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Some protests turn violent as unrest sweeps the nation

Cities across the nation are undergoing the fifth night of protests in the wake of the death in Minneapolis of George Floyd, a handcuffed black man who pleaded for air as a white police officer pressed a knee on his neck. Here is the latest from protests around the country.

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Los Angeles mayor asks for National Guard as protesters torched police cars and vandalized stores. | Read more

Police make nearly 1,400 arrests as protests continue. | Read more

Two men were arrested and the police headquarters in Manchester, N.H. was closed for several hours Saturday amid protests. | Read more

The mayor of Nashville, Tennessee, has declared a state of civil emergency after protesters set a fire inside the Metro Courthouse. | Read more

Protesters in front of White House tried to overcome barrier erected on Pennsylvania Avenue, clashed with Secret Service

Celtics star Jaylen Brown travels to Atlanta to protest George Floyd?s death: ?Our voices need to be heard?

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The state reported 789 new coronavirus cases Saturday. In addition, as many as half the Archdiocese of Boston?s 280 parishes could reopen and hold public Mass Sunday.

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Elsa Dorfman, photographer whose distinctive portraits illuminated her subjects and herself, dies at 83

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A look at what can reopen in each phase of Massachusetts? opening plan

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Roger Goodell: ?Tragic events? call for ?urgent need for action?

Celtics star Jaylen Brown travels to Atlanta to protest George Floyd?s death: ?Our voices need to be heard?

Having no fans in the stands won?t be all bad

When the games start again, what will sports broadcasts look like?

Virus testing in towns across state a mixed bag. Eight of every 100 people have been tested

More than 550,000 people have been tested in Massachusetts.

Coronavirus death toll rises without a national remembrance ? or a consoler-in-chief in the White House

As the pandemic?s death toll has risen, Trump has done almost nothing publicly to mark its sheer human tragedy.

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Austin Ainge has an eye for discovering more than NBA talent

Austin Ainge has seen prospects tabbed to be NBA superstars before they were old enough to drive

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When the games start again, what will sports broadcasts look like?

If there is a near-certainty, it?s that broadcasters will not be on site when the games return.

SpaceX launches from Cape Canaveral

A rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk?s SpaceX company has lifted off with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station.

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Weekend athletes eager for return of recreational sports

There?s been double-digit increases in sales of sporting goods, home fitness equipment, bicycles, backyard nets and goals, and basketball hoops.

The social evolution of Tom Brady: From Foxborough to TikTok

Since the quarterback's split with the Patriots, he has been happy to show more of himself in public.

Twitter helped make Trump president. Now they?re at war

Twitter this week pushed back on Trump?s online practices in a a soft blow to his communication strategy and a jab at his ego. But Trump is showing no signs of abandoning his favorite social media platform.

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A 7-alarm fire broke out in multiple buildings in South Boston early Saturday morning, injuring 6 firefighters, Boston fire officials said.

SpaceX launches from Cape Canaveral

A rocket ship designed and built by Elon Musk?s SpaceX company has lifted off with two Americans on a history-making flight to the International Space Station.

Bill to allow rent control in Mass. takes a step forward on Beacon Hill

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