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Thousands in Boston peacefully denounce killings of Black Americans

The enormous protest marked the fourth night that people marched through city streets to speak out against racial inequality and policing.

Tense protests form in Brockton after peaceful gathering

A chaotic scene developed outside the Brockton police station Tuesday night, where hundreds of protesters faced off with law enforcement dressed in riot gear following an otherwise peaceful protest and rally at a middle school.
Protesters stage a die in to protest the death of George Floyd
Protesters staged a die in at Franklin Park to protest the death of George Floyd. (Shelby Lum|Globe Staff)

Police officers take a knee in solidarity with protesters in Boston

Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

Hundreds of demonstrators took to the streets on Tuesday in Boston to protest deaths of Black people at the hands of police. The protesters staged a ?die-in? at a major Dorchester intersection before holding a vigil in Franklin Park.

Scenes from the ground as protests intensified in Brockton, Boston

?Not stopping?: Defiant NYC protesters march through curfew

Ben & Jerry?s issues corporate statement expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd
spotlight | 2017

Boston. Racism. Image. Reality.

With diligence and luck, some nursing homes have kept the virus out

The 29 nursing homes that haven't been hit with the coronavirus know their COVID-free days could end at any moment. A single case could propel patients and workers into a fight for their lives.
State issues new guidelines for visiting nursing homes

Could Trump deploy the military to cities like Boston to quell protests?

President Trump on Monday vowed to send the military into American cities if any city or state ?refuses? to take the steps necessary to quell the violent protests erupting around the country.

Iowa voters oust Rep. Steve King, shunned for racist remarks

Rep. Steve King of Iowa, a Republican with a history of making incendiary comments about immigrants and white supremacy throughout his nearly two decades in Congress, lost his bid for renomination.

Why Wall Street has bounced back and Main Street hasn?t

The divide is symbolic of the opposing realities that have come to define the United States: the wealthy, who are largely inoculated from the twin pandemics of COVID-19 and economic hardship, and the poor and working classes, for whom scratching out a living is only getting harder.

Opinion

EDITORIAL

Stand down, Mr. President
Scot Lehigh

Biden and Trump show their colors
Glen Johnson

Across all fronts, China is playing for keeps
JEFF JACOBY

Open America?s doors to refugees from Hong Kong
Special Report

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?
The first victims of coronavirus coped with an unexpected feeling: shame Join us on June 4 to discuss the spread of coronavirus in Mass.

Comfort Zone

An expert?s take on essential work, overwork, and unemployment

How to observe Pride Month in the awful year 2020

You can see baby animals this week at Hancock Shaker Village

Some enjoyable series to get through next few premiere-free weeks

Boston is pumping another $5M into its relief fund for renters
?We know the need for assistance with housing payments remains,? says Walsh.

Alex Speier
What if certain major league stars choose not to play?
Players have voiced a number of concerns about a season played amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

Dan Shaughnessy: No choosing sides in baseball: All parties are off-base

Bryan Lyons, who pushed Rick Hoyt in the Boston Marathon since 2015, dies at 50
In 2015, Lyons took over for Dick Hoyt in pushing Rick, who lives with cerebral palsy, to the finish line.

With plans to reopen their offices, EPA workers fear they?re being used as political pawns
Last week, in a conference call, the regional administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency said the downtown offices, or any other locations, would not be opening any time soon. Only a day later, they said that the process to reopen would begin this week.

Last 2 patients released from Boston Hope hospital
Joseph Murphy, 68, of East Weymouth, and Oger Julien, 78, of Malden were cheered on by nurses as they left the facility set up by the state, city, Partners HealthCare and the Boston Health Care for the Homeless.

FOOD
New England?s cheese industry is a point of pride for the region. Can it survive a pandemic?
Sales have plummeted since the start of coronavirus, but producers are working hard to remain optimistic

More Recent headlines

5 teens arrested for allegedly stealing fireworks in N.H.

3 killed when helicopter hits power line in California

Two suspects arrested in violent assault on teens in Park Street Station

On StatNews.com

Opinion: My nightmare: Covid-19 meets racism meets the killing of a Black person by police

Anthony Fauci on Covid-19 reopenings, vaccines, and ?warp speed?

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

Postcards from the pandemic

Recommended Reads

DEVRA FIRST

A list of 40+ Black-owned Boston restaurants to support

Here are 40+ local food and beverage businesses to consider backing with your dining dollars. Some are open for takeout, some are selling gift cards, and some are getting ready to reopen soon.

Offices in Boston are open for business, but few workers are showing up
It was the coronavirus pandemic, not the scenes of violence and looting from Sunday night, that kept most people away.

Baker says camps, child care can reopen during phase two of reopening
Summer camps and child care facilities can open in Massachusetts during Phase 2 of the state?s gradual reopening of the economy amid the COVID-19 pandemic, Governor Charlie Baker said Monday.

Rhode Island

Governor Raimondo activates National Guard, mayors impose curfews after night of destruction in Providence

The governor also is considering imposing a curfew. Meanwhile, some of 65 people arrested for looting and vandalism were arraigned as business owners spent the day assessing the damage and cleaning up.

R.I. Ethics Commission overrides staff, lets high-ranking senator pursue Supreme Court seat

Raimondo defends Rhode Island?s response to coronavirus in nursing homes
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Elizabeth Goitein

Yes, Trump can deploy troops to suppress protests
Renée Graham

Trump?s America vs. America

JOAN VENNOCHI

If Ted Kennedy spent nearly 50 years in Washington, why can?t Ed Markey?
Michael A. Cohen

Stop the comparisons to 1968. America is facing a very different set of risks today
Rachelle Cohen

Newbury street and America?s fault lines
IDEAS | Dennis Kenney and Timothy Oettmeier

Police must relearn lessons they?ve forgotten

VISUAL STORIES

These photos show how chaotic Boston got after Sunday?s protests over George Floyd

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Photos: Rage burns over George Floyd?s death during ?I Can?t Breathe? protests in Minneapolis

Patriots defensive end Chase Winovich may be confined, but he?s hardly at a standstill

metro

Protesters gather outside the State House Tuesday night
About 300 protesters reached downtown shortly after 9 p.m. Outside the State House, there were chants: ?No justice, no peace!? and ?George Floyd!?

Protesters stage a die in to protest the death of George Floyd

Protesters staged a die in at Franklin Park to protest the death of George Floyd.

Thousands in Boston peacefully denounce killings of Black Americans

The enormous protest marked the fourth night that people marched through city streets to speak out against racial inequality and policing.

Tense protests form in Brockton after peaceful gathering

Last 2 patients released from Boston Hope hospital

sports

NBA

In follow-up e-mail, Knicks owner James Dolan ?vehemently? condemns racism

James Dolan made the new comment in the wake of criticism.
Christopher Price

As protests continue, Boston?s pro sports teams step up with commitments to ending violence

Red Sox, Patriots, Bruins join Celtics with statements pushing for peace and inclusion.
Patriots

Kraft family reacts to death of George Floyd: ?We are horrified by the acts of racism we?ve witnessed.?

The Patriots joined the Celtics, Bruins and Red Sox in condemning the killing of George Floyd

Brad Stevens to his Celtics: ?I wanted them to know every decent person is hurting?

Number of games the sticking point between MLB owners and players

Muirfield adds tournament before Memorial

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

Boston is pumping another $5M into its relief fund for renters
?We know the need for assistance with housing payments remains,? says Walsh.

Ben & Jerry?s issues corporate statement expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd
The Vermont-based ice cream company issued a statement Tuesday in response to the killing of Floyd, who died in police custody in Minneapolis last week.

