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Mayor Wu lifts Boston proof of vaccine mandate, effective immediately

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu said Friday that she is lifting the city’s proof of vaccination requirement effective immediately, due to improving COVID-19 conditions.

Biden ‘convinced’ Putin’s decided to further invade Ukraine

After weeks of saying the US wasn’t sure if Russian President Vladimir Putin had made the final decision to launch a widespread invasion, President Biden said that assessment had changed.

Ukraine-Russia crisis: What to know as the tension grinds on

Athol man charged with using riot shield against police during Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

Vincent J. Gillespie, 60, was released on bond following an appearance Friday afternoon in US District Court in Worcester. He was arrested earlier in the day and charged with using a police riot shield to attack officers trying to block rioters from entering the US Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress was preparing to confirm Joe Biden’s election as the next president.

Judge rejects effort by Trump to toss Jan. 6 lawsuits

COVID-19: THE LATEST

Multiple Mass. colleges ease COVID-19 measures

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Cruise lines say they will follow CDC coronavirus guidelines
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More teenage girls with eating disorders wound up in the ER during the pandemic
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Reservist charged for selling vaccine cards

CNN executive was ousted after discussing interview topics with Andrew Cuomo

Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago, National Archives says

Dr. Lisa Wollman was the whistle-blower who alleged that Mass. General Hospital violated Medicare and Medicaid rules when surgeons left operations to trainees because the doctors were juggling multiple operations.

Spotlight Follow-up

Mass. General pays $14.6 million to settle whistle-blower suit over surgeries by unsupervised trainees

Anesthesiologist Lisa Wollman alleged that at least five orthopedic surgeons regularly kept patients under anesthesia longer than medically necessary because the doctors were juggling two operations at once.

Beijing Winter Olympics

Two-time Olympic champ David Wise of US takes silver in men’s halfpipe; New Zealander Nico Porteous wins gold

Wise, 31, was the only winner the men’s event had ever known.

Tara Sullivan: The Olympic women’s figure skating competition was clear proof something has to change John Powers: Call it what you will, but Russia is having one heck of an Olympics

Norway's Aleksander Aamodt Kilde, right, and his girlfriend Mikaela Shiffrin, of United States left the finish area after she competed in the women's super-G at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 11, 2022, in the Yanqing district of Beijing.

This Winter Games involved a lot of heartbreak. Olympians weren’t shy about sharing on social media.

When an elite athlete openly addresses the toll of defeat — whether mentally, emotionally, or physically — it can help shed the image of them being godlike or invincible, a media expert noted, in turn providing a “glimpse of the humanity.”

In Shiffrin’s last chance to medal, Alpine team race postponed because of strong winds See more of our ongoing Olympics coverage

Where does Joe Rogan draw the line?

The podcaster has drawn fire for leveraging his massive platform to spread misinformation about COVID-19 vaccines, and for using racist language. The Newton native has plenty of defenders, but many others believe a comeuppance is overdue.

Boston Public Library officials reported incidents at the Central Library on Boylston Street on Jan. 29 and Feb. 5.

Boston Public Library children’s rooms targeted by group opposing mask requirements, staff say

Union workers at the Boston Public Library plan to hold a “unity gathering” Saturday in response to a series of what they called hateful and bullying incidents over the city’s mask mandate.

On the third straight day of the competition Brody Leven reacted as he pulled his boots off and rubbed his feet with six minutes left to rest before he had to head back to the starting line for another lap at the Last Skier Standing at Black Mountain Ski area in Jackson, N.H.

In N.H., a ski race that doesn’t really get going until the hallucinations start

All you have to do is ski a mile and a quarter up to the top of Black Mountain, to the spot where the beloved vintage double chair lift unloads, and then ski back down.

The merchant ship Felicity Ace, whose 22 crew members were safely rescued yesterday, remains stable, about 90 nautical miles southwest of the island of Faial, in the Azores.

Anxious car buyers find themselves watching the same (smoldering) boat

The operator of a Rhode Island-bound car transport ship that caught fire off Portugal, prompting the evacuation of the crew, said Friday that salvage teams were headed to the Azores to assess damage to the vessel and the inventory of vehicles on board.

Opinion

Ban or no ban, the incident exposed a hard truth about the avocado industry in Mexico — where the fruit is sometimes called “green gold.”

MARCELA GARCÍA

Oh my guac! The truth behind the short-lived avocado crisis of 2022.

The avocado is another victim of the cartels in Mexico.

Let police in Mass. snoop more often — with judicial approval

Wu’s proposed real estate transfer tax deserves Legislature’s blessing

ABDALLAH FAYYAD

Canada declared a national emergency for this?

