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Bill Richardson, a former governor and UN ambassador who worked to free detained Americans, dies
Politics “The world has lost a champion for those held unjustly abroad.” Former U.S. diplomat Bill Richardson speaks to reporters during a news conference in New York, Tuesday, Nov. 16, 2021. Seth Wenig / AP, File By ERIC TUCKER, Associated Press updated on September 2, 2023 | 5:07 PM WASHINGTON (AP) — Bill Richardson, a […]
Billionaires’ secretive plan to build a new city is backfiring
Technology The project is backed by Mike Moritz and other tech billionaires, but a local mayor has been lining up opposition among locals. Fairfield Mayor Catherine Moy is lining up support against an attempt to build a utopian city on local farmland. Bloomberg photo by Loren Elliott By Nadia Lopez, Lizette Chapman and Karen Breslau, […]
‘Margaritaville’ singer Jimmy Buffett, who turned beach-bum life into an empire, dies at 76
Celebs A statement on Buffett’s official website and social media pages says the singer died Friday, Sept. 1, 2023 “surrounded by his family, friends, music and dogs.” Jimmy Buffett has died at age 76. AP By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press September 2, 2023 | 10:44 AM NEW YORK (AP) — Singer-songwriter Jimmy Buffett, who popularized […]
Children hit hardest by the pandemic are now the big kids at school. Many still need reading help.
COVID Stuck with distance learning as they began grade school, the kids who are now finishing elementary school were the ones most disrupted by COVID, with alarming delays in their reading ability. Books are displayed on a free library shelf inside the classroom of Richard Evans, a teacher at Hyde Park Elementary School, on Thursday, […]
Woman who hosted YouTube parenting channel arrested on suspicion of child abuse
National News Ruby Franke of Utah was arrested on suspicion of aggravated child abuse Wednesday. Housing developments in Ivins, Utah, on Wednesday, May 3, 2023. A Utah woman who gave online parenting advice has been arrested after her malnourished son escaped out a window and ran to a nearby house for help, authorities said. Trent […]
Video of new bike lane infrastructure in ‘the Netherlands’ was actually just a shot of Inman Square redesign
The Boston Globe The clip, which was shared to X, showed newly-built infrastructure that was cheekily billed as an impossible feat here in the US. Some people were tricked, but others were quick to call out the joke. A cyclist travels down a separated bike lane in Cambridge’s Inman Square. Jonathan Berk/@berkie1 on X By […]
Police seek help identifying larceny suspect near North End
Crime The suspect, a white man, was captured on surveillance footage, wearing a Boston Bruins hat, brown shoes, blue pants, and a blue, white, and black plaid long-sleeve shirt. The suspect is a white man, who was spotted wearing a Boston Bruins hat, brown shoes, blue pants, and a blue, white, and black plaid long-sleeve […]
A blaze displaced a N.H. family just before a little girl’s birthday. So the fire dept. hosted her party.
Local News After a devastating house fire, firefighters in Laconia rescued 9-year-old Ava Johnson’s birthday cake and offered the family a place to celebrate. Firefighters in Laconia, New Hampshire rescued a little girl’s birthday party after a devastating fire tore through her family’s home early Wednesday morning. New Hampshire has the second best small lake […]
Racially motivated Jacksonville shooting hits home for Patriots receiver Demario Douglas
Patriots “I mean it is scary because one of my siblings could have been there,” Douglas said. AP Photo/Steven Senne Patriots rookies given updated jersey numbers ahead of regular season Ezekiel Elliott said he’s ‘feeling more comfortable’ with learning Patriots’ playbook A gunman walked into a Dollar General and shot three people dead before killing […]
Woman charged with assault with intent to murder after allegedly dragging motorcyclist
Crime The alleged road rage incident happened after the biker “made a gesture to show disapproval” of the woman’s driving, Medford Police said. A driver is facing charges after she allegedly hit and dragged a motorcyclist who “made a gesture to show disapproval” of her driving Thursday, Medford police said. The hit-and-run crash happened around […]