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The Great Divide

Amid a national reckoning, Black voices challenge a white suburban school district to do better

A national uprising against racism has reinvigorated criticism of persistent racial inequalities in education, in mostly-white suburbs as well as more diverse cities.

MURRAY WHYTE
Weighing the fate of our most problematic public art
Perhaps the United States should take its cues from India, where British monuments are left to crumble in a park.

An ER doctor commits suicide during the COVID-19 pandemic: ‘Hardest time of my life'
Dr. Lorna Breen was an over-achiever. But the hospital in New York where she worked was overwhelmed with coronavirus patients. “I don’t know what to do. I can’t get out of the chair,” she told her sister.

Much is at stake in the delicate dance between landlords and commercial tenants

The fate of an entire generation of small businesses could be at stake in this fraught balance. With revenue scarce due to the pandemic, they can't pay rent.

Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon

Former special counsel Robert Mueller sharply defended his Russia probe, writing in a newspaper opinion piece Saturday that it was of “paramount importance” and asserting that Trump ally Roger Stone, “remains a convicted felon, and rightly so" despite the president's decision to commute his prison sentence.

Romney says Trump’s move to commute sentence of Roger Stone is ‘unprecedented, historic corruption'Analysis: In commuting Stone’s sentence, Trump goes where Nixon was not willing

State reports 14 new confirmed coronavirus deaths, 167 new cases Saturday

Massachusetts reported 14 new confirmed deaths due the coronavirus Saturday, increasing the number of lives taken by the pandemic in the state to 8,095.

Opinion

As night descends on Hong Kong, the UN raises no objection

All together now!

Mr. President, keep your hands off our kids

The swift boating of Tammy Duckworth

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic
President Donald Trump wore a mask during a visit to Walter Reed National Military Medical Center in suburban Washington on Saturday. “When you're in a hospital, especially ... I think it's expected to wear a mask.”

‘Sleepy Joe?' Trump struggles to stick a label to ‘Teflon Biden’
Presumptive Democratic nominee Joe Biden has been surprisingly hard to caricature — even for President Trump — in part because he’s largely stayed in his Delaware home due to the coronavirus outbreak while Trump has struggled to respond to the twin crises of the pandemic and racial justice protests.

What to read, do this weekend

‘P-Valley’ has a lot more on its mind than the male gaze

S’mores and more: Best camping spots in New England

5 Massachusetts museums offering fresh attractions this summer

Violinists strike a chord at Black Lives Matter protests

Celtics
We held an all-time Celtics draft. Can you guess who went No. 1?
Five of our writers drafted their Celtics teams, and then president of basketball operations Danny Ainge ranked and evaluated each squad ― including one that included him.

$70m Boston City Hall Plaza project underway
The two-year renovation project is intended to make the space more accessible and welcoming to people.

Mike Ryan, Red Sox catcher during 1967’s Impossible Dream season, dies at 78
Mr. Ryan made it to the World Series as a Red Sox catcher and three times on the Philadelphia Phillies coaching staff.

Bruins defenseman Steven Kampfer will sit out Stanley Cup playoffs to protect wife, child
“This was one of the hardest decisions I’ve ever had to make,” the 31-year-old defenseman wrote on Twitter.

Florida coronavirus deaths double after rise in cases in that state
The surge of coronavirus deaths in Florida appears to confirm concerns among health experts that fatalities would increase after cases climbed in the South and West.

US coronavirus deaths are beginning to rise

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Our poor, persecuted president
Has any president, living or dead, suffered as much as President Trump?

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Comfort Zone

Harvard grad Joy Reid wants different perspectives on MSNBC show

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MFA’s French Film Festival goes virtual this year

How to clean up your photos

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Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

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Recommended Reads

Worst-case scenarios predicted Mass. hospitals would be overwhelmed by COVID-19 patients. Here’s why that didn’t happen

Hospitals proved nimble in increasing the number of intensive care patients they could treat, swiftly tripling the number of ICU beds statewide.

