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Prosecutors in charge of Trump criminal probe have resigned

The two prosecutors in charge of the Manhattan district attorney’s criminal investigation into former president Donald Trump suddenly resigned Wednesday, throwing the future of the probe into question.

The GOP’s response to Biden and Ukraine is a mess for one reason: Trump

Fox News has been a particularly interesting place for often contradictory takes about what President Biden is doing wrong with Ukraine.

Russian troops around Ukraine are prepared for attack, Pentagon says

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Racially motivated East Boston crime garners probation sentence; civil rights group laments leniency

At issue is a Feb. 15, 2020, incident where a mother and daughter were attacked in East Boston while speaking Spanish and allegedly told, “This is America” and “Go back to your [expletive] country.”

Investigators probing drowning death of Maine woman found dead on rocks near cliff walk

UMass Amherst student, 19, fatally struck by vehicle on campus

Mass. boy drowns off Puerto Rico, Coast Guard says

Sue Donaldson, who retired as a psychiatrist in 2014, said boomers like herself, who’ve led comfortable lives as the planet has warmed, have an obligation now to change its course.

Facing climate and voting crises, ‘Third Actors’ are getting back into the fight

A new movement called Third Act aims to mobilize Americans over 60 — mostly baby boomers and the so-called silent generation that preceded the boomers — as advocates on the issues of climate and voting rights.

High Street Place, the downtown food hall that COVID delayed, announces opening date

Pizza, champagne, oysters, and more aim to revitalize a quiet downtown.

MIDA chef and owner Douglass Williams is a nominee for Outstanding Chef.

James Beard Foundation announces semifinalists for 2022 awards

Many of this year’s semifinalists hail from around Boston and New England. The winners will be announced in Chicago on June 13.

These maps show how much snow could fall on Friday

A winter storm will barrel into the region late Thursday night, bringing “significant snowfall” on Friday. Boston and areas north of the Mass. Pike could see between 6 and 12 inches of snow.

Dave Epstein: Snow is on the way Temperatures in Boston soar to near 70 as cities around New England break records

The main entrance of Mass. General Hospital

COVID-19 lockdown measures may affect brain health of people who aren’t infected, MGH study shows

Lockdown measures aimed at preventing the spread of COVID-19 may have an adverse affect on the brain health even of people who’ve avoided infection during the pandemic, according to a new study from researchers at Massachusetts General Hospital.

Mass. reports 938 coronavirus cases and 133 deaths

Phil Mickelson now says he needs time away to focus on things that are truly meaningful to him.

Phil Mickelson took his shot with an apology, and he wound up way out of bounds

In his lengthy explanation Tuesday, Mickelson depicted himself as part victim, part martyr, part hero, and part sinner.

Tom Brady waves toward the fans as he leaves the field after an NFL preseason football game against the Houston Texans, Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021, in Houston.

Tom Brady will appear in and produce a football-themed movie, Hollywood Reporter says

Former New England Patriots quarterback Tom Brady’s going from the gridiron to the red carpet.

Opinion

Dr. Paul Farmer writes a prescription for a pediatric patient at the Partners in Health hospital in Cange, Haiti, in 2003.

Paul Farmer, relentless champion of global health, showed us how to fight inequities

Partners in Health is a testament to the tremendous global impact that a man with a grand vision, unrelenting drive, and the right support, can make.

The Boston lawyer behind the anti-mask and vax protesters

Linda J. Bilmes and Cornell William Brooks

The GI Bill was one of the worst racial injustices of the 20th century. Congress can fix it.

IDEAS | H. GILBERT WELCH

A contradiction in cancer screening

Ukraine crisis presents clash of cultures, identity, and politics

Butter miso noodles with chicken and vegetables from Dumpling Daughter.

PROJECT TAKEOUT

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MBTA, Keolis pledge to improve safety at Wilmington crossing where woman was killed

One month after a commuter rail train struck a car and killed its driver in Wilmington, the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority and its contractor Keolis said they are putting new safety measures in place to prevent similar incidents.

