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Mass. lawmakers push for effort to ban all tobacco sales over time

December 7, 2024 Steve LeBlanc

BOSTON — A handful of Massachusetts lawmakers are hoping to persuade their colleagues to support a proposal that would make the state the first to adopt a ban meant to eliminate the use of tobacco […]

MIT professor wins top AI award for cancer, drug research

September 24, 2020 The Associated Press

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — A Massachusetts Institute of Technology professor using computer science to detect cancer and discover new drugs has won a new $1 million award for artificial intelligence. The world’s biggest AI society awarded […]

Jackie O’s island getaway sold to land preservation groups

September 6, 2020 The Associated Press

AQUINNAH, Mass. — The Martha’s Vineyard estate of former first lady Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis is being sold to a pair of nonprofits that plan on turning the property into conservation land open to the public, […]

Markey defeats Kennedy III in Massachusetts’ Senate primary

September 3, 2020 Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

BOSTON — U.S. Sen. Edward Markey of Massachusetts defeated U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy III in Tuesday’s hard-fought Democratic primary, harnessing support from progressive leaders to overcome a challenge from a younger rival who is a […]

Kennedy’s legacy hovering over Senate race in Massachusetts

August 31, 2020 Steve LeBlanc, Associated Press

BOSTON — Perhaps inevitably, the long political shadow of the Kennedy family is hovering over an increasingly acrimonious contest between U.S. Sen. Edward Markey and U.S. Rep. Joe Kennedy lll, who’s hoping to oust the […]

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Transit systems face plunging ridership amid virus fears

May 5, 2020 Steve LeBlanc and David Porter, Associated Press

BOSTON — Before the pandemic, Boston commuters bonded over a slew of ills that plagued the nation’s oldest subway system, from delays and breakdowns to the occasional derailment. Now public transit systems nationwide are grappling […]

Party’s over: 4 states close bars, restaurants over virus

March 16, 2020 Sudhin Thanawala, Associated Press

On Saturday night, revelers in many parts of the country ignored warnings against attending large gatherings to prevent the spread of coronavirus. On Sunday, it became clear that in many places, the party is over. […]