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It's going to be chaos': On rural Navajo Nation, tribal leaders slam voter-ID bill
40+ min ago (506+ words) Leaders from the Navajo Nation, the largest tribal reservation in the country, have unanimously passed a resolution opposing a voter-ID law pending in the U. S Senate. The SAVE America Act, or Safeguard American Voter Eligibility Act, is a top priority…...
View of the ceasefire with Iran from Pakistan
7+ hour, 24+ min ago (111+ words) President Trump's ceasefire with Iran is on shaky ground after Israel launched its deadliest day of strikes on Lebanon so far, which Tehran and Islamabad say violates the two-week agreement. A U. S. delegation is scheduled to visit Pakistan on Saturday. Here…...
Mass. asks federal government for disaster aid for February blizzard
41+ min ago (307+ words) In a step to help the state and municipalities cover costs, Massachusetts appealed to the federal government to issue a "major disaster declaration" in connection with February's two-day blizzard. The request seeks access to federal aid programs for Barnstable, Bristol,…...
Boston police officer charged with manslaughter adds attorney from Karen Read case
1+ hour, 2+ min ago (598+ words) The defense attorney who represented Karen Read in her murder case is now defending Nicholas O'Malley, the Boston police officer who fatally shot a Dorchester man last month and is facing criminal charges. David Yannetti, a high-profile local defense attorney,…...
Our local Tiny Desk search begins
3+ hour, 30+ min ago (458+ words) WBUR One of the great pleasures of this job is discovering a new musical talent: the surprise, followed by delight, when a voice, a melody, or a perfect turn of phrase stops you in your tracks. The second layer of…...
Family of Dorchester man killed by police retains attorney who represented families of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor
3+ hour, 40+ min ago (518+ words) The family of Stephenson King Jr. , a Dorchester man who was shot and killed by a Boston police officer on a Roxbury street last month, has retained a high-profile civil rights attorney whose previous clients include the families of George…...
Some Mass. lawmakers want to ban social media for young teens. How would that work?
5+ hour, 3+ min ago (715+ words) WBUR It's Thursday " and the Red Sox are on their first winning streak of the season. (Yes, it's two games, but it's not nothing.) Let's get to the news: On Beacon Hill: Massachusetts may be behind most other states on…...
Victims' family members, survivors of Lewiston mass shooting file suit against U. S. government
7+ mon, 6+ day ago (237+ words) Victims' family members and survivors of the October 2023 mass shooting in Lewiston that killed 18 people are filing a negligence lawsuit on Wednesday against the United States government for what they call "one of the most preventable mass tragedies in America....
Woman whose sister was killed in Lewiston mass shooting sues federal government
5+ hour, 55+ min ago (249+ words) The sister of one of the victims of the mass shooting in Lewiston in October of 2023 is suing the U. S. government. Bobbi Nichols of Auburn alleges that the Army could and should have stopped the tragedy. Nichols witnessed the death of…...
This modern take on 'Hamlet' isn't very witty, but it is brief
7+ hour, 28+ min ago (946+ words) WBUR Writing the line "brevity is the soul of wit" in a four-hour play is an irony that undoubtedly did not escape its author, who put it in the mouth of a blowhard who wouldn't stop yammering. Shakespeare was funny…...