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Minnesota will mobilze National Guard in response to protests

The governor of Minnesota said he plans to fully mobilize the state?s National Guard and promised a massive show of force to help quell civil unrest following days of protests over the police killing of George Floyd. Demonstrations that were sometimes violent also occurred in cities across the country.
Images from protests across the nation

Ten arrested, four officers injured during Boston protests in support of George Floyd, police say

The arrests were for a range of offenses including assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, tagging, resisting arrest, assault by dangerous weapon, and damage to property.
Hundreds protest in Boston?s South End in support of George Floyd

?When one of us dies, we all die?: For many Black Bostonians, Minneapolis suddenly feels close to home

Black people in and around Boston found themselves in the familiar position of leaning on one another.

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George Floyd worked with officer charged in his death

Trump walks back his incendiary Minneapolis ?thugs? post

Pentagon puts military police on alert to go to Minneapolis

Jeneé Osterheldt

It?s bigger than buildings. America is burning

National Guard summoned to aid cities amid police clashes at protests over George Floyd?s death

Teenager dead after shots fired at protesters in Detroit, police say

A befuddling phenomenon: Why are Boston?s Asians underrepresented in coronavirus cases and deaths?

The data has unsettled public health officials and community activists, who are concerned the numbers reflect a low level of testing among the city?s Asian American population coupled with a fear of harassment.

Restaurants could open as soon as June 8, if trends are still promising, officials say

Restaurants could open as soon as June 8, but only serving outside and only if the public health metrics continue to look good, state officials said.
Celtics to allow players to work out after Gov. Baker announces Boston?s pro teams can return to practice

Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services

A divided Supreme Court on Friday rejected an emergency appeal by a California church that challenged state limits on attendance at worship services that have been imposed to contain the spread of the coronavirus.

Six firefighters injured battling 7-alarm blaze in South Boston

Opinion

MICHAEL A. COHEN

America needs a path forward ? but we don?t have a president who can point the way
EDITORIAL

The taxpaying workers in Massachusetts who still need coronavirus cash relief
LETTERS

In virtual space, students slip through Boston schools? fingers
Diane Hessan

Disillusioned Trump voters ? up for grabs

What to do this weekend

Get ready for summer?s biggest hit: Revenge of the Drive-In

Musician for hire brings serenade ?magic? to sidewalks and lawns

A new taco pop-up in the North End, breakfast to go in West Roxbury, and Greek returns to Harvard Square

A nerd alert from some passionate ?Big Bang Theory? fans

Coming Sunday
The virus?s tale

A full account of how coronavirus spread in Mass.

This weekend, the Globe will release an in-depth look inside the outbreak, following the virus as it spread around the state.

Comfort Zone

A tale of work-from-home back pain, remedied

12 documentaries that take you places

Museum of Fine Arts will grow its contemporary art collection

You want to dine out safely: Now there?s a mask for that

Peter Abraham I Sunday baseball notes
How hiring Ron Roenicke was the right call by the Red Sox, now more than ever
Roenicke is preparing for the leadership role he will take in guiding the group through playing and traveling during the pandemic.

Twitter helped make Trump president. Now they?re at war
Twitter this week pushed back on Trump?s online practices in a a soft blow to his communication strategy and a jab at his ego. But Trump is showing no signs of abandoning his favorite social media platform.

A timeline of President Trump's tweets about Twitter

Bill to allow rent control in Mass. takes a step forward on Beacon Hill
A joint committee has recommended that the measure be approved, but many hurdles remain.

Dinner With Cupid
Blind date: ?I could literally talk until the person across the table passes out?
They talked for hours, but were they speaking the same language?

Layoffs loom for Brookline school employees

District leaders said they hope to recall the staff and open at full capacity in the fall, but a $12.8 million town budget gap has forced the district to make hasty decisions on how to reduce expenses immediately.
In shake-up, Boston Public Schools eliminates 10 positions

Tom Brady gave a commencement address to students at the Forman School, a private boarding school in Connecticut
Brady appeared during a virtual ceremony Saturday morning to give a speech to graduates of the Litchfield, Conn. school exclusively for students with learning disabilities.

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Two charged for alleged robbery/kidnapping in Methuen; third suspect sought

5 men, 1 youth arrested on gun charges in 4 incidents in Boston Thursday and Friday

Car slams through side of home in Stoneham

On StatNews.com

Trump says U.S. will terminate relationship with WHO in wake of Covid-19 pandemic

Contact tracing may help avoid another lockdown. Can it work in the U.S.?

