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Mass. reports 208 new coronavirus cases, 48 additional deaths

Key metrics the state is using to track the pandemic continued to trend downward or hold steady.
The latest COVID-19 numbers from Mass. Key metrics the state is looking at for the reopening

Trump?s halting walk down ramp raises new health questions

President Trump faced new questions about his health Sunday, after videos emerged of him gingerly walking down a ramp at the US Military Academy at West Point and having trouble bringing a glass of water to his mouth during a speech there.

Trump faces bleak poll numbers five months before election

 Trump moved Tulsa rally date after learning about Juneteenth

Protests, vigils to continue across the region Sunday
More than a dozen protests, vigils, and marches were scheduled across the region Sunday, as the nationwide wave of demonstrations against structural racism and police brutality continue after the killing of George Floyd in Minneapolis last month.

Former Patriot Ben Watson speaks at Boston Common event: ?We want justice? Racial justice groups are flooded with millions in donations in wake of Floyd death Thousands join in Sunday prayer and protest in front of the White House

Opinion

IDEAS | MAYA ANGELA SMITH

As a Black mother-to-be, I?m already full of heartache
EDITORIAL

Low-balling the Chelsea population threatens the state?s coronavirus epicenter
RENÉE GRAHAM

The nationalist president and the white supremacist
IDEAS | DIANA SPECHLER

Social distancing calls for new methods of consent

Will 2020 crises permanently derail community college students? educations?
More so than at other colleges, the repercussions of the pandemic have reverberated deeply at Bunker Hill Community College, a school that serves primarily part-time students who juggle families and jobs, and even in normal times struggle with basic needs.

Young people have the megaphone. Here?s what they want everyone else to hear
Across the country, people in their teens and early 20s are organizing protests, vigils, and rallies. They say lasting change will take work from people of all ages.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Shame makes a comeback
Suddenly, our leaders seem aware that they are being judged by their fellow citizens, and by history. Will it last?

Aubri Esters, an advocate for safe drug use on the streets, dies at 35
Serving on the state's Harm Reduction Commission, Aubri Esters provided an eloquent public voice for those who use drugs and those without homes.

Economy is rebounding, White House economic director says
The US economy is recovering, said White House economic director Larry Kudlow, and he said the $600-a-week bonus payments made to some Americans will end as planned on July 31. "The unemployment rate will fall, and 2021 is going to be another solid, solid year,? he said Sunday.

Here?s how to limit your risk of contracting coronavirus while out
Here's what health experts recommend doing when going to eat at a restaurant, having friends over, going to the gym, traveling, and more.

A century later, another epidemic?s victims are remembered and reburied
Fifty victims of smallpox and other infectious diseases that have been removed from an imperiled, unmarked graveyard on Gallops Island and recently reburied in Boston?s Mount Hope Cemetery.

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Hospitals are trying to coax you back ? and convince you that it?s safe ? as the COVID-19 outbreak eases

Hospitals are attempting to safely ramp back up non-COVID operations while still caring for some COVID patients and trying to keep enough beds open for another surge of infections. Patients are fearful.

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Unemployment scam is locking out those with legitimate claims to benefits
?I called every day, but got nowhere. No updates, no call backs, nothing.?

As the economy recovers, that same old problem is resurfacing ? Boston traffic
The region?s slow reopening is providing the Boston area with something of a real-time experiment in just how much traffic its highways can take before hitting their tipping points.

Rhode Island

Pawtucket teacher, two women charged with vandalizing Columbus monument in Providence

Memorial had been fenced off following wave of attacks on Columbus statues in other cities.

Rhode Island will offer $2,000 bonuses to landlords who rent to low-income families

A renewed debate: Should Rhode Island drop 'Providence Plantations? from its official name?
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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?
Seven takeaways from ?The virus?s tale,? an inside look at the spread of coronavirus in Massachusetts The first victims of coronavirus coped with an unexpected feeling: shame The virus's tale: a live discussion

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JEFF JACOBY

Statue-toppling, right and wrong
Dallas Ducar

Title IX and transgender athletes
IDEAS | Aubrey Clayton

The statistical paradox of police killings
IDEAS | David Scharfenberg

Here come the white people ? a new antiracist movement takes flight
IDEAS | MICHAEL T. KLARE AND DARYL G. KIMBALL

Keep nuclear testing off the table
IDEAS | CLARENCE WARDELL AND DENICE ROSS

Police data belongs to the people

VISUAL STORIES

Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

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

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

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A century later, another epidemic?s victims are remembered and reburied
Fifty victims of smallpox and other infectious diseases that have been removed from an imperiled, unmarked graveyard on Gallops Island and recently reburied in Boston?s Mount Hope Cemetery.

Suspected motorcycle gang member arrested for gun possession in West Bridgewater

A suspected member of the Outlaws motorcycle club was arrested after police found he was in possession of an illegal gun Friday evening in West Bridgewater, State Police said on Sunday.

