Boston

State capital of Massachusetts, U.S.

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Boston is the capital and most populous city of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in the United States, and the 21st most populous city in the United States. The city proper covers 49 square miles (127 km²) with an estimated population of 692,600 in 2019, also making it the most populous city in New England, and is the seat of Suffolk County. The city is the economic and cultural anchor of a substantially larger metropolitan area known as Greater Boston, a metropolitan statistical area (MSA) home to a census-estimated 4.8 million people in 2016 and ranking as the tenth-largest such area in the country. As a combined statistical area (CSA), this wider commuting region is home to some 8.2 million people, making it the sixth most populous in the United States.

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Boston Bans Facial Recognition After Misidentification From The Technology The Boston City Council unanimously approved an ordinance that will ban face tracking. This includes the purchase and use of facial recognition technology by city officials and police. Detroit police.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:36Published 6 days ago

Boston Bans Facial Recognition Software Boston Bans Facial Recognition Software Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:30Published 2 weeks ago

Six ex-eBay employees charged with cyberstalking [NFA] Six former eBay Inc employees have been criminally charged with cyberstalking a Massachusetts couple who published an online newsletter viewed as critical of the e-commerce company, federal.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:37Published 3 weeks ago

Boston removes decapitated Columbus statue Activists across the U.S. have targeted public monuments they say glorify white supremacy, using both legal and illegal means to take the symbols down. This report produced by Zachary Goelman. Credit: Reuters - Politics Duration: 01:26Published on June 11, 2020

Trump says national guard ‘cut through’ protests ‘like butter’ Protesters defied curfews and threats of military force on Wednesday in nationwide protests across police brutality, while President Donald Trump touted the use of the National Guard to tamp down.. Credit: Reuters Studio Duration: 02:03Published on June 4, 2020

Mass protests against African-American man's death intensify across US, curfew imposed in 40 cities Mass protests against the death of an African-American man, George Flyod, allegedly at the hand of police, have intensified across the United States. Demonstrators enraged in Boston and set ablaze a.. Credit: ANI Duration: 02:49Published on June 1, 2020

Lori Loughlin And Her Husband Will Plead Guilty In College Admissions Scandal Actress Lori Loughlin and her husband, Mossimo Giannulli, have agreed to plead guilty to conspiracy charges in the college admissions scandal. According to Reuters the Department of Justice just.. Credit: Wochit News Duration: 00:32Published on May 21, 2020

Bruce Springsteen to join Dropkick Murphys for first-ever empty gig at Boston's Fenway Park Bruce Springsteen will be the special guest remotely when Dropkick Murphys play the first-ever empty show at Fenway Park in Boston on May 29. Credit: Bang Media World Duration: 01:19Published on May 19, 2020

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Overwhelmed With Orders, Some Black-Owned Bookstores Ask for Patience “We are running as fast as we can,” a Boston shop told customers who are clamoring for antiracism books that are soaring in popularity but hard to keep in stock. NYTimes.com - Published 2 weeks ago

Researchers attempt new treatment approach for blood cancer Boston: A team of researchers, in an effort to improve the survival of patients with myeloproliferative neoplasms, a type of leukemia, inhibited a specific protein to decrease the number of large bone.. WorldNews - Published 2 weeks ago
Boston declares racism a ‘public health crisis’, reallocates some police overtime funding Amid Black Lives Matter protests around the US, Boston’s mayor has declared racism a ‘public health crisis’. SBS - Published 3 weeks ago
Boston Mayor: Racism is a public health emergency Boston's mayor declared racism a public health crisis on Friday, outlining a series of police reforms in response to the nationwide reckoning sparked by the police killing of a black man in.. USATODAY.com - Published on June 12, 2020

Boston removes Columbus statue in monuments debate Boston removes Columbus statue in monuments debate USATODAY.com - Published on June 11, 2020
Christopher Columbus Statues in Boston and Virginia Are Damaged The incidents, in Boston’s North End and Richmond, Va., came as protesters angered by the death of George Floyd have targeted monuments that they see as symbols of white supremacy. NYTimes.com - Published on June 10, 2020
Boston cleaning up after looting, violence Downtown Boston is cleaning up a day after mostly peaceful protests devolved into violence and looting. Nationwide street protests were triggered by the killing of a black man by a white police officer.. USATODAY.com - Published on June 1, 2020
Pictures of George Floyd Protests Nationwide George Floyd’s death continued to resonate far beyond Minneapolis, where he died. In, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Ferguson, Mo., Portland, Ore., Los Angeles and countless other cities,.. NYTimes.com - Published on June 1, 2020

