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US signs $1.95 billion contract with Pfizer for COVID-19 vaccine doses

The US government has signed a $1.95 billion contract with Pfizer for delivery in December of the first 100 million doses of a COVID-19 vaccine the pharmaceutical company is working to develop.
California surpasses New York state in confirmed COVID-19 cases; worldwide cases near 15 million Trump resumes coronavirus briefings, concedes things will ?probably get worse?

A Black 14-year-old offered a stranger a donut. He was bombarded with racial slurs

Newburyport police are investigating after a white man yelled profanity and racial slurs at a Black 14-year-old as a crowd gathered around them in the city?s downtown last Thursday, according to city officials and video of the incident.
Larry Edelman

The economy is awful. It?ll get worse if states have to slash and burn

Democrats want $1 trillion to help local governments preserve essential services. Trump and the Republicans don't. Taking no action would be a disaster.

Opinion

MICHAEL A. COHEN

If you can land a man on the moon ...
George Donnelly

The feds offered a free lunch; they may have to do it again
John R. Kasich

Enough is enough. There?s a better path forward for America
EDITORIAL

Prevent drunk driving first offenders from taking the wheel drunk

Recalling praise and humility from Dr. Anthony Fauci, a R.I. emergency doctor?s tweet goes, well, viral
As he watches Dr. Anthony S. Fauci lead the battle against the coronavirus, an emergency medicine resident at Brown University remembers what the country?s top infectious disease expert once taught him about being a ?perpetual student.?

Want to own a legendary bar? The Cantab Lounge is up for sale
Buy a piece of Cambridge history.

A list of Boston-area restaurants to close amid COVID-19

Sea Machines gets $15 million to boost self-steering ships
The leading builder of ships for the US Navy is investing in technology for autonomous boats.

Mass. wedding industry tries to fend off out-of-state competition by lobbying Baker
Massachusetts wedding venue operators say they're losing business to rivals in New Hampshire, where the rules on gatherings are more flexible.

As legislative session nears end, Baker gains a stronger veto pen

Walsh rips Trump administration for sending federal agents to respond to protests in Portland, Ore.
?That behavior and that type of so-called help is not welcome here in the city of Boston,? Walsh said.

?Very frightening?: Opposition grows to federal agents in cities

Ghislaine Maxwell?s lawyers seek order barring prosecutors from talking to the press

Lawyers for Ghislaine Maxwell, the socialite charged with helping Jeffrey Epstein sexually abuse underage girls in the 1990s, on Tuesday asked the presiding judge in New York to bar the government from commenting publicly on the case outside the confines of the court proceedings.
Trump says of Ghislaine Maxwell, ?I wish her well?

Hiker from Concord, Mass., dies on trail in New Hampshire

The 55-year-old man had collapsed suddenly while hiking in Thornton, N.H., authorities said.

Love Letters
A toxic ex-boyfriend got in touch to ?apologize? during the pandemic
What's the best way to deal with such unwanted attention in these times?

Advice from Miss Conduct: A guy yelled at me for petting his unleashed dog

More Recent headlines

Teenager fatally shot in Stoughton

US orders China to close its consulate in Houston

AG rejects Brookline?s ban on oil, gas pipes in new buildings

Comfort Zone

Missing live music at the ballpark? Stream the ?Fenway Sessions? on Facebook

Ellen Goodman and Lynn Sherr team up for a podcast about women voters and the power of persistence

Seeking the light: A coastal drive to north-of-Boston lighthouses

Review: ?Jeopardy!? host Alex Trebek searches for answers in new book

On StatNews.com

Confusion spreads over system to determine priority access to Covid-19 vaccines

Pharma promises lawmakers industry won?t cut corners with Covid-19 vaccines

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

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Lesley Visser

I?ve witnessed harassment in the NFL for four decades. Last week, we learned how far we still have to go

The stories of the women who work for and cover the Washington NFL team are a painful reminder that, despite making some progress, professional sports aren't always welcoming.

