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State reports 113 additional deaths due to COVID-19

Massachusetts on Saturday reported 113 additional deaths due to the coronavirus, while the number of residents testing positive also continued to rise.
The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts

Obama delivers powerful meditation on systemic racism to HBCU graduates in virtual commencement speech

Former president Barack Obama headlined a virtual commencement ceremony Saturday afternoon for graduates of the 74 historically black colleges and universities across the United States.

What will happen next week? Businesses are hungry for information as Baker readies Massachusetts reopening plan

Governor Baker plans to reopen parts of the state economy, perhaps starting as early as Tuesday, but what that means for businesses is anyone?s guess. Some retailers are already booking customers, while others are prepared for a long wait. And many are confused.
Baker, promising ?cautious and careful? reopening plan, already guarding against criticism Five small-business owners await state?s reopening details, unsure of what next week holds

Opinion

MICHAEL A. COHEN

The Era of Stupid
RENÉE GRAHAM

Living apart ? and staying close ? in the coronavirus pandemic
Alan Clayton-Matthews, Michael Goodman, and Alicia Sasser-Modestino

With plummeting revenues, state should impose a temporary tax increase

EDITORIAL

Whistle-blower lays bare incompetence that cost lives
'THE MECHANIC' BY BEN MEZRICH

Latest Chapters
Chapter 19: Role of a Lifetime
It took all of Hailey?s strength and a good bit of leverage to pull Nick the last few feet up the side of the massive, slowly rocking hull of a much bigger, much different ship.

Talk about ?The Mechanic? with Ben Mezrich and the Globe

On Wednesday May 20, best-selling author Ben Mezrich will talk with the Globe and readers about the novella recently published in the Globe and on Globe.com. RSVP now to participate.
Start at the beginning of ?The Mechanic?

What to watch and do from home

10 more very good movies that you probably haven?t seen

In praise of birdsong

The unscripted silliness of bloopers is a blunder to behold

Cooking together, cooking apart

Comfort Zone

This week on ?Billions,? an entire episode authored by Ben Mezrich

Why Bob Ross?s ?The Joy of Painting? is perfect pandemic television

Watch: Oprah speaks to the graduating class of 2020

At the cemetery, blossoms of hope and new life

Fred Willard, the comedic improv-style actor, has died at 86
Fred Willard, the comedic actor whose improv style kept him relevant for more than 50 years in films like ?This Is Spinal Tap,? ?Best In Show? and ?Anchorman,? has died. He was 86.

Unlike much of the country, in Massachusetts more women than men are dying of coronavirus
Experts say behavior, biology, and societal factors may all play a part in sex disparities in COVID-19 deaths. But an important key may be found in nursing homes.

Narragansett council president wants the seaside town to ignore R.I. governor?s coronavirus rules
In the first official sign of rebellion against Governor Gina Raimondo?s coronavirus-related restrictions, the president of the Narragansett town council wants to order police to let businesses and residents violate her orders with impunity.

Rhode Island?s nursing homes thought they were prepared for the coronavirus. They weren?t

Stella Restaurant and Bar in the South End closes after 15 years
Stella Restaurant and Bar in the South End is closing after 15 years, the restaurant announced Friday.

YVONNE ABRAHAm
Now is not the time to let up, Governor Baker
We need all of the caution Governor Charlie Baker can summon right now. If Massachusetts reopens too quickly, we?re sunk.

Ben Volin | Sunday football notes
Unlike his pal Bill Belichick, Sean Payton remains an open book
For two old chums, Bill Belichick and Sean Payton couldn?t be more opposite in their approaches to the media and their public persona.

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Friday night storm leaves thousands without power Saturday

How many people can safely fit on the MBTA during a pandemic?

As calls for release continue, extent of coronavirus outbreaks behind bars remains unclear

On StatNews.com

Trump unveils audacious plan to develop Covid-19 vaccine by end of 2020

New ?Readout LOUD? episode: Covid-19 in the White House & public health lessons from the porn industry

Coronavirus resources

The latest coronavirus numbers from Massachusetts

Boston is still running

Town-by-town coronavirus data in Massachusetts

A list of layoffs and furloughs in Massachusetts (so far) due to coronavirus

Elegies for those lost to coronavirus

What happens to all the stuff left in college dorm rooms after the coronavirus surge?

Residents at a few select schools, including Boston University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, were on break when the number of coronavirus cases surged. So administrators told them not to return to campus. As a result, thousands of dorm rooms in the state are still full.

New Hampshire takes the next step in reopening businesses, but this new normal is a work in progress

Stores and hair salons opened across New Hampshire this week to a trickle of customers, venturing out warily after weeks of lockdown. The coronavirus pandemic has largely spared the state, despite its proximity to the Boston-area outbreak, but the mood was anything but triumphant.

Democrats begin investigation of removal of State Department inspector general

Democrats demanded on Saturday that the White House hand over all records related to President Donald Trump?s latest firing of a federal watchdog, this time at the State Department, and they suggested Secretary of State Mike Pompeo was responsible, in what ?may be an illegal act of retaliation.?
Trump fires State Department inspector general

Somerville extends state of emergency, cancels events through December

Mayor Joseph A. Curtatone announced Friday that the city?s state of emergency will continue beyond Monday and the suspension of all city-sponsored or permitted events will extend through the end of the year, as Somerville continues to fight the spread of the novel coronavirus.

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For Elizabeth Warren and Joe Biden, a complex history gives way to a new alliance

The two have a long history, which is now in the spotlight as Biden considers Warren for his running mate.

Partisan fight over new coronavirus relief could threaten the economy further
Even as the virus?s death toll and economic damage rises, opposition to trillions of dollars in new spending is swiftly hardening on the political right.

Summer camps are in limbo, causing more hardship for operators, parents, and kids
While some camps around New England are trying to figure out how to balance safety and fun, others have already thrown in the beach towel.

Rhode Island

Narragansett council president wants the seaside town to ignore R.I. governor?s coronavirus rules

In the first official sign of rebellion against Governor Gina Raimondo?s coronavirus-related restrictions, the president of the Narragansett town council wants to order police to let businesses and residents violate her orders with impunity.

Rhode Island won?t start Phase 2 of reopening the economy until June

Grand juries may resume Monday, evictions on June 1, as R.I. courts start to reopen
Newton

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

IDEAS | Jeff Howe

A letter from the summer of 2020
Isabelle Ferreras, Julie Battilana, and Dominique Méda

Let?s democratize and decommodify work
Micho Spring

It?s not when the economy is reopened ? it?s how it?s reopened
Lawrence Lessig

The Supreme Court v. the coronavirus
LETTERS

Postcards from the pandemic
IDEAS | Kathryn Paige Harden

Success requires luck. Why don?t we spread it around?

VISUAL STORIES

Patriots defensive end Chase Winovich may be confined, but he?s hardly at a standstill

Photos: Celebrating Mother?s Day, from a social distance

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Boston Globe staff photographer Erin Clark named Feature Photography Pulitzer finalist for 2020

metro

What happens to all the stuff left in college dorm rooms after the coronavirus surge?
Residents at a few select schools, including Boston University and the University of Massachusetts Amherst, were on break when the number of coronavirus cases surged. So administrators told them not to return to campus. As a result, thousands of dorm rooms in the state are still full.

The tragedy of the coronavirus and a Salem nursing home

The crisis, at the Salem home and elsewhere, has been aggravated by festering problems in the nursing home industry that policymakers have long pushed to the back burner.

Narragansett council president wants the seaside town to ignore R.I. governor?s coronavirus rules

In the first official sign of rebellion against Governor Gina Raimondo?s coronavirus-related restrictions, the president of the Narragansett town council wants to order police to let businesses and residents violate her orders with impunity.

Now is not the time to let up, Governor Baker

Stella Restaurant and Bar in the South End closes after 15 years

sports

gary washburn

Danny Ainge had quite a basketball journey ? when he wasn?t with the Celtics

The Celtics' president had quite a basketball life outside of Boston, beginning when Jan Volk dealt him to the Kings and into the hands of general manager Bill Russell in 1989.

BC?s Martin Jarmond close to becoming next athletic director at UCLA, according to report

Jarmond headed up BC's athletics programs for three years. He will reportedly sign a six-year deal with UCLA.
Replay

In 1981, the victory cigars had a very sweet taste for the latest Celtics champions

The 14th title added to Red Auerbach's legacy but it was a new and wonderful experience for Larry Bird, Kevin McHale, and Robert Parish.
Matt Porter | Sunday hockey notes

Catching up with retired star Jarome Iginla
Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

In victory, the party still starts with ?Celebration?
Ben Volin | Sunday football notes

Unlike his pal Bill Belichick, Sean Payton remains an open book

STAT

Infect volunteers with Covid-19? A proposal lays bare a minefield of issues

Experts question Facebook?s approach to combat Covid-19 misinformation

Covid-19 has shuttered labs. It could put a generation of researchers at risk

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

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

Business

Lines for the elevator. One-way corridors. Zooming with colleagues in the next pod over. Office life is going to be strange
With a phased-in restart of the local economy imminent, companies are preparing to gradually return to dramatically changed workplaces.

House passes $3 trillion Democratic coronavirus relief bill
The House passed a $3 trillion Democratic economic stimulus bill Friday that Republicans and President Donald Trump have already rejected and isn?t likely to trigger bipartisan negotiations.

Now more than ever, Mark Zuckerberg is in charge of Facebook

House OKs Democrats? new $3T coronavirus relief bill over Republican opposition

What will happen next week? Businesses are hungry for information as Baker readies Massachusetts reopening plan

J.C. Penney files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection

Politics

Democrats begin investigation of removal of State Department inspector general

Trump fires State Department inspector general, in latest move against watchdogs, drawing complaints from Democrats

With move to remote voting, House alters what it means for Congress to meet

Marijuana

About two-thirds of people feel Mass. marijuana legalization was a success, according to new poll

Arizona court rejects online initiative signature gathering for initiatives such as marijuana legalization
magazine
Cover story

The 5 scariest ways scammers try to rip us off
Class of 2020

The 'Diary of a Wimpy Kid' author has a special message for this year's graduates
Cooking

Quick and easy asparagus recipes
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, May 11-17

sports

What impact will shortening the draft have on college baseball?

Attorney says he has affidavits clearing Seahawks? Quinton Dunbar in armed robbery case

Newport?s Hall of Fame tennis tournament canceled

metro

What happens to all the stuff left in college dorm rooms after the coronavirus surge?

The tragedy of the coronavirus and a Salem nursing home

Narragansett council president wants the seaside town to ignore R.I. governor?s coronavirus rules

Nation

Group buys Alabama abortion clinic to keep it from closing

Trump?s emergency powers worry some senators, legal experts

Coronavirus cases are falling in the US, but whether that progress will continue is uncertain

World

Attacks on Afghan maternity clinic and funeral ceremony leave dozens dead

Israeli soldier killed in West Bank as tensions rise over annexation push

Several surfers are found dead in the Netherlands

politics

Trump fires State Department inspector general, in latest move against watchdogs, drawing complaints from Democrats

With move to remote voting, House alters what it means for Congress to meet

DeVos funnels coronavirus relief funds to favored private and religious schools

business

Lines for the elevator. One-way corridors. Zooming with colleagues in the next pod over. Office life is going to be strange

House passes $3 trillion Democratic coronavirus relief bill

Now more than ever, Mark Zuckerberg is in charge of Facebook

lifestyle

Provincetown, the country?s unofficial LGBTQ summer playground, faces a unique challenge this year

This week on ?Billions,? an entire episode authored by Ben Mezrich

Watch: Oprah speaks to the graduating class of 2020

marijuana

About two-thirds of people feel Mass. marijuana legalization was a success, according to new poll

Arizona court rejects online initiative signature gathering for initiatives such as marijuana legalization

Maine scuttles residency requirement for pot businesses

opinion

States inching, uneasily, toward reopening

Meanwhile, gun shops are back in business

Will the GOP let Steve King out of the doghouse?

food & dining

Recipe: French yogurt cake takes so little effort and gives you so much in return

Recipe: This classic all-beef meatloaf is a comfort-food classic

Cooking together, cooking apart

travel

Provincetown, the country?s unofficial LGBTQ summer playground, faces a unique challenge this year

3 Rhode Island road trips to consider when you want to get out safely but start small

Congress introduces new bill requiring cash refunds from airlines ? regardless of who cancels the trip

Books

Chapter 21: An ending and a beginning

Chapter 20: Eagle of the Seas

Chapter 19: Role of a Lifetime

Movies

10 more very good movies that you probably haven?t seen

Doc Talk: Two looks at COVID-19, Louis Malle?s America, Henri Langlois salute

?The Last Dance? as choreography; or why Larry Bird and John Wayne are different

Television

Michelle Obama helps bring ?prom-athon? to MTV

The unscripted silliness of bloopers is a blunder to behold

Netflix slates Jeffrey Epstein documentary for May 27

music

BSO cancels Tanglewood for the first time in 75 years

Housebound with my records, my preschooler, and a resolve to fill the silence

For musicians, unemployment coverage is out of step

Theater/Dance

In isolation, theater couples entertain new ideas ? and each other

Gloucester Stage cancels summer season

Urbanity Dance is projecting pop-up dance videos, powered by car battery, onto Boston buildings

globe local

Should recreational marijuana businesses be allowed to operate in Massachusetts during the pandemic?

?Happy 78th birthday, Ray. Keep waving. Keep smiling.?

Technology helps keep formerly homeless veterans in Somerville monitored during pandemic

Obituaries

Richard Fenno, who studied Congress close up, dies at 93

S. Roger Horchow, retailer turned Broadway producer, dies at 91

John P. O?Neil, a former CEO and co-owner of Converse, dies at 98