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Metro

Mass. residents from India, Brazil watch COVID-19 horrors unfold in their native countries

The suffering in India, which has overtaken Brazil as the pandemic’s global epicenter, has sown fear among the population, which is facing drastic shortages of hospital beds, oxygen, and medications. Continue reading →

Politics

What will Acting Mayor Kim Janey do about Boston police?

The chief controversies swirling around the nation’s oldest police force are threefold, including the status of the city’s police commissioner, Dennis White, who is on paid administrative leave while an independent investigator probes a 1999 domestic abuse allegation. Continue reading →

Politics

As Democrats weigh fate of New Hampshire’s first-in-the-nation primary, Republicans prepare to run in it

Many Democrats, including some who ran for president in 2020, say Iowa and New Hampshire shouldn’t hold the nation’s first nominating contests because their majority-white populations don’t reflect the Democratic electorate. Continue reading →

THE GREAT DIVIDE

Biden’s universal preschool plan a ‘game-changer’ for Mass., but final version could look very different

President Biden’s proposal for free, high-quality preschool for all 3- and 4-year-olds would create powerful change in Massachusetts, one of the nation’s most expensive child care markets, educators and parents said. Continue reading →

Nation

SpaceX returns 4 astronauts to Earth; rare night splashdown

SpaceX safely returned four astronauts from the International Space Station on Sunday, making the first US crew splashdown in darkness since the Apollo 8 moonshot. Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

US general: Afghan forces could face ‘bad possible outcomes’

WASHINGTON — Afghan government forces face an uncertain future and, in a worst-case scenario, some “bad possible outcomes” against Taliban insurgents as the withdrawal of American and coalition troops accelerates in the coming weeks, the top US military officer said Sunday. Continue reading →

Nation

Amid debate on policing the police, states consider greater transparency for records on use of force

At least 16 states have contemplated measures to release such records, or summaries of them, publicly. Another eight have discussed making the records accessible to other law enforcement agencies. Continue reading →

Nation

Adam Kolton, who helped fend off development in Alaska’s wild places, dies at 52

Through leadership roles with the nonprofit Alaska Wilderness League (where he was executive director for the last four years) and from 2002 to 2017 with the National Wildlife Federation, Mr. Kolton helped shepherd the national effort to block oil and gas drilling in Alaska’s Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. Continue reading →

The World

World

Love or spycraft: What landed an American teacher in a Cuban prison?

As in the best spy stories, big questions remain: How much did Alina López Miyares know about the web of espionage that entangled her? Where were her loyalties? Continue reading →

World

Produce Pandas, China’s first ‘plus-size’ boy band, seeks to inspire fans

The group rose to fame after making it about halfway through “Youth with You,” an idol talent competition hosted by iQiyi, one of the largest video platforms in China. Continue reading →

World

Singapore sees first COVID-19 death in nearly two months amid flareup

Singapore saw its first fatality due to complications from Covid-19 in nearly two months over the weekend, amid a flareup of cases in a country that’s been one of the world’s most successful in containing the virus. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

Press freedom fight never stops

Here and around the globe, journalists remain under threat for doing their jobs. Continue reading →

LETTERS

There’s really nothing blocking the path to free buses

The MBTA has a far better chance of successfully delivering low-income fares if free buses are part of the mix. Continue reading →

OPINION

The possibility of being an audience

Sometimes being part of an audience is unexpectedly moving. Sometimes it’s irritating. It’s not something we thought about a lot before the coronavirus pandemic. It was taken for granted. Continue reading →

Metro

Metro

Mass. residents from India, Brazil watch COVID-19 horrors unfold in their native countries

The suffering in India, which has overtaken Brazil as the pandemic’s global epicenter, has sown fear among the population, which is facing drastic shortages of hospital beds, oxygen, and medications. Continue reading →

Metro

Brookline, Salem cautious as they continue local COVID-19 outdoor mask mandates

Health officials in Brookline and Salem said Sunday they are continuing to require masks outdoors, even after the US Centers for Disease Control cleared the way last week for fully vaccinated people to forgo them outside when they can socially distance. Continue reading →

Politics

Stop trying to push Black candidates out of the mayor’s race

For years, a small group of activists have pushed the idea that Black voters can only support one person at a time, and that everyone else should stand down. Continue reading →

Sports

Celtics notebook

Brad Stevens’s belief in Aaron Nesmith is paying off

Nesmith is getting more opportunities on the court because he plays hard and has shown a tremendous work ethic. Continue reading →

Ben Volin | On football

Young quarterbacks bring excitement and optimism to all four AFC East teams

For the first time perhaps this century, all four teams enter the season with legitimate optimism. Continue reading →

RANGERS 5, RED SOX 3

Brock Holt hits back at Red Sox, who squander a strong Garrett Richards start in loss to Rangers

Holt's go-ahead single capped a three-run rally in the eighth inning for Texas, after Richards allowed just one run in his five innings. Continue reading →

Business

Business

US denies Iran claims of prisoner deal; UK plays it down

DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — The United States on Sunday immediately denied a report by Iranian state-run television that deals had been reached for the Islamic Republic to release US and British prisoners in exchange for Tehran receiving billions of dollars. Continue reading →

Business

A $22 million upgrade to Rome’s Colosseum will restore majestic view

The project will allow visitors a central viewpoint from within the ancient structure “to see the majesty of the monument,” Italy’s culture minister said Sunday. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

Names

Trending and tasty: 9 viral TikTok recipe hacks worth revisiting 

You might have missed them, you might have even Liked them — either way, you’ve got to give them a try. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Possessive granny might crave control more than time with grandson

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →