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View ArticleYouth novels a window on Black experience
At this moment of renewed attention to Black Lives Matter in response to the police killing of George Floyd, our thoughts have turned to the story line of Kekla Magoon’s book “How It Went Down,” a 2014...
View ArticleThe 5 best Amazon deals you can get this Thursday
Some people star their day with coffee, and others kick it off with a delicious and nutritious smoothie. If you happen to fall into the latter category, today’s your lucky day: The With airplane...
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View ArticleQUIZ: Test your Independence Day IQ
The Fourth of July is a favorite summer holiday for most Americans. And after all, what's not to like?When we're not in the middle of a pandemic, July 4th is a day for patriotic parades, backyard...
View ArticleOpinion: Black Lives Matter: US must live up to Declaration's promise
America marks July 4 against a backdrop of crisis. As the pandemic rages on, we embark on a national reckoning on racial equity.
View Article4 Expert Tips to Get Hired From Home
Job hunting has always been a little stressful. OK, a lot stressful. A pandemic certainly hasn't remedied that. Rather, it's changing the landscape. For one, it's heating up competition. Millions
View ArticlePhotos of the Day, 7-3-20
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View ArticleBaker plan seeks balance between public and economic health
BOSTON, MAY 18, 2020.....After two months of government-imposed business closures and restrictions on day-to-day life, Massachusetts entered a new phase of the coronavirus pandemic Monday -- one that...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: Congresswoman Ayana Pressley says state 'isn't ready' to...
MAY 19, 2020.....A day after Gov. Charlie Baker released his administration's economic reopening plan and issued a new "safer at home" advisory, most workers remained at home and public life has not...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: Numbers continue to trend down, but COVID-19 death toll...
MAY 19, 2020.....It had been a while since a weekday went by without Gov. Charlie Baker holding a press conference to discuss the state's fight against the coronavirus, but the governor did not face...
View ArticleBaker stresses phase one restart decisions up to employers
MAY 20, 2020...Two days after telling some types of businesses how they could reopen after a prolonged public health closure, Gov. Charlie Baker on Wednesday emphasized that there's no need for any...
View ArticleBaker questions urgency on mail-in voting
MAY 21, 2020.....Gov. Charlie Baker does not share the same sense of urgency as the state's top elections officials and a range of advocacy groups about when officials must make a decision on how to...
View ArticleDATA DEBATE: When it comes to the coronavirus, nursing home secrecy...
Some nursing homes have refused to divulge the number of people who have died from the coronavirus while they lived or worked there.
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: MBTA implementing new standards for crowd measuring
MAY 27, 2020.....Massachusetts continued its progress along a gradual path from COVID-inflicted shutdowns toward the new normal Wednesday, even as the death toll since the start of the outbreak...
View ArticleSlow climb from economic mess will take years, taxpayers group says
MAY 28, 2020.....Long-shuttered stores may unlocking their doors. And manufacturers are starting to hire employees back to the assembly lines. But the economic recovery might not be a quick one, a...
View ArticleClashes and violence follow peaceful Boston protest
BOSTON, JUNE 1, 2020.....Downtown Boston turned into a battle zone Sunday night after a peaceful protest suddenly disintegrated into a spurt of violent clashes between protestors and police, including...
View ArticleCORONAVIRUS TRACKER: DPH adds probable COVID-19 cases and deaths to daily...
JUNE 1, 2020.....Massachusetts officials on Monday began reporting new data on probable cases of COVID-19, in addition to those that have been confirmed by viral testing.The probable cases are...
View ArticleMass. politicians push back on Trump's military threat
JUNE 2, 2020.....President Donald Trump on Monday said he wouldn't hesitate to deploy the military into American cities to forcefully quell violence, looting and vandalism if governors can't control...
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