14 Mar, 2025

‘Turtleboy’ blogger wages First Amendment battle over witness intimidation charges

Crime A lawyer for Aidan Kearney accused prosecutors of a “multi-front censorship war on the public’s entitlement to good government and our right-to-know.” “Turtleboy” blogger Aidan Kearney talks to reporters outside Stoughton District Court after his arraignment on witness intimidation charges in connection with his coverage of the Karen Read murder case. Matthew J. Lee/Boston […]

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Israeli airstrikes level apartments in Gaza refugee camp, as ground troops battle Hamas militants

World News Palestinians look for survivors following an Israeli airstrike in the Nusseirat refugee camp, Gaza Strip, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. Doaa AlBaz / AP KHAN YOUNIS, Gaza Strip (AP) — A flurry of Israeli airstrikes Tuesday on a refugee camp near Gaza City leveled apartment buildings, leaving craters where they once stood, as ground […]

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Israeli forces battle Hamas around Gaza City, as military says 800,000 have fled south

World News The U.N. agency for Palestinian refugees, known as UNRWA, says nearly 672,000 Palestinians are sheltering in its schools and other facilities — four times their capacity. Palestinians inspect the demolished family home of Saleh al-Arouri, in the West Bank village of Arura, northwest of Ramallah, Tuesday, Oct. 31, 2023. AP Photo/Nasser Nasser By […]

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Red Sox prospect Blaze Jordan details battle with anxiety, depression during his baseball career

Red Sox “I know as an athlete it can be especially hard dealing with these things. You are not alone.” Blaze Jordan closed out the 2023 season playing with Double-A Portland. Jason Miller / Getty Images Blaze Jordan has always seemed destined for a career in pro baseball. A 2020 third-round pick by the Red […]

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Chris Snow, former Globe sportswriter and Flames assistant GM, passes away after battle with ALS

Sports News “In life and in death, Chris never stopped giving.” Chris Snow was a sportswriter for The Boston Globe before taking an NHL executive role with the Flames. (Jim Davis Globe Staff) Former Boston Globe sportswriter and Calgary Flames assistant GM Chris Snow passed away on Saturday following a four-year battle with ALS. He […]

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