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In calm before the storm, hospitals prepare for second wave of COVID-19

“We are very concerned about the rising [infection] rates that we have seen,” said Dr. Paul Biddinger, director for emergency preparedness at Mass General Brigham, the hospital group formerly known at Partners HealthCare.

At Dartmouth, a student’s hunger strike over sexual harassment grows perilous
The campaign has forced Dartmouth’s hand, prompting it to agree to an external investigation. But perhaps even more significantly, it has revealed the profound distrust some students harbor over whether the university can fairly arbitrate allegations of sexual misconduct.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Listen to the teachers
Teachers know better than anyone the weight that reopening schools will put on them. Right now, they see it as too great a risk — not just for them, but for all of us. The least we can do is hear them out.

In Boston, various options for students this fall

The variation reflects the inherent difficulties of crafting a reopening plan in a district with 125 schools. Officials said no schools will have all students return full time at once.

Tracker: What are Mass. school districts’ plans for reopening this fall? Read their proposalsRevere to cancel city events, schools likely going online in fall

‘The joke is on us’: Rhode Islanders find themselves unwelcome in nearby states

Rhode Islanders who planned trips to Cape Cod or elsewhere are facing quarantine at their vacation spots unless they can produce a negative COVID-19 test.

Infections are increasing, so RI is cracking down on crowds, restaurants, and visitors

Trump’s bank was subpoenaed by NY prosecutors in criminal inquiry

The New York prosecutors who are seeking President Trump’s tax records have also subpoenaed his longtime lender, a sign that their criminal investigation into Trump’s business practices is more wide-ranging than previously known.

Opinion

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

Congress must protect mail-in voting, even if it means going to court

A win for inclusiveness, and a defeat for the cancel culture

Remote teaching is the only option

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

TARA SULLIVAN
Is the NFL paying attention to the mistakes baseball is making?
What happened with the Marlins and Cardinals is something the NFL must learn from if it hopes to play out its season.

Twitter blocks, Facebook removes Trump campaign video, citing COVID-19 misinformation
The Trump re-election campaign’s Twitter account, @TeamTrump, was briefly banned from sending new tweets after it posted a clip of an interview Trump did Wednesday with Fox News in which he said children were “virtually immune” from the coronavirus.

Trump leads July fundraising, but Biden closes resources gap

Winter is coming, and it’s making a lot of restaurant owners nervous
With no clear end of the pandemic in sight, debts mounting, and federal aid running out, the approaching end of summer is deepening the survivalist instincts restaurateurs have developed in recent weeks.

Boston-area restaurants that have closed amid the coronavirus pandemicIconic Cambridge restaurant Mr. Bartley’s Burger Cottage is for sale

Here’s what you need to know about positive test rates, the key coronavirus stat that people are talking about
The percentage of positive tests has people concerned. Here's what the data shows – and how the state calculates the numbers.

Fauci discusses threats against his family, severity of the US coronavirus outbreak at Harvard forum

Celtics 149, Nets 115
Celtics get back on track by tearing up Nets and other observations
The Celtics were engaged and eager at the start and never let up, as they rolled past Brooklyn.

Lightning knock Bruins out of contention for top seedRed Sox beat Rays, 5-0, to end four-game skid

Lebanese clear blast rubble from roads around cratered port as Macron arrives in Beirut
Lebanese army bulldozers plowed through wreckage to reopen roads around Beirut's demolished port Thursday, a day after the government pledged to investigate this week's devastating explosion and placed port officials under house arrest.

What we know about the Beirut explosions

FBI searches Jake Paul’s California home
The FBI executed a search warrant early Wednesday morning at the California home of Jake Paul, a brash YouTube provocateur who was recently criticized for hosting a large house party during the pandemic, according to the agency.

LA threatens to punish party-throwers by cutting off power

Smith, Regis are the latest Massachusetts colleges to move entirely online
In recent weeks, colleges across the country have been reversing their plans to bring students back in the fall and teach in person.

