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Tech Tuesday: Highlights of the YouTube Trends Report
Mike Proulx, research director at Forrester, breaks down the highlights of the latest YouTube Trends Report through three categories.
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‘There Is Stuff': Enduring Mysteries Trail US Report on UFOs
UFOs are making a splash in Washington.
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Probe Into Defunct Vt. Orphanage Results in Recognition of Abuse, No Murder Charge
A task force that probed reports of decades-old abuse and even claims of homicide inside a former Catholic orphanage released a report Monday that was more than two years in the making. The lengthy document recognized many years of trauma and abuse suffered by children at the defunct St. Joseph’s Orphanage in Burlington, but could not make a case...
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Task Force Releases Report Into Defunct Vermont Orphanage
The release of a report into allegations of decades-old abuse inside a now-closed Catholic orphanage in Vermont recognizes many years of trauma suffered by children there.
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Mass. Education Officials Release Coronavirus Case Numbers at Schools
The Massachusetts Department of Education on Friday released their first report detailing the number of students and staff at schools who have tested positive for the novel coronavirus.
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Federal Report Highlights Key Ways to Prevent School Attacks
The Justice Department is highlighting a number of actions school officials should take to increase safety, including improving mental health resources, monitoring social media accounts and improving physical security measures
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‘Immediate Attention' Needed in MBTA's Approach to Safety, Panel Finds
The public transportation system in metropolitan Boston needs to step up efforts to improve safety along its network of subways, buses and commuter rail trains. That’s the finding of a panel of transit experts hired in June by the Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority’s fiscal and management control board to review safety on the system after a series of subway...
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Leaked Russian Interference Report Raises UK Vote Questions
Questions about the British government’s failure to release a report on Russia’s interference in the country’s politics continued to dog Prime Minister Boris Johnson on Sunday as critics said leaks from the document raised concerns about the security of next month’s election. The report from Parliament’s intelligence committee concludes that Russian interference may have affected the 2016 referendum on Britain’s...
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These 13 Cars Have the Easiest Car Seat Installations: Report
In the largest honor roll Cars.com has given vehicles for easy car seat installation, a whopping 13 cars made the list for making parents’ lives a little easier.
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3 Hospitalized as Boston Rattled by Overnight Gun Violence
A violent night in Boston resulted in at least three people hospitalized following two shootings overnight. Police responded to a double shooting early Tuesday in Dorchester, according to authorities.
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Independent Report Finds Shortcomings in RI DCYF
An independent report on Rhode Island’s child welfare agency has found serious shortcomings. The Providence Journal reports that the Public Consulting Group Inc. report found that the Department of Children, Youth and Families failed to meet the target outcomes in 12 of 20 performance areas. The report covers the second half of 2018.
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Commissioner: Providence School System Is Worse Than Report Suggests
Rhode Island’s education commissioner says the state of the Providence public school system is even worse than a scathing report suggested. WPRI-TV reports Commissioner Angelica Infante-Green discussed her impressions of the system at the eighth and final forum about the Johns Hopkins Institute for Education Policy report. She says the big takeaway is, “things are actually worse than the report...
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Public Universities Struggle to Support Black Students, Report Finds
As universities make last ditch efforts to woo new students ahead of the May 1 National College Decision Day — when students will make their final college decision — a handful of public universities ranked lowest in a report on resources for black students are still struggling to support some of their currently enrolled students.
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Gov. Charlie Baker Says Rent Control Is ‘Wrong Direction': Report
Massachusetts Gov. Charlie Baker reportedly thinks rent control would negatively affect the Bay State rather than help it. The Boston Globe reports the Republican governor expressed his belief reporters at an event in the Back Bay. Rent control would “stifle the production of new housing,” Baker reportedly said. “That’s exactly the wrong direction we should go.”
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Boston Had Worst Traffic, Congestion in US in 2018: Study
Those who have thought to themselves that Boston has the worst traffic in the country are officially right. Inrix, a transportation data company, crowned Boston as the U.S. city that had the worst gridlock during 2018. The Hub’s newest winning title isn’t exactly the kind of bragging rights Bostonians hope for, but it does offer insight on traffic in the...
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Manchester, NH Airport Reports Continued Decline in Passengers
Officials at Manchester-Boston Regional Airport in New Hampshire have reported another decline in passengers for the 13th year. The airport says there were 123,000 fewer passengers in 2018 compared to 2017, a 6.2 percent decrease.
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Study Claims Steamship Authority Agency Cheap, Plagued by Internal Conflicts
A study by outside consultants has found that a beleaguered Massachusetts steamship agency is cheap and plagued by in-fighting. The Seattle-based firm HMS Consulting and Technical’s 140-page report released Monday cites “penny-pinching” at the authority that provides ferry service between Cape Cod and its islands.
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Trump Inaugural Committee Under Criminal Investigation for Misuse of Funds, Pay to Play: Report
President Donald Trump’s inaugural committee is under criminal investigation by federal prosecutors in Manhattan for pay to play and misspending some of the $107 million it raised from donations, The Wall Street Journal reported on Thursday. The paper, citing people familiar with the investigation, said the probe was launched by the U.S. attorney’s office in Manhattan, NBC News reported. The...
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FDA Plans Strict Limits on Sale of Flavored E-Cigarettes: Report
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration plans to require strict limits on the sale of most flavored e-cigarettes, including age verification controls for online sales, in an effort to curtail their use among children and teenagers. FDA officials told The Wall Street Journal on Thursday the actions are expected to be announced as early as next week. The move is...
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Malden, Mass. Man Charged After Allegedly Firing Gunshots, Sending 2 Schools into Shelter-In-Place
A 52-year-old male from Malden, Massachusetts, is being charged after he allegedly fired multiple rounds of gunshots in a wooded area of Stoneham, Massachusetts, Wednesday, causing two nearby schools to enter into a shelter-in-place. Stoneham Police are charging the man, whose name was not released, with discharging a firearm within 500 feet of a dwelling, improper storage of a firearm,...