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A masked server delivers lunch to a table at the Nuevo Vallarta Mexican Restaurant in Manchester, N.H., Monday, May 18, 2020. The restaurant, which closed their inside dining area in March due to business restrictions created by the COVID-19 virus outbreak, reopened Monday as New Hampshire restaurants were allowed to serve their customers with outdoor table service. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

How the new Massachusetts restaurant reopening rules will change the dining experience

Gov. Charlie Baker speaks at his daily coronavirus press conference in the Gardner Auditorium of the State House on Friday.

'I can’t imagine why people wouldn’t want to get out on the streets and make a point about it'

A demonstrator holding a sign jumps up and down so police officers behind the front lines could see it, outside the Oakdale, Minn,, home of fired Minneapolis police Officer Derek Chauvin on Wednesday evening, May 27, 2020. The mayor of Minneapolis called Wednesday for criminal charges against the white police officer seen on video kneeling against the neck of Floyd George, a handcuffed black man who complained that he could not breathe and died in police custody. (Jeff Wheeler/Star Tribune via AP)

Fired Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin, who knelt on George Floyd's neck, charged with murder

This electron microscope image from the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases Integrated Research Facility in Fort Detrick, Md., shows novel coronavirus SARS-CoV-2 virus particles, orange, isolated from a patient. Researchers at the CDC released a new analysis Friday suggesting local transmission of the virus in the U.S. took place in January.

COVID-19 SPREAD

CDC analysis now suggests coronavirus started spreading in the U.S in January May 31, 2020 | 12:52 PM

In this undated photo provided by the North Dakota Game and Fish Department, a deer looks over its shoulder.

Vermont wildlife officials are now collecting teeth from deer hunters, to document deer ages May 31, 2020 | 12:46 PM

A cod caught on fisherman, Al Cottone's boat.

New England cod fishery restrictions in place this spring May 31, 2020 | 12:26 PM

In this image taken from NASA TV video, the SpaceX Dragon crew capsule, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Robert Behnken aboard, docks with the International Space Station Sunday.

'We have docking': Dragon capsule docks with International Space Station May 31, 2020 | 12:08 PM

Protestors confront police officers outside District Four Police station during a demonstration against police brutality and racism in the US, with the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 29, 2020.

Police release names, charges of 10 arrested during Boston protests over death of George Floyd May 31, 2020 | 11:41 AM

Boston, MA - 5/30/2020: Donna Harkness of Lynn, joined protesters at a rally, calling to reopen Massachusetts at the State House in Boston, MA on May 30, 2020. (Craig F. Walker/Globe Staff) section: Metro reporter: Coronavirus Covid-19

BOSTON PROTESTS

Photos & Video: Dueling protests roil downtown Boston May 31, 2020 | 11:21 AM

Former Boston Police Chief Daniel Linksey.

Linskey on Fox: Legitimate protests over race issues are being 'hijacked' May 31, 2020 | 11:02 AM

Bald Eagle nest sighting on Cape Cod.

Massachusetts' bald eagle population continues to thrive May 31, 2020 | 10:36 AM

Armed National Guard patrols Los Angeles after night of violence May 31, 2020 | 9:51 AM

Manchester protest arrests

PROTEST ARRESTS

Manchester Police: 2 arrested after showing gun in altercation with protesters May 31, 2020 | 9:35 AM

This Feb. 4, 2013 file photo shows a close up of a Boy Scout uniform badge during a news conference in front of the Boy Scouts of America headquarters in Irving, Texas. Victims of childhood sex abuse suing the Boy Scouts of America in New Jersey, New York, California and a handful of other states that loosened their statutes of limitations in 2019 will effectively face an earlier deadline to press claims because of a date set in federal bankruptcy proceedings.

Boy Scout victims' choice: Sue rashly, or wait and risk loss May 31, 2020 | 9:08 AM

In this April 11, 2018, file photo, a high school student uses a vaping device near a school campus in Cambridge, Mass.

