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Massive Beirut blast kills more than 70, injures thousands

Dr. Ashish Jha

'I feel like I’ve seen this movie before. And I don’t like where it goes.'

Portsmouth, NH - 06/03/20 - A boat on the Piscataqua River passes beneath Memorial Bridge in Portsmouth. The Piscataqua River Bridge carries traffic on Interstate 95 in the background. Kay Walkingstick, a Native American artist, has made a life's work of painting North American landscapes as a means of reclaiming them for her people. Her newest work, Wabenaki Waters, was painted on New Castle Island, the site of a fortress built to protect colonists in the war of 1812. (Lane Turner/Globe Staff) Reporter: (Murray Whyte) Topic: ()

Donald Trump suggests new reason for canceling New Hampshire rally

Easton, Mass.-4/20/2011--= The family of slain Pace University student , D.J. Henry from Easton, has formally filed a lawsuit against the police officer who fired the fatal bullets and his department. There are many signs like this on the street his family lives on in Easton..Boston Globe staff photo by John Tlumacki (health)

'You were the only one who didn’t act': Ed Markey under fire for response to parents of Easton native killed by police August 5, 2020 | 2:18 PM

People wait in line to get a COVID-19 test Monday outside of a testing site at Tufts Medical Center, where the line stretched around three sides of the building.

TESTING SLOWDOWNS

Virus testing in the US is dropping, even as deaths mount August 5, 2020 | 1:54 PM

FACEBOOK FALSEHOODS?

Facebook rules claims in Trump ads are false, but doesn't tell its users August 5, 2020 | 1:38 PM

Melissa Harting of Binghamton, N.Y., volunteered to receive a coronavirus vaccine as part of a Phase 3 trial by the National Institutes of Health.Credit...Hans Pennink/Associated Press

Do you want to be a vaccine volunteer? Here's what to know. August 5, 2020 | 1:13 PM

A boy tried to jump a fence to help an older woman. He got impaled and lost ‘a significant amount of blood,’ police say. August 5, 2020 | 12:39 PM

Massachusetts Secretary of State William Galvin.

CENSUS STRUGGLE

Boston is lagging seriously behind on census response, leaving Bill Galvin 'disappointed' August 5, 2020 | 12:33 PM

Weymouth High School

Another high school graduation gets cancelled after covert camp sparks COVID-19 concerns August 5, 2020 | 11:59 AM

Woman found dead inside N.H. home after tree falls during Isaias August 5, 2020 | 11:58 AM

Paul Adamus, 7, climbs the stairs of a bus before the first day of school on Aug. 3 in Dallas, Ga. Adamus is among tens of thousands of students in Georgia and across the nation who were set to resume in-person school Monday for the first time since March. (Brynn Anderson/AP)

Teachers returned to a Georgia school district last week. 260 employees have already gone home to quarantine. August 5, 2020 | 11:50 AM

Winthrop man had homemade 'ghost' guns and 3,000 rounds of ammunition, prosecutors say August 5, 2020 | 10:52 AM

It looks like yet another person may have used COVID relief money to buy a Lamborghini August 5, 2020 | 10:11 AM

Heavy winds from Tropical Storm Isaias which tracked to the western part of the state caused damage in the Attleboro, Mass. area Tuesday, Aug. 4, 2020.

ISAIAS AFTERMATH

Several dead in New England as cleanup continues following Tropical Storm Isaias August 5, 2020 | 10:11 AM

Religious freedom in America: popular and polarizing August 5, 2020 | 9:57 AM

Scene of Clifford Park stabbing.

Woman charged with murder in fatal stabbing within Boston playground August 5, 2020 | 9:33 AM

Biddeford Pool

Check out these transportive aerial photos of Maine's beloved coast August 5, 2020 | 9:29 AM

109 Chief Justice Cushing Highway

Driver, 94, facing charges in fatal crash that killed cyclist in Hingham August 5, 2020 | 8:51 AM

NORTH END ASSAULT

Boston police investigating attempted sexual assault in North End August 5, 2020 | 8:31 AM

Teaching assistant Crystal May talks to kindergarten student Lewis Henry Thompson, 5, as she takes his temperature at Newton County Elementary School in Decatur, Miss., Monday, Aug. 3, 2020.

Let us know: Should schools reopen? August 5, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Here's what the videos of the Beirut blast tell us about the explosion August 4, 2020 | 10:13 PM

City of Quincy

Mayor unveils revised mascot for North Quincy High School August 4, 2020 | 8:02 PM

Boston, MA - 8/2/20 - A person took a flier explaining the new Massachusetts Travel Order at Logan Airport. The Travel Order states that travelers must fill out a ÒMassachusetts Travel FormÓ and quarantine for 14 days unless they are coming from a coronavirus state that has a lower risk such as New York or they can produce a negative COVID-19 test result administered no more than 72 hours prior to arriving in Massachusetts. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Massachusetts removes Rhode Island from states exempt from quarantine order August 4, 2020 | 7:23 PM

Weston Koenn, a graduate student from Los Angeles, leaves the Boston University student union building as he walks through the student-less campus on July 23.

'For the safety of the city, as many of them as possible should stay home' August 4, 2020 | 7:01 PM

Chasm grows between Trump and government coronavirus experts August 4, 2020 | 6:03 PM

BEDFORD, MA - 8/04/2020:Governor Baker's daily press conference held at Boston MedFlight Headquarters, Hanscom Air Field... Governor Charlie Baker went on a tour of Boston MedFlight Headquarters at Hanscom Air Field to learn about their ongoing work to transport COVID-19 patients from community hospitals to larger Boston hospitals. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO TOPIC:

Charlie Baker warns he could roll back reopening if COVID-19 uptick continues August 4, 2020 | 5:10 PM

FILE — Coronavirus testing at a site in Los Angeles on July 10, 2020. The pathogen has infected at least 4.3 million Americans, killing almost 150,000. (Jenna Schoenefeld/The New York Times)

Mass. reports 438 new COVID-19 cases, 9 new deaths August 4, 2020 | 4:20 PM

Salem Halloween, 2019

To avoid a COVID-19 horror show, Salem is planning a scarily scaled-back Halloween August 4, 2020 | 3:50 PM

COVID-19 apps and wearables are everywhere. Can they actually benefit patients? August 4, 2020 | 2:48 PM

Rhode Island Governor Gina Raimondo holds up her mask as she leaves a COVID-19 streaming press conference at the Rhode Island statehouse.

Rhode Island added to New York, New Jersey and Connecticut quarantine lists August 4, 2020 | 2:40 PM

A colorized transmission electron microscope image of coronavirus. “It’s normal to develop inflammation during a viral infection,” said one immunologist. “The problem comes when you can’t resolve it.”

Scientists uncover biological signatures of the worst COVID-19 cases August 4, 2020 | 2:29 PM

Evelinda Villegas receives a COVID-19 test at the Whittier Street Health Center's mobile test site in Dorchester last month.

Massachusetts forms coronavirus testing pact with 5 other states August 4, 2020 | 1:54 PM