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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

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.

Cleanup underway in Mass. after Isaias knocks out power for more than 200,000 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

New sanitation and social distancing protocols are visible at Time Out Market in the Fenway.

'Too many are selfish': U.S. nears 5 million virus cases as Americans resist curbs on everyday life August 4, 2020 | 1:32 PM

Colorado police apologize over viral video of cops handcuffing Black girls in a mistaken stop August 4, 2020 | 1:23 PM

Rebekah Gregory appeared on CNN Monday afternoon.

SENTENCE OVERTURNED

Marathon bombing survivor on CNN: 'We're having to relive this nightmare over again' August 4, 2020 | 12:57 PM

A man uses a hand sanitizer dispenser at the Hilton Hurghada Plaza hotel in Egypt's southern Red Sea city of Hurghada on June 19, 2020.

The FDA is warning against dangerous hand sanitizers. Here’s the list. August 4, 2020 | 12:26 PM

Tanjim Siam

Family of Roxbury store clerk on life support arrives from Bangladesh to visit his bedside August 4, 2020 | 12:23 PM

Lawrence

Lawrence officer seriously hurt when struck by fleeing vehicle August 4, 2020 | 11:54 AM

Viral obit blames Trump and Texas governor for man's COVID-19 death August 4, 2020 | 11:52 AM

Cohasset, MA

Cohasset cancels high school graduation after 'prom-like party' sparks COVID-19 concerns August 4, 2020 | 10:49 AM

Nursing home termination notices

3 nursing homes get 'termination notices' from state, could force closures August 4, 2020 | 10:02 AM

A fallen pine tree is visible in a yard in Sandisfield on Monday, following a tornado on Sunday evening.

Weak tornado confirmed in western Massachusetts August 4, 2020 | 8:37 AM