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In Massachusetts, 1.6 million adults are struggling to get enough to eat

A new survey by the Greater Boston Food Bank found that people of color and families with children are disproportionately experiencing food insecurity. The findings serve as a stark reminder that even as COVID-19 vaccinations become more widespread, those who have been hardest hit by the pandemic will have a long path to economic recovery.
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COVID-19 Vaccines


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Will Mass. achieve herd immunity against the coronavirus pandemic? Maybe, experts say, but it could be difficult

People are wondering if Massachusetts can vaccinate enough people to reach herd immunity against COVID-19. Here’s what you need to know.
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Coronavirus


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A beloved childhood experience, or a petri dish of germs? Public ball pits will reopen in August

Much of the joy once associated with ball pits has been drained over the past year, and many wonder if it will ever be the same.
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Battle for the GOP


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Stripped of his megaphone and much of his influence, Trump still holds GOP in his thrall

It is becoming increasingly clear that the ex-president no longer needs the social media platforms that nurtured his devoted following and rocketed him to the presidency.
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In reversing a Trump labor rule, Biden administration takes aim at ‘gig economy’

Tech companies like Uber, Lyft, DoorDash, and Instacart have disrupted the US economy by creating a labor force of millions of so-called gig workers. Now Washington appears poised to disrupt the disruptors, taking the first step in what appears to be a larger battle with industry giants to give those workers more rights.
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Emissions cuts could halve the impact of melting ice on oceans

In a study that averaged results of hundreds of computer simulations from research teams around the world, scientists said that limiting warming to 1.5 degrees Celsius could reduce sea level rise from melting glaciers and the vast Greenland and Antarctic ice sheets from about 10 inches to about 5 by 2100.
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US backs waiving intellectual property rules on vaccines

The Biden administration on Wednesday joined calls for more sharing of the technology behind COVID-19 vaccines to help speed the end of the pandemic, a shift that puts the United States alongside many in the developing world who want rich countries to do more to get doses to the needy.
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Nation


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Nature at its craziest: Trillions of cicadas about to emerge

Within days, a couple weeks at most, the cicadas of Brood X will emerge after 17 years underground.
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Israeli president taps opposition leader to form government

Yair Lapid, the centrist leader of the Israeli opposition, was asked Wednesday to try to form a coalition government after Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu failed to do so by a Tuesday deadline.
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World


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Scottish autonomy at heart of May 6 election

Scotland goes to the polls Thursday in a vote that could eventually lead to a truly historic event: the crackup of the United Kingdom.
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A farmer moved a 200-year-old stone, and the French-Belgian border

When it comes to redrawing nations’ borders, scores of diplomats can spend years painstakingly hashing out every inch of the dividing line. For the border between France and Belgium to be redrawn, all it seemingly took was one farmer.
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EDITORIAL


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Deposing Liz Cheney would be the wrong move

Cheney’s willingness to acknowledge the truth about Trump embarrasses other Republicans by exposing their cowardly inaction.
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OPINION


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How to determine your personal risk once vaccinated

The key question I ask myself: Should the worst happen, how will I feel about the decision I made?
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OPINION


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Did questioning his daughter’s world history course make David Flynn unfit to coach football?

The controversy opens a local front in the ongoing culture war waged in public schools across the country over critical race theory.
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Crime & Courts


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Former Fall River mayor received $75,000 bribe in city car, witness testifies

A local businessman testified Wednesday that he placed a $75,000 cash bribe directly into the hands of Jasiel F. Correia II.
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The good news: Our region has the highest vaccination rates in the country. The bad news: We can’t secede

New England’s COVID vaccination rates are looking good. Elsewhere, the picture is grim. About 30 percent of Americans are reluctant to get the vaccine, and though that number will drop, experts are saying it won’t get low enough to give herd immunity.
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Boston officials mull what should be done about ATVs and loud parties in and around Franklin Park

City residents, lawmakers, and officials Wednesday evening batted around ideas of what to do about off-road vehicles and loud parties in around Franklin Park, the city’s largest tract of open space.
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Celtics notebook


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Celtics have played their worst against some of the NBA’s worst teams

They entered Wednesday with six defeats to the Kings, Pelicans, and Pistons, and additional losses to the Thunder, Cavaliers, and Bulls.
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For Ellis Burks, Boston — with the Red Sox and now with NESN — proves to be a very nice fit after all

His first six years with the Red Sox were marked by injuries and pressure, but now he is being welcomed back — for a second time — as part of the NESN team beginning Friday.
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Bobby Dalbec’s struggles creating an early test of Red Sox patience with a young player

The 25-year-old all-or-nothing hitter, among 21 first basemen in the majors with at least 75 plate appearances, is 19th in batting average (.190), OPS (.551), and RBIs (6), and last in runs scored.
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In Massachusetts, 1.6 million adults are struggling to get enough to eat

A new survey by the Greater Boston Food Bank found that people of color and families with children are disproportionately experiencing food insecurity. The findings serve as a stark reminder that even as COVID-19 vaccinations become more widespread, those who have been hardest hit by the pandemic will have a long path to economic recovery.
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Federal judge strikes down US eviction ban. What will that mean in Mass.?

It’s unclear whether state rental assistance efforts will be enough to keep people in their homes.
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CVS, Walgreens see golden opportunity slip away as vaccines wane

CVS has administered 13 million doses through retail outlets, and Walgreens has done 12 million, executives said.
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Jacques d’Amboise, exuberant dancer, choreographer, and educator, dies at 86

Mr. d’Amboise was 15 when he joined the New York City Ballet.
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Jacques d’Amboise, exuberant dancer, choreographer, and educator, dies at 86

Mr. d’Amboise was 15 when he joined the New York City Ballet.
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SELF HELP


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Hugs are coming back, and for people like me, that’s not great news

Carrie Finison's children's book "Don't Hug Doug" can serve as a primer for adults, too.
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Arts


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City of Boston, MBTA unveil digital billboards celebrating Asian American strength, resilience

Amid Asian American and Pacific Islander Heritage Month, dozens of digital billboards around Greater Boston boast slogans supporting the country’s largest diaspora.
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For Conan O’Brien, the end nears for a sometimes bumpy but long and creative ride in late night

O’Brien’s 28-year-run, first on NBC and then on TBS, rivals the epic late-night tenures of David Letterman (33 years) and Johnny Carson (30 years).
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