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Live updates: More Boston protests planned for Monday night

Demonstrations were planned for Boston on Monday night, as protests continued after a largely peaceful demonstration of thousands on Sunday night turned ugly after the sun set.

Fiery protests become a moment of reckoning in Boston

All agreed that the city, and the country, has entered a profound moment of reckoning over racial injustice. And more protests are coming.

THE LATEST:

  • Walsh, Baker support Black anger, as they condemn violence in city | Read more
  • Fifty-three people arrested Sunday in demonstrations in Boston | Read more
  • Black-owned Boston marijuana store looted in what owners call a ‘targeted’ attack amid protests | Read more
  • Monuments on Boston Common, in Public Garden defaced with graffiti | Read more

George Floyd asphyxiated by sustained pressure, family-commissioned autopsy shows

Map: A look at the property damage around Boston after Sunday night’s protests

At Abby Lane, restaurateur Jason Santos picks up the pieces

Photos from Boston protests planned for Monday night

Trump vows to crack down on protesters, ignoring issues of racism and brutality fueling unrest

Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ urges crackdown on protests

Baker didn’t hold back on what he thinks about Trump’s message on protests

YVONNE ABRAHAM

Recognizing the rage that led to Sunday night’s unrest in Boston

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.

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

Pure Oasis in Grove Hall, which was just allowed to reopen a week ago because of coronavirus restrictions, was hit by looters who grabbed thousands of cannabis products.

Businesses, with conservative backing, sue Baker to overturn state of emergency orders

A group of salons, restaurants, and religious organizations, with the backing of a local conservative group, sued Governor Charlie Baker in state court Monday in a bid overturn the emergency powers he’s wielded during the coronavirus pandemic, comparing them to the authority of a king.

Salem Police probing ‘wildly inappropriate’ tweet from official department account

Salem police officials have launched an investigation into a “wildly inappropriate tweet” sent from the department’s official account Monday that called Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh “ridiculous” over state social distancing rules, authorities said.

Opinion

Rachelle Cohen

Newbury street and America’s fault lines

Kadijatou Diallo and John Shattuck

George Floyd and the history of police brutality in America

Joan Vennochi

Trump can’t win after this — can he?

EDITORIAL

No time to waste on mail-in voting

Comfort Zone

At closed Mount Auburn Cemetery, an artist-in-residence has room to ‘think very imaginatively’

Chanel Miller on practicing mental health during a pandemic and learning to live with uncertainty

A tale of work-from-home back pain, remedied

12 documentaries that take you places

MLB owners want fewer games, but have not countered players’ proposal yet, report says

The owners are seeking an approximately 50-game regular season; the players proposed 114.
Peter Abraham: Baseball risks losing fans forever if this dispute costs the season

Maine reports 24 new coronavirus cases, Fryeburg Fair canceled

Maine reported 24 new coronavirus cases and no new deaths Monday afternoon, as the statewide case count climbs to 2,349 and the death toll stands at 89.

DEVRA FIRST
Support Boston’s Black-owned restaurants
Here are 40 local food and beverage businesses to consider backing with your dining dollars.

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

Richard Herd portrayed a range of characters and was best-known as Mr. Wilhelm, George Costanza’s boss on "Seinfeld."

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.

For the NBA community, protests against police brutality are personal

Jaylen Brown drove to Atlanta. Marcus Smart took to the streets of Boston. Doc Rivers recalled the sting of being Black in America, and Gregg Popovich called for leadership from the White House.

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Woman rescued from Charles River says she was thrown in during an altercation

Dracut girl and her dad raise $26,500 from their e-book to feed the hungry

Belmont woman dies while hiking in Sandwich, N.H.

On StatNews.com

Experts warn of dire global health consequences if U.S. withdraws from the WHO

MGH geriatrician has cared for the dying for decades. When her mom’s time came, Covid-19 kept them apart

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

‘He must have completely fallen apart’: Star surgeon accused of murdering estranged wife

Prosecutors say that Ingolf Tuerk, the former head of urology at St. Elizabeth’s Medical Center, has admitted to strangling his estranged wife in the midst of a bitter divorce and dumping her body in a small pond near their home in Dover.

With transit a worry and offices reopening, is Boston’s traffic about to get worse than ever?
Even if a lot of people who previously took transit start driving to work, that will likely be neutralized by the number of people still working from home ― or not working at all.

Adrian Walker
America is on fire. What will we do with that?
George Floyd’s death at the hand of a Minneapolis police officer is the immediate catalyst for what we’re watching. But there have been many George Floyds. This wound is both raw and ancient.

Rhode Island

Providence high school students disappointed in plans for ‘virtual’ graduations

In a petition and letters, the students are asking why school leaders won't consider a variety of possible ceremonies as other districts have done.

