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Segun Idowu, head of BECMA, is a man of the moment

At just 31, Segun Idowu already has a career as an organizer behind him, from street protests to the campaign to bring body cameras to Boston police. Now, just 20 months into his role as the executive director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), Idowu has emerged as a singular voice of the moment.

?They?re absolutely devastating:? Anti-Trump ads by Republican Lincoln Project catch Democrats? attention

Founded by prominent ?Never Trump? Republican strategists, the Lincoln Project has launched a relentlessly negative assault on the president with rapidly created ads designed to enrage and distract him.
Take a look at a dozen of the Lincoln Project?s most devastating anti-Trump ads

Mass. reports 23 new deaths, 210 new COVID-19 cases Saturday

State officials reported 23 new deaths and 210 new cases of the coronavirus Saturday, a little more than a day before much of Massachusetts prepares to ease coronavirus restrictions starting Monday.

Opinion

MICHAEL A. COHEN

America, we have a problem
JEFF JACOBY

Like the nation?s founders, Americans say: ?More immigrants, please?
Jonathan Kaledin

We need a Water New Deal too
Alex Beam

Dukakis has some advice for Biden: Don?t take those polls seriously

The long road back from COVID-19
It took Nina Coletta 72 days to get back home.

Florida?s COVID-19 cases jump by record for single day as virus surges in parts of US
In another worrying sign, WHO reported more than 212,000 confirmed cases of COVID-19 around the world on Saturday, the highest single-day increase since the start of the pandemic. More than 60% of the cases were in the Americas.

Man in famous 9/11 photo dies from COVID-19 in Florida
Stephen Cooper, an electrical engineer from New York who lived part-time in the Delray Beach area, died March 28 at Delray Medical Center due to COVID-19. He was 78.

Here are the people President Trump is proposing building statues of in his new National Garden
President Trump announced he was signing an executive order to create the National Garden of American Heroes, which he said was an outdoor park that will feature statues of "the greatest Americans who ever lived.?

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Twinning to the max
There are friends who do everything together. And then there are these friends.

Patriots kicker Justin Rohrwasser has Three Percenters tattoo removed
Rohrwasser reportedly has had the tattoo on his arm associated with the antigovernment militia group the Three Percenters removed.

Sports COVID-19 Notebook: MLS game postponed after eight positive results

Boston police identify 15-year-old killed in Boston during violent week

A week of violence in Boston continued into the weekend, with two people dying Friday night, one in a fatal stabbing, and another person seriously injured in a shooting Saturday morning in separate incidents, police said.
Boston man is charged in shooting of 15-year-old at South Shore Plaza in Braintree Trauma compounded on trauma: Boston suffers violent week ahead of July Fourth

David Price cites health, family in opting out of 2020 season
Price, traded to Los Angeles in February, made the decision after heavy consultation with both family and his new team.

Peter Abraham: Red Sox? Mitch Moreland played it safe with regard to his family Alex Verdugo wasting little time getting into the swing with Red Sox

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Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Ipswich boat crash

Two people shot in Roxbury, police say

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Harvard ornithologist pedals cross-country for #BlackBirdersWeek

Where the masks are ?art objects you can also wear?

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Experts are calling for a 9/11-style commission on U.S. coronavirus response. Here?s where it could start

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

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The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Boston is still running

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Maine explains travel restrictions against Mass. residents
Earlier Thursday, Gov. Charlie Baker had vowed to call Maine Gov. Janet Mills to ask about the additional restrictions.

Amid moment of reckoning, some police chiefs leave the job to someone else
Several area police chiefs, facing tough new calls for reform brought on by the national Black Lives Matter movement, have announced plans to retire.

Rhode Island

Nursing homes say R.I. was slow to test at outset of pandemic

R.I. Health Care Association responds to Governor Raimondo's comments, saying nursing homes were "climbing uphill."

Rare R.I. Supreme Court vacancy raises questions of race, power

With Fourth of July looming, Raimondo ?worried? about coronavirus spike
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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?
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Be a patriot. Wear a mask.
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Cocktails to go? Not in Massachusetts.
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More than 1,000 gather in Boston for celebration of Black women in march and rally
In stark contrast to largely subdued Independence Day in Boston, more than 1,000 people gathered Saturday afternoon to celebrate the lives of Black women, and demand an end to police violence, with a planned march from Nubian Square in Roxbury to a rally at Boston Common.

Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Ipswich boat crash

A 19-year-old man was flown to a hospital for treatment of life-threatening injuries Saturday after he fell out of the boat he was driving and the vessel ran him over before crashing into a houseboat, Ipswich police said.

For devoted Fourth fans, an off-key Independence Day

For devoted fans of the annual celebration, it is one more loss to the coronavirus.

