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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

Community Health Programs nurses and healthcare workers tend to patients a mobile COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Great Barrington, Mass., Monday, April 12, 2021.

Mass. reports 1,694 new COVID-19 cases, 10 new deaths April 17, 2021 | 5:13 PM

U.S. safety commission warning

After child dies, US regulator warns about Peloton treadmill April 17, 2021 | 4:22 PM

In this April 12, 2012 file photo Beatrice Munyenyezi leaves the Federal Court in Concord, N.H.

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US deports woman who lied about role in Rwandan genocide April 17, 2021 | 4:05 PM

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Four Sikhs among victims of Indianapolis mass shooting April 17, 2021 | 3:23 PM

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker, 64, receives a Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine at the Hynes Convention Center, Tuesday, April 6, 2021, in Boston.

More than 2 million people now fully vaccinated in Massachusetts, says Governor Baker April 17, 2021 | 2:52 PM

Man revived, hazmat team called to Chelsea apartment complex Saturday morning April 17, 2021 | 2:03 PM

In this Monday, Oct. 23, 2017 file photo, President Donald Trump speaks during a joint statement with Singapore's Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong in the Rose Garden of the White House in Washington.

Lawyers: DOJ defense in Trump defamation suit is 'dangerous' April 17, 2021 | 1:22 PM

A Kemp's Ridley sea turtle is released into the Gulf of Mexico from the Grand Isle, La. beach Monday, March 15, 2021. Audubon's Coastal Wildlife Network rehabilitated 19 cold-stunned Kemp's Ridley sea turtles after a deep arctic airmass along the New England coast in November 2020 threatened to kill the turtles.

Five endangered turtles that were cold-stunned in Mass. returned to Gulf after being rehabilitated April 17, 2021 | 12:43 PM

Transgender rights

Treatment ban creates uncertainty for trans youth, families April 17, 2021 | 11:45 AM

Man seriously injured after crash on Route 130 in Sandwich April 17, 2021 | 11:00 AM

Clams are placed into a bucket by digger Mike Soule, Friday, Sept. 4, 2020, in Freeport, Maine.

Clammers digging through pandemic, but shellfish are fewer April 17, 2021 | 10:38 AM

EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before 3:01 a.m ET, Saturday April 17, 2021. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.** Kim Janey, the acting mayor of Boson, outside her home in Roxbury, Mass., March 10, 2021. Three weeks into her tenure, Kim Janey has done something her predecessor refused to do: force Boston police to release documents about an alleged sex offender in its ranks. (Philip Keith/The New York Times)

In a changing Boston, a new mayor challenges the police April 17, 2021 | 10:30 AM

The coffin is carried on a Land Rover during the procession for the funeral of Britain's Prince Philip inside Windsor Castle in Windsor, England, Saturday, April 17, 2021.

Watch: Prince Philip's funeral April 17, 2021 | 10:05 AM

Funeral to praise Philip's 'courage' and support for queen April 17, 2021 | 9:48 AM

Worldwide COVID-19 death toll tops a staggering 3 million April 17, 2021 | 9:24 AM

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 Charged

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