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Police raid encampments, arrest over 100 people during protests at Northeastern University
Similar demonstrations have been going on at Emerson, Harvard MIT and Tufts, as well as other universities across the country.
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Man Charged With Killing Boy 9 Years After 5-Year-Old Was Found in Suitcase
Nearly a decade after 5-year-old Jeremiah Oliver’s body was found in a suitcase on the side of a highway, a Massachusetts man pleaded not guilty to a murder charge on Thursday morning. Alberto Sierra Jr., 32, the former boyfriend of Jeremiah’s mother, Elsa Oliver, was arrested on a warrant Wednesday out of Worcester Superior Court on two charges — murder…
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Anti-Vaccine Democrat Robert F. Kennedy Jr. Announces 2024 Presidential Bid in Boston
Kennedy is known widely for his anti-vaccine advocacy, a position that has been at odds with the public health community and members of his own family.
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From Hospital Bed, Duxbury Mom Faces Murder Charges in Children's Deaths
Lindsay Clancy, the Massachusetts mother charged in the killings of her three children in Duxbury last month, appeared in court from her hospital bed on Tuesday and listened as prosecutors provided new details on what they say took place.
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Massachusetts School Issues ‘Uniform Infraction' to Student for Wearing Hijab
A school in Malden, Massachusetts has received backlash after one of its teachers wrote up a female student wearing hijab for violating the school’s uniform policy. The student, who attends Mystic Valley Regional Charter School, was cited by a teacher for a “uniform infraction,” according to the written form. The form filled by the teacher incorrectly spelled the religious...
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Fire Engulfs Nantucket's Veranda House Hotel, Spreads to Other Buildings
A massive fire broke out at the Veranda House hotel in downtown Nantucket Saturday morning, and firefighters were still battling it hours later. Police urged locals and tourists to avoid the area, and part of the 17th Century structure was seen collapsing. Fire officials said all guests were accounted for. Fire crews responded to the hotel on Step Lane shortly…
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Father and Son Killed in Mendon, Mass. Crash That Sent Car Into Water
A father and son are dead after a two-vehicle crash that sent one car into the water Friday night in Mendon, Massachusetts. Authorities responded to the crash on Uxbridge Road shortly after 10:30 p.m. to find one of the cars submerged in Nipmuc Pond. A dive team was deployed to rescue two people who were trapped inside the car. Authorities…
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Man Arrested After Woman Ambushed, Stabbed Outside Cape Cod Home
A man has been arrested after allegedly ambushing a woman and stabbing her multiple times outside of her Cape Cod home. Police say the woman was walking into her home on Barberry Lane in the Marston Mills section of Barnstable, Massachusetts, around 1:30 a.m. on Saturday when she was attacked and repeatedly stabbed. The attacker then fled. Police responded to…
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Provincetown, Mass., COVID Cluster Reportedly Among Reasons Behind CDC Reversing Mask Guidelines
Findings from the investigation into the Provincetown COVID-19 outbreak helped formulate the CDC’s decision to recommend that all Americans, even if they are vaccinated, wear masks indoors, according to an internal report by the agency. An internal CDC document obtained by NBC News cites preliminary data suggesting that the delta variant is as contagious as the chickenpox, and even...
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5 Fishermen Rescued From Burning Boat Off Cape Cod
Five fishermen were rescued from a burning boat off the Cape Cod waters Friday night. The Coast Guard responded to an emergency notification from the 100-foot fishing vessel about 85 miles east of Cape Cod around 5p.m. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, rescue crews arrived on scene to find the bow and wheelhouse of the vessel engulfed in...
