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Remembering 9/11: Events being held in Mass. on 24th anniversary of terror attacks
There will be a number of events held in Boston, Massachusetts, and throughout the state on Thursday to mark 24 years since the 9/11 terror attacks.
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Former Olympian Caitlyn Jenner backs New York county's ban on transgender female athletes
Olympic gold medalist Caitlyn Jenner on Monday said she supported a local New York official’s order banning female sports teams with transgender athletes from using county-owned facilities.
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Mass. High Court Hears Arguments in GOP Mail-in Voting Suit
Massachusetts’ highest court heard arguments Wednesday in a Republican challenge to the state’s new mail-in and early voting law, which is expected to take effect for September’s primary. The judges, after peppering both sides with constitutional questions for less than an hour, recessed and are expected to rule later. State election officials, in the meantime, are readying to send more...
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Court OKs Woman's Lawsuit Against Harvard Over Photos of Enslaved Ancestors
A Connecticut woman who says she’s descended from enslaved people portrayed in widely-published, historical photos owned by Harvard can sue the Ivy League university for emotional distress, Massachusetts’ highest court ruled Thursday. The state’s Supreme Judicial Court partly vacated a lower court ruling that dismissed a complaint from Tamara Lanier over photos she says depict her enslaved ancestors. The...
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New England Seaside Towns Offer Free Beach Passes to Native Americans
Seaside communities in New England are providing free beach access to Native Americans as the summer season kicks off this Memorial Day weekend. Officials in Narragansett, Rhode Island, earlier this month approved free seasonal beach passes for anyone with a valid identification card from the Narragansett Indian tribe. On Cape Cod in Massachusetts, the towns of Truro and Wellfleet are also...
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Massachusetts to Host 2,000 Afghans; Double Expected Amount
Massachusetts is expecting to receive twice as many Afghan refugees as it had anticipated following the Taliban takeover of the country last summer, one of the state’s major refugee resettlement agencies said Monday. Jeffrey Thielman, president and CEO of the International Institute of New England, said around 2,000 evacuees are expected to be settled in the state by the end…
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Court Weighs Vacating Convictions of Man Who Killed 3 Men
A federal appeals court is considering whether to vacate the murder convictions of a man who died in prison while appealing his death sentence for brutally killing three men in New England more than 20 years ago.
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Court Decision Deals Blow to Boston Police Gang Database
A federal appeals court has dealt a blow to the Boston Police Department’s controversial gang database.
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‘Our Time Now': 1st Cambodian American Mayor in US Sworn in in Lowell
He came to the U.S. as a young refugee, having survived Khmer Rouge’s brutal rule. Now, Sokhary Chau is the nation’s first Cambodian American mayor.
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3 Years After Bulger's Killing: No Charges, Still Questions
He was one of the most infamous criminals to ever be killed behind bars. And investigators narrowed in on suspects immediately after his shocking slaying in a West Virginia prison.
