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Russia?s approval of virus vaccine greeted with some alarm

Russia on Tuesday became the first country to officially register a coronavirus vaccine and declare it ready for use, despite international skepticism. President Vladimir Putin said that one of his daughters has already been inoculated.
Coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

New COVID-19 restrictions went into effect today in Mass. Here?s what to know

Face mask protocols, outdoor group gathering sizes, restaurant operations, and enforceable violation fines are among the revisions Mass. residents should note.
Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

In radio interview, Trump claims ?men are insulted? by Biden?s pledge to choose a female VP

President Trump criticized his Democratic rival's vice presidential selection process, saying Tuesday that some men are ?insulted? by Joe Biden's decision to promise to select a woman as his running mate.
Analysis

The most progressive (and expected, and swing-state-boosting) Biden VP picks

Yes, Elizabeth Warren is on our list.
How the Democrats are lining up their convention speakers

Opinion

Michael A. Cohen

How is this race still close?
EDITORIAL

Greedy aim of NRA misfires

Joan Vennochi

How many insults are Black voters supposed to take from Joe Biden?
Ralph Nader

If Trump loses, expect him to exact revenge on his way out

Senate primary debate | 7 p.m.
Heading into final stretch, Markey-Kennedy race looks to be a dead heat
In a sign of the uncertainty of the contest, the campaign has turned sharply negative ahead of a televised debate Tuesday evening.

Representative Ilhan Omar faces test from well-funded primary challenger

Boston police fired 31 rounds in 3 seconds, killing man after wild chase from hospital, lawsuit claims
The lawsuit reveals details that were not previously known about the Boston police shooting of a mentally ill man who showed up at a busy Boston hospital and brandished a fake gun.

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

Graphic: US shows little signs of being able to control coronavirus spread

The Celtics are entering their final week of the regular season. Here?s what?s ahead for the playoffs
While the Celtics' two games this week won't have an impact on their playoff seeding, there are plenty of implications for their possible opponents.

French fries consumed in tractor-trailer fire on I-495 in Andover
A tractor-trailer carrying frozen french fries burst into flames after a mattress got caught in its wheel on Interstate 495 Monday evening, Andover firefighters said in a statement.

Father of teenager killed in school shooting designs billboard with bracing message: ?Vote for Me.?
Two years ago, Joaquin Oliver was among 17 people killed in a school shooting in Parkland. His image is now being featured on a new billboard, designed by his father, that urges people to vote in bracing words.

Environmental group hoists banner over iconic Citgo sign
An environmental group briefly placed a large banner reading ?Climate Justice Now? across the iconic Citgo sign in Kenmore Square as the Red Sox began playing the Tampa Bay Rays in Fenway Park on Monday night.

UMass cancels football season due to coronavirus
The state?s flagship university had already seen a number of its scheduled opponents fall off the schedule.

Tara Sullivan: College football seems to be unraveling, and the NCAA isn?t helping much

Tufts stands firm on fall reopening after pushback from Somerville, Medford

Tufts University stood firm Monday on its plan to reopen for on-campus classes in the fall, insisting that its testing and quarantine protocols are sufficient to keep students safe from the coronavirus, as mayors of the two communities the school straddles asked it to reconsider.
A college-by-college look at what schools in Mass. are planning for fall College of the Holy Cross will be online this fall

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Connecticut issues first $1,000 fines to COVID-19 travel violators

Weston man pleads guilty to wire fraud in foreign student recruitment case

Seattle police chief to resign following department cuts
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Winter is coming: Why America?s window of opportunity to beat back Covid-19 is closing

Antibody drugs could be one of the best weapons against Covid-19. But will they matter?

Comfort Zone

Amesbury couple competes on Netflix?s ?Sugar Rush,? and it?s no piece of cake

Give your kids a week, and they?ll create their own films

New Berklee scholarship honors DJ Henry, a Black college student from Easton killed by police

A low blow for ?High Fidelity'

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Photos: Mayflower II, a reimagining of vessel used by pilgrims, sails home to Plymouth

The Mayflower II, a replica of the vessel that brought the pilgrims to America, embarked on a homecoming voyage to Plymouth on Monday following a three-year, multi-million-dollar restoration.

