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Colorado shooting suspect held without bail after first court appearance

Ahmad Al Aliwi Alissa, the suspected gunman in this week’s mass shooting in Boulder, Colo., will be held without bail, judge Thomas Mulvahill ruled Thursday.

High school student in Quincy targeted with ‘pro-rape speech’ online

The Quincy Public Schools is launching a sexual assault awareness campaign at both high schools after a student was allegedly targeted with “pro-rape speech” online, and the perpetrators will face discipline, Superintendent Kevin W. Mulvey said in a statement.

URI says it does not support professor’s statements that ‘espouse anti-transgender perspectives’

Gender and Women’s Studies Professor Donna Hughes calls the university’s criticism “an egregious affront to my free speech and academic freedom rights.”

Evan Fournier is averaging 19.7 points per game this season.
Live updates: Celtics close to finalizing trade for Magic guard Evan Fournier using Hayward trade exception
The NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m. We're tracking the latest developments across the league.

Mass. coronavirus at a glance |
Vaccinations
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Eastern Salt Co. would revive the North Jetty, at the far end of the marine industrial park peninsula in Boston. (Globe file photo)
Long dormant strip of Boston’s working waterfront finally gets a new use
Massport deal with road-salt supplier include multi-million plan to rebuild the deep water berth at North Jetty

At Lombardo's, a wedding venue in Randolph, the grand staircase now leads to two courtrooms.
Pandemic jury trials go from the courtroom to a ballroom
With many courthouses lacking adequate space or ventilation to meet coronavirus guidelines, court officials are scrambling to find locations where trials can be held safely.

Gloria Steinem in her New York apartment
For her 87th birthday, Gloria Steinem opens her apartment to visitors, online
The virtual tour lets you see where the feminist icon has lived since 1966.

Kim Janey.
Janey talks schools, mayoral election with Al Roker on ‘TODAY’ show
Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey appeared on national television on Thursday, just a day after she was formally sworn in as the first Black person and first woman to lead the city.

Justin Herron was honored as a Good Samaritan this week by the Tempe police.
Patriots’ Justin Herron intervenes to stop sexual assault in Arizona park
Herron and a Phoenix resident broke up an attack on a 71-year-old woman and detained the suspect.

Baseball 2021 | Dan Shaughnessy
Red Sox manager Alex Cora is a symbol of the good old days, and his players love him.
Red Sox will be better this year, but irrelevance awaits if they don’t start quickly
The Red Sox will hit — they always do — and though the rotation is better than last year’s, it is still shaky and thin.

Who will win it all in 2021? Here are the Globe staff predictions for the new baseball season

The Cambridge research center early Thursday announced the creation of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center, named for the former Google chief executive and his wife, who are major funders of the effort.
Broad Institute launches $300m initiative to fight diseases with artificial intelligence
The Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard announced the creation of the Eric and Wendy Schmidt Center, a new initiative that applies advanced computer science to some of the hardest problems in medicine.

An artist's rendering of the refurbished Huntington Theatre, which is scheduled to reopen in the fall of 2022.
Huntington set to raise the curtain on its $55 million theater renovation project
Starting the project now will enable the playhouse to reopen in the fall of 2022, if all goes according to plan.

Opinion

People with gray hair are doing it right, the author says: "Throw away every last one of your disguises."
IDEAS | ANNE BERNAYS

I’m old, and I know things

The view from age 90: There’s liberation in a “what have I got to lose?” attitude.
New research indicates that when cold viruses are circulating widely, COVID-19 case counts could be lower than would otherwise be expected.
IDEAS | VERONIQUE GREENWOOD

The common cold could inhibit COVID-19 — and what else?
Mayoral candidate and City Councilor Andrea Campbell attended a rally against a rent increases at Grant Manor in Boston on March 13.
Joan Vennochi

A new day in Boston, and a new fight against racism
JEFF JACOBY

Does the GOP have a problem with the vaccine?
A protester joins a demonstration in Istanbul on March 22 against Turkey's withdrawal from Istanbul Convention, an international accord designed to protect women from violence.
EDITORIAL

Women vs. violence: The work is far from over

Recommended reads

Acting Mayor Kim Janey was sworn in on a family Bible held by her 6-year granddaughter Rosie while Chief Justice Kimberly Budd administered the oath at Boston City Hall on Wednesday. Budd is the first Black woman to serve as the chief justice of the state's Supreme Judicial Court. Janey is the first Black Bostonian and the first woman to serve as the city's mayor.
See photos of Kim Janey’s historic swearing-in ceremony
During the event, Kim Janey basked in the pride of her loved ones while promising to bring an urgency to her new job. As acting mayor she’ll face a number of challenges, some that existed long before the COVID-19 pandemic and some that have cropped up in the past year.