After more than three years of restoration, the Mayflower II returns to the sea
Thousands of cheering spectators lined the docks, seawalls, streets, and bridges on the river between the Mystic Seaport Museum, where the Mayflower II had been restored, and the edge of Long Island Sound, where the ship turned toward New London for two weeks of sea trials.

Asian-Americans, long used as a racial wedge, are confronting anti-Black racism in their own communities
As part of the national reckoning on racial injustice, many Asian Americans are grappling with their own communities? fraught histories of anti-Blackness, at a time when anti-Asian sentiment, fueled by the coronavirus pandemic, has surged.

Rhode Island

R.I. political operative rejects deal, heading to trial in money-laundering case

Jeffrey T. Britt rejected a plea deal that would have sent him to prison for 18 months, opting instead for a trial that could see House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello called to the witness stand.

Pens? Check. Laptops? Check. Proton packs? Uh ... R.I. schools face unusual buying decisions

A one-stop guide to voting in Rhode Island this year
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

EDITORIAL

Calling home: A hardship for prisoners, a boon to Bristol County sheriff
Joan Vennochi

A tale of two cities. One racist, one striving to change
Tricia Farley-Bouvier and Jack Patrick Lewis

Cutting state and local services in the middle of the coronavirus pandemic doesn?t make fiscal sense
RENÉE LOTH

Voting: A right or a duty?
Benjamin Sommers, Joseph Allen, Sara Bleich, and Jessica Cohen

Listen to the science and reopen schools
IDEAS

The future of food

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

14-year-old bombarded with racial slurs in Newburyport
Peter Osazuwa offered an extra donut to a person in Newburyport and the man began to yell at him and shouted racial slurs.

R.I. political operative rejects deal, heading to trial in money-laundering case

Jeffrey T. Britt rejected a plea deal that would have sent him to prison for 18 months, opting instead for a trial that could see House Speaker Nicholas A. Mattiello called to the witness stand.

Pens? Check. Laptops? Check. Proton packs? Uh ... R.I. schools face unusual buying decisions

Forget about pens and notebooks. Has your school purchased an electrostatic backpack disinfectant sprayer yet?

Ghislaine Maxwell?s lawyers seek order barring prosecutors from talking to the press
RHODE MAP

A one-stop guide to voting in Rhode Island this year

sports

CFL

Edmonton?s CFL team will drop ?Eskimos? name in wake of Washington NFL team decision

Canada?s national Inuit organization in 2015 said it was time for a change, but as recently as February, the team said it wouldn't be changing the name.
Red Sox

Tuesday?s game report: Red Sox squander lead, lose to Blue Jays

The Blue Jays scored the final six runs, including three coming in the ninth off Ryan Brasier.
Red Sox notebook

Red Sox to include social justice component in ceremony prior to Friday?s opener

Team officials, including chairman Tom Werner and CEO Sam Kennedy, met with the players on Tuesday to discuss their participation.

Is this the healthiest Gordon Hayward has been with the Celtics? Probably, and it bodes well for the playoffs

Julie Donaldson, ex-WHDH reporter, hired as Washington NFL exec, part of radio broadcast

NFLPA: 59 players known to have tested positive for coronavirus

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

Mass. wedding industry tries to fend off out-of-state competition by lobbying Baker
Massachusetts wedding venue operators say they're losing business to rivals in New Hampshire, where the rules on gatherings are more flexible.

Sea Machines gets $15 million to boost self-steering ships
The leading builder of ships for the US Navy is investing in technology for autonomous boats.

