Regional News
Offering To Revise Archives, Globe Wants To Make Sure Its Stories 'Not Holding People Back'
The reality of the internet is that when someone is charged for a crime, and a reporter writes about it, that story is forever online.
COVID-19
The Biden Administration Is Working To Buy 200 Million More COVID-19 Vaccine Doses
Updated at 5:46 p.m. ET President Biden announced Tuesday that his administration is working to purchase an additional 200 million doses of the two COVID-19 vaccines that have been authorized for emergency use, with the goal, the White House says, of having enough vaccine supply for the entire adult U.S. population by the end of the summer. He also announced steps to increase vaccine doses going to state and local governments over the next three weeks, and to provide them more clarity going...
Commentary
Contagion In This Family's Past And Present
In 1845, a pathogen infected the first potato in Ireland. The monocrop, upon which so many depended, failed. And an Gorta Mór, the Great Hunger, began.
Commentary
In Negro League And Beyond, Henry Aaron's 'Victory Over Bigotry'
Baseball legend Henry Aaron died last week at age 86. He broke Babe Ruth’s home run record in 1974, and became the target of white supremacists, threatened by his accomplishment. But long before the Milwaukee Brewers and the Atlanta Braves, Aaron played in the Negro League.
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When It Comes To School COVID Testing, Finding Asymptomatic Cases Doesn't Come Cheap
It’s a snowy afternoon in early January and the carpool lane at the Bromfield High School in Harvard, Mass. is packed with cars. But the families inside aren’t here to drop off their kids. They’re here for COVID-19 tests. Im going to just swab each side about four times around, says a healthcare worker to 13-year-old Emma Squire and her 16-year-old sister, Molly. The two girls look straight ahead as they got the test. Emma says while its very weird to see her school surrounded by people...