Coronavirus resources

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

A look at what can reopen in each phase of Massachusetts? opening plan

Key metrics the state is looking at for the reopening

How to stay safe from coronavirus as you venture out during Mass. reopening

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

Boston is still running

Postcards from the pandemic

Recommended Reads

Mask-wearing has become routine, save a few scofflaws

As people emerge from their home confinement, some choose to wear masks, while others don?t, even when they know the rules.

Christopher Muther
Are you ready to travel again? Here?s what Globe readers said
A surprising number of people are ready to fly, and they?re not letting the economy get in the way of summer plans.

No citations for unmasked joggers. No tickets for ignoring the curfew. Does Marty Walsh?s ask-don?t-punish approach work?
Amid the pandemic, Mayor Marty Walsh has avoided the heavy hammer of punitive action for those who flout new coronavirus rules. He?s opted instead for a simple appeal: Please wear a mask and social distance because it is the right thing to do.

Rhode Island

Dinner on the diamond at McCoy Stadium tastes bittersweet

It's easy to savor a meal on the field where Dustin Pedroia played, but the imminent departure of the PawSox to Worcester is still hard to swallow.

R.I.'s Phase 2 starts Monday as new COVID-19 cases and hospitalizations fall

Doctor McDonald prescribes resilience
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Michael P. Jeffries

A protest ?is the language of the unheard?
Josh Bernoff

Should Twitter censure presidential tweets?
IDEAS | Ruth Kogen Goodwin

Quarantine gave me freedoms I don?t want to lose
EDITORIAL

Trump hijacks the debate over Internet law
LETTERS

Postcards from the pandemic
Ideas | Aubrey Clayton

There isn?t one true coronavirus death rate

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Rage burns over George Floyd?s death during ?I Can?t Breathe? protests in Minneapolis

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

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

?What they did was murder,? George Floyd?s family says of police as protests erupt in Minneapolis

metro

Ten arrested, four officers injured during Boston protests in support of George Floyd, police say
The arrests were for a range of offenses including assault and battery on a police officer, disorderly conduct, tagging, resisting arrest, assault by dangerous weapon, and damage to property.

?We will not accept it?: Hundreds protest in Boston?s South End in support of George Floyd

On the basketball court at Peters Park, protesters knet, practicing socially distance and wearing masks, to demonstrate police brutality. Loudspeakers played a song about Black men and women who had been killed by police in recent years. ?Eric Garner, say his name. Say his name,? the music blared as the protesters kneeled silently.

Six firefighters injured battling 7-alarm blaze in South Boston

A 7-alarm fire broke out in multiple buildings in South Boston early Saturday morning, injuring 6 firefighters, Boston fire officials said.

Everyone ? including Trump ? has an opinion about this potential COVID-19 treatment, and that?s making it hard to find out if it works

Hundreds protest the death of George Floyd

sports

Tom Brady delivers commencement address to The Forman School class of 2020.

The former Patriots and current Buccaneers quarterback delivered the speech to the Litchfield, Conn. school for children with learning disabilities.

Tom Brady gave a commencement address to students at the Forman School, a private boarding school in Connecticut

Brady appeared during a virtual ceremony Saturday morning to give a speech to graduates of the Litchfield, Conn. school exclusively for students with learning disabilities.
Peter Abraham I Sunday baseball notes

How hiring Ron Roenicke was the right call by the Red Sox, now more than ever

Roenicke is preparing for the leadership role he will take in guiding the group through playing and traveling during the pandemic.

Jaylen Brown says he plans to peacefully protest George Floyd?s death

David Price reportedly will donate $1,000 to every Dodger minor leaguer

Commissioners ask Congress to act on athletes? pay

STAT

The world needs Covid-19 vaccines. It may also be overestimating their power

In a medical first, doctors treat Parkinson?s with a novel brain cell transplant

A cancer patient reconsiders her end-of-life wishes amid Covid-19

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

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

Business

SpaceX presses ahead for historic launch Saturday afternoon
Despite more storms in the forecast, SpaceX pressed ahead Saturday in its historic attempt to launch astronauts for NASA, a first by a private company.

Bill to allow rent control in Mass. takes a step forward on Beacon Hill
A joint committee has recommended that the measure be approved, but many hurdles remain.

