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The prosecution recently rested its case against Kyle Rittenhouse, age 18, who was charged with two homicides and an attempted homicide when he shot and killed two people and injured another during racial injustice protests in Kenosha, Wisconsin over the police shooting of Jacob Blake. Rittenhouse faces five felony charges and a misdemeanor weapons charge, with […]
Michelle Wu emerged victorious from the Boston mayoral election on November 3rd. She defeated competitor Anissa Essaibi George (a Democrat like Wu) in a landslide, garnering 64.2% of the total vote. Wu’s win is historic, making her the first woman and first woman of color to be elected mayor of Boston; Kim Janey, appointed acting […]
In an effort to assist those vulnerable to the Coronavirus, an FDA panel has recommended a booster shot for those eligible, who have received their shot months or more ago. Voting unanimously, the panel of advisors said seniors, the immunocompromised, and those whose living or working situations put them at higher risk for contracting COVID-19 […]
In order to avoid a total shutdown of the US Government, the House and Senate have had a lot of work to do these past couple of weeks. As usual, Congress was full of disagreements, each side clearly wanting different things, but seemingly not being able to make a decision. On September 30th, 2021, after […]
The time for voting has come for the City of Boston, and voters have lined up the polls for their voice to be heard to determine which mayoral candidates will advance to the mayoral general elections this upcoming November. Acting mayor Kim Janey replaced former Boston mayor Marty Walsh when Walsh was selected to be […]
On September 19th, 2021 human remains were found in Teton County. Wyoming, that was consistent with the missing person Gabby Petito, Gabby had been on a van life trip with her fiance Brian Laundrie, documenting their travels on their online blog. Before this incident police had questioned the couple regarding a domestic altercation on […]
In an effort to expand who can ge the vaccine, Pfizer and BioNTech have asked the Food and Drug Administration for approval for its COVID-19 vaccine. This comes after the results for the trial for the 5-11 age group have been released. Promising to meet quickly, the F.D.A is scheduled to meet on October […]
On Sunday the 19th, nearly 300 students gathered at UMass Amherst to protest on the lawn of the Theta Chi fraternity house, and on Wednesday, September 22nd, nearly 100 students gathered to share their stories and hold the campus accountable for what is viewed as a culture that permits rape, harassment and promotes secrecy on […]
Over the last few years, during the spring and summer months in the Southern Hemisphere, the ozone layer, the protective layer of gas in our atmosphere that protects us from UV-B radiation, develops a hole. This year, that hole is larger than the continent over which it resides, Antarctica. Speaking in a statement to CNN, […]
A new Vincent Van Gogh piece was discovered recently on the 16th September 2021. Depicting an old laborer in a chair with his head in his hands, it is a study for one of the famously troubled artists most well known pieces, “Worn Out,” drawn some eight years before the artists’ death in 1890. Found […]
