At a time when false claims around COVID-19 and politics are running rampant, Joan Donovan has been able to predict what types of disinformation will travel from the darkest corners of the Internet. Continue reading →
The landmark decision could boost public confidence in the shots and pave the way for more vaccine mandates by employers, colleges, and other organizations. Continue reading →
When Governor Charlie Baker announced last week that 42,000 state workers would be required to get COVID-19 vaccines, it provoked reactions ranging from enthusiastic support to threats of legal action. But either way, bargaining must ensue. Continue reading →
Local Afghans see themselves reflected in the faces and stories coming out of their native country since it fell to the Taliban last week. Continue reading →
Florida’s power struggle over wearing masks in school to guard against coronavirus infections landed Monday before a judge considering a lawsuit that challenges Governor Ron DeSantis’s order reserving the mask decision for parents. Continue reading →
In his final address on his last day in office, Governor Andrew Cuomo of New York claimed Monday that “intense political pressure and media frenzy” had caused a rush to judgment on sexual harassment allegations made against him, ultimately leading to his resignation. Continue reading →
Americans from both parties overwhelmingly support helping Afghan translators and others who aided the war effort enter the United States after the Taliban’s lightning-fast takeover — a rare show of unity amid increasingly polarized domestic politics. Continue reading →
Vice President Kamala Harris asserted Monday that the United States must maintain its focus on evacuating Americans and vulnerable Afghans and shouldn’t get distracted by questions over what went wrong in the chaotic US exit from Afghanistan. Continue reading →
Hundreds of Haitian earthquake victims desperately lined up for hot meals delivered to a sweltering makeshift camp this past week, fighting over — and scooping from the muddy ground — rice and chicken that spilled from plastic food containers. Continue reading →
President Biden says he hears no criticism from America’s allies about the chaotic withdrawal from Afghanistan and the collapse of the government. But the criticism in Europe, at least, is loud and persistent. Continue reading →
While the two populations involve separate legal systems of adjudication, the underlying issue is the same: They are foreigners fleeing in fear for their lives. Continue reading →
A bill steering utilities toward greener energy may be the single most important legislation Congress can approve to slow the advance of climate change. Continue reading →
Massachusetts may be on the precipice of issuing a mask-wearing mandate for public schools statewide through at least the end of September. Continue reading →
Three hospitals are collaborating to treat Cole Pasqualucci with surgery to remove most of his intestine, work to clean up an infection, and then new organs to replace those that have been damaged. Continue reading →
“Personal policy views of myself or anyone in my office play absolutely no role in the [ballot] certification decision,” the attorney general said. Continue reading →
Dan Pfau, 70, belongs to a fairly exclusive club that few of us would want to join — people whose smart watches may have kept them alive. Continue reading →
The world of venture capital, dominated by white men, may leave the impression that women and entrepreneurs of color are nowhere to be found. Visible Hands, a new Boston VC firm, wants to prove the rest of the industry wrong. Continue reading →
Trillium has no products on the market. Its potential treatments include biologics that aim to prime a patient’s immune system to detect and destroy cancer cells. Continue reading →
The singer's "American Quilt" cuts across genres, but that might also describe her career. "I've always been difficult to categorize," she says. Continue reading →
The mother of three autistic children, Munroe's music centers on themes of kindness, inclusion, and acceptance. Her second album comes out this week. Continue reading →
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