Once again, thousands of children have come to the border. So much for a new day on immigration

President Biden is facing an early test of his vision for a radically different and more humane approach to immigration. But not even 100 days into his presidency, his administration appears to have lost the thread.

COVID-19 vaccine may not provide full protection for transplant patients

A recent study of transplant recipients, who take drugs to suppress their immune system, found that most failed to produce antibodies against COVID-19 after a first dose of the vaccine. A second dose, or simply more time following vaccination, may trigger antibody production, but many questions about transplant recipients' reactions to vaccines remain unanswered.

Two Mass. beach towns beat out most East Coast waterfronts on a new Conde Nast list

Can you guess which ones?

‘I’m not ready for prime time’: Appearance anxiety is mounting as we emerge from our bubbles

Teeth are being whitened. Personal trainers are being retained. Wrinkles are being Botoxed. With the vaccine rollout accelerating, many people feel the race is on to prepare themselves for social life.

metro

The Thursday morning ink spill in Auburn.

Ink spill in Auburn leaks into town waterway

A Thursday morning ink spill in Auburn entered the town’s waterways, fire officials said.

Governor Baker will direct $100 million to hard-hit communities

Baker says federal vaccine supply increasing next week

Sports

Evan Fournier is averaging 19.7 points per game this season.

Live updates: Celtics close to finalizing trade for Magic guard Evan Fournier using Hayward trade exception

The NBA trade deadline is Thursday at 3 p.m. We're tracking the latest developments across the league.
chad finn

One of Bill Belichick’s strengths is admitting draft mistakes and cutting his losses
Baseball 2021

Who will win it all in 2021? Here are the Globe staff predictions for the new baseball season

business

Eastern Salt Co. would revive the North Jetty, at the far end of the marine industrial park peninsula in Boston. (Globe file photo)

Long dormant strip of Boston’s working waterfront finally gets a new use

Slaoui resigns from key job at Cambridge drug firm following GSK sexual harassment allegations

US jobless claims drop to 684,000, fewest since pandemic erupted a year ago

politics

President Joe Biden.

Biden to hold first news conference amid growing challenges

Once again, thousands of children have come to the border. So much for a new day on immigration

Biden taps Harris to lead response to border challenges

Living Arts

Board chair Ellyn Moller cleaned some vitrines at Milton Art Museum's new location in Brockton.
ART

With a ‘bit of kismet,’ Milton Art Museum comes back to life in Brockton

It’s all about nature at these four family-friendly New England resorts

Species threatened, corporations ascendant, death discussed

education

Kim Janey.

Janey talks schools, mayoral election with Al Roker on ‘TODAY’ show

State lets Boston and Worcester schools delay return to full-time classroom instruction

Watch live: Acting Boston mayor Kim Janey is sworn in

rhode island

Rhode Island Democratic Gov. Dan McKee, front, speaks to an audience during his inaugural address during a ceremonial inauguration ceremony, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in front of the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I.
RHODE MAP

What tips the scales for (or against) each of the 5 finalists for Lieutenant Governor in R.I.
RI NEWSMAKERS

Helping the helpless: Brown University’s Dr. Ruhul Abid brings health care to Rohingya refugees
RI POLITICS

Will livestreaming of public meetings continue after the pandemic?

Newton

video

Comfort Zone

COMFORT ZONE
Lily King's latest novel is "Writers & Lovers"
Lily King’s ‘Writers & Lovers’ will be adapted for film and directed by Toni Collette
The Mass.-native's best-selling novel, about an aspiring writer, is set in Boston

ART AUCTION
Before the auction begins, visitors will be able to attend free preview parties.
MassArt’s annual auction, virtual this year, supports student scholarships
Holding live and silent auctions virtually means no space constraints and the potential for much wider reach.

Gloria Steinem in her New York apartment
For her 87th birthday, Gloria Steinem opens her apartment to visitors, online
The virtual tour lets you see where the feminist icon has lived since 1966.

ARTS
Julie Weitz’s “Golem v. Golem” photo installation graces the façade of Beacon Hill's Vilna Shul Jewish center.
In Beacon Hill, the Golem rises as ‘a protector of all people’ for Passover
Julie Weitz’s “Golem v. Golem” photo installation graces the façade of Beacon Hill's Vilna Shul Jewish center.

