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Accident at construction site in downtown Boston leaves two dead

Two people were killed Wednesday in an accident at a downtown Boston construction site. Law enforcement and the Occupational Safety and Health Administration are investigating.

A sister mourns for brother killed at downtown Boston construction site

Officials said two men died after landing in a hole in the middle of High Street in Boston. Construction crews had been working underground.

Former Milton Academy teacher facing rape charge in Mass. returned to teaching in Maine
Prosecutors say Reynold J. Buono repeatedly raped a student in the early 1980s. He has been free on $50,000 bond while awaiting trial, and required to wear a GPS bracelet while living in Maine.

Why Republicans are suddenly against the COVID relief bill. And why their bet might pay off

Republicans are making an audacious bet with their opposition to the latest round of COVID relief — and politically, it might pay off for them in the end.
McCarthy and Cheney were asked whether Trump should speak at CPAC. Their answers highlighted a chasm in the GOP

HAWKS 127, CELTICS 112
Atlanta sets 3-point record in capping winless Celtics road trip with a disaster
Boston gave up 40 points in the first quarter to the Hawks, Trae Young again running wild, and things didn't get much better after that.

Gary Washburn: Is there any end in sight to the Celtics’ woeful stretch?

Baker administration’s new thrust: regional sites to boost vaccination effort

On Wednesday, the administration of Governor Charlie Baker approved 11 “regional collaboratives” it now considers crucial to vaccine strategy.
Baker, head of vaccine website vendor set to testify at State House oversight hearing Mass. hospitals to resume offering COVID-19 vaccine See more vaccine news and resources

Baker says 50,000 new vaccine appointments will go live Thursday

Reopening schools will help, but won’t end Mass. child mental health crisis, experts say

Dozens of physicians urge Mass. school leaders: 3 feet of distance between students is enough
Asked Tuesday whether schools would be required to adhere to 6 feet of social distancing, state education commissioner Jeff Riley said the state is sticking with its guidance of a minimum of 3 feet, with more distance whenever possible.

Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine appears to fare better against worrisome COVID-19 variants than first reported

New data were released in advance of a Friday advisory panel meeting on whether to recommend FDA approval.
Federal officials say they’ll allocate millions of J&J doses next week if vaccine is OKed Pfizer vaccine works well in big test

1,788 coronavirus cases, 60 deaths, and 42,205 vaccinations: See today’s new COVID-19 data from Mass.
The Department of Public Health said 33,332 people were estimated to have active cases of the potentially deadly virus, and 875 confirmed coronavirus patients were in the hospital.

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

I was proud of my job. My kids were, too. What would I do when I lost it?

My kids saw my painful experience in real time. They also saw me buoyed by support.
Pandemic Parenting

Parents can care about education and still be OK writing this school year off

I basically have zero expectations when it comes to grades and standardized tests. It’s a time of leveling up life skills and identifying self-directed passions.
Pandemic Parenting

‘Being forgiving of ourselves is probably the biggest.’ 9 parents on getting through the pandemic

Here’s some practical advice parents have learned about coping and caring for their kids.

The Black history I carry with me

A Beautiful Resistance — a special project from the Globe's culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt — is celebrating Black History Month by amplifying local stories of change-makers and the people inspired by them.

Opinion

David M. Shribman

Fight within the GOP is disrupting Biden’s playbook
Joan Vennochi

Trump voters are blind to the truth about Capitol attack

EDITORIAL

Becerra’s fearlessness frightens GOP foes
Scot Lehigh

The sad American truths the pandemic has revealed
IDEAS | BRYAN SCHONFELD and SAM WINTER-LEVY

The great myth of campus socialism

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

Restaurants we supported this week Learn more about Project Takeout

Annabel Battistella, whose Combat Zone performance as Fanne Foxe fueled a Washington sex scandal, dies at 84
The relationship between Annabel Battistella, who performed as Fanne Foxe, and powerful congressman Wilbur Mills became a reference point for future political sex scandals.

patriots
Marcus Mariota is the betting favorite to be Patriots’ Week 1 starting quarterback
Coming in at No. 2, according to SportsBetting.com, is a familiar face — Jacoby Brissett.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Making student debt relief stick
How are we going to fix it so that we’re not right back here in a few years?

Bruce Springsteen’s drunken-driving charges are dismissed
Prosecutors dismissed the two most serious criminal charges filed last year against the rock icon Bruce Springsteen — drunken driving and reckless driving — during a brief hearing Wednesday in federal court in New Jersey.

People reported hearing and feeling ‘booms’ in Peabody. No one knows what caused them
No one seems to have the faintest idea what caused the sounds, even a day later.

Massachusetts House speaker backs making mail-in voting permanent
House Speaker Ronald Mariano told lawmakers Wednesday night the chamber will move to extend the state’s expanded voting-by-mail law until at least through June, with the goal of making it permanent after voters embraced it during Massachusetts’s record-setting elections last fall.

