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Coronavirus rules for Maine tourists ?distressing? for state?s hospitality industry

In a state where summer tourism is indispensable to the economy, tough COVID-19 restrictions on out-of-state visitors have prompted dire warnings of irreparable harm from many in the Maine lodging business.
Should Mass. residents be worried about tourists from coronavirus hotspots importing more illness? Here are the current travel advisories in the Northeast

States walk back reopenings as confirmed coronavirus cases hit all-time high

Texas and Florida reversed course and clamped down on bars again Friday in the nation?s biggest retreat yet as the number of confirmed coronavirus infections per day in the US surged to an all-time high of 40,000.
With coronavirus surging in other states, Baker urges Mass. residents to keep up the fight against outbreak

Russia is said to have offered bounties to Taliban for killing American military members in Afghanistan

American intelligence officials have concluded that a Russian military intelligence unit secretly offered bounties to Taliban-linked militants for killing coalition forces in Afghanistan ? including targeting American troops.

Opinion

Joan Wickersham

The power to touch the soul and bear witness

IDEAS | MIGNON CLYBURN AND JON SALLET

Make broadband far more affordable
Andrew Manuel Crespo and Kristy Parker

The prosecution of Michael Flynn is not over yet
IDEAS | DAVID SCHARFENBERG

How to fix the police

Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes
Baseball is counting on players to behave responsibly
Managers and team leaders will have primary responsibility to get everyone to agree on the idea of keeping each other safe.

MLB?s pandemic rules mean big changes for Red Sox TV and radio coverage

Federal judge orders Department of Education to cancel loans for 7,200 students
Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said the ruling will result in millions of dollars in financial relief and marked the first time a federal court has ordered a ?borrower defense discharge? of federal student loans.

What to do this weekend

Hike safely during the pandemic with these 5 overlooked White Mountain trails

Where to find rooftop dining in Boston

10 of TV?s biggest splashes this summer

5 digital museum tours to tide you over

Amid a national reckoning on race, college students lead a push for change on campus
Amid the nation?s reckoning on race, students at universities across the city find themselves leading the way on efforts to confront systemic racism on their campuses.

Former St. Paul?s School student describes assault, coverup three decades later
In an excerpt from her upcoming memoir published in Vanity Fair Thursday, a woman who attended St. Paul?s School in the early 1990s detailed her sexual assault at the hands of two other students and how officials at the boarding school forced her to leave.

Many students will be in classrooms only part of the week this fall
As school districts across the country began to reveal reopening plans this week, parents and students were forced to grapple with a difficult reality: It is unlikely that many schools will return to a normal schedule this fall, requiring the grind of online learning, makeshift child care, and stunted workdays to continue.

Most US travelers will be barred from EU when bloc reopens
The European Union will bar most travelers from the United States, Russia, and dozens of other countries considered too risky because they have not controlled the coronavirus outbreak, EU officials said Friday.

Members of Patriots discuss the pain, and the ignorance, of racism
Some Patriots told heart-wrenching stories of their personal experiences with racism.

Miss Conduct
Advice: My friend wants to hang out, but she?s bad at social distancing
Plus, do you have to send a gift for a Zoom wedding?

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Vote to change Columbus school name sparks controversy in Medford

Male killed by Red Line train at Porter Square in Cambridge

Officials issue public safety alert after ?random? sexual assault in Waltham

Comfort Zone

This mother is always game for Bananagrams

6 trails for superb summer biking around Boston

Where to find rooftop dining in Boston

Boston Pops? July Fourth broadcast will mix new performances with past highlights

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Watch: The Covid-19 virus attacks like no other ?respiratory? infection

As Covid-19 cases surge, Pence touts progress made from earlier peaks

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

Boston is still running

Have a tip about wrongdoing or injustice for the Globe?s Spotlight Team? We want to hear from you

American Airlines to book jets to capacity, shelve social distancing
The airline said it would sell flights to capacity starting July 1, abandoning caps on passenger loads that were designed to promote social distancing amid the coronavirus pandemic.

