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Business

‘I want to do the things that matter to me’: Pandemic spurs search for jobs with purpose

Career experts say they are seeing stirrings from people of all ages, from twentysomethings rethinking their career paths to baby boomers starting their own consulting firms. Driving it all is a nightmarish pandemic that has made people realize life is short. Continue reading →

Biotech

FDA authorizes Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine for adolescents 12 to 15 years old

The Food and Drug Administration on Monday cleared Pfizer-BioNTech’s coronavirus vaccine for adolescents 12 to 15 years old, enabling millions of more Americans to get the two-shot regimen. Continue reading →

Business

Asked in a poll to name a prominent Asian American, the top answer was ‘don’t know,’ followed by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. Wake up, America

There’s only one response to the fact that an aging martial arts movie star (who is not even American) and martial arts legend who’s been dead nearly 50 years make the biggest impression: My fellow Americans, crawl out of your closet of ignorance. Continue reading →

Politics

‘Joe Kennedy was the best thing that ever happened to him.’ Reelected and reenergized, Ed Markey is suddenly everywhere

Markey has established himself as a voluble voice in the party’s growing liberal wing, advancing him beyond the image of the “other” senator from Massachusetts toiling dutifully in Senator Elizabeth Warren’s shadow. Continue reading →

Metro

Franklin Park party noise is ruffling feathers at the zoo

Noisy parties and dirt-bike traffic near the Franklin Park zoo have left the facility’s animals distressed, according to John Linehan, president and CEO of Zoo New England. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

Reversing Trump, US restores transgender health protections

The United States will protect gay and transgender people against sex discrimination in health care, the Biden administration said Monday, reversing a Trump-era policy that sought to narrow the scope of legal rights in sensitive situations involving medical care. Continue reading →

Nation

White House to work with states on reimposing work search requirements

President Biden said the White House will “make it clear” that Americans on unemployment must take a job if offered a “suitable” one or lose their benefits. Continue reading →

Nation

New White House panel aims to separate science, politics

Eager to the turn the page on the Trump years, the Biden White House is launching an effort to unearth past problems with the politicization of science within government and to tighten scientific integrity rules for the future. Continue reading →

The World

World

German priests defy Pope Francis with blessings of same-sex unions

The events across more than 100 churches amount to an open rebellion — and a test for a pontiff whose tenure has been marked by divisions over hot-button issues, especially the church’s stance on homosexuality. Continue reading →

World

Hamas and Israel exchange rocket fire following contentious ‘Jerusalem Day’ clashes

The Hamas rocket attacks, which included the first strikes against Jerusalem in several years, came after running clashes among Israeli police, Palestinian protesters, and far-right Jewish Israelis around the Old City. Continue reading →

World

Central American leaders resisting Biden’s anticorruption efforts

In a rebuff to the Biden administration, political leaders in El Salvador and Guatemala have forced out several senior judges known for their independence and anticorruption zeal, underscoring the difficulties facing Washington’s new Central America policy. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

EDITORIAL

What does America owe families separated by Trump’s border policy?

The Biden administration is working to reunite children separated from their parents at the US-Mexico border, but it should also provide a pathway to citizenship to families traumatized by the ordeal. Continue reading →

OPINION

Massachusetts is already a global education superpower. What if that’s not enough?

Massachusetts’ competitiveness in the years to come will be judged on not just economic growth, but also inclusion; not just the evolution, but also the equity of our economy. Continue reading →

LETTERS

With mandates eased, it’s masks up, masks down, masks askew all over town

None of us is safe until all of us are safe. Continue reading →

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Metro

Metro

Franklin Park party noise is ruffling feathers at the zoo

Noisy parties and dirt-bike traffic near the Franklin Park zoo have left the facility’s animals distressed, according to John Linehan, president and CEO of Zoo New England. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Closing arguments in federal corruption case of former Fall River mayor

Former Fall River mayor Jasiel Correia II faces 24 charges, which include extortion conspiracy, extortion aiding and abetting, bribery, tax evasion, and lying to investigators. Continue reading →

Transportation

New subway cars will remain out of service as officials discover another problem

The issue with the Orange Line cars has now “been identified as a key contributing factor” to a March derailment, an MBTA spokesman said. Continue reading →

Sports

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Red Sox will double their pleasure with increased capacity starting Tuesday

Approximately 9,500 fans will be allowed into games, the latest in business getting back to usual at Fenway Park and around the Commonwealth. Continue reading →

ben volin | on football

Jake Burt’s football journey takes him from St. John’s Prep to Patriots to No. 1 pick in CFL draft

The Lynnfield product, who has Canadian bloodlines, is thrilled with the chance to show his stuff and flourish as a pro. Continue reading →

Bruins 3, Islanders 2

Bruins beat Islanders in OT to clinch third — and a playoff matchup with Capitals

The first-round series will open at Washington on Saturday. Continue reading →

Business

Business

‘I want to do the things that matter to me’: Pandemic spurs search for jobs with purpose

Career experts say they are seeing stirrings from people of all ages, from twentysomethings rethinking their career paths to baby boomers starting their own consulting firms. Driving it all is a nightmarish pandemic that has made people realize life is short. Continue reading →

Business

Asked in a poll to name a prominent Asian American, the top answer was ‘don’t know,’ followed by Jackie Chan and Bruce Lee. Wake up, America

There’s only one response to the fact that an aging martial arts movie star (who is not even American) and martial arts legend who’s been dead nearly 50 years make the biggest impression: My fellow Americans, crawl out of your closet of ignorance. Continue reading →

Business

AGs urge Facebook to drop ‘Instagram for kids’ proposal

A bipartisan group of 44 attorneys general has written to Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg urging him to drop company plans for a version of Instagram for children under the age of 13, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey announced Monday. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

Holocaust survivor Yitzhak Arad, who led Yad Vashem memorial, dies at 94

Yitzhak Arad’s parents were among the 6 million Jews killed by Nazi Germany and its collaborators during World War II. He managed to escape and joined the Soviet partisans in 1943, at the age of 16. He remained with them until the end of the war, fighting the Nazis in Belarus and Lithuania. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

MUSEUMS

Brenda Tindal named executive director of Harvard Museums of Science and Culture

She brings an impressive resume in museum curation and research, plus experience helping institutions grapple with historic ties to slavery. Continue reading →

MUSIC

On Brattle Street, a jazzy serenade from a bunch of Squares

They call themselves the Squares in the Square, and whenever weather permits, they entertain Harvard Square passers-by for up to five hours. Continue reading →

Music

Hot Stove Cool Music steps up to the plate for charity once again

This year’s virtual show has added Yo-Yo Ma and Eddie Vedder to the lineup. Continue reading →