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Mass. reports 1,685 new coronavirus cases, 167 new deaths as Baker says testing is vital for reopening

On Thursday the state reported an additional 14,329 tests had been completed, for a total of 424,361. The death toll from the virus in Massachusetts rose by 167 cases to 5,482. The number of confirmed coronavirus cases climbed by 1,685 to 82,182, as the state?s daily percentage of positive tests dipped slightly to 12 percent,
The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts Map: Town-by-town coronavirus data in Massachusetts

Here?s what we know ? and don?t ? about the Mass. reopening plan

The state may start to reopen Monday. What?s the plan?
Baker won?t pick his favorite stat, but it appears state may have met one White House reopening milestone

Ousted vaccine chief says federal government has no coronavirus plan

Dr. Rick Bright, who has filed a whistle-blower complaint, warned that the dysfunctional federal response could lead to the ?darkest winter in history.?
5 of the most important moments from Rick Bright?s testimony on the coronavirus response

In Mass., dozens of illegal evictions attempted, despite pandemic moratoriums, Healey says

Opinion

SCOT LEHIGH

Joe Biden?s strengths match the nation?s needs in these troubled times
Lawrence Lessig

The Supreme Court v. the coronavirus
Seán P. O?Malley

During the coronavirus pandemic, be the better angel
Arthur Caplan

Is it ethical to give someone coronavirus to create a vaccine? Yes
'THE MECHANIC' BY BEN MEZRICH

Latest chapter
Chapter 16: The Book of Bells
Professor Adrian Jenson didn't much like the Boston Tea Party Museum, but he needed something there.

Binge the first half of 'The Mechanic'

We're getting deep into "The Mechanic," Ben Mezrich's fictional tour of Boston. The board is set. The characters are coming into focus. And blood has been spilled. Join now to get in on the rest of the action.

Comfort Zone

Oprah to headline Facebook, Instagram graduation event Friday

How to get everyone in your house to help keep things tidy-ish

Urbanity Dance is projecting pop-up dance videos, powered by car battery, onto Boston buildings

The Boston Book Festival is looking for essays about this challenging time

Walsh hints at a street makeover for Boston ? by taking away space from cars
More commuters biking to work. More travel lanes for buses. Restaurant tables spilling out onto the streets. Mayor Martin J. Walsh is hinting at such a makeover for parts of Boston amid the pandemic, largely by taking space away from car traffic.

Kite-surfing and social distancing, but no Sullivan?s at Castle Island
There's no parking, no Sullivan?s, no crowds, no lines, no sea gulls poaching French fries. That?s the new abnormal at Castle Island.

Globe Magazine
I lost both my parents in the COVID-19 era. How do I reopen my own life?
The news is all about reopening the economy. But for all of us who are grieving, it?s personal too.

Maine reports 3 deaths and 50 new coronavirus cases, loosens statewide lodging requirements

Three deaths and 50 new coronavirus cases were reported in Maine Thursday afternoon, bringing the state?s death toll to 69 and case count to 1,565.
In N.H., Hampton Beach guidelines are passed, and back-to-school talk starts

Employees lament the ergonomic office furniture they left behind
Working from home?s getting to be a real pain. Who knew we?d miss not only our colleagues and the lunch place downstairs, but our furniture, too?

Mass. courthouses expected to physically reopen this summer amid coronavirus; jury trials possible in September

Massachusetts courthouses, which have been physically shuttered for the last two months amid the COVID-19 pandemic, are expected to reopen for in-person proceedings this summer, with jury trials possibly targeted for September if children can return to school, officials said Thursday.

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Big Brothers Big Sisters group gets new CEO

Cambridge police patrolman honored nearly 109 years after he died on duty

All bets will remain off at Mass. casinos until at least June 1

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Gawande says leaving Haven CEO job will allow him to focus on Covid-19

Watch: Testing failures have plagued the U.S. response to Covid-19. How did we get here?

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

COMFORT ZONE
?Everybody?s OK?: Matt Damon talks about his stepdaughter contracting COVID-19 and his lockdown in Ireland
The actor, who has Bono as a neighbor in a suburb of Dublin, told a local radio show that his 21-year-old stepdaughter and her roommates contracted the coronavirus in New York but have since fully recovered.