Protest Photos from Across the USA: NYC, LA, Minneapolis and More George Floyd’s death continued to resonate far beyond Minneapolis, where he died. In, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Ferguson, Mo., Portland, Ore., Los Angeles and countless other cities,.. NYTimes.com - Published on June 1, 2020
Protest Photos from Across the USA George Floyd’s death continued to resonate far beyond Minneapolis, where he died. In, Boston, Philadelphia, New York, Ferguson, Mo., Portland, Ore., Los Angeles and countless other cities,.. NYTimes.com - Published on June 1, 2020
Protests over death of George Floyd turn violent again despite curfews, National Guard Looting broke out on Sunday in Southern California, a tanker truck drove into marchers in Minneapolis and demonstrators clashed with police in Boston and Washington, D.C. as the United States struggled.. Reuters India - Published on June 1, 2020Also reported by •Reuters	Could nearly half of those with Covid-19 have no idea they are infected? When Noopur Raje’s husband fell critically ill with Covid-19 in mid-March, she did not suspect that she too was infected with the virus. Raje, an oncologist at Massachusetts General Hospital in.. WorldNews - Published on May 30, 2020
Boston zoo reopens after losing $3M in shutdown Giraffes, lions, ostriches and human visitors on hand as Boston's Franklin Park Zoo reopens under strict social-distancing rules in the wake of more than two months of shutdown that caused it to lose.. USATODAY.com - Published on May 29, 2020	ShowBiz Minute: Grammys, 'Fresh Off The Boat,' Zoo Winfrey, Pitt part of Grammys special for essential workers; The casts of "Fresh Off the Boat" and "Kim's Convenience" are teaming up for a charity event; Boston zoo reopens after losing $3M in.. USATODAY.com - Published on May 29, 2020
Hospital cheers on nurse survivor Deb Buonopane, a nurse at Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston, was cheered on by her colleagues when she was discharged after her recovery from COVID-19. USATODAY.com - Published on May 12, 2020	Escaped Peacock Is Lured Back by Mating Call From Police Officer’s Phone Snowbank, who will turn 7 in July, may have ventured out from Franklin Park Zoo in Boston in search of love. NYTimes.com - Published on May 12, 2020
Mass. farmers give away milk during pandemic Massachusetts U.S. Army National Guard soldiers handed out gallon containers of milk to people in need during a drive-up giveaway event in Boston Thursday. They expect to give away more than 8,000.. USATODAY.com - Published on May 7, 2020	Boston nurse released after COVID-19 infection An nurse got a hero's send-off outside her Boston hospital after recovering from the new coronavirus. (April 23) USATODAY.com - Published on April 23, 2020
New York and Boston Pigeons Don’t Mix The East Coast is made up of two pigeon genetic megacities, and a patch of Connecticut seems to be what’s keeping them apart. NYTimes.com - Published on April 23, 2020	Coronavirus hits Mass. immigrant enclave hardest Immigrants of color living in the 2-square-mile Boston suburb of Chelsea are struggling to feed their families because they don't qualify for unemployment assistance as they contend with the highest.. USATODAY.com - Published on April 22, 2020
Hand-holding in the pandemic: Wealth managers grapple with new reality During the early days of March, Jill Fopiano was having trouble sleeping, waking up at 3 o'clock in the morning, maybe 4 o'clock. She'd been watching news of a virus in China, first out the corner of.. Reuters - Published on April 16, 2020	Boston marathon survivor now paramedic amid virus A Boston Marathon bombing survivor urges people stressed over being stuck at home and traumatized by the coronavirus pandemic to pay close attention to their mental health, saying they should not.. USATODAY.com - Published on April 15, 2020
Cities Close Streets to Cars, Opening Space for Social Distancing Boston, Minneapolis, Oakland and other cities have temporarily banned through traffic on streets, giving pedestrians and cyclists extra elbow room during the coronavirus pandemic. NYTimes.com - Published on April 11, 2020	Boston fire: Animals rescue from garden centre blaze The family-run business in Lincolnshire had been closed due to the coronavirus outbreak. BBC News - Published on April 6, 2020
Woman flying to see her dying mother is plane's sole passenger, gets first-class treatment Sheryl Pardo was forced to fly to Boston during the coronavirus to visit her dying mom. The sole passenger, the flight turned into something positive. USATODAY.com - Published on April 5, 2020	Michael McKinnell, 84, Dies; Architect of a Monumental City Hall His and Gerhard Kallmann’s sculptural and public-minded design for Boston helped spur the cityscape’s revival in the late 1960s. He died of the coronavirus. NYTimes.com - Published on April 4, 2020
