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Mayor Walsh directs his school chief to listen to grievances of principals and high school heads

?Clearly, the school principals have some issues that they?re worried about, and the superintendent needs to sit with them and talk to them about what those concerns are,? Walsh said Friday on WGBH?s Boston Public Radio.
Boston superintendent facing revolt among high school headmasters

Coronavirus deaths rise, with records set in hard-hit states

The United States on Friday set another record for total cases, with more than 76,000 ? including a new high of nearly 15,000 in Texas alone.
Millions of kids told full return to school in fall unlikely

Gravestone dedicated to the first Black female medical doctor in the US
Dedicated at a poignant ceremony Thursday, new granite tombstones use a few chiseled words to commemorate a remarkable story that has rarely been told. Here lie Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first Black female physician in the United States, and her husband, a former escaped slave who much later became the oldest pupil in the Boston schools.

Mayor of Portland to Trump: Get your troops out of the city

The mayor of Portland demanded Friday that President Donald Trump remove militarized federal agents he deployed to the city after some detained people on streets far from federal property they were sent to protect.

Opinion

Mary Ann D?Urso

The Grocery Stories: The backlash begins
MICHAEL A. COHEN

Empathy for the devil
EDITORIAL

Transparency key to a better police reform bill
Alex Beam

I am spiritually Finnish

It?s a boom season for Cape rentals because of the COVID-19 pandemic
In an unexpected twist for homeowners and agents who had braced for a bust, summer 2020 is turning about to be even stronger than previous years that did not have public health concerns or a recession hanging over the rental market.

Some people aren?t wearing masks on the T ? other passengers aren?t having it
A new group of MBTA riders has become the focus of sneers and complaints.

Gov. Baker: ?Respect the virus? amid continued fight against coronavirus MBTA to resume fare collection on buses, trolleys, commuter rail

Stan Grossfeld | Red Sox
The best spot to watch the Red Sox in person this year? It?s this room with a view
Across the street from Fenway Park, Apartment 1027 at the Viridian offers tenants one of the only chances to catch Jackie Bradley Jr., J.D. Martinez, and Xander Boegarts in person this year.

Dan Shaughnessy: It looks like a long year at Fenway Park, and other thoughts while waiting for baseball to begin

NAMES
Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans to star in Netflix?s most expensive movie ever, ?The Gray Man'
The directing duo behind ?The Avengers? will join Evans and Gosling for ?The Gray Man.?

10 movies you likely missed and might want to watch (or, if you didn?t miss, then watch again)

The Field in Cambridge?s Central Square, Whiskey?s in the Back Bay join list of Boston-area restaurants to close amid COVID-19
COVID-19 is transforming the restaurant industry. Here?s an inside look at restaurants that have shut down due to the economic impacts of coronavirus.

Mass. unemployment rate led the nation in June
The jobless rate rose to 17.4 percent last month, as the state pays a steep price for moving aggressively to contain the coronavirus pandemic.

DAVE EPSTEIN
Get ready for a hot and humid weekend
Just how hot is it going to be this weekend? When you combine the humidity and the high temperatures, it may feel close to 100 degrees, especially Sunday and Monday.

Walsh declares heat emergency, cooling centers to open across Boston It?s a great week for tracking comet Neowise

NFL
Washington owner Dan Snyder vows changes; NFL may take action
The league responded to a report of harassment by 15 women who worked for the team.

When camps open, NFLPA wants players tested daily for coronavirus

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Mass. Probate and Family Court judge formally charged in sexual harassment case

Public visits resume at four Mass. correctional facilities

Three officials at Quincy Public Schools test positive for COVID-19

Comfort Zone

Take a (virtual) charity ride with basketball legend Bill Walton

You can listen, finally, to Canada?s cult ?Wiretap? show

A barber for decades, my grandfather loves other people?s stories. I love his

Advice: I used Facebook to give away a gift from a relative
ideas: the future of food
What we eat, where it comes from, and how we get it are being reimagined like never before. Our food can be tastier, more accessible, and healthier for us and the planet. Click here to read more on the future of food.
Cynthia Graber and Nicola Twilley

