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Nearly a third of 200 blood samples taken in Chelsea show exposure to coronavirus

A Mass. General researcher says the results point to a "raging epidemic," but may also indicate the city is further along the disease curve than some other municipalities.
Coronavirus hospitalizations in Massachusetts rise above 3,700, an 8 percent increase over three days Boston police officer who died of coronavirus to be buried Saturday

Coronavirus claims 25 patients at Wilmington facility initially slated to become recovery site

Two weeks ago, AdviniaCare at Wilmington was being readied to serve as a COVID-19 recovery center where coronavirus patients could recuperate under a plan from Governor Charlie Baker. Now, the facility is the state?s latest deadly hot spot in the outbreak.
First coronavirus deaths at Bedford VA Medical Center

Trump encourages protests in states with stay-at-home orders, alarming governors

The president declared, ?LIBERATE MICHIGAN!? and ?LIBERATE MINNESOTA!? ? two states whose Democratic governors have imposed strict social distancing restrictions.
Coronavirus Live Updates

Maine senator tells Vice President Pence failed coronavirus testing is ?dereliction of duty?

Here are recent updates on what?s happening in New England, the United States, and around the world.

Opinion

MICHAEL A. COHEN

The incredible shrinking president
Brenda Cassellius

Boston Public Schools adapt to distance learning
Jessica Tang

In spite of inequities and the coronavirus, many Boston Public School students are learning
Lucy M. Candib, Judy Norsigian, and Marcie Richardson

Massachusetts mothers need more childbirth options

Snow falls in Massachusetts overnight, leaving some without power
April showers turned to snow overnight in some parts of Massachusetts, leaving about 2,000 residents, mostly in Worcester county, without power as of about 8:15 a.m.

Snowfall totals: How much snow did your community get?

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
Sizing up the quarterback market in the NFL Draft
More than half of NFL teams need a QB, including the Patriots.

State modeling shows up to 4,300 Mass. residents could die from coronavirus. How does that compare to other causes of death?

Recent state modeling shows the COVID-19 pandemic could claim up to 4,300 Massachusetts lives, a grim tally to be sure. But how does that compare to other causes of death on annual basis?
Innovation Economy

Hiring is still happening, but it?s not business as usual

Local companies with job openings are adjusting to the complications of coronavirus restrictions.
Small-business owners are left waiting in line after $349 billion program runs dry Struggling restaurants push for legislation on insurance claims, delivery fees

What to watch and do from home

Confused by so many streaming choices? Here?s the guide you need

12 games to try now

Seven activities that are keeping my family sane during isolation

In Gloucester, Stuart Davis found freedom and ?topographical severity?

Comfort Zone

A parent can never pack away the Lego years

At the Gardner Museum, cultivating blooms ? and hope ? after a canceled rite of spring

Celebrating a 97th birthday, with an assist from Walpole police

Low impact, high camp. Home workouts with Zsa Zsa Gabor, Debbie Reynolds, Marky Mark, and Angela Lansbury

Boston schools and teachers union strike deal on remote learning
One month after Boston shuttered its schools to prevent the spread of the coronavirus, school officials and the teachers union announced late Friday afternoon they had struck a temporary deal on conducting classes remotely.

'Balancing the potential for benefit with the potential for harm?: How Boston hospitals are using hydroxychloroquine on coronavirus patients
Several hospitals in Boston, including Mass General, Boston Medical Center, and Tufts Medical Center, are administering hydroxychloroquine based on test-tube studies and anecdotal reports.

BUSINESS
GE?s stock humbled again as turbulence hits airline business
Once the state?s most valuable company, the industrial giant briefly dropped out of the top five this week

Steamship Authority pleads for state aid as revenues crater amid pandemic
The Steamship Authority pleaded for state aid Friday, saying in a letter to the governor that it may be forced to cease ferry service to Nantucket and Martha?s Vineyard without money to offset revenue lost because of the coronavirus pandemic.

Judge calls allegations of law enforcement misconduct in Lori Loughlin case ?disturbing?
A federal judge Friday called allegations that US Attorney Andrew Lelling?s office and the FBI engaged in prosecutorial misconduct in the Varsity Blues case that has ensnared actress Lori Loughlin and her designer husband ?serious and disturbing.?

How John Krasinski and ?Some Good News? won the quarantine internet
In someone else's hands, the YouTube videos might be a sentimental tour of uplifting news bits culled from the web each week. But this feels like something more.

