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Suspect charged with homicide after two people shot to death in Kenosha, Wisc., protests

Authorities on Wednesday said a 17-year-old had been charged with homicide after two people were killed and another seriously wounded by gunfire during overnight protests over the police shooting of Jacob Blake Jr. Continue reading →

Gary Washburn

NBA players made unprecedented boycott in hopes of racial reform

The players are also discussing abandoning the playoffs and returning to their homes and communities. Continue reading →

Why hasn’t the Mass. Legislature sent a police accountability bill to the governor?

Now, with deadly unrest resurfacing after Jacob Blake, a Black man, was shot in the back by police in Kenosha, Wis., the Democratic-led Legislature is facing renewed pressure, quite literally, at its front door. Continue reading →

GOP convention defends police as racial tension rises anew

Republicans aggressively defended law enforcement on the third night of their convention, as the nation faced renewed tensions following the police shooting of Jacob Blake, a Black man in Wisconsin, that sparked protests in a state that could decide the fall election. Continue reading →

‘We got nothing from the Army’: Grieving family of Brockton soldier demands answers

The family of Brockton soldier Sergeant Elder Fernandes learned Tuesday that the 23-year-old's body had been found about 25 miles from Texas's Fort Hood. He had been missing for more than a week. Continue reading →

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Editorial & Opinion

OPINION

In the Rose Garden, Melania Trump tried her best. But a weed’s a weed

Her well-delivered remarks can’t change President Trump’s divisive words and actions over the past four years. Continue reading →

OPINION

The climate case against Ed Markey

As a senator, Markey has played a big role fighting the climate crisis. As one of the main congressional critics of nuclear power in the 1980s, he also played a big role creating it. Continue reading →

EDITORIAL

A chance for fresh thinking in Hyde Park, Roslindale, West Roxbury

Gretchen Van Ness's takes on Roxbury Prep and qualified immunity offer an encouraging view on how she would legislate on Beacon Hill. Continue reading →

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Metro

Yvonne Abraham

Dystopian fiction, and facts

This is a country where a Black man who appears to have been trying to break up a domestic dispute gets seven police bullets in the back, and where a white kid brandishing an AR-15 gets police gratitude before he goes on to murder two people and heads home to sleep in his own bed. Continue reading →

Markey leads Kennedy by notable margin in trio of new Senate polls

A Suffolk University poll released Wednesday found Markey with a 10 point lead, beating Kennedy 51 percent to 41 percent. Continue reading →

Videos shed new light on police shooting of fleeing suspect, Juston Root

Police body camera video depicts the final, chaotic moments before five Boston officers and one state trooper opened fire, killing the suspect near a Brookline shopping center in February. Continue reading →

Sports

Dan Shaughnessy

Taking a stand on racial issues is in the best tradition of the Celtics

Jaylen Brown & Co. are on the front lines now, but the team's social conscience goes back to the 1950s and '60s. Continue reading →

On Hockey

NHL had a chance to take a stand, but instead it stood down

According to team captain Zdeno Chara, the Bruins players did not discuss a possible boycott prior to the game. Continue reading →

Business & Tech

South Shore Health hires investment bank to explore strategic options

Interim CEO Rose Di Pietro says "no decisions have been made," but a merger is among possibilities that will likely be considered. Continue reading →

Two lawsuits challenging Mass. eviction ban get their day in court

A state judge denies an attempt by landlords to halt the moratorium, but a federal judge steers both sides toward a compromise. Continue reading →

State regulators take up Encore oversight following big bash in crowded suite

The casino says it's put measures in place to make sure COVID-19 safety rules aren't violated again. Continue reading →

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