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As fears of a pandemic mount, WHO says world is not ready
The announcement comes as infections surge in Iran, Italy, and South Korea. But the outbreak appears to be under control in China — for now. 40 minutes ago

Shirley Leung: After coronavirus, ‘Made in China’ isn’t what it used to beDevra First: Eating in the time of coronavirus

Dow falls more than 1,000 points, US stocks plunge as coronavirus fears disrupt economy

The Dow Jones Industrial Average slumped more than 1,000 points Monday in the worst day for the stock market in two years as investors worry that the spread of a viral outbreak that began in China will weaken global economic growth. 2 hours ago
Opinion: The coronavirus affected my company in China. How would it affect Boston?World markets falter on concern about virus impact on economy

One killed, another injured in Lynn shooting
The shooting happened at 6:08 p.m. at 4 Jones Terrace, according to police. 25 minutes ago

WHAT SHE SAID
This time, the jury believed the women
For the women who spoke out against Harvey Weinstein, the moment the verdict was announced was stunning. 2 hours ago

Here’s the lowdown on the charges Harvey Weinstein was convicted onHarvey Weinstein found guilty of rape in New York trial

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey
Bruins fill obvious holes, but only time will tell if they are the right moves
The acquitions of Nick Ritchie and Ondrej Kase were efforts to make the Bruins bonafide contenders for the Cup. 2 hours ago

Ahead of trade deadline, Bruins deal Danton Heinen to Ducks for winger Nick RitchieIn trade analysis, Bruins added important pieces — and created financial flexibility

Opinion

Niall Ferguson

Bloomberg’s long shot

Joan Vennochi

In praise of whistle-blowers, in baseball and politics

Lee C. Bollinger and Michael A. McRobbie

In order to prevent another voting debacle, turn to paper balloting

THE EDITORIAL BOARD ENDORSES

Mark your calendars: The Editorial Board is endorsing

The best TV episodes of the 2000s? Let’s get started
Imagine trying to pick out the peak episodes of the Peak TV era. That’s exactly what I’m going to try to do, with your help.

The week in TV: My I’ll-get-around-to-it list, Segel’s ‘Dispatches,’ and teen heartbreak

Former Texas tennis coach sentenced in college admissions case
Prosecutors said Michael Center accepted a $100,000 bribe to secure the admission of a purported student-athlete. The student did not play competitive tennis. 3 hours ago

NAMES
The MassArt Art Museum opens with a bash
More than 2,600 people celebrated the opening of the new museum on Saturday. 2 hours ago

Boston's newest art museum opens big with enormous, exuberant art

RED SOX
Nate Eovaldi comes out firing to begin a critical season
The Red Sox gave him $68 million last offseason, and have little to show for it after an injury-wracked first full season here. an hour ago

For a change, Red Sox bullpen is the pitching building block

Grand Teton goat shoot suspended after stern governor letter
Grand Teton National Park officials have suspended efforts to shoot mountain goats from a helicopter after criticism from Wyoming’s governor prompted Interior Secretary David Bernhardt to intervene.

More Recent headlines

Stoughton neighbors asked to shelter in place amid SWAT situation

US appeals court upholds Trump rules involving abortions

Firefighters rescue man from Charles River near Esplanade

What do you wonder about Boston or Massachusetts? We want to hear your questions

We’re asking readers to be involved as the Globe considers which stories to investigate. You pose a question that matters to you. We probe for an answer.

The MBTA has promised a lot of major upgrades. But can it afford them all?
With budget season now underway, it’s not clear the transit authority can fully afford the estimated $160 million cost just to get a variety of projects off the ground. 2 hours ago

NAMES
Chris Evans could unleash his dark side with role in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’
The Sudbury native slated to play sadistic dentist Orin Scrivello in a remake of the cult film and Broadway musical to be directed by Greg Berlanti. 2 hours ago

11-year-old girl brings AR-15 to Idaho hearing on gun legislation
An 11-year-old girl toting a loaded AR-15 assault weapon appeared at the hearing with her grandfather, who is supporting legislation that would allow visitors to Idaho who can legally possess firearms to carry a concealed handgun within Boise.

Mellow that meow? Researchers say this special music can help nervous cats chillax at the vet’s office
Researchers say music composed specifically for cats can help them chill out during a visit to the veterinarian.

Recommended Reads

‘Open, insert, squirt.’ In this town, children are taught to administer Narcan
At the end of the session, each child received a blue zippered bag containing two doses of Narcan to take home.

