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FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photo, an image of veteran Constance "Kandy" Pinard is projected onto the home she grew up in with her sister, Tammy Petrowicz, left, and brothers, Paul, center, and Brian Driscoll in Florence, Mass. Pinard, a nurse in the U.S. Air Force and resident of the Soldier's Home in Holyoke, Mass., died from the COVID-19 virus at the age of 73. The coronavirus pandemic was Massachusetts' top story of 2020. (AP Photo/David Goldman, File)
Beyond COVID-19: Politics, legal news grabbed 2020 headlines

By William J. Kole Dec. 28, 2020 09:02 AM EST

FILE - In this May 14, 2020, file photos, a Salvation Army worker, center, wears a mask and gloves out of concern for the coronavirus while distributing food to a person, right, also wearing a mask, in Chelsea, Mass. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
Beyond COVID-19: Politics, legal news grabbed 2020 headlines

By William J. Kole Dec. 21, 2020 08:49 AM EST

A passer-by holding a mobile device walks past a store window, Tuesday, June 16, 2020, in Cambridge, Mass. According to the Commerce Department U.S. retail sales jumped by a record 17.7% from April to May, with spending partially rebounding after the coronavirus had shut down businesses, flattened the economy and paralyzed consumers during the previous two months. (AP Photo/Steven Senne)
US shoppers returned with vigor in May in partial rebound

By Josh Boak And Anne D'innocenzio Jun. 16, 2020 08:38 AM EDT