Brandeis Center calls out Harvard for professor’s alleged antisemetic bias
Local News The legal warning claims that a professor at Harvard University discriminated against three Jewish Israeli students who were in his class. Harvard University’s iron gate in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Shutterstock The Brandeis Center, a Jewish civil rights nonprofit, sent Harvard University a legal warning demanding “immediate action” of addressing and denouncing a professor who […]
City reportedly begins clearing tents from Mass. and Cass
Local News A plan approved last week seeks to clear encampments and relocate people living in them to shelters. Work was underway Tuesday to clear the tents on Atkinson Street. Tony Rivera (right) from the Newmarket Business Improvement District cleans up the street where tents once stood. John Tlumacki / The Boston Globe Following Boston […]
2023 Boston elections: Q&As with the City Council candidates ahead of Nov. 7
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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 […]
Halloween headaches in Salem, Massachusetts: Traffic. Crowds. Tiny liquor bottles?
Local News Weary of the crunchy plastic carpet underfoot — and wary of their appeal to teens and closet drinkers — a growing roster of cities and towns is moving to ban nips altogether. Discarded nips are found at various places throughout Salem., Mass., on Oct. 22, 2023. Kieran Kesner/The New York Times By Jenna […]
Here’s why Andrew Heaney chose the Texas Rangers over the Red Sox
Red Sox “I met with one of [the Red Sox’] medical staff guys,” Heaney said. “It was close.” The Red Sox were interested in signing Andrew Heaney, but Heaney chose to sign with Texas. Julio Cortez/AP Photo The Boston Red Sox appeared to be in the running for several starting pitchers during last year’s free […]
Gaza Strip’s tunnels loom large for Israel’s ground forces
World News Hamas is believed to hide weapons, fighters, and even command centers in miles of subterranean pathways and chambers. The entrance to a tunnel that was discovered by Israeli forces near Kissufim, Israel, in 2017. The Israeli military regularly trains infantry on how to destroy tunnels. Uriel Sinai / The New York Times By […]
Chiefs and Patriots compete for fans and influence in Germany ahead of games in Frankfurt
Patriots The Chiefs go first — they’ll play the Miami Dolphins on Sunday. A week later, the Patriots face the Indianapolis Colts. Both games are at Deutsche Bank Park. The Deutsche Bank Park is illuminated on occasion of the invasion in the Ukraine prior to a German Bundesliga soccer match between Eintracht Frankfurt and Bayern […]
Patriots are reportedly ‘open’ to trading Josh Uche
Patriots The 25-year-old, who is in the final year of his contract, could be dealt before Tuesday’s trade deadline. Josh Uche playing for the Patriots earlier in 2023. AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth The Patriots might still make a trade before Tuesday’s deadline, according to the latest report. Per ESPN’s Dan Graziano, the Patriots are “open to […]
Red Sox reportedly consulted with team legends during CBO search
Red Sox David Ortiz, Dustin Pedroia, Pedro Martinez, Kevin Youkilis, and Brock Holt were all asked about who should be the next chief of baseball operations. The Red Sox asked Dustin Pedroia (furthest right), among other former Red Sox players, about who should fill Boston’s CBO opening ultimately won by Craig Breslow (center). Michael Dwyer/AP […]