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Metro

Residents 65 and over, and those with two underlying health conditions, will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting today

State officials are nearly doubling the number of people in Massachusetts eligible for COVID-19 shots, announcing that residents age 65 to 74 and those with two or more underlying health conditions, including asthma, can book vaccine appointments starting at 8 a.m. Thursday. Continue reading →

Business

Black and Latino leaders allege Boston discriminates in public contracting

Three Black and Latino organizations filed a federal civil rights complaint against the City of Boston, alleging its public contracting system engages in a pattern of discrimination against Black- and Latino-owned businesses. Continue reading →

Metro

Boston College faces big challenges creating trust on race

The vandalism last month of the first-year women’s multicultural floor has elevated long-simmering frustrations over an entrenched culture that critics say has not reckoned sufficiently with concerns over the climate on campus. Continue reading →

Commentary

Sale of Legal Sea Foods leaves vendors with piles of unpaid bills

Would Roger Berkowitz, a highly regarded member of the Boston business community, leave vendors out in the cold? That’s not the Roger Berkowitz his friends and colleagues know. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

Childbirth during a pandemic: parents decry separations

To prevent COVID-19 infections, some Massachusetts hospitals deem it unsafe for visitors to come into the triage area, and that can mean women start labor alone. Continue reading →

The Nation

Coronavirus

Childbirth during a pandemic: parents decry separations

To prevent COVID-19 infections, some Massachusetts hospitals deem it unsafe for visitors to come into the triage area, and that can mean women start labor alone. Continue reading →

Politics

Promotions for female generals were delayed over fears of Trump’s reaction

Pentagon leaders feared that any candidates other than white men for jobs mostly held by white men might run into turmoil once their nominations got to the White House. Continue reading →

Nation

NASA rover attempting most difficult Martian touchdown yet

The rover named Perseverance is headed Thursday for a compact 5-mile-by-4-mile patch on the edge of an ancient river delta. Continue reading →

The World

World

Protesters rally against military in Myanmar, as UN warns of crackdown

Tens of thousands of demonstrators flooded the streets of Myanmar’s biggest city Wednesday, in one of largest protests yet of a coup, despite warnings from a United Nations human rights specialist that recent troop movements could indicate the military was planning a violent crackdown. Continue reading →

World

Italy’s new prime minister appeals for unity and sacrifice

Italy’s new prime minister, Mario Draghi, appealed Wednesday for unity and sacrifice as the country pushes forward with vaccinations and seeks to seize on a $240 billion European relief package to overhaul the economy and address persistent inequalities. Continue reading →

World

British queen’s husband, Prince Philip, admitted to hospital

Britain’s 99-year-old Prince Philip has been admitted to a London hospital after feeling unwell, Buckingham Palace said Wednesday. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Our public faces: security, civil liberties, and facial recognition technology

Facial recognition is a double-edged sword with the promise of taking criminals off the street, but with the risk of abuse, misuse, and mistakes. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Louis DeJoy’s fate is in Congress’s hands

Postal reform is on the Democrats’ agenda, but they can’t get far unless they make sure the postmaster general’s days are numbered. Continue reading →

OPINION

A 9/11-style commission on the Capitol insurrection is destined to fail

The country is not ready for that type of broader reckoning with the legacy of the Trump administration. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Residents 65 and over, and those with two underlying health conditions, will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting today

State officials are nearly doubling the number of people in Massachusetts eligible for COVID-19 shots, announcing that residents age 65 to 74 and those with two or more underlying health conditions, including asthma, can book vaccine appointments starting at 8 a.m. Thursday. Continue reading →

Metro

Boston College faces big challenges creating trust on race

The vandalism last month of the first-year women’s multicultural floor has elevated long-simmering frustrations over an entrenched culture that critics say has not reckoned sufficiently with concerns over the climate on campus. Continue reading →

Metro

Residents 65 and over, and those with two underlying health conditions, will become eligible for COVID-19 vaccines starting today

State officials are nearly doubling the number of people in Massachusetts eligible for COVID-19 shots, announcing that residents age 65 to 74 and those with two or more underlying health conditions, including asthma, can book vaccine appointments starting at 8 a.m. Thursday. Continue reading →

Sports

ben volin | on football

The Texans are a train wreck, and GM Nick Caserio has his work cut out for him

The Houston team is nothing like anything the former Patriots executive dealt with in Foxborough. Continue reading →

HAWKS 122, CELTICS 114

Jayson Tatum breaks out of scoring slump and other observations about Celtics’ loss to Hawks

The Celtics couldn't stop Trae Young, who scored 40 points and had 8 assists for Atlanta. Continue reading →

ON BASKETBALL

Trae Young, Hawks make for another night exposing Celtics for all they lack

A Celtics team that prides itself on defense looks completely helpless without Marcus Smart, and the lack of in-game adjustments to curtail big scoring nights is getting embarrassing. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Black and Latino leaders allege Boston discriminates in public contracting

Three Black and Latino organizations filed a federal civil rights complaint against the City of Boston, alleging its public contracting system engages in a pattern of discrimination against Black- and Latino-owned businesses. Continue reading →

Commentary

Sale of Legal Sea Foods leaves vendors with piles of unpaid bills

Would Roger Berkowitz, a highly regarded member of the Boston business community, leave vendors out in the cold? That’s not the Roger Berkowitz his friends and colleagues know. Continue reading →

Business

Black and Latino leaders allege Boston discriminates in public contracting

Three Black and Latino organizations filed a federal civil rights complaint against the City of Boston, alleging its public contracting system engages in a pattern of discrimination against Black- and Latino-owned businesses. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio host who employed vicious but influential rhetoric, dies

Rush Limbaugh, the relentlessly provocative voice of conservative America who dominated talk radio for more than three decades with shooting-gallery attacks on liberals, Democrats, feminists, and environmentalists, died on Wednesday. He was 70. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Rush Limbaugh, conservative talk radio host who employed vicious but influential rhetoric, dies

Rush Limbaugh, the relentlessly provocative voice of conservative America who dominated talk radio for more than three decades with shooting-gallery attacks on liberals, Democrats, feminists, and environmentalists, died on Wednesday. He was 70. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Virginia Bohlin, a newspaperwoman for 73 years, dies at 101

The Globe's longtime antiques columnist conducted the first interview with Jacqueline Bouvier after she became engaged to John F. Kennedy. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

YA FICTION AND FANTASY

These YA titles have something to offer adult readers, too

For winter reading time, try these teen novels, some dealing with real world issues, and others offering escapist fantasy. Continue reading →

Dance

Amid the biotechs in Kendall Square, a place for dance

Thanks to a free year's lease, Cambridge's the Dance Complex has set up a pop-up studio amid life sciences central. Continue reading →

NAMES

Get ready for ‘NKOTB’ star Jonathan Knight’s HGTV show, set in New England

When he's not onstage, Dorchester native Jonathan Knight has long indulged his passion for renovating old farmhouses. Continue reading →