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Mass. reports 174 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 1 new death

The death toll from the coronavirus outbreak in Massachusetts among confirmed cases climbed by 1 to 8,214, the state reported Monday. The number of confirmed cases climbed by 174, bringing the total to 107,056, as key metrics the state is using to monitor the reopening remained generally steady.
The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts Key metrics the state is looking at for the reopening

Providence police charge a 14-year-old girl with murder, the youngest suspect since 2005
The girl, who is not identified because she is a juvenile, is the second person charged in the murder of 37-year-old Jorge Luis Gonzalez Colon, a contractor. She is scheduled to be arraigned in Family Court today.

Federal agents are being deployed in Portland ? and apparently Chicago ? creating a possible constitutional crisis

Oregon officials, who say federal agents have arrested protesters without probable cause, have filed a federal lawsuit. President Trump reportedly is planning to deploy agents in Chicago as well.

UMass freezing tuition for in-state undergrads, grad students for 2020-2021 academic year

Whole Foods workers file federal lawsuit over Black Lives Matter masks

Opinion

Joan Vennochi

A tale of two cities. One racist, one striving to change
Benjamin Sommers, Joseph Allen, Sara Bleich, and Jessica Cohen

Listen to the science and reopen schools
Massachusetts School Committee Members

The plan to reopen Mass. schools compromises too much and provides too little
Ashish K. Jha

Doing our homework to get kids back to school

Healey?s office would get new role in police deadly force investigations under House reform bill

In a major policy shift backed by House leaders, Attorney General Maura Healey?s office would gain a direct role in investigating deadly force cases involving police, an authority now restricted to local district attorneys who often work with police they are tasked with investigating.
Mass. House leaders unveil sweeping police reform bill Read the House?s police reform bill Takeaways from the House version of police reform legislation

tech lab | hiawatha bray
Even in video games, politics and race divide
In the aftermath of the George Floyd killing, some gamers object to what they consider infusions of politically correct propaganda.

Roxbury convenience store clerk ?fighting to stay alive? after being shot in the head
Siam, 23, was working last Tuesday night when an armed robber entered the store at 718 Shawmut Ave. shortly after 9 p.m. and shot him in the head, police said.

Great white shark spotted swimming next to boat near Sandwich

The 8-foot long shark circled the vessel for 15 minutes before it swam away, according to a confirmed sighting on the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy?s shark sighting app.

Man, 78, charged with fifth OUI in Quincy crash that killed man in wheelchair
A 78-year-old man was allegedly drunk behind the wheel for the fifth time Saturday night in Quincy when he crashed his car into a 72-year-old man in a wheelchair, killing him, police said Monday.

Regina Pizzeria in Allston to close Tuesday after 10 years of serving pizza
Regina Pizzeria in Allston will close for good Tuesday after serving pizza there for the last decade, a company spokesman said Monday.

A list of Boston-area restaurants that are closing because of the COVID-19 outbreak

King Arthur Flour is now King Arthur Baking Company
The venerable Vermont company has just gotten a rebrand. But is change always good?

Potential suspect found dead in killing of federal judge?s son
Federal agents and police are investigating whether a lawyer found dead in New York may be the suspect wanted for shooting and killing the son of a federal judge and wounding her husband at their New Jersey home, a law enforcement official said Monday.

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Providence police charge a 14-year-old girl with murder, the youngest suspect since 2005

The girl, who is not identified because she is a juvenile, is the second person charged in the murder of 37-year-old Jorge Luis Gonzalez Colon, a contractor. She is scheduled to be arraigned in Family Court today.

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At colleges and universities, pandemic forces budget cuts

At the same time that colleges and universities across the country are scrambling to make their campuses safe for students to return, the enormous financial repercussions of the pandemic will likely reshape higher education for decades.

Man, 78, charged with fifth OUI in Quincy crash that killed man in wheelchair

A 78-year-old man was allegedly drunk behind the wheel for the fifth time Saturday night in Quincy when he crashed his car into a 72-year-old man in a wheelchair, killing him, police said Monday.

Regina Pizzeria in Allston to close Tuesday after 10 years of serving pizza

For affordable rental housing in Allston-Brighton, a waiting list of 17,000

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CRV raises new venture fund, despite pandemic
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Apartment building sale listing raises fears of displacement in Mattapan
An effort is underway by nonprofits and the city to buy the Morton Village complex so rents will remain affordable.

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Austin Dillon wins NASCAR race in Texas

NFL players use Twitter to voice concerns about coronavirus protection

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Nation

GOP leaders meet with Trump on new relief aid as coronavirus crisis deepens

Connecticut says it found testing flaw, 90 false positives

Two lawmakers own large sums of stock in vaccine makers set to testify before their committee

World

Vatican indicates support to exhume babies at Irish home

UK?s Johnson nudges workers back to office as lockdown eases

North Macedonia: Complex coalition talks to follow election

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CRV raises new venture fund, despite pandemic

Apartment building sale listing raises fears of displacement in Mattapan

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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

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Movies

P-town gets a crowd ? and John Waters ? for a mostly virtual film festival

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

Television

You can be in a relationship with a streamer that doesn?t have to last forever

The sharpest guy on Nantucket competes in TV?s ?Forged in Fire?

Looking forward to the next episode of ?I May Destroy You'

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?

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Flush with donations, Massachusetts Bail Fund pays to free defendants across the state ? many facing serious charges

Statues vs. systemic change: How much of a difference does tearing down monuments really make?

Obituaries

Journalist Christopher Dickey dies at 68; he wrote of conflicts far away, and in his own family

Zizi Jeanmaire, alluring ballerina and singer, dies at 96

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