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Clarety Kaseke, research technician at the Ragon Institute, worked on a COVID-19 vaccine-related project in 2020. The effort was funded by the Massachusetts Consortium on Pathogen Readiness, including money from China Evergrande Group.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team Follow-up

Evergrande reneges on multimillion-dollar pledge to Harvard-led COVID project, another stumble in its ties to school

The company, which is now officially in default, has been in crisis, laboring to pay creditors as it grapples with more than $300 billion in liabilities.

Bills 47, Patriots 17

Chad Finn | Unconventional Review

The Patriots’ demoralizing playoff loss — one of their worst ever — left plenty to question, and plenty to fix

The Patriots fell behind early, again. They struggled to stop the run, again. They committed undisciplined penalties, again.

Bill Belichick praised the Patriots’ effort in 2021, and is already focused on turning the page to next season

Christopher L. Gasper

As for Bill Belichick’s competitive advantage, Bills shattered that myth

Dan Shaughnessy

In an embarrassing performance, Bill Belichick and the Patriots get it rubbed in their faces by the Bills

TAMPA, FLORIDA - JANUARY 16: Tom Brady #12 of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers celebrates after defeating the Philadelphia Eagles in the NFC Wild Card Playoff game at Raymond James Stadium on January 16, 2022 in Tampa, Florida. (Photo by Douglas P. DeFelice/Getty Images)

NFC PLAYOFFS | BUCCANEERS 31, EAGLES 15

Tom Brady throws pair of touchdown passes, Buccaneers cruise past Eagles

The Tampa Bay quarterback completed 29 of 37 passes for 271 yards, including a score to Rob Gronkowski, and extended his NFL playoff record for TD passes to 85.

Old North Church, an icon of the past, adds racial justice to its 21st-century mission

Old North Church has struggled with Boston’s other Revolutionary War sites to weather the pandemic. But the long, stubborn crisis also has meant a fresh start, and a chance to reexamine the mission and message of the iconic church, its leaders said.

Billions of dollars remain in federal COVID aid, but Omicron spurs calls for more help from Washington

Restaurants are leading the charge for more help as business has plummeted with the Omicron surge, calling for Congress to replenish the American Rescue Plan’s Restaurant Revitalization Fund.

Another COVID surge, another desolate winter in downtown Boston

Omicron strains marijuana industry supply chain

Snow, rain, and strong winds are expected in storm Monday

Western Massachusetts may see up to eight inches. The Boston area will get light snow before switching to rain, and winds that may gust up to 70 mph.

The US surgeon general warns that Omicron has not yet peaked

Dr. Vivek Murthy, the US surgeon general, on Sunday warned that the Omicron surge of coronavirus cases had not yet peaked nationally, saying that the next few weeks would be very difficult in many parts of the country as hospitalizations and deaths rise.

THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS

Some colleges loosen rules for a virus that won’t go away

FBI identifies man who took hostages at Texas synagogue

The FBI’s hostage rescue team freed four hostages from a Texas synagogue Saturday night after a harrowing day of threats, negotiations, and prayers. The suspect is dead, officials said, and his motives are still under investigation.

Dr. Willie was the Charles William Eliot professor of education, emeritus, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Charles Willie, an architect of Boston’s ‘controlled-choice’ school desegregation plan, dies at 94

Dr. Willie, whose grandparents were enslaved, became a leading voice for equality and fairness.

Massport's newest cranes are unloading and loading the largest cargo ship to visit Boston.

Boston port served by the largest-ever cargo ship to visit the city

The Ever Fortune is the first of the larger ships that the Massachusetts Port Authority is hoping to attract following an expansion of the Conley terminal and a harbor dredging project.

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu read through scripts before recording video messages for MLK day events that had to pivot from in person to online because of the rise in positive COVID cases on Jan 10.

For new Boston Mayor Michelle Wu, it’s trial by fire

Wu has already made Boston history as the first woman, person of color, millennial, and mother elected mayor. Now, with the fate of her early initiatives, she’ll show whether she can transform the city’s future.

