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Port of Quincy energy project update at Nov. 19 open house
QUINCY — Quincy-area residents are being invited to get an update on, and ask questions about, a project to build …
Arizona corrections system plans 2nd round of inmate testing
PHOENIX (AP) — Arizona's state prison system is planning on a second round of COVID-19 testing for the system's nearly 38,000 inmates while making available rapid virus tests for employees.
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Vaccine delivered to prison where feds carry out executions
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Bureau of Prisons has started vaccinating staff members and some inmates at the federal prison complex where the Justice Department carries out federal executions, as officials work to contain…
Thai tourist city of Pattaya placed under COVID-19 lockdown
BANGKOK (AP) — The Thai tourist city of Pattaya and the surrounding district were placed under lockdown on Wednesday as the country continues to grapple with an intensifying outbreak of the coronavirus.
AP PHOTOS: Tying the knot without a face mask in China
BEIJING (AP) — Lovebirds in China are embracing a sense of normalcy as the COVID pandemic appears to be under control in the country where it was first detected.
Ronald Mariano elected speaker of Massachusetts House
The Massachusetts House of Representatives elected Ronald Mariano as expected Wednesday to be the chamber's next speaker.
Brexit's choice for EU, UK: firm friends or nearby rivals
BRUSSELS (AP) — The New Year could finally bring a fresh start and a commitment to let bygones be bygones for Britain and the European Union.
2020 finally ending, but New Year's revelries muted by virus
CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — This New Year’s Eve is being celebrated like no other, with pandemic restrictions limiting crowds and many people bidding farewell to a year they’d prefer to forget.
Walmart apologizes for tweet calling Sen. Hawley sore loser
NEW YORK (AP) — Walmart apologized Wednesday for a tweet that called Republican Missouri Sen. Josh Hawley a sore loser for contesting President-elect Joe Biden's victory in the U.S. presidential election.
Iranian women's group empowers amid pandemic by making masks
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — As the coronavirus pandemic ravages Iran, home to the Mideast’s worst outbreak, a women’s group hopes to empower its members by helping them make and sell face masks.
Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?
Will COVID-19 vaccines work on the new coronavirus variant?
China clamps down in hidden hunt for coronavirus origins
MOJIANG, China (AP) — Deep in the lush mountain valleys of southern China lies the entrance to a mine shaft that once harbored bats with the closest known relative of the COVID-19 virus.
Kentucky governor backs giving larger stimulus checks
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — Kentucky's Democratic governor has made a pointed plea for $2,000 COVID-19 relief checks, saying the larger direct payments would pump an extra $5 billion into the state's virus-damaged econom…
EXPLAINER: How Congress will count Electoral College votes
WASHINGTON (AP) — The congressional joint session to count electoral votes is generally a routine, ceremonious affair. But President Donald Trump’s repeated, baseless efforts to challenge Democrat Joe Biden’s victo…
Trump's $2,000 checks stall in Senate as GOP blocks vote
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump's push for bigger $2,000