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Masking will be a key strategy in returning to school safely amid the continued presence of COVID-19 and its delta variant, said a pair of Duke University pediatrics professors who also stressed the importance of enforcing and adhering to mask policies. Dr. Danny Benjamin, chair of the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development’s Pediatric Trials Network, compared enforcing mask-wearing in schools to giving a child medicine to treat strep throat. “It will do you no good if you pour it into the child’s mouth and the child promptly spits it out,” he said in a D...

Massachusetts legislature passes revised rape kit backlog measure, pushing back on governor Share Updated: 7:34 PM EDT Jul 29, 2021 Kevin Rothstein Share Updated: 7:34 PM EDT Jul 29, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript WCVB NEWSCENTER 5. ED: THANK YOU. SHOULD EVERY SURVIVOR OF SEXUAL ASSAULT HAVE HER RAPE KIT TESTED FOR DNA EVEN IITF S 20-YEARS-OLD? THAT’S THE HEART OF THE ISSUE BEING DEBATED ON BEACON LLHI RIGHT NOW. TH E HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES AND THE SENATE WEIGHING IN BOTH PASSING A MEASURE THAT WOULD REQUIRE THE 6300 UNTESTED KITS TO BE TESTED...

Massachusetts lawmakers take action to close rape kit testing loophole Share Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Jul 9, 2021 Karen Anderson Share Updated: 7:57 PM EDT Jul 9, 2021 Hide Transcript Show Transcript >> WE'RE ADDE SERIOUS ABOUT GETTING THESE KS TESTED. KAREN: STRONG WORDS FROM HOUSE SPEAKER RON MARIANO TO THE STATE POCELI CRIME LAB AND BAKER ADMINISTRATION, STTE ALL RAPE KITS IN MASSACHUSETTS ONCE AND FOR ALL. >> WE WANTED TO MAKE SURE WE GET DONE. WE WANT TO HOLE THEIR FEET TO THE FIRE SO WE ARE EXPECNG RESULTS. KAREN: A BUDGET AMENDMENT WAS FILED AFTER 5...

Mass. lawmakers take action to close rape kit testing loophole © Provided by WCVB Boston The Massachusetts State House in Boston The Massachusetts state budget now sitting on Gov. Charlie Baker's desk includes language with a strong message from House Speaker Ron Mariano to the State Police Crime Lab and the Baker Administration: Test all rape kits in Massachusetts once and for all. "We're dead serious about getting these kits tested," Mariano said. "We wanted to make sure it got done and we wanted to hold their feet to the fire. We are expecting results. We want to see results and we will...

Following backlash, state to lift Walden Pond swimming ban on Friday "Rather than pursuing swimming bans or draconian fines, we urge DCR and the Baker Administration to immediately expand efforts statewide that will improve water safety and help prevent future tragic drownings." Swimming is no longer allowed outside of the designated swimming areas at Walden Pond, where open water swimming is popular, upsetting many swimmers. Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumack Email Following five days of backlash, the Baker administration is reversing its decision to ban open swimming at Walden Pond,...