Opinion

Laura Coates, author of "Just Pursuit: A Black Prosecutor's Fight for Fairness."

A former federal prosecutor interrogates the inequities of the criminal justice system

With her new book, Laura Coates processes the pain of “being a part of a system I wanted to reform.”

Research indicates you're substantially more likely to eat this kale salad if you're told it tastes good than if you're told it's healthy.

IDEAS | Ayelet Fishbach and Bradley Turnwald

Feeding two birds with one scone

Flags fly above Boston City Hall on Nov. 11, 2021. The city allows private groups to fly a flag on the pole on the right.

Rachel Laser and Brian Kaylor

Boston was right to refuse to fly Christian flag

Sunset over the Salar de Uyuni salt flats.

IDEAS | Boštjan Videmšek with photos by Matjaž Krivic

In search of Bolivia’s white gold

The Bunker Hill Monument in Charlestown.

In Charlestown, the seed for a new kind of school — in a city failing too many of its kids

More recent stories

After a rough first year, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky tries to correct course

A series of stumbles by the former star physician and scientist from Massachusetts General Hospital have underscored just how rough the transition from running a 70-person infectious disease department at Mass General to a sprawling, public-facing government agency has been.

Credit reporting agencies responded to fewer complaints during the pandemic

There's been a surge of complaints about errors in credits reports. But credit bureaus corrected mistakes in only about 2 percent of them, a report found.

Here are 10 ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Day in Boston

Celebrate the late civil rights leader with local volunteer opportunities, art exhibits, and community discussions.

Six duck hunters rescued by Coast Guard helicopter after being stranded in low tide on Cape Cod

All six people were rescued safely and no injuries were reported, USCG officials said.

In honor of National Quinoa Day, we’re demystifying whole grains

There are about 20 varieties of whole grains, but we’re focusing on the ones you’re most likely to cook and eat.

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In this Aug. 29, 1957, photo, Senator Strom Thurmond, then a Democrat from South Carolina, waved as he left the Senate chamber at the end of his 24-hour, 18-minute filibuster against the Civil Rights Act.

‘Jim Crow relic’: A short history of the filibuster

Dating to the 1800s, the filibuster has been used by lawmakers to both advance and thwart Black racial progress — but it is in the thwarting of that progress that it has been used with greatest frequency and success.

Analysis

Biden is ending his first year in office with arguably the worst week of his presidency

Next week, President Biden will celebrate his first year in office. But the past week was so bad for Biden on multiple fronts that it might be hard to claim victory on much.

Everything you need to know about masks: What kind to get, where to buy them, and how often you can reuse them

Shifting guidance and shady online retailers marketing masks that turn out to be counterfeit have left many scratching their heads.

In less vaccinated Western Mass., overwhelmed hospitals, but progress on vaccinations

As the highly contagious Omicron variant storms across the state, Hampden — home to Springfield, Chicopee, and Holyoke — remains the least vaccinated county in Massachusetts.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Sketch for Ed Emberley's "Drawing Book of Animals."

NEW ENGLAND LITERARY NEWS

A poet’s inviting new collection, drawing lessons, and speaking for the silenced

Denzel Washington and Frances McDormand in “The Tragedy of Macbeth."

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★★½

Denzel Washington is magnificent in Joel Coen’s ‘The Tragedy of Macbeth’

Alvin Ailey (pictured in the 1950s with Misaye Kawasaki, Larry Maldonado, and Lelia Goldoni of the Lester Horton Dance Group) in a scene from the documentary "Ailey."

Things to do around Boston this weekend and beyond

Mackenzie Davis as Kirsten in "Station Eleven," with the titular graphic novel.

MATTHEW GILBERT

In ‘Station Eleven,’ the arts outlast an apocalypse

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Dr. Elizabeth Nabel, then president of Brigham Health, brought a Boston delegation in April 2018 to celebrate the opening of the Boao Evergrande International Hospital in China, constructed in a new medical tourism hub.

