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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Whitey Bulger’s relatives alleging prison transfer caused his death

The late James “Whitey” Bulger’s relatives had alleged in the civil complaint that US Bureau of Prisons employees caused the former gangster’s 2018 murder by transferring the 89-year-old to a prison in West Virginia where he was killed by fellow inmates soon after his arrival.
Dave Epstein | Forecast

Does anyone else feel like January is a long month?

The next seven to 10 days could be, on average, the coldest days of the season.
Analysis

Polling for Democrats in the midterm elections has been bad. But it’s recently gotten even worse.

Democrats are increasingly unpopular at levels their party hasn’t seen in decades.

Michigan reaches $490 million settlement with athletes allegedly assaulted by former sports doctor

More than 1,000 people will receive a payout as part of a mediation to resolve multiple lawsuits by mostly men who said Dr. Robert Anderson sexually abused them during routine medical examinations from 1966 until 2003.

Celtics trade Juancho Hernangomez for Bol Bol, P.J. Dozier in salary-shedding move
As part of a three-way deal with the Spurs and the Nuggets, Boston will receive two injured players — and also get below the luxury tax.

‘Arthur’ creator Marc Brown reflects on the final chapter of the adventurous aardvark’s tale

We caught up with Brown upon the publication of his latest and possibly last Arthur book, “Believe in Yourself: What We Learned from Arthur” (out Jan. 25), and the launch of the 25th and final season of the animated series.

Here’s how a boutique distillery in Rhode Island is making the country’s first oyster-distilled vodka

Ostreida boasts a palate of “savory salinity, crisp sea brine, and the unmistakable salty New England oyster perfume intwined on the buttery back bone” of ISCO’s organic corn distillate.

‘You are 2155th in line’: Steamship Authority opens Nantucket ferry reservations for summer 2022

Lots of people had their sights set on Nantucket early Tuesday morning as the Steamship Authority — the transit operator that links the islands to mainland Massachusetts — opened its online ferry reservations for summer 2022.
Opinion
EDITORIAL

Biden shouldn’t give up on vaccine mandates

Smaller victories are the key to an end run around the Supreme Court’s ruling.
JEFF JACOBY

Biden is failing because he abandoned his mandate

RENÉE GRAHAM

Democracy’s other threat: Book bans and purges

SCOT LEHIGH

Maura Healey will soon be in the governor’s race

LETTERS

McConnell’s take on all things un-presidential seems a mite un-senatorial

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NOTE: Mass DPH releases data Monday-Friday. Fully vaccinated means Mass. residents with 2 doses of Moderna/Pfizer vaccine or a dose of J&J. Boosters include Pfizer or Moderna. Mass. population of 6,892,503 is used to calculate vaccination percentages. SOURCE: Mass. Dept. of Public Health

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A legend in Mississippi, Harris was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in 1977, but didn't try out for the team because she was pregnant. Harris was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 as the first Black woman to earn that honor.

Emily’s List and NARAL vow to only back candidates who support passage of voting rights legislation
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Four men and dog rescued in waters off Chatham
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West End Museum closed ‘indefinitely’ after pipe bursts
The West End Museum in Boston had to close after a pipe burst on Saturday and flooded the facility with water.

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Federal judge dismisses lawsuit filed by Whitey Bulger’s relatives alleging prison transfer caused his death

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Lusia Harris, basketball pioneer who became the only woman drafted into the NBA, dies at 66

A legend in Mississippi, Harris was drafted by the New Orleans Jazz in 1977, but didn't try out for the team because she was pregnant. Harris was inducted into the Basketball Hall of Fame in 1992 as the first Black woman to earn that honor.

Michigan reaches $490 million settlement with athletes allegedly assaulted by former sports doctor

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