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Preparing for the storm? Here’s a checklist of what you need.

A powerful nor’easter is on the way, but there’s still time to make preparations before the snow arrives early Saturday morning.
The Weather Channel’s Jim Cantore is in Boston to report on the winter storm — and people think that’s a sure-sign ‘we’re in for it’ Amtrak and MBTA cancel, modify train service for weekend snow storm As winter storm approaches, McKee announces travel ban on R.I. roads Saturday

Baker, officials urge drivers to stay off the roads Saturday as storm sets in

Baker urged residents to ride out the storm in their homes and avoid travel “unless it’s an emergency or you have some very essential and absolute reason for being out.”

Maps: Blizzard warning expanded to much of Eastern Mass., all of R.I., with predicted totals of 24 inches or more in some communities

The weather service expanded its blizzard warning Friday to include not just coastal areas but much of Eastern Massachusetts and all of Rhode Island.
Dave Epstein | Forecast

A possibly historic storm is headed toward New England; accumulation in some spots may be staggering

Plan on being inside all day Saturday and the first part of Sunday.
Who calculates the snow totals during a storm? People like you As storm nears, city works to find warm shelter for homeless people

Snowstorm resources

Does this storm have you dreaming of warmer places? Our travel writer ranks his top 10 Caribbean islands

16 TV shows to binge during a blizzard

Biden gives reprieve for student loans, but borrowers want permanent relief

The extended pause on student loan payments has provided a temporary lifeline, but many borrowers are left dreading each new repayment deadline and eager for Biden to take more sweeping action to provide them permanent relief, as he promised.

Keith Hovan removed as Southcoast CEO after domestic violence charge dismissed

Members of the board of trustees said in an internal email on Friday that they had determined it was “in the best interest of Southcoast Health for Keith Hovan not to return.”

Bridge collapses, drops city bus into Pittsburgh ravine
The collapse came hours before President Biden was to visit the city to promote his $1 trillion infrastructure law, which has earmarked about $1.6 billion for Pennsylvania bridge maintenance.

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors in 7 states

The House committee investigating the US Capitol insurrection subpoenaed more than a dozen individuals Friday who it says falsely tried to declare Donald Trump the winner of the 2020 election in seven swing states.

7,181 confirmed cases and 65 deaths. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.

Here’s a look at the latest coronavirus numbers in Massachusetts, including case numbers, deaths, demographics, and more.
THE LATEST COVID-19 NEWS

Omicron drives US COVID-19 deaths higher than in fall’s Delta wave

APPRECIATION

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones couldn’t have been from anywhere else

Their high-energy, forthright blend of bright brass and mosh-pit-ready riffs was as much a sound of Boston as J. Geils Band’s bluesy licks or New Edition’s sweeping harmonies.
After nearly 40 years, the Mighty Mighty Bosstones call it quits
Dan Shaughnessy

Let’s take a closer look at each potential Super Bowl matchup, and other thoughts

The most likely matchup is Chiefs-Rams, which would give us subplots of small market vs. big market, Old Andy Reid vs. young Sean McVay, and Gates Bar-B-Que vs. Ivy By the Shore.
Patriots Nation’s Super Bowl dreams are dead. Cue the hate-watching. After slow start, Rhamondre Stevenson ready for more in Patriots backfield
FOOD

What to cook this snowy weekend

Here are some recent recipes from the Globe Food team that will fill you up, warm you up, and hopefully fuel you through several shoveling sessions.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

How to take a stand against RFK Jr.’s anti-vaccine movement

RFK Jr. is not just another anti-vaxxer — he is the leader of the anti-vaccination movement. He’s also the most prominent Kennedy in public life.
MARCELA GARCÍA

Fowl play in Beverly over a 7-year-old’s cherished chickens

David L. Phillips

Putin’s not unhinged. There’s still a path to peace in Ukraine.

IDEAS | JOSÉ GONZÁLEZ VARGAS

Fantastic beasts and where we find them

EDITORIAL

Lower taxes in Massachusetts? Yes, please.

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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health
Project Takeout

3 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.
Browse a map of reader-recommended takeout spots Explore the full project

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Bob Ryan

A rapidly changing landscape means college sports will be in chaos even after COVID passes

When the pandemic cloud lifts, we will be confronted with a radically different college sports world than the one that we who happen to love college sports have been accustomed to.

With Speaker Mariano’s backing, Mass. Legislature advances marijuana reforms
Lawmakers and their aides said they expected the Legislature’s joint committee on cannabis policy to approve three bills by the end of Friday. And perhaps more importantly, House Speaker Ron Mariano said he supports the measures, significantly boosting their chances of passage.