Lowell official calls for School Committee member’s ouster after anti-Semitic slur on live TV
Mayor John J. Leahy, who also chairs the city council and school committee, said in a statement Wednesday night that he would call a special joint meeting of both panels to present a motion to demand that Robert Hoey Jr. resign “for offensive conduct that shocks the conscience.”

Capitol siege costs will exceed $30 million, official tells congress
The top operations and maintenance official of the United States Capitol told lawmakers on Wednesday that the costs of the Jan. 6 attack will exceed $30 million, as his office works to provide mental health services, increase security and repair historical statues and other art damaged in the riot.

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Analysis

What’s the deal with Joe Manchin? Here are 3 key things to understand why he might sink a lot of the Democratic agenda

The West Virginia Democratic Senator seems to be at the center of basically every issue swirling around American politics these days.

Newburyport resident plunges into bitterly cold Atlantic Ocean daily to fight addiction epidemic
For 23 days and counting, Connor Mulholland has been running down the beach in Salisbury and on Plum Island in nothing but a bathing suit before plunging into the cold, choppy sea. The daring swims are part of a month-long challenge to raise money for a nonprofit that helps people battling addiction.

Women struggle to break through top pay ranks at UMass Amherst
The university fared worse in achieving gender equity among its top earners than many of the country’s 130 public and private research institutions surveyed in a report released Wednesday.

metro

Reopening schools will help, but won’t end Mass. child mental health crisis, experts say
Experts say the state’s mental health care system for youth has long been overtaxed.

Two men killed at construction site in downtown Boston, officials say

Massachusetts House speaker backs making mail-in voting permanent

Sports

Gary Washburn | On basketball
Is there any end in sight to the Celtics’ woeful stretch?
The Celtics are at the lowest point they have been in the Brad Stevens era after Wednesday night's debacle in Atlanta.

WEDNESDAY'S SCHOOLS ROUNDUP

Charlestown boys’ basketball takes inside track to Boston City League Tournament win over Burke
HAWKS 127, CELTICS 112

Atlanta sets 3-point record in capping winless Celtics road trip with a disaster

business

Johnson & Johnson one-shot vaccine appears to fare better against worrisome COVID-19 variants than first reported
New data were released in advance of a Friday advisory panel meeting on whether to recommend FDA approval.

Barbie’s big year was years in the making

State toughens diversity criteria as it looks to sell prime downtown Boston site

politics

Capitol siege costs will exceed $30 million, official tells congress
The top operations and maintenance official of the United States Capitol told lawmakers on Wednesday that the costs of the Jan. 6 attack will exceed $30 million, as his office works to provide mental health services, increase security and repair historical statues and other art damaged in the riot.

Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US

Neera Tanden, Biden’s choice for budget chief, faces new hurdles in Congress

lifestyle

DAY-TRIPPING
Got a day with no plans? Try visiting Wickford, R.I., in the winter
Here is the first in a five-part series of occasional stories highlighting quick trips — 100 miles or so — out of Boston.

NAMES

George Clooney spotted in Watertown and Lowell filming ‘The Tender Bar’

Shoe designer Stuart Weitzman leads one-of-a-kind footwear course at MassArt

arts

BOOKS
‘Owl Moon’ author Jane Yolen looks back at 400 books
The prolific 82-year-old Hatfield resident finds children's stories all around her.

TELEVISION

There’s true crime, but no Lizzie Borden, in ‘Fall River’

Epiphany school celebrates Rep. John Lewis with new mural

rhode island

RI HEALTH
5 things patients should know about the Lifespan-Care New England hospital merger
Will it improve the quality of care in Rhode Island? How will it affect cost or health insurance premiums?

POLITICS

Representative Cicilline defends decision to not call witnesses in second impeachment trial
RI NEWS

How the COVID-19 pandemic changed the Rhode Island Traffic Tribunal for the better

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

ASK MATTHEW

10 reader-approved TV shows for parents and tweens

We asked for suggestions, and from "Sherlock" to "Green Acres," readers responded.
COMFORT ZONE

Flock to these winter birding hot spots around Boston

Pete Gilmore, field trip coordinator for the Brookline Bird Club, shared his favorite local stops.
A.Z. MADONNA

What would Beethoven think of climate change? Composer Iman Habibi has a few ideas

Habibi's “Jeder Baum spricht” (”Every tree speaks”) is part of a new BSO Now program.
ASK MATTHEW

If you enjoyed ‘Your Honor,’ who am I to judge?