Sole passenger on Boston flight gets personal welcome from the flight attendant crew Sheryl Pardo booked a last-minute flight from D.C. to visit her ailing mother in Boston, but she was the only passenger on the plane. USATODAY.com - Published on April 3, 2020	1M masks arrive in US to aid fight against virus A plane carrying supplies of vital personal protective equipment for health workers battling the coronavirus pandemic arrived in Boston, Massachusetts on Thursday. (April 2). USATODAY.com - Published on April 3, 2020
Virus isolation booths to protect health workers Brigham and Women's Hospital in Boston has designed a freestanding coronavirus testing isolation booth they hope will protect medical workers examining new patients and reduce the use of scarce.. USATODAY.com - Published on April 1, 2020	A doctor was pulled over for speeding. Instead of a ticket, the cop gave her N95 masks. Sarosh Janjua, a Boston-area doctor received a small act of kindness from a Minnesota state trooper — and a warning not to speed. USATODAY.com - Published on April 1, 2020
Former NFL player Myron Rolle on front lines of coronavirus battle Former Florida State defensive back and Rhodes Scholar Myron Rolle is now on the front lines fighting coronavirus as a doctor in Boston. USATODAY.com - Published on March 29, 2020	Early Graduation Could Send Medical Students to Virus Front Lines Hundreds of fourth-year students at universities in Boston and New York could start caring for patients months ahead of schedule. NYTimes.com - Published on March 27, 2020
A Boston E.R. Doctor's Poem About the Coronavirus A Boston emergency room doctor’s battle of words with the coronavirus. NYTimes.com - Published on March 24, 2020	Coronavirus kills St. Patrick's Day parades in Boston, Dublin; heavy economic impact likely Coronavirus fears have derailed two of the world's most famous St. Patrick's Day parades and other cities may follow soon USATODAY.com - Published on March 10, 2020
Free from the grind of Boston, David Price loving his new life with Dodgers: 'I couldn't be happier' David Price, a five-time All-Star and 2012 Cy Young winner is settling in with the Dodgers after being traded this winter by the Red Sox. USATODAY.com - Published on March 1, 2020	Mother and Daughter Attacked for Speaking Spanish, Prosecutor Says Officials filed felony hate-crime charges against two women accused of assault in a Boston neighborhood where more than half of the residents are Latino. NYTimes.com - Published on March 1, 2020
Sanders courts Massachusetts voters on Warren's home turf Bernie Sanders drew a massive crowd in Boston on Saturday, touting his grassroots-funded campaign in progressive rival Elizabeth Warren’s home state ahead of the Democratic primary in Massachusetts.. Reuters - Published on February 29, 2020	Hot Pockets heiress Michelle Janavs to spend 5 months in prison for trying to buy daughters into elite colleges A federal prosecutor in Boston said Hot Pockets heiress Michelle Janavs showed a "flagrant disrespect for breaking the law and an attitude that she's untouchable." USATODAY.com - Published on February 25, 2020
To Save Louisiana’s Vanishing Coast, Build a Mini Mississippi Near Boston A $1.4 billion project to protect the Louisiana coast from subsidence and climate change is being tested in a warehouse-size lab in Massachusetts. NYTimes.com - Published on February 25, 2020	‘Common Ground’ Illuminated Boston. Now It’s Coming to the Stage. The new play, titled “Common Ground Revisited,” will be staged at the Huntington Theater Company early next year. NYTimes.com - Published on February 24, 2020
Drug pricing review group signs deal with Aetion for patient data The Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER), a small but influential Boston-based research group, has signed a deal with private technology company Aetion to help it use patient health data.. Reuters - Published on February 24, 2020	College admission scandal: Former CEO gets 9 months in prison, longest so far of parents admitting guilt A federal judge in Boston sentenced Douglas Hodge, former CEO of Pimco investment management firm, for paying $850,000 in bribes to get four of his children admitted to elite private universities. USATODAY.com - Published on February 7, 2020
Air India mistakenly cancels ticket of Kunal Kamra's namesake on Jaipur-Mumbai flight Air India mistakenly cancelled the ticket of a Boston-based man, namesake of comedian Kunal Kamra, on its Jaipur-Mumbai flight of February 3, according to senior officials. However, he was reissued the.. IndiaTimes - Published on February 5, 2020	How Mookie Betts pursuit for $400 million got him to the Dodgers What I'm Hearing: The Dodgers pulled off the blockbuster trade to get Mookie Betts from the Red Sox. As Bob Nightengale details, Betts ambitions for a $400 million contract led to his departure in.. USATODAY.com - Published on February 5, 2020

Boston

State capital of Massachusetts, U.S.

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