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One dead, one injured in double shooting at Worcester State University
Worcester State University will remain closed after a double shooting in a parking garage early Saturday morning left one person dead and another injured. Massachusetts State Police said the person who was injured was taken to UMass Medical Center to undergo surgery. Worcester Police confirmed they had someone in custody who is being charged with trespassing and possession of a…
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Authorities investigating man's death at Gillette Stadium during Patriots game
The Norfolk District Attorney’s Office and Massachusetts State Police are investigating the death of a 53-year-old fan at Gillette Stadium during the fourth quarter of Sunday’s New England Patriots-Miami Dolphins game. A state police spokesman confirmed that an adult male suffered “an apparent medical event” in the 308/309 section of the stadium shortly before 11 p.m. They said emergency...
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A Mass. Billionaire Is Giving Away $1 Million Every Week. Here's Why
There is a billionaire benefactor making a huge difference to organizations in need across the state. Rob Hale is giving away $1 million a week to 52 local organizations for an entire year. “When you give, in many ways what we’ve learned is that you’re really the recipient, so the joy that comes from sharing is immeasurable and it’s...
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Watch: This SUV Ended Up on the Second Floor of a Massachusetts Mall
In video posted to social media, police and firefighters appeared to be walking alongside an SUV as it backed up on the second floor of a mall in Braintree, Massachusetts.
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Experts Explain How to Talk to Children About the Texas School Shooting
Communities across the country are grappling with how to keep children safe and talk to them about the shooting.
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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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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…
