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Monday, September 15

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Mike Vrabel had to sweat out his first win as New England Patriots head coach.

The Patriots’ Week 2 clash with the Miami Dolphins at a sweltering Hard Rock Stadium featured five lead changes, nearly 700 total yards and two special teams touchdowns in a span of 12 seconds.

New England nearly allowed a back-breaking touchdown to De’Von Achane in the final minute, but the Dolphins running back just stepped out of bounds, and the Patriots’ defense held firm in the closing seconds to secure the 33-27 win and improve to 1-1 on the young season.

Utah Gov. Spencer Cox on Sunday provided updates on the investigation into Charlie Kirk’s assassination, telling NBC News’ “Meet the Press” that the suspect was in a romantic relationship with his roommate, who is cooperating with authorities.

“What we have learned specifically is that this person did not have any knowledge, was shocked when they found out about it,” Cox said of the roommate.

That person “is a boyfriend who is transitioning from male to female,” Cox said, misgendering the roommate. Cox confirmed earlier reporting from Fox News.

Television’s biggest night showed some fierce competition.

The 77th Emmy Awards kicked off Sunday at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles, and stars of the year’s biggest shows came out to celebrate.

Comedian Nate Bargatze hosted the show airing on CBS, opening with a skit about the invention of television featuring several “Saturday Night Live” players. Bargatze also pledged $100,000 to the Boys and Girls Clubs of America, jokingly reminding stars that he would deduct from that amount for every acceptance speech that went over its allotted time.

It’s all about family at Northbridge High School’s football team.

Head coach Ken LaChapelle was the starting quarterback there way back in 1966, eventually becoming assistant and then head coach for the team.

He took the main job 50 years ago and in the decades since, has seen a lot of success. Plus, he’s been able to enjoy so much of it with family on the field.

Today we have a low chance for some afternoon showers or a storm. There is a small boundary moving in from the northwest this afternoon that brings in some moisture and that’s why the clouds are more prominent again. 

Sea breeze boundaries also develop on Sunday and that gives us enough lift to trigger the showers in southeastern Massachusetts. Still, if we get a storm then some lightning will be the main threat. 

Dry weather returns for much of next week as highs remain consistently in the 70s. Next week, high pressure again keeps away any rain chances, with some sea breezes and highs in the 70s. 

Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr., a longtime anti-vaccine activist, has promised not to “take away anybody’s vaccines.”

Beyond restricting who is eligible for certain shots — as he’s already done for this year’s Covid vaccines — experts say Kennedy can take steps that could drive drug companies to stop making vaccines entirely.

In the 1980s, lawsuits fueled by the nascent anti-vaccine movement led more than a dozen manufacturers to stop producing vaccines, creating shortages, according to Dr. Paul Offit, director of the Vaccine Education Center at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia.