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Boston hotels, gutted by the pandemic, may take years to rebound

BOSTON (AP) — Hotels in the Boston area were hit harder by the coronavirus pandemic than just about any other major U.S. city, and the recovery could take years, hospitality industry officials said. The occupancy rate in Boston and...

Return to the office? This is what nearly 2,000 readers said.

As more groups of people become vaccinated and some businesses begin to reopen, many in the workforce who’ve spent the past year working remotely ponder their own return to office spaces. Some employers have set dates, and some crafted...

Canal service provider says container ship stuck in Suez has been set free

SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Salvage teams on Monday set free a colossal container ship that has halted global trade through the Suez Canal, a canal services firm said, bringing an end to a crisis that for nearly a week...

Ever Given update: Ship 'partially refloated,' but still stuck in Suez Canal

SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Engineers on Monday “partially refloated” the colossal container ship that continues to block traffic through the Suez Canal, authorities said, without providing further details about when the vessel would be set free. Satellite data from...

Coast Guard aids fisherman injured on boat off Nantucket

NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — The U.S. Coast Guard came to the aid of a fisherman seriously injured on a commercial fishing vessel miles offshore in Massachusetts early Sunday. The guard said the crew of the Connecticut-based vessel “Furious” notified...

Biden economic plan to focus 1st on infrastructure this week

WASHINGTON (AP) — President Joe Biden will lay out the first part of his multitrillion-dollar economic recovery package this week, focusing on rebuilding roads, bridges and other infrastructure, followed by a separate plan later in April addressing child and...

Transit agency to use grant to test out new Northampton-Holyoke-Springfield express routes

AP March 28, 2021 | 10:03 AM SPRINGFIELD, Mass. (AP) — The Pioneer Valley Transit Authority has received a state grant worth almost $500,000 to try out a Northampton-Holyoke-Springfield express bus system that would drastically cut travel...

Pope on pandemic's second year: Weariness, economic hardship

VATICAN CITY (AP) — Celebrating Palm Sunday Mass for a second time in the pandemic without crowds of faithful, Pope Francis said while shock dominated the first year of the COVID-19 health emergency, now people are more weary, with...

2 tugboats speed to Egypt's Suez Canal as shippers avoid it

JON GAMBRELL and SAMY MAGDY, AP March 28, 2021 | 7:26 AM SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — Two additional tugboats sped Sunday to Egypt’s Suez Canal to aid efforts to free a skyscraper-sized container ship wedged...

New attempts planned to free huge vessel stuck in Suez Canal

SUEZ, Egypt (AP) — A giant container ship remained stuck sideways in Egypt’s Suez Canal for a fifth day Saturday, as authorities prepared to make new attempts to free the vessel and reopen a crucial east-west waterway for global...
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