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'We have to look at the small insidious ways that we might be actually doing more harm than good'

FILE - This file image made from May 25, 2020 video provided by Christian Cooper, shows Amy Cooper with her dog talking to Christian Cooper in Central Park in New York. Amy Cooper, walking her dog who called the police during a videotaped dispute with Christian Cooper, a Black man, was charged Monday, July 6, 2020, with filing a false report. (Christian Cooper via AP, File)

Case against Amy Cooper lacks key element: Victim's cooperation

Students from Newton North High School faced off with a man who interrupted a peaceful Black Lives Matter protest.

Newton police investigating after man confronts student protesters, drives ‘aggressively’ through demonstrators

President Donald Trump had asked the court to block three sets of subpoenas that sought information from his accountants or bankers.

Supreme Court rules Trump cannot block release of financial records July 9, 2020 | 1:12 PM

Man fatally stabbed in Lowell July 9, 2020 | 12:56 PM

Melissa Leaston of Whittier Street Health Center uses a nasal swab to collect a specimen outside the Catherine Hardaway Residences in Roxbury Wednesday.

BATTLING COVID-19

Here's why Mass. has been laying off coronavirus contact tracers July 9, 2020 | 12:51 PM

Boston, MA - 7/8/2020: Melissa Leaston of Whittier Street Health Center uses a nasal swab to collect a specimen outside the Catherine Hardaway Residences in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA on July 08, 2020. A full day of free community-based testing took place at Central Boston Elder Services and its Catherine Hardaway Residences for the elderly and people with disabilities in the Roxbury. CBES and partner Whittier Street Health Center provided this opportunity to all members of the community who wish to be tested. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19

Harvard public health experts warn coronavirus is as ‘lethal as ever’ July 9, 2020 | 12:32 PM

N.H. man accused of driving plow truck into ex-wife's home, cars July 9, 2020 | 12:04 PM

Feds: Excessive force, no accountability in Springfield police bureau July 9, 2020 | 12:00 PM

Philip Blanks

A former high school football player dove and caught a child dropped from the balcony of a burning building July 9, 2020 | 11:37 AM

President Donald Trump arrives on stage to speak at a campaign rally at the BOK Center, Saturday, June 20, 2020, in Tulsa, Okla.

Coronavirus surge in Tulsa ‘more than likely’ linked to Trump rally July 9, 2020 | 10:48 AM

CDC: No rewriting of guidelines for reopening schools July 9, 2020 | 10:44 AM

A traffic sign that was removed in Melrose.

'I sincerely apologize to our residents and anyone who drove past the sign today' July 9, 2020 | 10:34 AM

Hampshire’s Harold F. Johnson Library, left, and the neighboring Robert Crown Center.

INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS

Hampshire College offers ‘sanctuary’ to international students in response to updated ICE guidelines July 9, 2020 | 10:15 AM

Democratic presidential candidate, former Vice President Joe Biden speaks at Alexis Dupont High School in Wilmington, Del.

Biden proposes $700 billion-plus ‘Buy American’ campaign July 9, 2020 | 9:45 AM

Jabin Botsford

BACK TO SCHOOL?

Trump pushes to fully reopen schools. Schools say: Not so fast. July 9, 2020 | 9:33 AM

4 Central Square, Bridgewater

East Bridgewater

East Bridgewater man charged after allegedly pulling gun on man not wearing mask in Walgreens July 9, 2020 | 8:57 AM

Authorities say former “Glee” star Naya Rivera is missing and being searched for at a Southern California lake.

Naya Rivera, ‘Glee’ actress, is missing at California lake July 9, 2020 | 8:35 AM

Supporters of President Donald Trump listen as he speaks at a rally in Tulsa on June 20, 2020.

What will Trump’s rally in New Hampshire be like? It’s anyone’s guess. July 9, 2020 | 8:24 AM

Ousted NY prosecutor in Trump probes arrives on Capitol Hill July 9, 2020 | 12:11 AM

The Supreme Court, Wednesday, July 8, 2020, in Washington.

Supreme Court: Some employers can refuse to offer free birth control July 8, 2020 | 6:31 PM

An information sign ask people to keep social distance due to the corona pandemic, where people stroll, sunbathe and swim at a bathing jetty in Malmo, Sweden, on June 25, 2020, during a heatwave with temperatures over 30 degrees Celcius. (Photo by Johan NILSSON / various sources / AFP) / Sweden OUT (Photo by JOHAN NILSSON/TT News Agency/AFP via Getty Images)

Sweden has become the world's cautionary tale July 8, 2020 | 5:40 PM

A Boston Police cruiser drives down Huntington Avenue.

With budget in rearview, Boston city councilors turn to police overtime spending and union contracts July 8, 2020 | 5:05 PM

110 Mercer St., South Boston

11-year-old injured when a lit firework explodes in his hand in South Boston July 8, 2020 | 4:40 PM

Mass. reports 30 new COVID-19 deaths, 162 new cases July 8, 2020 | 4:19 PM

Boston, MA - 7/8/2020: Melissa Leaston of Whittier Street Health Center uses a nasal swab to collect a specimen outside the Catherine Hardaway Residences in the Roxbury neighborhood of Boston, MA on July 08, 2020. A full day of free community-based testing took place at Central Boston Elder Services and its Catherine Hardaway Residences for the elderly and people with disabilities in the Roxbury. CBES and partner Whittier Street Health Center provided this opportunity to all members of the community who wish to be tested. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) coronavirus Covid-19

Here are the updated town-by-town coronavirus numbers July 8, 2020 | 4:11 PM

Contraception coverage has emerged as a key battleground in the culture wars, one in which successive administrations have switched sides.

Supreme Court lets employers opt out of providing free birth control July 8, 2020 | 3:31 PM

Beverly Horribles Parade 2008

Horribles Parade

Fourth of July parade draws ire for reportedly racist content, personal attacks July 8, 2020 | 3:30 PM

Brooks Brothers on Newbury Street in Boston.

Brooks Brothers files for bankruptcy, plans to close dozens of stores July 8, 2020 | 2:36 PM

A medical worker screens people arriving at a COVID-19 testing site in Boston back in March.

State launches 8 free COVID-19 testing sites July 8, 2020 | 2:19 PM

Tropical storm Fay likely to form south of New York City, bring heavy rain to Northeast July 8, 2020 | 2:04 PM

A ground mural depicting a portrait of Breonna Taylor is seen at Chambers Park, Monday, July 6, 2020, in Annapolis, Md. The mural honors Taylor, a 26-year old Black woman who was fatally shot by police in her Louisville, Kentucky, apartment. The artwork was a team effort by the Banneker-Douglass Museum, the Maryland Commission on African American History and Culture, and Future History Now, a youth organization that focuses on mural projects. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)

Streaming: Kyrie Irving produces TV special seeking justice for Breonna Taylor, features Rep. Pressley July 8, 2020 | 1:47 PM

Flags found burned in Needham.

Dozens of flags found burned in Needham park July 8, 2020 | 1:15 PM