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Hundreds of people wait in line for bags of groceries during a food pantry, sponsored by Healthy Waltham for those in need due to the COVID-19 virus outbreak, at St. Mary's Church in Waltham, Mass., Thursday, May 7, 2020. In the past month more than 7,500 bags of food have been donated to the community. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)

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Governors going own ways on reopening

by Michelle R. Smith Associated Press, Nicky Forster Associated Press, and Christina A. Cassidy Associated PressMay 7, 2020

Workers wearing personal protective equipment bury bodies in a trench on Hart Island, Thursday, in the Bronx borough of New York.

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US virus jobless tally near 17 million

by Michelle R. Smith Associated Press, Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, and Marina Villeneuve Associated PressApril 9, 2020

People gather to watch the sun set behind the Throgs Neck Bridge at LIttle Bay Park Wednesday, April 8, 2020, in the Queens borough of New York. While New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo said New York could be reaching a "plateau" in hospitalizations, he warned that gains are dependent on people continuing to practice social distancing. (AP Photo/Frank Franklin II)

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Pandemic throws 16.8 million Americans out of work; NY reports 799 deaths in last day

by Michelle R. Smith Associated Press, Christopher Rugaber Associated Press, and Marina Villeneuve Associated PressApril 9, 2020

FILE - In this Friday, March 20, 2020 photo, a Philadelphia Medical Reserve Corps volunteer, left, directs cars at the city's COVID-19 coronavirus testing site in South Philadelphia, the first city-run drive-through location for coronavirus testing. At the time of opening on Friday, it was only for people with symptoms who are over 50 and healthcare workers with symptoms. (Tim Tai/The Philadelphia Inquirer via AP)

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Chaos, inconsistency mark launch of drive-thru virus testing

by Michelle R. Smith Associated PressMarch 22, 2020

Former Boston Red Sox pitcher Curt Schilling is shown May 16, 2012, in Providence, R.I.

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Wells Fargo to pay $800K in Schilling video game deal

by Michelle R. Smith Associated PressMarch 20, 2019

In this Friday, Jan. 25, 2019, waitress Kelcie Tipping, left, speaks with fellow waitress Mariam Touray, right, at the Modern Diner in Pawtucket, R.I. A large majority of Americans say they are pessimistic about the state of the country and few expect things will get better in the year ahead, according to a poll released Tuesday by The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research. (AP Photo/Michelle R. Smith)

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Poll: Most Americans see nation on the wrong track

by Michelle R. Smith Associated Press, and Emily Swanson Associated PressJanuary 29, 2019

Will Kohler, an IRS tax examiner, holds a protest sign as union members call for an end to the partial government shutdown outside the IRS site, in Covington, Ky.

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Federal workers caught in the middle apply for unemployment

by Michelle R. Smith Associated PressJanuary 17, 2019

Former workers gather outside the Foxy Lady strip club, Thursday, in Providence, R.I. The city ordered the club to close on Wednesday. A city board voted to revoke its licenses after police charged three dancers with prostitution the previous week.

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Strip club closure costs hundreds of jobs

by Michelle R. Smith Associated PressDecember 20, 2018

U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren speaks at Brown University in Providence, R.I., Wednesday Nov. 7, 2018. (Bob Breidenbach/The Providence Journal via AP, Pool)

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US Sen. Warren avoids 2020 talk in post-midterm speech

by Michelle R. Smith Associated PressNovember 8, 2018

Christopher Kennedy Lawford appears at the LA Friendly House Luncheon in Beverly Hills, Calif., in 2012.

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Kennedy scion Lawford dead at 63

by Michelle R. Smith Associated Press, and Andrew Dalton Associated PressSeptember 6, 2018