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Coronavirus

State Police were offered COVID-19 vaccines at work. Hundreds have declined to get them

Although the Baker administration has rejected calls for teacher-specific clinics, arguing it could divert doses from other needy populations amid a tight supply, the state created three State Police vaccination sites for troopers and other first responders during the earlier stage of the rollout. Continue reading →

Business

Big money for rent relief is coming to Mass. Will it block a long-feared eviction crisis?

The Baker administration plans to use the funds to dramatically expand RAFT, a rent-relief program that pays up to $10,000 per household to the landlords of needy tenants. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

Vaccine FOMO, we’ve got it bad

It was one thing when the only folks getting the jab were vulnerable elders and front-line medical workers. But as businesses reopen, and tales proliferate of people lucking or cheating their way into shots, a toxic brew of “fear of missing out,” jealousy, and suspicion is setting in. Continue reading →

Business

Suburban towns like Amazon’s fast deliveries, but not its warehouses

Suburban towns around Boston are joining forces, trying to devise a regional approach to managing traffic and other issues related to e-commerce shipping centers. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots didn’t win enough in 2020, so in free agency, they’re buying a new team

Armed with nearly $70 million in cap space and a roster filled with holes, Bill Belichick and the Patriots were uncharacteristically extravagant in free agency Monday. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

88 defendants accused of housing bias in refusing to rent to those using Section 8 vouchers

The companies named in the suit include small landlords and brokers as well as large, national companies like Compass, Corcoran Group, and a Century 21 franchise office in Manhattan. Continue reading →

Nation

Immigrant teens to be housed at Dallas convention center

The US government plans to house up to 3,000 immigrant teenagers at a convention center in downtown Dallas as it struggles to find space for a surge of migrant children at the border who have strained the immigration system just two months into the Biden administration. Continue reading →

Nation

Unmasked spring breakers are descending on Florida. Officials are begging them to behave

After the fledgling pandemic forced an early end to Florida’s annual spring break bacchanal in 2020, the state is wide open this time around and — for some — irresistible. Continue reading →

The World

World

UK policing bill examined after clashes at Everard vigil

An investigation has been ordered into the policing of a vigil in South London on Saturday night for Sarah Everard, 33, whose killing touched off a national outcry over misogyny and violence. The vigil had been declared unlawful because of coronavirus restrictions, a move denounced by rights groups, and officers from the Metropolitan Police, the main London force, clashed with some attendees. Continue reading →

World

2 key US Cabinet members visit Japan for China-focused talks

Shared concerns about China’s growing influence in the Indo-Pacific region will take center stage when President Biden’s defense chief and secretary of state visit Japan for their first in-person talks with their Japanese counterparts. Continue reading →

World

‘Enough is enough’: Thousands across Australia march against sexual violence

Wearing black and holding signs reading “enough is enough,” thousands took to the streets across Australia on Monday to protest violence and discrimination against women, as a reckoning in the country’s halls of power sparked by multiple accusations of rape continued to grow. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

The pandemic exposed Charlie Baker’s Republican heart

His fiscally conservative Republicanism softened by an aura of social liberalism is what voters wanted in good times. They may not want it in bad times. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

No delays. It’s time to get back to school.

The new state plan to reopen elementary and middle schools for five-day-a-week in-person instruction should go forward. Continue reading →

LETTERS

In crucial policy reversal, Biden counters Trump move on bird protections

Passage of the law in 1918 was Mass Audubon’s first major legislative accomplishment, and for more than a century this bedrock environmental law has protected hundreds of bird species. Continue reading →

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Metro

Globe Local

Newton police must shift from ‘warrior’ to ‘guardian’ mind-set, report says

Two months after Newton officers shot and killed a resident, a task force is recommending greater civilian oversight of police, improved training on issues such as mental health, and measures to help diversify the department, according to a report. Continue reading →

Metro

Marvelous Marvin Hagler had to fight for everything he got

Marvin Hagler saw Rocky Marciano as an inspiration. In Brockton, a working-class city that always had to fight its corner in the shadow of Boston, people loved him for it. Continue reading →

Metro

Number of British coronavirus variant cases reported in Mass. more than triples, rising to 371

The US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Sunday evening that the number of Massachusetts cases caused by the variant that first emerged in the United Kingdom had risen to 371 on Sunday from 106 on Thursday. Continue reading →

Sports

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With Bruins in tailspin, coach Bruce Cassidy says he will consider more changes

Winger Karson Kuhlman was subbed in for Chris Wagner on the fourth line, and Steven Kampfer was added to the mix on defense. Continue reading →

Patriots

Joe Thuney, a stalwart on the Patriots’ offensive line, to sign $80 million deal with Chiefs

Thuney played in every regular-season game since being drafted by the Patriots in 2016 out of North Carolina State. Continue reading →

Patriots

Patriots to sign tight end Jonnu Smith to four-year, $50 million deal to kick off NFL free agency

Smith most recently played for the Titans. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Big money for rent relief is coming to Mass. Will it block a long-feared eviction crisis?

The Baker administration plans to use the funds to dramatically expand RAFT, a rent-relief program that pays up to $10,000 per household to the landlords of needy tenants. Continue reading →

Business

Suburban towns like Amazon’s fast deliveries, but not its warehouses

Suburban towns around Boston are joining forces, trying to devise a regional approach to managing traffic and other issues related to e-commerce shipping centers. Continue reading →

Business

Facebook, Boston Children’s Hospital offer new way to find COVID shots

The organizations are teaming up to provide US residents with information about vaccine availability in their neighborhoods. They are also working to add the ability for users to make an appointment directly from the Facebook app. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

ASK MATTHEW

‘This Is Us’ is losing its grip

I feel as though I’m pinballing between admiration and horror, with much more of the latter of late. Continue reading →

Lifestyle

From such great heights, photographer Gray Malin captures spectacular views of Boston

On a sunny day last September, the photographer chartered a copter to capture familiar and lesser-known jewels of the landscape. Continue reading →

Movies

With this year’s Oscar nominations, the winners are: diversity and streaming

Nearly half of the acting nods went to performers of color, while Netflix furthered its grip on the awards with three films nominated for a total of 19 trophies. Continue reading →