Norfolk DA names fugitive suspect in fatal shooting at South Shore Plaza
Authorities on Friday named the teenager suspected of fatally shooting 26-year-old Dijoun Beasley last weekend inside Braintree’s South Shore Plaza, as an Attleboro woman was arraigned on an accessory charge in connection with the slaying.

MBTA claims contractor is withholding info about horrific escalator malfunction

“To date, KONE has not provided MBTA with an adequate explanation of the escalator’s failure nor has it identified what error or omission in KONE’s maintenance and repair program led to the accident,” said a Jan. 19 memo from a top official at the MBTA.

Natick cyberstalking case delves into conduct of top eBay executives
The federal criminal case against two former eBay employees accused of harassing a Natick couple ignited a debate at a virtual hearing Friday over how high up in the company the alleged 2019 conspiracy reached.

Blind date: ‘I’ve been on enough dates to know that the less I care ... the better it is likely to go’
Will these two educators make the grade?

Recommended reads

Globe Magazine

‘I said to myself, “Enough is enough!”’: How a new Lowell city councilor began fighting anti-Asian harassment in the ’80s

He fled the Killing Fields of Cambodia, only to find racist violence in his new home. That’s when Paul Ratha Yem organized his immigrant community to do something about it.

Analysis
Democrats feared the worst from redistricting. But then the twists kept coming.
The central premise all last year turned out not to be true: Republicans won’t win the US House after the midterm elections based on the redistricting process.

SHIRLEY LEUNG AND LARRY EDELMAN
Governor Charlie Baker is seeking federal fix on billions of dollars in unemployment benefit overpayments
“This is not the way this is supposed to work. People participated in this program based on a set of rules that changed,” Baker acknowledged.

Book Excerpt | The First Kennedys
How the Kennedy dynasty began in East Boston, with an Irish immigrant widow and her restless son
The roots of the family’s political and liquor fortunes start before Jack and even Joe, with Bridget Kennedy and her saloonkeeper son.

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Culture & Lifestyle

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Parents share random acts of kindness in a world gone wrong

WE'VE GOT SOMETHING COOKING

Calling all cooks and bakers

Chicago arts organization awards $50,000 each to seven BIPOC New England artists

Get Down With Your Hometown virtual music festival returns this weekend

Special Projects

Into the Red: How the Globe will cover climate change

To report on the most pressing issue of our time, the Globe’s climate team is expanding and rethinking its coverage.

Under the wheel

This is the story of Anthony Pledger and his mother, of Anthony’s lives and deaths, of Anthony and me.
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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

SCOT LEHIGH

What happens when much of the country loses touch with reality?

Peter Hotez

Who will defend embattled scientists?

Renée Loth

Oceans in the balance, but will China play along?

IDEAS | RO KHANNA

The case for pro-growth progressivism

Joan Wickersham

The three blue pots

IDEAS | JAMES PETHOKOUKIS

Let’s make the future what it used to be

Metro

Still cautious, many older residents trim back their lifestyles in the time of COVID

Many older Massachusetts residents continue to lead tentative and isolated lives as the pandemic drags on, even as younger folks return to work or school, checking apprehensions at the door.

Rabbi Israel Dresner, civil rights champion and King ally, dies at 92

Israel S. Dresner, a New Jersey rabbi who ventured into the Deep South in the 1960s to champion civil rights, befriended the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr. and was jailed multiple times for demonstrating against racial segregation, died Jan. 13 in Wayne, New Jersey. He was 92.

Baker, officials urge drivers to stay off the roads Saturday as storm sets in

Baker urged residents to ride out the storm in their homes and avoid travel “unless it’s an emergency or you have some very essential and absolute reason for being out.”
Coronavirus Live Updates

Omicron drives US COVID-19 deaths higher than in fall’s Delta wave

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

Sports

NFC Championship game

Star-studded L.A. Rams host surging 49ers in NFC title game

The Niners were 3-5 and going nowhere when they routed Los Angeles in November, kicking off their current 9-2 surge.
WRESTLING NOTEBOOK

Marisol Nugent’s biggest win is being a trailblazer for women wrestlers

The former Masconomet and Phillips Andover standout now competes for North Carolina, where she is the first female competing on an ACC team.
AFC Championship game

Young, hungry Bengals off to Kansas City to face grizzled Chiefs

The Chiefs turned have lost just one game since Oct. 24 — to Cincinnati in Week 17
Australian Open

Rafael Nadal and Daniil Medvedev will chase history in Australian Open final

PATRIOTS

After slow start, Rhamondre Stevenson ready for more in Patriots backfield

Bruins Notebook

Despite Craig Smith’s dip in production, Bruins coach Bruce Cassidy will stay the course with new lines

Business

Natick cyberstalking case delves into conduct of top eBay executives

The federal criminal case against two former eBay employees accused of harassing a Natick couple ignited a debate at a virtual hearing Friday over how high up in the company the alleged 2019 conspiracy reached.
TECH LAB

‘A big deal, and it’s bad’: IRS facial scanning plan raises privacy fears

The Internal Revenue Service will require taxpayers to provide images of their faces to access their data online. Privacy advocates worry that the new system will normalize the use of biometrics.

