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Biden to nominate federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman on Supreme Court

In Jackson, Biden delivers on a campaign promise to make the historic appointment and to further diversify a court that was made up entirely of white men for almost two centuries.

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s pick for US Supreme Court?
United States Circuit Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson is poised to make history as the first Black woman to serve on the US Supreme Court.

SCOTUS nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson reminds others of Ruth Bader Ginsburg
Dave Epstein | Forecast

Snow, sleet, and variable conditions: Here’s what to expect from today’s storm

The snow will continue at a moderate to heavy pace throughout the morning while the line of mixed precipitation will try to move northward.
State, local officials warn drivers to stay off roads Is climate change making weather whiplash worse?

These maps show how much snow and sleet could fall on Friday
A winter storm barreled into the region early Friday, bringing snow and in some places, sleet, making for a dangerous morning commute.

Live weather updates from local meteorologists

TOM FARRAGHER
Blizzards and floods, droughts and hurricanes. Meteorologist Harvey Leonard has seen — and foreseen — them all.
For a half-century now, Leonard has been an unflappable seer of storm clouds and bright skies, of hurricanes and monster blizzards. Of fickle weather winds that have made him a household name.

Ukraine’s capital under threat as Russia presses invasion

Russia pressed its invasion of Ukraine to the outskirts of the capital Friday after unleashing airstrikes on cities and military bases and sending in troops and tanks from three sides in an attack that could rewrite the global post-Cold War security order.
Financial markets shake off Ukraine invasion, but economic dangers still loom As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, many analysts question what happens next
RUSSIA-UKRAINE: THE LATEST

Rockets strike Kyiv amid invasion, Ukraine says; US fears capital could soon fall

Five key questions about the Ukraine-Russia conflict, answered

As Russia continues to hit bases and multiple cities with airstrikes or shelling, here are answers to five key questions about the rapidly intensifying conflict.
ANALYSIS

Why Biden may have held back on all possible sanctions on Russia

Just hours after Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine, President Biden announced some severe financial punishments on Russia. But he could have gone further -- and may have to soon.

Larry Edelman
Baker administration seeks approval to waive all federal unemployment overpayments
The move could remove uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts who received pandemic benefits.

Opinion
Timothy Snyder

Putin’s Hitler-like tricks and tactics in Ukraine

The glorification of violence and the disregard for law is central to the history of fascism. Taking law seriously and preventing senseless war was supposed to be the lesson learned from World War II.
EDITORIAL

Russia has turned itself into a pariah state, and earned the world’s scorn

SCOT LEHIGH

The US must rediscover the resolve that thwarted the USSR

IDEAS | UNA HAJDARI

Ukraine’s struggle to free itself from history’s grasp

Alan Wirzbicki

A child-sized connection to Ukraine

30-plus TV shows to stream while it snows

These comedies, thrillers, dramas, docuseries, and imports ought to keep you entertained while you're stuck inside.

The 10 best (and worst) Batman actors, ranked

The first-place winner has the perfect voice. The second-place Batman is the sexiest. And in last place: the one who calls himself the franchise killer.
Vote for your favorite Batman For ‘The Batman’ director Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson was ‘the only choice’
MISS CONDUCT

The complications of calling the police about loud music from the neighbors

Plus, should tell guests beforehand that you require them to remove their shoes in your home?
Dinner with Cupid

Blind date: ‘I ... am a bit of an encyclopedia of useless information’

Will an IT professional need an assist from the help desk on this date?

Parenting

My daughter had colic and her endless crying made me feel like a failure

Kids produce endless stuff. How do you decide what to save?

We need an Operation Warp Speed for kids’ mental health

Moms reveal where they find peace and quiet

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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health
PROJECT TAKEOUT

3 places we supported this week

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

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CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday
The Biden administration is expected to significantly loosen federal mask-wearing guidelines, meaning most Americans will no longer be advised to wear masks in indoor public settings.

After a 2-year absence, Southie’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is back
Typically one of Boston’s largest annual celebrations, the parade, which can draw more than a million revelers to Southie’s streets, barrooms, and house parties, is scheduled to start at 1 p.m. on March 20.