Cambridge man says he was turned away from grocery store without a mask ? even though he is exempt

People can be exempt from wearing a mask if they would not be able to breathe safely, have a behavioral health diagnosis that makes them unable to wear a mask, are accompanying someone who relies on lip-reading to communicate, or need supplemental oxygen to breathe.
Many police departments are giving out masks instead of fines for scofflaws amid coronavirus

Congress introduces new bill requiring cash refunds from airlines ? regardless of who cancels the trip
"Americans need cash in their pockets to pay for food, housing, and prescriptions, not temporary credits toward future travel," Senator Ed Markey said in the bill announcement.

ANALYSIS

Saving lives or saving the economy? Reopening doesn?t have to be an all-or-nothing proposition

Some scientists and economists are arguing there is a middle ground, albeit one that requires parts of the population to remain in quarantine.
3 million more Americans filed for unemployment last week

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Everyone is doing social distancing wrong except me

Polls show everyone thinks they're doing social distancing right and everyone else is doing it wrong. Allow me to explain why that isn't possible.

COVID-19 was thought largely to spare children. That may no longer be the case
Boston Children?s Hospital and MGH have treated a total of at least 10 patients with what doctors call ?pediatric multi-system inflammatory syndrome,? which may be linked to coronavirus.

Memorial Day is coming, and Cape Cod beaches still aren?t ready for the masses amid the coronavirus
Most officials on the Cape are looking to Governor Charlie Baker to institute guidelines on how to manage anticipated beach crowds.

Rhode Island

More than 218K jobless in R.I., but Governor Raimondo says state ?holding its own? in COVID fight

Rhode Island Health Department says there are a total of 12,016 people who have tested positive for COVID-19 and 468 who have died from the virus.

Vacationing in R.I. this summer? You might need to be tested first

Check out the creative ways some high schools are honoring the class of 2020
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Arthur Caplan

Is it ethical to give someone coronavirus to create a vaccine? Yes
Seán P. O?Malley

During the coronavirus pandemic, be the better angel
EDITORIAL

Trump exploits coronavirus to hold post office hostage

MARCELA GARCÍA

Latinos, hit hard by the coronavirus, struggle to bury their dead
LETTERS

Postcards from the pandemic
IDEAS | Kathryn Paige Harden

Success requires luck. Why don?t we spread it around?

VISUAL STORIES

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

Photos: Celebrating Mother?s Day, from a social distance

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

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

metro

Lynn fire damages three-decker; no injuries reported
The residents of a three-family home in Lynn were displaced by a three-alarm fire Thursday afternoon, but no one was injured, according to the Lynn Fire Department.

Kite-surfing and social distancing, but no Sullivan?s at Castle Island

There's no parking, no Sullivan?s, no crowds, no lines, no sea gulls poaching French fries. That?s the new abnormal at Castle Island.
KEVIN CULLEN

Hair today, gone tomorrow

The barber shop is like a minimalist production of ?Waiting for Godot,? with just barber and customer on stage.

A plea for video calls, a lifeline to those living and dying in nursing homes

Cambridge police patrolman honored nearly 109 years after he died on duty

sports

IOC sets aside $800 million to offset losses for Tokyo Olympic postponement

It is still unclear how big the total postponement bill will be.

Rays All-Star Blake Snell proclaims he will not pitch this year if his pay is cut more

Blake agreed in March 2019 to a $50 million, five-year contract.
sports media

Announcer Joe Buck clarifies comments about piping in crowd noise for NFL games

Buck said Wednesday it was ?pretty much a done deal? crowd noise would be piped in during NFL games.

Unearthing a few untold Celtics stories from this interrupted season

A canceled wedding, a cancer diagnosis, and a surprise ? at the 50-yard line at Gillette Stadium
Alex Speier

How will the Red Sox approach a very different baseball draft in 2020?