Natick woman?s final phone call with her mother goes viral

More Recent headlines

Baby born ? with help ? to Massachusetts state trooper and wife on N.H. roadside

Littleton nursing home receives threats after 14 patients die of COVID-19

Fatal NH shooting ruled homicide

On StatNews.com

Early peek at data on Gilead coronavirus drug suggests patients are responding to treatment

Influential Covid-19 model uses flawed methods and shouldn?t guide US policies, critics say

Coronavirus resources

Kids and the coronavirus: What you need to know

The unemployed now eligible for new, expanded unemployment benefits. Here?s how to apply

Yes, you can still get a package delivered. Just wash your hands, expert says

A coronavirus-inspired window sing-along version of ?Sweet Caroline? springs up in Boston

I tried to go 24 hours without touching my face. I made it 18 minutes
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Frustrated with homeschooling, parents declare: Class dismissed

And on the fourth week of school closures?parents began to crack. After a month of managing their children and anxieties amidst the global coronavirus pandemic, and working from home if they still have jobs, some parents have begun resisting the deluge of demands coming from their children?s teachers.

During the coronavirus pandemic, another fever spreads ? for puppies
In this stay-at-home alone time, the puppy has emerged as the ultimate vector of comfort.

Federal government pledges up to $483m to speed Moderna?s coronavirus vaccine
The Cambridge biotech says the funding will help it make millions of doses a month if approval is granted.

Rhode Island

Latino leaders alarmed by report that 45 percent of Rhode Islanders with coronavirus are Latino

Advocates say more data is needed to know if the figure overstates or understates the proportion of Latinos with the virus.

As Rhode Island tops 4,000 coronavirus cases, Raimondo talks about preparing for surge

How R.I.?s coronavirus testing compares to the rest of the country
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

RENÉE GRAHAM

Joe Biden said he would pick a woman VP. Stacey Abrams should be that woman.
EDITORIAL

Feeding the hungry and saving farms
Simon Johnson, Kate Kellogg, and Retsef Levi

How to reduce coronavirus deaths in nursing homes
Ideas | Linda Rodriguez McRobbie

Flocks of turkeys. Swarms of rats. The pizza groundhog. Animals are taking over the streets.
LETTERS

Postcards from the pandemic
Ideas | Jeff Howe

The only way this ends: herd immunity

VISUAL STORIES

Fenway Park is ready to play ball, even though we are not

When every call is a coronavirus call

Globe staff photos of the month, March 2020

Life during the coronavirus pandemic

metro

How much snow fell in your community?
Snow fell in many places in Massachusetts on April 18, almost a month after spring began. How much snow did your community get?

Snow falls in Massachusetts overnight, leaving some without power

April showers turned to snow overnight in some parts of Massachusetts, leaving about 2,000 residents, mostly in Worcester county, without power as of about 8:15 a.m.

Salem Pantry hits the road with mobile markets

Backed by an army of new volunteers, the nonprofit has added 14 locations at schools, parks and housing developments, to meet increased demand during the Covid-19 pandemic.

Sheriffs, DAs oppose release of alleged gunman

First coronavirus deaths at Bedford VA Medical Center

sports

Matt Porter | Sunday hockey notes

Former Bruin Adam Oates still dishing out assists ? as personal skills coach

Oates is constantly on the phone or laptop with stir-crazy clients eager to return to the ice.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

For draft-eligible baseball players, the opportunity to impress scouts vanished overnight

No date has been announced for the draft beyond it will not be held as originally scheduled on June 10.
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Sizing up the quarterback market in the NFL Draft

More than half of NFL teams need a QB, including the Patriots.

Laver Cup Boston postponed to 2021

The 1995 Boston University hockey team got its reunion in just under the wire
Julian Benbow

Boston College?s John Phillips prepping at home for the NFL Draft

STAT

Stay up to date with STAT?s Covid-19 Tracker

An interview with the CDC director on coronavirus, masks, and an agency gone quiet

Americans are underestimating duration of coronavirus crisis, experts say

A nurse?s coronavirus routine: Recording videos she hopes her family will never need to watch

Coronavirus survives on surfaces up to 72 hours. Here?s how to protect yourself

Business

BUSINESS
GE?s stock humbled again as turbulence hits airline business
Once the state?s most valuable company, the industrial giant briefly dropped out of the top five this week

Nearly a third of 200 blood samples taken in Chelsea show exposure to coronavirus
A Mass. General researcher says the results point to a "raging epidemic," but may also indicate the city is further along the disease curve than some other municipalities.

