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Trump is projecting a sunny vision of a vanquished virus. But as case counts rise, that strategy is crashing into reality

The daily number of new coronavirus cases in the country is an urgent public health crisis that is dominating attention nationwide. But President Trump?s focus mostly has been elsewhere.
Fauci back at the White House, a day after Trump aides tried to undermine him

Sweeping police reform bill passes state Senate 30-7 in marathon overnight session

The bill bans chokeholds, allows the State Police leader to be chosen from outside the department, and clarifies a critical law some see as a barrier to change: qualified immunity for individual officers.
How the state Senate voted on the police reform bill State lawmakers face multiple crises and a time crunch

Live weather updates on today?s storms from Boston-area meteorologists

With severe weather in the forecast, here?s a look at what to expect, according to Boston-area meteorologists.

US carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades

Grant Imahara, popular science personality, dies at 49

Opinion

Reann Gibson

Communities of color hit hardest by heat waves

EDITORIAL

Politics endanger COVID-19 vaccine
Joan Vennochi

Is Charlie Baker afraid of the State Police?
EDITORIAL

Lies, corruption get a presidential pass

Nashua radio host Dianna Ploss off the air after telling landscapers to speak English in video clip
Nashua, N.H., radio host Dianna Ploss is off the air at WSMN radio after she recently posted video footage of herself telling a landscaping crew several times to speak English and mocking a Black man who defended the workers.

Commentary
Shopping while Black: A Boston stylist on being followed, ignored, and discredited
As a Black stylist and personal shopper in Boston for a decade, Nathalie Fanfan has encountered retail racism more times than she can remember.

Why is Donald Trump talking about Boston Patriots coach Lou Saban?
While stumping for former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, who is running for senate, the president alluded to the success of the Alabama football program ? but he mentioned the wrong Saban.

White House signals openness to compromise as enhanced unemployment benefits are set to expire
In less than two weeks, the federal program that provides a $600-per-week increase to unemployment benefits will expire.

A phone wrapped in tin foil. A last-minute attempt to flee. Legal filing recounts dramatic capture of Ghislaine Maxwell in N.H.

A panicked Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls in the 1990s, tried to flee to another room inside her stately New Hampshire home on July 2 when she looked out the window and saw FBI agents coming to arrest her, prosecutors said Monday.

NAMES
Tom Bergeron leaves ?Dancing with the Stars? after 15 years as host
The Haverhill native announced his ouster from the show Monday night. Sportscaster Erin Andrews will also depart the show, according to a statement from ABC.

The Great Divide
Boston schools deny some students with disabilities enrollment into dual-language programs
Experts say districts are violating state and federal laws if they exclude students from any educational programs just because they have a disability.

Chad Finn
The Red Sox pitching staff doesn?t exactly inspire much confidence
Eduardo Rodriguez has COVID-19. Beyond Nate Eovaldi, who will likely start opening day, the options are shaky.

Top Red Sox prospects added to team?s 60-man player pool

More Recent headlines

Woman, 74, identified as victim in Pittsfield fire sparked by smoking materials

Plastic bag bans are back, and retailers are scrambling to restock alternatives

Following rental study, Boston councilors advocating for look at housing discrimination in city

Comfort Zone

Teen loners have a friend in ?Dear Young Rocker? podcaster Chelsea Ursin

There?s a lot to like about FX

Carissa Johnson?s music video captures Boston at the dawn of the pandemic

Where to catch a drive-in movie this summer

On StatNews.com

The CDC is an apolitical island. That?s left it defenseless against Trump

From Houston to Miami, hospitals running short of remdesivir for Covid-19 patients

Coronavirus

The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

Town-by-town COVID-19 data in Massachusetts

11 coronavirus vaccines to keep an eye on

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

Recommended Reads

INNOVATION ECONOMY

This startup?s ?digital punching bag? stands a fighting chance as the home fitness business soars

Liteboxer uses bright lights and online coaching to motivate users.

Tara Sullivan
Dan Snyder barely hides his true feelings: He didn?t want to change the name
He was dragged, kicking and screaming, and made the change because it was about to start affecting his bottom line.

