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Parts of Massachusetts under ‘unhealthy’ air quality alert amid heat wave

BOSTON — Massachusetts environmental officials on Sunday are warning residents about potentially unhealthy air quality, as the heat wave peaks with apparent temperatures possibly surging into the 100s across the Boston area.

Boston Herald

'Long 3 years': Trial to start in deaths of 7 motorcyclists

The trial for a commercial truck driver charged with causing the deaths of seven motorcycle club members in New Hampshire is about to start more than three years after the 2019 crash that devastated the region’s close-knit biker community and exposed flaws in state driver record keeping

The Independent UK

BA.5 variant on the rise as Massachusetts COVID cases jump 24%

Massachusetts health officials on Thursday reported more than 10,000 confirmed COVID-19 cases over the past week, another virus uptick as the highly infectious BA.5 variant spreads across the region.

Boston Herald

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FACT FOCUS: Biden cancer remark causes confusion

President Joe Biden’s speech at a former coal-fired power plant in Massachusetts this week led to widespread claims on social media that he made a significant announcement not about climate change, but about his health

The Independent UK

Biden announces new climate change actions but holds an emergency declaration in reserve

On July 20, 2022, President Joe Biden traveled to a former coal-burning power plant in Massachusetts that is being converted into a manufacturing site for offshore wind power equipment. Biden announced millions of dollars in funding for climate change measures, including upgrading infrastructure, weatherizing buildings and installing cooling in homes.…

The Conversation

Biden announces modest climate actions, stops short of declaring emergency

President Joe Biden on Wednesday announced modest new steps to combat climate change and promised more robust action to come, saying, “This is an emergency and I will look at it that way.”

France 24

Joe Biden appears to say he has 'cancer' in puzzling gaffe during climate change speech

US President Joe Biden was speaking at the site of a former coal-fired power plant in Somerset, Massachusetts when he made the comment despite previous White House reports that he did not have cancer

Daily Mirror

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Facing legislative failure, Biden announces incremental climate initiatives

The president touted investments in extreme heat resilience and offshore wind at the site of a converted coal plant in Massachusetts, but stopped short of declaring a "climate emergency."

WEKU

Biden stops short of declaring climate emergency, takes steps on wind power

U.S. President Joe Biden said on Wednesday that climate change is an emergency but stopped short of a formal declaration, announcing a modest package of executive actions and promising more aggressive efforts.

Reuters

White House considers emergency declaration to fight climate change

WASHINGTON — President Joe Biden will announce executive action to confront climate change after a key senator blocked legislation, but he’s holding off for now on an emergency decree that would allow him to marshal sweeping powers — and billions of federal dollars — against global warming.

Tribune News Service

AP source: Biden holds off on climate emergency declaration

President Joe Biden will travel to Massachusetts on Wednesday to promote his efforts to combat climate change

The Independent UK

Conner Willett wins 114th Massachusetts Amateur five days after dad’s death

"I honestly don't know how he was able to do what he did this week."

USA Today Sports Media Group

When Massachusetts tried to ban an opioid, a court said no. What about abortion pills?

WASHINGTON — Efforts in states to further restrict medication abortion face legal questions over potential conflicts with federal drug regulations.

Tribune News Service

How we remember them: The friend who died too young

How do you eulogise a friendship of 19 years? The best I can do is say I did too little while he did too much.

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Benzinga

TILT Launches Lifestyle Cannabis Brand Toast In Massachusetts

Toast products are now available to patients and adult-use consumers throughout Massachusetts at TILT Holdings Inc.

Zenger

Look Who Just Flue In: Cops Rescue Baby Raccoons That Fell Down Chimney

The raccoons were saved from a home in the U.S town of Dedham, Massachusetts, this week.

Boston Herald

Massachusetts reports 18 new monkeypox cases, the highest 1-week jump yet

State health officials reported 18 new monkeypox cases on Thursday, the highest one-week count yet as the outbreak spreads across the country.

Benzinga

This Massachusetts Marijuana Dispensary Finds A Way Around Strict Advertising Rules

With cannabis getting more popular by the day, the number of businesses turning to mainstream marketing techniques is growing. However, with cannabis still listed as a Schedule 1 substances under federal law, marijuana entrepreneurs who want to advertise their products experience severe restrictions.

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The Independent UK

The Girl from Plainville review: Elle Fanning anchors heavy-hearted true crime series

In the series, which finally arrives in the UK, Elle Fanning stars as Michelle Carter, the teenager from Massachusetts who was convicted of involuntary manslaughter in 2017 after sending texts encouraging her boyfriend to take his own life

Ballotpedia

Two Massachusetts ballot initiatives filed a second round of signatures for a spot on the November ballot

The Massachusetts Secretary of State reported on July 7 that two ballot initiatives had filed a second round of signatures on July 6.

Reason

Massachusetts A.G. on Concealed Carry After Bruen

From guidance issued Friday: It remains unlawful to carry a firearm in Massachusetts without a license…. Licensing authorities should continue to enforce the "prohibited person" and "suitability" provisions of the license-to-carry statute…. Licensing authorities should cease enforcement of the "good reason" provision of the license-to-carry statute in response to Bruen.…

The Independent UK

Long-missing Alexander Hamilton letter put on public display

A letter written by founding father Alexander Hamilton in 1780 and believed stolen from the Massachusetts state archives decades ago is being displayed publicly for the first time since it was returned to the state after a lengthy court battle

WEKU

On Martha's Vineyard, tribal elders work to restore land to its pre-colonial state

On the island of Martha's Vineyard in Massachusetts, members of the Aquinnah Wampanoag tribe are trying to restore land to the way it looked, smelled and sounded pre-colonialism.

The Independent UK

Couple sues Boston hospital over loss of baby's body

A Massachusetts couple whose prematurely born baby girl died less than two weeks after she was delivered has sued one of Boston’s most prestigious hospitals for losing the infant’s body

Tribune News Service

UNC guard Deja Kelly poised to be a face of women’s college basketball next season

The first time North Carolina guard Deja Kelly knew it was really real, that her partnership to model Sports Illustrated swimsuits for their Forever 21 collection was more than just a photoshoot and social media posts, she unassumingly walked into a store in Massachusetts with her mother.

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