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WASHINGTON — Last night, Representative Seth Moulton (D-MA) sent a letter to Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker formally requesting that the state designate grocery store workers as emergency personnel. The designation would protect workers in the food supply chain by making them eligible for personal protective equipment and priority testing if they suspect they have contracted COVID-19.

With new unemployment claims totaling almost 10 million over two weeks and some economists warning that the unemployment rate during the coronavirus pandemic could go higher than it did during the Great Depression, Catholic Charities agencies across the United States are preparing for a flood of new clients requesting help with food, rent and utility bills.

House Armed Services Committee members have demanded answers about the US Navy's abrupt dismissal of the commanding officer of the aircraft carrier USS Theodore Roosevelt after the leak of his letter to superiors calling for help with a coronavirus outbreak.

MARBLEHEAD — Mitchell Robson found out two years ago that one of the friends he'd made while competing in the Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington had committed suicide.

"I waited about a month — after the shock of it wore off — to decide I had to do something about this," said the St. John's Prep senior.

BOSTON — The state has only received a fraction of the life-saving ventilators it sought from the federal government, leaving hospitals in the lurch as public health officials brace for an expected surge in COIVID-19 cases.

LYNN — The Lynn Community Health Center has received a $1.288 million stimulus grant as a result of the sweeping coronavirus economic relief bill that passed through Congress last month, according to an announcement from U.S. Rep. Seth Moulton (D-Mass.).