Massachusetts ban on sale of flavored tobacco to take effect May 31, 2020 | 8:05 AM

Social Distancing

Massive protests raise fears of new virus outbreaks May 31, 2020 | 7:21 AM

‘We’re sick of it’: Anger over police killings shatters US May 31, 2020 | 6:56 AM

Lee Ballantyne, former high school teacher and avid baker, dies at 72

Lee Ballantyne, former high school teacher and avid baker, dies at 72 May 31, 2020 | 5:00 AM

Beach goers walk along the shoreline on the first day Broward County beaches are open with restrictions, Tuesday, May 26, 2020, on Fort Lauderdale Beach in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

'They're just doing whatever they want': Few masks are seen as beach town reopens May 31, 2020 | 3:22 AM

State officials in Minnesota believe outside groups are responsible for the damage done during protests in Minneapolis.

Officials blame differing groups of 'outsiders' for violence May 30, 2020 | 10:54 PM

Trump calls for delay in Group of 7 meeting, seeks expansion May 30, 2020 | 9:07 PM

President Donald Trump speaks during a meeting with industry executives on the reopening of the U.S. economy. Trump also answered questions on developments in Minneapolis following the death of George Floyd.

President Donald Trump called George Floyd's death 'a grave tragedy' May 30, 2020 | 8:12 PM

For the first time in nearly a decade, astronauts blasted toward orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil, a first for a private company.

20 photos from Saturday's historic SpaceX launch May 30, 2020 | 5:01 PM

Fox News reporter Leland Vittert was attacked and chased by protesters during protest in Washington D.C. early Saturday.

Fox News reporter attacked, chased from demonstration May 30, 2020 | 4:16 PM

This file photo shows a bartender working the taps at Deep Ellum, in Allston with 22 beers on draft.

Deep Ellum, popular Allston bar of 13 years, won't reopen after COVID-19 restrictions are lifted May 30, 2020 | 2:19 PM

Boston, MA - 5/29/2020 - Boston police man the perimeter outside the District 2 Police Station where protesters marched to this evening. Boston MAAPB (MA Action Against Police Brutality) protest regarding police brutality in the death of George Floyd at Peter's Park in the South End. - (Barry Chin/Globe Staff), Section: Metro, Reporter: Globe Staff, Topic: 30PROTEST

Boston police commissioner disputes city councilor’s criticism of his officers for alleged 'riot gear' May 30, 2020 | 1:39 PM

Trump claims protesters in DC risked facing 'vicious dogs' May 30, 2020 | 12:31 PM

‘We will not tolerate that kind of brutality here in Boston’ May 30, 2020 | 12:24 PM

A protester gestures toward police outside the District Four Police station during a Black Lives Matter protest against police brutality and racism in the US, including the recent deaths of George Floyd, Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, in Boston, Massachusetts, on May 29, 2020. - The Minneapolis police officer accused of killing George Floyd, a handcuffed African American man, was charged with murder on May 29 as authorities declared a curfew after three nights of violent protests left parts of the city in flames. (Photo by Joseph Prezioso / AFP) (Photo by JOSEPH PREZIOSO/AFP via Getty Images)

Police: 10 arrested, 4 officers injured in Boston protests against death of George Floyd May 30, 2020 | 11:57 AM

A demonstrator gestures as a building burns behind them during a protest against the death of George Floyd and police brutality, in Minneapolis, Minn., in the early morning of Saturday, May 30, 2020.

Military police prepare to deploy after 'absolute chaos' in Minneapolis May 30, 2020 | 11:25 AM

CNN headquarters was damaged during Atlanta protests against death of George Floyd May 30, 2020 | 11:03 AM

US food prices see historic jump and are likely to stay high May 30, 2020 | 10:47 AM

A SpaceX Falcon 9, with NASA astronauts Doug Hurley and Bob Behnken in the Dragon crew capsule, lifts off from Pad 39-A at the Kennedy Space Center in Cape Canaveral, Fla., Saturday, May 30, 2020. For the first time in nearly a decade, astronauts blasted towards orbit aboard an American rocket from American soil, a first for a private company. (AP Photo/David J. Philip)

SUCCESSFUL LAUNCH

SpaceX rocket ship lifts off with 2 Americans May 30, 2020 | 10:41 AM