Colleges reverse course on reopening as pandemic continues

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Children will pay long-term stress-related costs of Covid-19 unless we follow the science

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Comfort Zone

A billboard’s message for the community: ‘No te desesperes’

In Lexington, this independent moviehouse is open for business

Boston native George Wein, 94, on creating the Newport Jazz Fest

Recipes: Three ways to make the most of tomato season

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Lawyers say changes to controversial qualified immunity doctrine would move Mass. into uncharted legal waters

If the Massachusetts Legislature includes changes to qualified immunity in their wide-ranging policing bill, the new law could offer more guidance to judges grappling with police misconduct cases in state court or add another confusing, legally complex hurdle to the existing case law patchwork.

Brigham president had sold more Moderna stock before she resigned from biotech’s board
A filing with the SEC shows that on May 12 Elizabeth Nabel also sold 30,000 shares of Moderna stock worth $1.98 million.

Women are feeling the crunch of working from home more than men. Here’s why
The work-life balance for many women has crumbled, a new report affirms. As mothers bear the brunt of the workload in homes that they no longer leave for paying work, a gender gap has emerged in negative feelings associated with working from home.

One silver lining of staying home? Cocktails-to-go. Here’s a guide

We surveyed bars and restaurants around the state to uncover their best cocktails-to-go ... and sampled a few along the way, because we had to make sure that they tasted good. (They did.)

‘The joke is on us’: Rhode Islanders find themselves unwelcome in nearby states

Infections are creeping up, so Rhode Island is cracking down

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

Wanted: allies in the fight for disability rights

Fear of COVID-19 is causing a shortage of poll workers. Young people can help

US suffers more from the pandemic because Trump and his gubernatorial allies failed

Foster parents deserve bill of rights

Nancy Gertner, Martin F. Murphy, and Michael Keating

Prosecutors’ excessive zeal during the Tsarnaev trial

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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

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One silver lining of staying home? Cocktails-to-go. Here’s a guide
We surveyed bars and restaurants around the state to uncover their best cocktails-to-go ... and sampled a few along the way, because we had to make sure that they tasted good. (They did.)

In Boston, various options for students this fall

The variation reflects the inherent difficulties of crafting a reopening plan in a district with 125 schools. Officials said no schools will have all students return full time at once.

Crews clean up after Tropical Storm Isaias; 59,523 in Mass. were without power Wednesday

Crews continued to work to clear streets and restore power in communities hardest hit by the storm.

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

At Dartmouth, a student’s hunger strike over sexual harassment grows perilous

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Bridgwater-Raynham’s Shay Bollin on target, nets A Shot for Life Challenge title

The rising junior converted 80.9 percent of her shots in a spirited two-hour competition to edge Ashland's Kayla Madden.

Celtics 149, Nets 115

Celtics get back on track by tearing up Nets and other observations

The Celtics were engaged and eager at the start and never let up, as they rolled past Brooklyn.

UMass football kicks off camp with optimism of playing

AD Ryan Bamford and head coach Walt Bell said that there is mutual interest from opponents to play the schedule despite ongoing challenges of the pandemic.

Red Sox 5, Rays 0

Martin Perez delivers as Red Sox beat Rays to end four-game skid

Kevin Paul Dupont | On hockey

With action heating up, Bruins in dire need of a quick defrost

J.D. Martinez among Red Sox hitters unhappy with in-game video restrictions

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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

Many more likely sought jobless aid amid resurgence of virus
With the nation still gripped by an alarming resurgence of coronavirus cases, the US government will provide its latest snapshot Thursday of the layoffs that have remained elevated at a weekly pace above 1 million since the pandemic erupted in March.

California spent $12 million on arena hospital that saw 9 patients
Ultimately, just nine patients arrived at an arena-turned-medical center in Sacramento, Calif., over 10 weeks. The cost to care for them was a staggering $12 million.

