100 top restaurants for takeout in Boston and beyond
Perspective

Restaurants have 'exhausted every strategy in the playbook'
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘We were both math nerds in high school’
Cooking

Recipes: Beets make a sweet starting point for winter salads

sports

Today’s game strikes out with David Ortiz

Memo to Danny Ainge: Get Jayson Tatum and Jaylen Brown help ASAP before they get destroyed

Brockton delivers knockout blow to capture Southeast Conference boys’ basketball championship

metro

The Black history I carry with me: Joyce Imahiyerobo-Ip

Two dead in 5-alarm Worcester fire; 1 injured trying to escape

Protesters gather outside State House to rally against Myanmar coup

Nation

Mitch McConnell tells colleagues he’ll vote to acquit Trump in impeachment trial, report says

Watch live: Day 5 of Trump impeachment trial

Mass. allows quarantine-free travel to two new US destinations

World

Biden will try to close Guantanamo after ‘robust’ review

Biden administration to allow 25,000 asylum-seekers into US

Portugal gets more European help as virus deaths remain high

politics

As impeachment trial ends, GOP senators face big decision

Trump told McCarthy the violent mob cared more about the election results than McCarthy did during Capitol attack

Senate votes to give Congress’ top honor to Goodman, the Capitol Police officer who redirected the violent mob

business

Shares in HubSpot soar after marketing tech firm wraps up strong year amid pandemic

FDA told Moderna it can increase the vaccine supply in each vial

Selling love and romance in the time of COVID-19

lifestyle

An ode to the romance tropes we love to hate (but secretly just love)

Where to keep kids busy during February vacation

In Chinatown, empty tables where banquets should be

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

From Washington to Beacon Hill to our own homes, push is on to meet climate challenge

Gun control, as urgent now as ever

What Biden owes children and families separated at the border

food & dining

In Chinatown, empty tables where banquets should be

Memories of Border Cafe come flooding in as word spreads that it has closed for good

At Home Kitchen in Needham, inventive dishes, speedily delivered

travel

Matt Smith of Club Passim is about to hit the airwaves and grew up hitting the road

A Black history tour in Rhode Island, women’s wellness in Hawaii, and a pillow to go

Despite hardship, St. Pete’s arts scene continues to flourish

Books

Angst spreads in ‘The Lonely Century’

Ethan Hawke on comic books to and his many copies of ‘Godot’

Godly women and an ungodly scandal in ‘Doomed Romance’

Movies

‘Barb and Star’ land very few laughs on this Florida trip

‘Sweding’ turns Hollywood classics into DIY entertainment

12-year-old Reyn Doi plays a villain and steals scenes in “Barb and Star Go to Vista Del Mar”

Television

Expect something different in final season of ‘Brooklyn Nine-Nine’

The sins of the AIDS crisis, in a new telling

This channel goes to the dogs, in a good way

music

Justin Timberlake apologizes to Britney Spears and Janet Jackson

Boston musicians on the Black composers to hear now

‘Midnight Train to Georgia’ songwriter Jim Weatherly dies

Theater/Dance

A Strindberg adaptation unfolds before an all-seeing camera in ‘Julia’

It’s a golden age for actors in their golden years

Amazon project would deliver two new theaters to the Seaport

globe local

As more seniors age at home during pandemic, health care aides are in growing demand

Should school districts permanently eliminate snow days?

From his basement, a Concord tavern favorite serenades his grateful crowd

Obituaries

S. Prestley Blake, who brought Fribbles along with friendly, affordable dining, to New England, dies at 106

Chick Corea, pioneering jazz fusion keyboardist, dies at 79

Larry Flynt, pornographer and self-styled First Amendment champion, dies at 78