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Many Boston parents cry foul over bonus points for exam school admission

A growing number of parents are raising concerns that BPS is applying bonus points for exam school entrance too broadly, which could increase the applicant pool with affluent students receiving bonus points intended to even the playing field for low-income applicants.

BPS unveils $1.3 billion budget, pumping an additional $40 million into schools, programs

What the new Mass Save rewrite means for you

This week, the state released a 343-page order that would expand incentives for residents to decarbonize their homes. Here’s what all this means for you.

With new Mass Save three-year plan, Massachusetts sharpens its best climate-fighting tool

Cape Cod house taken off stilts, moved to temporary location, Truro town officials say

The former US Coast Guard building at 133 South Pamet Road has been held up on pilings as the ocean eats away at the beach beneath it.

COVID-19: THE LATEST

Army to immediately start discharging COVID vaccine refusers

Emma Lees, who leads the Cambridge offices of Bristol Myers Squibb, said she’s seen the benefits of a hybrid approach.

‘We’re not going to get the all clear.’ More employers need to learn to live with COVID.

It won’t be easy charting a path back to normalcy. But companies can no longer wait for the government to lead the way. It’s time for employers to control their own destiny.

And now . . . the Green Line Extension. For real, this time, the T promises.

More than three decades after the state first promised to extend the Green Line as environmental mitigation for the Big Dig, test trains are gliding along the tracks between North Station and Union Square ahead of a planned opening of the project’s first branch next month.

New president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital makes medical staff diversity a top priority

Dr. Robert S. D. Higgins’s history of career firsts is critical to how he’s approaching the job.

Brian Flores went from leading a defensive masterpiece in the 2019 Super Bowl to being named the Dolphins head coach. Now, he's exactly the right person to lead the NFL into a new era of change.

Brian Flores is the type of person who can force the NFL to change

His lawsuit will surely force the league to deal with its hiring practices that appear to discriminate against people of color.

The Celtics' Jayson Tatum controls the ball with pressure from Charlotte's Miles Bridges in the third quarter at TD Garden.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

A good time for a good game from the Celtics

Marcus Smart and Josh Richardson saved the Celtics; they were able to burn collapsing defenses with outside shooting or slicing to the basket.

Bill Belichick coached Tom Brady for 20 seasons, winning six Super Bowls.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick calls Tom Brady ‘the best player in NFL history’

In a statement, Belichick thanked Brady for his contributions to the Patriots over the two decades he spent in New England.

Opinion

An exhibitor demonstrates plugging in a charging port for a Ford Motor Co. Mustang during the Washington Auto Show on Jan. 21.

With Build Back Better stalled, Biden and the Democrats should take a climate-plus approach

Unlike the larger bill, the climate plan can pass.

Canceling my father, Norman Mailer: The US needs to stop eating its own

IDEAS | MOLLY RAINS

Who mourns for the lab animals?

Belichick’s smoking texts, and racism in the NFL

IDEAS | MILES HOWARD

Hey, Boston! Take this snow and shovel it.

Takeout from Leena's Kitchen in Plymouth.

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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Chad Finn

Boston sports fans have had it good for 20 years, but what was the best of all the great times?

When did Boston’s teams have the most going right at once? When were mutual championship aspirations at the pinnacle?

A new LEGO creation: the Boston space saver

Playing along with a winter tradition, LEGOLAND Boston’s master builder created a snow drift in Miniland following Saturday’s blizzard, complete with beach chairs as parking spot savers.

Chairs, traffic cones, ‘booby trapped’ paint cans? With Boston declaring a snow emergency amid a major nor’easter, so too came the space savers.

‘I have to go’: Woman in the midst of business call sees fishing boat sinking, alerts rescuers

Drone video footage shows three fishermen being rescued from frigid waters after their boat sank off the coast of Scituate Tuesday afternoon.

At least a dozen killed, including children, after US raid in northern Syria, first responders say

Residents in the area described a thunderous, early morning assault involving multiple helicopters and heavy machine gun fire that first responders say left at least 13 people dead.