IDEAS | JOE KEOHANE

Why does parenthood make us nostalgic?

Dragon Breath ramen from Red White.

PROJECT TAKEOUT

3 places we supported this week

Want to order from local, independent restaurants? Here are some suggestions from Globe staff.

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Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Nothing is clear in the Eastern Conference

"It’s going to come down to teams getting on a hot streak these last [20 plus] games and trying to find that rhythm and hopefully stay healthy or get healthy,” said Atlanta coach Nate McMillan.

Dead attorney’s racist social media posts prompt calls for new trials

Richard Doyle had a history of posting racist and anti-Muslim posts on Facebook.

Leslie Parnas, celebrated cellist and musical diplomat, dies at 90

A renowned cellist whose second-place award at the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow at the height of the Cold War helped propel him to a storied career, Leslie Parnas had a long and distinguished teaching career at Boston University.

Judge sentences former Minnesota police officer who killed Daunte Wright to two years in prison

Kim Potter said she confused her handgun for her Taser when she fatally shot Daunte Wright. Her sentence falls below state guidelines after the judge found mitigating factors.

British planespotter goes viral as 200,000 watch scary Heathrow landings amid Storm Eunice

Big Jet TV saw as many as 230,000 viewers at one point, when an Airbus SE A380 double-decker flying in from Doha by Qatar Airways made its third attempt to land.

The Manchester-by-the-Sea home where Ghislaine Maxwell lived to list for $7.3 million

The waterfront mansion where Jeffrey Epstein confidante Ghislaine Maxwell lived prior to her sex trafficking arrest is coming to the market for $7.295 million, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal.

Recommended reads

Outdoor dining on Hanover Street in Boston's North End in 2021.

Boston wants to bring outdoor dining back to the North End. The neighbors aren’t happy about it.

The City of Boston wants to make a stretch of Hanover Street a one-way street for several months as part of its outdoor dining plan, which has drawn heavy skepticism and pushback from some neighborhood residents.

The RMV wants her son to take a road test or lose his license. But she says he already took one — and now lives in the Midwest.

Betsy Braconi said she knows her son took a road test two years ago because she was at the Brockton RMV when he did.

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Can prioritizing your career be good for your kids?

In a new book, Lara Bazelon makes the case for ambition as a parenting skill.

GLOBE MAGAZINE

No, college students aren’t obsessed with free speech. Here’s what they do worry about.

Two researchers spent five years visiting 10 vastly different campuses. Their sobering conclusion: The field of higher education is going to need some big changes.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Sam Waterston returns as DA Jack McCoy for the 21st season of "Law & Order."

MATTHEW GILBERT

‘Law & Order’ should have remained a closed case

Paul McCartney, shown in concert at Fenway Park in 2016, returns on June 7.

Paul McCartney has a date at Fenway Park on June 7

David Parker's New York-based The Bang Group brings Dance Now to Cambridge for two weekends.

New York and Boston mix when Dance Now returns to Cambridge for two weekends

Brianna Perkins, founder of Lit for Black Kids, an Instagram page and online bookstore. She runs the business from a room in her home.

Boston teacher creates online bookstore for Black children

Special Projects

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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

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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

Steller's Sea Eagle illustration

David Allen Sibley

A Steller’s Sea-Eagle is one for every birder’s life list

Sometimes, a misspelling better conveys a word's essence.

IDEAS | HEATHER E. GOODMAN

In spelling, there’s always room for ‘improvemeant’

The lawsuit filed by Brian Flores (right) against the NFL reads, "The owners watch the games from atop NFL stadiums in their luxury boxes, while their majority-Black workforce put their bodies on the line every Sunday, taking vicious hits and suffering debilitating injuries to their bodies and their brains while the NFL and its owners reap billions of dollars."

Kimberly Atkins Stohr

I don’t need Eminem’s knee. I need the NFL to own its systemic racism problem.

Demonstrator Melissa George bangs on a toy drum outside the Roslindale home of Boston Mayor Michelle Wu on Jan. 25. The group was protesting the COVID-19 vaccine mandate in Boston.

Protests at the homes of Wu and Baker have crossed a line

Baker, Wu, and other politicians shouldn’t live in a bubble

IDEAS | JOE KEOHANE

Why does parenthood make us nostalgic?

Metro

Skies cleared and power mostly restored, after strong winds and heavy rain blanket eastern Mass.

