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Dr. Paul Farmer joined Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker during an update on the coronavirus pandemic on April 3, 2020.

Dr. Paul Farmer, public health luminary and co-founder of Partners in Health, dies at 62, in Rwanda

Farmer, 62, was a longtime advocate for access to quality health care in some of the world’s most impoverished countries.

Putin, in fiery speech, says he will recognize separatists in Ukraine

The White House responded by saying that President Biden would begin imposing limited economic sanctions on the two separatist regions, stopping from imposing any penalties directly on Russia.

White House weighs measures to stabilize gas prices if Russian hostilities over Ukraine send costs spiraling

Colombia’s highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

Colombia’s Constitutional Court issued an order Monday decriminalizing abortion, making the country fourth in Latin America to do so.

COVID-19: THE LATEST

Johnson is set to lift coronavirus restrictions in England

“I feel like all of the ills that I suffered were directly because their policy of profits over safe staffing placed us all at risk, both patients and staff, " said Jack Stewart, a former ICU nurse.

When the hospital challenged his unemployment benefits, ICU nurse fought back

In early 2020, Jack Stewart quit and started collecting unemployment after COVID. Then the state informed him that his former employer was challenging his eligibility, and he could be forced to pay back $42,000.

They qualified for unemployment benefits. Then the state asked for the money back. Workers organizing at McLean Hospital face staunch resistance

Law firms under pressure to stop representing fossil fuel interests

An increasingly vocal group of law students around the country are pressuring law firms to cut ties with oil and gas companies and their allies.

Marketing companies are culpable in climate delay, report says

The Constitution and the Ten Commandments: A Christian group plants its flag

A look inside Camp Constitution, a New Hampshire-based organization whose request to fly a Christian flag for an hour outside Boston City Hall was rejected by city officials in 2017. The case has been taken up by the US Supreme Court.

Patrice Bergeron (top left), David Pastrnak (top right), and Charlie McAvoy celebrate Pastrnak's first-period goal.

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Defensemen shine as Bruins take down the powerful Avalanche

Blue liners totaled four assists in an impressive win over the team with the best record in the NHL.

John Velazquez guided Medina Spirit past the finish line at the Kentucky Derby last May.

Medina Spirit is officially disqualified as 2021 Kentucky Derby winner

Runner-up Mandaloun was declared the winner over Medina Spirit, the Bob Baffert-trained colt who died Dec. 6 after a workout at Santa Anita.

Michigan men's basketball coach Juwan Howard took exception to his opponent's tactics.

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Juwan Howard isn’t the first coach to lose control, but he was definitely out of line

The incident at the Michigan-Wisconsin game evoked memories of Chaney-Calipari and even some Red Auerbach antics.

Opinion

A pedestrian passes City Hall on Congress Street, Dec. 30, 2021.

The $1 fine for jaywalking is high enough already

Pedestrian deaths have risen in the past two years. Whatever the cause, there are better ways to make streets safer than increased penalties for jaywalking.

Boston’s small businesses have waited long enough. Get back to the office.

Pets over people

Linda Melconian

Tip O’Neill’s House could serve as a lesson to today’s Congress

Mary Ann D'Urso

To those who want to ban books: Why are you so afraid of ideas?

Dragon Breath ramen from Red White.

PROJECT TAKEOUT

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This week’s Euphoria explores viewpoint in a whole new way

Viewers of Euphoria’s second season have been anticipating the play character Lexi Howard is putting on about her life, and by association the lives of our other main characters. The play has been developing all season but in the seventh episode, it finally came.

MATTHEW GILBERT | YOUR TV GPS

This week’s TV: A ‘Beat the Press’ podcast, Uber CEO’s wild ride, and the words of Frederick Douglass

Emily Rooney and her panelists return to analyze the news media, as they had done since 1998 before "Beat the Press" was canceled last summer.

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We’re never single at the same time

"He’s married, but he says he has always been in love with me."

Bernie Madoff’s sister and husband are found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Florida

The Palm Beach County Sheriff's Office identified the couple as 87-year-old Sondra Wiener of Boynton Beach and her 90-year-old husband, Marvin. They were found unresponsive with gunshot wounds Thursday afternoon inside their residence.

Man arrested after allegedly breaking into Franklin Park Zoo, trying to enter tiger enclosure

State Police troopers were sent to the zoo at around 9 a.m. Monday morning after security staff there reported they had detained a man who was attempting to enter the tiger enclosure, David Procopio, a State Police spokesman, said in a statement.