Kevin Cullen
Alex Morse?s long-shot congressional campaign to oust Richie Neal is pretty much shot
Alex Morse, the mayor of Holyoke and progressive hopeful dispatched to oust longtime Congressman Richie Neal, has admitted he had sexual relationships with students he met while teaching at UMass, but insists they were all consensual and he did nothing wrong. What's a progressive to do?

?Libraries are about being together.? So what do they do now?
In recent years, libraries had become far more than their traditional stacks and shelves, offering services ranging from kids? yoga classes to job hunting. Now, like so many other institutions, libraries are trying to sort out their safe and productive place in this pandemic world.

Rhode Island

The ?invisible primary? to be Rhode Island?s next governor has begun. Who?s out front?

Voters won?t select Governor Gina Raimondo's replacement for another two years, but a quiet, crucial phase of that campaign is now underway.

Black Lives Matter will protest in Barrington to demand hate crime charges in neighbor dispute

Giant sculpture installed at the Innovation Center in downtown Providence was destroyed by fire
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Jon Bernstein, Roger Crandall, Bridget Long, and Bob Rivers

Invest in the economy, invest in early childhood education and child care
Roger B. Porter

Brent Scowcroft: A realist without illusions
Claudia M. Gold

Finding hope in the messiness of the coronavirus pandemic

EDITORIAL

Census count deadlines must be extended
Yvonne X., as told to Kelly Horan

Yes, racism is a public health crisis

IDEAS | TIYA MILES

What should we do with plantations?

VISUAL STORIES

Photos: Mayflower II, a reimagining of vessel used by pilgrims, sails home to Plymouth

Devastated by multiple tragedies, a border city seeks a bridge to the future

?I want to save everything?: In the era of COVID-19, a small army of animal lovers is providing triage for creatures in distress

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

metro

Watch live: Governor Baker giving coronavirus update
Governor Charlie Baker is scheduled to speak Tuesday at noon about the state?s coronavirus response. Watch live here.

Watch live: Governor Baker giving coronavirus update

Governor Charlie Baker is scheduled to speak Tuesday at noon about the state?s coronavirus response. Watch live here.

As US schools reopen, Israel?s mistakes offer cautionary tale

Israel has gone from being a model of COVID-19 containment in March to suffering one of the world?s highest per-capita rates of new infections. One explanation ? especially relevant as the academic year dawns ? is that it may have reopened schools too quickly and imprudently.

Father of teenager killed in school shooting designs billboard with bracing message: ?Vote for Me.?

French fries consumed in tractor-trailer fire on I-495 in Andover

sports

Dont?a Hightower drew on Patriots history to coax his fiancée through labor

The linebacker used a special mantra to inspire her as she delivered their son after 17 hours of labor.
NBA

The Celtics are entering their final week of the regular season. Here?s what?s ahead for the playoffs

While the Celtics' two games this week won't have an impact on their playoff seeding, there are plenty of implications for their possible opponents.

Providence Bruins create memorial award to honor Colby Cave

The Colby Cave Memorial Award will be presented each season to a Providence Bruins player who demonstrates dedication to the community and charitable organizations.
colleges

UMass cancels football season due to coronavirus

NHL playoffs: Eight questions that will decide the Bruins-Hurricanes rematch

Red Sox grant Brian Johnson?s release request

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

Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days
The number of confirmed coronavirus cases worldwide topped 20 million on Tuesday, more than half of them from the U.S., India and Brazil.

Stat News
What?s up with Haven?s talent drain?
Haven, the audacious Boston-based health venture founded by three of America?s most storied companies, was once a magnet for top-flight talent. But a string of high-profile departures has left the company?s C-suite all but empty.

