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Baker says camps, child care can reopen during Phase 2 of reopening

Summer camps and child care facilities can open in Massachusetts during Phase 2 of the state?s gradual reopening of the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Charlie Baker said Monday.

Baker didn?t hold back on what he thinks about Trump?s message on protests

Governor Charlie Baker sharply criticized comments President Trump has made about protests that have swept the nation, including Boston, following the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis.

Raimondo announces fewer COVID-19 cases; rejects Trump?s advice to ?dominate? Floyd protesters

Boston protests

Mayor Walsh calls violence that erupted after protest an ?attack on our city?

The looting and violence that erupted in downtown Boston on Sunday night after a day of mainly peaceful protests were ?an attack on our city and its people,? Mayor Marty Walsh said Monday, adding that the city ?will heal from this and we will come back stronger.?

Demonstrators return to Boston streets Monday, calling for end to police brutality Photos: Businesses pick up the pieces following a chaotic night in downtown Boston Monuments on Boston Common, Public Garden were defaced with graffiti following protests

George Floyd asphyxiated by sustained pressure, family-commissioned autopsy shows

Map: A look at the property damage around Boston after Sunday night?s protests

TV news truck targeted by vandals following George Floyd protests in Boston

What happens when the protests end? Obama lays out roadmap for change in Medium post

EDITORIAL

America?s willful ignorance about Black lives

This could be a watershed moment for the threat that Black Americans face from police, but only if political leaders refuse to accept anything less than real reform.

The virus?s tale

Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?

The first victims of coronavirus coped with an unexpected feeling: shame Join us on June 4 to discuss the spread of coronavirus in Mass.

Businesses, with conservative backing, sue Baker to overturn state of emergency orders

A group of salons, restaurants, and religious organizations, with the backing of a local conservative group, sued Governor Charlie Baker in state court Monday in a bid overturn the emergency powers he?s wielded during the coronavirus pandemic, comparing them to the authority of a king.

Trump slams governors as ?weak,? urges crackdown on protests

President Trump?s angry exhortations at the nation?s governors came after a night of escalating violence, images of fires and looting and clashes with police filling the nation?s airwaves and overshadowing the largely peaceful protests.

Trump took shelter in White House bunker as protests raged

Salem Police probing ?wildly inappropriate? tweet from official department account

Salem police officials have launched an investigation into a ?wildly inappropriate tweet? sent from the department?s official account Monday that called Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh ?ridiculous? over state social distancing rules, authorities said.

Cardinal Sean O?Malley calls for peace after George Floyd demonstrations, violence in city

BU to offer undergrads a fall choice: online or in-person classes

On Monday, BU officials said they would offer this hybrid teaching model for students who can?t make it to campus and to meet social distancing guidelines.

Boston area?s apartment-rental market stuck in limbo

As the city hits the traditional peak of its highly seasonal rental market ? a time when thousands of college students sign leases for the coming school year ? the coronavirus crisis is wreaking havoc on the process of finding a place to live.

State?s new eviction moratorium faces court challenge

Kennedy, Markey to spar at live TV debate Monday

The hourlong debate gives Markey and Kennedy their best opportunity to capture voters? attention, which has been consumed by the coronavirus pandemic and, in recent days, the wave of intense and sometime violent protests fueled by the killings of Black people by police.

How to watch the primary debate

Opinion

Newbury street and America?s fault lines

Kadijatou Diallo and John Shattuck

George Floyd and the history of police brutality in America

Trump can?t win after this ? can he?

No time to waste on mail-in voting

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At closed Mount Auburn Cemetery, an artist-in-residence has room to ?think very imaginatively?

Chanel Miller on practicing mental health during a pandemic and learning to live with uncertainty

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

12 documentaries that take you places

MLB

MLB owners reportedly set to offer a deal that would give players a prorated share of salaries

The owners appear to give some ground in an effort to save the season.

Peter Abraham: Baseball risks losing fans forever if this dispute costs the season

Maine reports 24 new coronavirus cases, Fryeburg Fair canceled

Maine reported 24 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths Monday afternoon, as the statewide case count climbs to 2,349 and the death toll stands at 89.

