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12+ hour, 19+ min ago   (898+ words) The air chimed with "thank yous" from customers new and old as they finished their free burgers, breakfast foods and beverages at Addi's Diner Aug. 13. The Springfield staple was celebrating its 20th "Addiversary," as the staff likes to call it, surprising…...

1+ hour, 15+ min ago   (586+ words) LONDON, Aug 15 — Black academic Jason Arday, who resigned from the University of Cambridge last week amid a high-profile plagiarism storm that featured racism claims, was found dead Friday, the prestigious British institution confirmed. Arday, 41, was found unresponsive Friday afternoon at…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago   (472+ words) True Value Hardware’s Springfield regional distribution center is closing, resulting in 62 layoffs and permanent closure of the facility, according to a Worker Adjustment and Retraining Notification uploaded Aug. 5. According to the WARN notice, workers at the distribution center, at 2150 Olympic…...

1+ hour, 19+ min ago   (430+ words) Jason Arday, who became the University of Cambridge's youngest Black professor in 2023, died at the age of 41, his family confirmed Friday. His death came shortly after he resigned from Cambridge amid a controversy involving allegations of plagiarism and questions over…...

9+ hour, 55+ min ago   (40+ words) Downtown Springfield is preparing to host the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall this weekend. Downtown Springfield is preparing to host the 2026 Naismith Basketball Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony at Symphony Hall this weekend....

10+ hour, 13+ min ago   (47+ words) A plan to build a bitcoin mining facility in Somerville is moving forward despite opposition. By Enas Alashray, Menna AlaaElDin and Humeyra Pamuk CAIRO/GARDEN CITY, New York, Aug 15 (Reuters) - Iran... A plan to build a bitcoin mining facility in…...

3+ hour, 25+ min ago   (449+ words) Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor who resigned last week amid allegations of academic misconduct, has died aged 41. The Metropolitan Police said officers were called to a property in south London by the London Ambulance Service shortly after…...

10+ hour, 30+ min ago   (621+ words) LONDON — A British sociologist who resigned last week from the University of Cambridge following weeks of public accusations of plagiarism and media scrutiny was found dead Friday. Jason Arday, who was 37 when he became Cambridge’s youngest Black professor in 2023, resigned…...

10+ hour, 55+ min ago   (557+ words) A British sociologist who resigned last week from the University of Cambridge following weeks of public accusations of plagiarism and media scrutiny was found dead Friday. Jason Arday, who became Cambridge's youngest Black professor in 2023 at age 37, resigned after coming…...

11+ hour, 25+ min ago   (901+ words) Jason Arday, the former University of Cambridge professor at the centre of a plagiarism row, has been found dead. Emergency services said a man was found "unresponsive" at an address in Battersea, south London, on Friday afternoon. Arday resigned as…...