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From Dr. Fauci, a reality check for colleges and students as they look toward fall

During a Senate hearing Tuesday, Dr. Anthony Fauci said that coronavirus vaccines or treatments are unlikely to be widely available by this fall, leaving both colleges and students alike with uncertainty about the fall semester.

Here?s what Fauci said about college students returning to campus in the fall

Trump?s push for reopening clashes with reality in Senate coronavirus hearing

Top public health officials warned Tuesday that the United States risks new outbreaks of the coronavirus if cities and states reopen too quickly.

Three things we learned from the Fauci hearing

7 of the biggest moments from Tuesday?s Senate coronavirus hearing

Scientists caution it may be too soon to broadly ease Mass. coronavirus rules

If Massachusetts moves too quickly, scientists warn, it risks a second wave of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths ? while further harming the economy.

Theses are the four phases that Mass. will use to reopen its economy Some restaurants ask Baker for May 19 partial reopening, full capacity in June

Numbers show encouraging signs in Mass., but new model calls for 2,000 more deaths by early June

Roxbury teen surprised with a full tuition scholarship

Roxbury teen Ainsley Peña was surprised with a four-year, full tuition scholarship to Curry College through an announcement delivered by drone. (Shelby Lum|Globe Staff)

A scholarship is awarded to a surprised student in a most unusual way

Ainsley Peña?s life changed forever Tuesday afternoon, when the 18-year-old stepped out of her Roxbury home to find a drone descending from the sky with a special delivery: a cloth bag from Curry College in Milton with a message inside.

the fine print | sean p. murphy

I have been told to return to work but I worry it won?t be safe. What can I do?

You are entitled to a safe workplace. And it?s your employer?s legal obligation to provide it, even (or especially) in a pandemic.

This Cambridge bar was offering coronavirus antibody tests. Then the city shut it down

Inman Square bar Wit's End transformed itself into a makeshift clinic for COVID-19 antibody testing but was forced to put the operation on hold amid questions about proper permits, zoning requirements, and medical licensing.

Opinion

Citizens should not be emboldened to make arrests

Trump fights the truth as the US battles coronavirus

Mid-coronavirus pandemic, a return to normal is a failure

Boston Infectious Disease Specialists

Boston infectious disease experts: Don?t reopen Massachusetts too quickly

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Comfort Zone

Is this the perfect time to go gray? For this expert, quarantine hair care has a ?silver lining?

How to help teens during a pandemic? ?It?s a dance,' according to this parenting coach

At the MFA, four virtual DJs-in-residence will spin tracks inspired by Basquiat

Supreme Court divided over Trump?s tax and bank records

The Supreme Court on Tuesday appeared likely to reject President Donald Trump?s claim that he is immune from criminal investigation while in office. But the court seemed less clear about exactly how to handle subpoenas from Congress and the Manhattan district attorney for Trump?s tax, bank and financial records.

Pandemic spawns new spirit of collaboration for Boston?s longtime rival hospitals

Hospitals have been sharing supplies, equipment, data, and even staff as they scramble to treat patients sick with COVID-19, the disease caused by the coronavirus.

For hospitals, the coronavirus crisis extends deep into their finances

GoFundMe for teen who left Cape Cod ice cream shop job during social distancing flap raises over $38,000

Mark Lawrence, owner of Polar Cave Ice Cream Parlour, where customers hurled profanities at staff Friday amid a backlog of orders, set up the GoFundMe page for his young employee.

On Cape Cod, a long wait for ice cream results in screaming and profanity

Where?s the beef? In another blow to restaurants, meat shortages are driving up costs

Meat prices have roughly doubled as the coronavirus crisis has impacted meatpacking plants and supply chains.

Coming to a grocery store near you: meat shortages

The Kowloon hopes to add a drive-in movie theater and carhop service this summer

Can?t go on vacation? In Saugus, you could enjoy cocktails and ?Grease" from the comfort of your car with a doo-wop soundtrack and servers on bicycles toting cocktails and food.

FOOD

The science behind why some people are eating their way through the pandemic

Fresh-baked and carbohydrate-rich foods ?make us feel comfortable and warm and loved.? And who couldn't use some of that right about now?

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Boston police investigating death of woman

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Five loaded guns found at scene of armed robbery in Dorchester home, police say

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Covid-19 has streamlined addiction medicine. Will the changes stick?

