CAMBRIDGE - 6/18/2020: Medical workers take down personal information from those driving in to take a COVID-19 test at a Coronavirus testing location in the Cambridge Health Alliance Testing Tent. Massachusetts has launched more than 50 pop-up coronavirus test sites to provide free testing for people who participated in protests. (Erin Clark/Globe Staff)
‘This is real. This is real bad.’
A man cleans off his car on McKay Street as snow falls in Pittsfield, Mass., Tuesday, Feb, 12, 2019. (Ben Garver/The Berkshire Eagle via AP)
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Boston, MA—10/22/2020—Representative Ayanna Pressley speaks before the start of the 2nd 2020 Presidential Debate at a drive-in watch party in Boston, MA, Oct. 22, 2020. (Nathan Klima for The Boston Globe) Topic: Reporter:
Ayanna Pressley to MBTA leaders: 'Abandon' plan to make 'catastrophic' cuts
Economy
A bleak outlook for millions facing cutoff of US jobless aid December 5, 2020 | 12:30 PM
In this April 25, 2016 file photo, workers walk past the front entrance of the Hartford Courant building in Hartford, Conn. Hedge fund Alden Global Capital is now the largest shareholder of Tribune Publishing, the company that owns the Hartford Courant, the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Sun and New York Daily News. Tribune says Alden, a hedge fund known for layoffs and slashing costs at newspapers it acquires, purchased the 25% stake from former Tribune chairman Michael Ferro.
Hartford Courant
Hartford Courant, oldest US newspaper, to close its offices December 5, 2020 | 11:53 AM
China
US ends 5 cultural programs with China in further escalation December 5, 2020 | 11:41 AM
FILE — Protesters demonstrate in support of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals recipients in New York, Aug. 30, 2017. A federal judge on Dec. 4, 2020, ordered the Trump administration to fully restore an Obama-era program designed to shield young, undocumented immigrants from deportation, dealing what could be a final blow to the president’s long-fought effort to end the protections. (Hiroko Masuike/The New York Times)
DACA
Judge orders government to fully reinstate DACA program December 5, 2020 | 10:14 AM
Mental Health
ER visits, long waits climb for kids in mental health crisis December 5, 2020 | 9:45 AM
Donald Trump speaks during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington.
Donald J. Trump
Historians sue Trump administration to stop 'bonfire of records in the Rose Garden' December 5, 2020 | 9:15 AM
Politics
Religious right eyes Biden warily after Trump's good favor December 5, 2020 | 9:05 AM
Governor Deval Patrick (L) applauds Ralph D. Gants, current member of the Supreme Judicial Court, at a press conference Patrick held to announce that he is nominating Gants to the position of Chief Justice at the State House in Boston, Massachusetts April 17, 2014.
Ralph Gants' legacy
Fund set up to carry on work of late Mass. Supreme Court Chief Justice Ralph Gants December 5, 2020 | 8:43 AM
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Coronavirus
Massachusetts hospitals filling with COVID patients but still have space for more December 5, 2020 | 8:03 AM
In this Nov. 27, 2020, file photo, a metal structure sticks out from the ground on the Batca Doamnei hill, outside Piatra Neamt, northern Romania. Days after the arrival and swift disappearance of two shining metal monoliths spotted half a world away from each other, another towering structure has popped up, this time at the pinnacle of a trail in Southern California. Its straight sides and height appear similar to one discovered in the Utah desert and another that was found in Romania.
In 2020 News: Monoliths
California monolith is removed and replaced with a cross December 5, 2020 | 7:58 AM
President Donald Trump listens during a ceremony to present the Presidential Medal of Freedom to former football coach Lou Holtz, in the Oval Office of the White House, Thursday, Dec. 3, 2020, in Washington.
Trump Lawsuits
Judge calls Trump request in Wisconsin lawsuit 'bizarre' December 5, 2020 | 7:41 AM
COVID-19 Aid Bill
COVID-19 relief: What's on the table as Congress seeks deal December 5, 2020 | 7:34 AM
Biden Administration Cabinet Picks
Pressure mounts on Biden to make diverse picks for top posts December 5, 2020 | 7:27 AM
LynnCovidTesting Lynn, MA 12/3/20 People park in the large lot behind the City of Lynn Fire Department headquarters for COVID-19 testing, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. People stay in their cars and then line up on foot to go in a small unit to be tested. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
Daily #s
Mass. reports 5,192 new COVID-19 cases, 37 new deaths December 4, 2020 | 5:09 PM
A runner passes through an arch on the campus of Boston University on May 20.
