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WBUR has partnered with El Planeta to translate certain stories into Spanish. Below is our complete list of WBUR stories that El Planeta Media has translated. To read these Spanish translations, click the link atop each story to El Planeta Media. WBUR ha establecido una alianza con El Planeta para traducir historias clave al español. Aquí podrá encontrar la lista completa de historias de WBUR que El Planeta ha traducido. Para leer estas traducciones al español, haga click en el link al principio de cada historia y será llevado a El Planeta.

Massachusetts Department of Correction badge. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

Ombudsman Overseeing Mass. Prisons' COVID Mitigation Efforts Is Fired

Seth Peters was placed on paid administrative leave last week after WBUR asked the Massachusetts Department of Correction if he was the same man involved in a 2012 lawsuit. The...

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Sep 27, 2021

Alex Green describes the grand columned entryway of the Dr. William F. McLaughlin administration building, the last dilapidated building left of the former Metropolitan State Hospital in Waltham. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mass. Locked Up People With Mental Illness For Decades. Now Advocates Want Their Stories Told

For many years, people with disabilities and mental illness in Massachusetts were locked away in state institutions to be kept separate from the rest of society. Now some advocates and...

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06:51Sep 27, 2021

In Massachusetts, prosecutors can hold money confiscated during civil forfeiture indefinitely, even when criminal charges have been dismissed. (Sophie Morse for WBUR)

It's Easy For Police To Seize Money. Worcester's District Attorney Makes It Hard To Get It Back

Under Massachusetts' civil forfeiture system, police can confiscate property they suspect is part of a drug crime and prosecutors could hold it indefinitely, even when criminal charges have been dismissed....

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09:34Aug 18, 2021

Triple and double decker apartment houses in McCormack Square in East Boston. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Know Your Rights: Renting An Apartment In Greater Boston

If you're apartment hunting, preparing to move or even signing another lease for your current apartment, here's what you should know about renting in and around Boston, from negotiating with...

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Aug 17, 2021

The view from a seaplane flying over Boston (Tibisay Zea/WBUR)

Puddle Jumping To New York In 75 Minutes: Seaplane Service Set To Launch From Boston Harbor

New York-based Tailwind Air received the green light from the Federal Aviation Administration to start operating commercial flights from Boston Harbor.

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Jul 30, 2021

The Souza-Baranowski Correctional Center in Shirley, Massachusetts, as seen in 2003. (John Mottern/Getty Images)

Lawsuit Alleges Mass. Prisons Use Faulty Test To Search For Drugs In Mail

"These tests are less accurate than witchcraft, phrenology, or simply picking a number out of a hat," the lawsuit says.

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Jul 28, 2021

Acting Mayor Kim Janey said she’s backing Michelle Wu over Annissa Essaibi George in Boston's upcoming mayoral election. (Photo of Wu by Jesse Costa/WBUR. Photo of Janey by Elise Amendola/AP)

WBUR Poll: Wu And Janey Lead Boston Mayoral Race, But Almost Half Of Voters Are Undecided

Acting Mayor Kim Janey and City Councilor Michelle Wu are in a virtual tie atop a crowded field. With 46% of voters still undecided, a lot could change before Sept....

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04:02Apr 14, 2021

A vial containing five doses of the Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine. (Marta Lavandier/AP)

Pause In J&J Distribution Causes Confusion And Concern In Mass.

The DPH said in a statement that the directive is being given "out of an abundance of caution" as the CDC and FDA review six reported cases of the rare...

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04:33Apr 13, 2021

Boston Police headquarters. (Joe Difazio/WBUR file)

Plagued By Turmoil, Boston Police Department On 'Standby' As Investigations Play Out

Boston is undertaking a host of reforms to improve the accountability of the police department. But the reforms aren’t yet in place. And it’s not clear who will be in...

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04:15Apr 13, 2021

Coes Pond Senior Apartment resident Jeene Collins receives her second dose of the Moderna vaccine from medical student Bethany Morrill. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Mobile Clinics Help Deliver Coronavirus Vaccine To Hard-To-Reach People

For the past two months, UMass Memorial Medical Center in Worcester has held mobile clinics twice a week at sites around central Massachusetts where people might have a tough time...

