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Why the Supreme Court rejected Boston's case against raising the Christian flag

There are three flagpoles outside Boston City Hall. One flies the United States flag. Another flies the Massachusetts state flag. And on Monday, the Supreme Court ruled on what can fly from the third.

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Eighty-four statewide ballot measures have been certified for the ballot in 32 states so far this year, 11 less than the average number certified at this point in other even-numbered years from 2010 to 2020.

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Report critical of ex-leader at veterans home torn by COVID

A new report says the leader of a veterans’ care center in Massachusetts where 76 veterans died after testing positive for the coronavirus in the spring of 2020 lacked both the leadership skills and the temperament to run such a facility

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EXCLUSIVE: Cannabis Retailer Insa Launches Five New Strains In Massachusetts

Cannabis grower and retailer, Insa, has launched five new proprietary cannabis strains across Massachusetts.

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AstraZeneca faces revenue hit as Covid-19 vaccine demand falls

Pharmaceutical giant has also announced plans to open a new research and development centre in Boston, Massachusetts

Evening Standard

Mystery murder of girl, 11, stabbed to death 'solved' after police find evidence

Police claim to have solved the murder of Melissa Ann Tremblay after she was stabbed and run over by a train in the city of Lawrence, Massachusetts, US, in 1988

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Diaper need emerges as health indicator during pandemic

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84 measures certified for statewide ballots, 11 fewer than even-year average

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‘It’s like being a therapist’: the highs and lows of an independent bookstore

In new documentary Hello, Bookstore, a small Massachusetts shop is observed over an extended period as Covid-19 threatens to close it forever

The Guardian - US

Authorities make arrest in 1988 killing of 11-year-old girl

An Alabama man has been arrested in connection with the 1988 killing of an 11-year-old girl found stabbed to death in a Massachusetts railyard

The Independent UK

EXCLUSIVE: SinglePoint Buys This Full-Service EPC Firm With Projected Revenue Of $25M

SinglePoint Inc (OTC: SING) has acquired The Boston Solar Company LLC, a provider of comprehensive solar energy services in New England, primarily in Massachusetts, since 2011. The deal value was not disclosed.

Benzinga

Very Cold People by Sarah Manguso review – a masterclass in unease

The American writer’s first novel applies her spare, elliptical style to a creepy coming-of-age tale set in Massachusetts

The Guardian - UK

Man threatened to bomb Merriam-Webster over definitions of ‘boy’ and ‘girl,’ feds say

A man accused of threatening to bomb the offices of Merriam-Webster over its dictionary definitions of “boy” and “girl” was arrested, according to the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts.

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CEO parent appeals conviction in college bribery case

A Massachusetts business executive who was sentenced to 15 months in prison in the college admissions cheating scandal has appealed his conviction

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California man accused of anti-LGBTQ threats to bomb Merriam-Webster over definition of 'girl'

LOS ANGELES — An Orange County man was arrested this week on suspicion of making anti-LGBTQ threats against Merriam-Webster Inc. and faces a federal charge in Massachusetts, authorities confirmed Friday.

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Massachusetts officials announce $2.6 billion bond sale to replenish the state’s unemployment insurance trust fund

Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker’s (R) administration announced on April 15 that the state intends to issue $2.6 billion of bonds to help replenish the state’s unemployment trust fund and pay back $1.77 billion of federal loans to the fund. The state legislature in 2021 approved bond sales to help fund…

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Massachusetts announces plan to waive up to $1.6 billion in non-fraudulent unemployment insurance overpayments

Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker’s (R) administration announced on April 14 a plan to waive $1.6 billion in non-fraudulent unemployment insurance overpayment collections. The plan would offer waivers for some workers who claimed benefits during the pandemic but were asked to repay them because the state deemed them ineligible after the…

Tribune News Service

Massachusetts coronavirus breakthrough cases spike 156% last week, hospitalizations rise

State health officials reported more than 10,000 coronavirus breakthrough cases last week, as COVID-19 infection counts continue climbing while fully vaccinated hospitalizations also rose.

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The Independent UK

Ex-chair of tribe that welcomed Pilgrims goes on trial

A former chairperson of the Massachusetts tribe whose ancestors aided the Pilgrims is going on federal trial

Tribune News Service

No major incidents at Boston Marathon with beefed-up law enforcement presence

BOSTON — After declaring that security to match a presidential inauguration was in place, the Massachusetts State Police prediction of a threat-free marathon proved true Monday, after the 126th race ran without any major incidents.

Benzinga

Massachusetts Activists Push For Psychedelics Decriminalization: What You Need To Know

Activists in Massachusetts are looking to decriminalize psychedelics locally and at the state level: a new campaign by the Bay Staters for National Medicine is gathering signatures to include a decriminalization measure on the November ballot, Marijuana Moment reported. The Worcester Decrim Effort: If enough signatures are gathered, Worcester voters could decriminalize low-level…

Benzinga

Stem Closes Agreements To Sell Cannabis License In Massachusetts For $1.65M

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Tribune News Service

State Police: Inauguration level security in place for Boston Marathon Monday

BOSTON – With security that would match a presidential inauguration in place, the Massachusetts State Police reported no credible threats against runners or spectators during today’s Boston Marathon.

The Guardian - AU

‘Total ban’: could this be the last generation of smokers?

Brookline, Massachusetts, banned the sale of tobacco products to anyone born after 2000, with a NZ law to be introduced this year. Could Australia be next?

Daily Mirror

Brave teen scares off home intruder with kitchen knives as she protects younger sister

Avery Cormier, 14, awoke to the sound of a man breaking into her Massachusetts home at around 7.20am on Friday and confronted him with two steak knives before filming his car as he fled the scene

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