Emerson student with progeria, disease that causes premature aging, heartened by medical advances
Meghan Waldron is an 18-year-old freshman at Emerson College who has already lived longer than most people with her extraordinarily rare disease. Waldron is one of only a few hundred people worldwide who have progeria, which causes premature aging. She's taking an experimental drug that appears to prolong the life of people with the disease.

The Great Divide

The ‘sacred cow’ of Boston’s education landscape

Call it Boston’s untouchable issue. For 20 years, every effort — and there have been many — to even tweak the admissions process for Boston Latin and the other exam schools have been swiftly quashed, placed among the trove of such plans already collecting dust.
Rhode Island

Three Providence group homes on probation, two others close after state investigation

State officials have put three group homes for troubled youths on probation and removed girls from a fourth home after the state’s child advocate issued a scathing report about how the homes’ operator was treating the youths in its care.

Brendan Doherty is mulling a run for R.I. governor

Newport company brings the Internet of Things to boats

Newton

In Newton, Super Tuesday voters will decide Northland’s fate

Backers praise the mixed-use project for adding housing and commercial opportunities. Critics say it is too large and will unleash more traffic.

Northland critics file new campaign finance complaint against Newton mayor

Newton referendum could have broader implications on development

Special Projects

Back to the battleground

What we learned from each of the battleground states we visited ahead of the 2020 election
Who will win in Pennsylvania, Ohio, Michigan, and Wisconsin next year? The Globe’s D.C. bureau spent time reporting in these crucial battleground states. This is what they found.

Trump’s evangelical support mystifies his critics, but in Wisconsin, it looks stronger than ever
The president’s personal behavior and some of his core political beliefs, including his hostility toward refugees, seem at odds with the major tenets of Christianity. But Trump’s bond with evangelicals has proven to be remarkably resilient.

More from the Battleground project

Trump promised Wisconsin’s farmers his trade wars would pay off. They’re still waiting

A Pennsylvania roofer loved Bill Clinton and voted for Obama. Here’s how Trump lured him from the Democrats

Spotlight Investigative Journalism Fellowship

The danger in our salad bowls

Leafy green vegetables have become the leading cause of E. coli poisoning. And the federal government still lacks the means, and maybe the will, to take it on.
Education

The Great Divide

A new Globe initiative exploring the deep inequalities in our public education system, examining both the challenges and possible solutions to creating equal opportunity for all students.
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Seeing Red: A Globe Spotlight report on Boston’s crippling traffic

We endure some of the nation’s worst rush hour traffic. Our aging transit system is maddeningly unreliable. It is a crisis — a very slow moving crisis — that puts our region’s economic prosperity at risk. Who is to blame? Can anything be done? The Globe Spotlight Team investigates.
At the edge of a warming world

On Cape Cod, climate change is already terrifyingly real

Come with us as we explore the Cape to better understand what climate change is doing here, what it means for the future of this beloved place, and what the cost of inaction might be.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Rachel Kyte

What did you do when you knew climate change threatened our world?

Christiana Figueres and Tom Rivett-Carnac

We can choose to survive the climate crisis

Per Espen Stoknes

Hope and urgency from the Greta Generation

EDITORIAL

With a ‘yes’ vote on March 3, Newton can pave the way to fairer future

EDITORIAL

Newton wakes up to the dark side of America’s housing laws

IDEAS | Amanda Pustilnik

The perils of opening the mind

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: At spring training in Florida, Red Sox prepare for the 2020 baseball season

At 15, D’Angelo Ortiz is already showing some pop in his bat — just like his famous father

Thousands of crows have descended on Lawrence, and nobody knows why

I spent the night at South Street Diner, Boston’s only 24/7 sit-down spot

metro

One killed, another injured in Lynn shooting
The shooting happened at 6:08 p.m. at 4 Jones Terrace, according to police.

The MBTA has promised a lot of major upgrades. But can it afford them all?

With budget season now underway, it’s not clear the transit authority can fully afford the estimated $160 million cost just to get a variety of projects off the ground.

On Warren’s home turf, a high-stakes battle with Sanders

Warren, Sanders are engaged in hard-fought ground battle for Massachusetts Democrats in advance of Super Tuesday.

This time, the jury believed the women

In this discontented winter, Bernie Sanders isn’t too left. He’s too old.