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04:03Apr 12, 2021

A man enters the La Colaborativa offices on Broadway which is serving as the Chelsea public COVID-19 vaccination site. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Low Vaccination Rates Among Latinos Raise Concerns In Chelsea, Ravaged By The Pandemic

Cases in Chelsea have declined from their peak this past winter. But now Chelsea faces a new problem: Low vaccination rates among Latinos, who account for most of its residents.

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05:16Mar 26, 2021

Carmen Rios dances with her kindergarten class before beginning an English lesson at Barbieri Elementary School in Framingham. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

An Accidental Experiment: An Emergency Teacher License Gives An Unexpected Boost To Teacher Diversity

Emergency teaching licenses were created to help keep classrooms staffed during the pandemic. But the program also seems to be opening up opportunities for more people of color to join...

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06:09Mar 25, 2021

Registered Nurse Delia Murphy dispenses a dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine into a syringe at the Gillette Stadium COVID-19 Vaccination Site. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

'It Feels Like A Gut Punch': Some Mass. Residents Are Left Hunting For Second COVID Vaccine Doses

As Massachusetts moves to allow more residents to get coronavirus vaccines, there's stiff competition for a limited number of appointments. And some people seeking second doses may be getting left...

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04:00Mar 18, 2021

Massachusetts' vaccine appointment site crashed Thursday morning, just as many became eligible to register for appointments. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Rage Quit: Mass. Residents Furious Over State's Faulty Vaccine Websites

An estimated million Massachusetts residents had been waiting patiently for their turn to receive the COVID-19 vaccine. This morning, it was their time, and they threw themselves at the states...

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Feb 18, 2021

A syringe filled with the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

Do I Qualify? Vaccine Confusion For Patients With Multiple Serious Medical Conditions

As Massachusetts makes vaccines available for residents with two or more medical conditions that put them at risk of a severe case of COVID, many residents are finding the state's...

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05:00Feb 18, 2021

Avery Burton, Shylanda Johnson's youngest child, attends BPS classes remotely. (Courtesy of Shylanda Johnson)

As Boston Schools Reopen, Many Parents Still Opt For Remote Learning

As Boston-area schools prepare to bring more students back into classrooms, some parents are worried about sending their children into school buildings.

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04:30Feb 11, 2021

Juliane Manitz carries a "No Eastie Substation" sign at the Extinction Rebellion protest at the Condor Street Urban Wild against the proposed East Boston electrical substation. The proposed site is the fenced, snow covered area behind her. (Robin Lubbock/WBUR)

As Final Vote On Electrical Substation Nears, East Boston Residents Say State's Approval Process Has Left Them Out

Residents say that holding a critical meeting online, on a weekday and during a pandemic is unfair.

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07:17Feb 3, 2021

Epidemiologists from Massachusetts General Hospital, Boston University and Georgia Tech modeled the effect vaccines will have on COVID-19 deaths based on how quickly vaccine roll out moves. Faster is better. (Courtesy Dr. Ben Linas)

Vaccines Will Take Months To Slow Down The Pandemic. Until Then, Mask Up

Vaccines may one day help us bring the pandemic to an end, but they won’t do much to lower COVID deaths for the next few months. A new analysis finds...

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Jan 26, 2021

A computer generated image of a coronavirus spike protein like those found on the surface of SARS-CoV-2. (Courtesy David Veesler, University of Washington, and Melody Campbell, University of California San Francisco)

Scientists Hope To Find New Coronavirus Variant In Mass. Before It Spreads Too Far

Doctors at Massachusetts General Hospital are screening as many positive coronavirus samples as they can for a new variant that appears more infectious, and scientists say it could make the...

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Jan 11, 2021

Two vials of Pfizer’s COVID-19 vaccine at Tufts Medical Center. (Jesse Costa/WBUR)

A Single Vaccine Dose Appears To Protect Against COVID-19. So Why Are We Giving Two?

The question "is a really difficult moral and scientific one," says Harvard epidemiologist, Barry Bloom. And finding the right answer may depend on research that has yet to be done.

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Dec 18, 2020