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COVID-19 Vaccines


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Mass. to allow vaccinations for younger companions who accompany older residents to appointments

The new policy set off a rush by younger spouses, relatives, friends, neighbors, and caregivers of seniors 75 and over to book “companion appointments,” which start Thursday at mass vaccination sites across the state.
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Metro


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The Mashpee Wampanoag had long held COVID at bay. Then, tragedy struck

More than 10 positive cases were reported last week, the most the tribe has recorded in any week since the pandemic began, following a funeral and gatherings held to grieve a 4-year-old boy who died in a traffic accident.
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Business


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Relief programs are a slog for some small business owners

Thousands of hard-hit small businesses are once again having trouble accessing millions of dollars in pandemic aid from the state and federal governments, as they fight for survival while a second wave of virus infections continues to undermine the economy.
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Impeachment managers spotlight chilling new video from Capitol attack

Over the course of their first full day of arguments, prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial laid out their case that he was no “innocent bystander” but the “inciter in chief” of the deadly Capitol riot who spent months spreading election lies and building a mob of supporters primed for his call to stop Joe Biden’s victory.
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Police reform effort to set a new political tone in an election season

Candidates for mayor of Boston who have spearheaded reforms could lose out on a significant bloc of support and donations. And those who resist reforms risk offending communities that have been demanding change.
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Politics


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Impeachment managers spotlight chilling new video from Capitol attack

Over the course of their first full day of arguments, prosecutors in Donald Trump’s impeachment trial laid out their case that he was no “innocent bystander” but the “inciter in chief” of the deadly Capitol riot who spent months spreading election lies and building a mob of supporters primed for his call to stop Joe Biden’s victory.
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NATIONAL NOTEBOOK


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CDC says two masks reduce the risk of infection

New research by the agency shows transmission of the virus can be reduced by up to 96.5 percent if both an infected individual and an uninfected individual wear tightly fitted surgical masks or a cloth-and-surgical-mask combination.
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Nation


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Georgia prosecutors open criminal probe of Trump’s call to top election official

For two months after Joe Biden was declared winner of the presidential election, then-President Trump relentlessly attacked election officials in Georgia, claiming they were not doing enough to uncover voting fraud.
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World


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Ties no longer mandatory in New Zealand Parliament, after member objects

A Maori politician who says a necktie is “a colonial noose” showed up in New Zealand’s Parliament without one this week. He was promptly booted from the chamber, highlighting the tension between the vestiges of New Zealand’s colonial history and its Indigenous culture.
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World


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They were accused of plotting to overthrow the Modi government. The evidence was planted, a new report says

Key evidence against a group of Indian activists accused of plotting to overthrow the government was planted on a laptop seized by police, a new forensics report concludes, deepening doubts about a case viewed as a test of the rule of law under Prime Minister Narendra Modi.
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Biden’s top challenge abroad is something no one wants to talk about

When Joe Biden left office as vice president four years ago, anxiety about nuclear weapons was low, save for North Korea. But after four years of Donald Trump, President Biden has returned to a world filled with nuclear dangers.
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EDITORIAL


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A lack of transparency, an antiquated website, and a backlog of unemployment claims

Some Massachusetts residents haven’t received unemployment benefits since December. The state must address that now.
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OPINION


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Trump’s environmental and occupational policies are the other public health disasters

President Biden faces steep challenges in undoing the damage done by the Trump administration’s rollback of regulations.
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LETTERS


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Study uncovers disparities in Boston contracts

A report commissioned by the city found that Black- and Latino-owned firms accounted for just 1.2 percent of the $2.1 billion in contracts awarded from 2014 to 2019.
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The Mashpee Wampanoag had long held COVID at bay. Then, tragedy struck

More than 10 positive cases were reported last week, the most the tribe has recorded in any week since the pandemic began, following a funeral and gatherings held to grieve a 4-year-old boy who died in a traffic accident.
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Metro


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The Mashpee Wampanoag had long held COVID at bay. Then, tragedy struck

More than 10 positive cases were reported last week, the most the tribe has recorded in any week since the pandemic began, following a funeral and gatherings held to grieve a 4-year-old boy who died in a traffic accident.
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Politics


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Police reform effort to set a new political tone in an election season

Candidates for mayor of Boston who have spearheaded reforms could lose out on a significant bloc of support and donations. And those who resist reforms risk offending communities that have been demanding change.
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Gary Washburn | On basketball


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Loss to best-in-the-NBA Jazz shows exactly how much the Celtics are missing

There are a plethora of issues that need to be addressed, because the Celtics are just flat average right now.
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Red Sox


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Red Sox trade Andrew Benintendi to Royals in three-team deal

The trade for the fan favorite, Boston's left fielder on its 2018 world champions, would likely be a three-team deal involving the New York Mets, with the Red Sox likely to receive multiple prospects.
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BRUINS NOTEBOOK


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Jack Studnicka, coming off injury layoff, sent to AHL for wing work

The 23-year-old practiced with the team on Wednesday, but didn't accompany them to New York for the trio of games against the Rangers and Islanders beginning on Wednesday night.
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Business


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Relief programs are a slog for some small business owners

Thousands of hard-hit small businesses are once again having trouble accessing millions of dollars in pandemic aid from the state and federal governments, as they fight for survival while a second wave of virus infections continues to undermine the economy.
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Business


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Relief programs are a slog for some small business owners

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Business


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MIT shares its vision for massive Kendall Square project

A new filing includes details of the complex planned for the 14-acre Volpe center site.
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Obituaries






Obituaries


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Larry Flynt, pornographer and self-styled First Amendment champion, dies at 78

Repeatedly sued, prosecuted, jailed for contempt, gagged for obscene outbursts in court and, in 1978, shot and paralyzed by a would-be assassin, Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine, always thrived on controversy.
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Obituaries


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Larry Flynt, pornographer and self-styled First Amendment champion, dies at 78

Repeatedly sued, prosecuted, jailed for contempt, gagged for obscene outbursts in court and, in 1978, shot and paralyzed by a would-be assassin, Larry Flynt, publisher of Hustler magazine, always thrived on controversy.
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Arts & Lifestyle






Movies


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10 movies to watch for Galentine’s Day

Do you miss going to the movies with a good friend? Settle in with these gems, featuring female bonding.
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Arts


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For thoroughly modern robins

Looking for a project during quarantine, an architect and his young daughter created a birdhouse business.
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LUNAR NEW YEAR


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Four ways to welcome the Year of the Ox

These virtual celebrations centered on Chinese culture are taking place online.
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