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Massachusetts Ranks 3rd Worst In Country For Accessible Housing, Report Says Massachusetts Ranks 3rd Worst In Country For Accessible Housing, Report Says
Massachusetts Ranks 3rd Worst In Country For Accessible Housing, Report Says Massachusetts minimum-wage workers would need to work 91 hours a week to afford a "modest" one-room rental home, a new report says.  Affordable housing is out of reach for many Americans, and Massachusetts workers are even harder-hit. The state ranked the third-worst in the country for worker housing accessibility, according to an annual report released by the National Low Income Housing Coalition on Wednesday, June 14.  The average Massachusetts minimum wage worker can afford rent of up to $780 per month, but the average monthly rent for a one-bedroom house is $1,772, the report said.  T…

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by Morgan Gonzales
Politics
Biden To Pardon Everyone Convicted On Federal Marijuana Possession Charges In Historic Move Biden To Pardon Everyone Convicted On Federal Marijuana Possession Charges In Historic Move
Biden To Pardon Everyone Convicted On Federal Marijuana Possession Charges In Historic Move In a historic move, President Joe Biden announced he is pardoning all of those with prior federal offenses of simple possession of marijuana.  The White House announced the marijuana reform on Thursday, Oct. 6 during Biden's visit to the Hudson Valley at an IBM facility in Poughkeepsie, saying he has directed Attorney General Merrick Garland to develop an administrative process to issue certificates of pardon to individuals who are eligible. Biden said thousands of people with federal convictions for marijuana possession have had their lives upended.  "Criminal records for m…

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by Nicole Valinote
Politics
House Candidate Gets Into Brawl During Protesting 'Squad' Event Outside Boston House Candidate Gets Into Brawl During Protesting 'Squad' Event Outside Boston
House Candidate Gets Into Brawl During Protesting 'Squad' Event Outside Boston A man running for Congress got into a street fight while protesting outside of his opponent's event over the weekend. Police arrested two men in the brawl and took a third to the hospital for treatment, reports said.  Republican Donnie Palmer, who is running to unseat Rep. Ayanna Pressley — a member of the so-called "Squad" — and several supporters posted up outside of a campaign rally in Somerville on Saturday, Sept. 24, the Boston Herald reported.  Videos show a handful of protesters gathered outside the Somerville Theatre event that featured Reps. Alexandria Ocasio Cortez, Cori Bush, Ilh…

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by Josh Lanier
Lifestyle
COVID-19: US Sees Biggest Drop In Life Expectancy Since World War II; Here Are CDC Numbers COVID-19: US Sees Biggest Drop In Life Expectancy Since World War II; Here Are CDC Numbers
Covid-19: US Sees Biggest Drop In Life Expectancy Since World War II; Here Are CDC Numbers The life expectancy for the average Americans just got significantly shorter. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention's (CDC) February "Rapid Release" statistics, found that the average life expectancy of an American, from birth, was 78.8 years in 2019. Now, it’s 77.8. The average American is expected to live one year less than what was anticipated last year. The change was undoubtedly influenced by the COVID-19 pandemic, which has killed more than 490,000 U.S. residents. Not everyone will have the same fate, however. Life expectancy changes dramatically by gender and race, a…

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by Kristin Palpini