The documentary follows the work of break dancer, skateboarder, and artist Bill Shannon over two decades.
‘Crutch’ star went straight from walking to moonwalking
The documentary follows the work of break dancer, skateboarder, and artist Bill Shannon over two decades.

Special Projects

The Globe launches Project Takeout, an effort to help restaurants make it to the other side of this pandemic.
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

A man repacked the food he got from a food pantry on Broadway in Chelsea. Chelsea has been one of the places in Greater Boston hardest hit by the pandemic.

In tackling the pandemic, Chelsea finds new strength
A mural on the side of the Mayor Bill Carpenter Garage in Brockton.

Brockton offers a gateway to a new generation
Evening light sets upon stores and restaurants on Hancock Street in Quincy Center.

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

A 15-year-old participating in Moderna’s teen COVID-19 vaccine trial receives a shot in Houston on Feb. 5.
Zoe Campbell

Why I’m participating in Moderna’s teen COVID-19 vaccine trial
Pre-K teacher Kristen Hovey reads to students at the Children's Village at the Mill in Lowell.
IDEAS | KELLY HORAN

Good listening boosts kids’ literacy? We’re all ears.

A Soviet poster from 1918 that urged women to work on cooperative farms.
IDEAS | Marcel Fafchamps

Was the Soviet Union an idea ahead of its time?
Boston City Council President Kim Janey will soon become Boston's acting mayor.
Kim Janey

Hello, Boston — it’s a new day for the city
Boston mayor Marty Walsh in 2017.
Martin J. Walsh

Goodbye and thank you, Boston
IDEAS | LINDA RODRIGUEZ MCROBBIE

Just what is the BettyLab cooking up for girls?

STAT

Road ahead illo
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.

Ahoskie Mayor Weyling White, left, and Hertford County Magistrate Deborah Morrison, right, pose for a portrait on railroad tracks that divide the predominantly White and predominantly Black parts of town in Ahoskie, N.C., Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020. (Photo © Landon Bost 2020)
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.

NEW YORK, NEW YORK - FEBRUARY 12: People walk through the snow and sleet in Manhattan on February 12, 2019 in New York City. New York City, in a winter that has been light on snow this season, is expected to receive two inches of snow before the storm moves later this evening. (Photo by Spencer Platt/Getty Images)
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.

Boston, MA -- 06/04/2020 -- Yoldana Desir displays a photograph of her late sister, Marie Deus, who died of Covid-19, after contracting it as a food service worker at Brigham and Women's Hospital, in Boston, Massachusetts. (Kayana Szymczak for STAT)
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
An illustration of William Shakespeare peeking through writing quills.
On the cover

How a college dropout in New Hampshire found a Shakespeare secret all the PhDs missed
Stacey Kokaram, the clinic manager for a vaccination site at the Reggie Lewis center, checks on the booths where the shots are given.
Globe Magazine

Inside the effort to build trust in COVID vaccines
Jennifer and Manuel on their Zoom blind date.
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I told him to ignore any weird snoring cause my dog was sleeping’
Saxophonist Tim Hall gives a free online performance on Sunday.
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, March 22-28

sports

Duxbury High School football's practice sleds sit idle next to the football field, after football games were cancelled and the school fired the football coach, Dave Maimaron.

What we know about Duxbury firing its football coach after players used Holocaust-related terms

NBA trade deadline: Three big reasons Danny Ainge needs to make a move for the Celtics ASAP

Red Sox will be better this year, but irrelevance awaits if they don’t start quickly

metro

Rhode Island Democratic Gov. Dan McKee, front, speaks to an audience during his inaugural address during a ceremonial inauguration ceremony, Sunday, March 7, 2021, in front of the Statehouse, in Providence, R.I.

What tips the scales for (or against) each of the 5 finalists for Lieutenant Governor in R.I.

Orange Line shuttle service extended for another week after derailment; regular service to resume April 11

Janey talks schools, mayoral election with Al Roker on ‘TODAY’ show

Nation

A makeshift fence stands around the parking lot outside a King Soopers grocery store where a mass shooting took place in Boulder, Colo., on Monday.

Colorado shooting suspect held without bail after first court appearance

Man arrested inside Atlanta grocery store with five guns, body armor

COVID-19 vaccine may not provide full protection for transplant patients

World

At least 150 vessels are waiting to use the Suez Canal after a skyscraper-sized cargo ship wedged across the vital waterway, according to canal service provider Leth Agencies.

