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• Newark locks down again amid coronavirus surge with 8 p.m. curfew
  Newark implemented a new curfew at 8 PM ET this week, forcing all non-essential businesses to shut down early amid surging coronavirus cases in the city. 
• Hurricane Zeta makes landfall on Louisiana coast as Category 2 storm
  Hurricane Zeta has reached the coastline of southeastern Louisiana, making landfall as a Category 2 storm.
• Philadelphia imposes curfew in anticipation of third night of violence after police killing
  Philadelphia will impose a citywide 9 p.m. curfew Wednesday after two nights of unrest that saw violent clashes between demonstrators and police and businesses ransacked and vandalized amid citywide unrest over the fatal shooting of a Black man. 
• Christian woman no longer banned from park for sharing her faith
  An elderly blind woman in Rhode Island is no longer banned from a public park in Westerly for sharing her Christian faith, according to her lawyer. 
• McCloskeys demand judge remove prosecutor for allegedly using their case to solicit campaign contribution
  A St. Louis couple charged with unlawful use of a weapon during a confrontation with protesters over the summer returned to court on Wednesday asking a judge to disqualify the city's top prosecutor from the case because of her alleged political motivation.  
• 2021 Boston Marathon postponed, ‘at least’ until the fall
  The Boston Athletic Association said Wednesday that it won’t hold the race as scheduled in April because of the COVID-19 pandemic. Organizers say it will be put off “at least until the fall of 2021.”
• Group of Mississippi inmates baptized: 'We hope this is a new start,' authorities say
  The ministry, provided by the Covington County Sheriff’s Office, baptized 17 inmates last Tuesday, according to the sheriff’s office's Facebook page.