CONCORD, N.H. – A fourth victim of the Zika virus has cropped up in New Hampshire, including two pregnant women, Granite State health officials have confirmed, according to several reports Tuesday.
Almost 200 people have been tested for the mosquito-borne illness which has been linked to birth defects when contracted by pregnant women, the New Hampshire Union Leader newspaper reported, citing the state Bureau of Infectious Disease Control's Infectious Disease Surveillance Section. In addition to the four positives, results of 13 tests are still awaited.
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts is set to launch this week a first-in-the-nation system allowing slot players to limit their bets, following months of planning and some pushback from the gambling industry.
The goal is to prevent casual players from going down the destructive path of addiction, said Marlene Warner, executive director of the Massachusetts Council on Compulsive Gambling, which is helping administer the new feature. It isn't necessarily meant to address those with serious gambling problems, she said.
