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High school seniors of color are behind on completing financial aid forms, a worrying sign for college enrollment
Across Massachusetts, high schools that serve predominantly Black and Latino students have seen some of the steepest declines in the number of seniors submitting the Free Application for Federal Student Aid.

Baker traveling to Florida following a family death, to return Monday

Governor Charlie Baker is meeting his wife, Lauren, in Florida to “attend to family affairs,” the governor's office said Thursday night.

IG report finds State Police overtime reform flawed

A highly touted reform aimed at uncovering overtime abuse within the ranks of the Massachusetts State Police in the wake of a widespread scandal is flawed and should be revised, a new report from the state inspector general’s office has found.
State Police launch body camera program with Troop F at Logan Airport

Gary Washburn | Celtics 132, Raptors 125
Brad Stevens challenged the Celtics after the debacle at Atlanta, and they have responded
The Celtics have won four straight since that ugly loss to the Hawks and head to the All-Star break feeling a bit better.

Celtics win fourth straight in tussle over Raptors and other observations

Johnson halts action on stimulus bill with a demand to read it aloud

With President Biden’s nearly $2 trillion stimulus bill moving toward passage, Senator Ron Johnson brought proceedings to a halt Thursday by demanding that Senate clerks recite the 628-page plan word by word, delaying action to register his objections.
Senate votes to open debate on Biden’s $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill

Judge dismisses lawsuit over slave portraits at Harvard

A Massachusetts state judge has dismissed a lawsuit from a Connecticut woman who said Harvard University illegally owned photos of her enslaved ancestors and refused to turn them over.

State, city embark on a million-dollar study to improve Morrissey Boulevard corridor

The hope is to use the study’s findings to determine and coordinate the mitigation efforts requested of developers as they propose new projects along the corridor.

Former Malcolm X home in Roxbury added to National Register of Historic Places

The home at 72 Dale St. where young Malcolm Little went to live with his older sister, Elsa Little-Collins, was added to the National Register last month, according to the National Park Service.
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KEVIN CULLEN
Simon’s Furniture in Franklin is being inundated with complaints from someone else’s customers
The calls started last year, from customers complaining about defective furniture they bought online. The Simons explained to the callers that it wasn’t their product, but the calls and e-mails kept coming.

Veterans Affairs administration ignored complaints of harassment and bullying, federal watchdog says
Henry Kerner, the head of the US Office of Special Counsel, said the Veterans Affairs administration showed “a willingness to resolve issues in favor of the agency, despite significant evidence to the contrary.”

Opinion

Alex Beam

Driving across the United States of COVID

It was an odd time to travel, and the pandemic made many decisions for us.
EDITORIAL

Winter is almost over. Almost.
IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

Biden promises diplomacy but offers more militarism
Flavia C. Peréa

Dear Mayor Joe Curtatone, what happened to my son embodies the school-to-prison pipeline
IDEAS | VIVIANE CALLIER

A new color, out of the blue

Barros makes it official, joins Boston mayor’s race
John Barros, the city’s chief of economic development for the past seven years, officially launched his campaign for mayor, saying he has the experience and skill set to help Boston reopen after the pandemic.

Red Sox
Jackie Bradley Jr. will be able to stretch his legs with the Milwaukee Brewers
Bradley joins an already stacked outfield in Milwaukee that includes former Gold Glovers Lorenzo Cain and Christian Yelich.

Walter Gretzky, father of NHL star Wayne Gretzky, dies at 82
Wayne Gretzky said in a statement Thursday night that his father battled Parkinson’s disease and other health issues the past few years.

A new Somerville High School opens to a limited number of students
After nearly a decade of planning and three years of construction, a new $257 million Somerville High School opened to its first wave of students Thursday as part of the school district’s COVID-19 reopening plan.

Construction worker killed in Cambridge Wednesday is identified
Christopher Stuck, 56, of South Windsor, Conn., was apparently removing metal railings from a fourth-floor stairway inside a city-owned parking garage when the stairway collapsed, officials said in a statement Thursday.

Home of the Week: An architect’s reimagined ranch in Reading
A unique exterior makes this 55-year-old ranch as warm on the outside as it is on the inside. Search the latest listings to buy or rent at realestate.boston.com.

Yale banners and signs pop up near Harvard Square for George Clooney film ‘The Tender Bar’
There’s no mischief behind the signs that arrived just outside Harvard Square this week, and students from the New Haven, Conn., school are not to blame.

Reports: NY officials altered count of nursing home deaths
Top aides to Governor Andrew Cuomo altered a state Health Department report to obscure the true number of people killed by COVID-19 in the state’s nursing homes, The Wall Street Journal and The New York Times reported late Thursday.

