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World’s oldest dog ever dies in Portugal, aged 31 (or about 217 in dog years)
World News Bobi claimed the Guinness World Record from Bluey, an Australian cattle dog, who died in 1939 aged 29 and had held the record for almost a century. Bobi, a purebred Rafeiro do Alentejo Portuguese dog, poses for a photo with his Guinness World Record certificates for the oldest dog, at his home in […]
The Patriots have struggled in recent years against the Bills, and there’s no reason to believe that will change on Sunday
Patriots With 20 players on the injury report as of Thursday, the Patriots are neither healthy nor good as they try to end a three-game losing streak in which they’ve been outscored, 93-20. Stefon Diggs is one of the many reasons why the Bills have dominated the Patriots over the last few seasons. Barry Chin/Globe […]
Las Vegas Aces become first repeat WNBA champs in 21 years, beating New York Liberty 70-69 in Game 4
Sports News The Aces joined the Los Angeles Sparks (2001-02) and the Houston Comets (1997-2000) as the only teams in league history to win consecutive titles. Las Vegas Aces’ A’ja Wilson (22) drives to the basket as New York Liberty’s Stefanie Dolson (31) and Courtney Vandersloot (22) defends. Frank Franklin II/AP Photo By DOUG FEINBERG, […]
RFK Jr. spent years stoking fear and mistrust of vaccines. Here’s who gets hurt by Kennedy’s work.
National News Many years before anti-vaccine activists exploited the pandemic to bring their ideas to the American mainstream, Kennedy, an environmental lawyer, was among the most influential spreaders of fear and distrust around vaccines. Padrig and Gina Fahey hold a photo of their son, Braden, 12, as they stand for a portrait in California on […]
Celebrating 30 years of Harpoon IPA
Beer The recipe hasn’t changed in 30 years. Harpoon IPA Courtesy By Gary Dzen, The Boston Globe October 12, 2023 | 9:19 AM For as long as a lot of us can remember, ordering an IPA at a Boston-area bar usually meant you wanted and/or were getting a Harpoon. This summer marked 30 years since […]
Milan Lucic turns back the clock in first game with Bruins in 8 years
Bruins “It was a lot of fun to hear the “Loooooch” chants in Boston again.” Milan Lucic and the Bruins opened the 2023-24 season with a 3-1 win over Chicago. AP Photo/Charles Krupa On a night when the Boston Bruins paid tribute to the legends woven through a century of hockey, it should come as […]
Man who attacked Capitol with tomahawk on Jan. 6 gets 7 years in prison
National News Shane Jenkins, 46, of Texas, also repeatedly threw makeshift weapons at police officers during the riot. In this image from the body-worn camera of a Washington Metropolitan Police Department officer, released by the Justice Department in the Statement of Facts supporting an arrest warrant, Shane Jenkins confronts officers as they enforce a curfew […]
Dorchester man gets 5 years for sex, drug trafficking
Crime Woburn police arrested Theodore Gamble Williams during a 2017 undercover sex trafficking sting. A Dorchester man was sentenced to five years in prison for sex and drug trafficking, officials announced Friday. Theodore Gamble Williams, 38, will serve five years after being convicted by a Middlesex Superior Court jury of trafficking a woman for sexual […]
Mass. is changing its sex ed, health class guidelines for the first time in 24 years. What to know.
Schools Education officials unanimously approved an updated health and physical education framework on Tuesday, bringing changes to sex ed curriculum guidelines. Sue Ogrocki/AP, File More Massachusetts students will receive sex education that is medically accurate and LGBTQ+ inclusive after state education officials unanimously approved new curriculum guidelines on Tuesday — the first time the framework […]
Looking for a refill? McDonald’s is saying goodbye to self-serve soda in the coming years
Restaurants McDonald’s plans to eliminate self-service soda machines at all of its U.S. restaurants by 2032, the Chicago-based fast food chain has confirmed. AP Photo/Rogelio V. Solis, File By Associated Press September 12, 2023 | 5:02 PM NEW YORK (AP) — Say goodbye to refilling that Coke. McDonald’s is getting rid of self-served soda. The […]