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Baker says Mass. hospitals will ‘curtail’ inpatient elective procedures amid COVID-19 spike

Governor Charlie Baker said Monday that hospitals in Massachusetts effective Friday will temporarily stop conducting in-patient elective surgeries that can safely be put off, amid the recent spike in coronavirus infections.
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Coronavirus


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With few COVID-19 restrictions, personal responsibility takes center stage in the pandemic response

State leaders are increasingly calling on individuals to do the right thing — avoid high-risk settings, cancel holiday and travel plans, and limit their social circles — without handing down formal guidelines to enforce such behaviors.
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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Biden’s choice for CDC chief, brings stellar reputation as scientist and communicator

“She has a history of standing up for what’s right,” said Dr. Megan Ranney, an associate professor of emergency medicine at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School. “She has an impeccable reputation as a scientist, and a communicator, and a leader.”
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Boston to reopen 28 schools for 1,700 more students

The students invited to return to buildings next Monday are those with significant and complex disabilities and students learning English. Currently, fewer than 200 of the district’s 51,000 enrolled students attend classes in-person.
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Doctor who volunteered for Moderna study felt ‘lousy’ after second shot, but touts vaccine

“It made me feel lousy, albeit for a day,” said Dr. Jorge Arroyo, associate chief of ophthalmology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Had I got infected with COVID, I imagine I’d feel much worse and possibly dying.”
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Coronavirus


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With few COVID-19 restrictions, personal responsibility takes center stage in the pandemic response

State leaders are increasingly calling on individuals to do the right thing — avoid high-risk settings, cancel holiday and travel plans, and limit their social circles — without handing down formal guidelines to enforce such behaviors.
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Politics


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Biden is set to pick Lloyd Austin as defense secretary

President-elect Joe Biden will nominate retired four-star Army general Lloyd J. Austin to be secretary of defense, according to four people familiar with the decision. If confirmed by the Senate, Austin would be the first Black leader of the Pentagon.
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Trump administration declines to tighten soot rules, despite link to COVID deaths

The Trump administration on Monday declined to tighten controls on industrial soot emissions, disregarding an emerging scientific link between dirty air and COVID-19 death rates.
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World


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Another month on a warming planet: Record-hot November

Last month was the hottest November on record, European researchers said Monday, as the relentlessly warming climate proved too much even for any possible effects of cooler ocean temperatures in the tropical Pacific Ocean.
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UK’s Johnson to head to Brussels amid Brexit talks deadlock

More than four years after helping set Britain’s course out of the European Union, Prime Minister Boris Johnson is headed to EU headquarters to try to finish the job.
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Australia gears up for the Great Koala Count, using drones, droppings, and dogs

One would think that koalas are easy to find — and count — because they are large, fluffy and mostly immobile since they are prone to sleep for about 20 hours a day. Not so.
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OPINION


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Reopening schools requires better state support

Acknowledge the local experts that we are listening to, or at least help us understand what’s driving any discrepancies among experts.
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EDITORIAL


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Baker shouldn’t let union resistance derail police reform bill

A union leader with vision and courage could actually step up, accept the need for meaningful reform, and help to make it happen.
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OPINION


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Robert Kraft dodged prosecution; the women did not. That is wrong

An unfair outcome is especially depressing in this case.
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Baker says Mass. hospitals will ‘curtail’ inpatient elective procedures amid COVID-19 spike

Governor Charlie Baker said Monday that hospitals in Massachusetts effective Friday will temporarily stop conducting in-patient elective surgeries that can safely be put off, amid the recent spike in coronavirus infections.
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Metro


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Baker says Mass. hospitals will ‘curtail’ inpatient elective procedures amid COVID-19 spike

Governor Charlie Baker said Monday that hospitals in Massachusetts effective Friday will temporarily stop conducting in-patient elective surgeries that can safely be put off, amid the recent spike in coronavirus infections.
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Health


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Dr. Rochelle Walensky, Biden’s choice for CDC chief, brings stellar reputation as scientist and communicator

“She has a history of standing up for what’s right,” said Dr. Megan Ranney, an associate professor of emergency medicine at Brown University’s Alpert Medical School. “She has an impeccable reputation as a scientist, and a communicator, and a leader.”
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After winning four of their last five, the Patriots’ playoff chances will improve if they just win out, baby

Nick Folk's 51-yard field goal to beat the Jets was the flashpoint of New England's unlikely playoff push.
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Brian Flores, Joe Judge are breaking the mold of Bill Belichick assistants

There has been very little success in the NFL among those from the Belichick coaching tree — until now.
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After not playing much last season, Celtics guard Carsen Edwards is staying ready for his chance to contribute

After not playing much last season, he's been working on being ready so that when his number is called, he can make a contribution.
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Business


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Doctor who volunteered for Moderna study felt ‘lousy’ after second shot, but touts vaccine

“It made me feel lousy, albeit for a day,” said Dr. Jorge Arroyo, associate chief of ophthalmology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Had I got infected with COVID, I imagine I’d feel much worse and possibly dying.”
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Business


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Doctor who volunteered for Moderna study felt ‘lousy’ after second shot, but touts vaccine

“It made me feel lousy, albeit for a day,” said Dr. Jorge Arroyo, associate chief of ophthalmology at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center. “Had I got infected with COVID, I imagine I’d feel much worse and possibly dying.”
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Evictions last week hit a 2020 peak in Mass. amid fears of many more to come

New eviction cases in Massachusetts climbed to a high for the year last week, reinforcing fears of a wave of people being pushed from their homes even as a second surge of the COVID-19 pandemic worsens.
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Obituaries


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Paul Sarbanes, senator from Maryland who led overhaul of corporate accounting rules, dies at 87

Paul S. Sarbanes, who as a young Maryland congressman drafted and introduced the first article of impeachment against President Richard Nixon and as a five-term U.S. senator tightened the regulation of corporate accounting practices after corruption scandals at Enron and other businesses, died Dec. 6 in Baltimore. He was 87.
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Obituaries


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David Lander, ‘Squiggy’ on ‘Laverne & Shirley,’ dies at 73

Mr. Lander had a longtime comedic partnership with Michael McKean; together they created the characters of Lenny and Squiggy that they would play on the show.
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Naomi Long Madgett, champion of Black poets, is dead at 97

Lotus Press, Naomi Long Madgett's imprint, presented, often for the first time, the work of Black writers like Herbert Woodward Martin, Dolores Kendrick, James A. Emmanuel and Toi Derricotte.
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Arts & Lifestyle






ASK MATTHEW


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There’s a lot of great TV you may have missed the first time around

Looking to binge some shows that you may have overlooked? Here are some suggestions.
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MUSIC


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A Boston-centric gift guide for music lovers

For the music fanatic in your life, how about a print of Bruce Springsteen's historic 1974 Cambridge show, a Rock & Roll Rumble hoodie, or even an ownership share of Great Scott?
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A holiday stroll through Sturbridge Village is a candlelit trip back in time

Reimagined this year with safety in mind, many popular activities will take place outside.
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