Milton Glaser, designer of ?I Love NY? logo, dies at 91
Milton Glaser, the groundbreaking graphic designer who adorned Bob Dylan?s silhouette with psychedelic hair and summed up the feelings for his native New York with ?I (HEART) NY,? died Friday, his 91st birthday.

Off-duty Salem police officer dies in car crash
Officer Dana Mazola, 56, died after a late night crash Thursday in Salem, where he served for 31 years, the department said Friday.

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On reopening schools, scientists say proceed with caution

Public health experts say that Massachusetts can safely reopen schools in the fall, but only if community transmission of COVID-19 is kept to a minimum over the summer.

Giant stinging jellyfish are appearing in greater numbers on Mass. beaches, but no one seems to know why
The blobby, bell-shaped creatures are called lion?s mane jellyfish, and officials are warning swimmers to be on the lookout for them.

THE FINE PRINT
He produced a license, passport, tax return, and his birth certificate. But the state says that still doesn?t prove who he is
The state Department of Unemployment Assistance has clamped down on its claims system in the wake of fraud, but in doing so has cut out access to many valid claims and hasn't provided much in the way of an explanation for the steps it has taken.

Rhode Island

Raimondo: Childhood vaccination rates have plummeted during the pandemic

Governor Gina Raimondo warned that Rhode Island is facing a potential health crisis if families across the state don?t race to get their children vaccinated before school begins Aug. 31.

Rhode Island runner?s final numbers: 19 hours, 74 miles, $10,000 raised

Rhode Island town challenges coronavirus restrictions as unconstitutional
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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

EDITORIAL

Baker administration failed Holyoke veterans long before the pandemic
Michael A. Cohen

The new liberal consensus?
IDEAS | IYAD RAHWAN AND WILLIAM POWERS

We can make surveillance work for us
EDITORIAL

America closes its doors on the world
Robert J. Long

Dismantling police departments is a recipe for chaos
IDEAS | BRENT RENAUD

Black Lives Matter in a haven for white supremacists

VISUAL STORIES

Food for the soul ... and the community

Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

A funeral home copes with the surge during the coronavirus pandemic

Life during the coronavirus pandemic

metro

Off-duty Salem police officer dies in car crash
Officer Dana Mazola, 56, died after a late night crash Thursday in Salem, where he served for 31 years, the department said Friday.

Former St. Paul?s School student describes assault, coverup three decades later

In an excerpt from her upcoming memoir published in Vanity Fair Thursday, a woman who attended St. Paul?s School in the early 1990s detailed her sexual assault at the hands of two other students and how officials at the boarding school forced her to leave.

Federal judge orders Department of Education to cancel loans for 7,200 students

Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey said the ruling will result in millions of dollars in financial relief and marked the first time a federal court has ordered a ?borrower defense discharge? of federal student loans.

In Everett, the first Black woman on historically white council stands alone

TOM FARRAGHER

A night at the Wellfleet drive-in, still a Cape Cod staple

sports

Gary Washburn | Sunday basketball notes

With relaunch, NBA is tested in many ways

The NBA is ready to go forward, hoping for the best but understanding it could also turn into a debacle.
Peter Abraham | Sunday baseball notes

Baseball is counting on players to behave responsibly

Managers and team leaders will have primary responsibility to get everyone to agree on the idea of keeping each other safe.

Goran Ivanisevic tests positive for COVID-19

The former Wimbledon champion said he twice tested negative for the virus over the past 10 days but has now tested positive.

Adam Gase still sees unhappy safety Jamal Adams wearing Jet green

Yes, a play-in round team won NHL draft lottery, shot at Alex Lafrenière

Members of Patriots discuss the pain, and the ignorance, of racism

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

Florida coronavirus cases rise by nearly 9,000 as new cases hit an all-time high in US
Texas and Florida clamped down again Friday in the biggest retreat yet amid a surge across the South and West that sent the number of confirmed new coronavirus infections per day in the US to an all-time high of 40,000.

Baker says pandemic adds to the need for his Housing Choice bill
Governor Charlie Baker just gave the Legislature another reason to pass his long-stalled Housing Choice bill: the COVID-19 pandemic.