6 takeaways from the Senate?s surreal virtual hearing on the U.S. coronavirus response

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

Georgia prosecutors, too, are under investigation after slaying of jogger

Georgia Attorney General Chris Carr asked the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and federal authorities to investigate how local prosecutors handled the killing of 25-year-old Ahmaud Arbery, who was pursued by a white father and son before being shot on a residential street.

Faith leaders meet with Reopening Advisory Committee, don?t discuss timing

Clergy and lay leaders from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish organizations met virtually with state officials Tuesday but set no timetable for reopening houses of worship.

Summer of nothing: Here are dozens of Boston events not happening because of coronavirus

More than 70 celebrations have been canceled in Boston this summer because of the coronavirus pandemic.

MLB presents its return-to-play plan to the players

One of the biggest obstacles, as usual, will be money.

Worcester to allow construction of new PawSox stadium to resume

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Jeneé Osterheldt

Black restaurant owners in Boston want to see relief on the menu

Restaurants owned by immigrants, Black people, and other people of color have historically struggled to get business loans, liquor licenses, and contracts. Now, COVID-19 is amplifying the inequities in how those businesses will stay open.

Is infertility treatment essential during a pandemic? Depends on who you ask

For women hoping to become pregnant, the prospect of putting off infertility treatments during the pandemic is excruciating, and ? some doctors say ? could potentially make it more difficult for them to ultimately have a child.

This is what it?s like to get tested for COVID-19

Somerville offered all residents free testing, regardless of whether they?re showing symptoms of COVID-19, so I took them up on the offer.

Rhode Island

Put Rhode Island on your pandemic playlist

The compilation includes official state songs, irreverent spoofs, a Benny?s ad, and even a ballad about Anne Hutchinson.

Raimondo sees no way to avoid furloughs and layoffs as the state faces an $800 million loss in revenue

The coronavirus might change Federal Hill forever

Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | CHELSEA CONABOY

New mothers, don?t fear: You were made for times like this

Let them eat coronavirus

Nicole St. Clair Knobloch

Governors can lead the way on climate too

Postcards from the pandemic

IDEAS | Ian Haydon

I got an experimental COVID-19 vaccine. I?m willing to put it to the ultimate test.

VISUAL STORIES

Patriots defensive end Chase Winovich may be confined, but he?s hardly at a standstill

Photos: Fighter jets fly over Boston hospitals

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Boston Globe staff photographer Erin Clark named Feature Photography Pulitzer finalist for 2020

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R.I. SONGS

Put Rhode Island on your pandemic playlist

The compilation includes official state songs, irreverent spoofs, a Benny?s ad, and even a ballad about Anne Hutchinson.

Some restaurants ask Baker for May 19 partial reopening, full capacity in June

A group of about 100 restaurant owners, managers, and hospitality personnel sent an open letter to Gov. Charlie Baker on Tuesday, asking to partially reopen on May 19.

Cambridge man?s search for justice for brother slain in Australia results in an arrest

The death of Scott Johnson, who was gay, was initially dismissed as a suicide. Three years ago, the case was reclassified as a hate crime.

Scientists caution it may be too soon to broadly ease Mass. coronavirus rules

From Dr. Fauci, a reality check for colleges and students as they look toward fall

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Bruins

Don?t worry, we?ll still be seeing an awful lot of Tom Brady this season

The Buccaneers will have five prime-time games and four others in the late-afternoon slot.

Worcester allows PawSox stadium construction to resume

Work at Polar Park, where the Pawtucket Red Sox are scheduled to move in 2021, has been on hold since the first week of April.

MIAA football committee votes to stick to eight divisions

The vote must still be approved by the MIAA's Tournament Management Committee.

MLB presents its return-to-play plan to the players

Instant replay: The best sports on TV Wednesday

Instant replay on table for NFL owners

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Infect volunteers with Covid-19? A proposal lays bare a minefield of issues

Experts question Facebook?s approach to combat Covid-19 misinformation

Covid-19 has shuttered labs. It could put a generation of researchers at risk

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

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

Business

TALKING POINTS

Consumer prices fall to lowest level since 2008

Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Uber reportedly in talks to acquire Grubhub

Uber is in talks to acquire Grubhub, said three people with knowledge of the discussions, aiming to create one giant player in food delivery as more people turn toward those services in the coronavirus pandemic.