McDonald?s sues ousted CEO, alleging employee relationships

States strain to carry out Trump order on unemployment aid

States strain to carry out Trump order on unemployment aid
TALKING POINTS

Judge allows parts of John Fish lawsuit to go forward

Politics

In radio interview, Trump claims ?men are insulted? by Biden?s pledge to choose a female VP

How the Democrats are lining up their convention speakers

Representative Ilhan Omar faces test from well-funded primary challenger

Marijuana

Mass. regulators release 619,000 aging marijuana vapes for sale, despite lead contamination concerns

Mass. regulators fine Revolutionary Clinics $120,000 for selling tainted marijuana vapes
magazine
Cover story

Racing the clock to stop drug-resistant superbugs

Perspective

History tells us creativity gets unleashed in desperate times. No wonder DIY is back.
Cooking

Recipes: Three ways to make the most of tomato season
Dinner With Cupid

Blind date: ? I moved around every lamp in my apartment to get better light'

sports

The Red Sox had plenty of chances, but couldn?t finish the job

Devin Booker, Suns stay red-hot in Orlando

Sam Mewis to kick it up a notch in Women?s Super League

metro

Watch live: Governor Baker giving coronavirus update

As US schools reopen, Israel?s mistakes offer cautionary tale

Father of teenager killed in school shooting designs billboard with bracing message: ?Vote for Me.?

Nation

New COVID-19 restrictions went into effect today in Mass. Here?s what to know

Russia?s approval of virus vaccine greeted with some alarm

Trump returns to news briefing, says ?shooting? outside White House now ?under control?

World

Hong Kong media tycoon Jimmy Lai arrested under security law

Police, protesters clash after Belarus presidential vote

Afghanistan to release last Taliban prisoners, removing final hurdle to talks

politics

How the Democrats are lining up their convention speakers

Representative Ilhan Omar faces test from well-funded primary challenger

In coronavirus talks, Pelosi holds firm; Mnuchin wants a deal

business

Global coronavirus cases top 20 million, doubling in 45 days

What?s up with Haven?s talent drain?

McDonald?s sues ousted CEO, alleging employee relationships

lifestyle

New Berklee scholarship honors DJ Henry, a Black college student from Easton killed by police

Give your kids a week, and they?ll create their own films

Schools across US mull outdoor classes amid coronavirus, ventilation worries

marijuana

Mass. regulators release 619,000 aging marijuana vapes for sale, despite lead contamination concerns

Mass. regulators fine Revolutionary Clinics $120,000 for selling tainted marijuana vapes

While equity efforts flounder, Massachusetts police make millions off marijuana store traffic details

opinion

How is this race still close?

Greedy aim of NRA misfires

Invest in the economy, invest in early childhood education and child care

food & dining

Ivory Pearl Bar opens in Brookline, Frank Pepe Pizzeria comes to Watertown, and Dine Out Boston returns

Aeronaut Brewing Co. is taking over the former Down the Road Beer Co. space in Everett

Mr. Bartley?s Burger Cottage is for sale

travel

4 of Maine?s prettiest drives

Al Wilson on street art, stick shifts, and Spain

Spotlight on Stonington

Books

?Driving While Black? steers conversation for new Boston Public Library series

Aimee Bender gives objects lives all their own

Local bestsellers for the week ending Aug. 2

Movies

Want to rent the Brattle or the Coolidge?

To 1995 and beyond via the movies

Decision to put ?Mulan? on Disney+ rather than in theaters is an indicator of things to come

Television

A low blow for ?High Fidelity'

Amesbury couple competes on Netflix?s ?Sugar Rush,? and it?s no piece of cake

Comedy Central?s clever ?Corporate? skewers the streamers

music

Backstage memories of Janis Joplin?s final concert, 50 years ago at Harvard Stadium

Video games. Outdoor shows. These music groups are thinking outside the Zoom box

Meet the inaugural creative-in-residence for Boston?s Castle of our Skins

Theater/Dance

In his new podcast, Mike Birbiglia and guests are creating comedy in real time

Livestream set for Commonwealth Shakespeare Company?s ?The Tempest?

Please dance ?Swan Lake? in your bathtub

globe local

Boston police fired 31 rounds in 3 seconds, killing man after wild chase from hospital, lawsuit claims

Town of Wellesley seeks volunteers for local boards

A postcard from the pandemic: no day at the beach

Obituaries

Mitchell Adams, former state official recalled for social conscience, dies at 75

James E. Mahoney, a bank executive who ?made the world a better place,? dies at 67

Bernard Bailyn dies at 97; his research changed how scholars view the American Revolution