Raimondo announces fewer COVID-19 cases; rejects Trump’s advice to ‘dominate’ Floyd protesters

Rhode Island governor says Floyd’s death represents a ‘call for action’ to combat racism

Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Kadijatou Diallo and John Shattuck

George Floyd and the history of police brutality in America

EDITORIAL

America’s willful ignorance about Black lives

Laurence H. Tribe and Albert Turner Goins

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

Peniel E. Joseph

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

FREE PRESS

Yemeni journalists top ‘10 Most Urgent’ list of press freedom cases

IDEAS | RACHELLE COHEN

Pseudoscience goes on trial

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

A peaceful day, then violence erupts
A stirring protest erupted into the worst rioting in the city in recent memory.

‘This burning rage ... is real’: DA Rachael Rollins speaks out on race

Suffolk District Attorney Rachael Rollins, an outspoken and unorthodox law enforcement figure elected on a platform of criminal justice reform, spoke frankly and emotionally Monday afternoon about the life experience she and millions of other Black Americans share — and their anger.

Photos from Boston protests planned for Monday night

Some demonstrators protesting police brutality turned out again in Boston and police presence was ramped up on Monday, a day after a largely peaceful protest turned ugly.

Are portable ventilators the future?

Baker didn’t hold back on what he thinks about Trump’s message on protests

sports

MLB owners want fewer games, but have not countered players’ proposal yet, report says

The owners are seeking an approximately 50-game regular season; the players proposed 114.
Flashback

Sports Flashback: Which Celtics rival did you love to hate?

Who was the most detestable? Dr. J and the Sixers, Magic Johnson and the Lakers or the Pistons and McFilthy and McNasty?

For the NBA community, protests against police brutality are personal

Jaylen Brown drove to Atlanta. Marcus Smart took to the streets of Boston. Doc Rivers recalled the sting of being Black in America, and Gregg Popovich called for leadership from the White House.
Sports Log

Dartmouth names Reid Cashman men’s hockey coach

celtics

Celtics’ activism resonates with team’s radio voice, Cedric Maxwell

MLB

MLB owners reportedly set to offer a deal that would give players a prorated share of salaries

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

TALKING POINTS
Delta Dental to offer aid to subscribers and dentists hurt by pandemic
Stories you may have missed from the world of business.

Coronavirus fallout will haunt US economy for years, costing it $8 trillion through 2030, CBO says
Coronavirus fallout will haunt US economy for years, costing it $8 trillion through 2030, CBO says

Gilead falls as drug has only small benefit in large trial

Offices in Boston are open for business, but few workers are showing up

Music industry calls for Black Out Tuesday amid unrest

Facebook employees stage virtual walkout to protest Trump posts

Politics

Trump vows to crack down on protesters, ignoring issues of racism and brutality fueling unrest

Watch live: President Trump speaks amid nationwide protests

Biden meets with Black leaders at local church amid unrest

Marijuana

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

Rapper who owns looted Calif. marijuana dispensary says justice is more important than business

magazine
Cover story

Escape to these hidden lakes of New England

New England

How hotels and resorts are preparing for summer travelers

Cooking

Recipes: Easy za'atar chicken, flatbreads, and more

Dinner With Cupid

'I could literally talk until the person across the table passes out'

sports

There’s no chance activist athletes will ‘stick to sports’ right now

MLS return stuck at negotiating table

Patrick Chung has quietly become one of the Patriots’ most valued players

metro

A peaceful day, then violence erupts

‘This burning rage ... is real’: DA Rachael Rollins speaks out on race

Photos from Boston protests planned for Monday night

Nation

At Abby Lane, restaurateur Jason Santos picks up the pieces

Camps, child care can reopen during Phase Two

Biden listens to anguish at a Black church in Delaware

World

China says US action on Hong Kong ‘doomed to fail’

‘Facing the darkest hour’: Hong Kong’s protest movement in crisis

A mile-long line for free food in Geneva, one of world’s richest cities

politics

Watch live: President Trump speaks amid nationwide protests

Biden meets with Black leaders at local church amid unrest

Trump slams governors as ‘weak,’ urges crackdown on protests

business

Delta Dental to offer aid to subscribers and dentists hurt by pandemic

Coronavirus fallout will haunt US economy for years, costing it $8 trillion through 2030, CBO says

Gilead falls as drug has only small benefit in large trial

lifestyle

Support Boston’s Black-owned restaurants

A kid with autism is part of the superhero team in new PBS series

Happiness is FaceTime, wine, and the Sunday crossword

marijuana

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

Rapper who owns looted Calif. marijuana dispensary says justice is more important than business

Israeli scientists dig up cannabis traces in ancient temple

opinion

Postcards from the pandemic

George Floyd and the history of police brutality in America

Newbury street and America’s fault lines

food & dining

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

When will diners be ready to return to restaurants? Here’s what 1,000 Globe readers said

Sorry, COVID-19: Jason Santos is opening a new restaurant

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

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’

VMAs may set the stage for later awards shows

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

A peaceful day, then violence erupts

With drive-throughs, yard signs, and photo ops, seniors forge ahead with nontraditional graduations

Kind, good, caring people can help get us through these times

Obituaries

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

John Randall, ichthyologist extraordinaire, dies at 95