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Boston officials defend delayed reopening plan, amid criticism from some mayoral candidates

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey’s office is defending her decision to delay most aspects of Gov. Charlie Baker’s plan to phase out statewide COVID-19 restrictions, amid criticism from fellow mayoral candidates in the race this year for a full...

U.S. vows again to ban menthol flavor in cigarettes, cigars

WASHINGTON (AP) — U.S. health regulators pledged again Thursday to try to ban menthol cigarettes, this time under pressure from African American groups to remove the mint flavor popular among Black smokers. The Food and Drug Administration has attempted...

Want Massachusetts to lift COVID-19 restrictions sooner? Charlie Baker says 'get vaccinated'

Gov. Charlie Baker reiterated Thursday that Massachusetts could lift virtually all COVID-19 restrictions earlier than the recently announced Aug. 1 date — but only if the vaccine uptake and decreasing infection rates continue their momentum. “If people want to...

Diapers, cereal, and, yes, toilet paper are going to get more expensive. Here's why.

Procter & Gamble is raising prices on items like Pampers and Tampax in September. Kimberly-Clark said in March that it will raise prices on Scott toilet paper, Huggies and Pull-Ups in June, a move that is “necessary to help...

Biden to the nation: We're 'turning peril into possibility'

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden declared Wednesday night in his first address to a joint session of Congress that the nation is “turning peril into possibility,” celebrating progress against the coronavirus and urging a $1.8 trillion investment in...

Here's the timeline for the phaseout of COVID-19 restrictions in Massachusetts

With vaccination rates continuing apace and infection rates trending downward, Gov. Charlie Baker announced plans this week to continue reopening businesses in Massachusetts and phase out the final set of restrictions over the course of this spring and summer....

Biden to propose free preschool, a $200 billion investment

LISA MASCARO and JOSH BOAK, AP April 27, 2021 | 7:08 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will call for free preschool for all three- and four-year-old children, a $200 billion investment to be...

Watch live: Charlie Baker holds press conference on plans to lift COVID-19 restrictions

Gov. Charlie Baker is slated to hold a press conference Tuesday afternoon to detail his administration’s plans to phase out COVID-19 restrictions this spring and summer. According to his office, the governor is schedule to speak around 1:45 p.m....

Massachusetts to lift more COVID-19 restrictions over the next month

With more than half of Massachusetts residents at least partially vaccinated, Gov. Charlie Baker announced a multi-step plan Tuesday to phase out more COVID-19 restrictions and allow more businesses to reopen over the course of the next month —...

Nurses strike continues in Worcester after renewed negotiations stall

Telegram & Gazette (Worcester, Mass.) April 27, 2021 | 11:06 AM WORCESTER, Mass. (AP) — A nurses strike at a Massachusetts hospital is no closer to a resolution after the first negotiating session with management in about...
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