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Iconic British actress Dame Maggie Smith has died. She was 89.
A Detroit judge who put a teen in handcuffs on a field trip has been demoted to adjudicating speeding tickets.
Hurricane #Helene is causing major flooding in NW Florida.
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#NYC Mayor Eric Adams has been indicted on federal corruption charges but says he doesn't plan to resign.
More OpenAI executives are leaving the company as the CEO is working to make it for-profit. #AI
Rudy Giuliani has been disbarred in Washington DC for pushing false 2020 election claims. The former NYC mayor was previously disbarred in New York State.
@NullNoMore@mastodon.social WHAT
I know it's probably outré, but Wind Waker was my personal favorite.
@queenofnewyork@newsie.social perhaps it's time to check in on this story again https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2023-12-06/supporters-of-guaranteed-basic-income-in-boston-say-it-will-bolster-the-workforce-education-and-more
UPDATE: The 26th is Thursday, not Saturday. Yr. humble fediverse servant is off to go acquire a caffeinated beverage.
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Tropical storm #Helene is approaching the Gulf Coast as residents of Tampa and Tallahassee FL prepare. #flwx
Standardized test scores for students in Mass. public schools showed little improvement this year and remain well below pre-pandemic levels.
The A's will play their final game in #Oakland on Saturday. The team is ultimately going to Las Vegas. #MLB
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President Biden spoke at the UN General Assembly, rallying support for #Ukraine.
Admittedly, our first reaction was: "They were still around?" But Kmart's last full-scale store, in Bridgehampton NY, will close on Oct. 20.
Trump says he will lure foreign companies to the US by giving them access to federal land. #uspol.
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"Johnny Dollar," a detective radio drama that first aired in the US in 1949, has become a big hit today in Iran.
Eight bulls escaped a rodeo in Attleboro, MA; as of late Sunday, one was still at large.
Congress reached a short-term spending bill that will fund federal agencies for the next 3 months.
@NosirrahSec@infosec.exchange happy to be here!
and finally, on the astronauts: https://apnews.com/article/russia-international-space-station-record-a64e5ec999727236cfc117c8d7a8fc57
On the appointment of a special prosecutor in the Karen Read case: https://apnews.com/article/karen-read-officer-death-boston-trial-ef71f2bf26f4135bd7f0ab0f20f351d0
On the Robert F. Kennedy Jr. news note:
https://www.npr.org/2024/09/20/nx-s1-5120486/olivia-nuzzi-rfk-jr-ny-magazine
We rarely run out of characters here on the Fediverse, but today it happened. Since we had to compress our brief so tightly that we omitted some names, I'm posting links to the full stories below.
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A DA in Mass. appointed a special prosecutor for the 2nd murder trial of Karen Read; the attorney previously represented James "Whitey" Bulger.
A political correspondent from NYMag was suspended following allegations of an inappropriate relationship with presidential candidate RFK Jr.
2 Russian astronauts broke records for longest stay on the Intl. Space Station today.
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Hezbollah is vowing retaliation against Israel after exploding communications devices caused deaths and widespread injuries.
Two youths took an #NYC subway car for a joyride, crashed it, and fled. One has been arrested.
Oprah Winfrey will host a livestream in support of presidential candidate and VP Kamala Harris tonight.
Spooky season:
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Disco icon Donna Summer has been memorialized with a larger-than-life mural in her native Boston (link below).
The US Federal Reserve cut interest rates by a half a point, the first decrease after years of hikes.
The Teamsters are declining to endorse a presidential candidate. The union backed Biden in 2020.
#Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Campbell will be taking listener questions on Boston Public Radio for the next hour.
#Livestream: https://youtube.com/live/DOoDhYImies?feature=share
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The Boston Athletic Association lowered qualifying times for the Boston Marathon by 5 minutes for most runners.
Associated Press reports that an 8 year old girl took an SUV on a run to Target and arrived unharmed.
Instagram is making teens' accounts private by default amid a growing backlash against Meta around child safety.
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A suspect was arrested after what the FBI is calling an assassination attempt at Trump's golf course in Florida.
A Jane's Addiction show in Boston was halted after an onstage scuffle between band members.
A Texas law that takes effect Nov. 1 will require some hospitals to ask patients about their immigration status.
it's fashion choices time
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