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Paul Farmer enjoyed a moment of singing and dancing in the HIV day-care center at Partners in Rwinkwavu Hospital in rural Rwanda in 2008.

With Paul Farmer’s passing, the world has lost the gift of a rare man

Farmer, a co-founder of Partners In Health, spent his life providing care for people in the world's remote, impoverished places.

Dr. Farmer spoke with an HIV patient at the Partners in Health hospital in Cange, Haiti, in 2003.

Dr. Paul Farmer, who tirelessly brought health care to the world’s neediest, dies at 62

A cofounder of Partners in Health, he believed that "Medicine should be viewed as social justice work in a world that is so sick and so riven by inequities."

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

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.

Putin orders forces to Russia-backed Ukraine regions and hints at wider military aims

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.

US troops in Poland brace for possible Ukrainian evacuees US and others blast Russia at emergency UN Security Council meeting

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.

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

Overwhelmed by chaos and uncertainty, families with kids under 5 are on a vaccine roller coaster

Brian Flores and Bill Belichick worked together for many years before Flores left for Miami.

Brian Flores says he’s not mad at Bill Belichick, explains why he made text exchange public

“I’m not mad,” Flores said. “He sent a text message to the wrong person. I’m certainly guilty of that.”

David Hoffman, photographed in his home office with his golden retriever Bella, is the founder of the Boston Law Collaborative and a lecturer at Harvard Law School, who has been pushing other members of the Boston Bar to do more to address climate change.

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.

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

3 places we supported this week

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

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More recent stories

Man accused of abducting woman after she left Boston bar seeks medical release from jail

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."

Massachusetts colleges ease COVID-19 measures

Northeastern University, Emerson College, the University of Massachusetts Lowell, and Lasell University all recently announced changes to their COVID-19 protocols.

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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In perhaps their best win of the season, Bruins take down the powerful Avalanche

The play of the defensemen was a huge factor as the Bruins toppled the team with the best record in the NHL.

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.

Recommended reads

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.

beth teitell

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

Overwhelmed by chaos and uncertainty, families with kids under 5 are on a vaccine roller coaster

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

State House to reopen to public, with mandate visitors prove they’re vaccinated or show negative test

The Massachusetts State House will reopen to the public on Tuesday with various rules and restrictions, including a mask mandate, ending the longest-running closure of a state capitol in the continental United States during the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dr. Paul Farmer, who tirelessly brought health care to the world’s neediest, dies at 62

A cofounder of Partners in Health, he believed that "Medicine should be viewed as social justice work in a world that is so sick and so riven by inequities."

Coming to America

An Afghan man and his family spent 52 days in a hotel in Woburn as agencies tasked with resettling an influx of Afghan refugees caused by the Taliban’s takeover struggle.

Sports

Brian Flores and Bill Belichick worked together for many years before Flores left for Miami.

Brian Flores says he’s not mad at Bill Belichick, explains why he made text exchange public

“I’m not mad,” Flores said. “He sent a text message to the wrong person. I’m certainly guilty of that.”

BC High's Mike Loughnane was named MVP of the Comcast Classic tournament after scoring 20 points to go along with 7 assists and 6 rebounds for the top-ranked and undefeated Eagles (19-0) in a 78-64 win over No. 5 Everett in the championship game.

Monday's boys' basketball roundup

Mike Loughnane has top-ranked and unbeaten BC High boys’ basketball team rolling as the postseason approaches

The senior guard recorded 20 points, 7 assists, and 6 rebounds for the Eagles (19-0) and was named tournament MVP of the Comcast Classic championship after a 78-64 win over No. 5 Everett.

Sean Farrell went from playing for Team USA in the Olympic quarterfinals to back playing for Harvard.

Some Team USA players didn’t waste any time getting right back into action with their college teams

After the Olympics, some players jumped right back into action.

MLB owners, players meet for four hours, remain far apart on key issues as season delay deadline looms

MONDAY'S GIRLS' BASKETBALL Roundup

Erin Reen’s clutch end-of-game heroics vs. Woburn helps Norwood girls’ basketball stay unbeaten

Men's College Basketball

Michigan basketball coach Juwan Howard suspended five games for Wisconsin melee

Business

Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise

Hive thefts have been reported elsewhere in the country, most recently three hives containing about 60,000 bees taken from a grocery chain's garden in central Pennsylvania.

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

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

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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

Paul Farmer enjoyed a moment of singing and dancing in the HIV day-care center at Partners in Rwinkwavu Hospital in rural Rwanda in 2008.

With Paul Farmer’s passing, the world has lost the gift of a rare man

Man accused of abducting woman after she left Boston bar seeks medical release from jail

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

sports

A recent report suggested Tom Brady and Bruce Arians didn't see eye to eye.

Bruce Arians disagrees with report claiming Tom Brady’s relationship with him soured

Masconomet’s Bella Misiura floors it to win all-around title at state coaches individual girls’ gymnastics championship

With suspension served, Brad Marchand is set to return Thursday as Bruins begin six-game trip

business

Coding student Mariyah Dixon, 11, got some one-on-one instruction from Elizabeth Levin. At Kiddo Byte, teenaged instructors teach underpriviledged kids the science of computer coding at the Brookview House in Boston.

Coding for kids, by (older) kids.

The in-person pitch makes a comeback

European Union mulls ways to stop the possible breakup of Bosnia

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

Prosecutor Samantha Trepel questions Thomas Lane before US District Judge Magnuson during his trial in the killing of George Floyd in federal court in St. Paul, Minn., on Monday, Feb. 21, 2022.

Three cops’ trial in Floyd killing heads to closing arguments

Beekeepers turn to anti-theft technology as hive thefts rise

Overwhelmed by chaos and uncertainty, families with kids under 5 are on a vaccine roller coaster

World

US ambassador to the UN Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks during an emergency meeting of the UN Security Council on the Ukraine crisis, in New York, February 21, 2022.

US and others blast Russia at emergency UN Security Council meeting

Putin calls Ukrainian statehood a fiction. History suggests otherwise.

Putin orders forces to Russia-backed Ukraine regions and hints at wider military aims

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. Farmer spoke with an HIV patient at the Partners in Health hospital in Cange, Haiti, in 2003.

Dr. Paul Farmer, who tirelessly brought health care to the world’s neediest, dies at 62

With Paul Farmer’s passing, the world has lost the gift of a rare man

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