Virus upends corporate relocation industry

Amazon holds tight to statistics of stricken workers

I have been told to return to work but I worry it won?t be safe. What can I do?

Pandemic spawns new spirit of collaboration for Boston?s longtime rival hospitals

Politics

Biden plans to stay home, testing limits of virtual campaign

Judge puts off approving US request to dismiss Flynn case

7 of the biggest moments from Tuesday?s Senate coronavirus hearing

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Marijuana

Marijuana banking access included in House leadership?s coronavirus relief bill

The next Mass. marijuana commissioner is not allowed to be a registered Democrat

magazine

I?ve been sheltering in place my whole life and I?m over it

Home design inspiration: Going glam, with a Gwen Stefani edge

The ?fourth trimester? and plight of new mothers during a pandemic

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, May 11-17

sports

Lowell?s Mayele Malango takes his shot with inaugural Revolution II team

USA Gymnastics scraps events for rest of the year

NBA Players Association denies report it polled players about a possible return this season

metro

Put Rhode Island on your pandemic playlist

Some restaurants ask Baker for May 19 partial reopening, full capacity in June

Cambridge man?s search for justice for brother slain in Australia results in an arrest

Nation

Georgia prosecutors, too, are under investigation after slaying of jogger

Numbers show encouraging signs in Mass., but new model calls for 2,000 more deaths by early June

Coronavirus deaths continue downward trend; Baker requests $1 billion to fight pandemic

World

As countries restart, WHO warns about lack of virus tracing

Iranian friendly fire kills 19 in 2nd missile accident of year

Fire at nursing home in Moscow suburb kills 9, injures 9

politics

Judge puts off approving US request to dismiss Flynn case

7 of the biggest moments from Tuesday?s Senate coronavirus hearing

Watch live: Anthony Fauci, health officials testify on reopening economy amid coronavirus pandemic

business

Consumer prices fall to lowest level since 2008

Uber reportedly in talks to acquire Grubhub

Virus upends corporate relocation industry

lifestyle

How to help teens during a pandemic? ?It?s a dance,' according to this parenting coach

At the MFA, four virtual DJs-in-residence will spin tracks inspired by Basquiat

Is this the perfect time to go gray? For this expert, quarantine hair care has a ?silver lining?

marijuana

Marijuana banking access included in House leadership?s coronavirus relief bill

The next Mass. marijuana commissioner is not allowed to be a registered Democrat

San Francisco gives alcohol, tobacco, and marijuana to people dealing with addiction while isolating

opinion

Postcards from the pandemic

Civility goes out the window . . . over ice cream, over noodles

Hospitals expecting people to rush back for normal care are in for a surprise

food & dining

Recipe: This classic all-beef meatloaf is a comfort-food classic

Cooking together, cooking apart

Recipe: Velvety, bright-green spring pea soup is ridiculously simple to make

travel

We want to know: When do you think you?ll travel again?

Crane Beach, World?s End, and more reopening May 19, the Trustees say

Virtual tours in Connecticut and a new bikeway in Maine

Books

Chapter 15: ?This one?s gonna hurt?

Chapter 14: Puzzles to solve

Chapter 13: ?Ring the Bell!?

Movies

Faith meets reason in a documentary about the Dalai Lama

How John Krasinski has rewired our engagement with celebrity

In ?How to Build a Girl,? Beanie Feldstein is not-so-sweet 16

Television

What spoiled ?Hollywood? ? spoilers included

When a TV show makes a bad first impression

Watch: ?The Office? cast reunites for Zoom wedding on John Krasinski?s ?Some Good News?

music

Jordan Hall will remain off-limits for concert rentals until June 2021

When Little Richard gave up rock 'n' roll for Jesus

Andre Harrell helped kick in the door for the culture

Theater/Dance

Shakespeare on the Common?s ?Tempest? faces stiff winds

There?s no music on this playlist, just laughs

?Parade,? ?The Stone? each grab three Elliot Norton awards in a virtual ceremony

globe local

Milton set to read story of America?s first international humanitarian mission

With the world upside down, I?m learning grace from my grandchildren

Amid COVID-19, Newton mayor proposes budget that defers ?investments and initiatives?

Obituaries

Longtime pass-rushing tutor John Teerlinck dies at age 69

A league of her own: Women?s sports pioneer Mary Pratt dies at 101

Andre Harrell, executive who bridged hip-hop and R&B, dies at 59