Old Reebok campus slated to be new post-merger HQ for Tufts Health, Harvard Pilgrim

Boston Scientific, with Minnesota ties, sends letter to employees on George Floyd?s death

Virus deaths hit 100,000 and US funeral business is in trouble

First closure in Brazil, world?s top exporter, specter of more disruptions

Politics

Supreme Court rejects challenge to limits on church services

Timeline: President Trump?s tweets about Twitter

Twitter helped make Trump president. Now they?re at war

Marijuana

States with medical marijuana laws saw 20 percent drop in some opioid prescriptions

Arkansas group stops collecting signatures for 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

MIAA Field Hockey Committee launches a new starter, approving 7-on-7 boys? proposal as a separate sport

NBA close to finalizing plan to restart season, but questions still abound

Red Sox won?t lay off full-time employees but some to have pay cut

metro

Ten arrested, four officers injured during Boston protests in support of George Floyd, police say

?We will not accept it?: Hundreds protest in Boston?s South End in support of George Floyd

Six firefighters injured battling 7-alarm blaze in South Boston

Nation

Timeline: President Trump?s tweets about Twitter

George Floyd worked with officer charged in his death

Former Minneapolis police officer charged in George Floyd?s death as protests continue nationwide

World

WHO pauses trial of hydroxychloroquine, once touted by Trump as a ?game changer,? over safety concerns

Virus threatens Chinese traditions of chopsticks and family-style meals

Netanyahu corruption trial begins, taking Israel into uncharted territory

politics

Timeline: President Trump?s tweets about Twitter

Twitter helped make Trump president. Now they?re at war

Trump walks back his incendiary Minneapolis ?thugs? post

business

SpaceX presses ahead for historic launch Saturday afternoon

Bill to allow rent control in Mass. takes a step forward on Beacon Hill

Old Reebok campus slated to be new post-merger HQ for Tufts Health, Harvard Pilgrim

lifestyle

A tale of work-from-home back pain, remedied

Museum of Fine Arts will grow its contemporary art collection

Our lives during the pandemic

marijuana

States with medical marijuana laws saw 20 percent drop in some opioid prescriptions

Arkansas group stops collecting signatures for marijuana legalization

Medical marijuana expansion nears final passage in Louisiana

opinion

Would a Biden presidency bring a substantial change to US foreign policy?

The taxpaying workers in Massachusetts who still need coronavirus cash relief

America needs a path forward ? but we don?t have a president who can point the way

food & dining

When will diners be ready to return to restaurants? Here?s what 1,000 Globe readers said

Sorry, COVID-19: Jason Santos is opening a new restaurant

Recipe: With plenty of time on her hands, the author perfected crispy, chewy oatmeal-raisin cookies

travel

On wings of song

Are you ready to travel again? Here?s what Globe readers said

A Maine Tourism Relief Fund, a shoemaking vacation, and a bracelet for the road ahead

Books

All for kids: comic books, online camp, and prizes

Authors fascinated with other authors

Local bestsellers for the week ending May 24

Movies

A big birthday arrives for a filmmaker with a very big career

?The Vast of Night?: Any guesses how far Cayuga, N.M., is from Roswell?

Doc Talk: By George, spelling it out, COVID-19 in a Chinese city

Television

VMAs may set the stage for later awards shows

Coming out is ?no big deal? on ?Dead to Me?

A nerd alert from some passionate ?Big Bang Theory? fans

music

Musician for hire brings serenade ?magic? to sidewalks and lawns

Campaign aims to resurrect Great Scott under new ownership

Gramophone not required: Boston Public Library?s vast archive of digitally preserved 78s is just a click away

Theater/Dance

In Pittsfield, a theater is determined to raise the curtain this summer

A quartet of BSO musicians and Boston Ballet dancers create ?White Swan?

With Broadway From Home, cooped-up kids can indulge their ?joy and love of theater?

globe local

With drive-throughs, yard signs, and photo ops, seniors forge ahead with nontraditional graduations

Kind, good, caring people can help get us through these times

Was Governor Charlie Baker right to allow hair salons to reopen?

Obituaries

Albert Krieger, a bulldog of the criminal defense bar, dies at 96

Larry Kramer, author and outspoken AIDS activist, 84

Robb Forman Dew, whose books explored the ?tidal flow of emotions? in families, dies at 73