Boston couple getting offers as high as $750,000 for parking spot, report says
A couple has been offered as much as $750,000 for one of their valet parking spots as they prepare to sell their lavish Back Bay condominium for $10.5 million, the Wall Street Journal reports.

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

Jake DeBrusk is on a hot streak, but why won’t he say why he wants the Bruins to trade him?

“I respectfully plead the fifth," said DeBrusk, who scored twice in Thursday's victory but would not elaborate on his request to be traded.
NESN’s Bruins broadcasters were forced to abandon ship for part of Thursday’s game
Black News Hour

Episode 7: Reflecting on the death of Trayvon Martin, 10 years later

The Globe’s Meghan Irons and Jeneé Osterheldt cohost the seventh episode of “Black News Hour,” during which they remember the Florida 17-year-old who was fatally shot while coming from a convenience store on Feb. 26, 2012.
More Black News Hour presented by The Boston Globe

Home of the Week: Acton ranch is ready for rail and trail
There are trails and rails in this town, and they move at very different speeds. This home is ready to help you navigate both of them.

Recommended reads

In the cold after midnight, Mayor Wu meets with people on the streets

One night a year – during the coldest months – city crews canvass across more than 40 designated sections of Boston seeking to engage people living on the streets and encouraging them to seek housing.

Jury convicts 3 former Minneapolis police officers of violating George Floyd’s civil rights
Tou Thao, J. Alexander Kueng, and Thomas Lane were charged with depriving Floyd of his right to medical care when officer Derek Chauvin pressed his knee into Floyd’s neck.

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.

Obituary
Lauren Sampson was a ‘bright light’ of Boston’s civil rights lawyers
At 30, Sampson was one of the region’s most ardent civil rights champions. An “intellectual giant” of boundless compassion, she ended her life amid mental health struggles.

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Culture & Lifestyle

PARENTING UNFILTERED

Moms reveal where they find peace and quiet

ART

A rare work by Surrealist Remedios Varo ‘opens up new worlds’ at the MFA

CONNECTIONS

I needed calamine lotion at summer camp: The story of a 50-year friendship

Husband of slain cinematographer was ‘just so angry’ at Alec Baldwin

Special Projects

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.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | UNA HAJDARI

Ukraine’s struggle to free itself from history’s grasp

Bryan Nakayama

With Russian invasion of Ukraine, US must bolster cyber defenses

Ukrayinska Pravda

From Kyiv: I am Ukrainian

IDEAS | STEPHEN KINZER

How the US brought China and Russia together

Joan Vennochi

The Boston lawyer behind the anti-mask and vax protesters

IDEAS | MICHAEL MURPHY

What Paul Farmer taught me about ‘dignity construction’ in health care

Metro

A running list of school districts keeping or dropping their mask mandates

Massachusetts dropped its statewide mandate, but individual school districts can still decide for themselves what to do.

Parents of actress Alicia Witt froze to death in their Worcester home, death certificates say

Robert Witt, 87, and Diane Witt, 75, died in their Worcester home in December from “probable cardiac dysrhythmia” due to cold, according to death certificates issued by the state medical examiner’s office.
RI politics

Rhode Island political news: February 2022

Regular updates about Rhode Island politics and political leaders.
RI POLITICS

SCOTUS nominee Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson reminds others of Ruth Bader Ginsburg

“I see some of the same qualities in Ketanji that I saw in Ruth,” said first circuit court of appeals Judge Bruce M. Selya, for whom Jackson clerked in 1997-1998. “Some people have the capacity to inspire by example and the force of their reason.”

Sports

Dan Shaughnessy

Fred Lynn is correct — make the hitters beat the shifts — and other thoughts

In response to calls to ban defensive shifts, the Red Sox great says, "The onus is on the hitter. It really is. Learn how to hit off-speed stuff the other way. Bunt.”

NESN’s Bruins broadcasters were forced to abandon ship for part of Thursday’s game

A fire alarm at the network's Watertown studios required a switch to the Seattle broadcast for about 7 minutes in the third period.
Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

Jake DeBrusk is on a hot streak, but why won’t he say why he wants the Bruins to trade him?

“I respectfully plead the fifth," said DeBrusk, who scored twice in Thursday's victory but would not elaborate on his request to be traded.

