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Coronavirus

‘I’ll take another shot’: Some fully vaccinated people are finagling unsanctioned boosters

While an estimated 70 million Americans are eligible for COVID vaccines but remain unvaccinated to the dismay of public health officials, many fully vaccinated people, including some in Massachusetts, are flouting guidelines and getting extra shots. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Jurors convict two parents charged in connection with the Varsity Blues college admissions bribery scandal

The verdicts handed down by a federal jury in Boston were a high-profile victory for prosecutors in a case that has cast a spotlight on the influence of wealth on college admissions and sent dozens of affluent parents to prison after guilty pleas. Continue reading →

Boston Marathon

With Marathon back, hotels look forward to a busy weekend, but challenges remain

At the Revere Hotel Boston Common, excitement for the Boston Marathon was already building this week. It wasn’t quite like Marathon weekends of the past. But the hotel was nearing full occupancy for the weekend, a welcome sign that the bump in leisure tourism seen over the summer had not yet subsided. Continue reading →

Jobs

Hiring is stuck in low gear. Here’s why

US employers created just 194,000 jobs in September as continued COVID-19 fears and changing attitudes add up to a shortage of willing workers. Continue reading →

Coronavirus

This is your awkward office goodbye party. This is your awkward office goodbye party on Zoom

Oh, in-office goodbye party, you with your frosting hit and forced cheer, who thought we’d look back with nostalgia? Continue reading →

The Nation

Politics

Biden won’t invoke executive privilege on Trump documents

President Biden is not asserting executive privilege over a tranche of documents sought by a House committee’s investigation into the Jan. 6 insurrection at the Capitol, setting up a showdown with former president Donald Trump. Continue reading →

Nation

Appeals court reinstates Texas’s six-week abortion ban, two days after it was lifted

The US Court of Appeals for the 5th Circuit granted a request filed Friday afternoon by the Texas attorney general to temporarily suspend a judge’s order blocking the nation’s most restrictive abortion law, which has halted most abortions in the state. Continue reading →

Nation

Trump’s DC hotel made millions from foreign governments but still struggled, federal documents show

Documents released by the House Committee on Oversight and Reform show Donald Trump’s luxury Washington hotel lost more than $70 million while he was in office despite reaping millions in payments from foreign governments. Continue reading →

The World

World

Journalists Maria Ressa and Dmitri Muratov are awarded the Nobel Peace Prize

The journalists, Maria Ressa of the Philippines and Dmitri A. Muratov of Russia, were recognized for “their courageous fight for freedom of expression, which is a precondition for democracy and lasting peace.” Continue reading →

World

Islamic State bomber kills dozens at Shiite mosque in northern Afghanistan

An Islamic State suicide bomber devastated a Shiite mosque in the northern Afghan city of Kunduz on Friday, killing dozens of worshippers in a deadly continuation of the terrorist group’s campaign against the Hazara minority. Continue reading →

World

More than 130 countries reach deal on corporate minimum tax

The deal includes a 15-percent-minimum corporate rate designed to deter multinationals from stashing profits in low-tax countries. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

The tall nurse and the little girl

Staff were afraid to touch the girl — except for one nurse, whom she remembers as very tall (though of course she herself was very short). Continue reading →

OPINION

Why won’t Wu and Essaibi George face off on public education?

The Boston mayoral candidates have thus far declined invitations to public forums about schools. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

Mail-in voting needs a quick fix for cities

Hot mayoral contests shouldn’t hinge on the vagaries of the Postal Service. Continue reading →

Metro

Adrian Walker

Why does Clifton McHale still have a badge?

McHale is a Boston Police sergeant who was placed on desk duty after video surfaced of him bragging that he intentionally hit citizens with his cruiser during a protest following the killing of George Floyd. Continue reading →

Crime & Courts

Authorities identify murder victim, man who killed himself, and wounded police officer in Brockton standoff

A 28-year-old Brockton man was identified as the person who was fatally shot while he sat in an SUV parked on a street. The alleged shooter was a 32-year-old Brockton man, who then wounded a police officer before killing himself. The police officer, identified as Robert Otis, was treated at Boston Medical Center and released Friday. Continue reading →

Massachusetts

Boston police give short suspension to sergeant who bragged about hitting George Floyd protesters with his vehicle

Clifton McHale was returned to active duty as a supervisor in the department’s court unit following the conclusion of an internal affairs investigation. Continue reading →

Sports

RED SOX NOTEBOOK

Matt Barnes back in the mix, replaces injured Garrett Richards on Red Sox roster

Richards strained his left hamstring while running in the outfield at Tropicana Field on Friday, creating a vacancy for Barnes, who allowed 12 earned runs on 17 hits in his final 10⅔ innings of the regular season. Continue reading →

on baseball

With Chris Sale chased early, Tanner Houck came in from bullpen to provide much-needed relief

The rookie delivered an epic relief performance that added to a remarkable week of season-saving situations, stretching his perfect-innings run to 9 2/3 innings. Continue reading →

Celtics Notebook

New Celtics assistant coach Aaron Miles ready to work with Jayson Tatum

Miles knew about Tatum's abilities as a scorer, and has been impressed by the forward’s skills as a playmaker, too. Continue reading →

Business

Business

Till Financial wants to make kids better spenders

Till Financial, a free family banking app that launched in 2019, is focused on making children better spenders. Continue reading →

Technology

Capital One acquires Lola team and software as the Boston travel-tech startup winds down

The employees will join more than 100 of Capital One’s tech workers already based at the bank’s Cambridge office, which opened in Kendall Square last year. Continue reading →

Technology

The biggest funding round in Mass. history, a new unicorn, and more Boston tech highlights

Here are the notable deals from this week spanning the health care, networking, and travel sectors. Continue reading →

Obituaries
Arts & Lifestyle

DANCE REVIEW

‘Path of Miracles’ is truly miraculous

You could almost believe you’re in the Cathedral of Santiago de Compostela during ODC/Dance’s transcendent presentation. Continue reading →

Movies

Bond is back, but are movie audiences?

007 has returned to theaters. Now, the only question is whether moviegoers will, too. Continue reading →

Music

Red Hot Chili Peppers announce Fenway concert in 2022

The band will perform at Fenway Park on Sept. 10, 2022 with special guests St. Vincent and Thundercat as part of a 32-city global stadium tour kicking off in Spain, according to Live Nation. Continue reading →