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#OnThisDay in 1919, a disaster that came to be known as The Great Molasses Flood struck Boston. A survivor tells his story:

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After sending letters to mental health and substance abuse treatment programs slashing nearly $2B in funding, the Trump administration quickly reversed the decision […]

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Fed chairman Jerome Powell responded to a Trump criminal investigation, saying it was part of an effort by Trump to control how the central bank sets interest rates […]

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Minnesota's investigations agency says that their investigators have been blocked from evidence in the shooting of Renee Good by an ICE officer.

The US Senate advanced […]

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The US seized two oil tankers, including one Russian-flagged vessel.

An ICE officer shot and killed a motorist in Minneapolis.

#OnThisDay in 1979, Cambodian dictator […]

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Doctors warn that low vaccination rates have led to a spike in flu cases in Massachusetts.

Rep. Doug LaMalfa of California's first congressional district has died […]

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Venezuelan President Maduro says he was kidnapped and pled not guilty at his New York court appearance.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz ended his campaign for a third term […]

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The Trump administration is proposing pulling federal funding from all hospitals that provide gender affirming care for minors.

Arthur T. Demoulas, once head of the […]

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4 Republicans joined Democrats to force a vote on extending healthcare insurance subsidies that were set to expire, a situation that would send many folks' costs soaring.

An […]

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Over the weekend, a person of interest in the mass shooting at Brown U. was released, and no suspect is currently in custody.

Mass. Gov. Healey is demanding that ICE […]

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A judge has ordered the release of Kilmar Abrego Garcia, a Maryland man who was taken by ICE and sent to an El Salvadoran prison.

A pastor in Dedham, MA is refusing to […]

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Archaeologists have uncovered the longest intact section of a wall that once circled Jerusalem.

A judge ordered Trump to end the National Guard deployment of troops to […]

Boston City Hall (left) and Dallas City Hall are icons of brutalist architecture. Boston has gone through many of the same issues Dallas faces with its seat of government, writes Emanuel Rame. Michael Hogue

What can Dallas learn from Boston City Hall? 🏦

🆓🔗 https://archive.ph/Motly

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https://www.dallasnews.com/opinion/commentary/2025/12/06/what-can-dallas-learn-from-boston-city-hall/

#EmanuelRame #Boston #CityHall […]

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@pabloniusmonk @dallasnews @wbur.org @chrisvognar oh hey, inverted pyramid city hall solidarity?!

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Immigrants in line for their naturalization ceremonies in Boston were taken out of line and told they could not go forward based on their country of origin.

A judge has […]

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A federal panel is likely to decide today whether newborns in the US will continue to receive Hepatitis B vaccines.

The FBI says it has made an arrest in the case of […]

Need an ambulance in Massachusetts? It could leave you thousands in debt. Calling 911 can even leave residents in small claims court. Insurers, ambulance companies and patients all agree: it’s a “broken” ambulance billing system in Massachusetts.

nice @gbhnews story. funny that air ambulance is included the no-surprise law but ground ambulance isn’t https://www.wgbh.org/news/health/2025-11-24/need-an-ambulance-in-massachusetts-it-could-leave-you-thousands-in-debt

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The former president of Honduras has been pardoned by Trump after being convicted of conspiring to smuggle hundreds of tons of cocaine into the US.

US air travelers […]

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A federal judge in Georgia dismissed the case against Trump on charges of 2020 election interference.

The Boston Globe reports that some immigration attorneys are […]

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Prosecutors in #Paris announced 4 more arrests in the Louvre jewel heist.

Massachusetts homes are poised to get electricity from hydropower as a long-delayed […]

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#OnThisDay in 1859, Charles Darwin's "On the Origin of Species" was published.

A judge threw out cases brought by the Trump administration against former FBI Dir. James […]

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NYC Mayor-elect Mamdani is expected to visit the White House today.

A Frieda Kahlo self-portrait sold for $54.7M at auction, the highest auction price ever for a work by […]

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Omekase in Boston's South End has been awarded a Michelin star, the first restaurant in the city ever to do so.

The US Senate has sent a bill that would release the […]

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Mastodon GmbH is announcing new leadership as founder Eugen Rochko steps down.

The US House of Representatives is expected to vote on a bill to release the Epstein files today.

In #australia, a prisoner is bringing a lawsuit to *checks notes* sue for his right to eat Vegemite.

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In a reversal, Trump called on House Republicans to release the Epstein files.

US. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is calling on Harvard to cut ties with former university […]

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Pepsi says new Doritos will be...*checks notes* less orange.

Anthropic says Chinese hackers used their #AI in cybercrime.

The president of Boston University's College […]

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Newly released Epstein emails mention a wide array of powerful men, including Trump.

The US Justice Department is suing to block redistricting efforts in California that […]

@RichSPK I'll have to look around this joint and see who does that hour...

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The Senate voted to advance a measure that would end the government shutdown. Two Democratic senators from #NewHampshire voted to end the shutdown.

The Supreme Court is […]