Police confiscate cache of fireworks, incendiary devices in South Boston

Mass. reports 23 new deaths, 210 new COVID-19 cases Saturday

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NASCAR?s Kevin Harvick, Denny Hamlin expect to duel at Brickyard 400

A win for Harvick would tie him with Hamlin for four victories each at Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
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MLS game postponed after eight positive results

The MLS is Back Tournament is set to open Wednesday with a match between Orlando City and expansion Inter Miami.
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Jared Sullinger shapes plan for NBA return

In four seasons with the Celtics, Sullinger averaged 11.1 points and 7.7 rebounds, but he missed 70 games with injuries,

Alex Verdugo wasting little time getting into the swing with Red Sox
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David Price cites health, family in opting out of 2020 season

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Segun Idowu, head of BECMA, is a man of the moment
At just 31, Segun Idowu already has a career as an organizer behind him, from street protests to the campaign to bring body cameras to Boston police. Now, just 20 months into his role as the executive director of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts (BECMA), Idowu has emerged as a singular voice of the moment.

?Huge bummer?: July Fourth will test Americans? discipline
The US headed into the Fourth of July weekend with many parades and fireworks displays canceled, beaches and bars closed, and health authorities warning that this will be a crucial test of Americans' self-control that could determine the trajectory of the surging coronavirus outbreak.

Running a startup requires confidence, but also humility

Liquor stores, restaurants battle on Beacon Hill over expanding booze sales

Japan seeks extradition of Massachusetts men accused in Ghosn escape

Redskins asked to change name by title sponsor FedEx

Politics

Abortion rises as a pivotal issue for at-risk Senate Republicans

How the Republican convention created money woes in two cities

Take a look at a dozen of the Lincoln Project?s most devastating anti-Trump ads

Marijuana

Sign up for ?This Week in Weed?

East Boston pot shop can open as early as this week
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How can Boston?s bar scene possibly recover from the COVID-19 shutdown?

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Inside the world of New England pigeon racing, where a win can bring $100,000

Connections

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Your Home | Summer Living

A century-old Rhode Island cottage updated to look original

sports

Patriots kicker Justin Rohrwasser has Three Percenters tattoo removed

In 1973, new fashion for baseball umpires was strictly a judgment call

Minor League Baseball as we know it may be gone

metro

More than 1,000 gather in Boston for celebration of Black women in march and rally

Man suffers life-threatening injuries in Ipswich boat crash

For devoted Fourth fans, an off-key Independence Day

Nation

With plexiglass and piles of hot dogs, a Fourth of July tradition lives on

Key metrics the state is looking at for the reopening

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

World

Michigan governor closes indoor bars, allows to-go cocktails

UK extends immigration rights for 3 million eligible Hong Kongers amid Beijing crackdown

Hong Kong police make first arrests under new security law

politics

How the Republican convention created money woes in two cities

Take a look at a dozen of the Lincoln Project?s most devastating anti-Trump ads

?They?re absolutely devastating:? Anti-Trump ads by Republican Lincoln Project catch Democrats? attention

business

Segun Idowu, head of BECMA, is a man of the moment

?Huge bummer?: July Fourth will test Americans? discipline

Running a startup requires confidence, but also humility

lifestyle

Check out this supercut of Boston movies and TV shows

Harvard ornithologist pedals cross-country for #BlackBirdersWeek

A wow-worthy mural crawl north of Boston

marijuana

East Boston pot shop can open as early as this week

Marijuana collectors expected to help with testing in Maine

Pot slump creates distressed opportunities

opinion

Staring down a crisis in Mass. public schools

What does the Declaration of Independence mean to you?

America, we have a problem

food & dining

From burgers at the Tasty to frolicking in the Pit, readers share their memories of a bygone Harvard Square

For Harvard Square denizens, Café Pamplona?s closure is a reminder that you can never go home again

I taste-tested 11 varieties of instant ramen to find out which is best

travel

A wow-worthy mural crawl north of Boston

Sculpting an outing: Art appreciation extends outside the museum walls

Trump gets his wall, but it?s not the one he asked for

Books

A radical roadmap, new medical memoir, and grants and fellowships awarded

Lacy Crawford?s memoir tells of a long-buried crime at St. Paul?s School

Gail Caldwell on friendship, feminism, and survival

Movies

In Focus: ?The Vote? looks back at what it took to get half of America the right to cast their ballots

A museum for the movies, courtesy of Oscar

Horizon event, a different beat, Q?ing up, the importance of starting early

Television

Guess who turned me on to ?Shtisel??

With new venue, ?Conan? taps into host?s improv roots

Three shows to binge when they come back

music

Paying forward a debt to music, conductor Thomas Wilkins steps into a bigger role at the BSO

For teens, summer music courses centered on social justice and healing

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

Theater/Dance

On its way from Broadway to the big screen, ?Hamilton? took a detour to your living room

Choreographer Helen Pickett creates a trio of new pieces for furloughed Boston Ballet dancers

What racism in theater looks like, and how to dismantle it

globe local

Watch Fourth of July fireworks shows from past years

Retired Newton police chief Mintz to serve as interim department head, mayor says

A bumper crop of signs: Hingham farm owner helps kids? artwork blossom amid pandemic

Obituaries

Saroj Khan, choreographer who made Bollywood sparkle, dies at 71

Hugh Downs, perennial small-screen fixture, dies at 99

Robert Levey, whose Globe reporting ranged from racial inequities to restaurants, dies at 81