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Police, protesters clash in parts of city

Protesters took to the streets of Roxbury and downtown Boston on Sunday afternoon, in three local demonstrations planned to remember the deaths of George Floyd in Minneapolis and other Black Americans who have lost their lives at the hands of police.

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Police, protesters clash in parts of city

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Watch live: Boston demonstrations over killing of George Floyd

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How the pandemic looks to a 3-year-oldCOVID-19 has largely spared young children from death and illness. But parents are worrying about a secondhand threat: the social and emotional toll.

With transit a worry and offices reopening, is Boston’s traffic about to get worse than ever?Even if a lot of people who previously took transit start driving to work, that will likely be neutralized by the number of people still working from home ― or not working at all.

Opinion

America’s willful ignorance about Black lives

The killing of Floyd represents a national tragedy that should be turned into a generational opportunity

Minnesota prosecutor’s charges might lead to an unjustly easy sentence for George Floyd’s killer

Pseudoscience goes on trial

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A tale of work-from-home back pain, remedied

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Thanks to a startup and an investor, 100,000 gowns are being sent to Mass. hospitalsHow a greeting-card startup and a prominent venture capitalist worked together to produce PPE for hospitals.

This week’s TV: Recent series worth remembering, an HBO sexual-consent drama, and a new ‘Dirty John’Globe critic Matthew Gilbert navigates the week in TV.

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Experts warn of dire global health consequences if U.S. withdraws from the World Health Organization

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The latest COVID-19 numbers from Massachusetts

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A look at what can reopen in each phase of Massachusetts’ opening plan

Key metrics the state is looking at for the reopening

How to stay safe from coronavirus as you venture out during Mass. reopening

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With transit a worry and offices reopening, is Boston’s traffic about to get worse than ever?
Even if a lot of people who previously took transit start driving to work, that will likely be neutralized by the number of people still working from home ― or not working at all.

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Enes Kanter, Marcus Smart, Vincent Poirier take part in Boston protests Sunday
Kanter, Smart, and Poirier join Jaylen Brown.

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Chris Simms says Jarrett Stidham reminds him ‘a little of Tony Romo’
Where did Stidham land on Simms' quarterback countdown?

Thanks to a startup and an investor, 100,000 gowns are being sent to Mass. hospitals
How a greeting-card startup and a prominent venture capitalist worked together to produce PPE for hospitals.

This week’s TV: Recent series worth remembering, an HBO sexual-consent drama, and a new ‘Dirty John’
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Deep Ellum joins list of Boston-area restaurants that have closed amid COVID-19
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Thanks to a startup and an investor, 100,000 gowns are being sent to Mass. hospitals
How a greeting-card startup and a prominent venture capitalist worked together to produce PPE for hospitals.