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Coronavirus

Blood clots related to the Johnson & Johnson vaccine are extremely rare

Only six people out of 6.8 million experienced clots after taking the Johnson & Johnson vaccine. That’s fewer than one in a million. Continue reading →

Metro

Halt in J&J shots deepens vaccination uncertainties at a critical time

Massachusetts followed the CDC recommendation to pause injections, just days before vaccinations are opened to all adults. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden to withdraw US troops from Afghanistan by Sept. 11

President Biden has decided to leave American troops in Afghanistan beyond the May 1 deadline negotiated with the Taliban by the Trump administration. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

New Bedford police stopped, frisked, or questioned Black people at significantly higher rates than white people, report says

Ten officers were involved in nearly half of the incidents and primarily focused on Black or Latinx people, the data shows. Many of the incidents were clustered near public housing developments or schools. Continue reading →

Commentary

‘Graphic and unedited’: Police violence against Black people is no mistake

The killing of Daunte Wright in Minnesota should not be framed as an accident. Policing is violent. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

How a rarely used constitutional provision might let Michigan’s Republicans limit access to the voting booth

The state’s Republican chairman told activists that he aimed to usher new voting restrictions into law using a voter-driven petition process that would bypass the governor’s veto pen. Continue reading →

Politics

Biden aims for bipartisanship but applies stealthy pressure

President Biden has begun publicly courting Republicans to back his sweeping infrastructure plan, but his reach across the aisle is intended just as much to keep Democrats in line as it is a first step in an uphill climb to any bipartisan deal. Continue reading →

Political Notebook

Biden, lawmakers pay tribute to slain Capitol Police officer

It was the second time in less than three months that mourners gathered in the Capitol Rotunda to honor a fallen police officer. Continue reading →

The World

World

Iran vows to increase uranium enrichment after attack on nuclear site

Iran said Tuesday that it would begin enriching uranium to a level of 60 percent purity, three times the current level and much closer to that needed to make a bomb, though American officials doubt the country has the ability to produce a weapon in the near future. Continue reading →

World

US signals support for Ukraine and will add troops in Germany

The United States and NATO, anxious about a major Russian troop buildup on Ukraine’s border, signaled strong support for the Kyiv government on Tuesday. Continue reading →

World

Concerns over Johnson & Johnson’s vaccine are another blow to Europe’s inoculation push

Confusion over AstraZeneca’s vaccine threatens to hurt the European Union campaign just as it gathers momentum. And on Tuesday, Johnson & Johnson said it was pausing the rollout of its shot on the continent. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

A GOP unity cruise hits the Great Trump-Barrier Reef

Not even a nifty new award can keep the bitter former president at intra-party bay. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Boston’s interim exam-school admission plan deserves a shot

Reform to the elite schools’ admissions system has been long overdue. Continue reading →

OPINION

Religion in America is fading, but true believers are everywhere

The passion of faith is increasingly channeled into politics and the culture wars. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Halt in J&J shots deepens vaccination uncertainties at a critical time

Massachusetts followed the CDC recommendation to pause injections, just days before vaccinations are opened to all adults. Continue reading →

Metro

State child welfare agency also investigated Patrick Rose decades ago. It, too, believed the union chief had abused a child

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins, whose office is now prosecuting the former police union president, said the case is “an example of how systems can fail people.” Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Court weighs request for criminal charges against Milton police officer

Westwood police have asked a court clerk to lodge criminal charges against a Milton police officer who allegedly directed a racist rant about the Black Lives Matter movement last September at two house guests, a Black teenager and a Hispanic teenager, who were at the home for a sleepover with the officer’s sons. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics notebook

Oregon’s own Payton Pritchard excited for first NBA trip to Portland

Fans were not allowed at Moda Center, meaning Pritchard’s family and friends could not see his return to Portland in person Tuesday. Continue reading →

chad finn

Julian Edelman was unfailingly at his best when it mattered the most

Time after time, the retired Patriots receiver displayed one of the hallmarks of greatness: coming through in the clutch. Continue reading →

RED SOX 4, TWINS 2

Bottom of the order, led by Bobby Dalbec, delivers in seventh straight Red Sox win

The Sox started slowly against the Twins in a game that opened amid snow flurries, but got big hits from Hunter Renfroe, Bobby Dalbec, Christian Arroyo, and Rafael Devers. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Senate President pressed on big fee on businesses for unemployment benefits

Spilka hinted that a fix could be in the works on Beacon Hill. If so, it’s still just in the formative stage. Continue reading →

Business

A trio of gigantic cargo cranes are headed to South Boston port from Shanghai

The booming South Boston waterfront will get some new additions to its skyline in June. This time, though, those new structures will arrive here fully built, and brought here by ship from Shanghai. Continue reading →

Business

ArcLight Cinemas at Hub on Causeway will not reopen

It’s the second premium movie house downtown to close in a month, after the ShowPlace Icon in the Seaport. Others, though, are making comebacks. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

BOOKS

‘The mission is joy’ for editor of new all-star poetry collection

Editor James Crews wants to help readers love their lives as they are. Continue reading →

MUSEUMS

ICA Watershed to return with massive installation built to evoke Caribbean ruins

Dominican artist Firelei Báez based her work on the ruins of a Haitian royal palace. Continue reading →

COMMUNITY

The marathon is canceled, but Boston’s yellow daffodils still stand tall

Thousands of flowers have been gifted to Boston area medical workers, plus there’s a towering Seaport art installation. Continue reading →