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EU reopens its borders to 14 nations ? but not to US tourists

The European Union announced Tuesday that it will reopen its borders to travelers from 14 countries, but most Americans have been refused entry for at least another two weeks due to soaring coronavirus infections in the US.
Amid a resurgence of COVID-19 cases, states reverse openings and require masks

Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling

The Supreme Court on Tuesday made it easier for religious schools to obtain public funds, upholding a Montana scholarship program that allows state tax credits for private schooling.

Trump got written briefing in February on possible Russian bounties, officials say

US officials provided a written briefing in late February to President Donald Trump laying out their conclusion that a Russian military intelligence unit offered and paid bounties to Taliban-linked militants to kill US and coalition troops in Afghanistan, two officials familiar with the matter said.
Trump, Russia, and Afghanistan bounties: What we know so far

Where are all these fireworks coming from? New Hampshire, apparently

The skies of Greater Boston have been lit up by a noisy display that has divided the region into two camps: those lighting off fireworks and those wondering why.

Opinion

Joan Vennochi

Advice for Biden: Let Trump implode
Barbara Smith

The problem is white supremacy
EDITORIAL

America deserves better
LETTERS

Race and tension on the Everett City Council

How has Cam Newton performed against the AFC East? Pretty good
Newton is 7-1 in his career against the AFC East, and most of the damage to opponents came on the ground.

Jim McBride: How did Cam Newton go from MVP to a castoff by the Panthers? Dan Shaughnessy: If Cam Newton is healthy, this is an exciting signing

Harvard will drop policy targeting all-male ?final clubs'
The policy also barred single-sex women's clubs, who fought the decision.

UMass Amherst classes will be mostly remote but students can choose to return A college-by-college look at what some schools in Mass. are planning for the fall

St. Louis man who drew gun during protests says he and his wife feared for their lives
A St. Louis man who drew a gun on demonstrators who were in his neighborhood to protest the city?s mayor defended himself in an interview with NBC, telling a reporter that he and his wife feared for their lives.

Trump retweets video of couple drawing guns on crowd heading to St. Louis mayor?s home

Mayor Walsh has a message for Southie beachgoers: ?Somebody?s front lawn is not a bathroom?
South Boston's M Street beach is seeing a steady stream of locals looking to escape the heat. But across the road, neighbors are seeing a steady stream of something else.

New strain of swine flu that has pandemic potential identified by Chinese scientists
A new strain of flu identified by Chinese scientists has the potential to become a pandemic, according to a research article published Monday.

A running list of controversial statues, symbols, and names under scrutiny amid nationwide reckoning with racial history
Across the US, states are grappling with pushback regarding a trove of monuments and place names that many activists and lawmakers argue are ahistorical, degrading, and inappropriate amid a nationwide reckoning with racial injustice and benevolent forms of white supremacy.

What a family that lost five members to coronavirus wants you to know
The family?s 73-year-old matriarch, three of her 11 children, and her sister all died of COVID-19. Her survivors are focused on finding a remedy.

COVID-19 has largely spared the state?s youngest. But in Massachusetts group homes, infections touch many more

How Tanglewood will work for online listeners
A guide to the original content and encore concerts offered in place of this year's summer festival.

10 promising Tanglewood concerts to catch online Andris Nelsons on stepping back from his whirlwind schedule and preparing for streaming concerts

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Pedestrian suffers life-threatening injuries in Lynn hit-and-run

Big E organizers cancel 2020 fair

Robert Kraft was legitimate target in prostitution investigation at Florida day spa, prosecutor argues

Comfort Zone

Rentals are one way to float your boat this summer

Watch ?Laurel Canyon.? Then listen to these five albums

These face masks are a work of (bad) art

Where to find rooftop dining in Boston

On StatNews.com

In the death of a kitchen worker at a Boston hospital, a microcosm of the pandemic

Researchers report nearly 300 cases of mysterious syndrome tied to Covid-19 in kids

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

INNOVATION ECONOMY
The summer of alfresco meetings
Startups and investors are ditching video conferences in favor of walking meetings and small outdoor gatherings.