Formula 1 won’t hold race in Russia following Ukraine invasion

World ski body cancels all upcoming events in Russia

Paris replaces St. Petersburg as Champions League final host

Business

Larry Edelman

Baker administration seeks approval to waive all federal unemployment overpayments

The move could remove uncertainty for hundreds of thousands of people in Massachusetts who received pandemic benefits.

US consumer spending tops forecasts even as inflation jumps

Purchases of goods and services, adjusted for changes in prices, increased 1.5 percent from December, the most in 10 months, according to Commerce Department figures Friday.

Chipmakers downplay fears Ukraine crisis will worsen shortages

Biden and Europe waiting on one key sanction against Russia

STAT

‘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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Globe Magazine

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

GLOBE MAGAZINE

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

PERSPECTIVE

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

Cooking

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

metro

After a 2-year absence, Southie’s St. Patrick’s Day Parade is back

Show us your best snow day photos

Boston couple getting offers as high as $750,000 for parking spot, report says

sports

The Bruins put Jake DeBrusk on the top line, and he delivered in an overtime victory over the Kraken

The Celtics’ consistent defensive effort has been key to their success

Former Bruins captain Zdeno Chara breaks NHL record for games played by a defenseman

business

US investigating complaints over Honda’s automatic braking system

Financial markets shake off Ukraine invasion, but economic dangers still loom

Fewest Americans collecting unemployment aid since 1970

politics

Biden to nominate federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman on Supreme Court

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s pick for US Supreme Court?

CDC to significantly ease pandemic mask guidelines Friday

Nation

Biden to nominate federal judge Ketanji Brown Jackson to be first Black woman on Supreme Court

Who is Ketanji Brown Jackson, Biden’s pick for US Supreme Court?

What it’s like to be a first-year college student during a pandemic

World

China leaves Russia’s war off front pages as Xi stays silent

Rockets strike Kyiv amid invasion, Ukraine says; US fears capital could soon fall

Moscow pushes to topple Ukraine’s government, Russian troops enter Kyiv

opinion

Biden tries to bring peace to bear

From Kyiv: I am Ukrainian

How the US brought China and Russia together

lifestyle

Parents of actress Alicia Witt froze to death in their Worcester home, death certificates say

Exploring and celebrating the uplifting Black stories from Richmond’s painful past

We need an Operation Warp Speed for kids’ mental health

food & dining

La Royal opens in Huron Village, serving beef heart and alpaca burgers

Recipes: Three citrus cakes to brighten a winter day

James Beard Foundation announces semifinalists for 2022 awards

travel

Exploring and celebrating the uplifting Black stories from Richmond’s painful past

Flowers in Worcester, safety on the slopes, and gear in its rightful place

Where the boys went: Shifting demands transform spring break

Arts

When artist moms team up with their artist children, playful ideas are born

Banksy would probably hate ‘The Art of Banksy’ — but that doesn’t mean you have to

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

Books

The ABCs of having a conversation with your child

Caught in the trap of chronic illness

On rural America

Movies

Vote for your favorite Batman

For ‘The Batman’ director Matt Reeves, Robert Pattinson was ‘the only choice’

The 10 best (and worst) Batman actors, ranked

Television

30-plus TV shows to stream while it snows

When it’s better to be disturbed than distracted, there’s Discomfort TV

Final seven episodes of ‘Ozark’ arrive on April 29

music

Clairo’s at home with a bigger sound

Billy Strings will be the first artist to play at Roadrunner

An Aretha Franklin tribute reconnects Valerie Simpson with a legend who was also a friend

Theater/Dance

The ‘Summer’ of our discontent

In ART’s ‘Ocean Filibuster,’ an argument for a sea change, with a dash of spectacle

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

globe local

Two boys facing charges for Ludlow church vandalism

As Russia’s invasion of Ukraine unfolds, many analysts question what happens next

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

Obituaries

Oscar-nominated ‘M*A*S*H’ actor Sally Kellerman dies at 84

Lauren Sampson was a ‘bright light’ of Boston’s civil rights lawyers

Gary Brooker, 76, frontman of rock band Procol Harum