As a critic, I don’t pretend my opinions are the correct ones, or even the best ones; they’re just mine.
COMFORT ZONE

Tatiana de Rosnay on ‘Sarah’s Key,’ Boston memories, and her scary new novel

The author casts a wary eye on on the near-future in her new book, "Flowers of Darkness."
COMFORT ZONE

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

Renee Fleming, Laura Benanti, Cheyenne Jackson, Heather Headley, and others are slated to perform in a benefit for Health Care Without Walls.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | BRYAN SCHONFELD and SAM WINTER-LEVY

The great myth of campus socialism
Scot Lehigh

The sad American truths the pandemic has revealed
Robert Hecht and Shan Soe-Lin

Massachusetts’ vaccination rate is at risk of stalling out
IDEAS | Rachel Rebouché and Mary Ziegler

Could Roe v. Wade really become ‘the law of the land’?
David M. Shribman

Fight within the GOP is disrupting Biden’s playbook
IDEAS | FRANK PASQUALE

Now that science fiction is reality, it’s time for new laws of robotics

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
My Boston History

We loved ‘The Nutcracker.’ We rejoiced at ‘Black Nativity’
My Boston History

Why New Edition’s breakout success meant so much to kids like me growing up in Roxbury

Perspective

Small businesses need help. And it’s time for insurance companies to pay up
Cooking

Egg recipes for when you’re scrambling for dinner

sports

Falmouth’s Stone Devlin reaches milestone while hitting his bigger goal: a Cape & Islands tournament championship

Megan Rapinoe sparks US women to dominant win over Argentina in SheBelieves Cup

‘I am happy with Brad’: 6 takeaways from Celtics owner Wyc Grousbeck’s appearance on 98.5 The Sports Hub

metro

Annabel Battistella, whose Combat Zone performance as Fanne Foxe fueled a Washington sex scandal, dies at 84

5 things patients should know about the Lifespan-Care New England hospital merger

A sister mourns for brother killed at downtown Boston construction site

Nation

Capitol siege costs will exceed $30 million, official tells congress

Bruce Springsteen’s drunken-driving charges are dismissed

Biden lifts Trump-era ban blocking legal immigration to US

World

German court convicts former Syrian official of crimes against humanity

US to seek seat on UN human rights body, after Trump pullout

To build loyalty to China, Hong Kong rewrites history

politics

Why Republicans are suddenly against the COVID relief bill. And why their bet might pay off

McCarthy and Cheney were asked whether Trump should speak at CPAC. Their answers highlighted a chasm in the GOP

Biden aims to distribute masks to millions to hard-hit communities

business

Tripadvisor headquarters to become vaccine site

Life sciences companies face supply constraints as they look to offer vaccination sites for their employees

800 nurses at Worcester hospital plan strike

lifestyle

Celebrating the Irish poitín

Recipe: Tuck roasted red peppers, fennel, mayo, and provolone into these hearty vegetarian grinders

Recipe: Wake up sleepy winter taste buds with carrot and beet salad bowls with citrus dressing

marijuana

Marijuana company sues Boston zoning board over rejection

New Jersey governor signs laws to set up marijuana market

Newton marijuana store seeks end to appointment-only rule, as nearby competition grows

opinion

With push on to reopen schools, no letup on drumbeat to vaccinate teachers

Becerra’s fearlessness frightens GOP foes

Trump voters are blind to the truth about Capitol attack

food & dining

Celebrating the Irish poitín

Recipe: Tuck roasted red peppers, fennel, mayo, and provolone into these hearty vegetarian grinders

Recipe: Wake up sleepy winter taste buds with carrot and beet salad bowls with citrus dressing

travel

Got a day with no plans? Try visiting Wickford, R.I., in the winter

Ted Cruz: Poster child for bad travel decisions

Here’s why you should dust off those cross-country skis this winter

Books

‘Owl Moon’ author Jane Yolen looks back at 400 books

Tatiana de Rosnay on ‘Sarah’s Key,’ Boston memories, and her scary new novel

Four Takes: On Hollywood

Movies

It’s payback time for the all-American swindler in Netflix’s ‘I Care a Lot’

Andra Day shines bright through the foggy ‘United States vs. Billie Holiday’

It’s a dog-meet-dog world in ‘Stray’

Television

There’s true crime, but no Lizzie Borden, in ‘Fall River’

As McDormand eyes a third Oscar, ‘Olive Kitteridge’ deserves another look

If you enjoyed ‘Your Honor,’ who am I to judge?

music

Bad Bunny is the undisputed champ in a pop music marketplace gone global

What would Beethoven think of climate change? Composer Iman Habibi has a few ideas

Boston Calling canceled again amid the coronavirus pandemic

Theater/Dance

On your screen but outside the box: Theater companies rise to a creative challenge

Stars to come out (remotely) for a new Boston clinic for homeless women

Amid the biotechs in Kendall Square, a place for dance

globe local

Newton mayor asks residents for help in reporting potholes

Wellesley celebrates 50 years of local recycling program

Newton officials investigate letter sent to school employee as hateful act

Obituaries

Annabel Battistella, whose Combat Zone performance as Fanne Foxe fueled a Washington sex scandal, dies at 84

Beat poet, publisher Lawrence Ferlinghetti dies

Irvienne Goldson, health care ‘spirit warrior’ for women of color, dies at 60