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Boston City Council Bans Single-Use Plastic Bags; Mayor Now Has Decision

Matthew McDonald

The Boston City Council voted unanimously on Wednesday to ban single-use plastic bags used at supermarkets and pharmacies. Boston Mayor Marty Walsh says he hasn't decided whether to sign the ordinance.

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Atheist Flag To Fly Above Ten Commandments Monument

Matthew McDonald

The city of Somersworth in southeastern New Hampshire has a Ten Commandments monument outside city hall that was donated in 1958. The Freedom From Religion Foundation, of Texas, has been asking the city to remove it since 2013, and now plans to fly an atheist flag at one of two flagpoles at the site.

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