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Massachusetts


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The money could transform their lives. But thousands of eligible kids may not get the new child tax credit

Both the IRS and local community groups are warning that a significant number of families who most need the relief risk falling through the cracks because they are not known to the IRS.
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Crime & Courts


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Rhode Island militia group arose from growing, national sovereign citizen movement, experts say

Despite roots in white supremacism, today’s self-identifying sovereign citizens are multiracial and seem to bask in contradictions.
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THE GREAT DIVIDE


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‘I have never seen a Black superintendent retire ... There’s a systemic problem’

There's a lack of racial diversity among the state’s educators, particularly superintendents of color whose numbers and tenure are low. Especially at a time of national racial awareness, education advocates are pushing to cut down on that disparity, saying it is critical for Black, Latino, and Asian students to see themselves reflected in their teachers and school leaders.
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Boston Public Schools denies it wrongfully withheld text messages in exam school admission case, saying there was no coverup

The motion filed by school officials in federal court represents the first time they have publicly addressed allegations levied by a group of white and Asian parents who contend that the district intentionally concealed the text messages to hide racial bias among School Committee members.
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Haiti’s president assassinated in nighttime raid, shaking a fragile nation

A squad of gunmen assassinated Haitian President Jovenel Moïse and wounded his wife in an overnight raid on their home Wednesday, with police killing four suspects and arresting two others hours later amid growing chaos in a country already enduring gang violence and protests of his increasingly authoritarian rule.
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Darnella Frazier, who filmed Chauvin, says her uncle was killed by police car chasing a robbery suspect

Leneal Lamont Frazier, 40, was in his car when it was struck by Minneapolis police while they were in a high-speed chase with another vehicle on the north side of the city. The victim, who Darnella Frazier later identified as her uncle, was not being pursued by police, authorities said.
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Pressure grows on Biden to curb ransomware attacks

With a massive ransomware attack last week intensifying pressure on the Biden administration to demonstrate it can curb the threat, top national security officials briefed the president Wednesday on the government’s efforts to counter and blunt the impact of the costly, increasingly brazen assaults by Russia-based hackers.
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Trump files class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook, Google, and Twitter over ‘censorship’ of conservatives

Former president Donald Trump on Wednesday filed class-action lawsuits targeting Facebook, Google, and Twitter, escalating his long-running battle with the companies following their suspensions of his accounts.
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Shooting of star Dutch reporter raises European concern

European leaders expressed dismay, media rights advocates demanded justice, and the Netherlands reeled in shock Wednesday after a veteran Dutch crime reporter was shot in the head in downtown Amsterdam following a TV appearance.
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Bases housing US troops in Iraq, Syria attacked; 2 injured

US-backed Syrian fighters and American troops foiled an attack with drones Wednesday on a base housing members of the US-led coalition in eastern Syria, the Syrian Democratic Forces said. In neighboring Iraq, rockets hit a base housing US troops, inflicting two minor injuries.
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Taliban attack provincial capital in Afghanistan’s north, freeing prisoners

The Taliban pushed their way into a provincial capital in Afghanistan’s northwest Wednesday, freeing prisoners there and threatening to overrun the city itself.
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LETTERS


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As court’s term ends, inquiring minds turn to Justice Breyer’s retiring mind

The war for partisan advantage ignores that Supreme Court justices enjoy life tenure precisely to protect the court from the ravages of partisanship.
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OPINION


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If Baker runs for a third term, he’ll win. Unless...

If Governor Charlie Baker doesn’t run, he’s a lame duck. If he does, he’s governor again.
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Voting rights are being put through the wringer

Alito’s argument is pure contemporary right-wing sophistry, so increasingly prevalent in this nation, but so beneath the dignity of a Supreme Court justice.
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Local Haitians express shock, frustration as nation is again plunged into turmoil following slaying of president

News of the assassination of Haiti’s president swept through Boston’s Haitian diaspora Wednesday, prompting shock and worry over a nation already beset by natural disasters and political turmoil in recent years.
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Everett man held without bail in Malden home invasion slaying

An Everett man was ordered held without bail Wednesday after his arraignment on charges that he murdered a woman during a home invasion in Malden. The victim was in the “wrong place at wrong time,” prosecutors said.
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Tour organizer says graduates from Boston-area high schools were wrongly blamed for delaying an American Airlines flight

The organizer said American Airlines wrongly punished 47 recent high school graduates from the Boston area who were heading to the Bahamas, adding that the flight delays in question were caused by the airline itself.
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Angels 5, Red Sox 4


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Angels hit a bunch of bleeders against Red Sox, but homers by Shohei Ohtani and Jared Walsh did the real damage

Ohtani’s 32 home runs are the most ever in a season for a Japanese player, breaking a tie with Hideki Matsui, who hit 31 for the Yankees in 2004.
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Red Sox starters have been reliable, but who would you trust to start Game 2 of a playoff series?

Eduardo Rodriguez, the ace of the 2019 team, is 6-5 with a 5.52 ERA after giving up four runs in five innings against the Angels.
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Olympics are still on, but Japan might declare ‘state of emergency’ because of surging COVID cases

COVID-19 cases in Tokyo have hit a two-month high and the Games are set to begin July 23.
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Bill Gates can remove Melinda French Gates from foundation work in two years

The two have at times referred to the foundation they established together as their “fourth child.” If over the next two years they cannot find a way to work together following their planned divorce, Gates will get full custody.
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Suez Canal releases hulking vessel after settlement deal

The Ever Given was seen leaving the Suez Canal after its Japanese owner, Shoei Kisen Kaisha Ltd., reached a settlement with the canal authorities over a compensation amount.
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COVID-19 pushed 22 million out of job market in major economies

Labor markets in developed nations have recovered only half of the loss of employment they suffered in the pandemic, a new study says.
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MUSEUMS


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At Peabody Essex, museumgoers can get their COVID shots

The museum will offer free walk-up vaccinations during extended Friday afternoon hours.
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A sustainable bridal shop in Newton sells greener gowns

Glo Bridal owner Molly Wolfberg Swarttz believes millennials have created a market for more eco-friendly wedding dresses.
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Mary Gauthier’s memoir describes how making music in Boston healed her life

Gauthier's "Saved by a Song: The Art and Healing Power of Songwriting" recounts how the local open-mic scene quite literally saved her.
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