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Massachusetts is still studying 'managed lanes' to reduce congestion. Here’s where.

Millions stick to Thanksgiving travel plans despite warnings

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DA Rollins opens investigation on rape allegations against former prosecutor after woman said he raped her

A 2015 file photo of a RadioShack store in Dallas.

Left for dead, twice, RadioShack gets another shot online November 24, 2020 | 8:45 PM

A person smoke a cigarette after leaving a methadone clinic in Lisbon, Portugal in this Sept. 12, 2017, file photo.

TOBACCO RESTRICTIONS

Brookline passes new restriction aiming to phase out tobacco sales to young smokers November 24, 2020 | 7:53 PM

This Nov. 18, 2020 photo provided by the Utah Department of Public Safety shows a metal monolith installed in the ground in a remote area of red rock in Utah. The smooth, tall structure was found during a helicopter survey of bighorn sheep in southeastern Utah, officials said Monday. State workers from the Utah Department of Public Safety and Division of Wildlife Resources spotted the gleaming object from the air and landed nearby to check it out. The exact location is so remote that officials are not revealing it publicly, worried that people might get lost or stranded trying to find it and need to be rescued. (Utah Department of Public Safety via AP)

Mysterious shiny monolith found in otherworldly Utah desert November 24, 2020 | 5:35 PM

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State police seeking man accused of shooting trooper in Hyannis November 24, 2020 | 5:18 PM

COVID-19testing
Boston, MA 11/12/20 RN Danielle Rogers (cq), from Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center (cq), conducts free COVID-19 mobile testing outside at Prince Hall Grand Lodge (cq), in Grove Hall, during the continuing coronavirus pandemic. (Pat Greenhouse/Globe Staff)

Mass. reports 2,225 new COVID-19 cases, 20 new deaths November 24, 2020 | 5:15 PM

People walk past the New York Stock Exchange on November 24, 2020 in New York City. As investor's fear of an election crisis eases, the Dow Jones Industrial Average passed the 30,000 milestone for the first time on Tuesday morning.

Dow closes above 30,000 points for first time ever on vaccine hopes, Biden transition November 24, 2020 | 5:00 PM

The CITGO sign in Kenmore Square shares the Boston skyline with buildings in the Back Bay and downtown as they reflect an orange sunset in this view from a rooftop in Brookline's Coolidge Corner on Nov. 3.

Here's how the end of the Mass. eviction ban has affected residents November 24, 2020 | 4:51 PM

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Boston Sports Clubs

Maura Healey is suing Boston Sports Clubs for unfair billing practices November 24, 2020 | 4:42 PM

Ashburnham police released video of the confrontation last week.

Ashburnham police arrest man who spat at hikers, claiming he had COVID-19 November 24, 2020 | 4:20 PM

Dale, a 3-year-old cat who was burned after seeking warmth in a car engine, is looking for his owner or a new home.

A cat who was burned after seeking warmth against a car engine is looking for his owner, or a new home November 24, 2020 | 4:07 PM

The first vaccine doses are expected to go to health care workers and potentially a few other vulnerable groups in all 50 states and eight territories.

First wave of 6.4 million vaccine doses to be shipped across the U.S. in December November 24, 2020 | 3:21 PM

Study: Lax behaviors of Mass. residents has contributed to second COVID-19 wave November 24, 2020 | 2:50 PM

President-elect Joe Biden's U.S. Ambassador to the United Nations nominee Ambassador Linda Thomas-Greenfield speaks at The Queen theater, Tuesday, Nov. 24, 2020, in Wilmington, Del.

President-elect

Biden signals stark shift as he introduces first cabinet members November 24, 2020 | 2:16 PM

OxyContin maker Purdue Pharma pleads guilty in criminal case November 24, 2020 | 1:48 PM

Nurses' union: Healthcare workers still 'exhausted and traumatized' from first surge November 24, 2020 | 1:26 PM

Bolivar del Jesus Soto, Jr.

Bolivar del Jesus Soto, Jr.

'No mother should ever bury her son': Family of 20-year-old J.P. man killed over pair of sneakers calls for justice November 24, 2020 | 11:38 AM

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.

COVID-19 VACCINE

Keep the mask: A vaccine won't end the U.S. crisis right away November 24, 2020 | 11:15 AM

Conditions were choppy on Monday as the Coast Guard continued searching for the crew of a sunken vessel off of Provincetown.

Coast Guard suspends search for missing fishing vessel crew November 24, 2020 | 10:42 AM

Screens encouraging MBTA riders to wear masks, socially distance and practice good hygiene are displayed at the South Station Red Line stop.

MBTA to distribute face masks during rush hour November 24, 2020 | 10:25 AM

President Donald Trump gives Laura Ingraham a kiss after inviting her on stage during the Turning Point USA Student Action Summit at the Palm Beach County Convention Center, Saturday, Dec. 21, 2019.

Laura Ingraham says that Joe Biden will be president: 'This constitutes living in reality' November 24, 2020 | 9:49 AM

Amanda Colianni, a census field supervisor, said she believes 5,300 cases in neighborhoods she managed were closed prematurely and removed from the door-knocking effort after only one attempt by census takers to interview members of households in mid-to-late September.

Texts: U.S. census manager told counters to use fake answers November 24, 2020 | 9:31 AM

David Dinkins delivers his first speech as mayor of New York in 1990.

NYC's first African American mayor, David Dinkins, has died November 24, 2020 | 9:16 AM

President Donald Trump turned his Twitter feed into a singular source of market volatility — now, investors are looking forward to markets free of presidential tweets. -- 5.8 x 4.1 -- cat=f **EMBARGO: No electronic distribution, Web posting or street sales before TUESDAY 3:01 A.M. ET NOV. 24, 2020. No exceptions for any reasons. EMBARGO set by source.**

After chaotic 4 years, Wall Street is itching to unfollow @realDonaldTrump November 24, 2020 | 8:43 AM

Passengers line up at the ticket counters in Logan Airport's Terminal C Tuesday as they head out of town for Thanksgiving, despite CDC warnings about travel and gatherings.

Thanksgiving could be make-or-break in U.S. virus response November 24, 2020 | 8:24 AM

In this Aug. 14, 2019, file photo former Fed Chair Janet Yellen speaks with FOX Business Network guest anchor Jon Hilsenrath in the Fox Washington bureau in Washington.

AP source: Biden taps ex-Fed chair Yellen to lead treasury November 23, 2020 | 7:00 PM

Coronavirus surge has LA on the brink of a stay-home order November 23, 2020 | 6:55 PM

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TRANSITION BEGINS

Trump administration set to begin transition to Biden presidency November 23, 2020 | 6:15 PM

11/17/2020 — Atlanta, Georgia — A nurse collects a specimen from a patient during a DeKalb County Department of Health drive-thru COVID-19 testing site in Atlanta, Tuesday, November 17, 2020. This testing site is the busiest site for the DeKalb Department of Health. (Alyssa Pointer / Atlanta Journal-Constitution)

Mass. reports 1,785 new COVID-19 cases, 18 new deaths November 23, 2020 | 5:05 PM

Salwan Georges

Michigan certifies Biden win despite Trump's attempt to subvert election results November 23, 2020 | 4:45 PM

Former Secretary of State John Kerry, left, takes the podium in support of then-candidate Joe Biden in Iowa earlier this year.

Biden signals shift from Trump with national security picks November 23, 2020 | 4:38 PM