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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

A protest against police brutality moves to the steps of the Massachusetts State House on Sunday.

Boston protests

Several thousand protest George Floyd's death peacefully in Boston May 31, 2020 | 8:46 PM

Protesters with Antifa symbols on their shields demonstrate in Portland, Ore., Aug. 4, 2018. President Trump said Sunday that the United States would designate the group of far-left anti-fascism activists as a terrorist organization.

Trump says U.S. will declare Antifa a terrorist group May 31, 2020 | 6:54 PM

Hundreds of protesters gathered at Government Center on Sunday.

BOSTON PROTESTS

Photos: Another day of demonstrations as protesters march in downtown Boston May 31, 2020 | 5:38 PM

A large group of protesters marched from Nubian Square to Boston Police Headquarters. They were led by local religious leaders including members of the Boston Baptist Ministers Conference, Black Ministerial Alliance, Ministers in Action and the Massachusetts Council of Churches. According to a post on Facebook by the organizers, the demonstration was to pray for all the hurt and brokenhearted, to protest the continued killing of black people, and to call forth justice in our city our Commonwealth and our Nation. When they got to the BPD headquarters, as part of the demonstration they are pictured as they had an 8 minute 46 second moment of silence, recognizing the amount of time that a Minneapolis police officer had his knee on the neck of George Floyd.

Boston Protests

'Black Boston' clarifies Sunday evening protest at Government Center May 31, 2020 | 5:28 PM

CANTERBURY, N.H.

2 drown in Merrimack River in Canterbury, N.H. May 31, 2020 | 5:21 PM

Hundreds of people gather at John F. Kennedy Plaza outside the Lowell Police Station during a peaceful vigil for George Floyd and other victims of police brutality and racism in the US in Lowell, Massachusetts on May 30, 2020.

'Police must be better': Local chiefs, departments react to killing of George Floyd May 31, 2020 | 5:11 PM

Police in riot gear walk through a cloud of blue smoke as they advance on protesters near the Minneapolis 5th Precinct, Saturday, May 30, 2020, in Minneapolis.

More journalists injured covering George Floyd protests May 31, 2020 | 4:02 PM

Rollinsford NH

Boy found unresponsive in river; flown to Boston hospital May 31, 2020 | 2:58 PM

Body of missing 15-year-old swimmer found after water search in Dennis May 31, 2020 | 2:19 PM

Target temporarily closing stores due to protest dangers May 31, 2020 | 1:56 PM

A police vehicle burns in Brooklyn, May 30, 2020.

'To have corona, and then this — it’s like a gut shot' May 31, 2020 | 1:24 PM

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

Entering the space station

UPDATE: Astronauts enter the International Space Station May 31, 2020 | 12:08 PM

Online divisions: Twitter, Facebook diverge on Trump's words May 31, 2020 | 12:06 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

Saturday's 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