STAT

Lottery like no other offers a cutting-edge medicine — with lives on the line

In race to develop coronavirus treatment, Regeneron sees an inside track

Experts envision two scenarios if the new coronavirus isn’t contained

Brain ‘hot spot’ may explain why African-Americans feel greater pain

sports

MIAA GIRLS’ BASKETBALL

Watertown outlasts Fiona Mannion, Latin Academy to reach D3 North quarterfinals

The 10th-seeded Raiders required all hands on deck to stymie Latin Academy’s Mannion (22 points, 15 rebounds) in 46-36 victory.

Sunday showed us Celtics-Lakers in an NBA Finals showdown would be worth it

They haven’t met for the title in a decade, and the matchup showed that the rivalry is still vibrant.

Los Angeles honors Kobe, Gianna Bryant with public memorial

Matt Porter

In trade analysis, Bruins added important pieces — and created financial flexibility

Politics

In El Paso, Sanders tries to allay concerns about his votes on guns, immigration

Business

Buffett still undecided in presidential race

Marijuana

Louisiana licenses issued allowing farmers to grow hemp

magazine
The Parenting Issue

How much can parents really control how their kids turn out? 

The Parenting Issue

To raise healthy eaters, break those rules you learned as a kid

Love Letters

She slept with him on the first date. Big mistake?

Cooking

Recipes: 3 chicken stews and soups that skip searing step

sports

Bruins fill obvious holes, but only time will tell if they are the right moves

Saint Joseph Prep boys’ basketball experiencing a growth spurt

NFL Combine comes with several new twists this year

metro

One killed, another injured in Lynn shooting

The MBTA has promised a lot of major upgrades. But can it afford them all?

On Warren’s home turf, a high-stakes battle with Sanders

Nation

Tenn. psychiatrist found guilty of distributing 1,200 opioid pills to three sisters

In El Paso, Sanders tries to allay concerns about his votes on guns, immigration

New Vermont DEC commissioner appointed after resignation

World

Indian authorities scramble to give Trump a mega-rally

Italy battles to contain Europe’s first major outbreak of coronavirus

As coronavirus cases spiral upward, South Korea raises threat level

politics

Bernie Sanders’ emergence as the Democratic front-runner fuels angst among moderates

Moderates hustle to blunt Sanders’ momentum after Nevada win

Buttigieg questions 3rd place finish in Nevada, cites errors

business

Buffett still undecided in presidential race

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma starts ad campaign for claims

Dow falls more than 1,000 points, US stocks plunge as coronavirus fears disrupt economy

lifestyle

Chris Evans could unleash his dark side with role in ‘Little Shop of Horrors’

The MassArt Art Museum opens with a bash

Michael Douglas campaigns for Michael Bloomberg in Medford

marijuana

Louisiana licenses issued allowing farmers to grow hemp

Hawaii bill would protect workers allowed to use medical marijuana

University in Michigan opens cannabis research center

opinion

Trump’s Bernie playbook

It’s not Trump, it’s the millions who elevated him

Newton and the Northland project: point-counterpoint

food & dining

A fun take on a classic dessert at Maca

New Hampshire’s Puritan Backroom wins a James Beard Foundation award

A Brazilian steakhouse opens near the Lawn on D, and Lumiere says au revoir

travel

Here’s where to feel like a kid in a candy store

Winter games: Here’s where families can have some fun

The best and worst buys at Hudson News

Books

Edith Wharton’s own copy of ‘The Age of Innocence’ arrives at The Mount for the novel’s 100th birthday

A curious case of mass hysteria

In four tantalizing titles, food for thought

Movies

Doc Talk: From ‘Paris Is Burning’ to ‘My First Film’

Movie events and special screenings coming soon to Boston

In Focus: The persistence of memory powers Patricio Guzmán’s Chile trilogy

Television

The week in TV: My I’ll-get-around-to-it list, Segel’s ‘Dispatches,’ and teen heartbreak

Julia Roberts headlines TV adaptation of Slate podcast on Watergate

The best TV episodes of the 2000s? Let’s get started

music

Unplugged, the Robinson brothers conjure the soul of the Black Crowes

Jazz trumpeter Jason Palmer’s disparate inspirations: stolen paintings and stolen lives

‘It’s our 1963’: Kamasi Washington talks jazz, experimentation, and living in the moment

Theater/Dance

‘Common Ground,’ Calista Flockhart to be part of Huntington’s new season

Second City’s ‘She the People’ asserts our right to laugh out loud

‘Swan Lake in Blue’ is a jazzy re-imagination of a classic

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don’t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

B. Smith, model turned restaurateur and lifestyle maven, dies at 70

Legendary soccer coach Foster Cass, who guided Duxbury to state titles, dies at 79

Charles Hobson, who helped break a TV color line, dies at 83