BOSTON, JAN. 7, 2021 -- Sen. Sonia Chang-Diaz of Boston spoke at a ceremonial bill-signing for the new policing reform law at the State House. (Photo: Sam Doran/State House News Service)
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Mountain bikers work there way through the open trail at Willowdale State Forest, before hitting the harder terrain. Mark Lorenz for the Boston Globe
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Wellesley man killed in mountain bike crash in Willowdale State Forest in Ipswich February 28, 2021 | 9:40 PM
FILE - In this Monday, Jan. 11, 2021, file photo, New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo delivers his State of the State address virtually from The War Room at the state Capitol, in Albany, N.Y. On Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021, Cuomo acknowledged for the first time that some of his behavior with women had been “misinterpreted as unwanted flirtation,” and he would cooperate with a sexual harassment investigation led by the state’s attorney general. (AP Photo/Hans Pennink, Pool, File)
Andrew Cuomo
Full text of Cuomo’s statement in response to harassment accusations February 28, 2021 | 8:57 PM
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FENWAY PARK
Police: Local teen charged with felony for scaling Fenway Park's Green Monster February 28, 2021 | 7:12 PM
AURORA, CO - DECEMBER 15: (EDITORIAL USE ONLY) Rocky Mountain Regional VA Medical Center investigational pharmacy technician Sara Berech is reflected in the glass of a fume hood as she prepares a dose of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine for a clinical trial on December 15, 2020 in Aurora, Colorado. The Johnson & Johnson vaccine could be submitted for emergency use by late January and is the only vaccine among leading candidates given as a single dose. (Photo by Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images) Photographer: Michael Ciaglo/Getty Images North America
JOHNSON & JOHNSON
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Randolph, MA - 1/5/2021: EMT Chris Martin of Cataldo Ambulance Service uses a nasal swab to collect a specimen at a COVID-19 testing site outside the Randolph Intergenerational Community Center in Randolph, MA on January 05, 2021. The site run by the town of Randolph, Cataldo Ambulance Service and many volunteers is part of the Massachusetts Stop the Spread program. On Monday (Jan. 4) the site performed 992 tests at the location. (The Stop the Spread program is intended to provide low barrier, free, and easy to access testing to all Massachusetts residents. Open to all Massachusetts residents. Testing is not restricted to residents of the cities where sites are located.) (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19
Daily #s
Mass. reports 1,428 new COVID-19 cases, 52 new deaths February 28, 2021 | 5:11 PM
Ryan True, 21, of Middleborough, is arraigned in Wareham District Court on two counts of murder charges, Friday, Dec. 11, 2020.
Crime
Middleborough man indicted in death of parents February 28, 2021 | 4:49 PM
MEDFORD
Woman hit and killed after getting out of vehicle on I-93 in Medford February 28, 2021 | 4:35 PM
Antonio Loffa of Natick gets his COVID-19 vaccine at a mass vaccination site at the Natick Mall on Wednesday, Feb. 24, 2021, in Natick, Mass. (Matt Stone/The Boston Herald via AP, Pool)
vaccination #s
Mass. reports 531,258 people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 February 28, 2021 | 4:20 PM
Ethiopia
US is 'gravely concerned' by reports of abuses in Ethiopia February 28, 2021 | 2:47 PM
Mary Christian, 71, of McComb, Miss., recalls Friday, Jan. 15, 2021, the hours she spent on both her cell phone and iPad trying to arrange an appointment online for a COVID-19 vaccination through the Mississippi State Department of Health web site and on their listed registration phone line.
National
Seniors seeking vaccines have a problem: They can’t use the Internet February 28, 2021 | 1:45 PM
New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo.
Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo acknowledges behavior seen as 'flirtation' February 28, 2021 | 12:58 PM
Myanmar riot police clear the barricade to move forward during a protest against the military coup in Mandalay, Myanmar, Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021. Security forces in Myanmar used lethal force as they intensified their efforts to break up protests a month after the military staged a coup. At least four people were reportedly killed on Sunday.