Kevin Cullen
The PC isn?t PC enough for some, but he keeps on truckin'
I?ve known Willie Gross, the Boston police commissioner, for almost a quarter-century. He is his own man.

Karilyn Crockett, of MIT, appointed head of city?s new equity and inclusion office
?For far too long, Boston City Hall has been an agent of racism, exclusion, and old crony gatekeeping of the city?s prosperity and power,? said Crockett, a Dorchester native.

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Sonia Sotomayor is the lone voice on systemic racism on the most conservative Supreme Court in decades

A liberal who is the first and only Hispanic justice, Sotomayor has emerged as a sharp, steady, and often lonely critic of administration policies she sees as clearly motivated by racial and ethnic discrimination ? and of her colleagues' willingness to look the other way.

If Cam Newton is healthy, this is a Patriots signing to get excited about
The Bills, Dolphins, and Jets are Charlie Brown, and Lucy just pulled the football away. Again.

A college-by-college look at what some schools in Mass. are planning for the fall
Here?s a look at what some colleges in Boston and across Massachusetts and New England are planning for the fall semester.

Rhode Island

?One of the worst impediments to accountability? in the country: Rhode Island law stands out for protecting police

As state lawmakers consider overhauling the Law Enforcement Officers' Bill of Rights, a provision that allows a panel of three officers to determine all serious discipline for cops is under fire.

Rentals are one way to float your boat this summer

Visitors from hot-spot states will have to quarantine or be tested as Rhode Island moves into Phase 3 of reopening
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

EDITORIAL

Troopergate case a study in privilege
Anthony Flint

Walk this way ? celebrating Boston?s pedestrian bridges
Isabelle Halsey

How the coronavirus has shaped my view of the world ? and my future in it
Joan Wickersham

The power to touch the soul and bear witness

Michael A. Cohen

The new liberal consensus?
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

America has a policing problem. It?s bigger than you think

VISUAL STORIES

A night at the Wellfleet drive-in, still a Cape Cod staple

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

metro

Watch live at 12 p.m.: Governor Baker speaking from the State House
Governor Charlie Baker is scheduled to speak Tuesday at noon. Watch live here.

Robert Kraft was legitimate target in prostitution investigation at Florida day spa, prosecutor argues

New England Patriots owner Robert K. Kraft was a legitimate target for Florida law enforcement and their use of hidden video cameras as police investigated prostitution at the Orchids of Asia day spa, a prosecutor said Tuesday.

Mayor Walsh has a message for Southie beachgoers: ?Somebody?s front lawn is not a bathroom?

South Boston's M Street beach is seeing a steady stream of locals looking to escape the heat. But across the road, neighbors are seeing a steady stream of something else.

?One of the worst impediments to accountability? in the country: Rhode Island law stands out for protecting police
Kevin Cullen

The PC isn?t PC enough for some, but he keeps on truckin'

sports

Baseball MVPs say it?s time to pull Kenesaw Mountain Landis? name off the award

Hired in 1920 as baseball's first commissioner, Landis and his legacy are ?always a complicated story? that includes ?documented racism,? official MLB historian John Thorn said.

How has Cam Newton performed against the AFC East? Pretty good

Newton is 7-1 in his career against the AFC East, and most of the damage to opponents came on the ground.

Spencer Dinwiddie, DeAndre Jordan have coronavirus, may not return with Nets

Brooklyn could be without two starters when the NBA resumes in Orlando.

Rockies? Ian Desmond passionately explains why he?s sitting out the 2020 season: ?Home is where I need to be?

Take a look at the progress being made on the new stadium for the Worcester Red Sox

Cam Newton says farewell Carolina, hello New England in a video

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

China approves Hong Kong security law, risking US anger
China's top legislative body approved a landmark national security law for Hong Kong on Tuesday, a sweeping attempt to quell dissent that risks U.S. retaliation and the city's appeal as a financial hub.

Big E organizers cancel 2020 fair
The annual Big E fair, scheduled from Sept. 18 through Oct. 4, has been canceled this year due to COVID-19, fair organizers announced Monday.