TALKING POINTS

Bain Capital one of two possible buyers for Virgin Australia

Zuckerberg defends hands-off approach to Trump?s posts

Raytheon bosses get merger windfall amid furloughs, pay cuts

Unrest another blow for struggling Macy?s

Politics

Nation?s streets calmest in days, protests largely peaceful

Curfews, pandemic test voters in primaries held amid unrest

Watch live: Protests over police brutality in Boston area

Marijuana

Oklahoma medical marijuana sales continue to smash records

Black-owned Boston marijuana store looted
magazine
Cover story

Escape to these hidden lakes of New England
New England

How hotels and resorts are preparing for summer travelers
Your Week Ahead

Five free things to do online, June 1-7
Miss Conduct

We saw through a window that a neighbor may need help

sports

Zion Williamson must answer questions about improper benefits

What if certain major league stars choose not to play?

Instant replay: The best sports on TV Wednesday

metro

Protesters gather outside the State House Tuesday night

Protesters stage a die in to protest the death of George Floyd

Thousands in Boston peacefully denounce killings of Black Americans

Nation

US cities gird for more violence as Trump decries ?lowlifes?

Trump faces backlash after wielding Bible in nod to evangelical base

Inside the push to tear-gas protesters ahead of a Trump photo op

World

As virus toll preoccupies US, rivals test limits of American power

World alarmed by violence in US; thousands march in London

Western countries leave children of ISIS in Syrian camps

politics

Curfews, pandemic test voters in primaries held amid unrest

Watch live: Protests over police brutality in Boston area

Trump faces backlash after wielding Bible in nod to evangelical base

business

Boston is pumping another $5M into its relief fund for renters

Ben & Jerry?s issues corporate statement expressing outrage over the death of George Floyd

Bain Capital one of two possible buyers for Virgin Australia

lifestyle

New England?s cheese industry is a point of pride for the region. Can it survive a pandemic?

How to observe Pride Month in the awful year 2020

An expert?s take on essential work, overwork, and unemployment

marijuana

Oklahoma medical marijuana sales continue to smash records

Black-owned Boston marijuana store looted

Black-owned Boston marijuana store looted in what owners call a targeted attack amid protests

opinion

Across all fronts, China is playing for keeps

Open America?s doors to refugees from Hong Kong

Sparks of a fuse flicker amid peaceful protests

food & dining

Thai moon knife rocks like a mezzaluna to chop nuts and herbs

Ciliegiolo is a spirit-lifting grape for our times

Starring roll: Necco wafers are making a comeback

travel

On wings of song

Are you ready to travel again? Here?s what Globe readers said

A Maine Tourism Relief Fund, a shoemaking vacation, and a bracelet for the road ahead

Books

All for kids: comic books, online camp, and prizes

Authors fascinated with other authors

Local bestsellers for the week ending May 24

Movies

A big birthday arrives for a filmmaker with a very big career

?The Vast of Night?: Any guesses how far Cayuga, N.M., is from Roswell?

Doc Talk: By George, spelling it out, COVID-19 in a Chinese city

Television

David Costabile?s portrayal of Wags in ?Billions? tells a tale of versatility

Some enjoyable series to get through next few premiere-free weeks

This week?s TV: Recent series worth remembering, an HBO sexual-consent drama, and a new ?Dirty John?

music

Dropkick Murphys (and Springsteen) fill an empty Fenway with big-hearted showmanship

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

Campaign aims to resurrect Great Scott under new ownership

Theater/Dance

In Pittsfield, a theater is determined to raise the curtain this summer

A quartet of BSO musicians and Boston Ballet dancers create ?White Swan?

With Broadway From Home, cooped-up kids can indulge their ?joy and love of theater?

globe local

Newton city leaders pledge to work against racism, injustice

Teens lead protests against racism in Gloucester

A peaceful day, then violence erupts

Obituaries

Bobby Joe Morrow, 3-time winner in 1956 Olympics, dies at 84

Richard Herd, Boston-born character actor known for ?Seinfeld? role, dies at 87

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