BOSTON (AP) — Communities of color in Boston are disproportionately affected by evictions in the city, with some of the highest rates in Black communities, according to a new report released Sunday.Seventy percent of market-rate eviction filings occur in neighborhoods where a majority of residents are people of color, though only about half of rental…
Read MoreA federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals ordered a new penalty-phase trial on whether the 27-year-old Tsarnaev should be…
Read MoreCLOSE A Massachusetts federal appeals court vacated the death sentence of the surviving Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev based on bias held in 2015. USA TODAYA federal appeals court Friday vacated the death sentence of the surviving Boston Marathon bomber Dzhokhar Tsarnaev, ruling that a judge did not fully vet potential jury bias in a case that consumed the…
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A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, saying the judge who oversaw the case did not adequately screen jurors for potential biases. A three-judge panel of the 1st U.S. A federal appeals court Friday threw out Dzhokhar Tsarnaev’s death sentence in the 2013 Boston Marathon…
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The Oklahoma City Thunder has been in the NBA bubble for almost two weeks; now it’s time to see how they stack up against the rest of the league. Friday at 4 pm, the Thunder will scrimmage the Boston Celtics. As much as Billy Donovan would like to see where his squad is at the moment,…
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Lauren Moran, a pastry chef who owns a bakery and café, taste-tests Cornwall’s new coffee drinks with her husband, Cornwall’s general manager Billy Moran (left), and Speedwell Coffee Co. owner Derek Anderson. Tovia Smith/NPR hide caption toggle caption Tovia Smith/NPR Lauren Moran, a pastry chef who owns a bakery and café, taste-tests Cornwall’s new coffee…
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Amber Heard told Johnny Depp she had seen “our love slaughtered right in front of my eyes” after the Hollywood star allegedly “screamed obscenities” and “slapped her across the face” on a private plane to Los Angeles, in text messages read out at the High Court.Mr Depp, 57, denies attacking Amber Heard, 34, on the…
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BOSTON (AP) – Faneuil Hall Marketplace, one of Boston’s most popular tourist destinations, reopened to the public Wednesday with a pair of special performances by the facility’s favorite street musicians. The market, which includes several buildings of retail outlets and restaurants and lined with cobblestone walkways, was closed in March because of the coronavirus pandemic.…
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The Latest on protests over racial inequality (all times local):6:20 p.m.JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi legislators have voted to raucous cheers and applause to remove a Confederate battle emblem from their state flag. Mississippi’s House and Senate took historic votes Sunday to retire the flag adopted in 1894. It’s the last state flag that included a…
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Andriy Onufriyenko/Getty Images We’ve made our coronavirus coverage free for all readers. To get all of HBR’s content delivered to your inbox, sign up for the Daily Alert newsletter. The Covid-19 pandemic created an unprecedented strain on healthcare systems across the globe. Beyond the clinical, financial, and emotional impact of this crisis, the logistical implications…
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As Black Lives Matter protests have forced a political and cultural reckoning in the wake of the death of George Floyd, advocates and officials alike early on faced the question of how to talk about the incidents of looting that accompanied some early demonstrations. The split on the issue was wide: President Donald Trump echoed…
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The Boston Marathon has been canceled for the first time in its 124-year historyBy JIMMY GOLEN AP Sports WriterMay 29, 2020, 12:20 AM4 min readBOSTON — Organizers canceled the Boston Marathon on Thursday for the first time in its history, bowing to the social distancing requirements of the coronavirus outbreak and ending a 124-year run…
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