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‘It is relentless, and it is exhausting’: Boston scientists race to find Omicron before it spreads too far

A behind the scenes look at the state's meticulous operation, and the small army that runs it, on the hunt for Omicron and other variants of concern.
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THE GREAT DIVIDE


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After repeated racist incidents at Quincy High School, students and parents mobilize, raising hopes that change is possible

Recent events have galvanized many students of color, sparking student activism against discrimination in Quincy and other school districts.
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Baker and Polito’s decision to exit is another blow to the struggling Massachusetts GOP

The once-formidable Republican Party in Massachusetts, now splintered into hostile factions, risks ceding the state entirely to Democrats.
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Biden struggles with a vital presidential task: selling his economic accomplishments

In the eyes of many Democrats, President Biden hasn't loudly and consistently championed an economy that has made real gains during his tenure.
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Matthew Aucoin’s adventures in opera

His opera "Eurydice" just made its New York debut at the Met and his first book comes out this week. At 31, Medfield native Matthew Aucoin has emerged as one of the country’s most sought-after composers.
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Nation


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Penobscots don’t want ancestors’ scalping to be whitewashed

Members of the Penobscot Nation in Maine have produced an educational film addressing how European settlers scalped — killed — Indigenous people during the British colonial era, spurred for decades by cash bounties and with the government’s blessing.
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Fearing a repeat of Jan. 6, Congress eyes changes to electoral count law

Members of the select congressional committee investigating the Jan. 6 attack at the Capitol are pressing to overhaul the complex and little-known law that former President Trump and his allies tried to use to overturn the 2020 election, arguing that the ambiguity of the statute puts democracy at risk.
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Critical moment for Roe, and the Supreme Court’s legitimacy

“Questions about the court’s legitimacy are more pitched than they ever have been,” said Melissa Murray, a law professor at New York University.
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Samba, cachaça, and pickled eggs: ‘Dirty feet’ bars are ‘essence of Rio’

The pandemic lockdowns and lost sales nearly killed hundreds of dive bars in Brazil. But now, in one of the clearest signs that Rio de Janeiro is returning to something like normal, the city’s “dirty feet” are back.
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Facing economic collapse, Afghanistan is gripped by starvation

Nearly four months since the Taliban seized power, Afghanistan is on the brink of a mass starvation that aid groups say threatens to kill 1 million children this winter — a toll that would dwarf the total number of Afghan civilians estimated to have been killed as a direct result of the war over the past 20 years.
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Police kill Palestinian attacker after Jerusalem stabbing

Israeli police released surveillance video in which the attacker can be seen stabbing the Jewish man and then trying to stab a Border Police officer before being shot and falling to the ground. Police identified the attacker as a 25-year-old from Salfit, in the occupied West Bank.
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Imagine what a free T could do for area’s tourism industry

I’m willing to bet that if Boston made the MBTA free for all people, and widely publicized this move, it would not only draw more riders from within the metropolitan area but also make Boston an even more attractive tourist destination.
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EDITORIAL


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The state needs a better way to track what it owns

The tragedy at the JFK/UMass stop gives state authorities the chance to exercise greater foresight for public safety’s sake.
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LETTERS


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Alarm sounded over continual gaps in care at nursing homes

Perhaps it’s time to re-imagine how older adults and people with disabilities are treated and use federal and state dollars to provide accessible, affordable housing along with increased access to home and community-based services.
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Now we’re getting somewhere with free public transit

For those of us who believe in the transformative potential of at least some fare-free transit, Wednesday's approval of fare-free bus routes in Boston was a red-letter day. The idea looked pretty pie-in-the-sky a few years ago. Now it’s happening, faster than even its fans expected.
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First Omicron variant case detected in Mass., state says

The first Massachusetts case of the coronavirus’s Omicron variant was detected in a Middlesex county woman in her 20s who had traveled out of state, the Department of Public Health reported Saturday afternoon.
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Violent attack in Middlesex Fells Reservation cast a pall over scenic area for some visitors

A violent sexual assault last month on a 48-year-old woman who was walking alone near the Leslie Road Trail in Medford has generated concerns about personal safety in the 2,575-acre reservation.
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Charlie McAvoy out against Lightning; Bruins recall Jack Ahcan and Oskar Steen from AHL Providence

Based on the late-morning workout in Brighton, it appeared the nimble Ahcan had the better best chance of seeing immediate action.
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dan shaughnessy


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Revisiting that Patriots-Buccaneers Super Bowl prediction, and other thoughts

The rest of Football America may not like the prospect of a Belichick-Brady matchup, but right now, things seem to be headed in that direction.
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Christopher L. Gasper


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Patriots safety Devin McCourty continues to make a difference off the field, as well as on

As a member of the board at Boston Medical Center, Devin McCourty has an opportunity to affect equality in health care in communities of color.
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IDEAS


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What if a new New Deal was coming and no one noticed?

Progressives have long argued that sweeping change would usher in an enduring Democratic majority. That argument isn’t looking very strong.
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IDEAS


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Women can’t afford to lose Roe v. Wade’s timeline

In a country without national health care, abortion access too often depends on the legality of abortion until viability.
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Obituaries


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Darlene Hard, 3-time major tennis champion, dies at 85

An aggressive serve-and-volley player who won three major singles titles and 18 major doubles titles, Darlene Hard was ranked in the US top 10 every year between 1954 and 1963, including four times as No. 1.
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Art critic Dave Hickey, known for book ‘Air Guitar’, dies at 82

Dave Hickey's stylish prose, brash criticism of taste-making institutions like museums and universities, and equal embrace of works considered both high- and low-brow left a lasting influence on a generation of artists and critics.
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Obituaries


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Marie-Claire Blais, celebrated French Canadian novelist, dies at 82

Marie-Claire Blais, a French Canadian author who found wide acclaim with her brutally violent, verbally exuberant novels about suffering, rebellion, intimacy and family, died Nov. 30 in Key West, Fla. She was 82.
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THEATER


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Idina Menzel stars in ‘WILD’ at the ART in Cambridge — a show that imagines the world in better hands

The world premiere musical starring Idina Menzel begins performances Sunday at the Loeb Drama Center. Menzel will star in the show through Dec. 23, with a yet-to-be-named actress taking over for the rest of the run.
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MATTHEW GILBERT


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The 10 best TV shows of 2021 (and 10 more that almost cracked the list)

Rich people behaving badly. An all-female Muslim punk band. A stand-up comic who’s lost her zing. This was the stuff of some of the season’s very best series.
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Two quilts. One shared grief

Over three decades ago, a quilt honoring the scores of people lost to AIDS was displayed on the National Mall in Washington, D.C. This year, the arts organization SPOKE crafted a new quilt to honor the ways we've been touched during the "multiple pandemics" we face today.
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TRAVEL


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The wildest place in the Bahamas

Andros is the largest of the country’s 700 islands, and one of the least populated.
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CHRISTOPHER MUTHER


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No matter how you pronounce it, Anguilla is a Caribbean gem

Devoid of tourist traps and filled with quiet beaches, the island is a standout.
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