YVONNE ABRAHAM

America won’t solve its gun problem. Maybe Mexico will do it for us.

The Mexican government seeks to hold American gun companies responsible for the carnage their weapons cause south of the border.

Girlfriend pleads not guilty to manslaughter in connection with death of Boston police officer

Karen Read pleaded not guilty to charges that she hit John O’Keefe with her car and then left him lying in a snowbank in Canton.

Family of deceased Boston police officer calls him an ‘exemplary’ person

Recommended reads

During COVID, cereal sales went up across the board. And who’s to blame us if, during a time of great uncertainty, we turn to our childhood comforts? We ranked 16 of the most popular sugar cereals from best to worst.

These are the best — and worst — sugar cereals

Cereal sales have shot up during COVID, maybe because we’re craving childhood comforts. But which are the best? We tested 16 of the most popular and readily available sugar cereals to find out. Pull up a chair, grab a spoon, and read on.

Vote in our bracket: Which sugary cereal is best?

Ben Volin | On Football

These are serious allegations, and there’s serious trouble ahead for the Dolphins and the NFL

Brian Flores claimed Stephen Ross offered to pay him to throw games. This could get Congress involved, and at the very least, result in big changes to how the league does its draft.

Beth Teitell

Tom Brady is just not that into us

It was the snub heard around New England. For 20 years we sat on our couches for him. Ate his stupid avocado ice cream. Now we learn the truth.

BLACK HISTORY MONTH

Sergeant William F. Carney, the first Black Medal of Honor recipient, kept the American flag held high

Carney was awarded the Medal of Honor in 1900 after he took the American flag from a flagbearer who was shot and killed during the Civil War, and kept it held high even after he was shot and wounded himself.

video

Culture & Lifestyle

A wheel of donated paraphernalia at the Core Social Justice Cannabis Museum in Jamaica Plain, a social justice museum inside the Seed dispensary.

In Jamaica Plain, a cannabis dispensary and museum pre-rolled into one

1960s Voting rights poster featuring boxer and activist Muhammad Ali.

17 inspiring ways to celebrate Black History Month

Lily James and Sebastian Stan in "Pam & Tommy." which premieres Wednesday on Hulu.

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

There’s more than a sex tape under scrutiny in ‘Pam & Tommy’

Lemon Pull-Apart Breakfast Loaf.

Recipe: A luscious, yeasty, pull-apart lemon loaf will bring sunshine to the winter breakfast table

Special Projects

Into the Red illustration.

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.

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Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Neil Young performs in Napa, Calif., in 2019.

IDEAS | LAUREN DALEY

The battle between Neil Young and Spotify is the most Neil Young thing ever

Federal, state, and hospital officials are having to decide who gets first access to potentially lifesaving drugs, like Pfizer’s Paxlovid, to treat COVID-19.

Ezekiel J. Emanuel and Govind Persad

We can help many of the 2,200 people dying of COVID every day

President Joe Biden fist bumps Supreme Court Justice Stephen Breyer during the announcement of Justice Breyer's retirement in the Roosevelt Room at the White House.

A peaceful Supreme Court confirmation, for a change

Donald Trump is seen talking on a news monitor during the Save America rally in Conroe, Texas, on Jan. 29.

You can either support US democracy or back Donald Trump

Boston public school students leave the John D. O'Bryant School of Math & Science and Madison Park High School and head to the T and buses on Tremont Street on Jan. 4.

With BPS data now looking unreliable, state should launch a new audit

The "Futures" exhibit at the Smithsonian's Arts and Industries Building runs through July 6.

IDEAS | JAMES PETHOKOUKIS

Let’s make the future what it used to be

Metro

Coronavirus Live Updates

Army to immediately start discharging COVID vaccine refusers

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

A new LEGO creation: the Boston space saver

Playing along with a winter tradition, LEGOLAND Boston’s master builder created a snow drift in Miniland following Saturday’s blizzard, complete with beach chairs as parking spot savers.

