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Supreme Court rules for Trump administration in deportation case

The Supreme Court ruled Thursday that the Trump administration can deport some people seeking asylum without allowing them to make their case to a federal judge.

Fact checking Trump?s claims about the Maine lobster industry
In another Tweet rife with falsehoods, President Trump on Wednesday alleged that his predecessor, former president Barack Obama, ?destroyed the lobster and fishing industry in Maine.?

Trump returns to a changed Wisconsin to shore up support

Treasury sent more than 1 million coronavirus stimulus payments to dead people, watchdog finds

It was previously reported that the Treasury Department and Internal Revenue Service disbursed some payments of up to $1,200 each to dead people. But the astonishing scope of the problem had not been known.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Roxbury Prep?s future offers a chance for healing
Linda J. Bilmes

A perfect fiscal storm of revenue shortfalls for cities and towns
Joan Vennochi

Tearing down Christopher Columbus won?t raise up the Mashpee Wampanoag
PATRICK CHAPPATTE

Trump?s latest virus treatment: A taste of his own medicine

?When I hear Black Lives Matter, I want to focus on the lives.' After policing, a host of other systems await reform
The stark inequities that Black Americans have long endured in the criminal justice system are only the tip of the iceberg, activists say. But will the diverse coalition of protesters demanding change dig in to fight systemic racism in housing, health care, and education?

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Commissioner Gross made a big mistake meeting with Bill Barr
Gross got nothing from the sit-down, apart from blistering and well-deserved criticism from elected officials and others.

Pharmacy that was state?s largest recipient of opioids to pay $11 million in settlement

The Injured Workers Pharmacy, the largest recipient of opioid pills in Massachusetts between 2006 and 2012, will be ordered to pay the state $11 million to settle allegations that it improperly dispensed medication, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Thursday.

Joe Biden builds his lead in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, new polls show

President Donald Trump has lost significant ground in the six battleground states that clinched his Electoral College victory in 2016, according to New York Times/Siena College surveys, with Joe Biden opening double-digit leads in Michigan, Pennsylvania and Wisconsin.

Love Letters
When we fight, he calls me names that make me cry
How do I get him to understand how his words make me feel?

BU antiracist center gets $1.5 million gift from Vertex Foundation for launch
Biotech giant Vertex will help fund Boston University?s new Center for Antiracist Research with a $1.5 million, three-year gift, offering a strong measure of support for its founder, Ibram X. Kendi.

Mayor Walsh launches fund to address racial inequity

Good news for Wally: MLB mascots will be allowed in parks
The league reversed its decision to ban mascots in the restart of the MLB season.

Another 1.5 million Americans file for unemployment

Another 1.5 million Americans filed for unemployment last week, a number that is well below March highs but remains an indication of the damage to the economy done by the coronavirus pandemic.

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NFL to cancel Hall of Fame game to open preseason

Jenny Slate to stop voicing Black character on ?Big Mouth?

Salem police captain demoted for controversial tweet directed at Walsh, Baker

Comfort Zone

Recipes: Three desserts for berry season

Could I paint in your living room? Owners with a waterfront house for sale on the Cape let an artist set up her easel.

Camp Harbor View tallies $8.7m in donations

5 New Hampshire hikes with views of lakes

On StatNews.com

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

ANALYSIS
Poor information, leadership flaws exacerbated Holyoke Soldiers? Home crisis
Transparency was lacking throughout the ordeal, according to the report.

Chuck E. Cheese files for bankruptcy
The 43-year-old chain, which drew kids with pizza, video games, and a singing mouse mascot, was struggling even before the coronavirus pandemic. But it said the prolonged closure of many venues due to coronavirus restrictions led to Thursday?s Chapter 11 filing.

INNOVATION ECONOMY
?No one has navigated something like this before'
Three months after an Entrepreneurship for All gathering, I checked in with a few of the people to see how they were doing during the pandemic.

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DA, ex-head of State Police probably violated the law by ordering arrest report altered, panel says

The episode, dubbed Troopergate, led to the abrupt retirements of Colonel Richard and his second-in-command. Several months later, two other top State Police officials also retired. It was the first in a series of scandals that have roiled the force since 2017.

?The avatar of cop violence in Boston?: Police captain routinely crosses line, activists say
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.

Red Sox
Black minor leaguers in Red Sox? system face a particularly daunting challenge with racism
Josh Ockimey and Josh Tobias have to exist and thrive in a space that doesn?t embrace them the way it does most of their teammates.

Rhode Island

Good thing he doesn?t live in California: Rhode Islander plans to run the entire length of his state

Jon Pincince's goal is 80 miles in one day, from the Burrillville woods to the Atlantic Ocean, to raise money for the Nonviolence Institute.

