14 Mar, 2025

Spicy ‘One Chip Challenge’ to be pulled from shelves after Worcester teen’s death

Local News The chip was one of the last things Harris Wolobah, 14, ate before he died, his family said. Steve LeBlanc / AP By Remy Tumin, New York Times Service updated on September 7, 2023 | 3:55 PM The tortilla chip company that challenged consumers to eat a single chip dusted with two of […]

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Parents should discuss ‘One Chip Challenge’ with their children, Worcester DA says after teen’s death

Local News “We urge parents to discuss this with their children and advise them not to partake in this activity,” Joseph Early Jr. wrote on Facebook Wednesday. In the wake of 14-year-old Harris Wolobah’s death, following his participation in the “One Chip Challenge,” Worcester County District Attorney Joseph Early Jr. is recommending parents discuss the […]

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Two teens charged in fatal early evening stabbing at Lynn convenience store

Crime “My heart breaks for the family of the victim we lost tonight and for our community at this senseless act of violence.” A teenager is being charged with murder in connection with a convenience store stabbing that claimed the life of another teen in Lynn Tuesday, officials said. The victim was stabbed at the […]

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AI fake nudes are booming. It’s ruining real teens’ lives.

Technology Artificial intelligence makes it frighteningly easy to transform ordinary pictures into realistic nudes, triggering a surge of fake images of women and teens. By Pranshu Verma, Washington Post updated on November 7, 2023 | 11:38 AM When Gabi Belle learned there was a naked photo of her circulating on the internet, her body turned […]

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New Hampshire man arrested for allegedly hitting teens’ vehicle ‘purposefully,’ pretending to be a U.S. marshal

Crime Nashua resident Jeremy McKenna, 38, is facing multiple charges. Nashua police arrested a 38-year-old man Tuesday for allegedly causing a car crash “purposefully” and then pretending to be a U.S. marshal, among other alleged crimes. Jeremy McKenna, of Nashua, is facing multiple charges, including three counts of felony reckless conduct and one count of […]

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‘Don’t let her leave’: Video captures racist harassment of Asian woman by teens on the Red Line

Local News MBTA Transit Police said several juvenile males harassed and threatened to rob passengers on a Red Line train before smashing a train window and fleeing. Authorities are continuing to investigate after a group of teenagers allegedly smashed a window on a Red Line train, threatened to rob passengers, and taunted a woman of […]

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