GBH’s Jonathan Abbott to step down as CEO at the end of the year

During his 15 years in the top job, Abbott has guided the public media pioneer’s shift to digital platforms, expanded local news, and boosted its endowment by 800 percent.

black history month

As first popularly elected Black senator, Edward Brooke defied political odds

His historic win, the first African American popularly elected to US Senate and the first elected since Reconstruction, resonated across the world. Brooke, a Republican, established himself as a civil rights champion and pioneer.

A fly fisherman got stuck in the mud in Salem, so firefighters pulled him out with the aid of plywood

A 29-year-old man who went fly fishing in Salem on Wednesday morning got stuck knee-deep in the mud and had to be rescued by first responders, police said.

Pieces of Liberty Tree marking stop on Underground Railroad gifted to Baker, Polito

The pieces of wood were given to Governor Charlie Baker and Lieutenant Governor Karyn Polito by Brockton Mayor Robert F. Sullivan on Wednesday. Sullivan has also gifted the blocks of wood to a number of high schools in the area in honor of Black History Month.

Boston will put young people to work as part of city’s Green New Deal

The green economy could bring thousands of new jobs to Boston. An upcoming city project aims to speed up the process — and ensure positions go to those who need them most.

Recommended reads

A group of children from a daycare center enjoy the warm weather during a stroll through Copley Square with their educators.

Mayor Wu announces new Office of Early Childhood aimed at streamlining child care process

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu announced a new Office of Early Childhood to help parents navigate the often complicated process of finding child care for kids under 5.

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

A cofounder of Partners in Health, Farmer believed that “medicine should be viewed as social justice work in a world that is so sick and so riven by inequities.”

Dropping masks could have an unintended side effect: the return of sniffles and stomach bugs

As mask recommendations are loosened in Massachusetts and other parts of the country, doctors expect to see a resurgence of non-COVID infections this spring such as the common cold and flus.

DEVRA FIRST

A lawsuit over waffles? It’s time for a taste test.

In the case of Burgundian v. Eastern Standard Provisions, let’s see how the waffles stack up.

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Culture & Lifestyle

Lemon-almond pound cake

Recipes: Three citrus cakes to brighten a winter day

Haley Bennett and Peter Dinklage in "Cyrano."

MOVIE REVIEW | ★★

Sing a song of ‘Cyrano’ — several, in fact

Celebrity guests who appeared on "Arthur" included (clockwise from top left) Matt Damon, Michelle Kwan, Fred Rogers, Idina Menzel, Ming Tsai, and John Lewis.

10 unforgettable guest stars who appeared on ‘Arthur’

The new PlantPub will open near Fenway Park in the former Boston BeerWorks space. Pat McCauley and Mary Dumont, owners of PlantPub in Cambridge, have teamed up with Matthew Kenney to open the second location.

PlantPub is coming to the Fenway this spring

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

Richard Higgins of Attleboro (left) speaks to his lawyer, William E. Gens, during his appearance in a South Boston courtroom in June 2018.

The Boston lawyer behind the anti-mask and vax protesters

World War II veteran Maj. Fannie Griffin McClendon poses at her home on June 10 in Tempe, Ariz. McClendon had a storied history as a member of the 6888th Central Postal Directory Battalion that made history as being the only all-female, Black unit to serve in Europe during World War II.

Linda J. Bilmes and Cornell William Brooks

The GI Bill was one of the worst racial injustices of the 20th century. Congress can fix it.

A doctor works with a patient in a CT scanner at Southern New Hampshire Medical Center in Nashua in 2010.

IDEAS | H. GILBERT WELCH

A contradiction in cancer screening

Whoever doused that bust of Angelou could have used water instead of gasoline. I’m guessing that the perpetrator used a flammable liquid as a symbol of immolation, something history shows has been done both to books and Black people.

Why a bust of Maya Angelou was vandalized at BPL during an anti-vaccine protest

Smoke rises from the Luhansk power station in Shchastia, in Eastern Ukraine, after it was heavily bombed on Tuesday.

Dial up sanctions on Russia as it dials up its Ukraine war

IDEAS | JOE KEOHANE

Why does parenthood make us nostalgic?

Metro

Facing climate and voting crises, ‘Third Actors’ are getting back into the fight

A new movement called Third Act aims to mobilize Americans over 60 — mostly baby boomers and the so-called silent generation that preceded the boomers — as advocates on the issues of climate and voting rights.