Recommended reads

Aly Raisman is calling for an independent investigation into USA Gymnastics sex abuse scandal

Following the death of gymnastics coach John Geddert, Olympic gymnast Aly Raisman is calling for an independent investigation into USA Gymnastics.

COMMENTARY
A library encounter with Seuss’s ‘If I Ran the Zoo’
I remember what I read and saw in the now discontinued book, and what I did — and wished I'd done then.

JENÉE OSTERHELDT
There is no anti-racist movement without fighting anti-Asian discrimination
While there has been a pandemic-driven wave of hatred directed toward Asian Americans, anti-Asian attitudes have always existed in this country. Fighting those stereotypes and that hate is an integral part of saving future generations from racial trauma of all kinds.

metro

RI POLITICS
Dan McKee’s ascension is a game changer for Rhode Island’s 2022 governor’s race
As lieutenant governor, he had been lagging behind Democratic rivals in fund-raising and visibility. As the incumbent governor, things may be different.

Walter Gretzky, father of NHL star Wayne Gretzky, dies at 82

A new Somerville High School opens to a limited number of students

Sports

Gary Washburn | Celtics 132, Raptors 125
Brad Stevens challenged the Celtics after the debacle at Atlanta, and they have responded
The Celtics have won four straight since that ugly loss to the Hawks and head to the All-Star break feeling a bit better.

LSU investigated football coach Les Miles for sexual harassment
Celtics 132, Raptors 125

Celtics win fourth straight in tussle over Raptors and other observations

business

Once touted as the potential site of an Olympic stadium, Widett Circle could be home to a massive Amazon distribution center
The new owners of Widett — just south of downtown between South Boston and the Southeast Expressway ― are in serious talks with the e-commerce giant about building a shipping hub on the roughly 20-acre site, according to several people familiar with the discussions.

Mass General Brigham names CFO, treasurer

State, city embark on a million-dollar study to improve Morrissey Boulevard corridor

politics

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s virus relief bill
Senate Democrats came out with their version of the $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief bill. A look at some of the major changes in the bill now being considered by the Senate versus what passed the House last week.

A midlevel member of the Trump State Dept. has been arrested on charges related to the Capitol attack

Capitol Police chief appeals for National Guard to stay

lifestyle

FOOD
Rutchada Thai Cuisine was ‘meant to be’
A late-night decision to open a restaurant leads to a menu of classics in Roslindale.

THE VIP LOUNGE

Drew Bledsoe loves the beach but would also happily tackle a visit to Siberia
TABLES

A tavern comes to Brookline; a beer hall opens in Belmont; and Del’s Lemonade plans a Massachusetts flagship

arts

MATTHEW GILBERT
Turning on the TV doesn’t mean turning off your brain
To the Globe commenter who exclaims "go read a book": It's time to turn the page.

HOMEFRONT

HomeFront: Eddie Murphy is back, Dr. Seuss is complicated, plus a world of wonder at Peabody Essex
TELEVISION

Next up on the series revival list: ‘Party Down’

rhode island

RI POLITICS
Dan McKee’s ascension is a game changer for Rhode Island’s 2022 governor’s race
As lieutenant governor, he had been lagging behind Democratic rivals in fund-raising and visibility. As the incumbent governor, things may be different.

RI BUSINESS

South County Health president voices concerns over Lifespan-Care New England merger
RI BUSINESS

R.I. restaurants to allow up to 66 percent capacity starting Friday

Newton

Special Projects

PROJECT TAKEOUT | DEVRA FIRST

Project takeout: Get takeout. Save restaurants you love.

Ordering dinner will help small local businesses survive the pandemic. But that’s just the start.
See the full project

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

See more from our business series ‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

More

Jeneé Osterheldt
A Beautiful Resistance
Black joy, Black lives, as celebrated by culture columnist Jeneé Osterheldt.

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.

Globe Spotlight Investigation
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.