As social justice movement grows, Chinatown takes stock

This moment of pushing for social justice is forcing many people in Boston's Chinatown and elsewhere to think about what justice means, and how to bring their neighbors and colleagues along.

Aubri Esters, an advocate for safe drug use on the streets, dies at 35
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Justin is ready to be part of a family of his own

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Here?s a suggestion when sports return: Wire everything for sound

The uncertainty of what?s to come guarantees that sports broadcasts will be different.

Josh Winsper is a standout in track and field, and a Paralympics hopeful

Winsper, who started his track and field career at Old Rochester Regional, wants to be a strength coach.

Photo essay: Phase 2 brought a burst of recreational sports activity to the area

With restrictions loosened, people were back out there, playing basketball and volleyball, hitting the beach, and stretching their legs.

Former Patriot Ben Watson speaks at Boston Common event: ?We want justice?

State tourney flashback: Sydney Scales capped Walpole comeback in D1 East girls? lacrosse final
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MLB players resigned in negotiations; owners depict them as entitled

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

Business

Federal stimulus money delivered via debit cards sows confusion
VISA debit cards are to be taken seriously. The government sent out four million of them, representing about 2.5 percent of all stimulus payments.

Report: 40,000 cruise ship workers still trapped at sea
More than 40,000 cruise ship workers are still stuck at sea because of concerns about the coronavirus.

TALKING POINTS

The week in business

Boston businesses confront hard questions around racial inequity

As Mass. economy reopens, more layoffs in hospitality industry

THE FINE PRINT

Unemployment scam is locking out those with legitimate claims to benefits

Politics

Trump?s halting walk down ramp raises new health questions

Trump moved Tulsa rally date after learning about Juneteenth

Economy is rebounding, White House economic director says

Marijuana

Nevada governor seeks pardons for low-level pot possession

Navajo Nation sues over hemp growing operation

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Perspective

What too many white people still don?t understand about racism
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Explore these less-traveled spaces at 8 Boston area parks and open spaces
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Rugby fans pack stadium in virus-free New Zealand

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A century later, another epidemic?s victims are remembered and reburied

Suspected motorcycle gang member arrested for gun possession in West Bridgewater

As social justice movement grows, Chinatown takes stock

Nation

Thousands join in Sunday prayer and protest in front of the White House

Economy is rebounding, White House economic director says

Atlanta police chief resigns, officer fired after fatally shooting Black man

World

South Korea to charge defector groups over North leaflets

North Korea cuts off all communications lines to South Korea

Iran announces death sentence for man accused of spying on assassinated commander

politics

Trump moved Tulsa rally date after learning about Juneteenth

Economy is rebounding, White House economic director says

Trump faces bleak poll numbers five months before election

business

Federal stimulus money delivered via debit cards sows confusion

Report: 40,000 cruise ship workers still trapped at sea

The week in business

lifestyle

The life-changing magic of remembering my mother

8 great gifts for a socially distanced Father?s Day

With Cambridge-based HipStory, house parties become virtual benefit concerts

marijuana

Nevada governor seeks pardons for low-level pot possession

Navajo Nation sues over hemp growing operation

Method Man launches cannabis venture to support Black business

opinion

A 16-year-old?s COVID diary

Don?t talk of ?ghosts? ? celebrate the vibrant life of the Wabanaki tribal nations

The nationalist president and the white supremacist

food & dining

Patio dining opens: Here?s where to sup in the sun

Recipe: Grilled lamb kebabs with feta-yogurt sauce are appealing summer fare

Recipe: Loaf-pan spinach lasagna isn?t daunting to make and just right for three

travel

How travel will be different after the pandemic

Seeing the world from upside-down and all around

Pack a picnic: Choice spots away from home for a family meal

Books

New and revitalized bookstores, and a historical YA to check out

Governing through Charlottesville?s crucible of violence

Local bestsellers for the week ending June 7

Movies

In ?Artemis Fowl,? not your average 12-year-old

Mining comedy from pain in ?The King of Staten Island?

A tailor-made role for Bill Nighy in ?Sometimes Always Never?

Television

After 24 seasons, ?The Bachelor? names its first leading man of color

First Black ?Bachelor,? Matt James, cast by ABC

When an actor?s eyes speak worlds

music

Five Black musicians on a reckoning with racism, and what comes next

In popular music, a long history of anguish and outrage over police brutality

Now streaming from Methuen: a treasured organ with nine lives

Theater/Dance

Free Shakespeare on the Common?s ?The Tempest? has been canceled

Rhode Island?s Trinity Rep and Gamm Theatre postpone fall seasons

Coming to the big screen this summer: comedians at drive-ins

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Walpole residents call for school officials to drop ?Rebels? nickname during rally

In lieu of Pride parade, crowds visit Franklin Park vigil for Black trans lives

Shame makes a comeback

Obituaries

Aubri Esters, an advocate for safe drug use on the streets, dies at 35

William S. Sessions, FBI Director at a Turbulent Time, Dies at 90

Dorothy Zinberg, a founding member of the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, dies at 92