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A file photo of an SAT prep class at the Business of Sports School in New York, March 1, 2016.

College Board suspends plan for at-home SAT, urges colleges not to punish applicants who can't submit scores June 2, 2020 | 8:51 PM

FOR LIFESTYLE - Freshly cleaned and cut organic cucumbers are submerged into a drum for fermenting at Real Pickles in Greenfield, MA on Friday, July 27, 2012. Real Pickles makes about a dozen products all made with local produce and lacto-fermentation an ancient preserving method coming back into vogue. (Matthew Cavanaugh for The Boston Globe)

Vermont troopers respond to drive-by pickle incident June 2, 2020 | 8:09 PM

Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg.

Zuckerberg defends decisions on Trump as Facebook employee unrest grows June 2, 2020 | 7:21 PM

Park Street MBTA station

Police: Teens left 'naked and bloodied' after assault, robbery in Park Street Station June 2, 2020 | 6:54 PM

This photo provided by the Ramsey County, Minn., Sheriff's Office shows former Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin, who was arrested Friday, May 29, 2020, in the Memorial Day death of George Floyd.

Minneapolis police face civil rights probe over Floyd death June 2, 2020 | 6:06 PM

House Speaker Nancy Pelosi of Calif., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Thursday, May 28, 2020.

Pelosi urges Trump to be a 'healer in chief' June 2, 2020 | 5:49 PM

Closed retail stores during the coronavirus outbreak line a deserted Newbury Street, Saturday, April 4, 2020, in Boston. The new coronavirus causes mild or moderate symptoms for most people, but for some, especially older adults and people with existing health problems, it can cause more severe illness or death. (AP Photo/Michael Dwyer)

Read the new rules for Massachusetts retail stores when Phase 2 begins June 2, 2020 | 5:09 PM

People hold signs as they march in Boston, Tuesday, June 2, 2020, to protest against police brutality following the death of George Floyd, who died after being restrained by Minneapolis police officers on Memorial Day. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

Franklin Park Protest

Live updates: Boston protests in honor of George Floyd and against police brutality June 2, 2020 | 4:58 PM

Boston, MA - 5/13/2020: A sign hangs in the window at Sip Caf in a near deserted Post Office Square in Boston, MA on May 13, 2020.
Governor Charlie BakerÕs plan to reopen the economy in phases starting as soon as Monday may come as a relief to struggling business owners and nearly 1 million people left unemployed by the coronavirus crisis.
But many scientists caution that it may be too soon to broadly reopen Massachusetts, which has been among the hardest-hit states in the country, with 5,141 deaths so far. If the state moves too quickly, they warn, it risks a bleak calculus: a catastrophic second wave of infections, hospitalizations, and deaths Ñ while further harming the economy. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: Coronavirus Covid-19

Massachusetts releases new details about when businesses can reopen in Phase 2, 3, and 4 June 2, 2020 | 4:58 PM

Northeastern police explain why officers were unloading bricks from truck June 2, 2020 | 3:47 PM

Protesters set a Providence police car on fire overnight Monday.

Several New England cities faced looting, clashes between protesters and police Monday night June 2, 2020 | 3:33 PM

A health worker takes a blood sample for a COVID-19 antibody test in Los Angeles.

ANTIBODY TESTING

Here's what to know if you want to get a coronavirus antibody test June 2, 2020 | 3:19 PM

Courtyard Nursing Care in Medford, MA on May 05, 2020.

Here are the guidelines as Mass. nursing homes begin to reopen to visitors June 2, 2020 | 2:53 PM

President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington.

