A substitute teacher in Montville, Conn., was allegedly running this fight club at the high school.
He and three school administrators are now charged in the case. Story at 5:30 on
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. (video credit: WFSB)
BREAKING: CVS announces it is now accepting *walk-in* appointments for
#coronavirus
vaccines across the country. No appointment necessary. This comes after President Biden's order yesterday for all pharmacies taking part in the federal vaccine program to allow walk-ins.
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This woman in Texas had started to miscarry, but her doctors couldn’t perform an immediate abortion because the fetus still had a heartbeat. She lost liters of blood and had to be put on a breathing machine as a result: AP.
BREAKING: Massachusetts has just announced 51 *new* cases of coronavirus, bringing the total number of presumptive cases to 92 -- a 124 percent increase from yesterday. Seventy of the cases are related to the Biogen conference in Boston. Six people are hospitalized.
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The Boston Straight Pride Parade organizers falsely suggested this week that Trip Advisor might be a sponsor for the event.
Trip Advisor just responded with this cease and desist letter, and it is something.
Guys, this woman, Julia Hawkins, is 103 years old. She competes in the 100 meter at track events. Her nickname is “Hurricane Hawkins.”
Try to be cooler. You can’t.
NEW: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker emotionally rips into the Trump administration for out-bidding states on medical equipment: "I have had confirmed orders for millions of pieces of gear evaporate in front of us, and I can't tell you how frustrating it is."
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#coronavirus
Guys, watch what happens when you walk to the other side of this mural made out of Legos. Mind blown. 🔥🔥🔥🔥
Students at Brown Elementary School in Peabody made it. CC
@Patriots
and
@Edelman11
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BREAKING: Gov. Charlie Baker announces nurses and other medical professionals who are licensed and qualified in other states can now be licensed in Massachusetts within a day, an effort to bring in medical workers ahead of what could be major shortages and hospitals and clinics.
BREAKING: Ayanna Pressley is now in position to become the first black woman from Massachusetts elected to the U.S. Congress after a stunning upset over 10-term incumbent Mike Capuano.
#MA7
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NEW: Boston teen accused of plotting a mass shooting at a university in North Carolina was an NRA enthusiast who once told classmates he "needed guns to protect myself from illegal aliens," according to a former Boston classmate.
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NEW: Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker becomes emotional while thanking the Kraft family for helping to pay for and transport more than a million N95 masks from China to the U.S.
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#coronavirus
#PPE
Ken, a 94-year-old WWII veteran, falls asleep every night with a photo of his late wife, Ada, in bed with him.
His caregivers noticed.
And presented him with a very special pillow.
I am destroyed.
This is incredible.
A guy in Greenfield was taking a nap by his pool when a black bear showed up and started nudging his foot.
(Courtesy: Dawn and Matt Bete)
President Trump, at his rally in Tampa, is pushing for voter ID laws and said you need to show an ID to buy groceries.
(You don't need ID to buy groceries.)
These pictures are from a project, started in 2009 under then-President Obama, to replace parts of the *existing* wall on the southern border. It's not new construction.
The owner of a restaurant in Lynn has been inundated with angry messages since implementing a vaccine mandate for customers. She responded with this open letter.
BREAKING: Pete Buttigieg has surged dramatically in New Hampshire in our
#WBZ
/Boston Globe/Suffolk poll, now within 1 point of Bernie Sanders.
Sanders: 24
Buttigieg: 23
Warren: 13
Biden: 11
A bear cub got stuck in a dumpster near Lake Tahoe, so sheriff's deputies hatched a plan to get it out.
I'm most touched by the reaction from the sibling. It's absolutely freaking out trying to help its sibling. More evidence that animals feel deeper emotions than we realize.
BREAKING: Massachusetts reports ZERO new
#coronavirus
deaths for the first time since June:
-472 new cases (446 yesterday)
-17,519 active cases (18,441 yesterday)
-0 new deaths (14 yesterday)
-441 hospitalizations (427 yesterday)
-1.32 percent positive (1.26 yesterday)
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BREAKING: Florida legislators have voted DOWN an attempt to ban assault rifles after last week's mass shooting at Stoneman Douglas. Nikolas Cruz, the alleged shooter, used an AR-15.