The highest winds were recorded on Cape Cod, where they reached 81 miles per hour at Hatch Beach in Eastham, 64 miles per hour in Chatham, and 59 miles per hour in Woods Hole in Falmouth. On the South Shore, winds of 61 miles per hour were recorded at the Hull Yacht Club, and 56 miles per hour in Duxbury, the service said Friday evening.

Coronavirus Live Updates

Multiple Mass. colleges ease COVID-19 measures

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

Man arrested for allegedly hitting Boylston officer with car, fleeing

Bryan Walker, 38, of Fitchburg is facing charges of attempted murder, assault and battery of a police officer and with a dangerous weapon, trafficking cocaine over 36 grams and reckless operation of a car among other charges, State Police said Friday.

Athol man charged with using riot shield against police during Jan. 6 Capitol insurrection

Vincent J. Gillespie, 60, was released on bond following an appearance Friday afternoon in US District Court in Worcester. He was arrested earlier in the day and charged with using a police riot shield to attack officers trying to block rioters from entering the US Capitol on Jan. 6 as Congress was preparing to confirm Joe Biden’s election as the next president.

Sports

Team members and course workers are blown by the wind in the finish area for the mixed team parallel skiing event.

In Mikaela Shiffrin’s last chance to medal, Alpine mixed team race postponed until Sunday because of strong winds

Gusts at up to about 40 miles per hour forced the postponement of the race.

(From left): Silver medalist David Wise, gold medalist Nico Porteous, and bronze medalist Alex Ferreira.

Two-time Olympic champ David Wise of US takes silver in men’s halfpipe; New Zealander Nico Porteous wins gold

Wise, 31, was the only winner the men’s event had ever known.

South Hadley's Jonas Clarke clocked the nation's fastest 55 meters this year Friday at the Reggie Lewis Center.

MIAA DIVISION 5 INDOOR TRACK CHAMPIONSHIPS

Everything breaks right as South Hadley’s Jonas Clarke sets 55-meter record; Weston girls, Littleton boys team champions

The Tigers senior and Harvard commit finished in 6.24 seconds, setting meet and state marks and tying for the fastest time in the nation in 2022.

Gary Washburn | On Basketball

Nothing is clear in the Eastern Conference

Four-time NBA champion Manu Ginobili heads list of Basketball Hall of Fame finalists

This Winter Games involved a lot of heartbreak. Olympians weren’t shy about sharing on social media.

Business

CNN executive was ousted after discussing interview topics with Andrew Cuomo

On a Saturday in March 2020, as COVID-19 was invading the United States, Gov. Andrew Cuomo went on CNN for a live interview. Among other topics, he was asked about a possible government-enforced quarantine of New York that had been floated by President Donald Trump.

Spotlight Follow-up

Mass. General pays $14.6 million to settle whistle-blower suit over surgeries by unsupervised trainees

Anesthesiologist Lisa Wollman alleged that at least five orthopedic surgeons regularly kept patients under anesthesia longer than medically necessary because the doctors were juggling two operations at once.

US paves way for resumption of Mexico avocado exports

Fed overhauls investment and trading rules following resignations of top officials

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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

Freshman Alyssa Holguin at her high school in San Francisco, in front of a mural about resistance.

New ethnic studies requirements mean more lessons on race in Boston classrooms

No, college students aren’t obsessed with free speech. Here’s what they do worry about.

If we love our pets so much, why do we treat their veterinarians so poorly?

Portuguese-Style Rice With Kale and Plum Tomatoes.

Recipes: Sturdy and sweet, kale amps up the flavor and texture of 3 dishes

metro

A portrait of Leslie Parnas in 1964, the year he was hired at Boston University.

Leslie Parnas, celebrated cellist and musical diplomat, dies at 90

Mass. General pays $14.6 million to settle whistle-blower suit over surgeries by unsupervised trainees

Minnesota Representative Jim Hagedorn dies at 59 after cancer battle

sports

Joaquin Niemann lines up his putt on the 18th green during Friday's second round of The Genesis Invitational.

Joaquin Niemann breaks 36-hole record at PGA Genesis Invitational, has two-shot lead

NFL preparing new investigation of Commanders owner Dan Snyder

NHL denies Brad Marchand’s appeal to reduce six-game suspension

business

The Nubian Square building housing Frugal Bookstore caught fire last weekend. Now, its co-owners are collection donations through GoFundMe to rebuild.

Roxbury’s Frugal Bookstore garners donations after weekend fire

Anxious car buyers find themselves watching the same (smoldering) boat

Some US Apple Store employees are working to unionize, part of a growing worker backlash

politics

Then President Donald Trump spoke during a "Save America Rally" near the White House in Washington, on Jan. 6, 2021.

