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Navigating Urban Living: Moving in Somerville's Triple-Decker Homes
1+ week, 1+ day ago (353+ words) A third-floor walk-up unit isn’t just “the same move, but higher up.” Every single item – every box, every piece of furniture, every appliance – has to go up three flights of narrow stairs by hand, because there’s no elevator to shortcut…...
‘Fox & Friends’ Lawrence Jones Explains Reason for Sudden Absence
9+ hour, 34+ min ago (470+ words) Fox & Friends co-host Lawrence Jones took to social media on Thursday (August 20) to explain his sudden absence from the network this week. In a statement shared to his X account, Jones revealed he sustained another detached retina, which required surgery....
Photos: Illinois State Fair in Springfield
8+ hour, 38+ min ago (294+ words) Nolan Hoge introduces his boer goat named “Ghost” to a kid during the Governor’s Sale of Champions at the Illinois State Fair in Springfield, Ill. on Wednesday. Winners interact with their barrow during the Governor’s Sale of Champions at the…...
Still no sign of Worcester woman wanted in officer husband's death after three days of searching
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Springfield police clarify role in federal immigration enforcement
1+ day, 26+ min ago (135+ words) The Springfield Police Division released a statement clarifying that the presence of local officers near federal agency operations does not indicate participation in federal immigration enforcement. >> RELATED: Haitian community reports fear after federal immigration enforcement actions Department officials emphasized that…...
OpenAI and Anthropic Clash Over Massachusetts’ AI Safety Push
23+ hour, 47+ min ago (387+ words) Massachusetts lawmakers are weighing some of the toughest state-level artificial intelligence rules in the U.S. The state Senate passed an economic development bill last month requiring AI labs to go through independent reviews of the "catastrophic risks" every 120 days, Bloomberg reported....
Academic who flagged plagiarism concerns over late Cambridge professor Jason Arday suspended
1+ day, 15+ hour ago (373+ words) People lay flowers down at the end of a vigil by Stand Up To Racism to remember former Cambridge professor Jason Arday, who died aged 41 on Friday after resigning amid plagirism allegations he denied, at Trafalgar Square in London, Britain,…...
Massachusetts 250th anniversary license plates reach 100,000 mark
1+ day, 21+ hour ago (60+ words) The Massachusetts Department of Transportation’s Registry of Motor Vehicles has issued more than 100,000 commemorative 250th Anniversary license plates, making it the most popular specialty plate in state history. The Massachusetts Department of Transportation's Registry of Motor Vehicles has issued more than…...
How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US
1+ day, 2+ hour ago (766+ words) Home News Highlights Spotlights How this Massachusetts sanctuary takes in hundreds of guinea pigs from across the US Kimie Smothermon begins each day greeted by the squeals, chirps and purrs of nearly 400 guinea pigs. Depending on who you ask, tending…...
Springfield Public Schools launches ‘417 Reads’ initiative to tackle statewide literacy gap
1+ day, 9+ hour ago (310+ words) SPRINGFIELD, Mo. -- With nearly three in four Missouri fourth graders reading below grade level, Springfield Public Schools and local partners are stepping in this fall with a major community-wide literacy push. The district is officially launching "417 Reads," a district and…...