Coronavirus
BU's profane slogan for COVID-19 awareness gets national attention December 4, 2020 | 4:21 PM
Boston, MA - 9/17/2019 - Tom Brady poses during the TB12 Grand Opening Event at the TB12 Performance & Recovery Center in Boston, Mass. on Tuesday, Sept. 17. (Nic Antaya for The Boston Globe) Topic: 18TB12photos
TB12
Here's how much PPP money Tom Brady's company received December 4, 2020 | 3:59 PM
Courtney Peterson, left, and Wesley Moribe of Wailua, Hawaii. Their booking photos were taken outside to lessen the risk of transmission, the police said.
Travel
Couple tested positive for the coronavirus, police say, but they still boarded a plane December 4, 2020 | 3:13 PM
Waltham Police Det. Sgt. Stephen McCarthy during a press conference earlier this week.
Waltham
Waltham police trying to determine whether there's more than one suspect in random attacks December 4, 2020 | 2:46 PM
Carla de Pina, 6, receives a COVID-19 test with the help of her father, Virgilio, Tuesday in Chelsea.
Red zone
These 97 Mass. communities are at the highest risk for COVID-19 infection December 4, 2020 | 2:00 PM
Local
'We heard a huge thud': Video captures moment SUV slammed into Panera Bread in North Andover December 4, 2020 | 1:18 PM
A health worker injects a person during clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine.
COVID-19 VACCINE
Let us know: Will you get the coronavirus vaccine? And if not, why? December 4, 2020 | 11:59 AM
03Turnout Boston, MA 11/2/20 Secretary of the Commonwealth William F. Galvin (cq) tells the media about his expectations for the November 3rd election. The press availability is held in the Senate Reading Room of the State House, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)
COVID-19 VACCINE
Bill Galvin is proposing a 'National Vaccination Day' December 4, 2020 | 9:05 AM
In this photo made from video, New York Police officers and emergency medical services respond to the scene where a suspect was killed during a shootout with U.S. marshals in the Bronx that left two officers wounded, Friday, Dec. 4, 2020, in New York. The suspect, 35-year-old Andre Sterling, was wanted for shooting a Massachusetts state trooper in the hand on Nov. 20 during a traffic stop in Hyannis, Mass. (WABC-TV via AP)
TROOPER SHOOTING
Hyannis trooper-shooting suspect killed in Bronx shootout with U.S. marshals December 4, 2020 | 8:40 AM
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Local
Fire officials say blaze at site of controversial Waltham light show was arson December 3, 2020 | 11:44 PM
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Media
Paul Sferruzza, WBCNs 'Tank', dies at 67 December 3, 2020 | 11:03 PM
A health worker injects a person during clinical trials for a Covid-19 vaccine at Research Centers of America in Hollywood, Florida, U.S., on Wednesday, Sept. 9, 2020.
COVID-19 vaccine
What to know about the timeline behind coronavirus vaccine distribution plans across Mass. December 3, 2020 | 9:21 PM
Coronavirus
Biden plans to ask Americans to wear masks for his first 100 days in office December 3, 2020 | 6:48 PM
Students in Mrs. Grandela's fifth grade class stand up for the pledge of allegiance during their class at Mary L. Fonseca Elementary School in Fall River on Nov. 23, 2020.
COVID-19 IN SCHOOLS
Mass. reports 276 new COVID-19 cases among students, 251 among school staff December 3, 2020 | 6:32 PM
Politics
Senate confirms Christopher Waller to serve on Fed's board December 3, 2020 | 5:44 PM
Burlington 11/25/20 Northeastern Univ has it's own lab to test their students for COVID-19 at a facility off campus in Burlington. Each NU student is tested every three days and the samples are sent to this facility where the results are ready in 14-17 hours. Jared Auclair, Ph.D., Associate Dean of Professional Programs and Graduate Affairs at NU holds a swab and container that comprise the PCR anterior nares test that the students are using and the lab is processing. The swab is swirled inside the nostril for 15 seconds and put into the container when the tests are done at the NU campus. Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff (business)
Daily #s
Mass. reports 6,477 new COVID-19 cases, 49 new deaths December 3, 2020 | 5:29 PM
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