Some swing states can’t tally a single absentee ballot before Nov. 3, and it could be days or weeks before it’s clear who won them. Florida, however, is allowed to start its homework early and expect to post the results from millions of mail-in ballots shortly after the polls close. Continue reading →
The cancellation affects about 2,600 students, including those with disabilities, students still learning English, and children living in foster care. Continue reading →
Thanksgiving has always been a holiday focused on a number: How many people are you having? And forever, the answer revolved around who would be there. But this year will be about those who won't be gathering. Continue reading →
Pope Francis expressed support for same-sex civil unions in remarks made in a documentary that premiered Wednesday, a significant break from his predecessors that staked out new ground for the church in its recognition of gay people. Continue reading →
Some swing states can’t tally a single absentee ballot before Nov. 3, and it could be days or weeks before it’s clear who won them. Florida, however, is allowed to start its homework early and expect to post the results from millions of mail-in ballots shortly after the polls close. Continue reading →
Thanksgiving has always been a holiday focused on a number: How many people are you having? And forever, the answer revolved around who would be there. But this year will be about those who won't be gathering. Continue reading →
Pope Francis expressed support for same-sex civil unions in remarks made in a documentary that premiered Wednesday, a significant break from his predecessors that staked out new ground for the church in its recognition of gay people. Continue reading →
Ireland became the first European country to reimpose a nationwide lockdown because of coronavirus concerns, with its government urging everyone who can to “stay at home.” Continue reading →
Asbestos, a Quebec town that is home to what was once the largest asbestos mine in the world, no longer wants to be named after the carcinogen. Continue reading →
"My concern is that a perceived 'failure' in Chelsea could set back efforts to consider statewide or national programs in the future." Continue reading →
The cancellation affects about 2,600 students, including those with disabilities, students still learning English, and children living in foster care. Continue reading →
While some LGBTQ advocates and others on Wednesday praised Pope Francis for endorsing same-sex civil unions, one influential group based in Medford said it was only “cautiously optimistic” following reports of the pontiff’s comments in a new documentary. Continue reading →
After a marathon meeting, the Boston School Committee early Thursday morning unanimously voted 7-0 to approve a controversial proposal to drop admissions tests for the city’s prestigious exam schools for one year because of the pandemic. Continue reading →
Baker plans to announce the new grant program Thursday as part of a multipronged economic rescue strategy with a total price tag approaching $775 million, funded by a mix of federal and state dollars. Continue reading →
Baker plans to announce the new grant program Thursday as part of a multipronged economic rescue strategy with a total price tag approaching $775 million, funded by a mix of federal and state dollars. Continue reading →
James W. Hunt Jr. is is retiring as chief executive of the Massachusetts League of Community Health Centers where he played a pivotal role in creating the network of 52 community health centers, with nearly 250 locations, that provide care to 1 million mostly low-income residents across the state. Continue reading →
Mr. Chisholm appeared in dozens of productions of August Wilson’s works both on Broadway and in leading regional theaters, earning a Tony Award nomination for his role of Elder Joseph Barlow in "Radio Golf." Continue reading →
Ruth Klüger, whose unforgiving memoir of growing up Jewish in Nazi-occupied Vienna and escaping death in a concentration camp unsentimentally redefined the conventional mythos of the heroic Holocaust survivor, died Oct. 5 at her home in Irvine, Calif. She was 88. Continue reading →
A handsome, watchable, inert version of the 1938 Daphne du Maurier neo-Gothic novel, with Lily James a very likable second Mrs. DeWinter, Kristin Scott Thomas an effectively creepy Mrs. Danvers, and Armie Hammer as a dull Maxim. Continue reading →
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