Nation

House approves budget plan as President Biden emphasizes willingness to approve stimulus without GOP votes

The House voted 219-209 to approve the budget plan, which the Senate had already passed early Friday morning, beginning the process of turning Biden’s stimulus proposal into legislation. Continue reading →

Nation

Senator Warner to unveil bill reining in Section 230, seeking to help users fight real-world harm

The decades-old federal rules help facilitate free expression online, but Democrats including Warner say they also allow the most profitable tech companies to skirt responsibility for hate speech, election disinformation, and other dangerous content spreading across the web. Continue reading →

CORONAVIRUS NOTEBOOK

US deaths from coronavirus top 454,000

US deaths from the coronavirus topped 454,000 Friday, even as cases declined nationwide amid a White House push for a more robust vaccine effort. Continue reading →

World

Russia expels European diplomats over Navalny protests, defying the West

Russia on Friday expelled three European diplomats whom it accused of participating in illegal protests in support of jailed opposition leader Alexei Navalny — a move announced as the European Union’s foreign policy chief was visiting Moscow and as Navalny faced a new criminal trial. Continue reading →

WORLD CORONAVIRUS NOTEBOOK

AstraZeneca vaccine protects against new virus variant

The COVID-19 vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and the University of Oxford protected people against a new, more contagious coronavirus variant at similar levels to the protection it offered against other lineages of the virus, Oxford researchers said in a paper released on Friday. Continue reading →

World

Woman, 95, indicted on 10,000 counts of accessory to murder in Nazi camp

Public prosecutors in Germany have indicted a 95-year-old woman for her role supporting the Nazi killing machinery as a secretary in a concentration camp, charging her with 10,000 counts of being an accessory to murder, and complicity in attempted murders. Continue reading →

OPINION

Massachusetts’ early college program: from successful pilot to sustainable policy

Why, in the midst of a pandemic, should early college be a priority? Because it addresses two vital issues related to the crisis: educational equity and economic recovery. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A lifeline for Central America

President Biden is proposing a four-year $4 billion aid package for the Northern Triangle. What is the most effective way to help a region so beleaguered by poverty, violence, and corruption? Continue reading →

LETTERS

Boston’s Seaport District: a gleaming disappointment

"With proper planning and vision, tax-producing property could have been achieved along with parks, bike lanes, recreational space, picnic areas, waterfront access, and so many other attractions." Continue reading →

Metro

Baker opens call center to help seniors book vaccine appointments, rolls out ad campaign to combat hesitancy

Governor Charlie Baker announced a new $2.5 million public awareness campaign that aims to address vaccine hesitancy among residents of color, a move that comes amid widespread frustration about vaccine access in Black and immigrant communities that have borne the brunt of the virus. Continue reading →

Metro

Things have been difficult. But some are cherishing the bright spots amid the pandemic where they can

From life-changing career decisions that grew like a lily from the muck, to repurposing professional expertise, starting fund-raisers for those in need, or strengthening bonds with friends and family, people have discovered opportunity in crisis, flickers of light in dark days. Continue reading →

Metro

Baker opens call center to help seniors book vaccine appointments, rolls out ad campaign to combat hesitancy

Governor Charlie Baker announced a new $2.5 million public awareness campaign that aims to address vaccine hesitancy among residents of color, a move that comes amid widespread frustration about vaccine access in Black and immigrant communities that have borne the brunt of the virus. Continue reading →

bruins 2, flyers 1

Brad Marchand and Sean Kuraly strike in the third period as Bruins rally again to beat Flyers

Tuukka Rask stopped 23 of 24 shots for the win. Continue reading →

Celtics 119, Clippers 115

Kemba Walker said he would improve in the fourth quarter and he did just that as Celtics top Clippers, and other observations

Walker surged into the lane and hit one of his trademark 12-footers, ultimately putting the Celtics in front to stay. Continue reading →

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Inspiring peers to act against social injustice made Devin McCourty a Payton Award nominee

"He’s a guy I rely on for life advice in all areas,” said Duron Harmon, a former teammate of McCourty's in New England. Continue reading →

Business

City of Boston spent $2.1 billion in contracts over five years. Only 1.2 percent went to Black-owned and Latino-owned businesses

A new study aimed at uncovering disparities in the way the city spends its dollars found that businesses owned by people of color and white women were considerably under represented. Continue reading →

Business

City of Boston spent $2.1 billion in contracts over five years. Only 1.2 percent went to Black-owned and Latino-owned businesses

A new study aimed at uncovering disparities in the way the city spends its dollars found that businesses owned by people of color and white women were considerably under represented. Continue reading →

Business

Boston-area tech firms rack up Emmy awards

Akamai, Avid, and Brightcove all received national recognition for their video technology. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Christopher Plummer, dashing grandee of stage and film, dies at 91

At 82, Christopher Plummer added an Oscar win to a shelf of trophies that already included two Tony Awards. But he will always be remembered for the one part that he professed to hate but that made him a household name: the von Trapp patriarch in "The Sound of Music." Continue reading →

Obituaries

Christopher Plummer, dashing grandee of stage and film, dies at 91

At 82, Christopher Plummer added an Oscar win to a shelf of trophies that already included two Tony Awards. But he will always be remembered for the one part that he professed to hate but that made him a household name: the von Trapp patriarch in "The Sound of Music." Continue reading →

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Names

Jennifer Lawrence injured on set of ‘Don’t Look Up’ during overnight filming in Brockton

Actress Jennifer Lawrence was injured overnight on the set of the big-budget film “Don’t Look Up” when she was hit by debris propelled from an explosion, according to two sources close to the production. Continue reading →

TV CRITIC'S CORNER

HBO docuseries examines sexual abuse allegations against Woody Allen

Called “Allen v. Farrow,” the series is directed by Kirby Dick and Amy Ziering, whose previous documentaries include “The Invisible War,” which is about sexual assault in the military. Continue reading →

LOVE LETTERS

‘He has been in my dreams every night’

This letter might require a dream dictionary. Continue reading →