BOOK REVIEW
Daddy dearest: Donald Trump?s niece traces the intergenerational trauma that formed (or deformed) the president?s character
In her explosive portrait of the Trump family, Mary Trump, the president?s only niece, traces Donald Trump?s fear of persecution back to its source: his emotionally damaged parents.

Rhode Island

Raimondo?s playbook for R.I. economy includes spending $200 million on small businesses, job training, and housing

If the coronavirus is the defining event of her political career, Governor Raimondo's success or failure in preparing Rhode Island for a post-pandemic world will determine her legacy.

20 years ago, R.I. lawmakers ignored calls for change after a Black Providence police officer was killed by his own colleagues. Will this time be different?

Hearing set to discuss possible plea deal in R.I. money laundering case
Newton

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

Eugene Rivers and Christopher Winship

Boston police are not Minneapolis police
Gary Hart, Timothy E. Wirth, Joel McCleary, and Mark Medish

Keep America safe for democracy
Nikayla Jefferson and Leah C. Stokes

Our racist fossil fuel energy system
EDITORIAL

Congress must bail out federal immigration agency
Christine? ?K.? ?Cassel? ?and? ?Susan? ?L.? ?Graham? ?

Contact tracing is essential to preventing another spike in coronavirus infections
IDEAS | Abdallah Fayyad

Welcome to the new civil rights era

VISUAL STORIES

Take a look at what the Red Sox have been up to inside Fenway Park

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

Food for the soul ... and the community

Photos from the protest and vigil in Boston on Tuesday

metro

The Allston Mass. Pike project strikes some critics as too car-centric
Activists are asking: Why, in 2020, is Massachusetts still thinking narrowly in terms of a highway project, especially when there is a movement afoot to reduce Boston?s epic traffic by moving commuters onto public transit, and the state is under pressure to reduce climate-changing emissions from cars and trucks?

Live weather updates on today?s storms from Boston-area meteorologists

With severe weather in the forecast, here?s a look at what to expect, according to Boston-area meteorologists.

Nashua radio host Dianna Ploss off the air after telling landscapers to speak English in video clip

Nashua, N.H., radio host Dianna Ploss is off the air at WSMN radio after she recently posted video footage of herself telling a landscaping crew several times to speak English and mocking a Black man who defended the workers.

Sweeping police reform bill passes state Senate 30-7 in marathon overnight session

Bay State Banner editor says he was stopped by police while taking photos on the job

sports

Top Red Sox prospects added to team?s 60-man player pool

The players will report to Pawtucket and work out so they can remain game-ready to provide depth for the big league team.

Why is Donald Trump talking about Boston Patriots coach Lou Saban?

While stumping for former Auburn coach Tommy Tuberville, who is running for senate, the president alluded to the success of the Alabama football program ? but he mentioned the wrong Saban.
Chad Finn

The Red Sox pitching staff doesn?t exactly inspire much confidence

Eduardo Rodriguez has COVID-19. Beyond Nate Eovaldi, who will likely start opening day, the options are shaky.

Kara Lawson thought she?d be with the Celtics for a while. Then, a dream job like Duke came calling
Sports Log

D.C. United comes out swinging

WNBA MVP Elena Delle Donne says league denied her medical waiver for chronic Lyme disease

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

INNOVATION ECONOMY
This startup?s ?digital punching bag? stands a fighting chance as the home fitness business soars
Liteboxer uses bright lights and online coaching to motivate users.

Plastic bag bans are back, and retailers are scrambling to restock alternatives
Restrictions on single-use plastic bags in dozens of municipalities are now back in effect after being suspended by the state for nearly four months. But retailers are hoping cities and towns will delay the enforcement of these local rules and fees to help ensure a smooth transition.

Brexit is back: UK aims to prepare public for Jan 1 EU break

Workers are pushed to the brink as they continue to wait for delayed unemployment payments
Talking Points

PepsiCo jumps after Cheetos-Hungry Americans stock up on comfort

US budget deficit hits all-time high of $864 billion in June

Politics

White House signals openness to compromise as enhanced unemployment benefits are set to expire

Three Democrats face off to challenge GOP Senator Susan Collins

Jimmy Fallon welcomes New York Governor Andrew Cuomo during first show back in studio

Marijuana

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap

MassCan?t: Board chair Samson Racioppi resigns amid outrage over his planning of ?straight pride,? pro-police, other rallies
magazine
Cover Story

They?ve been granted parole. So why can it take years for them to get out of prison?

