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In midst of police brutality protests, Boston officer becomes a symbol of activists? outrage

Outside of Boston?s police commissioner, there may be no officer more widely recognized than Captain John ?Jack? Danilecki. To some, he is ?the avatar of cop violence in Boston.? To others, he's a tough-love cop in a difficult job.

Appeals court orders dismissal of criminal case against Michael Flynn

Mass. residents view racism as systemic and support sweeping police reforms, new poll shows

The vast majority of Massachusetts residents see racism as a systemic problem, believe police treat Black people differently than everyone else, and support sweeping changes to policing, a new Suffolk/Globe poll found.
Read the full results of the Suffolk/Boston Globe survey Poll shows racial split on whether in-person schooling is safe for fall Residents still give Baker strong marks for coronavirus response

Dow plunges more than 800 points as coronavirus cases surge

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Mass. laws shielding police must go
JEFF JACOBY

Black and white Americans are embracing the Second Amendment
Scot Lehigh

Mitt Romney among the Republican Lilliputians
Renée Graham

?Daddy, what?s a noose??

Noose, white power signs found in Yarmouth last weekend
Flyers asking for white men to join local white nationalists were taped up along a street in Yarmouth over the weekend, just days after a noose was found hanging from a tree at a town beach, officials said.

FBI says noose in Bubba Wallace?s stall was garage door-pull rope, not a hate crime

With many Berkshires arts organizations closed for the season, unemployed workers facing a grim summer
The pandemic is shining a glaring spotlight on economic inequality in America, and perhaps nowhere is it more evident than in tourist destinations such as the Berkshires.

New daily US cases surge to highest in 2 months
The US on Tuesday reported 34,700 new cases of the virus, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University. That?s more than on any single day since the outbreak began with the exception of two days.

Highlights from Fauci?s testimony before Congress

For $5,000, couples can book a 90-minute wedding with 8 guests at the Boston Public Library
If your nuptials were ruined by the coronavirus, the BPL is proposing a new outdoor option.

Thunderstorms in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon
The National Weather Service said Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms, some of which could produce heavy rainfall.

Here are the key changes MLB will implement for the 2020 season

The 60-game season will feature a number of differences from a normal season, including the use of a designated hitter in the National League.
MLB, players agree on format for 2020 season, with games starting in late July

David Ortiz in legal, financial dispute with mother of one of his children
Ortiz and Fary Almanzar Fernandez have obtained restraining orders against each other.

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Motorcyclist killed in crash on Interstate 495 in Raynham

Boston woman found fatally shot in car in Lowell

Alabama history agency admits perpetuating systemic racism

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Awkwafina, Doris Kearns Goodwin to headline a virtual Massachusetts Conference for Women

For $5,000, couples can book a 90-minute wedding with 8 guests at the Boston Public Library

5 digital museum tours to tide you over

The stories behind our weird COVID dreams? They?re now a book

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Amid Covid-19, federal minority health experts are conspicuously silent

Opinion: Human challenge trials aren?t the answer to a speedy Covid-19 vaccine

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Boston is still running

Have a tip about wrongdoing or injustice for the Globe?s Spotlight Team? We want to hear from you

Boston police spent more than $200,000 on military-style equipment during first five months of this year

The documents covered a wide array of police operations, from weapons used by the SWAT team to 10 years of data on internal affairs investigations and where officers have executed search warrants.

Pandemic delivers a major blow to Boston?s fall theater season

The Huntington announces layoffs and scraps plans for 2020 while SpeakEasy and New Rep postpone productions.

New York City Marathon becomes latest major race to cancel due to coronavirus

The world's largest marathon, which was scheduled for Nov. 1, is going the route of Boston and cancelling its 2020 edition.

More than 2,000 Massachusetts educators have received layoff or nonrenewal notices

Education association officials said they have seen a rise in pink slips because federal and state governments have failed to approve adequate funding for local school districts in time for them to budget for staffing in the fall.

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Black students, alumni go public with painful stories of racism at prestigious prep schools

At least 10 private Massachusetts schools, some among the most prestigious in the state, are now being called to task by students and graduates wielding Instagram pages with rapidly growing audiences.