Twitter to crackdown on QAnon as movement?s influence grows
TALKING POINTS

Walmart to close on Thanksgiving, offer bonuses

Two women sue Fox News, claiming misconduct by top stars

Hot lines let workers snitch on bosses who break virus rules

Politics

?Very frightening?: Opposition grows to federal agents in cities

Congress weighs removing bust of racist chief justice from Capitol

Trump?s show of federal force sparking alarm in cities

Marijuana

East Boston marijuana store, city?s second, now open

Regulators, advocates press Legislature to follow through on promise of marijuana equity
magazine
Cover Story

How a suspicious fire saved a homeless shelter for women
First Person

Growing up Black in all the wrong places
Perspective

Young people believe activism can help. But voting? That's different
Your Week Ahead

Five things to do online, July 20-26

sports

NFL eliminates preseason schedule for 2020

Kevin Garnett and investors are preparing bid to buy Timberwolves, report says

Marcus Smart devotes entire interview session to slain Breonna Taylor

metro

14-year-old bombarded with racial slurs in Newburyport

R.I. political operative rejects deal, heading to trial in money-laundering case

Pens? Check. Laptops? Check. Proton packs? Uh ... R.I. schools face unusual buying decisions

Nation

Silent spread of COVID-19 keeps scientists grasping for clues

Police find body in building burned down during George Floyd protests

Police: 14 people injured after South Side Chicago shooting

World

Kuwait?s ruler, 91, undergoes a ?successful? surgery

Arson inquiry launched for French cathedral fire in Nantes

Vatican indicates support to exhume babies at Irish home

politics

Congress weighs removing bust of racist chief justice from Capitol

Trump?s show of federal force sparking alarm in cities

Trump says of Ghislaine Maxwell, ?I wish her well?

business

Mass. wedding industry tries to fend off out-of-state competition by lobbying Baker

Sea Machines gets $15 million to boost self-steering ships

Twitter to crackdown on QAnon as movement?s influence grows

lifestyle

Want to own a legendary bar? The Cantab Lounge is up for sale

Ellen Goodman and Lynn Sherr team up for a podcast about women voters and the power of persistence

Seeking the light: A coastal drive to north-of-Boston lighthouses

marijuana

East Boston marijuana store, city?s second, now open

Regulators, advocates press Legislature to follow through on promise of marijuana equity

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

opinion

Kids and COVID-19

If you can land a man on the moon ...

The feds offered a free lunch; they may have to do it again

food & dining

Night Shift?s Nite Heavy is worth celebrating, even if we can?t do it together

Recipe: Refreshingly cold gazpacho with melon, cucumber, and grapes is the antidote to hot summer nights

Hospital worker by day and DJ by night, James Clements updates a longtime Dorchester watering hole

travel

Discover a museum, travel by train, and fend off sharks

Returning to Harbor View Hotel in a brave new world

Sleeping over? Bunk down here

Books

Review: ?Jeopardy!? host Alex Trebek searches for answers in new book

When it comes to books, he?s listening

Local bestsellers for the week ending July 12

Movies

P-town gets a crowd ? and John Waters ? for a mostly virtual film festival

10 movies you likely missed and might want to watch (or, if you didn?t miss, then watch again)

Doc Talk: Mobbed up, playing ball, running for his life, COVID?s concealed cost

Television

Billy Eichner to star in Paul Lynde biopic

You can be in a relationship with a streamer that doesn?t have to last forever

The sharpest guy on Nantucket competes in TV?s ?Forged in Fire?

music

Missing live music at the ballpark? Stream the ?Fenway Sessions? on Facebook

Europe is reopening. American musicians are missing out.

Talking Heads? Chris Frantz looks back with ?love,? mostly

Theater/Dance

In a disrupted summer, theaters are revising the script

Theater closures in Boston bring layoffs, furloughs, and pay cuts

Are you ready to dance again?

globe local

Wellesley Fire Department receives grant for PPE amid coronavirus pandemic

Greenhead flies: The bug that just won?t die

Flush with donations, Massachusetts Bail Fund pays to free defendants across the state ? many facing serious charges

Obituaries

Journalist Christopher Dickey dies at 68; he wrote of conflicts far away, and in his own family

Zizi Jeanmaire, alluring ballerina and singer, dies at 96

Marilyn Abel, who opened the world of music to special needs students, dies at 90