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Trump pushes for COVID-19 treatments as he claims a slowdown at FDA

Calling for breakthroughs in treatments for the coronavirus, White House officials suggested without evidence Sunday there were politically motivated delays by the Food and Drug Administration in approving a vaccine and therapeutics for the disease.
Trump?s family members, conservative allies dominate GOP convention lineup Republican voters say economy is good and approve of COVID-19 response, according to new poll

celtics 110, 76ers 106
Celtics pull away, and other observations on their sweep of the 76ers
Kemba Walker (32 points) dominated early and Jayson Tatum (28 points, 15 rebounds) came on late as the Celtics breezed into the second round.

Severe thunderstorm, flood warnings issued for parts of Mass., including Boston

 Map: Power outages in Mass. Live weather updates from Boston-area meteorologists

These videos and photos show how intense Sunday?s thunderstorms were

Opinion

IDEAS | Andy Horowitz

Hurricane Katrina wasn?t a ?natural? disaster
MICHAEL A. COHEN

Trump?s original sin
EDITORIAL

Tear down this paper wall, Newton
David Daley

What did Mayor Alex Morse do when Holyoke police beat a 12-year-old boy?

State criticized over calls for teachers to work from empty classrooms this fall
Massachusetts? largest teachers union issued a statement rejecting the guidance from the state.

Mass. education leaders want teachers back in classrooms for remote learning

On Nantucket, a racist act gets a second look
In March 2018, the front door of the African Meeting House on Nantucket had been defiled with racist graffiti. In the two years that followed, no charges were filed, no arrests made, and the initial outcry eventually faded from the island?s mainstream consciousness. But for the growing number of island residents of color, the pain has never left.

What to watch, do, and listen to this weekend

?Love in the Time of Corona? is made for this moment

11 rooftop restaurants and patios to enjoy (safely) while it?s still summer

From Prince to Coltrane to Joni, here?s a raft of desert island discs

10 cool ways to social-distance in the Berkshires

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Here?s a look at the state map of communities that are high, moderate, and low risk for COVID-19

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

Special report

Blind Spot

An 11-month Globe investigation found that people nationwide are dying in crashes caused by drivers who should have had their licenses suspended. One in 10 US drivers has at least one offense ? from speeding to vehicular homicide ? that isn?t reflected on their driving record.
Read Part 1 ? Read Part 2 ? Watch the documentary short
More than

36,000

are killed annually in the US from motor vehicle crashes ? nearly 100 per day.
More than

10%

of drivers have convictions that don?t appear on their records.
At that rate, there are up to

20 million

unaccounted-for offenders who remain licensed drivers in the US today.

EXPORE MORE STATS, INCLUDING STATE-BY-STATE BREAKDOWNS

In secretly recorded audio, President Trump?s sister says he has ?no principles? and ?you can?t trust him?
"All he wants to do is appeal to his base," Maryanne Trump Barry said in a conversation secretly recorded by her niece, Mary L. Trump.

White House, Trump?s campaign dismiss recording

ORIOLES 5, RED SOX 4
Red Sox fall short in finale, drop series to Orioles
Held to six hits, the Sox got within a run on Jackie Bradley Jr.'s homer in the ninth but dropped to 9-20.

Letter carriers rally for postal service in Cambridge
Amid a national conversation about the postal service, letter carriers have their own concerns about the funding and support of their agency.

A new book called ?Hoax? reveals the extent of internal unease at Fox News
A book by Brian Stelter, a CNN reporter and host, depicts misgivings behind the scenes at Fox News about the network's direction and tone.

Sunday?s Patriots? practice report: Best day yet for Cam Newton
The quarterback showed off his arm from the pocket and his legs on roll-out throws and runs.

Residents flee as Gulf Coast sees possible tandem hurricanes
The Gulf Coast braced Sunday for a potentially devastating hit from twin hurricanes as two strong storms swirled toward the US from the Gulf of Mexico and the Caribbean.