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I’m reminded today of the moment during the 2008 campaign when John McCain responded this way to a voter who accused Sen. Obama of being an “Arab” who couldn’t be trusted: “No, ma’am. He’s a decent person and a family man.”
Someone in New Hampshire detonated 80 POUNDS of explosives as part of a gender-reveal party. It has left cracks in the foundations of nearby homes.
🤦♂️
Many people have rightly pointed out in this thread that Texas’ abortion law has an exception for the health of the mother. The doctors cited in the AP article are confused about where that line is. Here’s another piece from 538 on that confusion.
BREAKING: Massachusetts Supreme Judicial Court rules any individual who is not being held without bail, and who has not been charged with a "violent or serious offense," shall be released from jail.
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Do yourself a favor and watch this story about a 3-year-old boy in Massachusetts who befriended a passing train conductor.
More of this goodness, please.
@julimcdonald
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NEW: CBS News has learned that Eugene Goodman, the Capitol Police officer who risked his life to draw the Jan. 6 rioters away from the Senate chamber, has been named the Acting Deputy House Sergeant at Arms and will escort Vice President-Elect Kamala Harris at the
#Inauguration
.
Wow. French billionaire Francois-Henri Pinault (who also happens to be Salma Hayek’s husband) has just pledged 100 million Euros to rebuilding the Notre Dame.
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My 3-year-old son just walked up to me and asked, “Why did the chicken cross the road?”
Me: “I don’t know, why?”
Him: “To get to the goofball’s house.”
Me: “Okkkk.”
Him: “Knock knock.”
Me: “Who’s there?”
Him: “The chicken.”
I’ve never been prouder.
And there's Eugene Goodman, a military veteran and hero of the Jan. 6 riots, escorting the president-elect and vice president-elect and their partners from the motorcade to the steps of the U.S. Capitol. Goodman is in the tan coat.
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NEW: Stop & Shop is creating SENIORS-ONLY hours at their grocery stores. Beginning this Thursday, 6 a.m. to 7:30 a.m. will be only for customers 60 years old or older.
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New Englanders are funny. We’re at our nicest during a blizzard. Cut us off on the Expressway on a nice day in the summer, and we’ll be terrible. But give us a vicious snowstorm and we’ll head out into it to shovel our neighbor’s sidewalk.
I will be strongly pushing Comprehensive Background Checks with an emphasis on Mental Health. Raise age to 21 and end sale of Bump Stocks! Congress is in a mood to finally do something on this issue - I hope!
The
@EarthshotPrize
is back and this year, we're heading to Boston!
Five more winners. Game-changing solutions. More potential to save our planet. Boston, we'll see you in December
#EarthshotBoston2022
What a beautiful moment. A.J. Quetta's teammates at Bishop Feehan just showed up at 6 a.m. at MGH to help send him off to Atlanta for his rehab.
#AJsArmy
@AJsArmy10
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BREAKING: Franklin High School’s unified basketball team has won GOLD for Massachusetts at the Special Olympics with a thrilling comeback win in the final seconds over Oregon! Crying with joy for them. 👏👏👏👏
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@SpOlympicsMA
@kateluvs2laugh
This is a bittersweet moment. I’ve decided to leave TV news.
WBZ has been incredibly supportive about this decision, though it wasn’t an easy one.
Thank you to my brilliant news family. Thank you to WBZ for making a dream come true. And thank you to the viewers.
This is incredibly powerful.
14 Harwich police officers worked overtime details for the funeral of slain Yarmouth Sgt. Sean Gannon.
They just donated all the OT they earned to the Yarmouth Police Foundation.
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NEW: Harvard responds after President Trump said the university should return money that was intended for small businesses.
Harvard did not get money intended for small businesses (Paycheck Protection Program); it received funds directed to higher education.