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Demand for COVID-19 vaccines is starting to dip as Mass. steps up efforts to reach the wary

Many vaccination sites in Massachusetts reported large drops in the number of shots they gave last week, especially for people receiving their first doses. As a result, vaccine providers are pivoting to a new phase where outreach will become their top priority.
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Massachusetts has a lot riding on India and other COVID-19 hot spots

Mumbai is half a world away from Massachusetts, but the deepening COVID-19 crisis there, and throughout India, drives home how much we’ve got riding on other nations getting the pandemic under control.
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Fleeing death in Guatemala, two Ixil Maya activists hope to continue their defense of indigenous rights from the US — if they can stay

Thousands of migrants from Guatemala, Honduras, and El Salvador have been allowed to enter the United States, as the Biden administration unwinds a Trump-era program requiring asylum seekers to wait out their pending cases in Mexico. For nearly all, refuge remains elusive.
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YVONNE ABRAHAM


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‘We can’t keep up with our orders’: Community ties remain for a Roxbury sneaker store that shifted business online

Alpha & Omega hung on so improbably for so long it seemed like the mom-and-pop sneaker store would last forever. Yet its ties to the community remain.
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Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies

The cousin of former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, Olympia won the best supporting actress award for her role in the romantic comedy “Moonstruck” in 1988, the same year Michael was the Democrat nominee in the US presidential election, which he ultimately lost to George H.W. Bush.
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Arnold Schwarzenegger is no longer the governor of California. Right?

Schwarzenegger did not so much repair his image as allow California to recalibrate its view of his contributions. He is a more popular political figure today than when he was elected, a feat for a Republican in a state so blue.
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GOP seeks to empower poll watchers, raising intimidation worries

There is a long history of poll watchers being used to intimidate voters and harass election workers, often in ways that target Democratic-leaning communities of color and stoke fears that have the overall effect of voter suppression.
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In new book, Elizabeth Warren muses on why she didn’t win

In her new book “Persist,” to be published in early May, Senator Elizabeth Warren candidly dissects why her presidential campaign wasn’t successful. Yet the book is also an effort to reassert her ideas.
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Global virus cases reach new peak, driven by India and South America

Worldwide, the number of new coronavirus cases has shot upward since the beginning of March, more than doubling in two months. For the past two weeks, new global cases have exceeded their previous high point in early January. The average daily rate of new cases has now been above 800,000 for more than a week.
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Lucha Libre, yoga, dancing: Welcome to Mexico City’s vaccination sites

In a bid to improve their customer service, vaccination centers in Mexico’s capital come with a slate of entertainment options, including dancing, yoga, live operatic performances and the chance to watch large, bare-chested Lucha Libre wrestlers do the limbo.
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Formal start of final phase of Afghan pullout by US, NATO

The final phase of ending America’s “forever war” in Afghanistan after 20 years formally began Saturday, with the withdrawal of the last US and NATO troops by the end of summer.
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EDITORIAL


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The Massachusetts Teachers Association’s misleading anti-MCAS effort

Lawmakers need to deliver a clear “no” to union efforts to end the graduation exam.
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LETTERS


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Everything is under review as police work and criminal justice are examined

Among several innovations, Denver social workers accompany police in their patrol cars, jointly responding to all calls.
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The Republican Party’s big little lies

From downplaying the deadly insurrection to falsehoods about the Biden administration, the GOP elevates disinformation over legislation.
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Demand for COVID-19 vaccines is starting to dip as Mass. steps up efforts to reach the wary

Many vaccination sites in Massachusetts reported large drops in the number of shots they gave last week, especially for people receiving their first doses. As a result, vaccine providers are pivoting to a new phase where outreach will become their top priority.
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YVONNE ABRAHAM


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‘We can’t keep up with our orders’: Community ties remain for a Roxbury sneaker store that shifted business online

Alpha & Omega hung on so improbably for so long it seemed like the mom-and-pop sneaker store would last forever. Yet its ties to the community remain.
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Asian American Republicans accuse state GOP of pursuing discriminatory scheme to disenfranchise them in party elections

More than two dozen Asian American Republicans are alleging discrimination by the state party, claiming GOP Chairman Jim Lyons is trying to keep them out of the political process.
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Expect Bill Belichick to stubbornly stand by Cam Newton, and other thoughts

Before he was asked a question about Mac Jones at the draft, Belichick declared, “Cam’s our quarterback,” and we believe he means it.
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Bill Belichick and the Patriots have always kept an eye on the future. Now, that future is Mac Jones

“New England’s just a great place. In watching them the past years, they do everything right,” Jones said.
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Rangers outhit Red Sox to carve out a victory

The Red Sox lost for the first time this season in a game where they scored at least four runs, Eduardo Rodriguez appearing less than his best.
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Q&A: The battle over face surveillance is about to heat up

The rapid expansion of facial recognition technology could unlock a dystopian future. A leading activist argues that the only solution is to ban it.
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The long and messy history of vaccine cards

Even in our 21st-century pandemic, we’re clutching a familiar paper artifact.
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Obituaries


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Olympia Dukakis, Academy Award-winning actress, dies

The cousin of former Massachusetts governor Michael Dukakis, Olympia won the best supporting actress award for her role in the romantic comedy “Moonstruck” in 1988, the same year Michael was the Democrat nominee in the US presidential election, which he ultimately lost to George H.W. Bush.
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Johnny Crawford, who became a child star as the son of ‘The Rifleman,’ dies at 75

Johnny Crawford reigned as one of television’s most popular young actors while starring as Chuck Connors's sensitive son on “The Rifleman” and parlayed his screen success into a string of Top 40 hits as a teenage crooner in the early 1960s.
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Amazon pledges $1 million to Boston arts organizations

The donations are led by what the company calls an “anchor investment” to the Boston Arts Academy.
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This year’s IFFBoston shows the virtues of going virtual

Independent Film Festival Boston is New England’s largest — and one of the best curated.
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The kids are more than all right

Are we in a golden age of child acting?
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CITY BY THE SEA


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Boston Harborwalk in four easy pieces

We’ve never looked at the harbor through travelers’ eyes. Until now.
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TRAVEL


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Three in-state getaways for Mother’s Day

Here are some ideas for lovely, closer-to-home places to spoil someone special.
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