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A serialized novella running exclusively in the Globe

An enigmatic card shark. An ex-con looking for the score of a lifetime. A priceless collection of stolen art. And a mystery as old as the country itself ? a mystery that someone is willing to kill for.
What have we here?
The Globe?s commitment to covering the coronavirus pandemic continues unabated, as today?s paper and website make plain, but we thought a bit of a diversion might also be welcome. And so we asked best-selling author Ben Mezrich to write a novella, a work of fiction, to be published exclusively in the Globe and on Globe.com over the next two weeks. In ?The Mechanic,? Mezrich takes us on a taut journey through his hometown of Boston, from the halls of Harvard to the glitz of a waterfront casino to the ominously silent galleries of a museum and a critical patch of local history we thought we knew, but apparently do not. Enjoy!

Opinion

JEFF JACOBY

Keep politicians? names off relief checks. And everything else.
MICHAEL A. COHEN

Kamala Harris is Biden?s best choice for vice president
EDITORIAL

Coronavirus could revitalize local democracy
Ideas | David Scharfenberg

A beloved teacher dies from coronavirus. Unconscious bias in health care may have hastened her death

For Justin Rohrwasser, the controversy about his tattoo started soon after being drafted by Patriots

According to his friends, Rohrwasser has never been shy about his conservative beliefs.

Warm, dry weather set to continue through Sunday

Enough with cool temperatures. The new month of May is bringing spring-like conditions to Massachusetts, including sunshine and balmy readings in the 70s this weekend.
Warm sunshine offers reprieve from thoughts of coronavirus

Bristol County ICE detainees clash with guards over coronavirus testing

Three detainees were briefly hospitalized in the episode, which flared when 10 people who had complained of COVID-19 symptoms refused to be moved to a medical unit at the nearby Bristol County House of Corrections for testing.

What to watch and do this weekend

You need a laugh. Try these eight old and new movies.

Eight podcasts that could help you get some sleep

Time to sweat with the oldies

With window portraits, a photographer can ?forget a little the sadness?

Comfort Zone

How to talk with preschoolers about coronavirus? Experts weigh in

Group singing for these ?dark times?

Like a detective, this podcast host helps guests sort through the past

With kids officially home into June, here?s how to cope

Here?s what to know about Baker?s new face covering mandate that goes into effect Wednesday
Face coverings do not have to be official masks, and Baker is urging residents not to buy medical masks that are relied on by medical workers and first responders.

Researchers say some fabric masks can filter nearly as well as an N95

Watch: George W. Bush calls for end to pandemic partisanship
Former President George W. Bush called on Americans on Saturday to put aside partisan differences, heed the guidance of medical professionals and show empathy for those stricken by the coronavirus and the resulting economic devastation.

Joe Biden?s statement and television interview did not put sexual assault allegation behind him

?Murder hornets? arrive in US for first time
In Japan, Asian giant hornets kill up to 50 people a year. Now, for the first time, they have arrived in the United States.

Peter Vecsey saw the steps that led to ?The Last Dance?
Peter Vecsey is not one to glorify 1990s basketball because of Michael Jordan, as there were many NBA megastars far before he was drafted in 1984.

Hockey bloodlines intersected on that magic day at the Garden 50 years ago

With landlords threatening eviction and food running short, a line formed in Chelsea

Outside the Chelsea Collaborative, which was giving out diapers, formula, and baby food, a line formed down the block and around the corner. Attorney General Maura Healey, in her first in-person event in more than six weeks, walked around to distribute flyers and give legal advice.
Food lines a mile long in America?s second-wealthiest state

Hundreds protest Oregon?s stay-at-home order
Hundreds opposed to Oregon?s stay-at-home order demonstrated at the state Capitol on Saturday as health officials announced dozens more cases and five additional deaths from COVID-19.

More Recent headlines

Woman killed in Western Mass. motorcycle crash

Woman rescued after falling 60 feet in Quincy quarry

Man arrested after allegedly attacking Duxbury police officers

On StatNews.com

Covid-19?s future: small outbreaks, monster wave, or ongoing crisis

How high will it go? As Covid-19 death toll in U.S. blows past 60,000, there are no easy answers

Coronavirus resources

The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts

Boston is still running

Town-by-town coronavirus data in Massachusetts

A list of layoffs and furloughs in Massachusetts (so far) due to coronavirus

Elegies for those lost to coronavirus

Recommended Reads

Six weeks after social distancing began, Mass. coronavirus hospitalizations and cases remain high. Why so little improvement?

