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Coronavirus


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Mass. communities reluctant to let students remove masks in school — even when they can

While more than 60 communities have met the state’s threshold to drop mask mandates in schools, only two — Hopkinton and Ashland — have actually done it.
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Threats of termination convince many hesitant hospital workers to get COVID vaccine, but thousands of holdouts remain

One major hospital system, Springfield-based Baystate Health, said it terminated 90 workers.
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High-powered lobbying firm arrives in Boston touting ties to Labor Secretary Martin Walsh

Ballard Partners said its new location will be headed by Eugene O’Flaherty, the former city attorney under Walsh, and includes another former close Walsh aide, Stephen Passacantilli, whom it recently hired.
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Every would-be mayor promises to blow up the BPDA. Will the next one actually do it?

Both Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George want to create a more predictable and inclusive process for approving big projects. They also want to address the housing crisis, climate resiliency, and equity with a new sense of urgency that will most likely make development more expensive and challenging in Boston.
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FDA panel recommends Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine booster

US health advisers endorsed a booster of Johnson & Johnson’s COVID-19 vaccine Friday, citing growing worry that Americans who got the single-dose shot aren’t as protected as those given two-dose brands.
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Justice Department will ask Supreme Court to block Texas abortion law while legal fights play out

The Department of Justice said Friday that it will ask the Supreme Court for an emergency halt to the Texas law that has restricted access to abortion in the nation’s second largest state to an extent not seen in 50 years.
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Cruz to plead guilty for Parkland school shooting

The former student who was accused of shooting and killing 17 people at his high school in Parkland, Florida, in 2018 plans to plead guilty to 17 counts of premeditated murder and 17 counts of attempted murder, one of his lawyers said Friday.
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FBI official fired under Trump wins back his pension

Hours before he was scheduled to retire in 2018, Andrew McCabe, then the FBI’s deputy director, was fired by the Justice Department, depriving him of his pension and prompting cheers from then-President Donald Trump, who had been hounding him over his role in the Russia investigation.
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A wary Beirut reels after deadly gun battle raises fears of renewed conflict

Army soldiers set up checkpoints, schoolchildren stayed home, and bullet casings littered the streets of Beirut on Friday after a day of fighting killed seven people, raising fears that an already collapsing country could fall even further.
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Authorities call fatal stabbing of UK lawmaker terrorist act

A long-serving member of Parliament was stabbed to death Friday during a meeting with constituents at a church in England, in what police said was a terrorist incident. A 25-year-old man was arrested in connection with the attack, which united Britain’s fractious politicians in shock and sorrow.
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Three German parties aim to start formal coalition talks

Three German parties announced Friday that they aim to open formal coalition talks, moving a big step closer to a new government that would send outgoing Chancellor Angela Merkel’s center-right bloc into opposition.
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EDITORIAL


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Biden should back Supreme Court term limits now

Ending lifetime appointments to the high court is a smart and fair way to address the politicization that has tainted the court’s public reputation and made the judicial appointment process a partisan blood sport.
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OPINION


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How to help Haiti get back on its feet

The US should support local Haitian efforts in establishing a transition commission and should stop propping up the current government. It must allow the Haitian civil society to take the wheel.
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LETTERS


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Hours on end at the most woeful corner of the city

Policy makers and observers alike grapple with proposed solutions to the increasingly grave situation at the corner of Massachusetts Avenue and Melnea Cass Boulevard.
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Coast Guard announces discovery of lost US Revenue Cutter Bear

The historic Coast Guard ship that once performed daring rescue missions in frigid Arctic waters and was later lost off Nova Scotia has been found, ending a 42-year search for its remains in the north Atlantic, the Coast Guard announced Thursday.
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Horace Small, Boston’s best community organizer, bows out

If you aren’t sure who Small is you should be, because he has been the most dynamic and creative community organizer in Boston over the past 20 years.
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Judge rules against prison guards challenging vaccine mandate

A federal judge on Friday denied a request from the union representing Massachusetts prison guards to delay the Sunday deadline for Governor Charlie Baker’s mandate requiring executive branch state workers to be vaccinated for COVID-19 or risk termination.
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Alex Cora took a chance by starting Chris Sale in Game 1, but the Sox manager’s luck finally ran out

Sale staggered through 2 ⅔ innings, then handed a 3-1 lead over to Boston’s well-rested bullpen. But without enough depth, the bullpen blew the lead late.
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Peter Abraham | On baseball


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In any language, Rafael Devers’ story is worth telling

At 24, the Red Sox third baseman stands with Ronald Acuña Jr., Vladimir Guerrero Jr., Juan Soto, and Fernando Tatis Jr. as one of the brightest young stars in the game.
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After long break, Revolution resume their quest for Supporters’ Shield vs. Fire

With five games left in the regular season, the Revolution have one more goal to attain: home field throughout the playoffs.
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$2 billion MGH expansion wins green light from BPDA

In its last meeting before a new mayor takes office, the Boston Planning & Development Agency board on Thursday gave the green light to an array of projects around the city, adding up to 4.2 million square feet.
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Casinos just saw their best three months

The last three months rank as the top three for state gaming revenues since legal betting began more than six years ago.
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COVID-19 boosters are getting complicated. Here’s what you need to know

An advisory panel to the US Food and Drug Administration voted on Friday to recommend a Johnson & Johnson booster for all adults, to be given at least two months after their primary shot. It’s one of several moving parts in the nation’s vaccination campaign.
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Lifestyle


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Where to go for tricks, treats, and everything in between as Halloween approaches

We've got you covered on what to do, watch, eat, and drink in Boston as Halloween fast approaches.
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MUSIC REVIEW


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Coming from the BSO, music of Still, Strauss, and Sibelius satisfies

The Boston Symphony Orchestra and music director Andris Nelsons played to their present strengths in Thursday's performance at Symphony Hall.
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LOVE LETTERS


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I don’t want to ask for too much

"All of our dates have been spaced out by one to two weeks."
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