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29SJC - BOSTON MA. - OCTOBER 28: Mass Gov Charlie Baker puts his mask on as the Gov. introduces Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court justice Kimberly Budd as his pick to head the state supreme court on October 28, 2020 in Boston, MA.

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What we learned from the new data on coronavirus clusters in Massachusetts

A drive-in presidential debate viewing on a pier at Fort Mason in San Francisco, Oct. 22, 2020. P

Trump pitches 'back to normal' as Biden warns of tough days

Fall River coronavirus testing

Here are the communities that have to roll back to Phase 3, Step 1 due to this week's COVID numbers

BallotBoxFire
Boston, MA 10/25/20 Early Sunday morning, someone started a fire in the ballot dropbox in the front of the Boston Public Library, in Copley Square. (It could not be determined if this is the same box or a replacement.) Extra security for drop boxes has been ordered, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Why some Mass. communities are closing their ballot drop boxes for Halloween night October 31, 2020 | 4:12 PM

Medical assistant Aneka Gopaulsingh holds a swab after testing Julian Bernstein at the new XpresCheck COVID-19 testing facility at Boston Logan International Airport Wednesday.

Massachusetts reports 16 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,292 new cases October 31, 2020 | 4:09 PM

Milo, a Catahoula Leopard Dog, with snow on his nose in East Boston.

Photos: Wintry scenes from New England's rare October blanket of snow October 31, 2020 | 4:00 PM

SUDBURY MA - 10/30/2020: First snow in the greater Boston area....a frosty pumpkin covered in snow on the doorstep in Sudbury. (David L Ryan/Globe Staff ) SECTION: METRO

October or January?

Here's how much snow fell across Massachusetts in Friday's 'rare October storm' October 31, 2020 | 2:49 PM

First lady Melania Trump speaks at a campaign event, Saturday, Oct. 31, 2020, in West Bend, Wis.

First lady defends president's handling of virus October 31, 2020 | 2:13 PM

A large box leaning against a recycle bin on H Street in South Boston partially blocks the sidewalk.

Massachusetts communities share $3.2M in recycling grants October 31, 2020 | 1:53 PM

In this Monday, Oct. 26, 2020, file photo, voters fill out their ballots at the Washington County Election Center in Hagerstown, Md., on the first day of in-person early voting. Maryland voters have already mailed in their ballots amid the coronavirus pandemic, or voted early.

A frazzled world holds its breath while the U.S. chooses its leader October 31, 2020 | 1:03 PM

Cows on pasture at the University of Vermont dairy farm eat hay in a Thursday, July 23, 2020 file photo, in Burlington, Vt.

Vermont police look for killers of 6 cows October 31, 2020 | 12:13 PM

Boston Ma 10/30/2020: (Stan Grossfeld/Globe Staff)
The scene on Congress St as voters wait in line the last day of early voting at City Hall Plaza..

The Election in Mass.

Here are the Massachusetts cities and towns with the highest voting turnouts so far October 31, 2020 | 12:06 PM

A worker inside a retail department store wipes down a cosmetics display shelf in Melbourne, Australia, Wednesday, Oct. 28, 2020.

Pandemic reinvents holiday hiring for retailers October 31, 2020 | 11:23 AM

Road signs on Interstate 93 in Boston.

Massachusetts says travelers from Connecticut and New Jersey now subject to quarantine rules October 31, 2020 | 10:11 AM

In this photo provided by NASA/Roscosmos, the International Space Station floats above the Earth as seen from a Soyuz spacecraft after undocking on Oct. 4, 2018. NASA astronauts Andrew Feustel and Ricky Arnold and Roscosmos cosmonaut Oleg Artemyev executed a fly around of the orbiting laboratory to take pictures of the station before returning home after spending 197 days in space. Twenty years after the first crew arrived, the space station has hosted 241 residents.

Space station marking 20 years of people living in orbit October 31, 2020 | 9:36 AM

Coast Guard searching for boater who departed from Groton, CT October 31, 2020 | 9:30 AM

FILE - This Aug. 29, 2018, file photo shows an arrangement of Oxycodone pills in New York. Data released on Thursday, Jan. 30, 2020 shows that U.S. life expectancy has improved for the first time in four years, thanks to a sharp decline in the cancer death rate and to a drop in fatal drug overdoses. Overdose deaths had skyrocketed through 2017, but the death rate fell 4% in 2018 and the number of deaths dropped from about 70,000 to about 67,000. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan, File)

57 tons of unwanted drugs collected in New England take back October 31, 2020 | 9:04 AM

In this file photo dated Sunday, Jan. 21, 1996, Sean Connery is honored at the Golden Globe Awards, in Beverly Hills, Calif., USA, when he received the Cecil B. DeMille Award. Scottish actor Sean Connery, considered by many to have been the best James Bond, has died aged 90, according to an announcement Saturday Oct. 31, 2020, from his family.

Actor Sean Connery, the 'original' James Bond, dies at 90 October 31, 2020 | 8:59 AM

Kyle Rittenhouse

Illinois authorities extradite Kyle Rittenhouse to Wisconsin October 31, 2020 | 8:23 AM

Brockton man arrested for fatally shooting teen in Dorchester October 31, 2020 | 7:50 AM

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Dunkin Brands to be bought by Inspire Brands for 11.3 billion October 31, 2020 | 7:46 AM

Antonio Reyna helps his son do a cheek swab test at a coronavirus testing site in Chicago, Oct. 24, 2020. The U.S., which reported its first known coronavirus case in Washington State 282 days ago, approached more than nine million total infections on Thursday, including more than half a million in the past week, as Covid-19 spiraled out of control in the lead-up to Election Day. (Taylor Glascock/The New York Times)

Coronavirus cases nationally

U.S. coronavirus cases set new record as infections soar October 31, 2020 | 7:40 AM

Republican candidate Julie Hall and Democratic candidate Jake Auchincloss during the only televised debate of the 4th District congressional race Friday.

3 takeaways from the only televised 4th District debate October 30, 2020 | 7:41 PM

Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, leave federal court in Boston, Aug. 27, 2019.

Admissions Scandal

Actor Lori Loughlin reports to prison in college admissions scandal October 30, 2020 | 6:50 PM

New York rat sinkhole

'He didn’t want to yell because he was afraid there were going to be rats inside his mouth' October 30, 2020 | 6:28 PM

Students watch the final presidential debate before Election Day, Thursday, Oct. 22, 2020, in Haddonfield, N.J. Thursday night’s debate had long stretches of illuminating policy discussion on climate change, health care, the coronavirus, immigration and criminal and racial justice. (Michelle Gustafson/The New York Times)

Election Night Plans

We want to know: What are your Election Night plans? October 30, 2020 | 4:07 PM

Medical assistant Aneka Gopaulsingh holds a swab after testing Julian Bernstein at the new XpresCheck COVID-19 testing facility at Boston Logan International Airport Wednesday.

Mass. reports 23 new COVID-19 deaths, 1,488 new cases October 30, 2020 | 4:07 PM

The McRib is coming back to rescue 2020.

Huzzah! McDonald's cult classic, the McRib, is coming back to rescue 2020 October 30, 2020 | 3:25 PM

US consumer spending rose a moderate 1.4% in September October 30, 2020 | 1:54 PM

Lawrence, Massachusetts coronavirus test

Here are the 121 Mass. communities with the highest COVID risk this week October 30, 2020 | 12:50 PM

Michael Skakel leaves a courthouse in Stamford, Conn., Friday.

Kennedy cousin Skakel will not be retried in 1975 killing October 30, 2020 | 11:43 AM

NONVOTERS VOTING

2016 nonvoters, a key prize for both Biden and Trump, turn out in droves October 30, 2020 | 10:35 AM

US wages and benefits grow at sluggish pace amid pandemic October 30, 2020 | 9:30 AM