World News
Myanmar security forces open fire on protesters, killing at least 18, according to U.N. February 28, 2021 | 12:23 PM
A lone skateboarder rides through the empty campus at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H., Friday, May 8, 2020.
New Hampshire
UNH gets $3 million to study wilderness therapy for teens February 28, 2021 | 11:34 AM
Former U.S. President Donald Trump addresses the Conservative Political Action Conference (CPAC) held in the Hyatt Regency on February 28, 2021 in Orlando, Florida.
CPAC
Trump calls for GOP unity, repeats lies about election loss February 28, 2021 | 11:15 AM
This 2016 file photo shows Judi Richardson of South Portland, Maine lost her daughter Darien to a shooting in a home invasion in 2010.
Maine
Portland police look for new leads in unsolved 2010 killing February 28, 2021 | 10:34 AM
Pope Francis
Pope prays for liberation of 317 kidnapped Nigerian students February 28, 2021 | 9:49 AM
Enivornment
Biden administration promises focus on environmental justice February 28, 2021 | 9:15 AM
Crime
Third person arrested stemming from toddler's fentanyl death in New Hampshire February 28, 2021 | 8:45 AM
In this image taken from NASA video, NASA astronauts Kate Rubins, top, and Victor Glover work outside the International Space Station Sunday, Feb. 28, 2021.
NASA
Spacewalking astronauts prep station for new solar wings February 28, 2021 | 8:32 AM
Marc Raibert, left rear, founder and Chairman of Boston Dynamics watches one of the company's Spot robots during a demonstration, Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2021, at their facilities in Waltham, Mass. (AP Photo/Josh Reynolds)
Boston Dyanmics
Digidog, a robotic dog used by the police, stirs privacy concerns February 28, 2021 | 8:21 AM
Worcester
Worcester police pull woman from burning building February 28, 2021 | 8:03 AM
Charlotte Bennett, a former aide to New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo, in Warren, Vt., Feb. 27, 2021. Bennett is accusing Cuomo of sexual harassment, saying that he asked her questions about her sex life, whether she was monogamous in her relationships and if she had ever had sex with older men. The governor did not deny that he asked Bennett personal questions; he said in the statement that he would have no further comment until the review concluded. (Elizabeth Frantz/The New York Times)
Gov. Andrew Cuomo
Cuomo is accused of sexual harassment by a 2nd former aide February 28, 2021 | 7:54 AM
Boston University
Two arrested in thefts, unauthorized entry, lewd exposure at BU February 28, 2021 | 7:37 AM
This Dec. 2, 2020, file photo provided by Johnson & Johnson shows vials of the COVID-19 vaccine in the United States.
Johnson & Johnson
FDA clears Johnson & Johnson’s shot, the third vaccine for U.S. February 28, 2021 | 7:16 AM
Roberta Zangri-Briggs, of Methuen, Mass. waits in the observation area after receiving Moderna's COVID-19 vaccine at Lawrence General Hospital's vaccination site, Thursday, Feb. 25, 2021, in Lawrence, Mass.
Daily #s
Mass. reports 1,516 new COVID-19 cases, 41 new deaths February 27, 2021 | 5:11 PM
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vaccination #s
Over half a million people have been fully vaccinated against COVID-19 in Mass. February 27, 2021 | 4:19 PM
Crime
Connecticut man to be sentenced for sexually assaulting, kidnapping 12-year-old girl from Massachusetts park February 27, 2021 | 3:47 PM
Connecticut
Police: Dispute over room light led to Quinnipiac University dorm slashing February 27, 2021 | 2:50 PM
Covid-19 relief bill
Highlights of the COVID-19 relief bill advancing in Congress February 27, 2021 | 11:45 AM
This March 29, 2018, file photo shows the Facebook logo on screens at the Nasdaq MarketSite, in New York's Times Square.
$650 million settlement
Judge approves $650M Facebook privacy lawsuit settlement February 27, 2021 | 11:18 AM
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