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Healthcare

‘Race is not a biologic category’: The movement to remove race-based assessments in medicine

For years, a number of diagnostic tests have been adjusted based on the belief that a patient’s key bodily functions can vary depending on race or ethnicity. The practice, though, is facing new pushback amid concerns that race-based tests can downplay the severity of illnesses in Black patients. Continue reading →

Metro

Across New England, rinks are getting shut down by coronavirus clusters

In hockey-hungry Massachusetts, where tens of thousands annually take part in the sport, families on Friday greeted the news with a keen sense of frustration. Continue reading →

Nation

A debate pledge to ‘transition’ from oil puts climate at center of campaign finale

Joe Biden’s pledge to “transition away from the oil industry” to address climate change put the issue on center stage for the final stretch of a campaign year in which the warming planet has played a larger role than ever before. Continue reading →

Politics

Boston loves its incumbent mayors. Is that phenomenon all that unique?

The last time a sitting Boston mayor was unseated was in 1949, when James Michael Curley lost his reelection bid to John B. Hynes. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

A debate pledge to ‘transition’ from oil puts climate at center of campaign finale

Joe Biden’s pledge to “transition away from the oil industry” to address climate change put the issue on center stage for the final stretch of a campaign year in which the warming planet has played a larger role than ever before. Continue reading →

Politics

With fears of a contested election growing, more Americans stock up to ride out the discord

Weapons sales have taken a huge jump. Continue reading →

Nation

In Trump donations, big tax write-offs and claims that don’t always add up

The New York attorney general is investigating whether the appraisals on two of President Trump’s easement donations were improperly inflated to win larger tax breaks, according to court filings. Continue reading →

The World

World

Resentment, smoke linger in Nigeria’s streets Friday after unrest

Authorities gave little acknowledgment to reports of the military killing at least 12 peaceful demonstrators earlier this week. Continue reading →

World

Dutch hospital airlifts patients to Germany amid virus surge

A bright yellow helicopter rose into a blue sky Friday carrying a COVID-19 patient from the Netherlands to a German intensive care unit, the first such international airlift since the pandemic first threatened to swamp Dutch hospitals in the spring. Continue reading →

World

France surpasses 1 million confirmed virus cases amid spike

French health authorities say France has recorded over 1 million confirmed coronavirus cases since the start of the pandemic, becoming the second country in Western Europe after Spain to reach that number of known infections. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

There’s something wrong with the exam school tests — not with Black and Latinx children

To tell the truth about standardized tests is to tell the story of the eugenicists who created and popularized these tests in the United States more than a century ago. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Trump sanctions just more petty politics

Powerful tools of US foreign policy are being wielded recklessly by this White House. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Across New England, rinks are getting shut down by coronavirus clusters

In hockey-hungry Massachusetts, where tens of thousands annually take part in the sport, families on Friday greeted the news with a keen sense of frustration. Continue reading →

Metro

Across New England, rinks are getting shut down by coronavirus clusters

In hockey-hungry Massachusetts, where tens of thousands annually take part in the sport, families on Friday greeted the news with a keen sense of frustration. Continue reading →

Politics

Boston loves its incumbent mayors. Is that phenomenon all that unique?

The last time a sitting Boston mayor was unseated was in 1949, when James Michael Curley lost his reelection bid to John B. Hynes. Continue reading →

Sports

Dodgers 6, Rays 2

Walker Buehler dominates Rays in Game 3, gives Dodgers 2-1 series lead

The Dodgers limited Tampa to three hits over six innings while LA knocked around Rays starter Charlie Morton. Continue reading →

Sports

25 years of TD Garden: Looking at the arena’s best sports moments since it opened in 1995

From NBA and NHL titles, to the elite performances of college hockey's best, to standout showings from the nation's top gymnasts, the 25-year history of TD Garden is littered with notable moments. Continue reading →

Red Sox

For Rays center fielder Kevin Kiermaier, Gold Glove snub was a big error

Tampa's three-time Gold Glove winner was not even listed as a finalist, along with Red Sox standout Jackie Bradley Jr. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Who won the debate? By at least one measure, it was moderator Kristen Welker

The moderator had viewers paying closer attention when she was on screen than Biden or Trump, according to television analytics company TVision. Continue reading →

Business

Foghorn Therapeutics raises $120 million in IPO

The Cambridge company is working on a system to regulate genes to treat diseases. Continue reading →

Business

Boston Beer Co.’s stock soars past $1,000 mark as consumers stock up on hard seltzer

The South Boston-based brewer reported better-than-expected earnings, as well as strong forecasts for the rest of the year and 2021. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Marge Champion, effervescent dancer, actor and choreographer, dies at 101

With Gower Champion, she formed the first dance team to achieve national popularity through television. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

PHOTOGRAPHY

It’s the world’s biggest photography contest

The Wiki Loves Monuments competition rewards superlative shots of cultural and historic sites. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW

Portrait of a young climate activist in ‘I Am Greta’

A new documentary takes us behind the scenes and inside the passions of Greta Thunberg. Continue reading →

MUSIC

Andrew Bird on his flight from the Boston music scene to ‘Fargo’

How the indie-folk musician landed a role on the hit FX series. Continue reading →