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Wednesday, August 5, 2020
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What would trigger a second lockdown in Mass.? The state still hasn’t laid out clear guidelines
State officials have not yet laid out their standards for reversing course on Massachusetts' reopening and an increasing number of doctors and epidemiologists express concerns about the spread of the coronavirus in the state.
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In shift to work from home, women are falling behind
A paper by the Council on Contemporary Families affirms the work-life balance for many women has crumbled.
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Brigham president sold more Moderna stock than disclosed before she resigned from biotech’s board
A filing with the Securities and Exchange Commission shows that on May 12 Nabel also sold 30,000 shares of Moderna stock worth $1.98 million.
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What would a new Tsarnaev trial look like, five years later?
That trial, say those familiar with the federal court system, would look strikingly similar to the first, right down to the inevitable media spectacle.
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Cambridge’s police chief said the city doesn’t get ‘military equipment.’ An inventory says the department has 64 M4 rifles
A statement by Police Commissioner Branville Bard Jr. set off a firestorm in Cambridge, particularly from City Councilor Quinton Zondervan, who lambasted him for peddling “not factually correct” statements. Bard stood by his statement and defended the city’s arsenal.
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Tropic storm Isaias whips up eastern US, killing at least 4
At least six people were killed as Tropical Storm Isaias spawned tornadoes and dumped rain Tuesday along the U.S. East Coast after making landfall as a hurricane in North Carolina, where it caused floods and fires that displaced dozens of people.
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After Census Bureau announces early end to its count, fears of a skewed tally rise
WASHINGTON — The Census Bureau confirmed late Monday that it plans to cut four weeks from the schedule for finishing its count of the nation’s 330 million residents, a turnabout that census experts said would deeply imperil an accurate tally of the population.
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Kansas Republicans vote in Senate primary; establishment GOP fears a Kobach win
Kansas Republicans vote in Senate primary, and establishment GOP fears a Kobach win
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Blasts rock Beirut, killing dozens and wounding thousands
The cause remained unclear hours later. But officials in the Lebanese capital said 2,750 tons of highly explosive ammonium nitrate had been stored in a depot at the center of the explosion.
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UN chief says 1 billion students affected by virus closures
United Nations Secretary General Antonio Guterres said Tuesday the coronavirus pandemic has led to the largest disruption of education in history, with schools closed in more than 160 countries in mid-July, affecting over 1 billion students.
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3 men rescued from Pacific island after writing SOS in sand
The men had been missing in the Micronesia archipelago for nearly three days when their distress signal was spotted Sunday on uninhabited Pikelot Island by searchers on Australian and US aircraft, the Australian defense department said Monday.
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Fear of COVID-19 is causing a shortage of poll workers. Young people can help
With older people opting out, there's a push to get young people in polling places for upcoming elections
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OPINION
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US suffers more from the pandemic because Trump and his gubernatorial allies failed
Some responsibility extends to those who voted for him in 2016.
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Auchincloss’s vote on Trump impeachment contradicts his campaign claims
His campaign brochure says he was “one of the first Democrats to call for Donald Trump’s impeachment." But as a Newton city councilor, he distinguished himself as one of the few who refused to call for impeachment.
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Will Massachusetts teachers strike this fall? One local union is sounding an alarm.
In a sharp rebuke, teacher union leaders in Quincy decided against endorsing the Massachusetts Teachers Association’s resolution to continue with remote learning at the start of the school year, accusing the state’s largest teachers union of potentially orchestrating a strike.
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While equity efforts flounder, Massachusetts police make millions off marijuana store traffic details
Marijuana legalization in Massachusetts was intended to return wealth to Black and brown communities, which for decades were disproportionately targeted by police enforcing the drug’s prohibition. Yet in many cities and towns, it is the police who are getting wealthy.
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Sports
Heat 112, Celtics 106
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Heat handle sluggish Celtics
The Celtics will return to action Wednesday evening against the Brooklyn Nets.
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Heat 112, Celtics 106
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Red Sox are chasing everything, and their offensive approach has unraveled
Their patience and discipline of recent years has been absent this season.
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RAYS 5, RED SOX 1
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It’s another four-game skid for Red Sox as late rally at Rays falls short
A questionable ball four and a Tropicana Field catwalk played a role, but the Red Sox lost their series opener against Tampa Bay all the same.
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Business & Tech
INNOVATION ECONOMY
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Venture capital is still soaring, but the business is changing
The pandemic is changing some crucial things about how venture capitalists invest — and how startups use that money to hire — that could affect Massachusetts in worrisome ways.
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Lord & Taylor, filing for bankruptcy, plans to close two Boston-area stores
Retail casualties continue to mount as the COVID-19 pandemic shows no sign of slowing down in the US.
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Many retailers still waiting for more customers to come through the doors
With each passing week, you can't help but wonder how many more retailers will be able to hold on.
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Obituaries
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James Silberman, book editor who championed James Baldwin, dies at 93
James Silberman edited books by writers as wide-ranging as Muhammad Ali, Marilyn French, Chris Matthews, and Hunter S. Thompson.
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Bent Fabric, pianist and composer known for ‘Alley Cat’
Bent Fabricius-Bjerre, the Danish pianist who, as Bent Fabric, composed and recorded the ubiquitous instrumental hit “Alley Cat,” died Tuesday. He was 95.
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