More Recent headlines

Trump graffiti removed from South Boston street

Two Wellfleet beaches temporarily shut after shark detections

53 cases of COVID-19, with one death, have been traced to Maine wedding reception

On StatNews.com

Drug makers rebut Trump tweet that FDA ?deep state? is delaying Covid-19 vaccines and drugs

Will Covid-19 vaccines be safe for children and pregnant women? The data, so far, are lacking

Comfort Zone

Scootering cross-country for a kick and a cause

?Nomadic Matt? Kepnes on being grounded and setting up roots

Tentrr offers secluded campsites on private land ? including dozens of gems in New England

Send your troubles to Santa Fe

Recommended Reads

?Wildly overdrawn?: Kennedy-Markey race becomes referendum on who is the real progressive

The left has embraced Markey as the one real progressive in the race, but other Democrats say Kennedy deserves the label, too

The lack of Black leaders in New England college sports is ?what institutional and systemic racism look like?
A Globe survey found that only 5 of 112 New England colleges have a Black athletic director and only 2 of 58 football teams have a Black head coach. And when schools have had the opportunity to improve their numbers, they haven't always taken it.

Do-it-yourself coronavirus testing sparks kudos, and caution
Leading public health experts, frustrated with chronic coronavirus testing delays, are on a mission to persuade federal regulators to authorize cheap, at-home tests that would deliver results in minutes and could help the country turn the corner on the pandemic.

Rhode Island

Rhode Island?s successful reopening of child-care programs shows ?there is a path,? CDC director says

A federal study attributed Rhode Island's success to the low number of coronavirus infections across the state and the programs' strict adherence to protocols for safe reopening.

Rhode Island College will close the elementary school on its campus

The Rhode Island cities and towns seeing the most new coronavirus cases
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

I?m not going the postal route in this year?s election
EDITORIAL

Boston police dodge records requests
EDITORIAL

The US Postal Service lost $0
IDEAS | SWATHI KELLA

?Someone who looks like us': The Harris nomination and new possibilities for South Asian Americans
Renée Graham

At the RNC, Trump will offer the strongest case against his reelection
IDEAS | David Scharfenberg

Aerosmith, the Cars, the Pixies ? Boston used to be a rock ?n? roll capital. Where has all the music gone?

VISUAL STORIES

Dont?a Hightower?s fiancée was in labor for 17 hours. He used ?28-3? to help her push through

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

metro

Justice Department is increasing attacks on affirmative action in college admissions
The department?s complaint last week that Yale University discriminated against Asian-American and white applicants in its admissions process opens a new front in the Trump administration?s fight against affirmative action, legal experts say.

These videos and photos show how intense Sunday?s thunderstorms were

As thunderstorms rolled into Massachusetts late Sunday afternoon and threatened flooding in Boston, images from the storm showed thunder and rain lashing parts of the state.

Severe thunderstorm, flood warnings issued for parts of Mass., including Boston

Warnings for severe thunderstorms and flooding were issued for much of Massachusetts, including the Boston area, for late Sunday afternoon and early evening, and at least 25,000 people were without power as the storms rolled through.

Letter carriers rally for postal service in Cambridge

Alleging ?environmental racism,? residents protest plan to remove scores of mature trees in Roxbury

sports

Indianapolis 500

Takumo Sato wins Indianapolis 500

The 43-year-old Japanese driver claims second career Indy 500 title under caution.
Patriots notebook

Julian Edelman ready for new chapter in long-running story

The 12-year veteran receiver is the offense?s senior statesman but will be catching passes from someone other than Tom Brady for the first time.

Red Sox will spend day off in Baltimore before heading to Buffalo

With restrictions in place for the Blue Jays to use Sahlen Field as a home ballpark, the Sox won't travel until Monday night to begin a three-game series Tuesday.

Sophia Popov completes shocking victory at Women?s British Open

Red Sox fall short in finale, drop series to Orioles

Celtics pull away, and other observations on their sweep of the 76ers

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

Twitter flags Trump tweet for dissuading voting
Twitter hid one of President Trump?s tweets behind a notice warning users that the message violated company rules against dissuading people from voting.

Republican voters say economy is good and approve of COVID-19 response, according to CBS Poll
The vast majority of Republican voters approve of the U.S. economy?s state and how the government handled the coronavirus, saying the level of deaths has been ?acceptable,? a new poll shows.