STAT

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

Big Brothers Big Sisters group gets new CEO
One of the challenges Mark O?Donnell will face as chief executive: finding enough adults to be big sisters and big brothers for the ?littles? who need mentors during the pandemic.

All bets will remain off at Mass. casinos until at least June 1
State regulators on Thursday confirmed that the industry has little hope of being in the first wave of reopening.

INNOVATION ECONOMY

Take them to the river

3 million more Americans filed for unemployment last week
TALKING POINTS

Grocery prices in April had biggest monthly jump in nearly 50 years

US meat plants are changing, signaling end of 99-cent chicken

Politics

Democratic Senate candidates to debate on June 1

5 of the most important moments from Rick Bright?s testimony on the coronavirus response

Burr steps down as Senate Intelligence Committee chair for duration of probe into his stock sales

Marijuana

About two-thirds of people feel Mass. marijuana legalization was a success, according to new poll

Arizona court rejects online initiative signature gathering for initiatives such as marijuana legalization
magazine
Cover story

The 5 scariest ways scammers try to rip us off
Class of 2020

The 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author has a special message for this year's graduates
Cooking

Quick and easy asparagus recipes
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, May 11-17

sports

Jeremy Lin discussed how Asian Americans are facing discrimination during the coronavirus pandemic

Tracking which golf courses are open in Eastern Massachusetts

Boston College AD reportedly in the mix for UCLA job

metro

Lynn fire damages three-decker; no injuries reported

Kite-surfing and social distancing, but no Sullivan?s at Castle Island

Hair today, gone tomorrow

Nation

Postal Services launches review of package delivery fees as Trump influence grows

Graham to probe origins of Russia inquiry; won?t call Obama

Court revives lawsuit targeting President Trump?s business dealings at Washington hotel

World

China is defensive. The United States is absent. Can the rest of the world fill the void?

As countries restart, WHO warns about lack of virus tracing

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

politics

5 of the most important moments from Rick Bright?s testimony on the coronavirus response

Burr steps down as Senate Intelligence Committee chair for duration of probe into his stock sales

Watch live: Immunologist who said he was ousted from job after warning Trump administration testifies

business

Big Brothers Big Sisters group gets new CEO

All bets will remain off at Mass. casinos until at least June 1

Take them to the river

lifestyle

The dos and don'ts of cutting your own bangs

Oprah and Barack Obama headline star-studded virtual graduations this weekend. Here?s how to watch.

Tips on how to cut men's hair at home

marijuana

About two-thirds of people feel Mass. marijuana legalization was a success, according to new poll

Arizona court rejects online initiative signature gathering for initiatives such as marijuana legalization

Maine scuttles residency requirement for pot businesses

opinion

Joe Biden?s strengths match the nation?s needs in these troubled times

Good grief, Mr. President

Trump is not a role model during coronavirus

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

3 Rhode Island road trips to consider when you want to get out safely but start small

Congress introduces new bill requiring cash refunds from airlines ? regardless of who cancels the trip

Ready to haul out that bike? Here?s what to know before you go

Books

Chapter 18: A shot in the dark

Chapter 17: On an eagle?s wings

Talk about ?The Mechanic? with Ben Mezrich and the Globe

Movies

10 movie choices to agree with all of the time

Doc Talk: Two looks at COVID-19, Louis Malle?s America, Henri Langlois salute

?The Last Dance? as choreography; or why Larry Bird and John Wayne are different

Television

The unscripted silliness of bloopers is a blunder to behold

Netflix slates Jeffrey Epstein documentary for May 27

In ?Hightown,' there?s a menace on the Cape

music

Housebound with my records, my preschooler, and a resolve to fill the silence

For musicians, unemployment coverage is out of step

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

Theater/Dance

In isolation, theater couples entertain new ideas ? and each other

Gloucester Stage cancels summer season

Urbanity Dance is projecting pop-up dance videos, powered by car battery, onto Boston buildings

globe local

Should recreational marijuana businesses be allowed to operate in Massachusetts during the pandemic?

?Happy 78th birthday, Ray. Keep waving. Keep smiling.?

Technology helps keep formerly homeless veterans in Somerville monitored during pandemic

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