The most intriguing Rhode Island General Assembly races of 2020 (Part 1)

Rhode Island may require visitors from coronavirus hotspots to quarantine
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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

Nicole Triplett

Coronavirus contact tracing apps aren?t worth the health risk to Black and Latinx people

Scot Lehigh

Mitt Romney among the Republican Lilliputians
JEFF JACOBY

Black and white Americans are embracing the Second Amendment
EDITORIAL

Mass. laws shielding police must go
Renée Graham

?Daddy, what?s a noose??
IDEAS | BRENT RENAUD

Black Lives Matter in a haven for white supremacists

VISUAL STORIES

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

metro

State education reopening plan leaves parents, officials wanting more detail
Governor Charlie Baker?s new guidelines for the start of the academic year left parents, teachers, and school officials eager for more details ? and anxious about what the fall semester will hold.

Pharmacy that was state?s largest recipient of opioids to pay $11 million in settlement

The Injured Workers Pharmacy, the largest recipient of opioid pills in Massachusetts between 2006 and 2012, will be ordered to pay the state $11 million to settle allegations that it improperly dispensed medication, Attorney General Maura Healey announced Thursday.

What you need to know about the state guidelines for reopening schools

Governor Charlie Baker is expected to release guidelines Thursday for reopening Massachusetts schools amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Read the state?s guidelines on reopening schools

?When I hear Black Lives Matter, I want to focus on the lives.' After policing, a host of other systems await reform

sports

Good news for Wally: MLB mascots will be allowed in parks

The league reversed its decision to ban mascots in the restart of the MLB season.

NFL to cancel Hall of Fame game to open preseason

The Aug. 8 enshrinement ceremony for the newest members of the Hall of Fame is expected to be postponed as well.
High schools | football

Mystic Valley Regional Charter becomes first Massachusetts high school to cancel 2020 football season

Mystic Valley becomes the first Massachusetts program to call off its 2020 football season.

Rob Manfred on MLB?s return: ?We owe it to our fans to be better?

Former Red Sox manager Eddie Kasko dies at 88

Liverpool moves closer to Premier League title

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

Chuck E. Cheese files for bankruptcy
The 43-year-old chain, which drew kids with pizza, video games, and a singing mouse mascot, was struggling even before the coronavirus pandemic. But it said the prolonged closure of many venues due to coronavirus restrictions led to Thursday?s Chapter 11 filing.

Houston facing ?Apocalyptic? July 4 holiday as coronavirus surges
Even as Houston-area intensive-care wards approach full capacity, the worst is yet to come because of ?the huge amount of transmission going on in our community,? a leading disease specialist warned.

BPDA chief demands Faneuil Hall Marketplace operator defer tenants? rent

Another 1.5 million Americans file for unemployment

Mayor Walsh launches fund to address racial inequity

?We are in deep trouble?: US records highest one-day total of new COVID-19 cases since late April

Politics

Fact checking Trump?s claims about the Maine lobster industry

Supreme Court rules for Trump administration in deportation case

Joe Biden builds his lead in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, new polls show

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

Red Sox president Sam Kennedy hopes to see fans back at Fenway this season

Red Sox sign third-round pick Blaze Jordan

Jarome Iginla headlines hockey?s 2020 Hall class as fourth Black player elected

metro

State education reopening plan leaves parents, officials wanting more detail

Pharmacy that was state?s largest recipient of opioids to pay $11 million in settlement

What you need to know about the state guidelines for reopening schools

Nation

Joe Biden builds his lead in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, new polls show

A list of current travel advisories due to COVID-19 in the Northeast

Trump returns to a changed Wisconsin to shore up support

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

Supreme Court rules for Trump administration in deportation case

Joe Biden builds his lead in Wisconsin, Michigan, Pennsylvania, new polls show

Trump returns to a changed Wisconsin to shore up support

business

Chuck E. Cheese files for bankruptcy

Houston facing ?Apocalyptic? July 4 holiday as coronavirus surges

BPDA chief demands Faneuil Hall Marketplace operator defer tenants? rent

lifestyle

The North East Motor Sports Museum is a winner

Jenny Slate to stop voicing Black character on ?Big Mouth?

Could I paint in your living room? Owners with a waterfront house for sale on the Cape let an artist set up her easel.

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

A new statue at the Justice Department

In Milton, a lesson about race

Consider that Bolton had his reasons

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

The North East Motor Sports Museum is a winner

N.H.?s old-fashioned, family-favorite attractions are opening. Here?s what to expect

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

Books

Bibliophiles: James McBride on music, narrative, and reading on subways

Tracing complicated entanglements of love and work in ?Friends and Strangers?

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

Movies

Dad rock, Steely Dan, and why there?s more there than meets the ear

Doc Talk: seeking refuge, finding refuge, profiting from pain

?Last Tree? grows in London

Television

In HBO?s serial-killer docu-series ?I?ll Be Gone in the Dark,? tales of the hunter and hunted are intertwined

Presidential debate details begin to emerge

Judd Apatow is the king of telling comics? stories

music

Record stores are getting their groove back

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?

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