Murders of two Black Winthrop residents cited among white supremacist killings in ADL report

The murders of two Black people gunned down in Winthrop last year by a man who wrote white supremacist screeds was cited by the Anti-Defamation League in a report that warned of the threat posed by domestic extremists.

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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 concurrent surgeries

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.

THE FINE PRINT

A leaky oil tank could cost a young couple their dream home

Under strictly enforced state environmental laws, the Proctors are now responsible for removing contamination caused by the spill.

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We’re not hosting the Olympics in 2024. Who’s luckier — Boston or the Olympics?

If Boston’s bid had been successful, we’d be looking back now with nostalgia at the days when all we fought about were vaccine mandates and masking rules.

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Boston has had a turnstile of superintendents. Why can’t BPS hold onto them?

Boston will search for a superintendent during a time of great upheaval in public schools across the country.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny in the 1957 Looney Tunes short "What's Opera, Doc?"

What’s up, Doc? Just the Bugs Bunny Film Festival at the Brattle.

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

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

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

A video image of an escalator malfunction In September at the Back Bay MBTA station. The malfunction is one of a variety of injury-causing incidents that require attention from the T's new board of directors.

Baker’s first T board was a success. His new one still needs to prove itself.

Polar bears in an abandoned weather station on Kolyuchin Island in Russia.

IDEAS | ALOLIKA DUTTA

A poet in India finds inspiration in photographs of polar bears in Russia

Student activist Kaylee Sandell speaks at the Florida state capitol in opposition to HB 1577, also known as the "Don't Say Gay" bill.

Turning the Sunshine State into a state of hate

Kamila Valieva, of the Russian Olympic Committee, falls in the women's free skate program during competition at the 2022 Winter Olympics on Feb. 17 in Beijing.

Winter Olympics stagger to a close

A daguerreotype of Martin Van Buren, taken by Matthew Brady in 1849 or 1850.

The ‘Little Magician’ who transformed American politics

IDEAS | JOE KEOHANE

Why does parenthood make us nostalgic?

Metro

Coronavirus Live Updates

Johnson is set to lift coronavirus restrictions in England

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

The Constitution and the Ten Commandments: A Christian group plants its flag

A look inside Camp Constitution, a New Hampshire-based organization whose request to fly a Christian flag for an hour outside Boston City Hall was rejected by city officials in 2017. The case has been taken up by the US Supreme Court.

A hint of spring before another winter storm. Expect another week of turbulent New England weather

Come Thursday, temperatures will plunge into the 20s with another winter storm that is expected to dump a wintery mix on the region soon to follow.

Man accused of abducting woman after she left Boston bar seeks medical release from jail, previously fired lawyer on morning of trial

Prosecutors, who have grown weary of Victor Pena’s outbursts, bizarre behavior, and efforts to derail going to trial, say his “release would pose a danger to any vulnerable woman he encounters."

Sports

Goran Dragic only played a handful of games for the Raptors this season.

Veteran guard Goran Dragic to sign with Brooklyn Nets

The Nets added some backcourt depth on the buyout market after the departure of James Harden.

Trent Santos and Taunton have had a number of celebratory moments this season on the way to the Hockomock Kelley-Rex title, including a big win over Mansfield.

BOYS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Taking the Hockomock Kelley-Rex title is a big leap for Taunton boys’ basketball

The Tigers (18-2) seized first place Tuesday with a thrilling 56-46 comeback win over Mansfield and secured the league crown outright Friday with a 68-48 win over Milford.

Zack DiGregorio and partner Sean Hollander competed in the doubles luge event and the team relay event in Beijing.

Postcard from Beijing: I couldn’t be more proud to say I am an Olympian

Zack DiGregorio of Medway competed in his first Olympics as a member of the US luge team and shared his experiences from the games.

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Defensemen shine as Bruins take down the powerful Avalanche

BC High athletic director Jon Bartlett leaving in June to be AD at St. Sebastian’s in Needham

Medina Spirit is officially disqualified as 2021 Kentucky Derby winner

Business

When the hospital challenged his unemployment benefits, ICU nurse fought back

In early 2020, Jack Stewart quit and started collecting unemployment after COVID. Then the state informed him that his former employer was challenging his eligibility, and he could be forced to pay back $42,000.

Mary J. Blige steps up to help Marlborough company in Super Bowl ad

Bold Types is a weekly roundup of the movers and shakers in Boston's business business scene.

