THE BIDEN ADMINISTRATION may revive the “Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action,” the 2015 agreement between the Obama administration and Iran that was discarded by former president Donald Trump. Diplomats recently concluded five days of talks on the subject in Vienna, with more meetings scheduled for the week of April 26. According to the Wall Street […]
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Second-guessing begins on Alex Morse allegations
HOLYOKE MAYOR ALEX MORSE is fighting for his political future, amid allegations that he had sex with students attending the university where he taught. Now questions are being raised about what is behind the allegations. Are they true, are they politically motivated, or is there some anti-gay animus at work? Morse, who is openly gay, is […]
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Second-guessing begins on Alex Morse allegations
Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse is fighting for his political future, amid allegations that he had sex with students attending the university where he taught. Now questions are being raised about what is behind the allegations. Are they true, are they politically motivated, or is there some anti-gay animus at work? Morse, who is openly gay, […]
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Where is the uptick in COVID cases coming from?
IN JULY, the number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts increased most dramatically among people in their twenties. According to state data, people in the 20-29 age category saw their COVID-19 case count go up by 2,064 during July, or about 24 percent of the total increase in cases for the month. On a per capita basis, […]
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Where is the uptick in COVID cases coming from?
In July, the number of COVID-19 cases in Massachusetts increased most dramatically among people in their twenties. According to state data, people in the 20-29 age category saw their COVID-19 case count go up by 2,064 during July, or about 24 percent of the total increase in cases for the month. On a per capita […]
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COVID database filled with holes despite law
Passing a law is one thing. Implementing it is another. On June 7, Gov. Charlie Baker signed a law requiring the Department of Public Health to publish more transparent data about the coronavirus outbreak. The law required DPH to provide more racial and occupational data about caseloads, and to give more detail about outbreaks in long-term […]
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While Black Lives Matter rises, gang gunfire keeps claiming more lives
IT’S BECOME THE untenable backdrop to a national movement demanding a reckoning with systematic racism and centuries of sanctioned brutality against black Americans: While thousands have taken to the streets to protest police brutality and a host of racial wrongs, gunfire has exploded in American cities, claiming black lives at an astonishing pace. In Chicago, 87 […]
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While Black Lives Matter rises, gang gunfire keeps claiming more lives
It’s become the untenable backdrop to a national movement demanding a reckoning with systematic racism and centuries of sanctioned brutality against black Americans: While thousands have taken to the streets to protest police brutality and a host of racial wrongs, gunfire has exploded in American cities, claiming black lives at an astonishing pace. In Chicago, […]
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Fireworks rattle cities, draw wild theories
THERE’S SO MUCH about life over the last few months that was impossible to predict, even after the pandemic began to reshape nearly every facet of our daily existence. For residents of cities across the country, one new development has become a loud reminder of what strange times we’re in. “Did you have ‘mystery fireworks’ on […]
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Fireworks rattle cities, draw wild theories
There’s so much about life over the last few months that was impossible to predict, even after the pandemic began to reshape nearly facet of our daily existence. For residents of cities across the country, one new development has become a loud reminder of what strange times we’re in. “Did you have ‘mystery fireworks’ on […]