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President Trump extends unemployment benefits, defers payroll tax

Bypassing Congress, Trump signed executive orders deferring payroll taxes for some Americans and extending unemployment benefits. Trump said the payroll tax cut would apply to those earning less than $100,000 a year, and extra aid for the unemployed will total $400 a week.

State reports 12 new deaths, 320 new cases due to COVID-19 Saturday

The latest figures brought the state’s confirmed death toll to 8,500, according to the state. Confirmed cases reached a total of 112,173.
Latest COVID-19 numbers from Mass.Key metrics the state is monitoring for reopening
shirley leung

Many of Massachusetts’s biggest companies do not have a single Black board member

They include prominent names such as Dunkin’ Brands, Hubspot, TJX Cos., and Wayfair.

Many people with the coronavirus don’t show symptoms. Researchers want to know why

Why do some people — a surprisingly large percentage of people — contract the coronavirus but not get sick? Scientists believe this avenue of research may yield beneficial answers.

Opinion

LETTERS

An outpouring of feelings about Jake Auchincloss

EDITORIAL

Massachusetts travel restrictions lack teeth

IDEAS | TIYA MILES

What should we do with plantations?

Renée Graham

Frankly, America, Trump doesn’t give a damn

The Great Divide
Families with means leave public schools for private schools or ‘learning pods,’ raising concerns about worsening educational inequality
While experts say the shift is predictable, it could also have dire consequences in the near and long-terms, as these families — who are much more likely to be middle or upper-income — take with them vital funding and political advocacy for the public schools.

Parents question Boston Public Schools’ plans for the fall at community meetingTracker: What are Mass. school districts’ plans for reopening this fall? Read their proposals

Baker slows Mass. reopening process, tightening restrictions on gatherings and restaurants
Governor Charlie Baker announced new initiatives Friday amid an uptick in COVID-19 cases, including reducing the outdoor gatherings limit from 100 to 50 people, establishing a new enforcement team, and indefinitely postponing Step 2 of Phase 3 of the reopening process.

Baker had sharp words for residents throwing partiesRead the updated guidelines Here are the industries affected

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

Massachusetts wants to keep taxing telecommuters from N.H., stirring up a new kind of border war
A border war is brewing over a lucrative prize: the income taxes paid to Massachusetts by thousands of New Hampshire commuters-turned-telecommuters.

60 enslaved people once toiled for a rich landowner in Medford. Kyera Singleton wants you to know who they were.
In the midst of the pandemic, Kyera Singleton landed a new job, becoming the executive director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, believed to be the last standing structure of its kind in the Northern United States.

Hints of tension between Boston and state officials with Allston highway project
In the fine print, state officials appeared to decline a request from Boston Chief of Streets Chris Osgood that could facilitate the idea to build everything at grade.

Dave Epstein
Unfortunately, another heat wave is coming
Rainfall remains scant and it doesn’t look like things will improve anytime soon, with temperatures set to climb back above 90 degrees in parts of the region next week.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Congrats, Joe Biden’s running mate!
Congratulations [insert name here]! This is going to be so much fun/super-depressing!

A ‘knockdown, drag-out’ Oval Office shouting match was part of TikTok’s fate
Advisers to President Trump shouted at each other in the Oval Office in front of him as they debated what to do about TikTok.

More Recent headlines

Bank of America executive James Mahoney dies from injuries sustained in 2019 bike accident

N.H. woman gets second face transplant

New Bedford man, 20, suffers life-threatening injuries following rollover crash in Seekonk

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On StatNews.com

Nursing homes grapple with preparing for hurricane season amid Covid-19

The story of a scientist’s mea culpa on Covid-19 vaccines — and a rough week on Twitter

Comfort Zone

It’s easy to get attached to these area bike racks

Want to rent the Brattle or the Coolidge?

In a new reading box, two Rhode Island thrillers, a candle, and chocolate

The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel is celebrating its 108th birthday with a $108 flash sale

Recommended Reads

OBITUARIES

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

It is a mark of Dr. Bailyn’s range that “Origins” is a work of intellectual history, “Voyagers” of social history,” and “Hutchinson” a biography. And Dr. Bailyn’s first book, “The New England Merchants in the Seventeenth Century” (1955), is a work of economic history.

Backstage memories of Janis Joplin’s final concert, 50 years ago at Harvard Stadium
I was part of the security detail that night for the brief but raucous concert that would be her last. To this day, it's impossible to forget.

Chronic turnover of Boston school leadership is holding back reform efforts
By the fall of 2019, more than three quarters of Tommy Chang’s top 50 leaders had left Boston Public Schools, part of a recurrent brain drain that has consistently hobbled efforts to implement lasting reform.

Rhode Island

Fauci says he’s “cautiously optimistic” about the fight against COVID-19

In a remote interview at the School of Public Health at Brown University, Dr. Anthony S. Fauci said the country does not need to completely lock down if citizens follow basic public health guidelines.

Meet the Rhode Islander who wants to meme President Trump right out of office

Here are the reopening plans for every Rhode Island school district

Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

EDITORIAL

Police unions show their hand

IDEAS | Bina Venkataraman

Q&A: The ocean as hero, not victim

Michelle Hoover

I volunteered for a COVID-19 vaccine safety trial

Jennifer Nuzzo

As bad as the spread of the coronavirus is, there’s reason to believe it will get worse

Barry Zuckerman and Katherine Gergen Barnett

The multitude and magnitude of coronavirus stressors on children

IDEAS | Daniel Oppenheimer

How to fix the left-behind places

VISUAL STORIES

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

Food for the soul ... and the community

metro

Bank of America executive James Mahoney dies from injuries sustained in 2019 bike accident
Mahoney's extensive career spanned the worlds of business, government, and politics.

