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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

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

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Biddeford Pool

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A medical personnel member administers a rapid antigen coronavirus test at Hard Rock Stadium in Miami Gardens near Miami, on August 5, 2020. - In one of two state-run locations, Hard Rock Stadium is now offering rapid testing with same-day results, with testing available for kids ages 5-17 and those 65 or older, or those who are experiencing symptoms. 1,250 free tests will be available per day at the two state-run sites. (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA / AFP) (Photo by CHANDAN KHANNA/AFP via Getty Images)

Here's how many coronavirus cases each Mass. town has had over the last 14 days August 5, 2020 | 10:23 PM

Alondra Cano, a member of the Minneapolis City Council, speaks at a June meeting on defunding the city’s police department.

Plan to disband Minneapolis police department halted in city commission vote August 5, 2020 | 10:13 PM

Boston, MA - 8/3/20 - People wait in line to get a COVID-19 test outside of a testing site at Tufts Medical Center where the line stretched around three sides of the building. Daily counts of new COVID-19 cases continue to tick upward, leading some to question whether it is time for Massachusetts to reverse course on reopening and reenter an earlier stage of lock-down to prevent a second surge in infections and deaths. (Jessica Rinaldi/Globe Staff)

Mass. reports 2 new COVID-19 deaths, 338 new cases August 5, 2020 | 9:56 PM

'Misinformation'

Facebook removes post by Trump for the first time August 5, 2020 | 7:26 PM

147 Vermont inmates in Mississippi prison COVID-19-positive August 5, 2020 | 5:52 PM

1 dead when car collides with dump truck August 5, 2020 | 5:42 PM

No hoopla: Virus upends Trump, Biden convention plans August 5, 2020 | 5:06 PM

Boston 07/18/ 20- Thousands of beachgoers packed M Street Beach in South Boston Saturday afternoon as the heat enveloped the area. There was no masks and social distancing with the mostly young crowd. . Photo by John Tlumacki/Globe Staff(metro)

Do you think Massachusetts should roll back its reopening plan? Let us know. August 5, 2020 | 4:22 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

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

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