(Reuters) – Whole Foods Market was sued Monday by employees who accused the supermarket chain of punishing workers who wear “Black Lives Matter” face masks at work.
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First COVID-19, now mosquitoes: booster for insect-borne diseases
Sophia Garabedian had been dealing with a persistent fever and a painful headache when her parents found her numb in her bed one morning last fall. Doctors finally diagnosed Sudbury, Massachusetts, 5, a resident with eastern equine encephalitis, a rare but severe mosquito-borne virus that causes brain inflammation. Garabedian survived …
Read More »Students quarantined after Quincy School employees test positive for coronavirus – NBC Boston
A paraprofessional at the Early Childhood Center in Quincy, Massachusetts tested positive for coronavirus. Students who were in the classroom are now told to be tested and quarantined for 14 days. Three other faculty members who also had close contact are told the same thing. They are all part of …
Read More »EEE first detected in Massachusetts in 2020 and ‘earlier this year’ – NBC Boston
The rare and life-threatening eastern equine encephalitis of the mosquito-borne virus was first detected in Massachusetts in 2020, state health officials said Friday, noting it was “earlier in the year.” EEE was detected in a mosquito collected in Orange, in Franklin County, Wednesday during an analysis at the Massachusetts State …
Read More »1 injured in Massachusetts mall shooting: police
The South Shore Plaza shopping center in Braintree, Massachusetts was closed. July 3, 2020, 10:25 pm 3 min read Share on FacebookShare on TwitterEmail this article A person was injured in a shooting at the South Shore Plaza shopping center in Braintree, Massachusetts, officials announced via Twitter. Massachusetts state police …
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