Amid pandemic, Mass. community colleges, state universities face financial challenge
More than half a dozen Massachusetts community colleges and state universities could rapidly burn through their cash in the worst-case financial scenario for the next academic year, leaving them on shaky footing, according to a report released on Tuesday.

THE FINE PRINT
Not the kind of wedding they had planned ? and partially paid for
Alden Castle would provide a marriage ceremony, a cocktail hour, a sit-down dinner, and dancing for about 130 guests in a sumptuous 100-year-old manse. But that all changed with the pandemic.

Rhode Island

It?s not just you. Fireworks are out of control this year ?

Way too many Rhode Islanders have decided that this is a good moment to buy as many illegal fireworks as possible and put on their own shows at all hours of the night in every corner of the state.

Nasal swabbing is the new Rhode Island rite of passage

ACLU lawsuit leads to the release of 25 immigrant detainees from Wyatt amid pandemic
Newton

Special report

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

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Bob Coughlin and Steve Walsh

Pioneering a coronavirus vaccine through Massachusetts innovation
Harvey Silverglate and John Henn

How to reduce police violence in Boston
Joan Vennochi

Barr interrupts his legal work for Trump to stir up trouble in Boston
Victoria L. Jackson

Cancel the fall college football season
EDITORIAL

Officers who don?t tell the truth don?t deserve to wear a badge
IDEAS | BRENT RENAUD

Black Lives Matter in a haven for white supremacists

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Food for the soul ... and the community

Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Life during the coronavirus pandemic

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In midst of police brutality protests, Boston officer becomes focus of investigations, outrage
Outside of Boston?s police commissioner, there may be no officer more widely recognized than Captain John ?Jack? Danilecki. To some, he is ?the avatar of cop violence in Boston.? To others, he's a tough-love cop in a difficult job.

Thunderstorms in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon

The National Weather Service said Wednesday will be mostly cloudy with showers likely and a chance of thunderstorms, some of which could produce heavy rainfall.

Independent report slams handling of coronavirus outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers? Home; witness describes walking the veterans ?to their death?

The leadership team at the Soldiers? Home in Holyoke, where at least 76 elderly veterans have died of COVID-19 since the start of the pandemic, made ?substantial errors? in responding to the outbreak, according to a scathing independent report released Wednesday.
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It?s not just you. Fireworks are out of control this year ?

Video shows a police officer tearing apart a BLM protester sign

sports

Standout back Andrew Farrell re-signs with Revolution on multi-year deal

The three-time Revolution defender of the year and member of the Revolution?s all-time team ranks fourth in minutes played and fifth sixth in games started in franchise history.

New York City Marathon becomes latest major race to cancel due to coronavirus

The world's largest marathon, which was scheduled for Nov. 1, is going the route of Boston and cancelling its 2020 edition.

Here are the key changes MLB will implement for the 2020 season

The 60-game season will feature a number of differences from a normal season, including the use of a designated hitter in the National League.
On baseball

It should be good news that baseball will return. Why doesn?t it feel that way?

Four issues MLB still has to address after settling on a 60-game season restart

In virtual ceremony, Globe honors its Athletes of the Year and Phelps Scholars

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

Dow plunges more than 800 points as coronavirus cases surge
The selling on Wall Street accelerated Wednesday morning, pulling stocks sharply lower, as investors turned cautious after new coronavirus cases in the US climbed to the highest level in two months.

New daily US cases surge to highest in 2 months
The US on Tuesday reported 34,700 new cases of the virus, according to figures compiled by Johns Hopkins University. That?s more than on any single day since the outbreak began with the exception of two days.

Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker press meatpackers on exports to China

White House wins ruling on health care price disclosure
TALKING POINTS

Workhuman valued at more than $1 billion

From Apple to Facebook, tech?s new diversity pledges follow years of failure

Politics

Appeals court orders dismissal of criminal case against Michael Flynn

2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in N. Carolina, Kentucky

Final results in N.Y., Kentucky primaries could be days away

Marijuana

Bernie Sanders calls for marijuana legalization in Senate floor speech on policing reform

Kansas City mayor wants to stop penalizing marijuana possession
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Perspective

Bill Russell?s hope for America: That this time will be different
Connections

Before my father died of COVID-19, he taught me the importance of listening
Love Letters

Does sending old photos to my ex send the wrong message?
Cooking

Recipes: Thai grilled pork skewers with chili-lime sauce

sports

Boston?s Liverpool fans are ready to celebrate a Premier League title

Instant replay: The best sports on TV Wednesday

MLB, players agree on format for 2020 season, with games starting in late July

metro

In midst of police brutality protests, Boston officer becomes focus of investigations, outrage

Thunderstorms in the forecast for Wednesday afternoon

Independent report slams handling of coronavirus outbreak at Holyoke Soldiers? Home; witness describes walking the veterans ?to their death?

Nation

2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in N. Carolina, Kentucky

Trump family to ask court to stop publication of tell-all by president?s niece

Final results in N.Y., Kentucky primaries could be days away

World

China, Korea report new infections; Trump wants less testing

China may enact Hong Kong security law at end of June

Russians eat burgers in gloves. Should everyone?

politics

2 Republicans opposed by Trump win in N. Carolina, Kentucky

Final results in N.Y., Kentucky primaries could be days away

Prosecutor: Trump ally Roger Stone was ?treated differently?

business

Dow plunges more than 800 points as coronavirus cases surge

New daily US cases surge to highest in 2 months

Elizabeth Warren and Cory Booker press meatpackers on exports to China

lifestyle

No reports of the Obamas on the Vineyard yet, but one sign points to their summer arrival

Awkwafina, Doris Kearns Goodwin to headline a virtual Massachusetts Conference for Women

For $5,000, couples can book a 90-minute wedding with 8 guests at the Boston Public Library

marijuana

Bernie Sanders calls for marijuana legalization in Senate floor speech on policing reform

Kansas City mayor wants to stop penalizing marijuana possession

Pennsylvania Supreme Court tosses county ban on probationers using medical marijuana

opinion

Mass. laws shielding police must go

Black and white Americans are embracing the Second Amendment

?Daddy, what?s a noose??

food & dining

A bumper crop of beets and apples becomes a sweet and savory ketchup

Hyperlocal goods at Picnic & Pantry

In the midst of COVID-19, Formaggio Kitchen?s Kate Smith becomes the big cheese at a Newton gastropub

travel

Is this goodbye to make-your-own waffle stations?

Douglass Williams on the Basque region, slushy drinks, and that trip he took with his mom when he was 12

Public markets return, weddings still happen, and blankets keep memories alive

Books

In Roddy Doyle?s ?Love,? sharing beers -- and memories

In Ottessa Moshfegh?s ?Death in Her Hands,? a mysterious note leads to self-invention

?Jesus and John Wayne? untangles gender messages in white evangelical circles

Movies

Democracy as a topic dominates this year?s Nantucket Film Festival documentaries

Showcasing a new approach for the movie theater business

At the movies then and (not quite) now

Television

Presidential debate details begin to emerge

Judd Apatow is the king of telling comics? stories

BET Awards will be a virtual affair

music

Hot Stove Cool Music adds Steven Tyler to its all-star lineup

This Minimalist composition is ?a shimmering latticework on which to hang your thoughts?

What will become of Boston?s fall classical music season?

Theater/Dance

Pandemic delivers a major blow to Boston?s fall theater season

Idris Goodwin offers free plays for children as ?sparks for conversation? on race

Yale Rep cancels entire ?20-21 season

globe local

Local officials call on state to boost local aid

Newton to expand to on-street restaurant service, mayor says

Heat and humidity are back, but will break for ideal summer day Thursday

Obituaries

Thoreau biographer Robert D. Richardson, praised for ?fluent, agile prose,? dies at 86

Gerard Doherty, a last link to all three Kennedy presidential campaigns, dies at 92

Messias Kokama, indigenous leader in the Amazon, dies at 53