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Coronavirus

‘Terrifying’ COVID-19 trends raise fears in Mass. with holiday looming

Showing no signs of a letup, the number of coronavirus cases in Massachusetts has been over 2,000 for eight of the last nine days. The number of communities considered high-risk for the virus doubled yesterday and nearly 400 new cases were reported among public school students. Continue reading →

Politics

‘The corruption is unprecedented,’ ‘CHAOS,’ and other love notes to America from the Trump campaign

Are the daily messages from the Trump campaign the petulant last gasps of a rejected leader, one final grift to empty the pockets of his most stalwart supporters, or something more sinister? Continue reading →

A Beautiful Resistance App View

If you’re willing to see, the walls have something to say

In Worcester, Che Anderson speaks the language of establishment and the streets. As deputy cultural development officer and founding director of the POW! WOW! Worcester mural festival, Anderson understands cans of spray paint are a revolution of representation. He, along with colleagues Erin Williams, Gloria Hall, and Tina Zlody, are among the many who’ve helped transform Worcester into a city of art. Continue reading →

Metro

Behind closed doors at State House, police reform stuck in neutral

Several lawmakers say the issue has caused a divide within the state’s majority party, with some Democrats looking for modest changes while more progressive leaders are pushing meatier reforms. Continue reading →

Business

With Logan traffic still down, Massport cuts 25 percent of its workforce

The Massachusetts Port Authority is trimming about 25 percent of its workforce through layoffs and voluntary buyouts as it reacts to an unprecedented plunge in air travel at Logan Airport due to the COVID-19 pandemic. State officials don’t expect a full recovery, particularly in business travel, for several years. Continue reading →

The Nation

Coronavirus

‘Terrifying’ COVID-19 trends raise fears in Mass. with holiday looming

Showing no signs of a letup, the number of coronavirus cases in Massachusetts has been over 2,000 for eight of the last nine days. The number of communities considered high-risk for the virus doubled yesterday and nearly 400 new cases were reported among public school students. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump sees Michigan as key in his bid to subvert election

President Trump accelerated his efforts to interfere in the nation’s electoral process, taking the extraordinary step of reaching out directly to Republican state legislators from Michigan and inviting them to the White House on Friday for discussions as the state prepares to certify President-elect Joe Biden the winner there. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump’s Confederate military base veto threat imperils defense bill

The provision has had broad support from members of both the Democratic and Republican parties and top military officials. Continue reading →

The World

World

Pompeo visits West Bank settlement and offers parting gifts to Israeli right

Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Thursday became the most senior US official to visit an Israeli settlement in the occupied West Bank and handed Israel two more coveted policy shifts shortly after he declared that the Trump administration now viewed an international campaign to boycott Israel as anti-Semitic. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Latinos deserve top spots in Biden’s cabinet

Latinos came out strong to embrace Joe Biden on Nov. 3. How should he embrace them back? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

The CARES Act promised money to prison inmates. Some are still waiting

When incarcerated people are denied money they’re owed, their families suffer. Continue reading →

OPINION

Learning to love the bleak season

With temperatures plunging and pandemic warnings about congregating indoors, a group of local architects, urbanists and funders have created a plan to rethink winter. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Behind closed doors at State House, police reform stuck in neutral

Several lawmakers say the issue has caused a divide within the state’s majority party, with some Democrats looking for modest changes while more progressive leaders are pushing meatier reforms. Continue reading →

Politics

‘The corruption is unprecedented,’ ‘CHAOS,’ and other love notes to America from the Trump campaign

Are the daily messages from the Trump campaign the petulant last gasps of a rejected leader, one final grift to empty the pockets of his most stalwart supporters, or something more sinister? Continue reading →

Metro

Behind closed doors at State House, police reform stuck in neutral

Several lawmakers say the issue has caused a divide within the state’s majority party, with some Democrats looking for modest changes while more progressive leaders are pushing meatier reforms. Continue reading →

Sports

Patriots

Here’s what Patriots safety Patrick Chung has been up to since opting out of NFL season

Chung, one of eight Patriots to opt out amid the coronavirus pandemic, recently cofounded a commercial real estate company, Continue reading →

red sox

With myocarditis behind him, Red Sox lefty Eduardo Rodriguez confidently looks ahead

The Red Sox may be wary about his workload, but Rodriguez said, "I feel great," and he is not lowering expectations for 2021. Continue reading →

Celtics

Gordon Hayward to opt out of Celtics contract, will enter free agency

The move does not necessarily mean that Hayward’s time in Boston has come to an end, although it makes it more likely. Continue reading →

Business

Business

With Logan traffic still down, Massport cuts 25 percent of its workforce

The Massachusetts Port Authority is trimming about 25 percent of its workforce through layoffs and voluntary buyouts as it reacts to an unprecedented plunge in air travel at Logan Airport due to the COVID-19 pandemic. State officials don’t expect a full recovery, particularly in business travel, for several years. Continue reading →

Business

With Logan traffic still down, Massport cuts 25 percent of its workforce

The Massachusetts Port Authority is trimming about 25 percent of its workforce through layoffs and voluntary buyouts as it reacts to an unprecedented plunge in air travel at Logan Airport due to the COVID-19 pandemic. State officials don’t expect a full recovery, particularly in business travel, for several years. Continue reading →

Business

Golf club investor leaves his business partner in the rough

David Southworth and Joe Deitch, whose company owns a string of country club communities, say their business breakup is amicable. I don't buy it, but I can’t say for sure that Southworth got a raw deal, as two people who know him have insisted to me. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

GOOD NEWS

Brighton teacher who went above and beyond for students wins a year of rent payments on ‘The Ellen DeGeneres Show’

Faith Martin bought and delivered books to her students back in March, and was honored for her dedication on national TV. Continue reading →

TELEVISION REVIEW

The wounds of racism, the words of Ta-Nehisi Coates in a powerfully told ‘Between the World and Me’

The HBO special is a gorgeously sorrowful prose poem about being Black in America. Continue reading →

MUSEUMS

More than name change may be needed at former Plimoth Plantation

The name Plimoth Patuxet reflects a long commitment to Wampanoag history, but the exhibits themselves are still due for a refresh. Continue reading →