
“I just don’t think now is an ideal time for me to be worrying about dating.”
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Written by SAMER KHUDAIRI Filed Under: LIFESTYLE, News to Us
“I just don’t think now is an ideal time for me to be worrying about dating.”
Written by A RIDESHARE DRIVER Filed Under: News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS
Isn’t it extremely dangerous, at this time, for these industries to intensify relationships in which Uber and Lyft drivers pick up prospective COVID-19 patients, and without warning?
Written by JEAN TROUNSTINE Filed Under: News to Us
“This call for releases is not the advocacy community trying to capitalize on an opportunity to decarcerate … Prison health care is already overstressed and a lack of response will absolutely kill people.”
Written by OLIVIA DENG Filed Under: News to Us
The COVID-19 pandemic has decimated the US, exposing capitalism’s unsustainability, a dysfunctional healthcare system riddled with high costs and inaccessibility, and a lack of workers’ rights and protections. In Massachusetts, the situation is dire, with ... read more
Written by SARAH BETANCOURT Filed Under: News to Us
"We look forward to seeing as many immigrants as possible released from detention—not just those with no criminal charges or convictions, but all who pose no public-safety risk."
Written by JORDAN FRIAS Filed Under: News to Us
“It’s really important to remember that a lot of the behaviors that existed prior to this are not going to stop because of this, especially when we talk about addiction ... The risk of relapse increases as social stressors around you kind of pile on."
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News to Us
A significant amount of DigBoston’s revenue—advertising, ticketing, events—is directly tied to people getting together in groups. The situation at hand has eliminated most of this income all at once.
Written by DIG STAFF Filed Under: News to Us
"We call on Governor Baker to shut down all non-essential businesses in Massachusetts, as quickly as possible."
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News to Us
“The social distancing is real,” Fernald said. “Uber is giving people the option of having the food left outside of somebody’s apartment building, and they can come down and pick it up.”
Written by CHRIS FARAONE Filed Under: News to Us
The meat conveyor stretching from the garage to the gates made for a wintry cinematic ride into the unknown. It felt like blindly speeding through a smoke cloud on a NASCAR track, even though I was prudently gliding, feet in place and hands in pockets, at two miles per hour.