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Police, fire departments are the latest to voice concern about state-provided masks

State testing revealed some masks to be substandard, filtering just a third of airborne particles.

How did Plymouth County end up with $90 million in federal relief funds?

A vote by Plymouth County commissioners rebuffed state officials who tried to persuade the county the state was far better equipped to administer the federal relief money.

Town-by-town coronavirus data in Massachusetts

The Department of Public Health released new town-by-town data for coronavirus cases on Wednesday, the third set of such data showing how the virus has ravaged individual communities throughout Massachusetts.

Mass. reported highest single-day death toll Wednesday since outbreak began

Massachusetts communities with dirty air are coronavirus hotspots

Researchers are beginning to see clear correlations between long-term exposure to air pollution and coronavirus mortality rates.

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In Chelsea, the deadly consequences of dirty air

Right now, Chelsea is showing us what kind of world we?ve made. It isn?t pretty.

BU investigating whether students cheated on online exams

Boston University is investigating whether some students in classes including chemistry and physics have cheated on quizzes and exams now that they are taking them online, far from campus and the watchful gaze of professors and teaching assistants.

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My grandmother died before coronavirus shut down everything. I?m grateful.

Andre Perry and Nathalie Molina Niño

Planning for a post-coronavirus economy must focus on racial inequities

Under cover of the coronavirus, press freedoms die

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'I am not [expletive] losing to Joe Biden?: Trump erupts at campaign team as his poll numbers slide

President Trump erupted at his top political advisers last week when they presented him with worrisome polling data that showed his support eroding in a series of battleground states as his response to the coronavirus comes under criticism.

Biden picks vetting team as he searches for running mate

Coronavirus patients taking Gilead?s remdesivir recovered faster

Data from study of California company?s medicine could lead to emergency approval from the FDA.

Coming to a grocery store near you: meat shortages

The US meat industry is reeling from coronavirus infections in a seemingly unheard of moment in a first-world country: rationing in grocery aisles as some two dozen meatpacking plants have shuttered. Prices have jumped, stores are limiting purchases, and farmers and ranchers are euthanizing livestock because slaughterhouses are closed.

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Seeing the world through freshly made-up eyes

How to show care for older adults during social distancing

Amy Schumer and her husband, Chris Fischer, will debut a quarantine cooking show on Food Network

Recipes: Three Italian desserts for Mother?s Day

Worcester Walmart shuttered by coronavirus outbreak

The store on Tobias Boland Way must remain shuttered until it has been professionally cleaned and sanitized and approved by health department inspectors, the city said in a daily update to the public.

Reopening training facilities is just the beginning of the NBA?s risky road back

The league still has a lot to consider in weighing the risks vs. the rewards of resuming the season.

A Boston sportswriter?s death, and a lasting impact on Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle

Should Boston buy back some liquor licenses? City Council considering ways to help ailing restaurant industry

Boston city councilors are considering ways to help a floundering restaurant industry decimated by the coronavirus pandemic.

Amid coronavirus, church shifts gears to continue support of victims of trauma

The coronavirus pandemic and the resulting economic collapse are causing significant stress for almost everyone. But the circumstances can be especially difficult for people who were already dealing with trauma, says Rev. Liz Walker of Roxbury Presbyterian Church.

People are eager to start traveling again, survey says

Many are already planning trips for the second half of 2020.

In the window of one Cambridge gallery, Barack Obama

The images, taken by former White House photographer Pete Souza, were originally intended for a monthlong exhibit at Bridge Gallery that was uprooted by the coronavirus pandemic. So owner Greig Cranna created a rotating exhibit in the front window that draws dozens of visitors a day.

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When Massachusetts goes back to work, it won?t be business as usual

A picture of how working life may change is emerging from interviews with more than a dozen CEOs and other executives planning for the day when the state begins easing coronavirus restrictions.

Quarantinis, covidiots, and social distancing: What the new vocabulary of coronavirus says about these times

Welcome to the Coronaverse. (Or is it the Coronapocalypse?) As the coronavirus pandemic has upended our lives, it also has catapulted a barrage of new vocabulary and slang into the mainstream lexicon, helping people make sense of ? and laugh at ? these dark times.

Is there a stigma to dying of coronavirus?

While some families openly acknowledge that a loved one has died from the coronavirus pandemic, others fear the negative associations of the disease.

Rhode Island

R.I. focuses on the grim economic and budgetary realities of the epidemic

Economists are warning that Rhode Island is plunging into recession, facing a sharp, severe decline and a slow, gradual recovery.

Raimondo says no parades, music festivals, or big weddings this summer

The coronavirus is destroying the state budget. Here?s what it means

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Michael A. Cohen

The nihilism of Mitch McConnell

Joe Biden for president ? even if accused of sexual assault?

To Christians on communion: Don?t try this at home

The dangerous new consensus: blame China

Postcards from the pandemic

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When numbers fail: Coronavirus is a crash course in uncertainty

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Inside Boston Medical Center: The heart of the coronavirus storm

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

Photos: Birthday greetings during the pandemic

Life during the coronavirus pandemic

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Entrepreneur to lead virtual tour of Wuhan from Cape Cod home

Stephen Oddo, founder and ceo of Walks, said he hopes Thursday's tour won?t focus on coronavirus, but instead will highlight history and culture.

Paraclete helps Boston students learn through pandemic

Teachers are tutoring Boston Public School students online, and student interns from Boston College have made videos to inspire kids as they learn from home.

Worcester Baptist church holds another service, but keeps numbers down

Worcester officials had planned to fine the defiant pastor of a local church if he held a second crowded worship service on Wednesday night, in violation of the state order banning gatherings of more than 10 people during the coronavirus pandemic.

How did Plymouth County end up with $90 million in federal relief funds?

Massachusetts communities with dirty air are coronavirus hotspots

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Oregon basketball star Sabrina Ionescu, wrestler Spencer Lee share Sullivan Award

They are the third co-winners in the 90-year history of the Amateur Athletic Union award.

Colts add another kicker

Two kickers are under contract while the NFL?s career scoring leader, Adam Vinatieri, remains a free agent.

Rob Gronkowski explains why he said he got the Buccaneers playbook early

The tight end said he was joking around about having a Tampa Bay playbook last month.

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Boston Pride add more offensive punch in Day 2 of NWHL Draft

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Smallest lenders get their own time slot to seek relief loans

The agency took the measure after outrage over larger firms getting loans under the Paycheck Protection Program that is dedicated to shore up small businesses during the coronavirus outbreak.

Employers face a ?minefield? of legal issues as they prepare to reopen

Boeing to slash 10 percent of its workforce amid pandemic fallout, Max grounding

GE jet engine installs drop 45% in sign of aviation collapse

Trump says the federal government will not extend its social distancing guidelines

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Township in Michigan wins appeal over medical marijuana site

High Times owner scores 13 California marijuana dispensaries

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Jubilee Jim Fisk and the great Civil War score

At 59, I?ve now lived longer than my father did

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Baseball Hall of Fame induction ceremonies canceled

Reopening training facilities is just the beginning of the NBA?s risky road back

A Boston sportswriter?s death, and a lasting impact on Mavericks coach Rick Carlisle

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Entrepreneur to lead virtual tour of Wuhan from Cape Cod home

Paraclete helps Boston students learn through pandemic

Worcester Baptist church holds another service, but keeps numbers down

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Police, fire departments are the latest to voice concern about state-provided masks

For the first day in weeks, no new coronavirus cases were reported in Vermont

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Brazil leader names allies to head police, justice ministry

Norwegian tycoon arrested, suspected of killing missing wife

In race for a coronavirus vaccine, an Oxford group leaps ahead

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'I am not [expletive] losing to Joe Biden?: Trump erupts at campaign team as his poll numbers slide

Here are the states beginning to lift major coronavirus restrictions

Joe Biden wins Ohio?s mail-in primary delayed by coronavirus

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Google offers its software for free to keep up with Zoom

Smallest lenders get their own time slot to seek relief loans

Employers face a ?minefield? of legal issues as they prepare to reopen

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People are eager to start traveling again, survey says

In the window of one Cambridge gallery, Barack Obama

Seeing the world through freshly made-up eyes

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Township in Michigan wins appeal over medical marijuana site

High Times owner scores 13 California marijuana dispensaries

Judge sides with Cambridge in marijuana equity fight

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Under cover of the coronavirus, press freedoms die

My grandmother died before coronavirus shut down everything. I?m grateful.

Planning for a post-coronavirus economy must focus on racial inequities

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Without a personal connection to guests, what becomes of a restaurant?s magic?

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People are eager to start traveling again, survey says

The herring are running, all the more so as dams are razed

COVID-19 has offered a candid view into how different cultures address the same problem

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Reading Stephen King in the age of plague

A marriage on choppy waters

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In ?Deerskin,? it?s Jean Dujardin in full leather jacket

Prolific prisoner, revisited visionary, revered record store

Thomas Piketty, superstar; bearing witness with the Andes

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No hoorays for ?Hollywood?

Brace for subtitles: Netflix brings back ?Borgen?

?Normal People? ponders if love is enough when opposites attract

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Newport folk and jazz festivals canceled because of coronavirus fears

?Big Band Bossa Nova? will transport you far, far away

A dozen albums that are making alone time easier to bear

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Barrington Stage plans an August production, with social distancing

American Repertory Theater, Harvard health researchers to collaborate on a path forward for theater

Playwrights are adapting to the change of scenery

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Some Newton residents say city?s construction halt leaves them displaced from their homes

Newton mayor furloughs 91 part-time municipal employees

Nonprofit hopes to turn two former Salem Catholic schools into housing

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Irrfan Khan, Bollywood star, Hollywood actor, 53

Lloyd Lillie, whose Boston sculptures depicted Red Auerbach and James Michael Curley, dies at 87

Steve Dalkowski, hard-throwing pitcher and baseball?s greatest what-if story, dies at 80