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A vial of coronavirus vaccine developed by AstraZeneca and Oxford University in Oxford, England. AstraZeneca, Pfizer and Moderna have all reported promising results with their vaccines, according to preliminary data, but it could be well into 2021 before they're rolled out on a large scale.

AstraZeneca eyes extra global vaccine trial as questions mount

Biden's win hides a dire warning for Democrats in rural U.S.

Fall River woman charged with sexually exploiting children

Appeals court rejects Trump challenge of Pennsylvania race November 27, 2020 | 3:28 PM

President Donald Trump holds a video call with military personnel for Thanksgiving, at the White House in Washington, Nov. 26, 2020.

Trump may be coming to terms with loss he won't acknowledge November 27, 2020 | 9:25 AM

Ravensbeard Wildlife Center Director and founder Ellen Kalish holds a Saw-whet owl at their facility in Saugerties, N.Y., Wednesday, Nov. 18, 2020. A worker helping to get the Rockefeller Center Christmas tree in New York City found the tiny owl among the tree's massive branches on Monday, Nov. 16.

The owl found in the Rockefeller Christmas tree has returned to the wild November 26, 2020 | 5:00 PM

FILE -- Easter Mass is live-streamed from a mostly-empty Catholic church in Brooklyn, April 12, 2020. The Supreme Court late Nov. 25 barred restrictions on religious services in New York that Gov. Andrew Cuomo had imposed to combat the coronavirus. (Ryan Christopher Jones/The New York Times)

Midnight ruling exposes rifts at a Supreme Court transformed by Trump November 26, 2020 | 4:46 PM

3 Rhode Island restaurant servers receive $2,100 tip November 26, 2020 | 11:10 AM

Country store, tavern fined for violating emergency orders November 26, 2020 | 11:06 AM

Driver killed after striking tree off I-495 November 26, 2020 | 11:04 AM

FILE -- An N95 mask hangs from the rearview mirror of a car in Brooklyn on April 7, 2020. Hospital contracts for N95 masks created problems in the supply chain. (Demetrius Freeman/The New York Times)

2 Texas men charged with scheme to sell 50 million nonexistent N95 masks November 26, 2020 | 10:48 AM

FILE -- The CIA seal on the floor at the agency’s headquarters in Langley, Va., on Jan. 21, 2017. A judge declared a mistrial after jurors were deadlocked on whether Joshua Schulte stole classified documents to give to WikiLeaks. (Doug Mills/The New York Times)

CIA officer is killed in Somalia November 26, 2020 | 10:42 AM

BOSTON , MA - 11/12/2020 A box full of COVID-19 tests wait to be processed in the lab at Massachusetts General Hospital on Thursday afternoon. As coronavirus cases rise all across the country, hospitals are ramping up their facilities to prepare for incoming patients.

Here's why COVID-19 data for Massachusetts is inconsistent this week November 25, 2020 | 10:33 PM

Jalajhia Finklea

Jalajhia Finklea

Body found in Florida presumed to be Mashpee teen missing for over a month November 25, 2020 | 7:56 PM

Matt Rourke

BIDEN ADMINISTRATION

It seems Biden wants Warren and Sanders in the Senate, not his Cabinet November 25, 2020 | 7:44 PM

The site of the controversial Weymouth compressor station at 6 Bridge St.

WEYMOUTH COMPRESSOR

Weymouth compressor station plans to begin service in early December November 25, 2020 | 7:13 PM

Craig F. Walker

Mass. reports 3,224 new COVID-19 cases, 53 new deaths November 25, 2020 | 6:54 PM

Man pleads guilty to fatal shooting of romantic rival November 25, 2020 | 6:31 PM

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BLACK FRIDAY DEALS

What to expect for Black Friday and holiday shopping during COVID-19 November 25, 2020 | 6:21 PM

4/19/2015 - Somerville, MA - Cuisine en Locale - JJ Gonson, cq, who runs Cuisine en Locale in Somerville, MA is turning part of her company's headquarters into a music venue. On Sunday evening, April 19, 2015, the space hosted the Juliana Hatfield Three. Topic: 08heard_photos. Story by James Reed/Globe Staff. Photo by Dina Rudick/Globe Staff.

This eclectic Somerville music venue is officially closed for good November 25, 2020 | 5:53 PM

President-elect Joe Biden.

Joe Biden appeals for unity in Thanksgiving-eve address November 25, 2020 | 5:33 PM

Mayor Marty Walsh at a morning press conference on Tuesday.

COVID IN BOSTON

Marty Walsh rules out indoor dining shutdown if 'encouraging' COVID-19 signs continue November 25, 2020 | 4:17 PM

Donald Trump pardons Michael Flynn, taking direct aim at Russia probe November 25, 2020 | 4:15 PM

Long lines stretch around Whale's Tooth Parking Lot as people wait for a coronavirus test at a COVID-19 testing site in New Bedford.

6 New Bedford bars fined for violating COVID-19 regulations November 25, 2020 | 3:29 PM

Coast Guard identifies missing crew members of the Emmy Rose November 25, 2020 | 1:08 PM

Boston Mayor Marty Walsh.

Watch: Mayor Walsh's coronavirus update November 25, 2020 | 12:55 PM

Comcast — Parental leave provides new mothers and fathers with time to care for a newborn, newly adopted child, or newly placed foster child. Employees may take up to 12 weeks of parental leave, with four weeks paid at 100 percent of base pay and eight weeks unpaid (an employee has the option to use paid vacation time toward the unpaid leave portion). Parental leave must be completed within 12 months of the qualifying event and, except for California employees, must be taken as one continuous leave.

Comcast is imposing a data cap on home internet use in Massachusetts November 25, 2020 | 12:22 PM

Massachusetts U.S. Attorney Andrew Lelling.

Unemployment Fraud

Mass. U.S. Attorney to hire prosecutor for unemployment insurance fraud cases November 25, 2020 | 12:19 PM

sanitary products

Scotland passes bill to end ‘period poverty’ with free sanitary products November 25, 2020 | 10:56 AM

Congress braces for Biden's national coronavirus strategy November 25, 2020 | 10:51 AM

unemployment claims

Unemployment claims jumped last week as coronavirus cases surge November 25, 2020 | 10:28 AM

With hope high for vaccine, Britain prepares to roll it out November 25, 2020 | 10:25 AM

Longfellow Bridge

Longfellow Bridge

Update: Foul play not suspected in death of man found near Longfellow Bridge November 25, 2020 | 10:07 AM