LA threatens to punish party-throwers by cutting off power

New program will promote clean-energy generation during peak periods

Lies in Trump ads go unchallenged on Facebook

US hiring slowed dramatically in July as coronavirus cases surged, ADP report says

Politics

Trump leads July fundraising, but Biden closes resources gap

Fauci discusses threats against his family, severity of the US coronavirus outbreak at Harvard forum

State Department watchdog resigns after predecessor’s ouster

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Marijuana

While equity efforts flounder, Massachusetts police make millions off marijuana store traffic details

East Boston marijuana store, city’s second, now open

History tells us creativity gets unleashed in desperate times. No wonder DIY is back.

Your Home | Design Refreshers

Transforming an old Berkshires barn into a contemporary home

Recipes: Three ways to make the most of tomato season

Dinner With CUpid

Blind date: ‘We both hold Dairy Queen in high regard'

sports

NBA bubble free of coronavirus; 76ers’ Ben Simmons injured

Red Sox demote two pitchers after baseball announces 28-man rosters for rest of season

Lightning knock Bruins out of contention for top seed

metro

One silver lining of staying home? Cocktails-to-go. Here’s a guide

In Boston, various options for students this fall

Crews clean up after Tropical Storm Isaias; 59,523 in Mass. were without power Wednesday

Nation

Trump’s bank was subpoenaed by NY prosecutors in criminal inquiry

Mass. reports 338 new confirmed coronavirus cases, 2 new deaths

Aetna helps CVS navigate changing behavior amid pandemic

World

US sending highest rep to Taiwan since 1979 break in ties

More than 70 killed, over 3,000 injured in massive blast in Beirut

3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand

politics

Fauci discusses threats against his family, severity of the US coronavirus outbreak at Harvard forum

State Department watchdog resigns after predecessor’s ouster

Biden will not travel to Milwaukee to accept Democratic presidential nomination

business

Many more likely sought jobless aid amid resurgence of virus

California spent $12 million on arena hospital that saw 9 patients

LA threatens to punish party-throwers by cutting off power

lifestyle

Boston Poetry Marathon offers 16 hours of virtual readings

College students founded HomeBuddies to mentor kids during the pandemic

The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel reopens on its 108th birthday

marijuana

While equity efforts flounder, Massachusetts police make millions off marijuana store traffic details

East Boston marijuana store, city’s second, now open

Regulators, advocates press Legislature to follow through on promise of marijuana equity

opinion

A tragic and fearsome anniversary

The maskless among us

Remembering John Hume

food & dining

Burrito giant Chipotle launches a clothing line

An occasion picnic? At Chickadee, anything’s possible

Chocolate is good. Chocolate that helps feed children? That’s great.

travel

What will it take for airlines to persuade us to fly?

Come to your senses: The healing power of some New England grand estate gardens

These 2 New England beaches were just ranked in the top 25 in the US

Books

A fan’s review of ‘Midnight Sun,’ after a marathon read of the 671-page novel from ‘Twilight’ author Stephenie Meyer

Far-from-random acts of kindness in Stephen McCauley’s ‘My Ex-Life'

Tracing a long history of inequality in ‘Caste'

Movies

Brine isn’t just fine for Seth Rogen (playing both grandfather and grandson) in ‘An American Pickle'

Eerily, memorably, ‘She Dies Tomorrow’ captures the moment we’re in

Newport notes, Jodorowsky healing, Bukowski memories

Television

‘Avenue 5’ has sensed our desperation

Get ready for more Chip and Jo: New episodes of ‘Fixer Upper’ are coming in 2021

The explosive fun of All Elite Wrestling’s ‘Dynamite’

music

3 Boston music groups thinking outside the Zoom box

Meet the inaugural creative-in-residence for Boston’s Castle of our Skins

Trumpeter Jason Palmer says Breonna Taylor’s name with a musical tribute

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

Vigil planned for Eurie Stamps Sr., who was shot by Framingham police in 2011

Her ‘Captain America’ was also her grandfather

As schools plan amid coronavirus, ‘flexibility is certainly key’

Obituaries

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

Leon Fleisher, pianist who reinvented himself after losing use of right hand, dies at 92

John Hume, who worked to end N. Ireland violence, dies at 83