These maps show how much snow could fall on Friday

A winter storm will barrel into the region late Thursday night, bringing “significant snowfall” on Friday. Boston and areas north of the Mass. Pike could see between 6 and 12 inches of snow.

Gary Brooker, 76, frontman of rock band Procol Harum

"Whiter Shade of Pale" topped the UK album chart for six weeks, was a top 10 hit in the United States, and in 2018 was one of six singles inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.

Newton’s city seal is disrespectful to Native Americans and should go, panel says

Featuring a white man proselytizing to Native Americans, the seal is disrespectful, historically inaccurate, and should be replaced, according to a working group formed by Mayor Ruthanne Fuller.

Sports

Celtics starting center Robert Williams has been cleared to return to the court after missing two games because of injury.

Coach Ime Udoka: Celtics starters were ‘off the charts at both ends of the court’

After poring over the numbers, Udoka's study just reaffirmed how dominant the group of Jayson Tatum, Jaylen Brown, Marcus Smart, Robert Williams, and Al Horford has been.

Top-ranked Northeastern will count on Aerin Frankel, a semifinalist for the Women’s Hockey Commissioners Association National Goaltender of the Year award, in the Hockey East playoffs.

Women's hockey playoffs

Northeastern top-ranked as women’s Hockey East playoffs begin

The NCAA tournament has expanded to 11 teams but only the tournament champion gets the Hockey East autobid.

22SCHGHOOP Woburn's Carley Dangora (5) talks with head coach Stephen Sullivan during a Championship game of Norwood at Woburn in the Comcast Classic girls' basketball tournament at Woburn High School on Monday February 21, 2022. (Photo By: Greg M. Cooper)

GIRLS' BASKETBALL NOTEBOOK

Sisters Carley and Casey Dangora lead No. 2 Woburn into D1 state tournament with great expectations

It might be the last dance for the Tanners' senior duo, and they're making the most of it.

Jay Monahan: PGA players tempted by Saudi tour need to make up minds

Catching up with Garrett Whitlock, keeping the faith down South during the offseason lockout

Celtics sign Malik Fitts and Kelan Martin to 10-day contracts

Business

Rosemarie Sansone, downtown Boston’s biggest cheerleader, dies at age 77

Rosemarie Sansone died Monday, less than a week after retiring from her job as CEO of the Downtown Boston Business Improvement District.

More trouble for a troubled market

The US stock market has been stumbling since the beginning of the year. Now, Russia’s escalating conflict with Ukraine is adding considerably to the market’s problems.

StoneBridge Healthcare offers to buy Care New England

GBH’s Jonathan Abbott to step down as CEO at the end of the year

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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

Tamar Dahan played with her friend Naama Hamami, left, at the Public Garden in Boston on Wednesday.

Temperatures in Boston soar to near 70 as cities around New England break records

R.I. regulators approve PPL purchase of Narragansett Electric

Rhode Island political news: February 2022

sports

Everett’s John Monexant (left) drives against Belmont’s Colin Gallowayduring during a December game.

Everett boys’ basketball forced to forfeit final two games because of overscheduling

These Celtics are definitely an improved team, but they are not title contenders

Phil Mickelson took his shot with an apology, and he wound up way out of bounds

business

This photo from Aug. 15, 2016, shows offshore wind turbines near Block Island, R.I. The Biden administration said Wednesday it will hold its first offshore wind auction next month, offering nearly 500,000 acres off the coast of New York and New Jersey for wind energy projects that could produce enough electricity to power nearly 2 million homes.

US holds its biggest offshore wind auction

Intellia leases space for 140,000-square-foot manufacturing facility in former Waltham BSC

Sanofi says its vaccine shows 100 percent efficacy against severe disease

politics

The "People’s Convoy" of truckers and supporters drove near Barstow Calif., on its way to Washington, D.C., to protest COVID-19 mandates on Wednesday.

Far-right ties seen in truck convoy heading to Washington

The GOP’s response to Biden and Ukraine is a mess for one reason: Trump

Ivanka Trump in talks with Jan. 6 panel about cooperating in inquiry

Nation

US District Court Judge Paul Magnuson sat in his chambers at the Warren E. Burger Federal Building in downtown St. Paul, Minn., Nov. 30, 2021.