Spotlight team report

How Brigham Health helped create a Chinese hospital for elites — and almost nobody came

In a deal worth millions with Chinese developer Evergrande, a Harvard teaching hospital risked its reputation on what would become a near-empty shell.

Hanson-11/20/2021- Hingham vs Natick in the MIAA Division1 title game.
The Natick girls soccer team celebrate their Division 1 MIAA win over Hingham at Whitman - Hanson High school. Photo by Debee Tlumacki for the Boston Globe (sports)

Meet the Globe’s Fall 2021 All-Scholastics

The Globe salutes the region's best high school athletes and coaches in the seven fall sports.

Jeneé Osterheldt

A Beautiful Resistance

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

‘On the Street’: The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods

The changing face of Greater Boston neighborhoods.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Senator Ed Markey, seen here at press conference outside the US Capitol on Oct. 7, has suggested that Joe Manchin, President Biden, Chuck Schumer, and Nancy Pelosi sit in a room and determine what they can agree upon in regard to Build Back Better.

Democrats need to get real on Build Back Better

Medical workers put new PPE on for each visit to a COVID-19 patients room in the COVID-19 ward at the US Department of Veterans Affairs Boston Healthcare system campus and medical center in West Roxbury on Tuesday.

Workers who braved darkest days of COVID-19 deserve extra pay

A Boston University staff member helps arrange returned COVID test swabs from students, staff, and others at the university's COVID testing collection kiosk on the campus on Aug. 26, 2021.

Haley Sullivan and Leah Pierson

With students remote, universities should put COVID-19 testing capacity to good use

At the Eliot K-8 Innovation School in Boston, 5-year-old Aria Marci gets support from school principal Traci Griffith as she prepares to receive her second dose of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine on Dec. 15, 2021.

BPS needs a democratic vision for the future of open-enrollment schools

Governor Baker loves to dwell on numbers that make his case that Massachusetts is doing better than most everyone else. But it takes more than numbers to make people feel better.

Governor Baker, we have a COVID-19 data problem

Kareem Farah, who founded the Modern Classrooms Project, in his classroom in Washington, D.C., in 2017.

IDEAS | THOMAS ARNETT

A better way to do online learning

Metro

Boston port served by the largest-ever cargo ship to visit the city

The Ever Fortune is the first of the larger ships that the Massachusetts Port Authority is hoping to attract following an expansion of the Conley terminal and a harbor dredging project.

Coronavirus Live Updates

Some colleges loosen rules for a virus that won’t go away

The latest news and guidance on the state of the COVID-19 pandemic in New England and beyond.

Charles Willie, an architect of Boston’s ‘controlled-choice’ school desegregation plan, dies at 94

Dr. Willie, whose grandparents were enslaved, became a leading voice for equality and fairness.

Boston Globe Spotlight Team Follow-up

Evergrande reneges on multimillion-dollar pledge to Harvard-led COVID project, another stumble in its ties to school

The company, which is now officially in default, has been in crisis, laboring to pay creditors as it grapples with more than $300 billion in liabilities.

Sports

J.C. Jackson stepped up as New England’s No. 1 cornerback following the trade of Stephon Gilmore, intercepting eight passes and earning his first Pro Bowl nod.

Who’s in, who’s out: Running through the Patriots’ free agents

Fourteen Patriots are set to hit unrestricted free agency this offseason, free to negotiate with any team, with another three restricted free agents on which Bill Belichick will have either matching rights or draft compensation.

Fans look out over the Red Rink of Canton Ice House during warmups between Catholic Memorial and Xaverian, the first of three games in Sunday's Catholic Conference Showcase.

CATHOLIC CONFERENCE SHOWCASE

Catholic Conference hockey teams come together to showcase some of state’s best talent

The first-time event at Canton Ice House featured games involving all six of the league's schools in one venue, and the opportunity for players to be seen by potential future coaches.

Bengals receiver Tyler Boyd catches a controversial touchdown in Saturday's win over the Raiders.

NFL will consider changes to instant replay but sky judge appears to not be on the table

Controversy arose Saturday when an inadvertent whistle was blown during a play that resulted in a Bengals touchdown in their win over the Raiders.