'His tactic was obvious': New England Episcopal bishops lambast Trump for 'cynical' Bible photo-op June 2, 2020 | 2:30 PM

Inside the walls of MCI-Framingham

Lockdown within a lockdown: What it's like inside a Mass. prison during the coronavirus pandemic June 2, 2020 | 2:28 PM

Smoke rises from a fire on a police cruiser in Center City during the Justice for George Floyd Philadelphia Protest on Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Philadelphia. Floyd died in Minneapolis police custody on Memorial Day, after an officer pressed his knee into his neck for several minutes even after he stopped moving and pleading for air. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)

White instigators to blame for mayhem in some protests, officials say June 2, 2020 | 1:54 PM

Boston, MA - 5/31/20 - Protesters kneel in front of the State House during a peaceful march to protest the death of George Floyd who was killed by a police officer. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

‘Racism is a public health crisis’: Harvard dean releases statement on death of George Floyd June 2, 2020 | 12:43 PM

Boston, MA - 6/1/20 - Boston Mayor Marty Walsh speaks at his daily press briefing and addresses the violence that took place last night in Boston following a peaceful demonstration in the memory of George Floyd. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Salem police suspend captain responsible for unauthorized tweet disparaging Marty Walsh June 2, 2020 | 12:37 PM

President Donald Trump walks past police in Lafayette Park after visiting outside St. John's Church across from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington. Part of the church was set on fire during protests on Sunday night. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

'It would be the act of a dictator': Mass. officials react to Trump's vow June 2, 2020 | 12:16 PM

Smoke rises around police as they spray pepper spray during clashes with protesters after a demonstration over the death of George Floyd, an unarmed black man who died in Minneapolis Police custody, in Boston on May 31.

Boston Protests

FBI calling for tips, photos of people involved in Boston riots and looting June 2, 2020 | 11:57 AM

BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS - MAY 31: Demonstrators protest in response to the recent death of George Floyd on May 31, 2020 in Boston, Massachusetts. Protests spread across cities in the U.S., and in other parts of the world in response to the death of African American George Floyd while in police custody in Minneapolis, Minnesota. (Photo by Maddie Meyer/Getty Images)

BOSTON PROTESTS

A protest against the death of George Floyd will take place at Franklin Park. Here’s what we know. June 2, 2020 | 11:46 AM

Research assistant Noe Mercado prepares a test in Barouch Laboratory at at Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center's Center for Virology and Vaccine Research in Boston, where they are working to develop a vaccine for coronavirus.

7 in 10 Americans would be likely to get a coronavirus vaccine, new poll finds June 2, 2020 | 10:56 AM

Christoph Berger

A man paddled a canoe from Maine to N.H. with bad intentions, police say June 2, 2020 | 10:36 AM

Democratic presidential candidate former Vice President Joe Biden speaks to members of the press at the National Constitution Center in Philadelphia this past March.

Watch: Joe Biden addresses racial unrest in Philadelphia speech June 2, 2020 | 9:47 AM

Protesters return to the streets as Trump decries 'lowlifes' June 2, 2020 | 3:34 AM

Springfield MA 6/1/20 Rep. Joseph P. Kennedy III elbow bumps Sen. Edward J. Markey after their debate at the Western Mass News station. (photo by Matthew J Lee/Globe Staff)
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Joe Kennedy revives an old charge — with a new twist — against Ed Markey during second debate June 2, 2020 | 12:28 AM

President Donald Trump holds a Bible as he visits outside St. John's Church across Lafayette Park from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington.

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Tear gas, threats before Trump visits church amid protests June 1, 2020 | 10:06 PM

President Donald Trump walks in Lafayette Park to visit outside St. John's Church across from the White House Monday, June 1, 2020, in Washington.

Democratic governors reject Trump's call to send in military June 1, 2020 | 9:34 PM

Boston, MA - 5/31/20 - Police stand in front of a store outside of Downtown Crossing after the windows were smashed following a march to protest the death of George Floyd who was killed by a police officer. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Lawmakers begin bipartisan push to cut off police access to military-style gear June 1, 2020 | 8:51 PM

A demonstrator held a drawing depicting George Floyd in Albuquerque, N.M. on Sunday.

Medical examiner: George Floyd's heart stopped while restrained June 1, 2020 | 8:11 PM