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Nation

Biden names leaders of coronavirus group, seeks to advance transition

President-elect Joe Biden and his team turned its attention to a shift that will swing into action Monday, even as Republican leaders and scores of party lawmakers refrained from acknowledging his victory out of apparent deference to President Trump, who continued to refuse to concede. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden and Trump both did well with Latino voters. This is how that happened

Democratic political analysts and strategists have been trying to understand the decisions of Latino voters as preliminary data appear to show diametrically opposed trends: Both Trump and Biden won big with Latino voters. Continue reading →

ANALYSIS

Old playbook may help Biden attack economic challenges

Joe Biden is president-elect, and the economy is at risk. The robust recovery from last spring’s coronavirus collapse is under threat from a new surge in infections — the dreaded fall wave that may crest just as the 46th president is inaugurated in 10 weeks. Continue reading →

The Great Divide

Mass. school districts' plans vary widely on key practices for pandemic-era education, review finds

The findings of a new survey from the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education underscore the wildly different approaches districts have taken to pandemic-era education in a state that has largely taken a hands-off approach to local education affairs. Continue reading →

Health

People sick with COVID-19 face better odds of survival

As new COVID-19 cases continue to set daily records nationally, the illness appears to have become less deadly than it was in the spring — and it's not clear why, or whether the death rate will spike up again. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Biden names leaders of coronavirus group, seeks to advance transition

President-elect Joe Biden and his team turned its attention to a shift that will swing into action Monday, even as Republican leaders and scores of party lawmakers refrained from acknowledging his victory out of apparent deference to President Trump, who continued to refuse to concede. Continue reading →

Nation

Biden and Trump both did well with Latino voters. This is how that happened

Democratic political analysts and strategists have been trying to understand the decisions of Latino voters as preliminary data appear to show diametrically opposed trends: Both Trump and Biden won big with Latino voters. Continue reading →

Nation

Parties gird for ferocious Georgia runoffs

Within minutes of Joe Biden becoming president-elect Saturday, top Democrats and Republicans raced to the front lines of 2020's last battlefront: a pair of January Senate runoffs in Georgia where the country's racial, economic, and cultural cross-currents could help determine whether Democrats complete their takeover of Washington. Continue reading →

The World

World

COVID infections in animals prompt scientific concern

The decision this past week by the Danish government to kill millions of mink because of coronavirus concerns, effectively wiping out a major national industry, has put the spotlight on simmering worries among scientists and conservationists about the vulnerability of animals to the pandemic virus and what infections among animals could mean for humans. Continue reading →

World

Putin is mum on Biden’s victory, foreshadowing tense years ahead

The morning after Joe Biden became president-elect of the United States, the Kremlin published a happy-60th-birthday greeting to a Moscow theater director. Continue reading →

World

Firecrackers and prayers as Indians celebrate Harris' win

Waking up to the news of Kamala Harris’ election as US vice president, overjoyed people in her Indian grandfather’s hometown set off firecrackers and offered prayers on Sunday. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

A legacy of lies for Trump

The biggest threat to our democracy doesn’t come from abroad. It comes from the commander in chief. Continue reading →

LETTERS

For now, just one answer on ranked-choice voting: No

Not unlike a hypothetical ranked-choice ballot, Globe readers had a variety of views on the defeat of Question 2. Continue reading →

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Metro

The Great Divide

Mass. school districts' plans vary widely on key practices for pandemic-era education, review finds

The findings of a new survey from the Massachusetts Business Alliance for Education underscore the wildly different approaches districts have taken to pandemic-era education in a state that has largely taken a hands-off approach to local education affairs. Continue reading →

Health

People sick with COVID-19 face better odds of survival

As new COVID-19 cases continue to set daily records nationally, the illness appears to have become less deadly than it was in the spring — and it's not clear why, or whether the death rate will spike up again. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump’s defeat leaves America feeling lighter

We were a city, and a nation, living on an emotional edge. But instead of riots, we had a national block party. Continue reading →

Sports

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Alex Cora’s return to Red Sox a good first step, but there’s plenty of work to do

When he is reintroduced as manager on Tuesday, he will take over a roster missing many of the key players from his 2018-19 squads. Continue reading →

Kevin Paul Dupont

Photograph-ic memories: Bobby Orr’s goal leads an impressive list of iconic Boston sports images

The Bruins' Stanley Cup clincher from 1970 is considered "the perfect still image, the perfect moment,” but myriad enduring pictures have chronicled many epic moments in the city’s sports history. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

Hey Patriots fans, times are tough, but at least you don’t root for the Jets

To be a devoted Jets fan is to understand sports misery to its deepest, most soul-crushing level. Continue reading →

Business

ANALYSIS

Old playbook may help Biden attack economic challenges

Joe Biden is president-elect, and the economy is at risk. The robust recovery from last spring’s coronavirus collapse is under threat from a new surge in infections — the dreaded fall wave that may crest just as the 46th president is inaugurated in 10 weeks. Continue reading →

ANALYSIS

Old playbook may help Biden attack economic challenges

Joe Biden is president-elect, and the economy is at risk. The robust recovery from last spring’s coronavirus collapse is under threat from a new surge in infections — the dreaded fall wave that may crest just as the 46th president is inaugurated in 10 weeks. Continue reading →

Business

Kamala Harris books surge in popularity after election

The vice president-elect was the subject or author of four books on Amazon’s top 10 Sunday. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

A transformative teacher who founded Harvard’s dance program, Claire Mallardi dies at 91

With uncompromised integrity, Ms. Mallardi encouraged dance students to "go deeper. Go further. Don’t be boring." Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

APPRECIATION

‘Jeopardy!’ contestants —and fans— mourn Alex Trebek

For those of us who tuned in every night — especially for the generations who grew up with him — it feels like we lost a family member. Continue reading →

Names

Jennifer Lawrence celebrates Biden’s win by running through the streets of Boston

Where were you when you heard that Joe Biden had been declared the winner of the presidential election on Saturday? Well, we know where Jennifer Lawrence was. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Family members press for baptism

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →