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The coronavirus pandemic highlights Baker?s sweeping ? and indefinite ? emergency authority

The vast and indefinite nature of Governor Charlie Baker?s emergency power has rushed into focus as the COVID-19 crisis enters its fourth month, a span in which the governor imposed more than three dozen executive orders to fight the virus.

Defund the police makes some Democrats uncomfortable. That?s the point, activists say

To some protesters, defund the police is a demand to eventually abolish police officers; to others, it is a call to reduce police budgets and reallocate those resources to community services such as education, mental health, and other forms of violence prevention.
Adrian Walker: What 'defunding? the Boston Police Department really means

Families challenge suicide in deaths of Black men found hanging from trees

The family of Robert L. Fuller, 24, disputed authorities? initial pronouncement that he died by suicide. The family of Malcolm Harsch, 38, is worried his death will also be ruled a suicide.

Effort to keep state?s largest power plant open fuels concern about climate, public health

The Mystic Generating Station, which belches millions of tons of noxious pollutants every year, was supposed to have closed two years ago. But it got an extension to 2024 ? and now its owners want it keep operating even longer.

Watch: Trump walks gingerly down ramp, raising questions

 Trump?s niece to publish book with ?harrowing? revelations, report says

Opinion

Edward J. Markey

A monthly check would provide economic relief during the coronavirus crisis
Mary Z. Connaughton

Universal Basic Income comes with a mammoth price tag
Michael D. Tubbs

Stockton has been testing a universal basic income since 2019 ? it?s working
EDITORIAL

When it comes to reinventing the Boston police, how far will Walsh really go?

THE GREAT DIVIDE
With some remote learning likely for the fall, schools agonize over how much Zoom time to impose
With very little time ? or training ? educators across Massachusetts tried to move their teaching online. Many took one of two opposite approaches, each with drawbacks: Offering very limited real-time interaction with teachers; or striving to replicate the normal school schedule online.

Young people have the megaphone. Here?s what they want everyone else to hear
Across the country, people in their teens and early 20s are organizing protests, vigils, and rallies. They say lasting change will take work from people of all ages.

Six former eBay employees charged in federal cyberstalking case targeting Natick couple

Six eBay employees including a former police captain in California last year engaged in a relentless campaign of harassment and cyberstalking of a Natick couple that published a newsletter critical of the online retailer, sending items including fly larvae, live spiders, and a bloody pig mask to their home in an effort to get them to stop publishing, authorities said Monday.

Gregg Popovich calls Jerry Jones and Robert Kraft ?hypocritical? for past support of Trump

Popovich also went after NFL commissioner Roger Goodell.

Vets protest donut shop for ending police, military discount

Allie?s Donuts owner Matt Drescher has said he's sorry that some people have been people insulted by the move, but that he stands by the decision.

This week?s TV: The future of cop shows, ?The Politician? has ambitions, and a noir ?Perry Mason?
Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

IRobot stock surges as company reports work-from-home boost in sales
It's a reversal of fortune for the Bedford tech firm, as more time spent at home is putting more floor-cleaning robots to work.

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The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

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Key metrics the state is looking at for the reopening

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Postcards from the pandemic

Cuomo threatens to reinstate closings in N.Y. after receiving 25,000 reopening violation complaints

Manhattan and Long Island?s tony Hamptons were singled out as problem areas by New York Governor Andrew Cuomo, who cited 25,000 complaints statewide of reopening violations.

Walsh submits revised $3.61 billion budget following meetings with city leaders

The somewhat pared-down budget continues to propose increased funding for education, housing and public health, officials said.
Here's where the reallocated money from the police budget would go
The Fine Print

Federal stimulus money delivered via debit cards sows confusion

VISA debit cards are to be taken seriously. The government sent out four million of them, representing about 2.5 percent of all stimulus payments.

YVONNE ABRAHAM
Shame makes a comeback
Suddenly, our leaders seem aware that they are being judged by their fellow citizens, and by history. Will it last?

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Coronavirus ebbs in Mass., but surges elsewhere could threaten progress

Key metrics measuring Massachusetts? progress beating back the coronavirus outbreak continue to move in a positive direction, but warning signs are flashing in other parts of the country, with cases surging in numerous states in the South and West ? a trend that could eventually hurt Massachusetts.

Adrian Walker
As social justice movement grows, Chinatown takes stock
This moment of pushing for social justice is forcing many people in Boston's Chinatown and elsewhere to think about what justice means, and how to bring their neighbors and colleagues along.

As the economy recovers, that same old problem is resurfacing ? Boston traffic
The region?s slow reopening is providing the Boston area with something of a real-time experiment in just how much traffic its highways can take before hitting their tipping points.

Rhode Island

Vets protest donut shop for ending police, military discount

Allie?s Donuts owner Matt Drescher has said he's sorry that some people have been people insulted by the move, but that he stands by the decision.

R.I. attorney general seeks to prosecute more police misconduct cases

You can now track how every penny of R.I.?s coronavirus ? is being spent
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Special report

The virus?s tale

Track the coronavirus pandemic in Massachusetts to its roots and you find a story driven by heroics, ingenuity, error, pain, and a hard question: How could a state famous for health care excellence have suffered such a vast loss of human life?
Seven takeaways from ?The virus?s tale,? an inside look at the spread of coronavirus in Massachusetts The first victims of coronavirus coped with an unexpected feeling: shame The virus's tale: a live discussion

Opinion, ideas, and commentary

JEFF JACOBY

Statue-toppling, right and wrong
Dallas Ducar

Title IX and transgender athletes
IDEAS | Aubrey Clayton

The statistical paradox of police killings
IDEAS | David Scharfenberg

Here come the white people ? a new antiracist movement takes flight
IDEAS | MICHAEL T. KLARE AND DARYL G. KIMBALL

Keep nuclear testing off the table
IDEAS | CLARENCE WARDELL AND DENICE ROSS

Police data belongs to the people

VISUAL STORIES

Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

These photos show how chaotic Boston got after Sunday?s protests over George Floyd

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Parents worried about coronavirus are missing vaccination appointments ? opening the door to outbreaks of a different kind

metro

Six former eBay employees charged in federal cyberstalking case targeting Natick couple
Six eBay employees including a former police captain in California last year engaged in a relentless campaign of harassment and cyberstalking of a Natick couple that published a newsletter critical of the online retailer, sending items including fly larvae, live spiders, and a bloody pig mask to their home in an effort to get them to stop publishing, authorities said Monday.

Vets protest donut shop for ending police, military discount

Allie?s Donuts owner Matt Drescher has said he's sorry that some people have been people insulted by the move, but that he stands by the decision.
POLICE

R.I. attorney general seeks to prosecute more police misconduct cases

As pressure builds on Rhode Island lawmakers to make changes to the Law Enforcement Officers? Bill of Rights, Attorney General Peter Neronha is preparing to unveil his own policy package designed to give his office a front-and-center role in officer misconduct cases.
RHODE MAP

You can now track how every penny of R.I.?s coronavirus ? is being spent
INNOVATORS Q&A

Food trucks are learning to roll with the pandemic

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The Red Sox have a leadership void among players right now, and it?s apparent in this time of activism

As an organization, the team has taken a stand, but we haven't heard a lot from the players themselves.

Takeaways from the Charles Schwab Challenge, the first PGA Tour event since the pandemic

The Charles Schwab Challenge was played without fans in attendance, but there was plenty of cheer.

State tourney flashback: Alex Santostefano, Austin Prep walked off with fourth straight D3 North softball crown

One year after being sidelined with a torn ACL, the senior delivered the go-ahead hit for the Cougars on the journey to state championship.
Sports Log

Gregg Popovich slams Robert Kraft, Jerry Jones, and Roger Goodell
NASCAR

Denny Hamlin wins NASCAR race at Homestead-Miami Speedway

Red Sox sign speedster Jake MacKenzie, five other undrafted players

STAT

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

?Last month, I sold one bridal gown?
Stacey Kraft had to close her bridal boutique during her peak season of sales, and now, because Massachusetts? Phase 2 guidelines restrict the use of fitting rooms, she feels like she?s still sitting on the sidelines.

IRobot stock surges as company reports work-from-home boost in sales
It's a reversal of fortune for the Bedford tech firm, as more time spent at home is putting more floor-cleaning robots to work.

?Last month, I sold one bridal gown?

Philippine journalist convicted of libel, given 6-year term

Cuomo threatens to reinstate closings in N.Y. after receiving 25,000 reopening violation complaints
The Fine Print

Federal stimulus money delivered via debit cards sows confusion

Politics

Supreme Court rules LGBTQ people are protected from job discrimination

Supreme Court rejects several gun rights cases for next term

Defund the police makes some Democrats uncomfortable. That?s the point, activists say

Marijuana

More than 7 tons of medical marijuana sold in Arkansas since start of legal sales

?Giant drug trafficker? wants to change tax law that affects legal pot companies
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Perspective

What too many white people still don?t understand about racism
Globe Magazine

Explore these less-traveled spaces at 8 Boston area parks and open spaces
Globe Magazine

Five ice cream shops in Greater Boston that deliver
Cooking

Recipes: Grilled shrimp with big flavor

sports

Daniel Berger wins Colonial playoff in PGA Tour?s return

Instant Replay: The best sports on TV Monday

Gregg Popovich calls Jerry Jones and Robert Kraft ?hypocritical? for past support of Trump

metro

Six former eBay employees charged in federal cyberstalking case targeting Natick couple

Vets protest donut shop for ending police, military discount

R.I. attorney general seeks to prosecute more police misconduct cases

Nation

Warren allies send letter urging Biden to pick her as running mate

Police killings prompt evaluation of laws allowing deadly force

Families challenge suicide in deaths of Black men found hanging from trees

World

As prime minister, Boris Johnson struggles to find his voice

After 34 years, Sweden says it knows the killer of Olof Palme

South Korea to charge defector groups over North leaflets

politics

Supreme Court rejects several gun rights cases for next term

Defund the police makes some Democrats uncomfortable. That?s the point, activists say

Watch: Trump walks gingerly down ramp, raising questions

business

?Last month, I sold one bridal gown?

IRobot stock surges as company reports work-from-home boost in sales

?Last month, I sold one bridal gown?

lifestyle

Phantom Gourmet ?on hiatus? following co-host?s remarks on Black Lives Matter protests

The life-changing magic of remembering my mother

8 great gifts for a socially distanced Father?s Day

marijuana

More than 7 tons of medical marijuana sold in Arkansas since start of legal sales

?Giant drug trafficker? wants to change tax law that affects legal pot companies

Nevada governor seeks pardons for low-level pot possession

opinion

Clash for Senate seat kicks up dust in election path

Not the loudest activist voice, but an essential one

When it comes to reinventing the Boston police, how far will Walsh really go?

food & dining

Patio dining opens: Here?s where to sup in the sun

Recipe: Grilled lamb kebabs with feta-yogurt sauce are appealing summer fare

Recipe: Loaf-pan spinach lasagna isn?t daunting to make and just right for three

travel

How travel will be different after the pandemic

Seeing the world from upside-down and all around

Pack a picnic: Choice spots away from home for a family meal

Books

New and revitalized bookstores, and a historical YA to check out

Governing through Charlottesville?s crucible of violence

Local bestsellers for the week ending June 7

Movies

In ?Artemis Fowl,? not your average 12-year-old

Mining comedy from pain in ?The King of Staten Island?

A tailor-made role for Bill Nighy in ?Sometimes Always Never?

Television

This week?s TV: The future of cop shows, ?The Politician? has ambitions, and a noir ?Perry Mason?

After 24 seasons, ?The Bachelor? names its first leading man of color

First Black ?Bachelor,? Matt James, cast by ABC

music

Five Black musicians on a reckoning with racism, and what comes next

In popular music, a long history of anguish and outrage over police brutality

Now streaming from Methuen: a treasured organ with nine lives

Theater/Dance

Free Shakespeare on the Common?s ?The Tempest? has been canceled

Rhode Island?s Trinity Rep and Gamm Theatre postpone fall seasons

Coming to the big screen this summer: comedians at drive-ins

globe local

Six former eBay employees charged in federal cyberstalking case targeting Natick couple

Walsh submits revised $3.61 billion budget following meetings with city leaders

Walpole residents call for school officials to drop ?Rebels? nickname during rally

Obituaries

Aubri Esters, an advocate for safe drug use on the streets, dies at 35

William S. Sessions, FBI Director at a Turbulent Time, Dies at 90

Dorothy Zinberg, a founding member of the Belfer Center at the Harvard Kennedy School, dies at 92