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Across the country, cities take stock after a night of protests

Tens of thousands of people marched peacefully in protests spurred by the death of George Floyd in Minneapolis. But many demonstrations sank into chaos Saturday night as cars and businesses were torched, and as protesters and police met in confrontations.

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An America where some breathe free, and some can?t breathe at all

The virus?s tale

Mass. reports 78 new coronavirus deaths as number of cases closes in on 100,000

Residents, visitors will eventually return to the MBTA, convention center, chamber chief says

Coronavirus death toll rises without a national remembrance ? or a consoler-in-chief in the White House

In poll, Biden expands his lead over Trump to 10-point margin

In the campaign for voters? attention, Kennedy and Markey are losing to coronavirus. They have three months to change that.

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America?s willful ignorance about Black lives

The killing of Floyd represents a national tragedy that should be turned into a generational opportunity

Minnesota prosecutor?s charges might lead to an unjustly easy sentence for George Floyd?s killer

Pseudoscience goes on trial

What to do this weekend

Get ready for summer?s biggest hit: Revenge of the Drive-In

Musician for hire brings serenade ?magic? to sidewalks and lawns

A new taco pop-up in the North End, breakfast to go in West Roxbury, and Greek returns to Harvard Square

A nerd alert from some passionate ?Big Bang Theory? fans

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Museum of Fine Arts will grow its contemporary art collection

You want to dine out safely: Now there?s a mask for that

As George Floyd protests continue, sports world reacts Athletes and teams made statements over the weekend in reaction to George Floyd's death and the protests stemming from the incident.

Chad Finn | Sports media When the games start again, what will sports broadcasts look like? If there is a near-certainty, it?s that broadcasters will not be on site when the games return.

Avital Sagalyn, artist whose first solo show was just months ago, dies at 95 Avital Sagalyn's first solo show as an artist was held last fall at the University Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

SpaceX successfully docks at International Space Station SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk?s company.

Thanks to a startup and an investor, 100,000 gowns are being sent to Mass. hospitals How a greeting-card startup and a prominent venture capitalist worked together to produce PPE for hospitals.

The social evolution of Tom Brady: From Foxborough to TikTok Since the quarterback's split with the Patriots, he has been happy to show more of himself in public.

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Man and woman injured in head-on motorcycle crash in Raynham

Body of juvenile male recovered off Yarmouth, State Police say

Massachusetts ban on sale of flavored tobacco to take effect

On StatNews.com

Experts warn of dire global health consequences if U.S. withdraws from the World Health Organization

Don?t use ?deaths of despair? as rationale for reopening the country too soon

Coronavirus resources

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

A look at what can reopen in each phase of Massachusetts? opening plan

Key metrics the state is looking at for the reopening

How to stay safe from coronavirus as you venture out during Mass. reopening

A list of layoffs and furloughs in Massachusetts (so far) due to coronavirus

Boston is still running

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Virus testing in towns across state a mixed bag. Eight of every 100 people have been tested

More than 550,000 people have been tested in Massachusetts.

As George Floyd protests continue, sports world reacts

Athletes and teams made statements over the weekend in reaction to George Floyd's death and the protests stemming from the incident.

Chad Finn | Sports media

When the games start again, what will sports broadcasts look like?

If there is a near-certainty, it?s that broadcasters will not be on site when the games return.

Avital Sagalyn, artist whose first solo show was just months ago, dies at 95

Avital Sagalyn's first solo show as an artist was held last fall at the University Museum of Contemporary Art at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

SpaceX successfully docks at International Space Station

SpaceX delivered two astronauts to the International Space Station for NASA on Sunday, following up a historic liftoff with an equally smooth docking in yet another first for Elon Musk?s company.

Thanks to a startup and an investor, 100,000 gowns are being sent to Mass. hospitals

How a greeting-card startup and a prominent venture capitalist worked together to produce PPE for hospitals.

The social evolution of Tom Brady: From Foxborough to TikTok

Since the quarterback's split with the Patriots, he has been happy to show more of himself in public.

Twitter helped make Trump president. Now they?re at war

Twitter this week pushed back on Trump?s online practices in a a soft blow to his communication strategy and a jab at his ego. But Trump is showing no signs of abandoning his favorite social media platform.

Boston area?s apartment-rental market stuck in limbo

As the city hits the traditional peak of its highly seasonal rental market ? a time when thousands of college students sign leases for the coming school year ? the coronavirus crisis is wreaking havoc on the process of finding a place to live.

Thanks to a startup and an investor, 100,000 gowns are being sent to Mass. hospitals

How a greeting-card startup and a prominent venture capitalist worked together to produce PPE for hospitals.