For this HubSpot exec and a veteran Boston musician, an unlikely harmony

Wages are soaring more than 25% in key region of this battleground state

A new book called ?Hoax? reveals the extent of internal unease at Fox News

TikTok plans to challenge Trump administration over executive order

Politics

Trump?s family members, conservative allies dominate GOP convention lineup

Trump?s vision of American greatness at center of convention

House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays

Marijuana

Boston Cannabis Board approves two marijuana retailers, defers action on Patriot Care

Rivals hit Jake Auchincloss over marijuana skepticism
magazine
Cover story

A sexual predator exploited her online, then came after her in the real world
Perspective

Suffragists fought a pandemic and bias. We owe it to them to vote.
Feature

A math problem stumped experts for 50 years. This grad student from Maine solved it in days

Cooking

Recipes: Three fresh plum desserts for summer

sports

Northern Trust final round: Dustin Johnson hot on front nine; Tiger finishes strong

Sunday?s Patriots? practice report: Best day yet for Cam Newton

Gordon Hayward leaves Orlando bubble to rehab ankle injury

metro

Justice Department is increasing attacks on affirmative action in college admissions

These videos and photos show how intense Sunday?s thunderstorms were

Severe thunderstorm, flood warnings issued for parts of Mass., including Boston

Nation

Changing weather prompts more fire fears in California

Protest erupts over fatal police shooting of Black man in Louisiana

2nd night of protests against GOP convention in Charlotte

World

Belarus president: Russia willing to help counter protests

FBI team arrives this weekend to take part in Beirut probe

FBI team arrives this weekend to take part in Beirut probe

politics

Trump?s vision of American greatness at center of convention

House passes bill to reverse changes blamed for mail delays

Trump holds a rare White House funeral for his younger brother, Robert

business

Twitter flags Trump tweet for dissuading voting

Republican voters say economy is good and approve of COVID-19 response, according to CBS Poll

For this HubSpot exec and a veteran Boston musician, an unlikely harmony

lifestyle

The next hot pandemic purchase is ... a heat lamp

BPL offers local museum passes to cardholders

Scootering cross-country for a kick and a cause

marijuana

Boston Cannabis Board approves two marijuana retailers, defers action on Patriot Care

Rivals hit Jake Auchincloss over marijuana skepticism

Marijuana company will destroy $2.6 million inventory of year-old vapes

opinion

School buildings need to be made safe before they reopen

A vision for Allston Interchange is within reach, even if it?s a stretch

Tear down this paper wall, Newton

food & dining

New pizza comes to Chestnut Hill and Quincy, and an old Chinatown favorite returns

McGreevy?s in the Back Bay joins list of Boston-area restaurants to close amid COVID-19

Dumpling Daughter gets a tasty Brookline sibling

travel

?Nomadic Matt? Kepnes on being grounded and setting up roots

Send your troubles to Santa Fe

They opened the B&B of their dreams, then COVID-19 arrived

Books

He loved Lucy: Fiction and family history mingle with television royalty in ?The Queen of Tuesday?

Hunting the American dream in ?The Great Offshore Grounds?

Bibliophiles: Helen Macdonald on Shakespeare and animal books

Movies

?It?s good to be back.? Moviegoers return to AMC theaters around Boston

?Imagine no one?s done a period drama before'

In Focus: What happened in Iran in 1953 ? and many other places since

Television

For the Tony Awards, the show will go on

Sarah Cooper syncs up with CBS for new comedy series

?Love in the Time of Corona? is made for this moment

music

Boston Symphony Orchestra lays off 50 full-time administrative staffers

From Prince to Coltrane to Joni, here?s a raft of desert island discs

Just you, an island, and an album

Theater/Dance

Newton native?s first play may lack a stage, but not an all-star cast

In online dance classes, no one can see you miss a step

Live theater returns to the Berkshires in a changed world

globe local

On Nantucket, a racist act gets a second look

Post-pandemic Cape Cod could be more unaffordable, officials fear

For readers young and old, bookstores prove they?re an essential business, too

Obituaries

Deidre Davis Butler, who fought for disability rights, dies at 64

Stephen F. Williams, US Appeals Court judge, dies at 83

Ann Syrdal, who helped give computers a female voice, dies at 74