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A ?tsunami of evictions? threatens to strike Boston

As coronavirus cases continue to fall and the economy brightens for the moment, some communities in Massachusetts are bracing for a new threat: a surge of evictions that could push thousands of people from their homes. A disproportionate number will be Black or Latino.

Shirley Leung

?What can I do??: 19 Black and brown business leaders want to drive a movement to end racial inequities

The New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund expects to begin issuing out grants in a few months to organizations working on racial equity and social justice matters.

A cop?s cop and a Boston police pioneer, Gross eyes reform, not revolution

Boston?s first Black police commissioner, William G. Gross, finds himself in an unfamiliar and perhaps uncomfortable spotlight. The man whose ascension was, to some, symbolic of the city?s progress is now the target of community complaints, his brief tenure overwhelmed by demands to defund police departments and a national uprising over racism and brutality in policing.

Analysis

To counter the downtrodden economy, Trump exaggerates its pre-coronavirus greatness

President Trump boasts that he built the best economy in history before the coronavirus pandemic struck. Economists say that's not true.

Workers removed social distancing stickers before Tulsa rally, according to video and a person familiar with the setup Rolling Stones threaten to sue Trump over using their songs

1 fatally shot at Breonna Taylor protest park in Kentucky

2 dead after shooting at business center in California

Analysis

After asking Americans to sacrifice in shutdown, leaders failed to control COVID-19

More than four months into fighting the coronavirus, the shared sacrifice of millions of Americans suspending their lives ? with jobs lost, businesses shuttered, daily routines upended ? has not been enough to beat back a virus whose staying power around the world is only still being grasped.

Actual coronavirus infections vastly undercounted, CDC data shows As cases surge in US, rural areas seeing increases as well

Opinion

The Massachusetts Teachers Association tries to exploit a crisis

From Saudi Arabia, a welcome call for tolerance and moderation

Andrew Manuel Crespo and Kristy Parker

The prosecution of Michael Flynn is not over yet

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America has a policing problem. It?s bigger than you think

#BlackintheIvory: a hashtag that became a rallying cry for Black academics

Hundreds of professors, graduate students, researchers, and doctors across the country and around the globe have rallied around #BlackintheIvory, calling out their personal experiences of discrimination and racial inequality on college campuses.

Amid a national reckoning on race, college students lead a push for change on campus

Protesters gather in demonstrations across Boston Saturday

Demonstrators across Boston gathered Saturday in several protests sparked by the national Black Lives Matter movement ? including a group with far-right links that was behind last year?s Straight Pride Parade.

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Arnie ?Woo Woo? Ginsburg, DJ whose sound effects echoed through radios early rock era, dies at 93

Arnie ?Woo Woo? Ginsburg's "Night Train" show on WMEX-AM introduced New England to an unforgettable radio voice and personality.

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Whole Hypocrisy

A manager asked Whole Foods workers to change their Black Lives Matter masks, and when they refused, they were sent home.

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.

Here are the current travel advisories in the Northeast

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.

Princeton will remove Woodrow Wilson?s name from school

The university?s board of trustees found that the former president?s ?racist thinking and policies make him an inappropriate namesake for a school or college whose scholars, students, and alumni must stand firmly against racism in all its forms."

Democrats want John Wayne?s name, statue taken off airport

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A ?tsunami of evictions? threatens to strike Boston

As coronavirus cases continue to fall and the economy brightens for the moment, some communities in Massachusetts are bracing for a new threat: a surge of evictions that could push thousands of people from their homes. A disproportionate number will be Black or Latino.

Protesters gather in demonstrations across Boston Saturday

Demonstrators across Boston gathered Saturday in several protests sparked by the national Black Lives Matter movement ? including a group with far-right links that was behind last year?s Straight Pride Parade.

Arnie ?Woo Woo? Ginsburg, DJ whose sound effects echoed through radios early rock era, dies at 93

Arnie ?Woo Woo? Ginsburg's "Night Train" show on WMEX-AM introduced New England to an unforgettable radio voice and personality.

Dr. William Dement, leader in sleep disorder research, dies at 91

Blaine Kern Sr., New Orleans? ?Mr. Mardi Gras,? dies at 93

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?It still motivates me.' A closer look at the impact of the Richard J. Phelps Scholar-Athlete award

Almost 400 student-athletes have been recognized, with Phelps contributing a half-million dollars to the program.

US Olympians decry IOC?s ?oppression of athletes?

US athletes call for IOC to abolish Rule 50, which bars political protests or statements during Games.

Meet the 2020 Globe Foundation/Richard J. Phelps Scholar-Athletes

Sixteen high school athletes were chosen to receive a scholarship to attend the college of their choice.

Brendon Todd matches Dustin Johnson?s 61 to take lead at Travelers

USA Gymnastics owes so much more to sexual abuse survivors

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The barista, Lenin Gutierrez, said that it had all started when he was working at the front register and asked the customer, Amber Lynn Gilles, if she had a face mask.

As cases surge in US, rural areas seeing increases as well

The virus is blamed for about 125,000 deaths and nearly 2.5 million confirmed infections in the US, but health officials believe the true number of infections is about 10 times higher.

?What can I do??: 19 Black and brown business leaders want to drive a movement to end racial inequities

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

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

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Biden campaign says 36% of senior staff are people of color

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A ?tsunami of evictions? threatens to strike Boston

Protesters gather in demonstrations across Boston Saturday

Arnie ?Woo Woo? Ginsburg, DJ whose sound effects echoed through radios early rock era, dies at 93

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Actual coronavirus infections vastly undercounted, CDC data shows

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American Paul Whelan, convicted of spying by Russia, won?t appeal decision

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Starbucks barista gets $65,000 in donations after customer?s mask complaint

As cases surge in US, rural areas seeing increases as well

?What can I do??: 19 Black and brown business leaders want to drive a movement to end racial inequities

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This mother is always game for Bananagrams

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The Massachusetts Teachers Association tries to exploit a crisis

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The power to touch the soul and bear witness

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Arnie ?Woo Woo? Ginsburg, DJ whose sound effects echoed through radios early rock era, dies at 93

Dr. William Dement, leader in sleep disorder research, dies at 91

Blaine Kern Sr., New Orleans? ?Mr. Mardi Gras,? dies at 93