HIGH SCHOOL SKIING NOTEBOOK

Concord-Carlisle ski team managing to thrive on slopes with unique, inclusive culture

NFC PLAYOFFS | BUCCANEERS 31, EAGLES 15

Tom Brady throws pair of touchdown passes, Buccaneers cruise past Eagles

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

For Bruins’ Jake DeBrusk, best trade resides within himself and finding a willingness to fight for the puck

Business

Sheriff Tompkins still ‘ready to assist’ on Mass. and Cass

He outfitted an entire floor of his South Bay campus for what he calls dorm-style living with flat-TV screens and beds to accommodate 100 people. But so far, no one has come.

Credit reporting agencies responded to fewer complaints during the pandemic

There's been a surge of complaints about errors in credits reports. But credit bureaus corrected mistakes in only about 2 percent of them, a report found.

Ukraine says Russia behind cyberattack in ‘hybrid war’ move

At many churches, pandemic hits collection plates, budgets

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‘Health equity tourists’: How white scholars are colonizing research on health disparities

A STAT investigation shows that researchers with little or no background or training in health equity research are rushing in to scoop up grants and publish papers.

Winter is coming, again: What to expect from Covid-19 as the season looms

STAT spoke with infectious disease experts and others about what to expect from Covid-19 as the seasons change.

DISTANCED: Pandemic stories of Black life in the rural South

Photographer Bethany Mollenkof spent six months documenting the impact of Covid-19 on residents of rural Black communities in the South.

Groundbreaking arm amputation surgery makes a ‘phantom’ hand seem real

The procedure aims to restore proprioception, the ability to sense where our limbs are in space and how fast and forcefully they’re moving.

magazine

I'm a woman of color often overlooked at work - until people realize I outrank them

The unexpected guest, “Mr. Cluck,” at the writer’s home in the Back Bay.

How rescuing a runaway chicken taught me about accepting others

It's been 50 years since the groundbreaking kids' show "Zoom" debuted on WGBH.

In 1972, the kids took over TV on the first "Zoom" to enter our homes

The roller-skating heroes who fought racism in Boston

metro

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïtac was deposed as Mali's president in 2020.

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian president deposed in coup, dies at 76

Old North Church, an icon of the past, adds racial justice to its 21st-century mission

Joe B. Hall, longtime Kentucky men’s basketball coach, dies at 93

sports

Mr. Hall coached the Wildcats for 13 seasons.

Joe B. Hall, longtime Kentucky men’s basketball coach, dies at 93

Methuen’s Calvin Kattar showed he’s still a threat with dominating win

As for Bill Belichick’s competitive advantage, Bills shattered that myth

business

United States Surgeon General Vivek Murthy addresses a briefing at the White House in Washington on July 15, 2021.

Surgeon general defends Biden’s response to steep COVID-19 surge

Denmark lifts COVID restrictions, opens many public venues

COVID program delivers 1 billion doses to poorer countries

politics

Chris Coombs stood behind the bar at Deuxave, one of four Boston restaurants he owns. He is hoping Congress replenishes the Restaurant Revitalization Fund, a COVID aid program that ran out of money last year, to help him and other restaurateurs cope with the Omicron variant.

Billions of dollars remain in federal COVID aid, but Omicron spurs calls for more help from Washington

For Oath Keepers and founder, Jan. 6 was weeks in the making

After a rough first year, CDC Director Rochelle Walensky tries to correct course

Nation

Nurses care for patients at the short-staffed Brooklyn Hospital Center, in New York, Jan. 12, 2022.

Some colleges loosen rules for a virus that won’t go away

Billions of dollars remain in federal COVID aid, but Omicron spurs calls for more help from Washington

Scammers see opportunity in demand for virus testing in US, officials say

World

Visitors walk outside Sydney Opera House during New Year's Eve celebrations in Sydney, Australia, on Friday, Dec. 31, 2021.

