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Longtime Connecticut TV political reporter Mark David dies at 76
Altoona Mirror - Pennsylvania
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HARTFORD, Conn. — Mark Davis, a television news journalist who covered Connecticut politics for three decades for a local ABC affiliate, has died. He was 76. Davis died on Monday, WTNH-TV announced on Tuesday. He worked at the station for 36 years...
Applegreen to rebuild, remodel 18 Massachusetts travel plazas in $750M project
Convenience Store News & Petroleum
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Applegreen will raze and rebuild or refurbish 18 rest stops across Massachusetts. | Applegreen The Massachusetts Department of Transportation (MassDOT) awarded Applegreen a 35-year lease to raze and rebuild nine rest stops and refurbish nine...
Aliyah Boston (career-high 31 points), Fever cool off Storm
Field Level Media
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Aliyah Boston scored a career-high 31 points and the visiting Indiana Fever surged ahead in the third quarter for a 94-86 victory over the Seattle Storm on Tuesday night. Boston scored 30 in a regulation game for the first time since entering the...
JD Vance Wonders If Other VPs Had This Much Excitement’ — Social Media Says, ‘Ask Mike Pence’
HuffPost UK
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June 25, 2025
LOADINGERROR LOADING As an attorney, you’d think JD Vance would remember one of the key rules of the job: Don’t ask a question if you don’t want to know the answer. But it appears the vice president forgot that truism on Tuesday when he wondered...
China auto industry inflates sales by exporting new cars as 'used'
The Nation Thailand
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June 25, 2025
The zero-mileage used car export market works like this: as a fresh car emerges from the assembly line, an exporter buys the car either directly from the automaker or from a dealer, registers it with a Chinese license plate, and then immediately...
Legendary Connecticut TV News Political Reporter Dies, Mourned
Patch
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June 24, 2025
CONNECTICUT — Mark Davis, the legendary former Connecticut Chief Capitol Correspondent for WTNH-TV, died Monday at the age of 76, the station announced. Davis was with News 8 for more than 35 years before his retirement in 2020, and he is being...
$1 towards a girl’s education = $3 for the global economy: That's how development works
UN News
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June 25, 2025
Every dollar invested in girls’ education yields an average return of $2.80 – translating into billions in additional GDP. Similarly, each dollar spent on water and sanitation saves $4.30 in healthcare costs. Simple math, not miracles These aren’t...
$ 1 to the education of a girl = $ 3 for the global economy: this is how development works
The European Times
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June 25, 2025
Each dollar invested in girls’ education reports an average yield of $ 2.80, translating into billions of additional GDP. Likewise, each dollar spent on water and sanitation saves $ 4.30 in health costs. Simple mathematics, not miracles These are...
Rhode Island’s ‘Taylor Swift Tax’ Could Bring Her to Massachusetts
1420 WBSM - Massachusetts
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June 25, 2025
Iran, Ukraine, ICE raids, windmill blades falling into the ocean; as if there is not enough to be worried about these days, there is a growing concern in some circles that Rhode Island's proposed "Taylor Swift Tax" could lead to a big "For Sale"...
Why JK Rowling was enraged by a bad spell on social media
The Herald (Scotland)
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June 25, 2025
But even we were surprised by her latest animated argy-bargy, for she’s now having a dig at American spelling. When someone on X sniped, “You’re an author. You should know how to spell COLOR correctly”, Rowling raged back: “I’ll spell ‘colour’...
Massachusetts man charged with speeding over 100 mph in New Hampshire
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
NEW HAMSPHIRE — A Massachusetts driver was arrested in New Hampshire for driving 134 mph on the highway. According to New Hampshire state police, on Saturday, June 21, around 7:15 a.m., officers received a call reporting several sports cars...
Massachusetts students with disabilities step out of the classroom and into community
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
DANVERS, Mass. — For some students with disabilities, achievement isn’t about a report card. It’s sometimes just getting through the day or feeling comfortable doing something new. Boston 25’s Kerry Kavanaugh was recently in Danvers when hundreds...
Boston Bruins legend Zdeno Chara to be inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame
Boston 25 News - Massachusetts
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June 24, 2025
One of the literal hockey giants will soon take his place among the figurative giants of the game at the Hall of Fame. Longtime Boston captain and defenseman Zdeno Chara will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame this upcoming fall. The 2011...
SCOREBOARD: Brooklyn Nets Social Media Round-up: June 24th
NetsDaily - New York
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June 25, 2025
All the inhabitants of NetsWorld and its neighboring basketball universes are currently concentrated on the stars of tomorrow rather than those of today, understandably so. We’re just a few hours away from the NBA Draft — a little get-together...
"Investigate the Celtics" - NBA fans erupt as Boston Celtics trades Kristaps Porzingis in shocking 3-team deal for Hawks forward
Sportskeeda
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June 24, 2025
The Boston Celtics shipped Kristaps Porzingis to the Atlanta Hawks on Tuesday. The big man was packaged with a second round pick on a three-team trade involving the Brooklyn Nets. The Celtics received Georges Niang and a second-round pick. The...
Celtics Trade Rumors: Boston fielding calls for Jaylen Brown after saving $180,000,000 in tax penalties
Sportskeeda
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June 25, 2025
Amid the Boston Celtics' major shakeup to save money in tax penalties, Jaylen Brown's name has floated around in the latest NBA trade rumors. ESPN's Shams Charania confirmed the rumors after reporting that the Celtics are taking calls on the...
MASSACHUSETTS TEAMSTERS DEMAND LAWMAKERS REQUIRE HUMAN OPERATORS IN ALL MOTOR VEHICLES
MENAFN
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June 24, 2025
(MENAFN- PR Newswire) Union Leads Charge Against Waymo and Other Big Tech Firms' Reckless Expansion BOSTON, June 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Teamsters and a union coalition gathered on Beacon Hill today to demand regulation and accountability for...
Boston Celtics Trade Jrue Holiday as Kristaps Porzingis Faces Uncertain Future
Times News Global
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June 24, 2025
BOSTON, Mass. — On Monday, the Boston Celtics traded two-time NBA champion Jrue Holiday to the Portland Trail Blazers in a deal that surprised many fans and analysts alike. The Celtics received guard Anfernee Simons and two second-round picks in...
Record-setting heat not stopping everyone in Boston
CBS 4 Boston - Massachusetts
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Temperatures have been brutal the last few days in Boston. Tuesday's record-setting triple-digit "air you can wear" did not stop everyone from getting out in some of the hottest recorded temperatures in the city's history. Braving the heat in...
Assaults against ICE agents linked to hostile political rhetoric surge 500%
Natural News
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June 24, 2025
Assaults on ICE officers during operations have increased by 500 percent, with agents facing unprecedented dangers, including physical attacks and vehicular assaults. High-profile Democrats, including House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries and...