The Great Divide

Families with means leave public schools for private schools or ‘learning pods,’ raising concerns about worsening educational inequality

While experts say the shift is predictable, it could also have dire consequences in the near and long-terms, as these families — who are much more likely to be middle or upper-income — take with them vital funding and political advocacy for the public schools.

60 enslaved people once toiled for a rich landowner in Medford. Kyera Singleton wants you to know who they were.

In the midst of the pandemic, Kyera Singleton landed a new job, becoming the executive director of the Royall House and Slave Quarters in Medford, believed to be the last standing structure of its kind in the Northern United States.

State reports 12 new deaths, 320 new cases due to COVID-19 Saturday

Parents question Boston Public Schools’ plans for the fall at community meeting

sports

Yankees’ Gerrit Cole gets pulled in fifth, just misses chance to win 20th straight start

The Yankees ace got touched up for three runs after two were out in the fifth, getting the hook after throwing 107 pitches.

Bruce Cassidy is confident Bruins will shine when playoff lights are brightest

The coach said the Bruins, winless in the round robin, know how to play playoff hockey.
dan shaughnessy

Hoping former MVP Cam Newton is more Kevin Garnett than Bob McAdoo, and other thoughts

Cam Newton is among some former MVPs who came to Boston closer to the end of their careers.
tara sullivan

Bill Belichick’s stoic, unflappable approach will serve the Patriots well in these times

chad finn | sports media

NBC Sports Boston should do whatever it takes to bring back Abby Chin

Revolution announce six-game schedule, beginning Aug. 21

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

President Trump extends unemployment benefits, defers payroll tax
Bypassing Congress, Trump signed executive orders deferring payroll taxes for some Americans and extending unemployment benefits. Trump said the payroll tax cut would apply to those earning less than $100,000 a year, and extra aid for the unemployed will total $400 a week.

shirley leung
Many of Massachusetts’s biggest companies do not have a single Black board member
They include prominent names such as Dunkin’ Brands, Hubspot, TJX Cos., and Wayfair.

A ‘knockdown, drag-out’ Oval Office shouting match was part of TikTok’s fate

Millions of evictions a sharper threat as government support ends

Virus aid talks collapse; no help expected for jobless now

President Trump says he’ll order unemployment payments if impasse persists

Politics

US officials: Russia against Biden, China against Trump pre-election

Appeals court revives House lawsuit for McGahn’s testimony

Longtime presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95

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

Game 14: Blue Jays at Red Sox lineups and notes

With prelims wrapping up, here are some bests and worsts around the NHL

Discarded Carmelo Anthony, 36, has proven he can be a role player — and a good one

metro

Bank of America executive James Mahoney dies from injuries sustained in 2019 bike accident

Families with means leave public schools for private schools or ‘learning pods,’ raising concerns about worsening educational inequality

60 enslaved people once toiled for a rich landowner in Medford. Kyera Singleton wants you to know who they were.

Nation

Black, Hispanic children at higher rates of coronavirus-related hospitalization, CDC finds

Small uptick in virus detected in wastewater at MWRA plant

Joe Arpaio loses sheriff’s race in second failed comeback bid

World

Negligence probed in deadly Beirut blast amid public anger

What we know about the Beirut explosions

Photos and video from the scene in Beirut, where a massive explosion rocked the Lebanese city

politics

Appeals court revives House lawsuit for McGahn’s testimony

Longtime presidential adviser Brent Scowcroft dies at 95

On the electoral defense, Trump claims without foundation that Biden opposes God

business

President Trump extends unemployment benefits, defers payroll tax

Many of Massachusetts’s biggest companies do not have a single Black board member

A ‘knockdown, drag-out’ Oval Office shouting match was part of TikTok’s fate

lifestyle

It’s easy to get attached to these area bike racks

In a new reading box, two Rhode Island thrillers, a candle, and chocolate

Biking to Telegraph Hill: Lots of views, some history, and, oh yeah, not a bad workout

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

An outpouring of feelings about Jake Auchincloss

Massachusetts travel restrictions lack teeth

What should we do with plantations?

food & dining

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

Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage is for sale

Burrito giant Chipotle launches a clothing line

travel

4 of Maine’s prettiest drives

Al Wilson on street art, stick shifts, and Spain

Spotlight on Stonington

Books

Aimee Bender gives objects lives all their own

Local bestsellers for the week ending Aug. 2

Drawing angels and inspiration; issues of race and political history discussed at the BPL

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

After the crash, ‘Black Monday’ gets even funnier

‘Immigration Nation’ offers an alarming close-up view of ICE officers at work

Rediscovering ‘Alias’ with producer-director-actor Ken Olin

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

Frustrated Methuen City Council plans a no-confidence vote for highly paid police chief

Sex offender, free on bail, is charged with new rape

Spectacle Island is open, boasting unobstructed views and quiet beaches

Obituaries

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

Doris Buffett, philanthropist thrilled to ’answer somebody’s prayers,’ dies at 92

Shirley Ann Grau, a ‘quiet force’ in Southern literature, dies at 91