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The Celtics may have won the Jrue Holiday trade — but the city of Boston lost
Celtics Blog - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
When the Celtics traded for Jrue Holiday in September of 2023, the basketball world unequivocally understood that Boston had acquired an NBA champion, an elite glue guy, and one of the league’s best defenders. In his two-year Celtics tenure,...
5 Great Literary Mysteries Set in Coastal Massachusetts
Literary Hub
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June 24, 2025
I have a long fascination with coastal mysteries, in particular those set in New England. I grew up in an old Massachusetts fishing village that was settled by Spiritualists (long before my time, though their descendants still practiced). Even...
New York City’s Mayoral Election Is About Way More Than One City
Mother Jones
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June 24, 2025
Get your news from a source that’s not owned and controlled by oligarchs. Sign up for the free Mother Jones Daily. A few days after the 2024 election, Zohran Mamdani filmed the first video in a mayoral campaign that would come to be defined by...
Top News of the Day: Trump accuses both Israel and Iran of violating ceasefire plan; Election Commission responds to Rahul Gandhi’s Maharashtra poll rigging allegations, and more
The Hindu
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June 24, 2025
Emergency responders work at a building where four people were killed by an Iranian missile strike on June 24, 2025 in Beersheba, Israel. According to Israeli authorities, Iran launched a barrage of missiles in the early hours this morning, before...
Mass. Trinitarios gang kidnaps person while wearing law enforcement jackets, officials say
MassLive - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
A Massachusetts gang that officials say has fueled a decade of bloodshed is now accused of kidnapping a man while wearing law enforcement jackets. Isiah Medina, also known as “Ice”, 25, and Rodderith Peralta, also known as “Mago”, 26, both of...
Judge blocks Trump plan to close Harvard’s doors to international students
Regional Media News - Iowa
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June 24, 2025
BOSTON (Reuters) -A federal judge on Monday blocked President Donald Trump’s administration from implementing his plan to bar foreign nationals from entering the United States to study at Harvard University. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs...
Local Chinese governments promote ‘zero mileage’ used car exports
Deal Street Asia
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China’s auto industry has inflated car sales for years through a burgeoning government-backed grey market that registers new cars right off the assembly line and then ships them overseas as “used” vehicles. These so-called “zero-mileage” cars have...
Honor Military with A Special Football Game and Jersey Auction In Illinois
I-Rock 93.5 - Iowa
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June 24, 2025
The Quad City Steamwheelers are set to salute service members during their annual Military Appreciation Night on Saturday, June 28th at the Vibrant Arena at The MARK. The team will face off against the Massachusetts Pirates with kickoff scheduled...
Video of dog being hit with leash in Boston prompts investigation
WCVB Channel 5 Boston - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
The MSPCA is investigating after a video appearing to show a dog being hit with a leash in Boston earlier this month was circulated on social media.A person was filmed hitting the 1-year-old pit bull Catahoula leopard mix in Dorchester on June 15....
US Supreme Court allows government to remove migrants with minimal notice
JURIST
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June 24, 2025
The US Supreme Court granted an emergency application Monday to stay a federal court’s preliminary injunction on migrant deportations, empowering the Trump administration to remove individuals with little notice. The ruling removes an April 18...
Massachusetts Audit Blockers Seek to Tighten Grip on Power
1420 WBSM - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
Two people stand in the way of the enforcement of a law calling for State Auditor Diana DiZoglio to conduct an audit of the Massachusetts Legislature, which 2,282,333 (72 percent) of participating voters voted for and only 906,034 (28 percent)...
Donald Trump Hit With Major Legal Blow in Harvard Fight
Newsweek
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June 24, 2025
A federal judge on Monday blocked another effort by President Donald Trump's administration to keep international students from attending Harvard University. U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs issued a preliminary injunction that extends a...
Judge blocks Trump proclamation barring Harvard’s international students
West Hawaii Today - Hawaii
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June 24, 2025
For the second time in less than a week, a federal judge in Boston rejected efforts by the Trump administration to bar international students at Harvard University, blocking a presidential proclamation that would prevent new students from abroad...
FIRST ALERT: Boston could see triple digit high temperatures on Tuesday
NECN - Massachusetts
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If you thought Monday was hot — you haven’t felt anything yet. We’re tracking near-record heat in Boston Tuesday, before a cooldown moves in! As we move through this Tuesday, prepare for the extreme heat. In fact, we’re tracking potential...
Sunburn — The morning read of what’s hot in Florida politics — 6.24.25
Florida Politics
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June 24, 2025
Good Tuesday morning. Gov. Ron DeSantis is giving state employees an extra day off this Summer to mark the nation’s 249th birthday. DeSantis announced that state offices will be closed on Thursday, July 3, creating a four-day weekend ahead of...
14 Mayors and city managers endorse Campaign to Stop Predatory Third-Party Electric Suppliers in Massachusetts
The Somerville Times - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
Support from mayors and city managers builds on backing by more than 50 advocacy organizations and key officials Monday, 14 municipal leaders from across the Commonwealth announced their enthusiastic support for the Campaign to Stop Predatory...
Battenfeld: Massachusetts Dems out of touch with Trump derangement fever
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
Massachusetts Democrats are so out of touch and infected with Trump derangement fever that they’re defending Iran and illegal immigrant gang members. After U.S. missile strikes over the weekend against three Iranian nuclear sites, some lawmakers...
Local Chinese governments promote ‘zero-mileage’ used car exports, inflating sales, growth figures
The Asahi Shimbun
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BEIJING/SHANGHAI--China’s auto industry has inflated car sales for years through a burgeoning government-backed grey market that registers new cars right off the assembly line and then ships them overseas as “used” vehicles. These so-called...
Speaking of Words: Here’s Some Political Ones, Including ‘Oligarch’ for Guess Who
InDepth NH - New Hampshire
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June 23, 2025
Speaking of Words By Michael Ferber Several familiar political or social words have been pushed to the fore in recent months, as the Trump administration tries to overrule the laws and institutions of the country and the streets fill with...
Disgraced Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson plans to ‘celebrate’ at final meeting: ‘One last stand’
Boston Herald - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
Boston City Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson, who was convicted on federal corruption charges and resigned in disgrace, is throwing herself a party by inviting the public to come “celebrate” with her at her last City Council meeting this week....