TALKING POINTS

Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy

Revere mayor responds to soaring unemployment in his city

Whole Foods workers prepare for more protests

?I can?t survive until October?: NYC restaurants fear delay to indoor dining

Politics

Supreme Court lifts ban on state aid to religious schooling

Watch live at 10 a.m.: Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies about reopening before Senate committee

AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019

Marijuana

Pot slump creates distressed opportunities

Justice Department memo says marijuana investigations were appropriate, but another probe is ongoing
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Globe Magazine

'I cried in private': The stress of being a doctor and parent in a COVID-19 unit
Perspective

Showing up to my job as a doctor is not enough to help people suffering from injustice
Love Letters

When we fight, he calls me names that make me cry
Cooking

Recipes: Three desserts for berry season

sports

NBA, union are planning to paint ?Black Lives Matter? on courts in Orlando, report says

MIAA?s Tournament Management Committee approves football, hockey divisions but not alignments

Who is Yairo Munoz, and how did he end up with the Red Sox?

metro

Watch live at 12 p.m.: Governor Baker speaking from the State House

Robert Kraft was legitimate target in prostitution investigation at Florida day spa, prosecutor argues

Mayor Walsh has a message for Southie beachgoers: ?Somebody?s front lawn is not a bathroom?

Nation

AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019

Trump got written briefing in February on possible Russian bounties, officials say

Abortion decision puts chief justice who wants to avoid politics at the center of a political debate

World

China to impose visa ban on Americans interfering in Hong Kong

Militants attack Karachi stock exchange, killing at least 3

Lebanon?s foreign minister to summon US envoy over comments on Hezbollah

politics

Watch live at 10 a.m.: Dr. Anthony Fauci testifies about reopening before Senate committee

AP sources: White House aware of Russian bounties in 2019

Trump got written briefing in February on possible Russian bounties, officials say

business

China approves Hong Kong security law, risking US anger

Big E organizers cancel 2020 fair

Cirque du Soleil files for bankruptcy

lifestyle

Ex-wife of ?Da Vinci Code? author Dan Brown files suit claiming ?unlawful and egregious conduct?

Rentals are one way to float your boat this summer

'Brides of the Deity: Black Queer Possession With Cultural Uprisings'

marijuana

Pot slump creates distressed opportunities

Justice Department memo says marijuana investigations were appropriate, but another probe is ongoing

Lester Grinspoon, Harvard psychiatrist and early champion of marijuana reforms, dies at 92

opinion

Gas tax is a regressive levy ? there are other ways to go

In leaning toward reopening, colleges are pushing our health to the edge

The problem is white supremacy

food & dining

Asian-Mexican fusion comes to Newburyport; more patios reopen; and several high-profile spots sign off due to COVID-19.

Honey without the drip

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

travel

Rentals are one way to float your boat this summer

Hike safely during the pandemic with these 5 overlooked White Mountain trails

Callie Crossley tolerates NE winters because of Martha?s Vineyard summers

Books

Four Takes: The mysteries of fatherhood

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

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

Movies

Carl Reiner, actor and comic who created ?Dick Van Dyke Show,? dies at 98

With ?Irresistible,? writer-director Jon Stewart gets political ? to a point

Jon Stewart settles into the director?s chair for ?Irresistible?

Television

John Oliver tackles widespread impending evictions on ?Last Week Tonight'

This week?s TV: Fireworks on the Fourth, ?Hamilton,? and LGBTQ persecution in Chechnya

Options for watching the new ?American Masters? Toni Morrison documentary for free

music

Watch ?Laurel Canyon.? Then listen to these five albums

Great Scott?s landlord lines up a new tenant for the club?s space

10 promising Tanglewood concerts to catch online

Theater/Dance

Harvard?s Jeraul Mackey is using improv to deepen the conversation about Boston and race

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

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

globe local

Pandemic puppies become part of the family

Newton Farmers? Market back in business in Newton South parking lot

Newton South student creates virtual tutoring program to help families during pandemic

Obituaries

William F. Thompson, prominent banker who helped found a venture capital firm, dies at 93

Arnie ?Woo Woo? Ginsburg, DJ whose ?Night Train? show ruled AM radio in the ?60s and ?70s, dies at 93

Dr. William Dement, leader in sleep disorder research, dies at 91