Bernie Madoff’s sister and husband are found dead in apparent murder-suicide in Florida

Coding for kids, by (older) kids.

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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.

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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

In 2014, Hubie Jones (center) received the Governor's Award in the Humanities.

Hubie Jones exposed Boston Public Schools for its exclusion of thousands of students with special needs

Dr. Paul Farmer, public health luminary and co-founder of Partners in Health, dies at 62, in Rwanda

Man arrested after allegedly breaking into Franklin Park Zoo, trying to enter tiger enclosure

sports

Hannah Kearney struck gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Former Olympian Hannah Kearney embraced a new calling for Beijing: TV commentator

A closer look at the minimum-salary issue in baseball’s CBA negotiations

Juwan Howard isn’t the first coach to lose control, but he was definitely out of line

business

Techstars held a demo day at House of Blues in Boston last Wednesday, its first in-person demo day since the pandemic began.

The in-person pitch makes a comeback

European Union mulls ways to stop the possible breakup of Bosnia

Biden-Putin meeting discussed as Ukraine war fears loom

politics

President Biden has made “harm reduction” a cornerstone of his strategy to fight a record drug-related deaths. However, conservative outrage over the issue of drug use has hampered Biden's plans.

‘Crack pipe’ backlash endangers Biden drug policies

IRS will allow taxpayers to forgo facial recognition amid blowback

Harris says there is a ‘real possibility of war’ in Europe as Russia threatens Ukraine

Nation

A view of the White House on Presidents' Day, on Feb. 21, 2022, in Washington, DC. US President Biden is spending the Presidents' Day holiday meeting with his national security team to discuss the ongoing developments at the border of Russia and Ukraine. Moneymaker/Getty Images)

White House weighs measures to stabilize gas prices if Russian hostilities over Ukraine send costs spiraling

Johnson is set to lift coronavirus restrictions in England

Black farmers fear foreclosure as debt relief remains frozen

World

Patients displaying Covid-19 symptoms at a temporary triage area next to the emergency department at the Caritas Medical Center hospital at night in Hong Kong, China, on Wednesday, Feb. 16, 2022.

Hong Kong seniors who refused vaccines are ‘ticking time bomb’

Colombia’s highest court legalizes abortion up to 24 weeks

Putin, in fiery speech, says he will recognize separatists in Ukraine

opinion

A daguerreotype of Martin Van Buren, taken by Matthew Brady in 1849 or 1850.

The ‘Little Magician’ who transformed American politics

Laws curbing teaching are textbook case of backward thinking

Climate activists get utilities’ attention

lifestyle

Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny in the 1957 Looney Tunes short "What's Opera, Doc?"

What’s up, Doc? Just the Bugs Bunny Film Festival at the Brattle.

10 unforgettable guest stars who appeared on ‘Arthur’

We’re never single at the same time

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

Elmer Fudd and Bugs Bunny in the 1957 Looney Tunes short "What's Opera, Doc?"

What’s up, Doc? Just the Bugs Bunny Film Festival at the Brattle.

Volcanic activity, an ‘Alien’ sighting, inscrutable icons

A Baltic state of mind

Television

Maude Apatow, the actor who plays Lexi Howard in HBO's "Euphoria" was in conversation with Kate Mulleavy & Laura Mulleavy of Rodarte presented by Afterpay at Spring Studios on February 11, 2022 in New York City.

This week’s Euphoria explores viewpoint in a whole new way

This week’s TV: A ‘Beat the Press’ podcast, Uber CEO’s wild ride, and the words of Frederick Douglass

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

music

Gil Rose leads the Boston Modern Orchestra Project at Symphony Hall in Boston.

A decadent 25th birthday for the Boston Modern Orchestra Project

Dua Lipa dazzles at TD Garden

At BSO, Blomstedt returns with glowing Bruckner

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

Dr. Warren Zapol in Antarctica with his wife, Nikki. A researcher whose discoveries about the benefits of inhaled nitric oxide are credited with saving countless lives, Dr. Zapol died Dec. 14 of complications from lung cancer that was diagnosed in 2015. He was 79 and lived in Cambridge.

Dr. Warren Zapol, anesthesiologist whose research discoveries saved lives, dies at 79

Elusiveness and grace carried Washington WR Charley Taylor to Hall of Fame

Emile Francis dies at 95; rebuilt NHL’s Rangers as coach and general manager