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CURRENT STREET EDITION

DIG 23.02 – 1/28/21

NOTES FROM THE PANDEMIC: 6.6.20 DIGBOSTON UPDATE

Written by DIG STAFF Posted June 6, 2020 Filed Under: COVID, News, News to Us, NEWS+OPINIONS, Update

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Police are at war with the public and politicians won’t stop them


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June 6, 2020

Number of confirmed coronavirus cases in Massachusetts: 99,301


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PHOTOS + RECAP: PEACEFUL PROTESTS TURN UGLY AS COPS SPRAY GAS & LOOTERS SMASH

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COVID-19 AND THEATER EDUCATION

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DISPATCH FROM THE CLERGY MARCH PRECEDING SUNDAY’S MAJOR BOSTON PROTEST

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MIT’S COMMENCEMENT SPEAKER HAS HIS OWN CIVILIAN DEATH TOLL

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THE ARTIST HELPING BOSTON BUSINESSES COMMUNICATE THROUGH THE PANDEMIC

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POLICE ARE AT WAR WITH THE PUBLIC AND POLITICIANS WON’T STOP THEM
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HERE COME THE RESTAURANT CLOSINGS. THEY’RE ALMOST ALL BIG-NAME SPOTS.

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PHOTO RECAP: BOSTON’S MASSIVE “NOT ONE MORE” RALLY IN FRANKLIN PARK

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HUB PROTESTS CONTINUE, THIS TIME WITH A MASS DIE-IN ON BOSTON COMMON

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“STOP RACISM, NOT MY HEART.” THE SIGNS OF WEDNESDAY’S RALLY AGAINST POLICE VIOLENCE.

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EDITORIAL: WE STAND FOR DEMOCRACY

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DO AREA COLLEGE STUDENTS HAVE INPUT IN UNIVERSITY REOPENING PLANS?

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REPUBLICANS GET MAULED IN SPECIAL ELECTIONS ACROSS MASSACHUSETTS

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PHOTO RECAP: NEWTON “LINE UP FOR BLACK LIVES” RALLY DRAWS HUNDREDS

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HOOP TUBE: TRANSFORMING PUBLIC SPACES DURING THE CORONAVIRUS PANDEMIC

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PHOTO RECAP: “JUSTICE FOR BREONNA TAYLOR” VIGIL IN NUBIAN SQUARE

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SILVER DINING PLAYBOOK: PODCASTS HELPING HOSPITALITY WORKERS THROUGH COVID-19

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