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US confirms its first case of monkeypox in Massachusetts man
• 3 years agoThe Massachusetts resident had travelled to Canada at the end of April to meet friends and returned in early May. He is currently in hospital, but in a good condition, officials said
From New York to Nevada, how US is bidding farewell to COVID-19 restrictions
Fp Staff • 3 years agoSeeing a drop in coronavirus infections and hospitalisations, several states, including Nevada, New York and Illinois have ended mask mandates for indoor settings
Several US states to celebrate October as Hindu Heritage Month, note 'great contribution' of Hinduism to America
• 3 years agoThe Hindu groups in America are now campaigning and striving hard for the formal declaration of 'Hindu Heritage Month' by the US government
Man fined $620 for using 36 kg of explosive in gender reveal party in UK
Trendingdesk • 4 years agoAnthony Spinelli of Kingston, New Hampshire, was fined the amount as a part of a plea deal. He pleaded guilty to charges of disorderly conduct
Long overdue books checked out in 1920s and 1930s returned to Massachusetts library
• 4 years agoSome of the returned books are currently on display at the West Branch of the library with a note explaining how the books made their way back decades after they were checked out.
Seven American businesses drop H1-B lawsuit against US Citizenship and Immigration Services
• 4 years agoOn behalf of the businesses, the American Immigration Council in March had filed a suit against the USCIS' arbitrary rejection of H-1B petitions filed after 1 October
The Souvenir Museum: Elizabeth McCracken's collection of short stories is a beautiful exploration of love, family ties
• 4 years agoMcCracken has delivered a lovely collection of stories loosely tied together by one theme — the bonds of family that fracture and heal as lives are led.
Shakespeare & Company to resume live, in-person performances with a production of King Lear
• 4 years agoKing Lear, which will run from 2 July through 29 August, will also be the first production in The New Spruce Theatre, a new outdoor amphitheater under the towering spruce trees on the Shakespeare & Company campus in Lenox, the organization said in a statement this week.
US Election 2020 Massachusetts profile: How state voted in 2016, demographics and more
Fp Research • 4 years agoMassachusetts is the most populous state in the New England region of the northeastern United States
Coronavirus Outbreak: From Hopkinton to Boston, absence of marathons being seen and acutely felt in the US
• 5 years agoLast month, as Americans began to isolate indoors and one sporting event after another was cancelled, the Boston Athletic Association sacrificed its spring start in the hopes of keeping its 124-year tradition alive.