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New Hampshire man arrested for allegedly stabbing 3 people with a box cutter at auto auction center
Crime Four people were arguing over belongings when the fight turned physical, police said. They suffered nonlife-threatening wounds. Police in New Hampshire arrested a Manchester man Saturday for allegedly stabbing three people with a box cutter at an auto auction center. Manchester police charged 25-year-old Bryon Bloomfield with three counts of first degree assault in […]
Dorchester woman arrested in fatal stabbing of South Boston woman
Crime Jazreanna Sheppard, 21, was fatally stabbed July 20. She left behind a 2-year-old son, her family said. Boston police arrested a Dorchester woman over the weekend in connection with the fatal stabbing of a South Boston woman in July. Around 6 a.m. Saturday morning, officers arrested 30-year-old Alyssa Partsch for the murder of 21-year-old […]
Boston is getting a Google store, one of a handful in the U.S.
Local News This Google retail space will include the sale of tech items such as Pixel phones and Nest devices, as well as Fitbits. Newbury Street is getting a new retail resident to add to the bustling business corridor found in Back Bay. A new Google store, being prepared by Alphabet Inc., will open at […]
No more recharging CharlieCards online when new site launches
Local News According to the MBTA website, patrons of the T will no longer be able to use the site to reload when the replacement site is live. A CharlieCard being used at the State Street MBTA station in Boston. The MBTA has often been the source of discomfort and irritation for Bostonians following an […]
Why banks are suddenly closing down customer accounts
Business Surprised individuals and small-business owners can’t pay rent or make payroll, and no one ever explains what they did wrong. AP By Ron Lieber and Tara Siegel Bernard, New York Times Service November 5, 2023 | 10:09 AM The reasons vary, but the scene that plays out is almost always the same. Bank customers […]
Poll: Even Massachusetts is souring on Biden
Local News “The guy’s running for president. He better start paying attention to this,” said House Speaker Ron Mariano. President Joe Biden speaks at Dutch Creek Farms, Wednesday, Nov. 1, 2023, in Northfield, Minn. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr) AP President Joe Biden’s grip on the usually deep blue Massachusetts seems to be loosening. In 2020, Biden […]
Warplanes strike Gaza refugee camp as Israel rejects US push for a pause in fighting
World News Airstrikes hit the Maghazi refugee camp in central Gaza overnight, killing at least 40 people and wounding 34 others, the Health Ministry said. Palestinians comfort a crying man after losing relatives under the rubble of a destroyed house following an Israeli airstrike in Gaza City, Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023. (AP Photo/Abed Khaled) AP […]
Israel-Hamas war misinformation is everywhere. Here are the facts
World News In recent weeks, social media users have pushed false claims that “crisis actors” are staging scenes of carnage and that U.S. Marines are flooding in to fight on the ground in Gaza. Palestinians look for survivors in the rubble of a destroyed building following an Israeli airstrike in Bureij refugee camp, Gaza Strip, […]
Maine mass shooter was alive for most of massive 2-day search, autopsy suggests
Local News The conclusion was announced a week after his body was discovered in the back of a tractor-trailer on the property of his former employer at a recycling center. A member of law enforcement walks with a police dog outside a property on Meadow Road in Bowdoin, Maine, Thursday, Oct. 26, 2023. Hundreds of […]
Sheryl Crow and Olivia Rodrigo kick off the 2023 Rock & Roll Hall of Fame ceremony
Entertainment ABC will air a special featuring performance highlights and standout moments on Jan. 1. Sheryl Crow, left, performs with Olivia Rodrigo during the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony on Friday, Nov. 3, 2023, at Barclays Center in New York. Photo by Andy Kropa/Invision/AP By MARK KENNEDY, Associated Press November 3, 2023 […]