Perspective

Why words aren?t enough from companies claiming to support Black Lives Matter

Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online and around Greater Boston, July 13-19
Connections

The author of 'Wild Game' breaks the hold of a family heirloom

sports

Here?s what we learned about the Bruins from their first day back on the ice together

With free agency looming, Bruins? Torey Krug knows the risks of playing

DeSean Jackson accepts invitation to visit concentration camp with Holocaust survivor

metro

The Allston Mass. Pike project strikes some critics as too car-centric

Live weather updates on today?s storms from Boston-area meteorologists

Nashua radio host Dianna Ploss off the air after telling landscapers to speak English in video clip

Nation

Fauci back at the White House, a day after Trump aides tried to undermine him

Trump is projecting a sunny vision of a vanquished virus. But as case counts rise, that strategy is crashing into reality

?Never seen anything like this:? State lawmakers face multiple crises and a time crunch

World

To ?protect young minds,? Hong Kong moves to overhaul schools

Philippine congress officially shuts down leading broadcaster

WHO: Indoor airborne spread of coronavirus possible

politics

Three Democrats face off to challenge GOP Senator Susan Collins

Jimmy Fallon welcomes New York Governor Andrew Cuomo during first show back in studio

US carries out the 1st federal execution in nearly 2 decades

business

This startup?s ?digital punching bag? stands a fighting chance as the home fitness business soars

Plastic bag bans are back, and retailers are scrambling to restock alternatives

Brexit is back: UK aims to prepare public for Jan 1 EU break

lifestyle

Transgender model Valentina Sampaio to be featured in SI?s swimsuit edition

Carissa Johnson?s music video captures Boston at the dawn of the pandemic

Where to catch a drive-in movie this summer

marijuana

Mass. marijuana regulators fine Acreage Holdings $250,000 for attempting to exceed license cap

MassCan?t: Board chair Samson Racioppi resigns amid outrage over his planning of ?straight pride,? pro-police, other rallies

State seeks help: What to do with 619,000 unsellable marijuana vapes?

opinion

A musical backdrop for Trump

Politics endanger COVID-19 vaccine

Communities of color hit hardest by heat waves

food & dining

From greaseless fried seafood to aromatic pad Thai, four delicious takeout diversions

Recipe: Rhubarb Oatmeal Scones get cheeky with buttermilk and pleasingly tart chunks of the red stalks

Want to support your favorite restaurant? Make a contribution

travel

The best gear for getting outside

Outdoor concerts are music to our ears, plus deep discounts on cars and hotels

S?mores and more: Best camping spots in New England

Books

Daddy dearest: Donald Trump?s niece traces the intergenerational trauma that formed (or deformed) the president?s character

Local bestsellers for the week ending July 5

Masha Gessen contends with the Trump era in ?Surviving Autocracy?

Movies

MFA?s French Film Festival goes virtual this year

In ?Palm Springs,? on Hulu, it?s endless love all over again

Springing some surprises with ?Palm Springs?

Television

Tom Bergeron leaves ?Dancing with the Stars? after 15 years as host

?MythBusters? host Grant Imahara, an influential popular science personality, dies at 49

There?s a lot to like about FX

music

Teen loners have a friend in ?Dear Young Rocker? podcaster Chelsea Ursin

Artists are demanding that Trump stop playing their songs, but they can?t always get what they want

Violinists strike a chord at Black Lives Matter protests

Theater/Dance

In Chelsea, a Latino theater company makes its debut

U.K. announces $2 billion bailout to help keep the arts afloat during pandemic

On its way from Broadway to the big screen, ?Hamilton? took a detour to your living room

globe local

$70m Boston City Hall Plaza project underway

A bluer shade of green: Reusable bags are out, but eco-friendly businesses press on with zero-waste goals

Should the state implement its proposed guidelines for face masks and social distancing if schools reopen this fall?

Obituaries

Richard Gelles, scholar of family violence and child-welfare system, dies at 73

Actress Naya Rivera, who rose to fame in ?Glee,? dies at 33

Brad Watson, whose writing turned an unflinching gaze toward life, dies at 64