by Boston Made | Jan 22, 2021 | Metro
The jackpot for the Mega Millions lottery game has grown to $1 billion ahead of Friday night’s drawing after more than four months without a winner thanks to bad luck, poor odds and reduced play partially blamed on the coronavirus pandemic. It’s only the third time a...
by Boston Made | Jan 20, 2021 | Metro
DES MOINES, Iowa — Lottery players will have another shot at the third-largest jackpot in U.S. history after Tuesday night’s drawing didn’t turn up a winner. The Mega Millions top prize climbed to an estimated $970 million, the biggest jackpot in more...
by Boston Made | Jan 19, 2021 | Metro
The race against the virus that causes COVID-19 has taken a new turn: Mutations are rapidly popping up, and the longer it takes to vaccinate people, the more likely it is that a variant that can elude current tests, treatments and vaccines could emerge. The...
by Boston Made | Jan 16, 2021 | Metro
BOSTON — The Massachusetts Department of Public Health reported an additional 5,074 confirmed COVID-19 cases Friday, bringing the statewide total to 438,371 since the start of the pandemic. State health officials also added 75 new confirmed COVID-19-related deaths to...
by Boston Made | Jan 15, 2021 | Metro
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker vetoed a sweeping climate change bill Thursday, just days after top Democratic lawmakers on Beacon Hill vowed to immediately refile and pass it again if the Republican refused to sign the legislation. The bill had been approved earlier this...
by Boston Made | Jan 14, 2021 | Metro
BOSTON — Gov. Charlie Baker is sending up to 500 members of the Massachusetts National Guard to Washington, D.C., to assist in providing security surrounding the inauguration of President-elect Joe Biden. They are expected to depart within days, the administration...
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