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Metro

Thousands of hospital workers sickened with COVID since start of pandemic

They’ve been on the front lines of the pandemic for almost a year. They’ve battled under grueling conditions. They’ve saved lives and watched people die. And a staggering number of health care workers statewide — more than 14,000 — have become sick themselves. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

Community health centers gear up for broader role in coronavirus vaccination

The 52 community health centers in Massachusetts are emerging as a growing force in the vaccination effort, now that the eligibility guidelines have expanded. Continue reading →

Elections

WAKANDA II seeks to back sole Black candidate for mayor

Black leaders have been holding virtual planning sessions, fine-tuning a candidate questionnaire on key issues, and spearheading a determined effort to coalesce behind a single Black candidate since President Biden tapped Mayor Martin J. Walsh to be his labor secretary. Continue reading →

Metro

As climate change increases flooding, Mass. likely to see damaged-property costs surge, report says

In Massachusetts, the financial losses from flooding will probably rise to an estimated $316 million, a 36 percent increase from today. Continue reading →

MUSEUMS

Once buried, a cache of images from Poland’s Lodz Ghetto emerges at the MFA

For decades, a survivor cherished and quietly guarded this rare set of photographs. Continue reading →

The Nation

Coronavirus

Community health centers gear up for broader role in coronavirus vaccination

The 52 community health centers in Massachusetts are emerging as a growing force in the vaccination effort, now that the eligibility guidelines have expanded. Continue reading →

Nation

Hospitals confront water shortages in winter storm aftermath

Hospitals across the South grappled with water shortages Sunday as the region carried on with recovery efforts in the wake of a devastating winter storm, and the weather offered a balmy respite — temperatures as high as the mid-60s. Continue reading →

Nation

White House says Biden is ‘eager’ to go to Texas, possibly as soon as this week

As some have suggested that President Biden should travel to Texas as it faces the fallout from last week's winter storm, the White House said he is “eager” to visit and could head there “as soon as this week.” Continue reading →

The World

World

Positive coronavirus test? Canadians worry their neighbors will find out

Canadians might be known internationally as nice, apologetic, and fair-minded. But, a year after the pandemic arrived, some Canadians worry it has exposed a very different national persona: judgmental, suspicious, and vengeful. COVID-shaming has become fervent in parts of the country, with locals calling for the heads of not just politicians and doctors breaking the rules, but their own family members and neighbors. Continue reading →

World

In Israeli election, a chance for Arabs to gain influence — or lose it

Jewish politicians, including Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu, are courting Arab Israeli voters, and some Arab politicians are prepared to work with them. Continue reading →

World

Pressuring France to bring them home, women who joined ISIS stage hunger strike

In a desperate appeal to France’s government, some 10 Frenchwomen who joined the Islamic State group and are now being held in detention camps in Syria began a hunger strike Saturday, protesting the government’s refusal to bring them home for trial. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Remove the waiver requirement for buprenorphine prescribing

As specialists caring for patients with addictive disorders, we have seen first-hand the disastrous consequences of limiting prescribing access. Continue reading →

OPINION

Overdose prevention sites save lives

Despite their success in saving lives and other documented public health benefits, there are no sanctioned overdose prevention sites in the United States. Why? Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Restaurants don’t need indoor dining. They need a bailout.

Democrats’ proposal to include $25 billion in restaurant grants in the next major COVID relief package could save restaurants — and lives. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Thousands of hospital workers sickened with COVID since start of pandemic

They’ve been on the front lines of the pandemic for almost a year. They’ve battled under grueling conditions. They’ve saved lives and watched people die. And a staggering number of health care workers statewide — more than 14,000 — have become sick themselves. Continue reading →

Metro

As climate change increases flooding, Mass. likely to see damaged-property costs surge, report says

In Massachusetts, the financial losses from flooding will probably rise to an estimated $316 million, a 36 percent increase from today. Continue reading →

MUSEUMS

Once buried, a cache of images from Poland’s Lodz Ghetto emerges at the MFA

For decades, a survivor cherished and quietly guarded this rare set of photographs. Continue reading →

Sports

Bruins notebook

Bruins decked out in ‘90s garb for arrival at Lake Tahoe outdoor game

Bruins were dressed for success — at least in their pre-game garb — for Sunday's outdoor game against the Flyers in Lake Tahoe. Continue reading →

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

There’s plenty of reasons to be hopeful about the Red Sox this season

“We’re more versatile; we’re more athletic; our pitching staff is deeper,” said Chaim Bloom, Red Sox chief baseball officer. Continue reading →

Bruins 7, Flyers 3

David Pastrnak, Bruins shine in the spotlight, beat Flyers in NHL Outdoors at Lake Tahoe

The right wing notched a hat trick, including goals in the first minute of the first and second periods, and the Bruins broke it open with three goals in 1:39 in the second period to improve to 3-1 all time in outdoor games. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Hamilton becomes first Mass. town to mandate composting

The move comes at a critical moment, as municipalities across the state are waging a war against waste, for reasons ranging from money to climate change. Continue reading →

Chesto Means Business

Could a Texas-style blackout disrupt New England? Unlikely, but the crisis is a warning

The Texas energy market is quite different from ours, in ways that put our grid in a stronger position for such disruptions. Continue reading →

Business

FAA orders emergency inspections after Denver jet incident

US aviation regulators ordered emergency inspections of fan blades on the type of engine that failed Saturday over suburban Denver, spraying metal debris over a wide area. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Irvienne Goldson, health care ‘spirit warrior’ for women of color, dies at 60

Ms. Goldson "was the most godly, golden, supportive community advocate I had ever met," said state Representative Liz Miranda. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Arturo Di Modica, sculptor of Wall Street bull, dies at 80

Arturo Di Modica reportedly spent $350,000 of his own money to create the 3.5-ton bronze beast that came to symbolize the resilience of the US economy after a 1987 stock market crash. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Milford Graves, singular drummer and polymath, dies at 79

By the time Milford Graves took up the jazz drum kit, in his early 20s, he had spent years playing timbales in Afro-Latin groups. But on the kit he was confronted with the new challenge of using foot pedals as well as his hands. Rather than learn the standard jazz technique, he drew from what he already knew. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Names

Social media creators are pushing the boundaries of the opulent world of ‘Bridgerton’

Shonda Rhimes’s popular Netflix romance series has inspired fandom in a wholly creative way. Continue reading →

NAMES

‘Don’t Look Up’ stars Jennifer Lawrence, Leonardo DiCaprio bid Boston goodbye

The Netflix film is said to wrap filming after three months in Massachusetts. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Vaccine doesn’t inoculate against hurt feelings

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →