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Metro

State officials redirecting unused COVID-19 vaccines to older residents, high-risk communities

Disappointed with the state’s vaccination drive so far, the Baker administration said officials are sending unused doses now sitting in freezers to doctors and pharmacies, including many in areas hardest hit by the pandemic. Continue reading →

COVID-19 Vaccines

In Chelsea, an early epicenter of the COVID-19 outbreak, local groups team up to launch a vaccination site on their own

A large-scale public vaccination site will open Thursday in Chelsea, the early epicenter of the pandemic in Massachusetts, following persistent advocacy by local activists who feel the state has turned its back on communities of color in the vaccine rollout. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

Women edged out of workforce eye promise of Biden stimulus package

President Biden’s sweeping stimulus proposal, his most ambitious plan to turn the country around, puts an extraordinary focus on getting women back to work, acknowledging the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on working mothers. Continue reading →

Investigations

Walsh places new police commissioner on leave after past domestic violence allegation surfaces

The Globe first pressed the Police Department last week about Dennis White’s work history, including three internal affairs cases, just hours after the mayor announced he would name him commissioner. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden builds trust with the left with early defense of COVID-19 bill

The president told Democratic lawmakers to “go big” with the package in meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, emphasizing that he believes a smaller aid package could lead to lingering negative economic effects. Continue reading →

The Nation

Coronavirus

Women edged out of workforce eye promise of Biden stimulus package

President Biden’s sweeping stimulus proposal, his most ambitious plan to turn the country around, puts an extraordinary focus on getting women back to work, acknowledging the disproportionate impact the pandemic has had on working mothers. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden builds trust with the left with early defense of COVID-19 bill

The president told Democratic lawmakers to “go big” with the package in meetings on Tuesday and Wednesday, emphasizing that he believes a smaller aid package could lead to lingering negative economic effects. Continue reading →

Nation

In rare public statement, Congressional aides call for Trump’s conviction

In a starkly personal letter, the staff members describe ducking under office desks, barricading themselves in offices, or watching as they witnessed marauding bands of rioters who “smashed” their way through the Capitol on Jan. 6. Continue reading →

The World

World

Scottish lawmakers decline to call for investigation into finances of Trump’s golf courses

Scotland’s parliament voted Wednesday against a proposal to urge an investigation into the finances of Donald Trump’s Scottish golf courses, saying such questions should be left to police, without political pressure. Continue reading →

World

Canada designates the Proud Boys as a terrorist entity

The Canadian government designated the Proud Boys group as a terrorist entity on Wednesday, noting they played a pivotal role in the insurrection at the US Capitol on Jan. 6. Continue reading →

World

Myanmar blocks Facebook as resistance grows to coup

Myanmar’s new military government has blocked access to Facebook as resistance to Monday’s coup surged amid calls for civil disobedience to protest the ousting of the elected civilian government and its leader Aung San Suu Kyi. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Biden is right to go big on COVID-19 relief

Targeting to the most vulnerable is also a good idea — if it can be done swiftly enough to help Americans in crisis. Continue reading →

OPINION

After 95 years, writers finally get the green light to lift from ‘The Great Gatsby’

Laws that prevent artists from borrowing from classic works, even decades after the original author’s death, chill the broader culture. Continue reading →

OPINION

On COVID-19 vaccinations and the bureaucrat in my laptop

No matter how many times I started over and entered the correct information for the vaccines, or how loudly I grumbled, my laptop readjusted the facts. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

State officials redirecting unused COVID-19 vaccines to older residents, high-risk communities

Disappointed with the state’s vaccination drive so far, the Baker administration said officials are sending unused doses now sitting in freezers to doctors and pharmacies, including many in areas hardest hit by the pandemic. Continue reading →

Metro

State officials redirecting unused COVID-19 vaccines to older residents, high-risk communities

Disappointed with the state’s vaccination drive so far, the Baker administration said officials are sending unused doses now sitting in freezers to doctors and pharmacies, including many in areas hardest hit by the pandemic. Continue reading →

Education

In budget plans, Boston school leaders start to map out recovery

Boston Public Schools Superintendent Brenda Cassellius revealed plans Wednesday to spend $1.3 billion on city schools next year, $36 million more than this year. Per pupil spending would rise to $23,500 from $22,000. Continue reading →

Sports

NWHL

NWHL suspends 2021 Lake Placid bubble season as Boston Pride coach, five others test positive for COVID-19

The cancellation of the semifinals and final is a particularly devastating blow. All three games were scheduled to air nationally on NBC Sports Network, a first for professional women’s hockey. Continue reading →

BRUINS 4, FLYERS 3 (OT)

David Pastrnak notches hat trick, Patrice Bergeron’s overtime goal caps another Bruins comeback victory

After Pastrnak scored 12 seconds into the game, Boston fell into a hole for the third consecutive game before responding with three power play goals, tying it with 14.9 seconds left and then getting the captain's winner 31 seconds into OT on a 4-on-3 advantage. Continue reading →

Red Sox

Garrett Richards wants to revive his old form with Red Sox

His last two seasons with the Padres were marred by injury. Continue reading →

Business

Business

UK’s Johnson threatens to suspend Northern Ireland Brexit deal

The dispute escalated after the European Union’s threat to impose controls on the border in a spat over vaccine supply. Continue reading →

TALKING POINTS

Job outlook improves in January

The labor market may be gradually improving as COVID-19 infections begin to ebb. Continue reading →

Business

HubSpot to acquire business media company The Hustle

Cambridge marketing-tech firm HubSpot says it will acquire The Hustle, a San Francisco media company that publishes a podcast, newsletter, and research for small businesses and entrepreneurs. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Richard N. Cooper, Harvard economist and adviser to presidents, dies at 86

Dr. Cooper advised four presidents and taught economics at Harvard up to a week before he died. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

GOLDEN GLOBE NOMINATIONS

It’s time (again) to laugh at the Golden Globe nominations

For the umpteenth year, the Hollywood Foreign Press Association was completely random with its picks. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

Boston Public Library invites teens with musical talent to compete for prizes, the chance to produce

The BPL's new Teen Music Maker Showdown will recognize talented 13- to 18-year-olds. Continue reading →

SELF-HELP

Do these new self-help books hold the keys to happy singlehood?

A look at just-published guides to socializing as a single person and feeling fulfilled without a partner Continue reading →