The power of urban farming
Kat McGowan

Agriculture?s extremely tiny saviors
Julia Sklar

Will you eat lab-grown meat? Your pet will
Janelle Nanos

Pandemics alter restaurants forever

On StatNews.com

How new hospital data reporting rules will affect U.S. Covid-19 response

New Covid-19 study, despite flaws, adds to case against hydroxychloroquine

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

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Family of late resident files $176 million suit against former Holyoke Soldiers? Home leaders

The federal lawsuit, filed in US District Court in Springfield, appears to be the first legal action taken by family of those who died at the home, where the coronavirus outbreak killed at least 76 elderly residents and sickened dozens more, including staff members and veterans.

Patriots
Before he became Bill Belichick?s right-hand man, the mysterious Ernie Adams worked on Wall Street
At 33, ready to move on from the NFL, Adams found the perfect job to satisfy his attention to detail ? in the municipal bond trading research department.

A noise complaint, a questionable arrest, and an alleged beating at the Lynn police station
A white police officer is accused of pummeling a Black man held at the Lynn police headquarters after the man refused to take off a face mask. The alleged altercation, captured on video, sparked an internal probe, an officer?s resignation, and public backlash that continues to swell.

Rhode Island

113 Rhode Islanders were told they had COVID-19 when they didn?t

The false positive test results earlier this month came from a private laboratory in New York.

Former R.I. fire official awaiting trial on sex charges found dead after house fire

It?s deadline day for Rhode Island schools to submit reopening plans
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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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David Litt

How to fix the Supreme Court
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Communities of color need access to the cannabis economy
Scot Lehigh

Susan Collins struggles in Trumpian times
Melissa Nobles

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AG Maura Healey has a zeal for taking on Trump but not state troopers
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Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

metro

Mayor Walsh directs his school chief to listen to grievances of principals and high school heads
?Clearly, the school principals have some issues that they?re worried about, and the superintendent needs to sit with them and talk to them about what those concerns are,? Walsh said Friday on WGBH?s Boston Public Radio.

Gravestone dedicated to the first Black female medical doctor in the US

Dedicated at a poignant ceremony Thursday, new granite tombstones use a few chiseled words to commemorate a remarkable story that has rarely been told. Here lie Dr. Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first Black female physician in the United States, and her husband, a former escaped slave who much later became the oldest pupil in the Boston schools.

MBTA to resume fare collection on buses, trolleys, commuter rail

Beginning Monday the MBTA will resume collecting fares on buses, trolleys, and the commuter rail, the agency said Friday, months after halting fare collection on some services to help slow the spread of the coronavirus.

113 Rhode Islanders were told they had COVID-19 when they didn?t

Former R.I. fire official awaiting trial on sex charges found dead after house fire

sports

Former Red Sox pitcher Daniel Bard back in majors, makes Colorado Rockies roster

The 34-year-old, a former Red Sox first-round pick, will be back in MLB for the first time since 2013.

Revolution squander advantage in tie with D.C. United

The Revolution blew a chance to clinch a place in the first round of elimination tournament, scheduled to start next week.

After a rough start, Red Sox? Brian Johnson made an adjustment

The lefthander found a little bit of a groove in an intrasquad game.

Tina Charles medically excused for WNBA season

Is Jayson Tatum back to his spectacular self? Only playing a game will tell

Tuukka Rask returns to Bruins practice, then is named a Vezina Trophy finalist

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

Somerville is delaying its reopening. Will it make a difference?
With the announcement, Somerville claimed its place at the leading edge of resistance to Baker?s four-phased reopening plan.

Hackers tell the story of the Twitter attack from the inside
A Twitter hacking scheme that targeted political, corporate, and cultural elites this week began with a teasing message between two hackers late Tuesday on the online messaging platform Discord.

