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First West Nile Virus cases of the year identified in Massachusetts
Health Many parts of Massachusetts, including the Boston area, are currently at moderate risk for West Nile Virus exposure from mosquitos. The first West Nile Virus cases in Massachusetts this year have been identified in Middlesex County. AP Photo The first two human cases of West Nile Virus in Massachusetts this year have been identified […]
Slashing its budget, West Virginia University asks, what is essential?
Schools The state’s flagship school will no longer teach world languages or creative writing — a sign, its president says, of the future at many public universities. The budget cuts have ignited debate about some of the biggest issues facing higher education. Kristian Thacker for The New York Times By Anemona Hartocollis, New York Times […]
Fields West, a laid-back restaurant and bar, opens in Allston
Restaurants The neighborhood regains a previously shuttered social space with an artistic flair. Beef sliders at Fields West. Handout Fields West, a restaurant, bar, and arts space opening Aug. 5 in Allston, takes its name from a painting: “Fields West of Boston” by Cambridge-based artist Washington Allston, which he painted when the neighborhood was still […]
Israel strikes Gaza, Syria and West Bank as war against Hamas threatens to ignite other fronts
World News Israel repeated its calls for people to leave northern Gaza, including by dropping leaflets from the air. Palestinians rescue a woman after an Israeli airstrike on buildings of the Abu Asad family in Deir el-Balah, southern Gaza Strip, Saturday, Oct. 21, 2023. (AP Photo/Hassan Eslaiah) AP By NAJIB JOBAIN, SAMY MAGDY and RAVI […]