A week of legal setbacks for Trump in Washington, New York

Trump took classified documents to Mar-a-Lago, National Archives says

Whisper campaigns grow as President Biden nears choice for Supreme Court

Nation

A paper on a shop window, left, informed visitors that the 2G/3G access rules (vaccinated, recovered and tested) aren't anymore required, after relaxation of COVID measures, in a shopping area in Berlin on Friday.

Multiple Mass. colleges ease COVID-19 measures

More teenage girls with eating disorders wound up in the ER during the pandemic

A week of legal setbacks for Trump in Washington, New York

World

President Biden delivered a national update on the situation at the Russia-Ukraine border at the White House on Friday.

Biden ‘convinced’ Putin’s decided to further invade Ukraine

Canadian police arrest 100 protesters in Ottawa crackdown

Police suppress Ottawa protest after 3 weeks, one leader arrested

opinion

Steller's Sea Eagle illustration

A Steller’s Sea-Eagle is one for every birder’s life list

I don’t need Eminem’s knee. I need the NFL to own its systemic racism problem.

In spelling, there’s always room for ‘improvemeant’

lifestyle

This photo from 2019 shows the Manchester-by-the-Sea home Ghislaine Maxwell lived in prior to her arrest.

The Manchester-by-the-Sea home where Ghislaine Maxwell lived to list for $7.3 million

How Jamaica Plain’s Video Underground rental store is surviving the streaming era

At what point should we break up?

food & dining

Levain's famous chocolate chip cookies.

Mooo moves into the Seaport; Ruckus returns to Chinatown

A friendly Brookline spot serves traditional food the way it’s made in Anatolia

5 restaurants to visit when you want to get away

travel

Tourists waited in line to purchase tickets to Broadway shows in New York's Times Square on Nov. 12, 2021, the first weekend that travel restrictions into the US were lifted for fully vaccinated travelers.

Expedia CEO predicts the ‘busiest travel season ever’ this summer

These days, apres-ski can mean coaster rides and ziplining

The funkiest, baddest ‘burg in Florida

Arts

A video still from Kerry Tribe's "Afasia," 2017. Installation view by Emerson Contemporary.

Kerry Tribe uses language as a medium in ‘Onomatopoeia’

At the Gardner, Zanele Muholi contains and represents multitudes

Carmen Herrera, Cuban-born artist who won fame at 89, dies at 106

Books

In Neal Thompson’s ‘The First Kennedys,’ how one brave widow built an American dynasty

Garrett Hongo: reading through Los Angeles and Hawaii

Maud Casey’s fourth novel takes us inside an asylum for women

Movies

The curtain call for "Alien," as shown in the film “Alien on Stage."

Volcanic activity, an ‘Alien’ sighting, inscrutable icons

A Baltic state of mind

Aaron Rodgers and Shailene Woodley call off engagement, reports say

Television

The FX/Hulu series was delayed while Jeff Bridges (pictured in 2018) underwent treatment for lymphoma.

With Jeff Bridges in remission, ‘The Old Man’ is set for summer

‘Law & Order’ should have remained a closed case

Olivia Colman’s presence raises ‘Expectations’ for miniseries

music

Conductor Herbert Blomstedt led the BSO in a performance of Bruckner’s Fourth Symphony Thursday night at Symphony Hall.

At BSO, Blomstedt returns with glowing Bruckner

Paul McCartney has a date at Fenway Park on June 7

Singer Lilly Hiatt shares moments of introspection from the ‘unrest’ in her soul

Theater/Dance

From left: Charis Michelle Gullage (“Disco Donna”), Brittny Smith (“Diva Donna”), and Amahri Edwards-Jones (“Duckling Donna”) in "Summer: The Donna Summer Musical."

An array of Donnas in ‘Summer,’ a musical that sets out to capture a rich and complex life

Before she left Boston, Donna Summer found her voice

A vision of Miriam Makeba in ‘Dreaming Zenzile’

globe local

Jack Berry's "Goodnight Moon" story box contains items that are written about in the story and an information sheet where families can access the audio recording and description of its contents.

Framingham Eagle Scout gives back to Perkins School for the Blind

Maynard’s pollinator meadow puts native species first

Can shabby shopping plazas become vibrant new villages?

Obituaries

A portrait of Leslie Parnas in 1964, the year he was hired at Boston University.

Leslie Parnas, celebrated cellist and musical diplomat, dies at 90

Minnesota Representative Jim Hagedorn dies at 59 after cancer battle

Cocoanut Grove fire survivor Christian Gerhard, 97, strove to increase literacy