Epidemiologists say significant drops in metrics may take time, but people?s behavior makes a difference, too.

?Everybody is looking a little haggard?: Maine barbershops booked up as some coronavirus restrictions lift
Salons and barbershops across Maine started to welcome back their customers Friday after Governor Janet Mills earlier in the week announced a staggered approach to reopening the state?s economy.

Jeffrey Epstein?s Harvard ties were extensive, new report reveals
Deceased sex offender Jeffrey Epstein had his own office in a Harvard department and visited there more than 40 times after he was released from jail in 2010 up until 2018, according to review of the university?s ties to the financier released on Friday.

Rhode Island

R.I. has 17 more deaths and 327 new coronavirus cases, but governor says model shows decline

Rhode Island's death toll reaches 296, with a total of 9,289 residents testing positive for coronavirus.

R.I. may open some state parks May 9 and beaches around Memorial Day

Rhode Islanders show we are all in this together ? even the Big Blue Bug

Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Katherine Gergen Barnett

The coming second peak of coronavirus
IDEAS | LINDA K. WERTHEIMER

Colleges are making the SAT and ACT optional now. Will that stick?
Leila Philip

Planting hope amid the coronavirus
RENÉE GRAHAM

A beloved teacher dies from coronavirus. Unconscious bias in health care may have hastened her death.
LETTERS

Postcards from the pandemic
IDEAS | DAVID SHRIBMAN

Coronavirus provides an opportunity to kill political conventions once and for all

VISUAL STORIES

Parents worried about coronavirus are missing vaccination appointments ? opening the door to outbreaks of a different kind

Inside Boston Medical Center: The heart of the coronavirus storm

Fenway Park is ready to play ball, even though we are not

Life during the coronavirus pandemic

metro

Warm, dry weather set to continue through Sunday
Enough with cool temperatures. The new month of May is bringing spring-like conditions to Massachusetts, including sunshine and balmy readings in the 70s this weekend.

Chapter 2

Chapter 2: Close pursuit

She cut hard to the right, and found herself in front of a bank of elevators leading up into the hotel.
Chapter 1

Chapter 1: Sitting pretty

It was a little after 2 a.m. on a Wednesday, and Hailey Gordon was on the run of her life.

Takuo Aoyagi, an inventor of the pulse oximeter, dies at 84

With landlords threatening eviction and food running short, a line formed in Chelsea

sports

Bruins

Jaroslav Halak ?couldn?t be more happy? that he?s remaining with the Bruins

Halak, who turns 35 on May 13, agreed to a one-year, $2.25 million contract on

Cowboys give Andy Dalton one-year-deal to be backup QB

The 32-year-old Dalton marks the Cowboys' biggest investment in a veteran backup since Dak Prescott replaced the injured Tony Romo in 2016.

Instant replay: The best sports on TV Sunday

Some channel flipping may be required.
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

Peter Vecsey saw the steps that led to ?The Last Dance?

Kevin Paul Dupont | On Second Thought

Hockey bloodlines intersected on that magic day at the Garden 50 years ago
Tara Sullivan

NFL builds path for Tufts sophomore Jula Harrington to find a career in football

STAT

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

An interview with the CDC director on coronavirus, masks, and an agency gone quiet

Americans are underestimating duration of coronavirus crisis, experts say

A nurse?s coronavirus routine: Recording videos she hopes her family will never need to watch

Coronavirus survives on surfaces up to 72 hours. Here?s how to protect yourself

Business

Bangkok?s parks reopen as coronavirus restrictions eased
Residents of Thailand?s capital enjoyed the city?s parks, booked haircuts and stocked up on beer and other alcoholic drinks Sunday as they enjoyed their first day of eased restrictions that were imposed weeks ago to combat the spread of the coronavirus.

Hundreds protest Oregon?s stay-at-home order
Hundreds opposed to Oregon?s stay-at-home order demonstrated at the state Capitol on Saturday as health officials announced dozens more cases and five additional deaths from COVID-19.

Shirley Leung

Bankers work through night for rescue loans so they can tell customers ?We got you in?