Walsh outlines how construction might safely resume amid coronavirus

Procter & Gamble sales gain on outbreak pantry stockpiling

Eviction, foreclosure ban set for Baker?s review

More US homeowners skip mortgage payments with jobs vanishing

Politics

Federal judge denies new criminal trial for Roger Stone

As Trump lays out reopening plan, governors fear a second coronavirus disaster

Lindsey Graham outraised by Democratic challenger

Marijuana

Here?s how to celebrate 4/20 while social distancing

Stuck at home, marijuana consumers prepare to celebrate 4/20 virtually
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Cover story

Top spots to live in Greater Boston in 2020
Top Spots to Live

Real estate professionals on how coronavirus has changed what they do
Perspective

Stop treating old people like we?re about to drop dead
Cooking

Three easy vinaigrettes and 15 ideas for what to use them on

sports

It?s a wait and see game for Celtics assistant Kara Lawson and 3x3 basketball

Oregon star Sabrina Ionescu goes No. 1 in WNBA draft to New York Liberty

NBA commissioner Adam Silver unsure when or if the season will start again

metro

How much snow fell in your community?

Snow falls in Massachusetts overnight, leaving some without power

Salem Pantry hits the road with mobile markets

Nation

President Trump makes call to ?liberate? states, a day after issuing guidelines that leave the decision up to governors

Steamship Authority pleads for state aid as revenues crater amid pandemic

Coronavirus death toll in US nears 35,000, with about 685,000 confirmed infections

World

Trudeau: US border won?t reopen soon to nonessential travel

To beat coronavirus, Colombia tries separating men and women

Relying on science and politics, Merkel offers a cautious coronavirus reentry plan

politics

Federal judge denies new criminal trial for Roger Stone

As Trump lays out reopening plan, governors fear a second coronavirus disaster

Lindsey Graham outraised by Democratic challenger

business

GE?s stock humbled again as turbulence hits airline business

Nearly a third of 200 blood samples taken in Chelsea show exposure to coronavirus

Walsh outlines how construction might safely resume amid coronavirus

lifestyle

Celebrating a 97th birthday, with an assist from Walpole police

A parent can never pack away the Lego years

Need toilet paper? Try Mei Mei restaurant

marijuana

Here?s how to celebrate 4/20 while social distancing

Stuck at home, marijuana consumers prepare to celebrate 4/20 virtually

Montana group sues to gather e-signatures for legal pot

opinion

In spite of inequities and the coronavirus, many Boston Public School students are learning

Boston Public Schools adapt to distance learning

Massachusetts mothers need more childbirth options

food & dining

Restaurant diaries: 'Pandemic isn't covered in many insurance policies'

Your guide to some of Boston?s best (and most unusual) takeout and delivery meals

Missing trivia nights at your favorite pub? Dorchester Brewing Company takes trivia to the Web

travel

Low impact, high camp. Home workouts with Zsa Zsa Gabor, Debbie Reynolds, Marky Mark, and Angela Lansbury

Virtual farm tours for kids, plus hotel credits to help save jobs

Coronavirus outbreak kept Sonia Manzano ? Maria from ?Sesame Street? ? from North End eating. But she?ll be back

Books

Everything I know about surviving in quarantine I learned from ?The Long Winter?

On meeting your mother, before she was your mother in Emily Gould?s ?Perfect Tunes'

New poetry, an online literary festival, an honor for Ng

Movies

In ?Salesman,? a joyless reality of the American Dream

Mushroom crowd, the midnight hour, northern lights

Bruce Baillie and perfection; local arthouses and their future

Television

?Perry Mason? miniseries will include origin story

Confused by so many streaming choices? Here?s the guide you need

In ?#BlackAF,? Kenya Barris points the camera at himself

music

Boston Symphony Orchestra to cut musician pay, furlough staffers

Warming up with the big-hearted folk singer Lara Herscovitch

Tom Paxton and the Earth Day anthem that wasn?t

Theater/Dance

Playwrights are adapting to the change of scenery

Huntington, SpeakEasy, Moonbox lead the nominees for the Elliot Norton theater awards

Shakespeare & Company cancels summer season

globe local

Get crafty with your holiday shopping at local fairs

Hardiest hikers, campers don?t come in from the cold

Should Massachusetts exempt police body camera footage from state public records law?

Obituaries

Former Royals, Cubs manager Jim Frey, at age 88

Faith, a Broadway bugler and nine-time candidate for D.C. mayor, at 96

Tom Webster, former hockey player and coach, dies at 71