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Boston-04/07/21 A long line waitrs outside the Hynes Convention Center where the CO)VID vaccine was given. Navy medical doctors, nurses and corpsmen from Viginia took buses up to Boston on orders from FEMA to give the COVID vaccinations to the thousands of people at the Hynes Convention Center who have appointments there. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

Vaccine eligibility expands Monday to all Mass. adults. Here are tips for booking an appointment ASAP.

BOSTON, MA - 12/07/2020: 08walshcuts --The MBTA during COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic with a passenger wearing a mask in a non crowded train in the morning headed out of South Station, Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh on Monday blasted proposed service cuts to the MBTA, asserting during a news conference that the measures would harm the most vulnerable city residents and cut hundreds of jobs. Let's take a look at t commuters (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO

'Wear masks in perpetuity? The world has truly gone mad.'

Milton police Officer Patricia Lio enters Dedham District Court wearing a cap for her hearing on Tuesday. A judge decided Lio should be charged criminally as a result of an off-duty incident during which she allegedly directed a racist rant about the Black Lives Matter movement at a Black teenager.

Milton police officer to be criminally charged over alleged threats to Black teen over Black Lives Matter

17WGBH-ROONEY APOLOGY - Longtime WGBH-TV host Emily Rooney apologizes after accusations of Ôdemeaning and racist commentaryÕ on ÔBeat the PressÕ segment. (Credit: WGBH)

Emily Rooney apologizes for 'offensive remarks' during 'Beat the Press' segment April 16, 2021 | 5:44 PM

Charlestown MA 12/31/20 01coronanumbers Robert Delaney of Charlestown getting an COVID 19, coronavirus test from Nikki Virnelli an RN at the Crossroads Resource Center in the Bunker Hill Housing Development. Delaney is taking his second test so that he can visit his new grandchild without wearing a mask. (photo by Matthew J. Lee/Globe staff)
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Mass. reports 1,962 new COVID-19 cases, 13 new deaths April 16, 2021 | 5:09 PM

Lowell, MA- 04/14/21 - A firefighter fills a syringe with the Pfizer vaccine. Residents of greater Lowell have faced barriers to vaccination during the ongoing COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The Lowell General Hospital mass vaccination site at the Cross River Center is making it easier for people to access vaccines. The site intended to use the Johnson & Johnson (J&J) vaccine, but recent rare issues with possible blood clotting forced a switch to the Pfizer vaccine. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (John Ellement) Topic: (15lowell)

Mass. reports 1,957,581 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 April 16, 2021 | 4:10 PM

Interior head Haaland revokes Trump-era orders on energy April 16, 2021 | 3:32 PM

Biden keeps Trump's record-low cap on refugees April 16, 2021 | 3:21 PM

The Robinhood website.

State officials seek to revoke license of popular investing app Robinhood April 16, 2021 | 1:48 PM

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Ex-teacher from Mass. charged with raping 13-year-old student April 16, 2021 | 1:42 PM

Cambridge-02/13/2021The Margaret Fuller House food bank distributed food to those in need Saturday at their location near the Newtowne Court and Washington Elms housing development which provides housing to low income people. Worker Christopher Davis(left) helps a client with their food as they walk by a mural on the side of the Fuller House on the way to a waiting car. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (metro)

Cambridge is launching a guaranteed income pilot program for single caretaker households April 16, 2021 | 1:17 PM

A fatal fire in Lowell was accelerated by a man who poured vodka on the flames, prosecutors say April 16, 2021 | 11:49 AM

US lifts Vietnam, Switzerland from currency manipulator list April 16, 2021 | 11:37 AM

State pulls back on Revere Beach paid parking plans April 16, 2021 | 11:25 AM

San Luis Obispo District Attorney Dan Dow announces a murder charge is filed against Paul Flores in the Kristin Smart case, as Deputy District Attorney Chris Peuvrelle listens at left, during a news conference, Wednesday, April 14, 2021, in Arroyo Grande, Calif. Smart, a missing California college who was killed in 1996 during an attempted rape by a fellow student, and the suspect’s father helped hide her body, the San Luis Obispo County district attorney said Wednesday. (David Middlecamp/The Tribune (of San Luis Obispo) via AP)

How a singer-songwriter's podcast on the Kristin Smart case helped police finally make arrests April 16, 2021 | 10:58 AM

Watch: Dr. Fauci and Rep. Jordan clash over COVID-19 restrictions during hearing April 16, 2021 | 10:16 AM

Chelsea, MA --2/04/21-- Medical Assistant Carolina Bermudez (R) administered the Pfizer-BioNTech COVID-19 vaccine to Adolfo Paulino inside the COVID-19 vaccination site at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center vaccination site at La Colaborativa in Chelsea, one of the communities in Massachusetts hardest hit by the pandemic. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Why you shouldn't skip your second dose of the coronavirus vaccine April 16, 2021 | 9:18 AM