Several New Hampshire beaches reopen

State beaches and several town beaches in New Hampshire reopened for recreational activities Monday under Governor Chris Sununu?s plan to reopen the economy.

Richard Herd, Boston-born character actor known for ?Seinfeld? role, dies at 87

Richard Herd portrayed a range of characters and was best-known as Mr. Wilhelm, George Costanza?s boss on "Seinfeld."

COMFORT ZONE

Dracut girl and her dad raise $26,500 from their e-book to feed the hungry

Patrick and Stella Bonner's "Darien the Librarian" began as a bedtime story. Now it's a novel of more than 200 pages.

This week?s TV: Recent series worth remembering, an HBO sexual-consent drama, and a new ?Dirty John?

Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

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Woman rescued from Charles River says she was thrown in during an altercation

Amtrak resumes modified high speed Acela service in Northeast Corridor; implements safety measures

Belmont woman dies while hiking in Sandwich, N.H.

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Experts warn of dire global health consequences if U.S. withdraws from the WHO

MGH geriatrician has cared for the dying for decades. When her mom?s time came, Covid-19 kept them apart

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

Novella

Read ?The Mechanic? by Ben Mezrich

All chapters are available now for this fictional thriller that entwines a card shark, the legacy of Paul Revere, and the Gardner art heist.

Recommended Reads

?He must have completely fallen apart?: Star surgeon accused of murdering estranged wife

Prosecutors say that Ingolf Tuerk, the former head of urology at St. Elizabeth?s Medical Center, has admitted to strangling his estranged wife in the midst of a bitter divorce and dumping her body in a small pond near their home in Dover.

With transit a worry and offices reopening, is Boston?s traffic about to get worse than ever?

Even if a lot of people who previously took transit start driving to work, that will likely be neutralized by the number of people still working from home ? or not working at all.

Adrian Walker

America is on fire. What will we do with that?

George Floyd?s death at the hand of a Minneapolis police officer is the immediate catalyst for what we?re watching. But there have been many George Floyds. This wound is both raw and ancient.

Rhode Island

Providence high school students disappointed in plans for ?virtual? graduations

In a petition and letters, the students are asking why school leaders won't consider a variety of possible ceremonies as other districts have done.

Raimondo announces fewer COVID-19 cases; rejects Trump?s advice to ?dominate? Floyd protesters

Rhode Island governor says Floyd?s death represents a ?call for action? to combat racism

Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Laurence H. Tribe and Albert Turner Goins

Minnesota prosecutor?s charges might lead to an unjustly easy sentence for George Floyd?s killer

Peniel E. Joseph

The killing of Floyd represents a national tragedy that should be turned into a generational opportunity

Yemeni journalists top ?10 Most Urgent? list of press freedom cases

MICHAEL A. COHEN

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

In virtual space, students slip through Boston schools? fingers

IDEAS | RACHELLE COHEN

Pseudoscience goes on trial

VISUAL STORIES

These photos show how chaotic Boston got after Sunday?s protests over George Floyd

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

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

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SCHOOLS

Providence high school students disappointed in plans for ?virtual? graduations

In a petition and letters, the students are asking why school leaders won't consider a variety of possible ceremonies as other districts have done.

Several New Hampshire beaches reopen

State beaches and several town beaches in New Hampshire reopened for recreational activities Monday under Governor Chris Sununu?s plan to reopen the economy.

Demonstrators return to Boston streets, calling for end to police brutality

As people across the US and overseas take to city streets to denounce the deaths of George Floyd and other Black Americans killed by police, local organizers plan a third night of demonstrations in Boston on Monday, a day after peaceful protests downtown were marred by violence after nightfall.

Baker didn?t hold back on what he thinks about Trump?s message on protests

BU to offer undergrads a fall choice: online or in-person classes

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Celtics? activism resonates with team?s radio voice, Cedric Maxwell

The outspoken former Celtic wonders what life might have been like if he had access to social media platforms.

