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FILE - In this Dec. 14, 2011, file photo, a driver talks on a cell phone while driving through the Financial District of Boston. Massachusetts drivers would no longer be able to use hand-held cellphones behind the wheel under a bill approved in the House on Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, and coming up for a vote in the Senate on Wednesday before heading to Republican Gov. Charlie Baker's desk. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa, File)

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Lawmakers approve ban on drivers using hand-held cellphones

by Steve LeBlanc Associated PressNovember 20, 2019

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Holyoke mother arrested on gun, drug and child endangerment charges

by Michael Connors Staff WriterNovember 20, 2019

State Sen. Jo Comerford speaks to a gathering in Amherst on Oct. 20 as state Rep. Mindy Domb, D-Amherst, watches.

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Governor signs college financial transparency bill

by Dusty Christensen Staff WriterNovember 20, 2019

2018 Pulitzer Prize winners for public service journalism, Megan Twohey, left, Jodi Kantor and Ronan Farrow pose after accepting their awards during a luncheon ceremony at Columbia University, May 30, 2018, in New York.

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NY Times writer Kantor speaks about covering the Weinstein case

by Greta Jochem Staff WriterNovember 20, 2019

In this Dec. 19, 2013 photo, a motorist talks on a cell phone while driving on an expressway.

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Mass. ban near on handheld devices while driving

by Chris Lisinski State House News Service, and Michael P. Norton State House News ServiceNovember 20, 2019

JERREY ROBERTSThe I-91 Exit 18 on-ramp in Northampton remains closed Wednesday.

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Massachusetts highway exits to be renumbered by 2022

by Associated Press November 20, 2019

This undated photo provided by the Maricopa County Sheriff's Office shows Stephen Douglas Gore, the owner of a now-closed Phoenix body donation facility who in 2015 pleaded guilty to a felony charge for his role in mishandling donations of human remains. Jury deliberations have entered their fifth day Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019 at a trial to determine whether Gore is civilly liable for mishandling donated human remains. (Maricopa County Sheriff's Office via AP, file)

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Jury rules for half of 21 plaintiffs in used body parts suit

by Jacques Billeaud Associated PressNovember 19, 2019

FILE - In this July 16, 2019, file photo, Ernie Field pushes the doorbell on his Ring doorbell camera at his home in Wolcott, Conn. Amazon says it has considered adding facial recognition technology to its Ring doorbell cameras. The company said in a letter released Tuesday, Nov. 19 by U.S. Sen. Ed Markey that facial recognition is a “contemplated, but unreleased feature” of its home security cameras. The Massachusetts Democrat wrote to Amazon CEO Jeff Bezos in September raising...

Amazon has considered face scanning in Ring doorbells

by Matt OBrien Associated PressNovember 19, 2019

Keith Hamel, who was arraigned on a charge of murder Tuesday, is shown being led March 20 to an awaiting police cruiser by Athol Police Officers Erick Fredette and K9 Officer Craig Deveneau. Hamel was arrested in March on Exchange Street in Athol and was expected to face several charges including being a fugitive from justice, two counts of assault and battery on a police officer, resisting arrest and possession of a Class B substance.

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Athol man charged with murder of Kelsey Clifford

by Domenic Poli Staff WriterNovember 19, 2019

Michael Thomas' attorney Montell Figgins speaks to reporters outside federal court, Tuesday, Nov. 19, 2019, in New York. Thomas and another guard responsible for monitoring Jeffrey Epstein the night he killed himself were charged Tuesday with falsifying prison records to conceal they were sleeping and browsing the internet during the hours they were supposed to be keeping a close watch on prisoners. (AP Photo/Mary Altaffer)

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As Epstein died, guards allegedly shopped online, slept

by Michael Balsamo Associated Press, Larry Neumeister Associated Press, and Tom Hays Associated PressNovember 19, 2019