Dr. Megan Ranney, an emergency room physician at Rhode Island Hospital, stands for a portrait in Providence, R.I., Feb. 24, 2021. A myriad of factors in the state, including population density second only to New Jersey and a high percentage of elderly people in nursing homes, set the stage for a frightening epidemic surge. (David Degner/New York Times)

Dr. Megan Ranney studies gun violence. What she had to say about Biden’s steps toward firearm violence prevention. April 16, 2021 | 8:09 AM

The scene outside a FedEx facility in Indianapolis where multiple people were reportedly shot late Thursday night, April 15, 2021.

FBI says it interviewed FedEx mass shooter last year April 16, 2021 | 6:37 AM

This is the venomous snake that authorities say made a 540-mile journey to Sydney from a Toowoomba packing plant wrapped in plastic with a pair of baby cos lettuces.

Sydney man finds venomous snake in bag of lettuce bought at supermarket April 15, 2021 | 10:49 PM

On Oct. 18, counter protesters stood across the street from a rally outside of Boston Latin School that called for Boston schools to keep the admission exam in place for entry into elite exam schools.

Temporary admissions policy to go forward for Boston exam schools, federal judge rules April 15, 2021 | 10:14 PM

FILE - In this Tuesday, April 6, 2021, file photo, Jacob Perea, 7, left and Juan Perea, 9, hold signs as they attend a news conference following the death of 13-year-old Adam Toledo, who was shot by a Chicago Police officer at about 2 a.m. on March 29 in an alley. The independent board that reviews Chicago police shootings says it will release body camera footage and other investigation materials Thursday, April 15, 2021, pertaining to the fatal shooting.

Video shows Chicago teen wasn't holding gun when shot by cop April 15, 2021 | 9:06 PM

Boston Marathon survivor Paul Norden walked past the Boston Marathon Memorial after visiting the Finish Line on the 8-year anniversary of the 2013 Marathon bombing.

Photos: Boston remembers those lost during the marathon bombings on One Boston Day April 15, 2021 | 9:00 PM

59 Mass. communities are considered high risk for COVID-19 spread April 15, 2021 | 7:15 PM

A security officer walks in the front the Supreme Court building on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 10, 2021. A group of House and Senate Democrats on Thursday, April 15, 2021, introduced legislation to expand the Supreme Court from 9 members to 13, trying to spur momentum for the first change in the makeup of the court in 150 years. (Anna Moneymaker/The New York Times)

Pushback mounts against Ed Markey's proposal to expand the Supreme Court April 15, 2021 | 7:08 PM

FILE-A healthcare worker deposits a vial containing a swab test into a bag at a mobile testing location for COVID-19, Tuesday, Dec. 8, 2020, in Auburn, Maine. (AP Photo/Robert F. Bukaty, files)

Mass. reports 1,884 new COVID-19 cases, 5 new deaths April 15, 2021 | 5:00 PM

In this July 27, 2018 photo provided by Daryl Abbas, Arrow, a cat whose death has inspired legislation to put cats on equal footing with dogs, at least when they are run over, sits in Salem, N.H. Arrow's owner, New Hampshire State Rep. Daryl Abbas, is the sponsor of a bill that would require drivers who injure or kill cats to notify police or the animals' owners. The reporting requirement already is in place for dogs. (Daryl Abbas via AP)

New Hampshire could soon make it illegal to kill a cat in a hit-and-run April 15, 2021 | 4:55 PM

Former Vice President Mike Pence.

Former VP Pence undergoes surgery to implant pacemaker April 15, 2021 | 4:44 PM

Boston, MA: 11-19-20: A sign on the door stating the mask rule is pictured at Mass Robotics, a robotics-oriented share lab on Channel Street. (Jim Davis/Globe Staff).

New Hampshire's statewide mask mandate is ending April 15, 2021 | 4:33 PM

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Mass. reports 1,916,830 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 April 15, 2021 | 4:16 PM

Sen. Ed Markey (D-MA) attends a press conference in front of the U.S. Supreme Court to announce legislation to expand the number of seats on the Supreme Court

Ed Markey introduces bill to add four seats to the Supreme Court April 15, 2021 | 3:57 PM

Drivers killed in head-on crash on Everett Turnpike April 15, 2021 | 2:08 PM

12/28/2020 -Springfield- Springfield firefighters on the scene at a fire that caused heavy damage to the Martin Luther King Presbyterian Church on Concord Terrace. (Springfield Fire Department)

Maine man charged with hate crime in Black church arson April 15, 2021 | 2:00 PM