Massachusetts is going to see a painfully slow reopening process, business leaders say
BUSINESS

Steve Pagliuca enters spotlight as state officials figure out how to restart economy

Congress calls on Jeff Bezos of Amazon to testify

Politics

New York hospital lobby?s power stretches to DC in stimulus battle

Joe Biden gets backing of key Latina activist Dolores Huerta

Biden denies sexual assault allegation on MSNBC

Marijuana

Trump administration could let researchers study marijuana dispensary products, scientist argues

Feds sue company over claims its CBD products can treat coronavirus and cancer
magazine
The Great Divide

Boston Latin and the biggest test of their young lives
Connections

?At the very end, there is no one else?: Saying goodbye to patients, over and over

Cooking | Magazine

Recipes: Three Italian desserts for Mother?s Day
Style Watch

Nine Mother?s Day gift ideas from New England boutiques

sports

NHL Draft-eligible players doing their best to stay ready

No rookie minicamps means no Malcolm Butler-like stories across the NFL

For Justin Rohrwasser, the controversy about his tattoo started soon after being drafted by Patriots

metro

Warm, dry weather set to continue through Sunday

Chapter 2: Close pursuit

Chapter 1: Sitting pretty

Nation

Food lines a mile long in America?s second-wealthiest state

The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts

9/11 prisoners may get video chats to bridge the coronavirus divide

World

Easing of lockdown raises the question: Who?s family in Italy?

North Korea?s Kim Jong Un appears in public amid health rumors

Canada bans assault-style weapons after mass shooting

politics

Joe Biden gets backing of key Latina activist Dolores Huerta

Biden denies sexual assault allegation on MSNBC

Joe Biden?s statement and television interview did not put sexual assault allegation behind him

business

Bangkok?s parks reopen as coronavirus restrictions eased

Hundreds protest Oregon?s stay-at-home order

Bankers work through night for rescue loans so they can tell customers ?We got you in?

lifestyle

How to talk with preschoolers about coronavirus? Experts weigh in

We can?t have the Derby, but we can still have the pie

Tom Brady?s Brookline mansion is off the market. Here?s why.

marijuana

Trump administration could let researchers study marijuana dispensary products, scientist argues

Feds sue company over claims its CBD products can treat coronavirus and cancer

Montana judge rejects proposal for electronic signature gathering for recreational pot issues

opinion

Coronavirus could revitalize local democracy

Kamala Harris is Biden?s best choice for vice president

Bernie Sanders crashed, but his revolution will live on ? if his supporters get real

food & dining

When love smells like garlic, tomato sauce, and cheese

It wasn?t just takeout; it was a reminder of what restaurants do best

Without a personal connection to guests, what becomes of a restaurant?s magic?

travel

Give a mom a getaway, and something to look forward to

Maine moxie keeps chefs from getting ?Chopped?

Boston secrets, a North Pole splurge, and pain remedies for travel

Books

Erik Larson?s new book about Churchill resonates with those yearning for strong leadership

Local bestsellers for the week ending April 26

New short stories, translating your mother, and an online poetry community

Movies

Once blacklisted, Lee Grant went on to win Oscars and make documentaries

In ?All Day and a Night?: sins of the father, sins of the son

You need a laugh. Try these eight old and new movies.

Television

True tremendousness from Trevor Noah

Sticking with ?Billions? has paid off

In Amazon?s clever ?Upload,? there?s an app for the afterlife

music

Allston music venue Great Scott closes after 44 years

The singer?s in one state, the drummer?s in another, but Boston?s college bands are playing on

BSO unveils plans for its 2020-21 season in Symphony Hall

Theater/Dance

Uncertainty, resolve among Boston arts leaders

Barrington Stage plans an August production, with social distancing

American Repertory Theater, Harvard health researchers to collaborate on a path forward for theater

globe local

Plymouth County Commissioners ignore criticism, move ahead on doling out $90 million in coronavirus aid

Grand opening interrupted: For new businesses during pandemic, the road ahead is steep

Should Massachusetts approve a proposal to set aside a portion of the state capital budget for public arts projects?

Obituaries

Takuo Aoyagi, an inventor of the pulse oximeter, dies at 84

Irrfan Khan, Bollywood star, Hollywood actor, 53

Lloyd Lillie, whose Boston sculptures depicted Red Auerbach and James Michael Curley, dies at 87