Hong Kong’s growth slows as Omicron spread weighs on economy

DoorDash dishes out grants to Boston-area restaurants

STAT

‘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.

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On the cover

“Enough is enough!”: How a Lowell city councilor began fighting anti-Asian harassment

book excerpt

How the Kennedy dynasty began in East Boston

CONNECTIONS

Glue, glitter, and magazines helped me exorcise pandemic demons

PERSPECTIVE

We're doing the best we can at restaurants, but it isn't enough

metro

7,181 confirmed cases and 65 deaths. See today’s COVID-19 data from Mass.

Maps: Blizzard warning expanded to much of Eastern Mass., all of R.I., with predicted totals of 24 inches or more in some communities

As winter storm approaches, McKee announces travel ban on R.I. roads Saturday

sports

A rapidly changing landscape means college sports will be in chaos even after COVID passes

Watch: Ex-Boston University star Trevor Zegras scores amazing goal for Anaheim Ducks

NBC needs big names to remain in spotlight at Beijing Olympics

business

A key inflation gauge rose 5.8 percent in 2021, most in 39 years

Governor Charlie Baker is seeking federal fix on billions of dollars in unemployment benefit overpayments

GE union says some Lynn jobs to be moved other locations, but GE says no layoffs

politics

Biden gives reprieve for student loans, but borrowers want permanent relief

Jan. 6 committee subpoenas fake Trump electors in 7 states

Biden visits collapsed bridge, touts infrastructure law

Nation

Rabbi Israel Dresner, civil rights champion and King ally, dies at 92

Biden gives reprieve for student loans, but borrowers want permanent relief

Omicron drives US COVID-19 deaths higher than in fall’s Delta wave

World

Ukraine’s president urges calm amid talk of war, US warning to Russia

Afghans face dire famine, US pressed to loosen aid limits

Ottawa police get reinforcements as anti vax convoy arrives

opinion

The historical fallacy of overturning Roe v. Wade

Who will defend embattled scientists?

Let’s make the future what it used to be

lifestyle

Does this storm have you dreaming of warmer places? Our travel writer ranks his top 10 Caribbean islands

Should I give him another chance?

Home design: A trip to France provides inspiration for a kitchen makeover

food & dining

What to cook this snowy weekend

A Chinatown institution makes a pop-up comeback

Nomai opens in Hingham; Somerville gets a sandwich-centric general store

travel

Does this storm have you dreaming of warmer places? Our travel writer ranks his top 10 Caribbean islands

As events return, amateur athletes exercise their pent-up demand for travel

Celebrating winter in Maine, exploring Boston virtually, and listening on the go

Arts

Barbara Cole brings magical underwater imagery to Newbury Street

A slice of Southern California lands in Andover with ‘Light, Space, Surface’

Judy Glickman Lauder gifts 600-plus photographs to Portland Museum of Art

Books

A matter of choice in ‘Mercy Street’

On water, too little or too much

Sex, secrets, and the liberal arts

Movies

Doc Talk: A soulful summer, borderland blues, and a punk priestess

In ‘Who We Are,’ a truth-seeker confronts racism in America

In documentary ‘The Panola Project,’ two Somerville filmmakers show how one woman got her small town vaccinated

Television

Expect new story line, at least one star’s return in season 2 of ‘The White Lotus’

16 TV shows to binge during a blizzard

In TV ads, A-list stars are breaking bad

music

At BSO, Thomas Adès transforms old into new

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones couldn’t have been from anywhere else

At TD Garden, Kacey Musgraves sings from the heart

Theater/Dance

A props co-op sets the stage for theaters to save money

In ‘The Bluest Eye’ at the Huntington, the challenge of capturing Toni Morrison’s unerring vision

Five dance performances to carry you through the snowy season

globe local

Boys & Girls Club of Metro South opens new hydroponic freight farm

‘Walking into the lion’s den’: Cities and towns say they need help as climate change dangers grow

Wake up woodchucks, and tell us how long winter’s going to last

Obituaries

Rabbi Israel Dresner, civil rights champion and King ally, dies at 92

David Mugar, philanthropist who added fireworks to Boston’s July Fourth celebration, dies at 82

Steve Schapiro, a witness, with camera, to seminal moments and people in the American tapestry, dies