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Vaccines are being portrayed as limiting personal freedom – but this can mask the true reasons for hesitancy

For those watching the news, anti-vaccination movements seem to be evolving, with both new tactics and a new watchword – liberty, rather than conspiracy.

The Conversation

Yes, You Can Still Be Fired for Being Fat

Weight-based discrimination costs some Americans their jobs. Bills in New York and Massachusetts could expand protections to tens of millions of people.

Businessweek

Massachusetts man travels to Ukraine to help daughter and grandson escape Russian invasion

‘My only thought was to work through every issue and every problem that I would come across and to get to where my daughter and grandson were’

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$2.3M Of Bitcoin Forfeited In Deep Web Black Market Vendor Arrest

Binh Thanh Le, a 25-year-old from Brockton, Massachusetts, was sentenced to eight years for selling MDMA, ketamine and alprazolam (Xanax) through the dark web under the nickname EastSideHigh — he was also ordered to forfeit over 59 Bitcoin (CRYPTO: BTC) worth over $2 million and $115,000 in cash.

Benzinga

With Just 10 Signatures, This Gas Station Owner Could Kill a Ban on Pumping Your Own Gas

Legislators in New Jersey and Oregon keep failing to repeal their states' bans on self-service gas stations. Is Massachusetts' small town direct democracy the solution?

Reason

How oil companies rebranded deceptive climate ads as ‘free speech’

In two dozen climate liability cases, companies are arguing that their public statements about climate change are not ‘deceptive’ so much as persuasive – and protected free speech

The Guardian - US

Thirteen gubernatorial battleground elections to take place in 2022

Thirty-six states will hold elections for governor in 2022. Of those, Ballotpedia has identified 13 as general election battlegrounds: Arizona, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Nevada, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania, Texas, and Wisconsin.

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Massachusetts woman killed by stalker who attached GPS tracker to her bike while she studied in Netherlands

‘She was the sweetest, strongest woman I knew. She really just put everyone else before her,’ sister says

The Independent UK

Massachusetts Tax Guide

Explore Massachusetts' state tax rates for income, sales, property, retirement, and more. Learn how Massachusetts compares nationwide.

Kiplinger

MariMed Expands Massachusetts Retail Footprint With Acquisition Of Cannabis Dispensary In Beverly

MariMed, Inc. (OTCQX: MRMD) has signed a definitive agreement to acquire a provisional dispensary license from Green House Naturals, LLC.

Benzinga

Ascend Wellness' Value Cannabis Brand 'Simply Herb' Now Available In MI, Illinois, Mass

Ascend Wellness Holdings, Inc. (CSE: AAWH.U) (OTCQX: AAWH) launched Simply Herb, a "value" cannabis brand, in Illinois, Massachusetts, and Michigan.

Benzinga

Massachusetts announces end of facial recognition requirement for unemployment insurance

The Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance announced Feb. 23 that it would suspend the use of facial recognition technology through ID.me as a way for unemployment insurance claimants to verify their identities. The department cited decreased claim volumes as the basis for the decision.

Ballotpedia

For whom the bell rolls: Paul Revere chime returning home

A bronze bell cast in 1834 in Paul Revere’s Massachusetts foundry is coming home

The Independent UK

How a nondescript box has been saving lives during the pandemic – and revealing the power of grassroots innovation

One afternoon, a dozen Arizona State University students gathered to spend the morning cutting cardboard, taping fans and assembling filters in an effort to build 125 portable air purifiers for local schools. That same morning, staff members at a homeless shelter in Los Angeles were setting up 20 homemade purifiers…

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Casella Waste Systems Acquires Northstar Pulp And Paper For Undisclosed Sum

Casella Waste Systems Inc. (NASDAQ:CWST) has acquired the assets of Northstar Pulp & Paper Co., Inc., Northstar Disposal Corp., and certain real estate holdings. Deal terms were not disclosed. Northstar is a resource management company in Springfield, Massachusetts, focused on recycling processing, brokerage services, and collection across the northeast for industrial, institutional, and…

Los Angeles Times

Mark Z. Barabak: Harsh words for Putin and Republican crackpots turn Mitt Romney into a truth-teller

Mitt Romney has been several things in his political career. The socially moderate governor of Massachusetts. The "severely conservative" 2012 GOP nominee for president. The adopted son of Utah, the state he represents in the United States Senate.

Zenger

VIDEO: Truck Driver Survives Crash Impact And Drop From Overpass Into Charles River

The truck was transporting U.S. mail.

Reason

No Pretrial Appeal for Massachusetts Judge Who Allegedly Helped an Arrestee Evade Immigration Officials

From U.S. v. Joseph, decided today by the First Circuit (Judge William Kayatta, joined by Judges Sandra Lynch and Rogeriee Thompson): These appeals concern the pending federal prosecution of Massachusetts state district court judge Shelley Joseph and her courtroom deputy Wesley MacGregor for actions that allegedly interfered with the enforcement…

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The Independent UK

MIT severs ties with Russian school after Ukraine invasion

The Massachusetts Institute of Technology is severing ties with a research university it helped establish in Russia, citing the country’s “unacceptable” invasion of Ukraine

Chicago Sun-Times

Subaru buyers in Massachusetts caught in right-to-repair fight over its cars

The legal battle in that state mirrors a nationwide fight over who has the ‘right to repair’ increasingly complex electronic products — from iPhones and tractors to cars.

The Independent UK

Subaru picks a right-to-repair fight over auto wireless data

Driving a rugged Subaru through snowy weather is a rite of passage for some New Englanders, whose region is a top market for the Japanese automaker

Benzinga

Jushi To Launch Various Cannabis Brands And Products In Massachusetts

Jushi Holdings Inc. (CSE:JUSH) (OTCQX: JUSHF) is launching a series of branded cannabis products in Massachusetts, beginning with the debut of its flower brands, The Bank and Sèchè.

Reason

Final Version of The Irrepressible Myth of Jacobson v. Massachusetts Published

As the pandemic (hopefully) draws to a close, the validity of vaccine mandates and other public health measures remain.

Ballotpedia

State and Local Tap: Early voting begins in Texas

Our weekly summary of state & local news highlights the start of Texas’ early voting and an update on redistricting. Read all about it in this week’s edition of the State & Local Tap.

Benzinga

TILT To Distribute Cannabis Brand 'Toast,' Product Rollout Starts In Massachusetts

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