Rhode Island political news: February 2022

Regular updates from Rhode Island political leaders and analysists.

Cape Cod house taken off stilts, moved to temporary location, Truro town officials say

The former US Coast Guard building at 133 South Pamet Road has been held up on pilings as the ocean eats away at the beach beneath it.

Sports

Bill James (center), shown in 2020, has 519 career victories across stints at four schools.

WEDNESDAY'S HIGH SCHOOL ROUNDUP

Bill James earns his 400th win as Methuen wrestling coach

After graduating 11 starters in 2021, James expected this to be a rebuilding season. Instead, in the midst of a 18-2-1 season, James won his 400th career match with the Rangers.

The Celtics' Jayson Tatum controls the ball with pressure from Charlotte's Miles Bridges in the third quarter at TD Garden.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

A good time for a good game from the Celtics

Marcus Smart and Josh Richardson saved the Celtics; they were able to burn collapsing defenses with outside shooting or slicing to the basket.

Celtics center Robert Williams had a big first half, including dunking on Miles Bridges of the Hornets during the first quarter.

Celtics 113, Hornets 107

Celtics’ unselfishness key in crucial key win over Hornets

Josh Richardson scored 23 points (including six 3-pointers) off the bench for the Celtics.

Patriots coach Bill Belichick calls Tom Brady ‘the best player in NFL history’

olympic notebook

Curling opens competition at Beijing Olympics

Celtics notebook

How Celtics stars Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum have become more vocal leaders

Business

NATO chief wary of Russian troop buildup in Belarus

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg expressed concern Thursday that Russia is continuing its military buildup around Ukraine, and that it has now deployed more troops and military equipment to Belarus than at any time in the last 30 years.

Winter storm packing snow, freezing rain moves across US

A major winter storm with millions of Americans in its path brought a mix of rain, freezing rain, and snow to the central US as airlines canceled thousands of flights, officials urged residents to stay off roads, and schools closed campuses.

BASE founder Robert Lewis Jr. taking top job at the Boys and Girls Clubs of Boston

Oil markets tighten, OPEC and allies to slightly increase output

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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

Trees are more than scenery. They’re a social justice issue.

Black Bean Tostadas

Recipes: Two secrets to quick and easy Mexican black bean dishes

Paul Ratha Yem, newly sworn in as a Lowell city councilor, in the council chamber.

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

P.J. Kennedy and a partner bought a liquor store on Washington Street, at the edge of the North End.

How the Kennedy dynasty began in East Boston

metro

Superintendent Brenda Cassellius lowered the high-poverty school threshold to 40 percent in her final recommendations.

TOPIC: 10FIRSTDAY

Many Boston parents cry foul over bonus points for exam school admission

Boston-based Urbanica chosen for new apartment buildings by Providence River pedestrian bridge

Governor’s council hears testimony on whether to commute life sentence of man convicted of murder

sports

Nearly 2,000 people turned out to watch BC upset Aerin Frankel (right) and No. 3 Northeastern in a Women's Beanpot semifinal.

Women’s college hockey drawing bigger crowds as Beanpot brings big atmosphere

Alabama coach Nick Saban says he has ‘no indication’ that Bill O’Brien will leave to join the Patriots

Don Brown and UMass football load up on speed in new coach’s first recruiting class

business

Emma Lees, who leads the Cambridge offices of Bristol Myers Squibb, said she’s seen the benefits of a hybrid approach.

‘We’re not going to get the all clear.’ More employers need to learn to live with COVID.

Boston-based Urbanica chosen for new apartment buildings by Providence River pedestrian bridge

Jeff Zucker resigns from CNN after relationship with top executive

politics

President Biden spoke at an event to reignite the cancer "moonshot" program at the White House in Washington, Feb. 2, 2022.

