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Coronavirus


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Baker says Massachusetts is different as other states impose COVID-19 protocols

Governor Charlie Baker said that he sees no need for Massachusetts to reinstate restrictions in response to rising COVID-19 cases, striking a contrast with President Biden, who is urging Americans to mask up again and requiring many federal workers to get vaccinated. But the governor did say he is considering mandating masks in public schools this fall.
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Business


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Drumbeat grows for employers to mandate COVID vaccines

As the Delta variant surges, more Boston-area employers are starting to consider mandating employee vaccinations against COVID-19.
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Boston Mayoral Race


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Essaibi George is running for Boston mayor. Her husband, a housing developer, has had a lot of problems with City Hall

Annissa Essaibi George's involvement in a zoning issue appears to violate the state’s conflict of interest law. It also underscores the fraught entanglements between a leading mayoral candidate and her developer husband, with whom the city has long battled over his real estate practices.
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Climate Change


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In these hazy skies, a public health warning from a warming planet

Over the last two days, it didn’t matter that the 1.5 million acres of land on fire were on the other side of the country. As the smoke made its way east, the air quality in New England was among the worst in the country — second only to the areas adjacent to those fires.
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Politics


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Senate votes to launch work on bipartisan infrastructure plan in key step forward for Biden priority

Senate Democrats and Republicans banded together on Wednesday to advance a roughly $1 trillion proposal to improve the country’s aging infrastructure, overcoming months of political deadlock on one of President Joe Biden’s signature economic policy priorities.
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Nation


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Democrats craft revised voting rights bill, seeking to keep hopes alive in the Senate

Activists have continued to push for federal intervention in the face of Republican efforts to restrict voting based in part on former president Trump’s false claims of a stolen election.
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US ramps up pressure on Poland over Holocaust restitution

The United States is ramping up pressure on Poland in hopes of stopping legislation that would prevent families from receiving restitution for property seized during the Holocaust and communist era.
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US, Russia hold ‘professional’ arms talks despite tensions

Senior diplomats from the United States and Russia held what the State Department described as “substantive and professional” talks on arms control and other strategic issues on Wednesday despite myriad other differences that have sent relations into a tailspin.
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World


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China offers the Taliban a warm welcome while urging peace talks

China offered a high-profile public stage to the Taliban on Wednesday, declaring that the group rapidly retaking large parts of Afghanistan would play “an important role in the process of peaceful reconciliation and reconstruction” of the country.
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World


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US, India agree to expand multilateral security partnership

The top diplomats of India and the United States pledged Wednesday to expand their multilateral security partnership, underscoring the deepening of ties between two countries concerned over China’s growing influence in the region.
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Officials in Tokyo alarmed as cases hit record highs

Japanese officials sounded alarm Thursday after Tokyo reported record-breaking coronavirus cases for two straight days with the Olympics well underway.
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OPINION


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How do we heal our loss and trauma while the pandemic continues on?

When we seek to understand the complete picture of someone’s life, we can begin the healing process, even if we cannot undo the trauma.
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EDITORIAL


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Getting Americans to pay what they owe shouldn’t be controversial

The IRS needs more funding to do its job effectively.
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OPINION


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For Biden, Rachael Rollins is brilliant and a little risky

The president’s nominee for US attorney in Massachusetts breaks the classic prosecutorial mold.
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Politics


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‘We can’t delay this forever’: Nonprofits balk as Legislature again stalls charitable tax deduction

Massachusetts House lawmakers voted on Wednesday to stall the implementation of a state charitable tax deduction, overriding a gubernatorial veto and once again delaying a tax break voters overwhelmingly approved more than 20 years ago. Critics say the deduction would most help wealthy households and that the money would be better spent by state lawmakers.
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Metro


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This special mountain camp keeps its flame alive

The rustic spirit of Camp Thorpe in Vermont — the spirit that has been its special metabolism for more than 90 years — is alive and vibrant.
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Some bars and restaurants in Boston, Cambridge asking customers to show proof of vaccination

The Plough and Stars, The Middle East, and Jacques Cabaret are among the growing number of establishments asking customers to show proof of vaccination.
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Bruins


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Bruins free agency spree brings goalie Linus Ullmark, forward Nick Foligno and others to Boston

The Bruins made a flurry of moves Wednesday, the first day NHL teams could sign free agents this offseason.
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ben volin | on football


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It’s time for the Patriots to redo Stephon Gilmore’s contract

The star cornerback isn't making himself a distraction, so he clearly wants to stay. The team should clear up this unfinished business.
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alex speier | on baseball


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Matt Barnes would welcome a Red Sox reunion with Craig Kimbrel

Kimbrel, the Sox' closer from 2016-18, could be moved by the Cubs before Friday's trade deadline.
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Drumbeat grows for employers to mandate COVID vaccines

As the Delta variant surges, more Boston-area employers are starting to consider mandating employee vaccinations against COVID-19.
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Business


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US acting to better protect infrastructure from cyberthreats

The actions are an acknowledgment of the cybersecurity vulnerabilities of critical industries — a reality made clear by the May hack of the nation’s largest pipeline, which delivers about 45 percent of the fuel consumed on the East Coast.
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Mingling is back. For the moment anyway. Business groups finding ways to gather in-person once more

These sorts of meetings will inevitably return to Boston, too. But when? That remains an open question, especially with the Delta variant shaking up the summer.
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Obituaries


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‘First-rate journalist’ Robert L. Turner, a Globe columnist turned editorial writer, dies at 78

Mr. Turner "did great, great reporting — honest, straightforward," said former governor Michael S. Dukakis.
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Obituaries


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‘First-rate journalist’ Robert L. Turner, a Globe columnist turned editorial writer, dies at 78

Mr. Turner "did great, great reporting — honest, straightforward," said former governor Michael S. Dukakis.
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Arts & Lifestyle






TV CRITIC'S CORNER


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TBS commits to ‘Mary Hartman’ remake on show creator Norman Lear’s 99th birthday

"As someone who believes his 99 years on this planet is owed to the amount of laughter he enjoyed through the years, here’s to the next 99," the TV visionary said in a statement.
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ASK AMY


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Husband has a ‘mommy’ problem

Advice from Amy Dickinson.
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COMFORT ZONE


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Friends helped me through cancer treatments by walking to the hospital with me, rain or shine

Getting cancer is isolating at any time, but it takes on a whole new level during a pandemic. Thankfully, I wasn’t alone.
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