MLB owners reportedly set to offer a deal that would give players a prorated share of salaries

The owners appear to give some ground in an effort to save the season.

There?s no chance activist athletes will ?stick to sports? right now

Our sporting heroes are leading the way for social justice, taking the platform their fame provides and using it to amplify issues that matter.

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Patrick Chung has quietly become one of the Patriots? most valued players

Peter Abraham | On Baseball

Baseball risks losing fans forever if this dispute costs the season

Doc Rivers offers heartfelt statement on protests: ?Being black in America is tough?

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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

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Business

Music industry calls for Black Out Tuesday amid unrest

The music industry is planning to turn off the music and hold a day to reflect and implement change in response to the death of George Floyd and the killings of other black people.

Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts

?The hateful rhetoric advocating violence against black demonstrators by the US President does not warrant defense under the guise of freedom of expression,? one Facebook employee wrote in an internal message board.

China halts some US farm imports, threatening trade deal

Trump to meet with Barr, governors amid escalating protests

Landlords challenging eviction moratorium ask state?s highest court to overturn it

Boston area?s apartment-rental market stuck in limbo

Politics

Biden meets with Black leaders at local church amid unrest

Trump slams governors as ?weak,? urges crackdown on protests

What happens when the protests end? Obama lays out roadmap for change in Medium post

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Marijuana

Rapper who owns looted Calif. marijuana dispensary says justice is more important than business

Israeli scientists dig up cannabis traces in ancient temple

magazine

Escape to these hidden lakes of New England

How hotels and resorts are preparing for summer travelers

Recipes: Easy za'atar chicken, flatbreads, and more

Dinner With Cupid

'I could literally talk until the person across the table passes out'

sports

Better than George Springer? Dorchester?s Josh Baez has ?major-league tools all over the place'

Meet East End Eddie: The lifelong surfcaster hooked on fishing the Cape Cod Canal

Brad Keselowski wins NASCAR race at Bristol

metro

Providence high school students disappointed in plans for ?virtual? graduations

Several New Hampshire beaches reopen

Demonstrators return to Boston streets, calling for end to police brutality

Nation

Biden meets with Black leaders at local church amid unrest

Trump slams governors as ?weak,? urges crackdown on protests

How the pandemic looks to a 3-year-old

World

?Facing the darkest hour?: Hong Kong?s protest movement in crisis

A mile-long line for free food in Geneva, one of world?s richest cities

Researchers ponder why US and Europe are harder hit than Asia

politics

Trump slams governors as ?weak,? urges crackdown on protests

What happens when the protests end? Obama lays out roadmap for change in Medium post

Convulsing in protest, US cities brace for more unrest

business

Music industry calls for Black Out Tuesday amid unrest

Facebook Employees Stage Virtual Walkout to Protest Trump Posts

China halts some US farm imports, threatening trade deal

lifestyle

A kid with autism is part of the superhero team in new PBS series

Happiness is FaceTime, wine, and the Sunday crossword

Dracut girl and her dad raise $26,500 from their e-book to feed the hungry

marijuana

Rapper who owns looted Calif. marijuana dispensary says justice is more important than business

Israeli scientists dig up cannabis traces in ancient temple

Stock underperformers had best-paid cannabis executives

opinion

George Floyd and the history of police brutality in America

Newbury street and America?s fault lines

No time to waste on mail-in voting

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

Some enjoyable series to get through next few premiere-free weeks

This week?s TV: Recent series worth remembering, an HBO sexual-consent drama, and a new ?Dirty John?

VMAs may set the stage for later awards shows

music

Dropkick Murphys (and Springsteen) fill an empty Fenway with big-hearted showmanship

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

Campaign aims to resurrect Great Scott under new ownership

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

Richard Herd, Boston-born character actor known for ?Seinfeld? role, dies at 87

Avital Sagalyn, artist whose first solo show was just months ago, dies at 95

John Randall, ichthyologist extraordinaire, dies at 95