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Jack Thurston
Jack Thurston joined necn and NBC10 Boston as a reporter in our Vermont news bureau in April 2011.
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Iran Journalist Who Fueled 2017 Protests Sentenced to Death
Iran has sentenced to death a journalist whose online work helped inspire the 2017 economic protests and who returned from exile to Tehran
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Philippine Journalist Convicted of Libel, Given 6-Year Term
Journalist Maria Ressa has been convicted of libel in a Philippine court decision called a blow to press freedom in an Asian bastion of democracy
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Journalists Tear Gassed, Hit With Rubber Bullets During Protests
Journalists covering the nationwide protests against police brutality have been targets of police themselves, with law enforcement tear gassing, shooting at and arresting reporters and leaving one journalist permanently blind.
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More Journalists Injured Covering George Floyd Protests
In the past 48 hours of protests surrounding the death of George Floyd, journalists covering the story have become targets for protesters and police in cities across the country.
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They're Back! Brady's Stolen Super Bowl Jerseys Returned
Tom Brady’s jerseys are back in his care after they were stolen in the revelry following the New England Patriots’ last two Super Bowl wins.
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Elizabeth Banks Fan Buys Out ‘Charlie's Angels' Screening in Her Hometown
Journalist and Twitter personality Yashar Ali announced Saturday that he bought out a Sunday screening of “Charlie’s Angels” in Pittsfield— and the tickets are free to the public. In a series of tweets, Ali explained that he bought out three showings at three different theaters across the country, each in a city with ties to Elizabeth Banks, who wrote, directed,...
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US: Saudis Recruited Twitter Workers to Spy on Critics
The Saudi government, frustrated by growing criticism of its leaders and policies on social media, recruited two Twitter employees to gather confidential personal information on thousands of accounts that included prominent opponents, prosecutors alleged Wednesday. The complaint unsealed in U.S. District Court in San Francisco detailed a coordinated effort by Saudi government officials to recruit employees at the social media...
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Marine Who Crawled Across Boston Marathon Finish Line Runs NYC Marathon
The New York City Marathon brings thousands of runners from around the world to the Empire State, but there’s one runner that’s very special to those in Boston. It’s impossible to forget the image of U.S. Marine Micah Herndon crawling across this year’s Boston Marathon finish line. His Boston moment was so moving that he was offered a spot in...
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India's Capital Restricts Cars as People Choke in Dirty Air
New Delhi restricted many private vehicles from the roads Monday to try to lessen pollution as people gasped and their eyes burned in toxic smog that exacerbated a public health crisis. The “odd-even” scheme will restrict private vehicles with odd-number license plates to driving on odd dates while even-numbered plates are allowed on even-numbered dates. It was begun days after...
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Saudi Arabia Formally Starts IPO of State-Run Oil Firm Aramco
Saudi Arabia formally began an initial public offering Sunday of a sliver of oil giant Saudi Aramco after years of delay, hoping international and local investors will pay billions of dollars for a stake in the kingdom’s crown jewels. An approval by Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority served as the starting gun for an IPO promised by Crown Prince Mohammed...
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Saudi Arabia Formally Starts IPO of State-Run Oil Firm Aramco
Saudi Arabia formally began an initial public offering Sunday of a sliver of oil giant Saudi Aramco after years of delay, hoping international and local investors will pay billions of dollars for a stake in the kingdom’s crown jewels. An approval by Saudi Arabia’s Capital Market Authority served as the starting gun for an IPO promised by Crown Prince Mohammed...
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Chile Backs Away From Tax Breaks on the Rich Amid Protests
Chile’s government said on Friday that it is backing away from a plan to cut corporate taxes following two weeks of protests fed by anger of inequality. Tens of thousands were demonstrating again Friday in the capital, continuing protests that have shaken the country and forced the cancellation of two major international summits that had been scheduled for Santiago. Small...
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In Apple TV's ‘Morning Show,' Women Rebel, Men Misbehave
“The Morning Show” started life as a behind-the-scenes peek at a slice of network TV as familiar and routine as a wake-up cup of coffee. Then shocking revelations of sexual misconduct engulfed NBC’s “Today” and beyond, and the story changed. The 10-part drama series, part of the first wave of shows launching the Apple TV Plus streaming service Nov. 1,...
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Prince's Anticipated, Posthumous Memoir Is Ready For Fans
Panic, joy, shock: Dan Piepenbring felt them all when Prince plucked him to collaborate on his first memoir, followed by more shock and profound sadness at news of the superstar’s death while the book was in its early stages. Though the project was thrown into chaos when Prince died on April 21, 2016, of an accidental drug overdose, his estate...
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Framingham State University Dorm Renamed for First African American Female Graduate
A dormitory at Framingham State University in Massachusetts will soon be renamed in honor of the school’s first African American woman to graduate. Metro West Daily News reports the state’s Board of Higher Education supported a proposal Tuesday to rename North Hall in honor of abolitionist and journalist Mary Miles Bibb.
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Anonymous Trump Official Writing ‘Unprecedented' Inside Take
The Trump administration official who wrote an anonymous essay about resistance from the inside has a book deal. The book, titled “A Warning”, will come out Nov. 19, The Hachette Book Group imprint Twelve announced Tuesday. It will likely set off the biggest Washington guessing game since “Primary Colors,” the fictionalized take on Bill Clinton’s 1992 presidential campaign that turned...
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NYC Woman Pays Off $102K In Student Loans, Celebrates With Funeral
Many people with student loan debt feel buried. But one New York City woman decided to bury her loans instead. Mandy Velez, a journalist from the Daily Beast took to Instagram to celebrate the death of her student loans after 6 years earlier this year
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Russia Moves to Fill Void Left by US in Northern Syria
Russia moved to fill the void left by the United States in northern Syria on Tuesday, deploying troops to keep apart advancing Syrian government forces and Turkish troops. At the same time, tensions grew within NATO as Turkey defied growing condemnation of its invasion from its Western allies. Now in its seventh day, Turkey’s offensive against Kurdish fighters has caused...
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DIA Employee Leaked Secret Information to Journalist Girlfriend, DOJ Says
A Defense Intelligence Agency employee from Alexandria, Virginia, was arrested Wednesday after federal prosecutors say he leaked classified information to his journalist girlfriend and a second journalist.