Boston is the third most ‘intensely gentrified’ city in the United States, study says
The San Francisco-Oakland metro area led the list, with the highest proportion of gentrifying neighborhoods, followed by Denver, Boston, Miami, and New Orleans.

It’s been 40 years since someone has built over the Mass. Pike. Until now
Developer Samuels and Associates has secured financing for a $700m office and hotel complex, and work is expected to start next week.

Governor Raimondo unveils a plan for the ‘eviction pandemic'

The Safe Harbor Housing Program, developed with United Way and the judiciary, will use informal mediation to help tenants and landlords figure out how to avoid eviction.

Rhode Islanders keep stocking up on guns

A senior advisor to Governor Raimondo resigns after being charged with DUI

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?

Seven takeaways from ‘The virus’s tale,’ an inside look at the spread of coronavirus in MassachusettsThe first victims of coronavirus coped with an unexpected feeling: shameThe virus's tale: a live discussion

Novella

Read ‘The Mechanic’ by Ben Mezrich

All chapters are available now for this fictional thriller that entwines a card shark, the legacy of Paul Revere, and the Gardner art heist.

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Bridget Thompson

Coronavirus and the gift of anonymity

Trump and the flag of treason

Parents, the president knows what’s best for your kids

Cass R. Sunstein

On Trump finance rulings, the Supreme Court delivers

Rule of law triumphs over Trump

IDEAS | Abdallah Fayyad

Welcome to the new civil rights era

VISUAL STORIES

Take a look at what the Red Sox have been up to inside Fenway Park

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

Food for the soul ... and the community

Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

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BLM art installation vandalized in Allston
A photo obtained by police shows a man vandalizing the installation in the area of 321 Lincoln St. Thursday at about 9:20 p.m.

Marga Richter, composer in a male-dominated era, dies at 93

Marga Richter, a prolific composer whose determination to be heard in a male-dominated field once led her to rent Merkin Concert Hall to stage a program of her own works, died June 25 at her home in Barnegat, N.J. She was 93.

Mike Ryan, Red Sox catcher during 1967’s Impossible Dream season, dies at 78

Mr. Ryan made it to the World Series as a Red Sox catcher and three times on the Philadelphia Phillies coaching staff.

Mass. Department of Public Health lifts ban on reusable bags

Students help ex-inmates start their own businesses

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LeBron James won’t wear social justice message on jersey

The Lakers star said his thoughts on social justice can’t be contained on the back of a basketball jersey.

Red Sox notebook

Kevin Pillar pulls out stops in approach to hitting

Although Pillar had career highs in homers (21), RBIs (88), and OPS (.719) last season, he said he struggled at times because he was too pull happy.

Yankees closer Aroldis Chapman has COVID-19, mild symptoms

Manager Aaron Boone said that Chapman “overall is doing well” but “will not be here for the foreseeable future.”

Bruins defenseman Steven Kampfer will sit out Stanley Cup playoffs to protect wife, child

Bruins reveal training camp roster

Justin Thomas opens up two-shot lead at Muirfield

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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

Much is at stake in the delicate dance between landlords and commercial tenants
The fate of an entire generation of small businesses could be at stake in this fraught balance. With revenue scarce due to the pandemic, they can't pay rent.

Mass. businesses say Trump’s ban on foreign-worker visas is making it difficult to fill jobs
Employers say many of the jobs affected by the freeze — ranging from seasonal labor to highly skilled tech jobs — can’t necessarily be filled by Americans.

Wells Fargo tells workers to remove TikTok app from work phones

Amazon says email to employees banning TikTok was a mistake

‘Slow and deliberate': Legal Sea Foods reopens restaurants with strict protocols

Trump’s TikTok crackdown may be too much and too late

Politics

Mueller defends Russia probe, says Stone remains a felon

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

‘Sleepy Joe?' Trump struggles to stick a label to ‘Teflon Biden’

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Marijuana

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap

MassCan’t: Board chair Samson Racioppi resigns amid outrage over his planning of ‘straight pride,’ pro-police, other rallies

They’ve been granted parole. So why can it take years for them to get out of prison?

Why words aren’t enough from companies claiming to support Black Lives Matter

He cheated, but I want to get past it and have fun again

Recipes: Three fast, flavorful takes on fish, chicken, and beef

sports

Ryan Weber has earned spot in Red Sox starting rotation

Agreement reached, a more difficult task now begins for NHL

Stars’ Roman Polak, Canucks’ Sven Baertschi latest to opt out of NHL season

metro

BLM art installation vandalized in Allston

Marga Richter, composer in a male-dominated era, dies at 93

Mike Ryan, Red Sox catcher during 1967’s Impossible Dream season, dies at 78

Nation

For Oklahoma tribe, vindication at long last

In commuting Stone’s sentence, Trump goes where Nixon was not willing

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

World

Travel restrictions on Americans erode a sense of passport privilege

Women’s rights groups protest French ministers’ appointments

American student released after 486 days in Egyptian prison

politics

Trump wears mask in public for first time during pandemic

‘Sleepy Joe?' Trump struggles to stick a label to ‘Teflon Biden’

Romney says Trump’s move to commute sentence of Roger Stone is ‘unprecedented, historic corruption'

business

Much is at stake in the delicate dance between landlords and commercial tenants

Mass. businesses say Trump’s ban on foreign-worker visas is making it difficult to fill jobs

Wells Fargo tells workers to remove TikTok app from work phones

lifestyle

Essays about life during COVID-19

Dumpling Daughter returns to Cambridge, a Revival in the Back Bay, and more

WBUR launches virtual CitySpace Summer Camp

marijuana

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap

MassCan’t: Board chair Samson Racioppi resigns amid outrage over his planning of ‘straight pride,’ pro-police, other rallies

State seeks help: What to do with 619,000 unsellable marijuana vapes?

opinion

As night descends on Hong Kong, the UN raises no objection

Racism is like a virus

All together now!

food & dining

From greaseless fried seafood to aromatic pad Thai, four delicious takeout diversions

Recipe: Rhubarb Oatmeal Scones get cheeky with buttermilk and pleasingly tart chunks of the red stalks

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travel

The best gear for getting outside

Outdoor concerts are music to our ears, plus deep discounts on cars and hotels

S’mores and more: Best camping spots in New England

Books

Local bestsellers for the week ending July 5

Masha Gessen contends with the Trump era in ‘Surviving Autocracy’

‘Dewey Defeats Truman’ recalls when decency and courage triumphed

Movies

MFA’s French Film Festival goes virtual this year

In ‘Palm Springs,’ on Hulu, it’s endless love all over again

Springing some surprises with ‘Palm Springs’

Television

With FX deal, expect bigger and better things from Pamela Adlon

Colin Jost knows what he has: ‘A Very Punchable Face’

Browsing the library at Peacock, TV’s newest streaming service

music

Artists are demanding that Trump stop playing their songs, but they can’t always get what they want

Violinists strike a chord at Black Lives Matter protests

Dalai Lama dropped debut album on his 85th birthday

Theater/Dance

In Chelsea, a Latino theater company makes its debut

U.K. announces $2 billion bailout to help keep the arts afloat during pandemic

On its way from Broadway to the big screen, ‘Hamilton’ took a detour to your living room

globe local

$70m Boston City Hall Plaza project underway

A bluer shade of green: Reusable bags are out, but eco-friendly businesses press on with zero-waste goals

Should the state implement its proposed guidelines for face masks and social distancing if schools reopen this fall?

Obituaries

Marga Richter, composer in a male-dominated era, dies at 93

Mike Ryan, Red Sox catcher during 1967’s Impossible Dream season, dies at 78

Mary Kay Letourneau, teacher who raped student and then married him