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Environment

More communities are finding toxic chemicals in their drinking water

Since Massachusetts enacted new safety regulations last fall, more communities have found elevated levels of toxic chemicals known as PFAS in their drinking water. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Three inmates implicated in slaying of ‘Whitey’ Bulger face ‘inhumane’ conditions during 31 months in solitary confinement, relatives say

Relatives say the Bureau of Prisons has repeatedly denied the men’s requests to be transferred and won’t say how long they’ll remain there. Continue reading →

Business

That restaurant you see on your delivery app might not actually exist

So called “ghost restaurants” are proliferating as eateries launch multiple brands to compete on delivery apps such as Uber Eats. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

Some remain at risk for serious COVID-19 complications, even after vaccinations

Millions of Americans with a compromised immune system may still be at risk for serious complications from COVID-19, despite being vaccinated. Continue reading →

Jobs

Social Security pays the same no matter where you live. Unemployment should, too

Taking control of jobless benefits away from the states is the best way for the feds to tackle the system’s thorniest problems. Continue reading →

The Nation

Nation

US grants temporary protections to thousands of Haitians

The Biden administration has extended special protections to Haitians living temporarily in the United States after being displaced by a devastating 2010 earthquake, reversing efforts by the previous administration to force them to leave the country. Continue reading →

Politics

Growing mystery of suspected energy attacks draws US concern

The Biden administration is facing new pressure to resolve a mystery that has vexed its predecessors: Is an adversary using a microwave or radio wave weapon to attack the brains of US diplomats, spies, and military personnel? Continue reading →

Nation

Yearbook photos of girls were altered to hide their chests

Parents and students said they were outraged that photos of at least 80 female students at Bartram Trail High School in St. Johns County, Fla., had been digitally edited. Continue reading →

The World

World

Belarus forces down plane to seize dissident; Europe sees ‘state hijacking’

The strongman president of Belarus sent a fighter jet to intercept a European airliner traveling through the country’s airspace Sunday and ordered the plane to land in the capital, Minsk, where a prominent opposition journalist aboard was then seized, provoking international outrage. Continue reading →

World

21 runners dead after extreme weather hits Chinese ultramarathon

Twenty-one people, including two of China’s top marathon athletes, died after freezing rain and high winds struck a 62-mile mountain race in northwestern China, local officials said Sunday. Continue reading →

World

Israeli police escort Jews to flashpoint Jerusalem site

Israeli police escorted more than 250 Jewish visitors Sunday to a flashpoint holy site in Jerusalem where clashes between police and Palestinian protesters helped trigger a war in Gaza, according to the Islamic authority overseeing the site. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

How a commissioner changed the culture within the Boston Police Department

As the BPD faces a new credibility crisis, there are lessons from the corruption crisis of the 1970s. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A murderer who was murdered still deserves justice

Federal officials owe the public answers about Whitey Bulger’s killing in prison. Continue reading →

OPINION

The COVID-19 ‘she-cession,’ imposter syndrome, and rebuilding the US economy

As the job market rebounds, we must ensure that women are not left behind. To do that effectively, we must place a greater emphasis on wellbeing and how we structure work. Continue reading →

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Metro

Politics

Rethinking how to pick the BPD’s leadership

Reforming the Boston Police Department may have to start at the top. Continue reading →

Metro

Local advocates praise Biden extension of protected status to Haitians living in US

Advocates for immigrants rights’ praised the Biden administration’s extension of protected status for thousands of Haitian immigrants living in the United States, and expressed hope it signaled progress in extending permanent residency for many people who fled their home countries for humanitarian reasons. Continue reading →

Metro

Battered by COVID-19, some Massachusetts communities eye reopening with a mix of hope and trepidation

In towns like Chelsea, Lawrence, and others that were battered by the pandemic, some residents want to proceed with caution rather than be thrust into normalcy with the rest of the state. Continue reading →

Sports

PETER ABRAHAM | ON BASEBALL

Alex Cora content to play the long game, same as he did in 2018

Xander Bogaerts and J.D. Martinez were given the afternoon off Sunday, the Red Sox stepping off the gas in a manner not unlike how Cora ran things during the 2018 title season. Continue reading →

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Hockey

Credit the Bruins, smaller in size but bigger in heart, for neutralizing the Capitals

The Capitals came out blazing on home ice, but the Bruins weathered it in their Game 5 clincher. Continue reading →

PGA Championship

Phil Mickelson, 50, wins PGA Championship to become oldest major champion of all time

It was the sixth major championship for Mickelson. Continue reading →

Business

Business

That restaurant you see on your delivery app might not actually exist

So called “ghost restaurants” are proliferating as eateries launch multiple brands to compete on delivery apps such as Uber Eats. Continue reading →

Business

Letting a 13-year-old trade stocks sounds scary, but experts see value in Fidelity’s new youth program

Easing teens into the real world of investing — with some guardrails to help prevent them from losing more money than they can afford — could increase the number of people who are buying and selling stocks throughout their lifetimes. Continue reading →

THE FINE PRINT

Congress targets lenders that charge sky-high interest rates

Being targeted are loans made by EasyPay Finance, one of about a dozen “nonbank” lenders being scrutinized by Congress for allegedly evading the usual caps on interest rates by making what critics say are sham affiliations with banks. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Obituaries

First lead singer for ‘Charlie on the MTA,’ Sam Berman, 98, was honored for WWII heroism

Awarded the Distinguished Flying Cross, he helped save his B-25 crew when their bomber was hit with an antiaircraft barrage over Italy in 1944. Continue reading →

Arts & Lifestyle

WELLNESS

10 local outdoor yoga events to get your zen

From goat yoga on a Bedford farm to a sunset vinyasa on a South End beach, these classes will be sure to have you communing with Mother Nature. Continue reading →

MUSIC

Your guide to Fenway’s 2021 concert season

With the lifting of COVID-19 restrictions, the 2021 Fenway Concert Series will return to Lansdowne Street this summer starting July 16. Continue reading →

ASK AMY

Mom wonders about ‘deadnaming’ trans child

Advice from Amy Dickinson. Continue reading →