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Charlie Baker announces new gathering and restaurant rules amid COVID-19 uptick

BOSTON, MA - 01/20/2020 Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley greets audience members while atending the annual MLK Memorial Breakfast Committee, the nations longest-running event honoring the legacy of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. The event hosted an audience of over 1,350 guests including business, civic, community and religious leaders. Erin Clark / Globe Staff

Ayanna Pressley calls for Massachusetts schools to go remote only this fall

Shawn McClinton.

Convicted rapist let out after bail fund pays for his release allegedly rapes again

Colonial Hotel, Gardner

Gardner hotel now faces $3,000 in fines for reported 300-person wedding August 8, 2020 | 1:06 PM

Striking Bath Iron Works shipbuilders march in solidarity, Saturday, July 25, 2020, in Bath, Maine.

Shipyard Strike

Shipyard, Machinists union reach tentative deal to end strike in Maine August 8, 2020 | 1:01 PM

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Massachusetts Turnpike

Hints of tension between Boston and state officials with Allston highway project August 8, 2020 | 12:39 PM

Biden risks alienating young Black voters after race remarks August 8, 2020 | 12:15 PM

People stand behind chairs as they wait to watch President Donald Trump speak at Trump National Golf Club Bedminster in Bedminster, N.J., Friday, Aug. 7, 2020.

Trump flouts coronavirus guidelines with golf club gathering August 8, 2020 | 11:52 AM

This combination of photos provided by the Hennepin County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota on Wednesday, June 3, 2020, shows Minneapolis Police Officers Derek Chauvin, from left, J. Alexander Kueng, Thomas Lane and Tou Thao.

Judge orders release of body camera video in Floyd case August 8, 2020 | 11:22 AM

Tanjim Siam

Suspect identified, charged in Roxbury convenience store robbery, shooting August 8, 2020 | 11:07 AM

In this June 15, 2018, file photo, twenty dollar bills are counted in North Andover, Mass.

Virus causing financial strain even for people still working August 8, 2020 | 10:56 AM

Jonathan Wiggs/Globe Staff

Quincy man, 26, identified as shooting victim found outside Mattapan auto shop August 8, 2020 | 10:25 AM

In this Jan. 10, 2020, file photo, former Nissan Chairman Carlos Ghosn speaks to Japanese media during an interview in Beirut, Lebanon.

2 accused in ex-Nissan boss' escape denied release from jail August 8, 2020 | 10:12 AM

New England doctors, hospitals launch voter registration efforts August 8, 2020 | 9:23 AM

Bedford, N.H.

New Hampshire man pleads guilty to altering checks, trying to cash them August 8, 2020 | 8:48 AM

Todd Gallagher prepares mail in ballot envelopes including an I Voted sticker Wednesday, July 29, 2020 in Minneapolis.

Deadline to register for Rhode Island's primary is Sunday August 8, 2020 | 8:22 AM

Portland Protests

Portland protests persist as some bring flashes of violence August 8, 2020 | 7:54 AM

Biden weighs VP Decision

AP sources: Michigan Gov. Gretchen Whitmer met with Biden as he nears VP decision August 8, 2020 | 7:49 AM

Joe Arpaio loses sheriff’s race in 2nd failed comeback bid August 8, 2020 | 7:44 AM

An entrance to Busch Stadium, home of the St. Louis Cardinals, remain closed Friday, Aug. 7, 2020, in St. Louis.

Coronavirus-related MLB postponement

Cardinals report additional positive test for coronavirus; game vs. Cubs postponed August 8, 2020 | 7:34 AM

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Red Sox Win 5-3

Alex Verdugo powers Red Sox past Blue Jays, 5-3 August 8, 2020 | 7:20 AM

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Massachusetts Water Resources Authority

Small uptick in virus detected in wastewater at MWRA plant August 8, 2020 | 7:17 AM

Methuen Police Chief Joseph Solomon.

Frustrated Methuen City Council plans a no-confidence vote for highly paid police chief August 7, 2020 | 9:59 PM

First responders gather around the wreckage of an Air India Express jet, which was carrying more than 190 passengers and crew from Dubai, after it crashed by overshooting the runway at Calicut International Airport in Karipur, Kerala, on August 7, 2020.

Plane skids off runway in India and breaks into pieces, killing 17 August 7, 2020 | 9:24 PM

Driver from Hopkinton crashes into N.H. toll plaza, charged with DUI August 7, 2020 | 8:13 PM

Brockton man held without bail for alleged hate crime August 7, 2020 | 8:03 PM

Alleged marijuana grow house in Savoy.

A home with a $10,000 monthly electrical bill allegedly had $3M worth of marijuana plants growing inside August 7, 2020 | 6:45 PM

Swimmer found unresponsive in New Hampshire lake, later dies August 7, 2020 | 6:23 PM

BOSTON, MA: August 7, 2020: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker gives an update on COVID-19 cases in the state during a press conference held at the Massachusetts State House in Boston, Massachusetts. (Nicolaus Czarnecki/Pool)

Charlie Baker clarifies quarantine rules for travelers between Rhode Island and Massachusetts August 7, 2020 | 6:00 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

Mass. reports 18 new COVID-19 deaths, 320 new cases August 7, 2020 | 4:15 PM

US hiring slows amid signs of longer-lasting economic damage August 7, 2020 | 4:08 PM

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'That's not how you teach kids how to read': What Charlie Baker said about remote-only school August 7, 2020 | 3:18 PM

02dartmouth - A group of about 20 students and community members gathered in front of Parkhurst Hall at Dartmouth College in Hanover, NH on Thursday, July 16 in support of PhD student, Maha Hasan. (Daniela Allee/New Hampshire Public Radio)

Maha Hasan Alshawi

Dartmouth student ends hunger strike after school names investigator to probe sexual harassment allegations August 7, 2020 | 2:30 PM