Biden steps up fight against ‘iron pipeline’ of illegal guns

At least a dozen killed, including children, after US raid in northern Syria, first responders say

With one senator absent, Biden and Democrats’ agenda is at risk

Nation

Mila Pagador, 5, spoke to registered nurse Ashley Bean before she received her dose of the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine in Albuquerque, N.M., Nov. 10, 2021.

Army to immediately start discharging COVID vaccine refusers

Biden steps up fight against ‘iron pipeline’ of illegal guns

At least a dozen killed, including children, after US raid in northern Syria, first responders say

World

Chinese President Xi Jinping, center left, and Russian President Vladimir Putin, center right, entered a hall for talks in the Kremlin in Moscow, Russia, June 5, 2019.

In clash with US over Ukraine, Putin has a lifeline from China

12 migrants freeze to death, stripped by Greek guards, Turkey says

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know about the rising fear of war

opinion

Former Miami Dolphins head coach Brian Flores is taking on the league and team ownership, and sacking his old boss, Bill Belichick, in the process.

Belichick’s smoking texts, and racism in the NFL

The battle between Neil Young and Spotify is the most Neil Young thing ever

Hey, Boston! Take this snow and shovel it.

lifestyle

My boyfriend and his ex weren’t swingers. But not far from it. Help!

Tom Brady is just not that into us

What we know about the Mighty Mighty Bosstones’ breakup

food & dining

Takeout from Leena's Kitchen in Plymouth.

3 places we supported this week

These are the best — and worst — sugar cereals

Recipe: Toss French green lentils with bacon, sherry vinegar, and radicchio in this warm salad

travel

A car drives along Iceland's ring road, Route 1, through a field of wooly fringe moss-covered lava.

Iceland Car Rental charged my card, and my refund is frozen

There is so much Black history in Providence, and still so much to learn

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

Arts

A wheel of donated paraphernalia at the Core Social Justice Cannabis Museum in Jamaica Plain, a social justice museum inside the Seed dispensary.

In Jamaica Plain, a cannabis dispensary and museum pre-rolled into one

Textile paintings at Nearby Gallery invite viewers to probe, peer inside

Bus shelters around the city become canvases for global artwork

Books

Oludara Adeeyo's new book is "Self-Care for Black Women"

‘Self-Care for Black Women’ offers strategies for nurturing mind, body, and soul

A matter of choice in ‘Mercy Street’

On water, too little or too much

Movies

Monica Vitti, multifaceted actress who symbolized Italian mystique, dies at 90

Whodunit? Agatha Christie, that’s who.

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

Television

Noah Emmerich and Uma Thurman in "Suspicion."

The thrill is gone, quickly, in ‘Suspicion’

Lori Petty carves out a niche all her own

There’s more than a sex tape under scrutiny in ‘Pam & Tommy’

music

The Mighty Mighty Bosstones and frontman Dicky Barrett (center).

What we know about the Mighty Mighty Bosstones’ breakup

Dolly Parton, Eminem, Lionel Richie among Rock & Roll Hall of Fame nominees

Hargus Robbins, pianist on country music hits and seminal Bob Dylan album, dies at 84

Theater/Dance

Alonzo King LINES Ballet will perform as part of the 2022 Jacob's Pillow Dance Festival.

Jacob’s Pillow announces 2022 summer festival lineup, and one big change from last year

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

globe local

Brian Flores led the Dolphins to two straight winning seasons during his three-year tenure as head coach.

‘This is bigger than coaching’: Fired Dolphins coach Brian Flores explains why he filed lawsuit against NFL

Everett Mayor DeMaria takes a big hit in the wallet as City Council slashes his controversial bonus

Developers propose 209-unit senior housing development for Crafts Street in Newtonville

Obituaries

Robin Herman.

Robin Herman, reporter who broke gender barrier in pro sports locker room, dies at 70

Monica Vitti, multifaceted actress who symbolized Italian mystique, dies at 90

Mel Mermelstein, Holocaust survivor who sued deniers, dies at 95