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Thursday, October 21, 2021
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THE GREAT DIVIDE
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Rafaela Polanco is the first Boston School Committee member who doesn’t speak fluent English. Here’s how she’s filling communication gaps for countless families
“I thought advocating for my child’s school would make me vulnerable,” Rafaela Polanco said. “But then I did it. And nothing happened to me ... so I kept going.”
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Boston Mayoral Race
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Boston mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George inspired as a teacher and businesswoman
Former students praise Essaibi George for her patience and guidance, but her time as a teacher and operation of her small business also fit into a broader pattern of administrative lapses that runs throughout her professional career.
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Health
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Vaccinating 5- to 11-year-olds against COVID could help tame the pandemic, but some parents will need persuasion
Nationwide, some 28 million youngsters, ages 5 to 11 — roughly 8 percent of the country’s population — would be eligible for the shots if authorized by federal health regulators at their upcoming meetings starting next Tuesday.
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Business
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Amherst College to end legacy admissions advantage for children of alumni
The college said “legacy students” have made up about 11 percent of each incoming class, but going forward that status will no longer be a factor in the admission decision.
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Technology
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In Gloucester, a tech startup plots the future of coffee
In a renovated seafood factory, Cometeer has recruited scientists from MIT, Apple, and Tesla to work on a flash frozen coffee puck that can yield a perfect cup.
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The Nation
Nation
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Gunman in Parkland school shooting pleads guilty to murdering 17 people
Nikolas Cruz, the former student who killed 17 people at a South Florida high school in 2018, pleaded guilty Wednesday to 17 counts each of murder and attempted murder, paving the way for a jury to decide whether to sentence him to death or life without parole.
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Nation
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Border arrests have soared to highest levels ever recorded, new CBP data shows
US authorities detained more than 1.7 million migrants along the Mexico border during the 2021 fiscal year that ended in September, and arrests by the Border Patrol soared to the highest levels ever recorded, according to unpublished US Customs and Border Protection (CBP) data obtained by The Washington Post.
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Nation
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In a first, surgeons attached a pig kidney to a human — and it worked
Surgeons in New York have successfully attached a kidney grown in a genetically altered pig to a human patient and found that the organ worked normally, a scientific breakthrough that one day may yield a vast new supply of organs for severely ill patients.
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The World
World
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Female judges in Afghanistan, now jobless and in hiding
When Nabila was a judge in Afghanistan’s Supreme Court, she granted divorces to women whose husbands were sometimes jailed for assaulting or kidnapping them. Some of the men threatened to kill her after they had served their time, she said, and some are among those who have been released by the Taliban.
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World
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Fossil fuel drilling plans undermine climate pledges, UN report warns
The report, released Tuesday, looked at future mining and drilling plans in 15 major fossil fuel producing countries, including the United States, Saudi Arabia, Russia, Canada, China, India, and Norway.
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Queen ‘reluctantly’ cancels trip, citing medical advice
Queen Elizabeth II, who has been a redoubtable presence in British public life since the death of her husband, Prince Philip, in April, canceled a trip to Northern Ireland on Wednesday because doctors advised her to rest.
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Editorial & Opinion
EDITORIAL
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Cutting the Child Tax Credit would be a big mistake
Senator Joe Manchin wants to scale back one of President Biden’s signature policies. Neither the White House nor congressional leadership should take his proposal seriously.
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OPINION
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Has Everett had enough of Mayor Carlo DeMaria?
Whatever one thinks of him — and he tends to provoke strong reactions — DeMaria has been one of the more transformative mayors in Greater Boston.
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OPINION
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Pandemic relief funds give us a chance to get it right on racial justice
The American Rescue Plan funds could help close the racial wealth divide and to put an end to the inequities this pandemic has exacerbated.
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Metro
Boston Mayoral Race
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Fact checking the second Boston mayoral debate between Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George
Tuesday’s debate between city councilors Michelle Wu and Annissa Essaibi George in their campaign for mayor grew heated at points. The Globe took a deeper look at statements by the candidates.
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Annissa Essaibi George’s risky gambit
Running behind in the polls, Boston mayoral candidate Annissa Essaibi George has opted for a scorched-earth strategy. But who gets burned?
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Politics
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Boston ordinance gives city oversight of surveillance technology, sets limits on school information sharing
Wednesday’s City Council vote follows its decision last year to ban government use of face surveillance technology.
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Sports
Astros 9, Red Sox 1
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Astros take control of ALCS by blowing out Red Sox in Game 5
The Sox must win Game 6 Friday night in Houston to stay alive in the series.
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Bruce Cassidy isn’t tinkering with Bruins lineup yet: ‘Right now, the pieces fit’
Things worked well enough in the season-opening win over Dallas, so the coach stuck with his lineup against the Flyers.
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Celtics notebook
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Jaylen Brown was breathtaking in his return from a COVID quarantine for the opener vs. Knicks
Brown returned from his COVID quarantine for the Celtics' season opener in New York vs. the Knicks, but forward Al Horford, who tested positive on Oct. 11, remained sidelined.
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Business
Business
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Amherst College to end legacy admissions advantage for children of alumni
The college said “legacy students” have made up about 11 percent of each incoming class, but going forward that status will no longer be a factor in the admission decision.
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Business
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Sales of Biogen’s controversial Alzheimer’s drug disappoint
Aduhelm generated just $300,000 in revenue during the third quarter, but the Cambridge biotech’s CEO says it will “stay the course.”
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Business
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AMC to add onscreen captions at some locations
Advocates for the deaf and hard of hearing have long sought more and higher-quality captioning, but theater owners worry that people who aren’t deaf simply don’t like seeing captions at the movies.
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Obituaries
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Arts & Lifestyle
MUSIC REVIEW
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A swath of energizing alt-rock from Twenty One Pilots at House of Blues
On Tuesday, the second night of Twenty One Pilots’ four-night Boston stint, the duo put its catalog on shuffle while adding a few cover-song curveballs.
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BOOKS
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Juicy new mysteries and thrillers to tingle your spine this scary season
A collection of titles, most published this year, that deserve a spot in your reading pile.
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HBO Max moved up the release of ‘Dune’ to Thursday. Here’s when you can stream it
Denis Villeneuve's long-awaited sci-fi epic will finally be released in the US Thursday, both in theaters and on HBO Max.
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