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The ‘One Chip Challenge’ strikes again: Holliston middle schoolers sickened
Local News The seventh grade students experienced physical distress from the super-spicy tortilla chip, school officials said. A package of Paqui “One Chip Challenge” spicy tortilla chips. AP A group of middle school students in Holliston were picked up from school early on Monday after taking the “One Chip Challenge” and experiencing physical distress due […]
Officials raise EEE risk levels in 11 Mass. towns
Health The rare but serious disease was detected in mosquitos this week in Sutton and Southbridge. Mosquitoes infect humans with the virus that causes EEE after getting it from birds. Rick Bowmer/AP New instances of eastern equine encephalitis (EEE) were detected in Massachusetts recently, raising official risk levels in 11 towns. The rare but serious […]
Remote work thrived again in 2022, new data show, with D.C. a top hub
Business The work-from-home trend has persisted even as many large urban areas saw rebounds in population after emptying out during the pandemic. By Tara Bahrampour, Washington Post September 14, 2023 | 9:33 AM Even as many of America’s workers returned to the office, the share of those working from home last year remained well above […]
After catching escaped murderer in Pennsylvania, officers took a photo with him. Experts say that was inappropriate.
National News Policing experts said the celebratory moment after the grueling 14-day search for the armed suspect was inappropriate and dehumanizing. In this image from video provided by CBS NEWS Philadelphia, law enforcement officers pose for a group photo with Danelo Cavalcante after his capture in rural Pennsylvania on Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023. CBS NEWS Philadelphia via […]
Federal judge again declares that DACA is illegal with issue likely to be decided by Supreme Court
National News There were 578,680 people enrolled in DACA at the end of March, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services. People rally outside the Supreme Court over President Trump’s decision to end the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program (DACA), at the Supreme Court in Washington, Nov. 12, 2019. AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File By […]
Firefighters in Mass. and across the country fear the toxic chemicals in their gear could be contributing to rising cancer cases
Local News Cancer has replaced heart disease as the biggest killer of firefighters, and the International Association of Fire Fighters or IAFF attributes 66% of firefighter deaths between 2002 and 2019 to cancer. A Brockton firefighter lifts a protective turnout coat onto a firetruck at Station 1, Thursday, Aug. 3, 2023, in Brockton, Mass. AP […]
Saugus woman murdered in 1992 featured on cold case podcast
Crime Susan Taraskiewicz, 27, was found stabbed and badly beaten in the trunk of her car in Revere on Sept. 14, 1992. Thursday marks the 31st anniversary of the discovery of 27-year-old Saugus resident Susan Taraskiewicz’s body inside the trunk of her car. Susan Taraskiewicz was killed in 1992 when she was 27 years old. […]
Suspect wanted for assault to murder still at large after Lynn shooting
Crime The shooting happened near Commercial and Neptune Streets around 11:30 a.m. The suspect ran away from the scene. Anthony Gutierrez, 23, is wanted for assault with a dangerous weapon with intent to murder. Lynn Police Department State and local police are searching for a 23-year-old man they say is responsible for a shooting that […]
FAA investigating after United flight performs ‘go-around’ to avoid plane on Logan Airport runway
Local News An FAA statement said the go-around was a “safe, routine procedure” to avoid the other flight on the runway. United Airlines and Jet Blue flights, pictured here, wait for takeoff on the runway at Boston’s Logan Airport on June 28, 2023. Steven Senne/Associated Press The agency responsible for regulating aviation safety is investigating […]
Mass. may outlaw attaching guns to robots
Local News New legislation supported by local leaders like Boston Dynamics would ban the weaponization of robots except by the military and police. Boston Dynamics, the company behind lifelike advanced robots such as Atlas, is supporting new legislation that would prohibit attaching weapons to machines like theirs. David L. Ryan / The Boston Globe A […]