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Metro

Baker relaxes outdoor mask mandate in Mass., announces timeline for reopening bars, other businesses

Massachusetts’ outdoor mask order will be relaxed effective April 30. The state also released a schedule for loosening gathering limits and reopening bars, amusement parks, and other businesses through summer. Continue reading →

Business

Boston employers are embarking on a grand experiment, by shifting their offices to a hybrid model

As they plan to bring workers back to the office starting this summer, white-collar employers in the Boston area are entering a world in which remote work becomes more the norm than the exception. Continue reading →

Metro

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is in the final stages of being vetted for US attorney

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is undergoing FBI background checks, the final step before she can be nominated to be the next United States Attorney for the district of Massachusetts. Continue reading →

Politics

Will Biden’s first 100 days be his most successful 100 days?

President Biden’s new proposals face steeper odds in a narrowly divided Congress, suggesting that the next 100 days may be far more difficult than the first. Continue reading →

New England

A proposed fee increase for hunting and fishing licenses raises long-term questions about wildlife conservation

The state has relied on hunters and anglers to fund wildlife conservation efforts, but there is a decreasing number of such people. So is it time for everyone to pay for the outdoors? Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

After failures to curb sexual assault, a move toward a major shift in military law

After decades of failing to curb sexual assault in the armed forces, lawmakers and Pentagon leaders are poised to make major changes in military laws that many experts have long argued stand in the way of justice. Continue reading →

Politics

Justice asked to examine whether Swiss bank kept helping tax dodgers

The chairman of the Senate banking panel asked Attorney General Merrick Garland on Tuesday for information about whether Credit Suisse continued to help rich Americans defraud the IRS even after it signed a settlement agreement with the Justice Department vowing to stop the practice. Continue reading →

Nation

To lead ICE, Biden picks Texas sheriff who criticized Trump’s immigration policies

President Biden has nominated a critic of the Trump administration’s immigration policies to run Immigration and Customs Enforcement, one of the federal government’s most polarizing agencies. Continue reading →

The World

World

Israel is committing the crime of apartheid, rights group says

Israeli authorities are “committing the crimes against humanity of apartheid and persecution,” according to a major 213-page report released Tuesday by global advocacy group Human Rights Watch. Continue reading →

World

Iran wants nationals freed from US jails amid nuclear talks

Iran said Tuesday it was seeking the release of all Iranian prisoners held in the United States amid talks in Vienna meant to bring Tehran and Washington back into the nuclear deal between Iran and world powers. Continue reading →

World

Two Spanish journalists are killed in Burkina Faso

At least two European journalists were killed in the Western African nation of Burkina Faso after being kidnapped Monday, according to Spanish authorities, amid reports that a third was also abducted and killed. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

Black Lives Matter — but not at the Olympics

The international Games promote fair play and a level playing field for all, but only within the context of sports. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Biden must seize the moment on Cuba

With a new generation in charge, it’s time for a relationship reset. Continue reading →

OPINION

Welcome to the promised land

A new book describes what it feels like to become American. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Baker relaxes outdoor mask mandate in Mass., announces timeline for reopening bars, other businesses

Massachusetts’ outdoor mask order will be relaxed effective April 30. The state also released a schedule for loosening gathering limits and reopening bars, amusement parks, and other businesses through summer. Continue reading →

Metro

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is in the final stages of being vetted for US attorney

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins is undergoing FBI background checks, the final step before she can be nominated to be the next United States Attorney for the district of Massachusetts. Continue reading →

K-12

Massachusetts orders high schools to resume full-time, in-person learning by May 17

State officials hope teens will click off their Zoom cameras and rejoin their classmates in both the social and academic aspects of high school life. Continue reading →

Sports

chad finn

Bill Belichick can’t really pull off a huge surprise in this NFL draft, can he?

With the Patriots holding the 15th pick, and their needs clear, there are just too many plausible possibilities this year. Continue reading →

Celtics notebook

Celtics’ Kemba Walker sits with side strain, will be reevaluated Thursday

Walker will miss Wednesday's game against Charlotte after sitting on Tuesday. Continue reading →

Thunder 119, Celtics 115

Despite Jaylen Brown’s 39 points, Celtics hit low point in loss to Thunder, and other observations

The Thunder entered the night on a 14-game losing skid, and played Monday night in Philadelphia. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Boston employers are embarking on a grand experiment, by shifting their offices to a hybrid model

As they plan to bring workers back to the office starting this summer, white-collar employers in the Boston area are entering a world in which remote work becomes more the norm than the exception. Continue reading →

Business

Biden seeks $80 billion to beef up IRS audits of high-earners

The Biden administration will portray the efforts as a way to level the tax playing field between typical American workers and very high-earners who employ sophisticated efforts to minimize or avoid taxation. Continue reading →

Business

Encore Boston Harbor opens COVID-19 vaccination clinic

The Everett casino said it can vaccinate about 300 people per day. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Daniel Kaminsky, Internet savior, dies at 42

Mr. Kaminsky found and helped fix a fundamental flaw in the fabric of the Internet. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

Lifestyle

In pandemic times, this North End restaurant and St. Stephen’s Church lend each other a hand

Lucia Ristorante needed a patio to keep business going. The church had a patio to offer, but one that could use a little TLC. Continue reading →

PROJECT TAKEOUT

With patio weather upon us, Project Takeout is a wrap

But first, a final batch of recommendations from Globe staff, because to-go meals are always in season. Continue reading →

Food & Dining

In a boost for home cooks with small-business hopes, Boston will soon allow ‘retail residential kitchens’

Boston City Councilor at Large Julia Mejia hopes the measure fosters entrepreneurial growth for chefs who can’t afford brick-and-mortar rents. Continue reading →