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The field for the 2023 General Holiday Cookie Election is set!

Welcome to the Monday, December 18, 2023, Brew.

Ballotpedia · Dec 18, 2023

Body of sergeant killed when US Air Force Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan is returning home

The remains of a U.S. Air Force staff sergeant from Massachusetts who was one of eight service members lost when a CV-22 Osprey crashed off the coast of Japan are being returned home

The Independent UK · Dec 15, 2023

Former Massachusetts golf pro accused of stealing money from muni courses acquitted on 18 of 20 charges

Kevin M. Kennedy managed two public golf courses in Springfield, Massachusetts.

USA Today Sports Media Group · Dec 13, 2023

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Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

In 2023, 41 statewide measures were certified for the ballot in eight states, 10 more measures than the average number certified in other odd-numbered years from 2011 to 2021. There are no more pending state ballot measures for 2023. The final election for state ballot measures was on Sat., Nov. 18…

Ballotpedia · Dec 13, 2023

Why university presidents find it hard to punish advocating genocide − college free speech codes are both more and less protective than the First Amendment

If a student were to walk off the Harvard campus and onto a street in the city of Cambridge, Massachusetts, and argue for the genocide of Jews, the U.S. Constitution would bar prosecuting her for hate speech.

The Conversation · Dec 11, 2023

Brain sample from Maine gunman to be examined for injury related to Army Reserves

A brain sample from a gunman who killed 18 people in Maine has been sent to a lab in Massachusetts to be examined for signs of injury related to his service in the Army Reserves

The Independent UK · Dec 11, 2023

Massachusetts attorney general files civil rights lawsuit against white nationalist group

Massachusetts’ attorney general has filed a lawsuit accusing a white nationalist group of civil rights violations, saying it repeatedly subjected LGBTQ+ events and facilities sheltering migrant families to intimidation and harassment

The Independent UK · Dec 8, 2023

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How we met: ‘When she walked past me it was like being covered in a soft blanket’

Shoba, 70, and Hania, 68, met in 1989 at a silent meditation retreat in Massachusetts. Their first date lasted three days and, now retired, they live together in Portugal

The Guardian - UK · Dec 7, 2023

Massachusetts man drives into utility workers and officer, steals cruiser, then flees, police say

Law enforcement officials say a driver in a suburb of Boston crashed into at least two individuals and a police officer before stealing a police car, fleeing the scene and then crashing the cruiser

The Independent UK · Dec 7, 2023

Elizabeth Warren and Wall Street just declared a truce: ‘I am not usually holding hands with the CEOs of multibillion-dollar banks’

The Massachusetts senator known for being tough on the financial industry has a new target in her sights.

Fortune · Dec 6, 2023

52 sea turtles experiencing 'cold stun' in New England flown to rehab in Florida

Fifty-two endangered Kemp’s ridley sea turtles suffering from “cold stun” are rehabbing at four facilities in Florida after a flight on a private jet from the New England Aquarium in Massachusetts

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

Boston woman killed in Bahamas shark attack is named by ‘heartbroken’ loved ones

Police named the woman as 44-year-old Lauren Erickson Van Wart from Boston, Massachusetts

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

Man accidentally stabs himself to death with knife on lanyard outside birthday party

A Massachusetts man died after alledgedly stabbing himself by accident

The Independent UK · Dec 6, 2023

Don't Kill the Au Pair Program

Biden has proposed further regulating the federal au pair program, which will disproportionately burden highly skilled working mothers.

Reason · Dec 5, 2023

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The Independent UK · Dec 5, 2023

Boston woman killed by shark while paddleboarding in Bahamas, police say

Female victim is a 44-year-old woman from Boston, Massachusetts who had got married on Sunday

The Independent UK · Dec 4, 2023

American bride killed by shark while paddleboarding in Bahamas, police say

Female victim is a 44-year-old woman from Boston, Massachusetts who had got married on Sunday

The Guardian - UK · Dec 3, 2023

Eileen review – Anne Hathaway is magnetic in uneven neo-noir thriller

Director William Oldroyd follows Lady Macbeth with the tale of a woman dazzled by a glamorous colleague in small-town Massachusetts

Zenger · Nov 30, 2023

Statewide Ballot Measures Surge: 55 Certified For 2024 Elections

2023 saw 41 measures approved in 8 states, surpassing average odd-year count. Latest update on pending initiatives.

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USA Today Sports Media Group · Nov 30, 2023

A former Massachusetts golf pro with political connections accused of stealing $1M while running two municipal courses

The 44-year-old is standing trial for multiple counts of wire fraud, conspiracy and money laundering.

LiveScience · Nov 30, 2023

US dogs suffer mystery respiratory illness: What we know so far

Across the country, pet dogs are falling sick with a flu-like illness, but scientists don't yet know what's causing it.

Ballotpedia · Nov 29, 2023

Update on this year’s and next year’s ballot measure certifications

The Independent UK · Nov 28, 2023

Massachusetts unveils new strategy to help coastal communities cope with climate change

Massachusetts Gov. Maura Healey has unveiled a new strategy that she says will help the state’s 78 coastal communities better cope with challenges brought on by climate change

The Guardian - US · Nov 28, 2023

US university presidents to testify before Congress over claims of antisemitic protests on campuses

Heads of Harvard University, University of Pennsylvania and Massachusetts Institute of Technology will be questioned

The Independent UK · Nov 26, 2023

Heckler shouts ‘armchair murderer’ at Biden as he shops in Nantucket

The president was pictured shopping with his granddaughter Maisy in Nantucket, Massachusetts on Saturday, though did not respond when shouted questions at by bystanders

Al Jazeera · Nov 23, 2023

How a rejected Thanksgiving speech forged an Indigenous holiday tradition

Indigenous leader Mahtowin Monro speaks about how the National Day of Mourning offers a corrective to US settler myths.

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