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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

Everett Mayor Carlo DeMaria.

Everett mayor’s order requires masks in public August 8, 2020 | 10:43 PM

Trump allows some unemployment pay, defers payroll tax August 8, 2020 | 7:22 PM

Alex Morse.

University of Massachusetts investigates allegations of sexual impropriety against congressional candidate August 8, 2020 | 6:58 PM

Novel Coronavirus SARS-CoV-2
This transmission electron microscope image shows SARS-CoV-2—also known as 2019-nCoV, the virus that causes COVID-19. isolated from a patient in the U.S., emerging from the surface of cells cultured in the lab. Credit: NIAID-RML

Mass. reports 12 new COVID-19 deaths, 320 new cases August 8, 2020 | 4:37 PM

The Mayflower II sails through the waters of Fishers Island Sound off Groton, Conn., Tuesday, July 28, 2020, on the seventh day of two weeks of sea trials.

The Mayflower II

Restored Mayflower replica set to return to Plymouth August 8, 2020 | 2:15 PM

Marshfield Police Department

Marshfield police use power of social media to help identify suspects August 8, 2020 | 2:12 PM

This May 4, 2020 file photo released by the Venezuelan Miraflores presidential press office shows what Venezuelan authorities identify as the I.D. cards of former U.S. special forces citizen Airan Berry, right, and Luke Denman, left, in Caracas, Venezuela. The two former Green Berets were arrested in May 2020 while participating in a botched raid organized from neighboring Colombia to oust Maduro.

Ex-Green Berets sentenced to 20 years for Venezuela attack August 8, 2020 | 1:52 PM

AP FACT CHECK: Trump’s false push on preexisting conditions August 8, 2020 | 1:46 PM

17-year-old drowns in New Hampshire river August 8, 2020 | 1:27 PM

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

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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