Judge seals juror names in trial of three officers over Floyd killing

Far-right ties seen in truck convoy heading to Washington

Georgia marks Ahmaud Arbery Day, 2 years after murder

World

FILE - Gary Brooker, front man in the rock group Procol Harum, appears in London on Nov. 14, 2006. Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum frontman who sang one of the 1960s' most enduring hits, “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died. He was 76. The band said Brooker died at his home on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. He had been receiving treatment for cancer. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)

Gary Brooker, 76, frontman of rock band Procol Harum

Ukraine to impose state of emergency as Biden condemns ‘invasion’

Russian troops around Ukraine are prepared for attack that could be imminent, Pentagon says

opinion

Russian howitzers are loaded onto train cars at a station outside Taganrog, Russia, near the border with Ukraine, on Feb. 22.

What does Putin want?

May I have a word: In search of English’s missing words

A better way to admit students to Boston Latin

lifestyle

Marguerite Clark, center left, starred in the 1916 silent adaptation of the Brothers Grimm fairytale "Snow White."

1916 silent film ‘Snow White’ screens with live music in Somerville

FDA approves a condom for anal sex, a first in the sexual health movement

Recipes: Three citrus cakes to brighten a winter day

food & dining

Lemon-almond pound cake

Recipes: Three citrus cakes to brighten a winter day

James Beard Foundation announces semifinalists for 2022 awards

High Street Place, the downtown food hall that COVID delayed, announces opening date

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

María Magdalena Campos-Pons, "When I Am Not Here/ Estoy Allá, Identity Could Be a Tragedy," 1995-1996.

Asking the urgent questions in ‘Us Them We’ at Worcester Art Museum

Kerry Tribe uses language as a medium in ‘Onomatopoeia’

At the Gardner, Zanele Muholi contains and represents multitudes

Books

Ben Mezrich stops by his Boston office in this May 26, 2015 file photo.

Best-selling author Ben Mezrich goes behind the scenes of his new book, ‘The Midnight Ride’

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

Garrett Hongo: reading through Los Angeles and Hawaii

Movies

Matt Reeves attended a screening of "The Batman" in London on Feb. 23.

Batman’s back, and Matt Reeves’s got him

This year’s Oscar-nominated animated shorts are many things. Kid stuff isn’t one of them.

Sing a song of ‘Cyrano’ — several, in fact

Television

Andy Warhol (pictured in 1976) is the subject of a six-part documentary series produced by Ryan Murphy.

‘Andy Warhol Diaries’ puts the art in artificial intelligence

Sandra Oh indicates that ‘The Chair’ won’t return

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

music

FILE - Gary Brooker, front man in the rock group Procol Harum, appears in London on Nov. 14, 2006. Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum frontman who sang one of the 1960s' most enduring hits, “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died. He was 76. The band said Brooker died at his home on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. He had been receiving treatment for cancer. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)

Gary Brooker, 76, frontman of rock band Procol Harum

On tour and bonding again, New Edition comes home

Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age singer, dies at 57

Theater/Dance

Cassie Beck in "What the Constitution Means to Me."

‘What the Constitution Means to Me’ is an exhilarating discourse on our imperfect union

Jim Jefferies can say whatever he wants, and does

Jeffrey Cirio returns to Boston Ballet

globe local

Newton is reconsidering the imagery of its official seal, which now depicts a white preacher converting Native Americans to Christianity.

Newton’s city seal is disrespectful to Native Americans and should go, panel says

‘We’ve been competitive.’ Newton South boys’ hockey team is heading to state tournament

A new school building, singular concert, and plunge for Elodie

Obituaries

FILE - Gary Brooker, front man in the rock group Procol Harum, appears in London on Nov. 14, 2006. Gary Brooker, the Procol Harum frontman who sang one of the 1960s' most enduring hits, “A Whiter Shade of Pale,” has died. He was 76. The band said Brooker died at his home on Saturday, Feb. 19, 2022. He had been receiving treatment for cancer. (AP Photo/Max Nash, File)

Gary Brooker, 76, frontman of rock band Procol Harum

Mark Lanegan, Screaming Trees and Queens of the Stone Age singer, dies at 57

Joe Tom Easley, 81, prominent gay rights activist