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A return to 'nearly normal': Here's what major Boston-area colleges and universities are planning this fall

Boston, MA -- 4/5/21 -- People enter the Hynes Convention Center COVID-19 vaccination site in Boston. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

What to know about 'Red Sox Week' at the Hynes Convention Center vaccination site

Brooklyn Center, MN., Thursday, 5/31/2007. Officer Kim Potter. (Photo by Bruce Bisping/Star Tribune via Getty Images)

Kim Potter, Minn. officer who fatally shot Daunte Wright, will be charged with manslaughter

AP sources: Tool behind crackdown on opioids could expire April 15, 2021 | 6:00 AM

Russian President Vladimir Putin visits the Coordination Center of the Russian Government in Moscow, Russia, Tuesday, April 13, 2021.

Russian hacking

Months after hack, U.S. poised to announce sanctions on Russia April 14, 2021 | 11:19 PM

'Racism and hate'

Texas high schoolers set prices for classmates in ‘Slave Trade’ chat April 14, 2021 | 10:54 PM

A fire burns on the amphibious assault ship USS Bonhomme Richard at Naval Base San Diego on July 12, 2020 in San Diego, California.

USS Bonhomme Richard

U.S. Navy decommissions massive ship destroyed by fire April 14, 2021 | 9:09 PM

Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause to continue while CDC panel gathers more evidence April 14, 2021 | 7:21 PM

Father Christopher Cunningham

Christopher Cunningham

Newport psychologist arrested for sexually abusing children as a priest in Calif. April 14, 2021 | 7:19 PM

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Worcester police: Two men arrested after shooting elderly woman in face with paintball gun April 14, 2021 | 6:52 PM

After months on lam, slaughterhouse escapee beefalo caught in Conn. April 14, 2021 | 6:22 PM

WASHINGTON, DC - APRIL 14: U.S. President Joe Biden speaks from the Treaty Room in the White House about the withdrawal of U.S. troops from Afghanistan on April 14, 2021 in Washington, DC. President Biden announced his plans to pull all remaining U.S. troops out of Afghanistan by September 11, 2021 in a final step towards ending America’s longest war. (Photo by Andrew Harnik-Pool/Getty Images)

Biden says U.S. troops will be out of Afghanistan by Sept. 11, ending 'forever war' April 14, 2021 | 6:13 PM

House panel votes to advance bill on slavery reparations April 14, 2021 | 5:56 PM

This driver's license photo from the Maryland Motor Vehicle Administration (MVA), provided to AP by the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office, shows Ashli Babbitt. Babbitt was fatally shot by an employee of the Capitol Police inside the U.S. Capitol building in Washington on Wednesday, Jan. 6, 2021, while the rioters were moving toward the House chamber. (Maryland MVA/Courtesy of the Calvert County Sheriff’s Office via AP)

Officer who fatally shot Ashli Babbitt during Capitol riot won't be charged April 14, 2021 | 5:38 PM

A health worker collects a nasal swab sample for a COVID-19 test in Mexico City, Wednesday, April 14, 2021. (AP Photo/Marco Ugarte)

Mass. reports 2,004 new COVID-19 cases, 14 new deaths April 14, 2021 | 5:10 PM

Mass. reports 1,875,316 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 April 14, 2021 | 4:47 PM

Police shoot pepper spray toward a protester during a demonstration over the death of George Floyd in Boston on May 31.

Boston councilors are revisiting proposed limits on tear gas, rubber bullet use after Walsh veto April 14, 2021 | 4:43 PM

MIDDLEBOROUGH 01/09/08--Charles H. Alden founded the Alden Shoe Company in Middleborough in 1884. While other shoe companies have closed, Alden has managed to stay afloat. These photos are taken in the new factory that was built in Middleborough in 1970. Here, an overall of the stitching area within the factory. slug: 20soalden reporter: Sweeney Globe Staff photo by Steve Haines Library Tag 01312008 Globe South 1,2

Former local shoe company exec to plead guilty to embezzling $30 million April 14, 2021 | 4:25 PM

Boston, MA -- 4/14/21 -- Governor Charlie Baker speaks during a COVID-19 Vaccination Update at the Hynes Convention Center. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Charlie Baker downplays impact of Johnson & Johnson vaccine pause April 14, 2021 | 4:09 PM

3/15/20 - Empty desks line the Boston Public Library's Reading Room on March 15, 2020. The library remains open, however all activities and room rentals have been suspended during the COVID-19 outbreak.

A FAREWELL TO FINES

Boston Public Library plans to permanently eliminate late fines April 14, 2021 | 2:16 PM

Acting Boston Mayor Kim Janey speaks to reporters about public safety efforts in Boston on Tuesday.

How Kim Janey wants to cut down Boston police overtime costs April 14, 2021 | 1:59 PM

East Boston, MA 2/8/2021:
Former Senator Ben Downing, who now lives in East Boston, announced plans Monday to run for governor in 2022.
Suzanne Kreiter/Globe Staff

Massachusetts just passed a landmark climate bill. Ben Downing thinks it doesn't go far enough. April 14, 2021 | 1:32 PM

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Newton Break-ins

Newton burglary suspect caught allegedly entering home early Tuesday April 14, 2021 | 12:59 PM

Towing during street sweeping to resume; health care worker parking amnesty to end in Boston April 14, 2021 | 12:24 PM

Darius, the world’s longest rabbit, has been stolen, police say April 14, 2021 | 11:26 AM

Coast Guard search: 12 missing in ship capsize off Louisiana April 14, 2021 | 11:05 AM

Beverly man charged with murder in death of longtime partner April 14, 2021 | 10:56 AM

Massachusetts State House

Massachusetts ranked 31st 'best state' by Americans in survey April 14, 2021 | 10:42 AM

Biden begins to undo Trump-era ban on abortion referrals April 14, 2021 | 10:29 AM

What Dr. Anthony Fauci said about the J&J vaccine pause, possible hesitancy impacts April 14, 2021 | 10:05 AM

Former financier Bernie Madoff leaves federal court in Manhattan in 2009.

Bernie Madoff, who defrauded investors of billions, has died in prison April 14, 2021 | 9:52 AM

Video: Dr. Vivek Murthy discusses J&J vaccine pause on 'CBS This Morning,' gets unexpected visit from his son April 14, 2021 | 9:36 AM

BOSTON, MA - 12/11/2020: 15SWABBERS....At East Boston Neighborhood Health Center, Karina Mendoza, a RN is in ready mode waits for a patient, she is one of the people on the other side of the nasal swabs, part of the small army of health care workers who day in and out, through sweltering heat, lightning, and now snow, keep swabbing the masses in testing for COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. East Boston has had highest positivity rate in city. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO

Uptick in COVID-19 cases reported among students at Boston University April 14, 2021 | 9:31 AM