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‘Hard to Believe': Mass. Woman Reunited With Stolen Dog After 11 Years
A Yorkie whose owner reported him stolen 11 years ago has been found and reunited with his family, police in Stoughton, Massachusetts, said Thursday.
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FDA Issues Warning Around Limits of Some Prenatal Screening Tests
Non-invasive prenatal screening tests carry a risk of false results, the FDA said in a safety communication Tuesday.
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Northbridge Residents Rattled After Loose Python Seen Slithering Around Town
Police in Northbridge, Massachusetts, say there could be a ball python snake slithering somewhere around town. Regional Animal Control Officer Daniel Chauvin says “it’s really not a big hooptydoo.” But residents like Aimee Lepine certainly think it’s a big deal. “I can guarantee you the entire town would know if I saw it because I’m petrified of snakes,” she...
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Boston Marks 8 Years Since Marathon Bombing
Boston Mayor Kim Janey reminded residents that the spirit of One Boston Day is more important now than ever amid the coronavirus pandemic. “This day serves as an opportunity to celebrate the resiliency, generosity and strength demonstrated by the people of Boston and those around the world,” Janey said. Marking eight years since the Boston Marathon bombings, residents were asked…
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First Doses of Moderna's Coronavirus Vaccine Are Given in Mass.
Health care workers in Massachusetts began receiving the country’s second approved coronavirus vaccine Monday, developed by Cambridge-based Moderna. There were cheers at the East Boston Neighborhood Health Center when Dr. Jaime Gallegos became its first staffer to get the injection. He held a sign in his lap saying, “Take that, COVID!” Gallegos called the vaccine’s rollout a “great milestone,”...
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Moderna Coronavirus Vaccine Could Be Ready by December
Moderna’s coronavirus vaccine could be ready by the end of the year – if it’s proven safe.
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Boston to Remove Statue Depicting Lincoln With Freed Black Man on His Knees
Boston officials announced Tuesday night that a controversial statue featuring President Abraham Lincoln with a freed Black man on his knees will be removed. A petition to remove “The Emancipation Group,” a replica of a statue in Washington, accrued 12,000 signatures, the office of Mayor Marty Walsh said. “This is not about Lincoln, this is about the figure that’s supposed…
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Beheaded Christopher Columbus Statue in Boston to Be Removed
The head of a statue of Christopher Columbus in Boston’s North End has been removed and now the entire statue is going to be put in storage amid rising calls for an end to racism nationwide. The vandalism occurred at some point overnight. A call was received by the Boston Police Department around 12:30 a.m. Wednesday. The head was...