As nations decide to live with the virus, some disease experts warn of surrendering too soon

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian president deposed in coup, dies at 76

Prince Harry files court claim over UK police protection

opinion

An American flag flies on Atkinson Street in Boston on Jan. 12 as city crews began taking down tent encampments in the area known as Mass. and Cass.

Mayor Wu exceeds expectations with swift, humane action at Mass. and Cass

COVID toll requires empathy in ERs to flow both ways

Artists can’t expect perpetually cheap real estate

lifestyle

Belgian-British teenager Zara Rutherford waved from her Shark ultralight plane before takeoff at the Kortrijk-Wevelgem airfield in Wevelgem, Belgium, Aug. 18, 2021.

Typhoons, wildfires, missiles: Teen flies solo around world

Here are 10 ways to celebrate Martin Luther King Day in Boston

Coolidge Corner Theatre presents Big Screen Classics lineup for early 2022

food & dining

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu addresses members of the media gathered at a press conference at City Hall on Jan. 10, 2022.

Mayor Wu: vaccine mandates for city workers, businesses, not meant to ‘punish’ people

Omicron lowers sales and threatens bankruptcy for US restaurants

100 years later, Providence Brewery Company makes its return

travel

Church motifs, like stained glass in the gospel gallery, reveal the attention to detail at the National Museum of African American Music.

Sing some gospel, bust a move, and feel the love at Nashville’s African American music museum

Best things to do in RI this week: Jan. 14-21

Adam Pascal on TSA PreCheck, his crossword app, and ancient megalithic cultures

Arts

Rendering of “The Embrace,” the memorial monument and plaza dedicated to Martin Luther King Jr. and Coretta Scott King on Boston Common. The completed project, created by Hank Willis Thomas and MASS Design Group, will be installed early next year.

‘The Embrace,’ Boston’s long-awaited tribute to the Kings, will be unveiled on MLK Day 2023

At the MFA, a sleeping giant awakens

Humanity hangs in the balance in Sally B. Moore’s ‘Teetering’

Books

A history of addiction in ‘The Urge’

‘The Hard Sell’ is a vivid tale of opioid firm showcased at Boston trial

Lisa Gardner: She reads for story, not genre

Movies

Ryûsuke Hamaguchi poses with the best screenplay award for "Drive My Car" last July at the Cannes Film Festival.

‘I think acting is an impossibly difficult thing’: Talking with Ryûsuke Hamaguchi, director of ‘Drive My Car’

Two films to observe Martin Luther King Day

Doc Talk: garden-fresh ideas; portraits from the artist; prison diary

Television

Ariana DeBose.

SNL is back from winter break and Ariana DeBose used her Broadway talents as host

A film, and a filmmaker, transformed in ‘A Reckoning in Boston’

In ‘Station Eleven,’ the arts outlast an apocalypse

music

Pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet performed Liszt's Second Piano Concerto with the BSO led by music director Andris Nelsons on Jan.13, 2022.

Glimpsing what a new era at the BSO might bring

After some of the darkest days of Gregory Porter’s life, music lights the way

From Berlin to the BSO: Pianist Igor Levit returns to Boston

Theater/Dance

Adam Pascal (in gray suit) and Olivia Valli in the production of "Pretty Woman: The Musical."

How ‘Pretty Woman’ became a head-turner

This driveway dancing duo is helping to lighten neighbors’ spirits

Comedian Demetri Martin has something he’d like to say, but he’ll keep it short

globe local

Massport's newest cranes are unloading and loading the largest cargo ship to visit Boston.

Boston port served by the largest-ever cargo ship to visit the city

Seven new mayors across Greater Boston offer hope, visions for the future

Should Massachusetts require public projects to give priority to American-made steel?

Obituaries

Dr. Willie was the Charles William Eliot professor of education, emeritus, at the Harvard Graduate School of Education.

Charles Willie, an architect of Boston’s ‘controlled-choice’ school desegregation plan, dies at 94

Ibrahim Boubacar Keïta, Malian president deposed in coup, dies at 76

Joe B. Hall, longtime Kentucky men’s basketball coach, dies at 93