Mass. reports 68,657 new COVID-19 vaccinations
The total shots administered included 2,116,388 first shots and 1,169,856 second shots. Those who have gotten their second shot of the currently approved two-dose vaccines are considered fully vaccinated.
Massachusetts is spending $130 million to identify people exposed to COVID-19, but some question if money is well spent
Some say that the decision to hire an outside nonprofit group to run the program deprived towns of the chance to bolster many sagging local departments to tackle COVID-19 and future crises
Family groups crossing border in soaring numbers point to next phase of crisis
The Biden administration’s attention along the Mexico border has been consumed for the past several weeks by the record numbers of migrant teenagers and children crossing into the United States without their parents, at a rate that far exceeds the government’s ability to care for them.
White House says it’s working on access to migrant centers
The Biden administration’s attention along the Mexico border has been consumed for the past several weeks by the record numbers of migrant teenagers and children crossing into the United States without their parents, at a rate that far exceeds the government’s ability to care for them.
THE GREAT DIVIDE
A year of grit and despair: For one class of immigrant students, the pandemic threatens to upend their educational dreams
To understand the remarkable forces and obstacles newcomers to America have to contend with, a Globe team closely tracked one class at Boston International Newcomers Academy — BINcA for short — for most of a year.
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To understand the remarkable forces and obstacles newcomers to America have to contend with, a Globe team closely tracked one class at Boston International Newcomers Academy — BINcA for short — for most of a year.
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