Democrat Raphael Warnock made history as the first Black senator from the state in defeating Republican Kelly Loeffler early Wednesday. Jon Ossoff's campaign was confident he would ultimately prevail over incumbent Republican challenger David Perdue, although the race remained too close to call. Continue reading →
Governor Baker's acknowledgment of the variant’s likely presence in Massachusetts comes less than three weeks after officials in the UK announced the discovery of the dangerous new mutation. It has since been found in more than 30 countries. Continue reading →
Public health experts remain divided on how best to inoculate as many Americans as quickly as possible, including whether to delay the second dose of the vaccines or, in the case of Moderna’s shot, to cut the doses in half to expand availability. The emergence of the more-contagious COVID variant has made the debate more urgent. Continue reading →
Vice President Mike Pence told President Donald Trump that he did not believe he had the power to block congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election despite Trump’s baseless insistence that he did, people briefed on the conversation said. Continue reading →
The president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Nabel, is stepping down after 11 years leading the prestigious nonprofit medical center to pursue opportunities in the for-profit biotech sector. Continue reading →
Democrat Raphael Warnock made history as the first Black senator from the state in defeating Republican Kelly Loeffler early Wednesday. Jon Ossoff's campaign was confident he would ultimately prevail over incumbent Republican challenger David Perdue, although the race remained too close to call. Continue reading →
Governor Baker's acknowledgment of the variant’s likely presence in Massachusetts comes less than three weeks after officials in the UK announced the discovery of the dangerous new mutation. It has since been found in more than 30 countries. Continue reading →
Vice President Mike Pence told President Donald Trump that he did not believe he had the power to block congressional certification of Joe Biden’s victory in the presidential election despite Trump’s baseless insistence that he did, people briefed on the conversation said. Continue reading →
President Trump has not said where he plans to go after leaving the White House on Jan. 20. But the leader of Scotland made clear on Tuesday that Trump is not welcome in her country. Continue reading →
Hong Kong police arrested about 50 former lawmakers and pro-democracy activists Wednesday for allegedly violating the new national security law by participating in unofficial election primaries for the territory’s legislature last year. Continue reading →
The European Union’s medicines agency was meeting Wednesday to consider giving the green light to Moderna Inc.’s COVID-19 vaccine, a decision that would give the 27-nation bloc a second vaccine to use in the desperate battle to tame the virus rampaging across the continent. Continue reading →
Many would rather believe the president is slipping mentally than acknowledge that a criminal and con man has been occupying the White House. Continue reading →
State education officials contend that the state’s standardized tests, which were canceled last spring due to the pandemic, are necessary this year to gauge how much learning loss has occurred since the widespread shutdown of schools 10 months ago. Continue reading →
Democratic leaders hammered out last-minute deals on an economic development package and a transportation bill early Wednesday morning. Continue reading →
The president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Nabel, is stepping down after 11 years leading the prestigious nonprofit medical center to pursue opportunities in the for-profit biotech sector. Continue reading →
The president of Brigham and Women’s Hospital, Dr. Elizabeth “Betsy” Nabel, is stepping down after 11 years leading the prestigious nonprofit medical center to pursue opportunities in the for-profit biotech sector. Continue reading →
Gordon Stewart, who bought a rundown beachfront hotel in his native Jamaica and built it into a chain of all-inclusive resorts as the founder of Sandals Resorts International, died Monday. He was 79. Continue reading →
Gordon Stewart, who bought a rundown beachfront hotel in his native Jamaica and built it into a chain of all-inclusive resorts as the founder of Sandals Resorts International, died Monday. He was 79. Continue reading →
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