Owner of ship stuck in Egypt’s Suez Canal offers apology

South Korea says North Korea fires 2 missiles into sea

After 4th vote in 2 years, Israelis wonder: When will the political morass end?

politics

A 7-year-old girl from Honduras, left, walked with Fernanda Solis, 25, center, also of Honduras as they approached a U.S. Customs and Border Protection processing center to turn themselves in while seeking asylum moments after crossing the U.S.-Mexico border on March 21 in Mission, Texas.

The situation on the southern border is Biden’s first political crisis as president ― whether he wants to admit it or not

Democrats vow vote on gun bills; Biden says ‘we have to act’

Cruz accuses Democrats of playing ‘political theater’ for proposing gun safety measures ‘every time there’s a shooting’

business

Moncef Slaoui, the former head of Operation Warp Speed.

GSK fires former US vaccine chief Slaoui from biotech board over sexual harassment allegations

Broad Institute launches $300m initiative to fight diseases with artificial intelligence

‘People shouldn’t be afraid of the word white privilege’: New labor secretary talks inequality, racism, and union power in first interview

lifestyle

Gloria Steinem in her New York apartment

For her 87th birthday, Gloria Steinem opens her apartment to visitors, online

Arriving this summer in the Seaport: an Omni hotel with an outdoor pool deck, a posh sports bar, and loft-like rooms

Two Mass. beach towns beat out most East Coast waterfronts on a new Conde Nast list

marijuana

Five White House staffers have been fired because of their past use of drugs, including marijuana.

Five will exit White House over past use of marijuana

Marijuana-infused ice cream is coming to a dispensary near you, just in time for summer

A green wave? Mexico’s marijuana market may be middling

opinion

New research indicates that when cold viruses are circulating widely, COVID-19 case counts could be lower than would otherwise be expected.

The common cold could inhibit COVID-19 — and what else?

Women vs. violence: The work is far from over

I’m old, and I know things

food & dining

Asia Mei, owner of Moonshine 152 in South Boston.

Boston has a long tradition of Asian women chefs and restaurateurs. Here are eight standout businesses to support

Recipe: A juicy braised chicken with crispy skin is a festive Seder dish or a mid-week Passover dinner

From Bundt to bunnies

travel

Aerial view of the Appalachian Mountain Club Highland Center Lodge in Crawford Notch, N.H.

It’s all about nature at these four family-friendly New England resorts

Excerpt from Mia Bay’s ‘Traveling Black: A Story of Race and Resistance’

Arriving this summer in the Seaport: an Omni hotel with an outdoor pool deck, a posh sports bar, and loft-like rooms

Books

Lily King's latest novel is "Writers & Lovers"

Lily King’s ‘Writers & Lovers’ will be adapted for film and directed by Toni Collette

From Bowie to Beyoncé, Berklee authors look at musicians as models of innovation

Recalling a medium’s first ladies in ‘When Women Invented Television’

Movies

Sir David Attenborough in London's Richmond Park.

Species threatened, corporations ascendant, death discussed

George Segal: a point man for his times

‘The Human Voice’: an Almodóvar marvel, short on length, long on everything else

Television

Although Alan Arkin, left, will not return for the final season of "The Kominsky Method," Michael Douglas will have several familiar faces around him.

Arkin’s gone, but ‘Kominsky Method’ still has a lot going for it

Wit and heart are well represented in ‘Call My Agent!’

With vast streaming libraries, what’s old is new again

music

Elton John after performing "(I'm Gonna) Love Me Again," at the 2020 Oscars. John is celebrating his 74th birthday on Thursday — and he's sending fans a very rare present. Six deep cuts have been made available on streaming and digital formats for the first time.

It’s Elton John’s birthday, and he’s got rare music for fans

Sudbury singer-songwriter Lauren Weintraub on her Nashville dreams and the ‘random thing’ that got everyone’s attention

Strike up the band! Live music will return to Tanglewood this summer

Theater/Dance

Mary McCullough is the new playwright-in-residence at Hibernian Hall in Roxbury.

Playwright Mary McCullough is thinking ahead at Hibernian Hall

‘Dr. Katz’ returns for some comedic therapy on Zoom

‘Crutch’ star went straight from walking to moonwalking

globe local

Should Massachusetts school districts eliminate February vacation?

Spring rains jumpstart breeding season for spotted salamanders

Police are called when customers misbehave

Obituaries

Mr. Segal was nominated for an Oscar for "Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?''

George Segal, durable veteran of drama and TV comedy, dies at 87

Charley Hill, art detective who found ‘The Scream’ and studied the Gardner heist, dies at 73

George Bass, archaeologist of the ocean floor, dies at 88