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts ? even President Trump?s

Albertsons falters in debut as $800 million IPO disappoints

American Airlines will book flights to full capacity

American Airlines to book jets to capacity, shelve social distancing

Politics

Democrats warn against overconfidence in fight against Trump

As cases surge, Vice President Pence misleads on coronavirus pandemic

House approves bill to make Washington, D.C., a state

Marijuana

Meet four of New England?s best-known cannabis influencers

Bernie Sanders calls for marijuana legalization in Senate floor speech on policing reform
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Globe Magazine

'I cried in private': The stress of being a doctor and parent in a COVID-19 unit
Perspective

Showing up to my job as a doctor is not enough to help people suffering from injustice
Love Letters

When we fight, he calls me names that make me cry
Cooking

Recipes: Three desserts for berry season

sports

Celtics? eight-game schedule

Pocono twin bill weekend loses luster with no fans at track

Phil Mickelson leads Travelers Championship in first event since turning 50

metro

Off-duty Salem police officer dies in car crash

Former St. Paul?s School student describes assault, coverup three decades later

Federal judge orders Department of Education to cancel loans for 7,200 students

Nation

States walk back reopenings as confirmed coronavirus cases hit all-time high

As cases surge, Vice President Pence misleads on coronavirus pandemic

Supreme Court turns down request to allow all Texans to vote by mail

World

North Korea vows to dump millions of leaflets and trash on the South

Temperature hits 100 F degrees in Arctic Russian town

UK police: Park stabbings that killed 3 was a terror attack

politics

As cases surge, Vice President Pence misleads on coronavirus pandemic

House approves bill to make Washington, D.C., a state

There are many reasons why Joe Biden shouldn?t pick Elizabeth Warren as VP. And yet...

business

Florida coronavirus cases rise by nearly 9,000 as new cases hit an all-time high in US

Baker says pandemic adds to the need for his Housing Choice bill

Facebook to label all rule-breaking posts ? even President Trump?s

lifestyle

This mother is always game for Bananagrams

Warner Bros. delays ?Tenet? again as coronavirus cases surge

6 trails for superb summer biking around Boston

marijuana

Meet four of New England?s best-known cannabis influencers

Bernie Sanders calls for marijuana legalization in Senate floor speech on policing reform

Kansas City mayor wants to stop penalizing marijuana possession

opinion

The power to touch the soul and bear witness

Make broadband far more affordable

Boston Police Department?s military-style equipment doesn?t exactly make people feel safer

food & dining

Honey without the drip

A bumper crop of beets and apples becomes a sweet and savory ketchup

Hyperlocal goods at Picnic & Pantry

travel

Hike safely during the pandemic with these 5 overlooked White Mountain trails

Callie Crossley tolerates NE winters because of Martha?s Vineyard summers

N.H. wants you to come visit. Here are the rules.

Books

Four Takes: The mysteries of fatherhood

Bibliophiles: James McBride on music, narrative, and reading on subways

Tracing complicated entanglements of love and work in ?Friends and Strangers?

Movies

With ?Irresistible,? writer-director Jon Stewart gets political ? to a point

Jon Stewart settles into the director?s chair for ?Irresistible?

Doc Talk: seeking refuge, finding refuge, profiting from pain

Television

Options for watching the new ?American Masters? Toni Morrison documentary for free

Hulu eyes more Sally Rooney-inspired success

10 of TV?s biggest splashes this summer

music

Great Scott?s landlord lines up a new tenant for the club?s space

10 promising Tanglewood concerts to catch online

Boston Pops? July Fourth broadcast will mix new performances with past highlights

Theater/Dance

Harvard?s Jeraul Mackey is using improv to deepen the conversation about Boston and race

Pandemic delivers a major blow to Boston?s fall theater season

Idris Goodwin offers free plays for children as ?sparks for conversation? on race

globe local

Pandemic puppies become part of the family

Newton Farmers? Market back in business in Newton South parking lot

Newton South student creates virtual tutoring program to help families during pandemic

Obituaries

Michael Hawley, whose talents soared as an MIT professor and a pianist, dies at 58

Thoreau biographer Robert D. Richardson, praised for ?fluent, agile prose,? dies at 86

Gerard Doherty, a last link to all three Kennedy presidential campaigns, dies at 92