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First Case Of UK Coronavirus Variant Found In Boston
Officials say a woman in her 20s tested positive for the more-contagious strain of the virus.

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Officials say a woman in her 20s tested positive for the more-contagious strain of the virus.

Police and authorities in Rhode Island have heightened security near the Rhode Island State House Sunday, in preparation for protests.
Sunday morning police put up barricades in front of the Massachusetts state house preparing for protests and unrest.
The attorney general said there has been a recent uptick in reported scam attempts targeting electric and natural gas customers by phone.
The Powerball last week was $640 million, but with no winner, the jackpot rises.
Some services will be closed for the federal holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Some services will be closed for the federal holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Some services will be closed for the federal holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Some services will be closed for the federal holiday in honor of the civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr.
Some services will be closed for the federal holiday in honor of Martin Luther King Jr.
Some services will be closed for the federal holiday commemorating Martin Luther King Jr.
Ways to honor the civil rights icon, by making a difference, remain during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ways to honor the civil rights icon, by making a difference, remain during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ways to honor the civil rights icon, by making a difference, remain during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ways to honor the civil rights icon, by making a difference, remain during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ways to honor the civil rights icon, by making a difference, remain during the coronavirus pandemic.
Ways to honor the civil rights icon, by making a difference, remain during the coronavirus pandemic.
Investigators said the man went into the Citizen's Bank on Lowell Road and gave the teller a threatening note in November.
Newton Pizza restaurants have been hit as hard as the rest of the restaurant industry during the coronavirus pandemic.
Local pizza restaurants have been hit as hard as the rest of the industry during the coronavirus pandemic.