Comfort Zone

WORKING ON IT

Are you doing too much? Let the Dutch introduce you to the art of ‘niksen’

Nothing is good. These books about "niksen" – the art of doing nothing – help you get there.
PUNK

A JP resident and her punk rock aerobics star in Green Day’s new music video

The band's "Here Comes the Shock" is set to Hilken Mancini's homemade video of moves like the "Iggy punch" and "whack jacks."
COMFORT ZONE

Boston poet laureate Porsha Olayiwola is at HOME on the open mic

The theme interested the Chicago transplant long before the pandemic.
COMFORT ZONE

GBH’s ‘Masterpiece’ reflects on 50 Years with a new podcast

The three-part series is "a superhero origin story," according to host Jace Lacob.
ART

‘Against all odds,’ Peabody Essex show leads to discovery of second Jacob Lawrence painting

The piece was hanging all these years in a nurse's apartment on the Upper West Side.
COMFORT ZONE

Passim’s Matt Smith brings his love of local music to the airwaves

The new host of WMVY's "Local Music Café" is excited to showcase New England artists.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

Who owns your HBO password?
Kimberly Atkins

History will clearly see this existential moment for voting rights. Lawmakers must see it now
Joan Vennochi

Andrew Cuomo has a problem. But why are Democrats pushed to resign?
IDEAS | HEETEN KANTI KALAN

I am not ‘nonwhite’
EDITORIAL

How to get away with murder
IDEAS | Rachel Rebouché and Mary Ziegler

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

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
Pandemic Parenting

4 ways families can find silver linings from this terrible pandemic year
Pandemic Parenting

We can care about education and be OK writing this year off
Pandemic Parenting

What should kids expect at summer camps this year?
Cooking

Recipes: Thai stir-fried glass noodles plus soup and dessert

sports

Jackie Bradley Jr. will be able to stretch his legs with the Milwaukee Brewers

Jayson Tatum picked to join Team Durant, Jaylen Brown part of Team LeBron at NBA All-Star Game

Tajon Buchanan made seamless transition from the wing to the back line

metro

Baker traveling to Florida following a family death, to return Monday

Simon’s Furniture in Franklin is being inundated with complaints from someone else’s customers

State Police launch body camera program with Troop F at Logan Airport

Nation

Highlights: What’s changed in the Senate’s virus relief bill

A midlevel member of the Trump State Dept. has been arrested on charges related to the Capitol attack

Capitol Police chief appeals for National Guard to stay

World

Pope arrives in Iraq to rally Christians despite pandemic

Some scientists question WHO inquiry into the coronavirus pandemic’s origins

Biden administration says it will shorten detention of migrant families

politics

Johnson halts action on stimulus bill with a demand to read it aloud

Senate energy panel backs Haaland for interior secretary

Police request 60-day extension of Guard at US Capitol

business

Texas watchdog says power grid operator made $16b error

Unemployment claims climb again as storms hamper a slow recovery

US suspends tariffs on UK goods in Airbus-Boeing dispute

lifestyle

Five years in, it’s terrible

7-year-old Alabama girl helps to fund her own brain surgery at Boston Children’s Hospital

With the Cantab all but gone, Boston Poetry Slam rewrites its way to the future

marijuana

Mass. marijuana has to be ultra-sterile. Just one problem: It’s a plant

Marijuana company sues Boston zoning board over rejection

New Jersey governor signs laws to set up marijuana market

opinion

Biden promises diplomacy but offers more militarism

Driving across the United States of COVID

A new color, out of the blue

food & dining

Rutchada Thai Cuisine was ‘meant to be’

A tavern comes to Brookline; a beer hall opens in Belmont; and Del’s Lemonade plans a Massachusetts flagship

At The Federal, a miracle to go: perfectly cooked steak

travel

Drew Bledsoe loves the beach but would also happily tackle a visit to Siberia

Advice for planning that family reunion you just can’t wait to have

My eyes have been opened to the very real threat of avalanches, even in New England

Books

Human nature and ‘Beloved Beasts’

Anne Lamott ponders life’s third act in ‘Dusk, Night, Dawn’

Ijeoma Oluo on laughing and crying while reading

Movies

Eddie Murphy is back, and back up to speed, in ‘Coming 2 America’

Yale banners and signs pop up near Harvard Square for George Clooney film ‘The Tender Bar’

Raise high the roof beam, Joanna

Television

Turning on the TV doesn’t mean turning off your brain

Next up on the series revival list: ‘Party Down’

For a housebound nation, foreign-language TV shows offer escape and connection

music

For NEC students, it’s been a year of improvising

With another album in the works, singer Lizzy McAlpine has left Berklee behind

Passim’s Matt Smith brings his love of local music to the airwaves

Theater/Dance

Boston Ballet celebrates Jorma Elo in a rich program of new work and past highlights

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

globe local

A lost year, chronicled through art

Should the federal minimum wage be increased to $15?

Beverly Beckham: The love he gave keeps his grieving family going

Obituaries

Walter Gretzky, father of NHL star Wayne Gretzky, dies at 82

Bunny Wailer, reggae luminary and last Wailers member, dies

Vernon Jordan, former Clinton adviser, has died