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Office workers are increasingly being told to wait until January before they return

MassMutual, Tufts Health Plan, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts, and Wayfair are among the major employers that have pushed back their return dates within the past few weeks. Continue reading →

At a time of racial unrest, Black workers’ union campaign becomes a battleground

A groundbreaking nonprofit is caught up in an old-fashioned union battle as a workforce emboldened by nationwide demands for equity confronts a management team grappling with structural reorganization and financial woes. Continue reading →

Brigham president resigns from Moderna board after conflict of interest questions raised

Dr. Elizabeth Nabel's hospital is participating in the Cambridge biotech's trial of a COVID-19 vaccine. She recently sold stock in it worth nearly $6.5m Continue reading →

State’s largest teachers union pushing for all classes to start at home in the fall

Contending that it’s too soon to safely bring students and staff back into buildings this fall, the state’s largest teachers union is pushing for all learning to continue at home, at least for the first few weeks of the new school year. Continue reading →

Analysis

Trump’s attacks on election is about his fear of losing

When President Trump suggested that the election could be delayed, his proposal appeared as impotent as it was predictable — less a stunning assertion of his authority than yet another lament that his political prospects have dimmed amid a global public health crisis. Continue reading →

The Nation

Herman Cain, former Republican presidential hopeful, dies at 74 of coronavirus

While it is unclear where Cain, who was 74, contracted the disease, he was among several thousand people who attended a Trump campaign rally in Tulsa, Okla., on June 20, most of whom did not wear masks. Continue reading →

John Lewis, a man of ‘unbreakable perseverance,’ laid to rest

Former President Barack Obama used Rep. John Lewis’ funeral on Thursday to issue a stark warning that the voting rights and equal opportunity the late civil rights icon championed are threatened heading into the 2020 election. Continue reading →

Michael Flynn case to be reheard by full federal appeals court in D.C.

A federal appeals court in Washington will take a second look at a judge’s effort to scrutinize the Justice Department’s decision to drop its case against President Trump’s former national security adviser Michael Flynn. Continue reading →

The World

Justin Trudeau goes before parliament to face questions on charity scandal

The Canadian prime minister is under fire for questionable ethical decisions, and the opposition parties are calling for him to step down. Continue reading →

UK has Europe’s worst surge in deaths during pandemic, study says

Prime Minister Boris Johnson has linked Britain’s high toll to record-keeping variances among nations. But a government report shows deaths really have been higher than in neighboring countries. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

The ballpark is no place for the national anthem

If there were no "Star-Spangled Banner" before games, the protests couldn’t be tarred as unpatriotic. Continue reading →

OPINION

The GOP’s moral trap

The Republican Party has shattered the long-standing norm that political power should be used with restraint rather than weaponized and taken to its lawful limits. It's about to pay the price. Continue reading →

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Metro

Six employees at Holyoke Soldiers’ Home have retested positive for coronavirus

The workers had tested positive or shown COVID-19 symptoms months before the latest test, state officials said. However, they all had been considered clinically recovered according to federal guidance on the virus. Continue reading →

Daylight in Vermont

The point here is fighting a pandemic is not about dealing in ideology. It’s about dealing in reality. Continue reading →

Special prosecutor to investigate alleged beating of man inside Lynn police station

The June 16 incident — which was captured on video — sparked an internal probe, an officer's resignation, and protests in Lynn over allegations of police brutality. Continue reading →

Sports

Red Sox notebook

Ryan Weber hopes to cultivate sinking feeling against Yankees

Sox righthander hopes tweaks made in bullpen work result in effective sinker. Continue reading →

michael silverman

In Lowell, loss of the Spinners this summer is nothing short of a calamity

The minor league baseball team is on financial life-support, and the community is monitoring the fading vital signs with an aching heart. Continue reading →

Celtics get their showdown with Bucks tonight, four and a half months later

The first of Boston's eight seeding games before the NBA Playoffs begin promises to be a stern test, something the Celtics are embracing. Continue reading →

Business & Tech

Polar Beverages goes nationwide in blockbuster deal with Keurig Dr Pepper

The agreement allows the Crowley family to continue owning Polar, while giving Polar access to Keurig’s direct-to-stores delivery network and its manufacturing network. Continue reading →

The economy cratered as never before in April. What comes next is hard to say

The second quarter set a modern record for the biggest pullback in business activity. Continue reading →

TALKING POINTS

Dunkin’ to close 350 more stores

Stories you may have missed from the world of business. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Lee Teng-hui, Taiwan’s first democratically elected president, 97

Lee Teng-hui led the nation’s transformation from an island in the grip of authoritarian rule to one of Asia’s most vibrant and prosperous democracies. Continue reading →

Oz Griebel, 71; twice ran for Conn. governor

Mr. Griebel died from injuries he suffered after being struck by a car while jogging. Continue reading →

Weekend

MUSIC

At Tanglewood, an 80-year-old ‘gem’ gets its premiere

BSO violist Mary Ferrillo stumbled upon a 1939 work by Ulysses Kay. Continue reading →

MOVIE REVIEW

In ‘Flannery,’ a writer this good is hard to find

The documentary has much to recommend it — as well as much not to. Continue reading →