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Coronavirus

‘Makes you ask why the hell we even bother.’ Infectious disease experts face disillusionment as COVID-19 pandemic worsens

Behind the lab coats and the academic degrees, some of the country's top epidemiologists are lonely, grieving, and stressed. Continue reading →

Behind the Shield | Inside the Boston Police Department

The story behind a Boston police detective who benefited from two police coverups

Long-buried documents unearthed by the Globe illustrate how quickly law enforcement can close ranks, and just how broad — and lasting — the blue wall of silence can be. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump’s refusal to concede stalls GOP reckoning over 2020 loss

When Hillary Clinton lost in 2016, Democrats launched a full-blown examination of the party’s missteps. Republicans aren’t even acknowledging they lost, yet. Continue reading →

Business

To deliver more goods faster, Amazon is getting closer to your door

The delivery system that brings packages to millions is a finely tuned network of analytics and algorithms and artificial intelligence that anticipates and fulfills the whims of the world as quickly as possible. It has exploded this pandemic year in Greater Boston, where Amazon is opening warehouses at a breakneck pace. Continue reading →

Tara Sullivan

‘We’re pretty excited and enthused.’ Robert Kraft pleased his investments in the Revolution have paid off

The Revolution's success may not mirror the Patriots', but they are on a roll and perhaps poised for a breakthrough championship. Continue reading →

The Nation

Coronavirus

‘Makes you ask why the hell we even bother.’ Infectious disease experts face disillusionment as COVID-19 pandemic worsens

Behind the lab coats and the academic degrees, some of the country's top epidemiologists are lonely, grieving, and stressed. Continue reading →

Politics

Trump’s refusal to concede stalls GOP reckoning over 2020 loss

When Hillary Clinton lost in 2016, Democrats launched a full-blown examination of the party’s missteps. Republicans aren’t even acknowledging they lost, yet. Continue reading →

Coronavirus notebook

Southern California, San Joaquin Valley under restrictions

Faced with a dire shortage of hospital beds, health officials announced Saturday the vast region of Southern California and a large swath of the Central Valley will be placed under a sweeping new lockdown in an urgent attempt to slow the rapid rise of coronavirus cases. Continue reading →

The World

World

Greek Orthodox Church faces criticism as virus hits its ranks

The coronavirus has dealt a double blow to the powerful Greek Orthodox Church, with the disease spreading through its ranks while the clergy fends off criticism that it has been stoking the pandemic. Continue reading →

World

Report points to microwave ‘attack’ as likely source of mystery illnesses that hit diplomats and spies

The conclusion by a committee of 19 experts in medicine and other fields cited “directed, pulsed radio-frequency energy” as “the most plausible mechanism” to explain the illness, which came to be known as Havana syndrome, although they said that they could not rule out other possible causes and that secondary factors may have contributed to symptoms, according to a copy of the report obtained by The New York Times. Continue reading →

World

Romania: Election expected to usher in ‘European’ generation

Romanians will vote Sunday in a legislative election expected to restore some measure of stability in a country with one of the European Union’s highest emigration rates, and bring to power a generation that came of age in a time of national turmoil and strongly identifies as European. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

LETTERS

An end-of-life option remains out of reach in Massachusetts

A Spotlight follow-up on medical aid-in-dying generated an outpouring of reader reaction. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts’ terminally ill patients should have access to medical aid-in-dying

At the end of life, people should be able to choose dignity and less pain. Creating a path for medically assisted death is supported by public sentiment and the experience of other states. Continue reading →

OPINION

2020′s other epidemic: Violence against the trans community

At least 40 trans and gender-nonconforming people have been murdered this year for living their authentic truth. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

In the midst of upheaval, faith leaders seek grace for themselves

As the last year brought upheaval in nearly every imaginable aspect of life, faith leaders said they, too, have been feeling stress. Continue reading →

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Facing up to the maskless

Nobody wants those who ignore public health advice to get sick, but you also want to throttle them. Continue reading →

Metro

Court’s DACA ruling welcome news, but immigration reform needed, advocates say

Local immigrants and advocates Saturday hailed a federal judge’s order for the Trump administration to restore a program designed to protect young undocumented people from deportation, but warned that legislative action was urgently needed to reform the nation’s outmoded immigration system. Continue reading →

Sports

Tara Sullivan

‘We’re pretty excited and enthused.’ Robert Kraft pleased his investments in the Revolution have paid off

The Revolution's success may not mirror the Patriots', but they are on a roll and perhaps poised for a breakthrough championship. Continue reading →

Revolution

Revolution’s team chemistry a big reason for their success

Creating cohesion can be a challenge with 30 players who come from more than a dozen countries on four continents, but the Revolution have jelled after a difficult 2019 campaign, and they're two wins away from an MLS Cup championship. Continue reading →

On Football

Chargers and Justin Herbert are the winner of QB Musical Chairs with Patriots, Buccaneers

The Patriots and even the Buccaneers would likely trade places with the Chargers in a heartbeat if they could. Continue reading →

Business

Business

To deliver more goods faster, Amazon is getting closer to your door

The delivery system that brings packages to millions is a finely tuned network of analytics and algorithms and artificial intelligence that anticipates and fulfills the whims of the world as quickly as possible. It has exploded this pandemic year in Greater Boston, where Amazon is opening warehouses at a breakneck pace. Continue reading →

Ideas

IDEAS

Let’s get back together

Boosting transit and rethinking housing after the pandemic can address America’s chronic loneliness epidemic — and help the economy, too. Continue reading →

IDEAS

How the monolith made the desert

The mysterious metal pillar alters our conception of the wilderness. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Judith Jarvis Thomson, philosopher who defended abortion, dies at 91

A teacher of philosophy for most of her career at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Judith Jarvis Thomson made her imagination her most powerful intellectual tool. She invented her best-known hypothetical case in “A Defense of Abortion,” a 1971 essay widely regarded as a classic in contemporary American philosophy. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Television

The top 10 TV shows of 2020 (and 10 more that almost made the cut)

In a pandemic year, somehow a drama about chess (!) fit the moment perfectly, leading a list that includes series about the royal family, immigrants finding their way in America, Catherine the Great, and vampires from Staten Island. Continue reading →

Movies

Third try: Francis Ford Coppola reworks ‘The Godfather Part III’

Opening in selected theaters on Dec. 4 and coming to Blu-ray and video-on-demand on Dec. 8, “The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone” is Coppola’s attempt to restore and re-edit his belated third entry into co-partner status with the first two films. Continue reading →

ART REVIEW

Peabody Essex follows a feminist thread through fashion history

An irresistible exhibition celebrates centuries of women who "Made It!" in the fashion biz. Continue reading →

Travel

HELP DESK

How to do a home swap

Here are five tips for a successful switcheroo. Continue reading →

Travel

Local online travel company sees big opportunity in tiny trips

Bernard & Hawkes curates unusual day trips and overnight getaways for people looking to relieve some of the stress of modern life. Continue reading →

Real Estate