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Downtown’s surreal scenes in a pandemic summer

It has been quite a summer in the heart of Boston: quiet, a little lonely, and kind of weird. The normally bustling center of a city that just months ago brimmed with life, today feels like some lesser place. A place left behind, or suspended in amber. Continue reading →

Can state’s disease-tracking system catch simmering coronavirus clusters?

With cases rising again in some states and countries that had success in controlling the virus, local health leaders say it is critical Massachusetts improve its disease-tracking methods before the fall, when more businesses reopen and more people head back to work and school. Continue reading →

Minority riders cited more often for skipping fares on MBTA

Transit Police officials strongly defended their practices, arguing they’ve heard no recent complaints about disproportionately targeting people of color and noting that officers undergo anti-bias training. Continue reading →

As pandemic continues, some colleges reverse course on reopening

With the fall semester fast approaching and coronavirus infections rampant, numerous colleges and universities nationwide are reversing course and abandoning plans to bring students back to campus. Continue reading →

Birx says US has entered ‘new phase’ of pandemic as cases, deaths rise

Deborah Birx, the physician overseeing the White House coronavirus response, warned Sunday that the United States had entered a "new phase" of the pandemic and urged people to take extreme health precautions as infections and deaths rise sharply throughout the country. Continue reading →

The Nation

White House steps back from Trump suggestion about delaying the election

The White House has no plans to try to delay the Nov. 3 election, Chief of Staff Mark Meadows said Sunday, even as he defended a tweet from President Trump that raised the possibility. Continue reading →

A weakened Tropical Storm Isaias lashes virus-hit Florida

Bands of heavy rain from Isaias lashed Florida’s east coast Sunday while officials dealing with surging cases of the coronavirus kept a close watch on the weakened tropical storm. Continue reading →

SpaceX capsule and NASA crew make 1st splashdown in 45 years

Two NASA astronauts returned to Earth on Sunday in a dramatic, retro-style splashdown, their capsule parachuting into the Gulf of Mexico to close out an unprecedented test flight by Elon Musk’s SpaceX company. Continue reading →

The World

Philippines virus cases top 100,000 in ‘losing battle’

Coronavirus infections in the Philippines surged past 100,000 Sunday in a troubling milestone after medical groups declared that the country was waging “a losing battle” against the virus and asked the president to reimpose a lockdown in the capital. Continue reading →

Mexico arrests Santa Rosa de Lima cartel chief ‘El Marro’

Mexican authorities on Sunday arrested José Antonio Yépez Ortiz, one of the country’s most wanted criminals, whose reign helped transform one of Mexico’s most peaceful states into its deadliest. Continue reading →

As Genoa inaugurates new bridge, the feeling is bittersweet

Built in less than two years to replace the collapsed Morandi bridge, the new span is already a point of pride for Italy. But residents fear it will not be enough to revive their aging port city. Continue reading →

Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

A voyage of discovery about home

A bucolic, and heartening, reminder of what is possible when politics transcend short-term self-interest in favor of long-term thinking for the public good. Continue reading →

OPINION

Who is making the mask rules?

In the absence of clear, uniform guidelines, many people are making it up as they go. Continue reading →

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Metro

New pro-Kennedy super PAC set to launch ad barrage

The political action committee, which can raise and spend unlimited amounts of money, has reserved close to $1.6 million worth of air time in media markets across the state, according to a Democratic media buyer. Continue reading →

Imprisoned for nearly 50 years, man convicted of murder as a teen is free, seeks new trial

Arnold King has been freed from prison, at least for now, based on new allegations of racism at his murder trial and concerns about the coronavirus. He was convicted of first-degree murder in 1972, and the seven petitions he has filed for commutation since then have all been denied. Continue reading →

Adrian Walker

Another Tsarnaev trial is the last thing Boston needs

I believe that another Boston Marathon trial is the last thing this city needs. I believe such a trial would bring little in the way of justice, or “closure.” I think it is time for this case to end. Continue reading →

Sports

Flyers 4, Bruins 1

Bruins sluggish in dropping round-robin opener to the Flyers

They fall behind early and can't recover in a game that counts toward seeding in the Eastern Conference playoffs. Continue reading →

KEVIN PAUL DUPONT | ON HOCKEY

Make no mistake, the Bruins need to clean up their play going forward

They recognize there is a lot to be corrected before Wednesday's round-robin game vs. Tampa Bay Continue reading →

YANKEES 9, RED SOX 7

Red Sox can’t stop Aaron Judge, Yankees in weekend sweep

The New York slugger hit a pair of home runs, including a tiebreaking shot off reliever Matt Barnes to cap a three-run rally in the eighth inning Continue reading →

Business & Tech

Mass. tech firms say they’ll redouble efforts to hire Black and Latino workers

The companies plan a combination of strategies, including tracking and reporting data on whom they are hiring and promoting, diversifying their boards, and improving recruiting. Continue reading →

Downtown’s surreal scenes in a pandemic summer

It has been quite a summer in the heart of Boston: quiet, a little lonely, and kind of weird. The normally bustling center of a city that just months ago brimmed with life, today feels like some lesser place. A place left behind, or suspended in amber. Continue reading →

NH startup is bringing diversity to the tech industry

Shtudy is an online employment service that connects tech companies with well-qualified workers of color. It also offers an assessment program to ensure that each candidate has the skills sought by employers. Continue reading →

Obituaries

Anthony Terlato, who brought pinot grigio to the US, 86

Mr. Terlato, a visionary wine importer and marketer who introduced Americans to enduringly popular European wines and sought to elevate the wine market in the United States, died on June 28. Continue reading →

Connie Culp, first face transplant recipient in US, 57

Connie Culp, the first patient in the United States to receive a face transplant, died Wednesday at the Cleveland Clinic, which had performed her procedure in 2008. She was 57. Continue reading →

Alan Parker, 76, director of wide-ranging movies

Alan Parker, director of ‘Midnight Express’ and ‘Mississippi Burning,’ dies at 76 Continue reading →