It?s a boom season for Cape rentals because of the COVID-19 pandemic

J. Jill struggles to stay solvent just three years after IPO

Mnuchin calls for Congress to pass more stimulus this month

Democrats urge Baker to extend eviction ban

Politics

Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg says she?s had a recurrence of cancer, says she?ll remain on Supreme Court

Pentagon bans Confederate flag in carefully-worded policy to avoid Trump?s wrath

Jamaal Bowman topples 16-term Representative Eliot Engel in N.Y. Democratic primary

Marijuana

Regulators, advocates press Legislature to follow through on promise of marijuana equity

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap
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Cover Story

How a suspicious fire saved a homeless shelter for women
Perspective

Growing up Black in all the wrong places
Perspective

Young people believe activism can help. But voting? That's different
Cooking

Roasted on its own or added to stews or salads, fennel delivers

sports

Chaim Bloom navigating uncharted waters while evaluating ?unsettled? Red Sox pitching situation

Tony Finau, Ryan Palmer share lead at Memorial; Tiger Woods hangs on to make cut

Red Sox must play into September this season to reset luxury tax for 2021

metro

Mayor Walsh directs his school chief to listen to grievances of principals and high school heads

Gravestone dedicated to the first Black female medical doctor in the US

MBTA to resume fare collection on buses, trolleys, commuter rail

Nation

John Lewis? legacy was shaped in 1965 on ?Bloody Sunday?

New California rules mean most schools will start online

Coronavirus deaths rise, with records set in hard-hit states

World

Taliban stage a major attack, as violence intensifies in northern Afghanistan

After tight race for Polish president, Andrzej Duda wins second term

China sanctions Ted Cruz, Marco Rubio, Chris Smith, Sam Brownback for criticism

politics

Pentagon bans Confederate flag in carefully-worded policy to avoid Trump?s wrath

Jamaal Bowman topples 16-term Representative Eliot Engel in N.Y. Democratic primary

Supreme Court deals blow to felons in Florida seeking to regain right to vote

business

Somerville is delaying its reopening. Will it make a difference?

Hackers tell the story of the Twitter attack from the inside

It?s a boom season for Cape rentals because of the COVID-19 pandemic

lifestyle

City pilot program clears way for food trucks in 23 new neighborhood spots

Ryan Gosling, Chris Evans to star in Netflix?s most expensive movie ever, ?The Gray Man'

Take a (virtual) charity ride with basketball legend Bill Walton

marijuana

Regulators, advocates press Legislature to follow through on promise of marijuana equity

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap

MassCan?t: Board chair Samson Racioppi resigns amid outrage over his planning of ?straight pride,? pro-police, other rallies

opinion

The Grocery Stories: The backlash begins

Questions mount as a new school year looms

Empathy for the devil

food & dining

Boston?s health and human services chief dreams of P-town, Asia, and Mexican food when he gets downtime

The Field in Cambridge?s Central Square, Whiskey?s in the Back Bay join list of Boston-area restaurants to close amid COVID-19

Same as it ever was? A look at Boston dining by night

travel

Discover a museum, travel by train, and fend off sharks

Returning to Harbor View Hotel in a brave new world

Sleeping over? Bunk down here

Books

When it comes to books, he?s listening

Local bestsellers for the week ending July 12

Psychologist Molly Howes on how to say you?re sorry

Movies

10 movies you likely missed and might want to watch (or, if you didn?t miss, then watch again)

Doc Talk: Mobbed up, playing ball, running for his life, COVID?s concealed cost

In Focus: Woods Hole Film Festival goes virtual

Television

Is it time for another round of ?In Treatment??

Michaela Coel?s ?I May Destroy You? is an intense, intricate depiction of sexual trauma

HBO Max offers stressed-out viewers ?A World of Calm?

music

Europe is reopening. American musicians are missing out.

Talking Heads? Chris Frantz looks back with ?love,? mostly

Even if their album was the all-time worst, the Shaggs still have plenty of fans

Theater/Dance

In a disrupted summer, theaters are revising the script

Theater closures in Boston bring layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts

Are you ready to dance again?

globe local

Boston ranks as 10th fittest city in America, an improvement over last year, study says

This summer, social distancing is child?s play

Should police officers be removed from the schools?

Obituaries

Marilyn Abel, who opened the world of music to special needs students, dies at 90

Former NFL and USC player David Lewis dies at 65

Eddie Kasko, former Red Sox manager with sharp mind for the game, dies at 88