Native Americans push back against Trump rally rhetoric
2016-07-09
(BOSTON) July 10 – The head of the Connecticut-based Mashantucket Pequot nation says whooping chants and calling U.S. Senator Warren Pocahontas is offensive. Read More →
School backs down from blaming victim for her own rape
2016-07-08
(BOSTON) July 8 – In replying to a civil suit attorneys for Worcester Polytechnic Institute had argued the victim ignored her orientation.Read More →
Discrimination against the transgendered made illegal in Massachusetts
2016-07-08
(BOSTON) July 8 – The first in the nation law signed after a ten year struggle prohibits discrimination in public places, bathrooms and locker rooms.Read More →
West Nile virus detected in Worcester, MA mosquitoes
2016-07-08
(BOSTON) July 8 – The findings, announced today, were made last week. No animal or human cases have yet been reported.Read More →
Honest cabbie relieved the money left behind had no nefarious origin
2016-07-05
(BOSTON) July 5 – A homeless man who left his inheritance in the taxi got it back.Read More →
19 Self Driving Car Terms You Really Need To Know
2016-07-05
(GEARBRAIN) July 5, 2016 Because cloud-connected cars talk to other Internet-connected objects they are vulnerable to hacking just like any other device. Read More →
Dudley, MA zoning board gets sued by Muslims seeking cemetery
2016-07-01
(MASSACHUSETTS) July 1 – An attorney representing the Islamic society says the town is motivated by its fear of outsiders. Read More →
Woman can be tried for encouraging friend to kill himself
2016-07-01
(MASSACHUSETTS) July 1 – The state’s highest court upholds a grand jury indictment for involuntary manslaughter.Read More →
Vermont’s GMO labeling law to take effect July 1
2016-07-01
(BOSTON) July 1 – Certain coke products in cans that contain corn syrup will have to be labeled as containing genetically modified food. Read More →
Al Gore’s daughter arrested in Boston pipeline protest
2016-06-30
(BOSTON) June 30 – Karenna Gore was among 23 protestors. She was arrested for resisting arrest and disturbing the peace. Read More →
Boston team makes progress on vaccine to combat Zika virus
2016-06-30
(BOSTON) June 30 – A researcher says the findings raise optimism that a vaccine for humans may soon be found. Read More →
The Weakest IoT Link
2016-06-29
(GEARBRAIN) June 29, 2016 – IoTs to put on your watch list are baby monitors, and certain toilets, like the Satis smart toilet, which three years ago, was found to have a vulnerability that made it susceptible to hacking.Read More →
Mob boss who once cut a deal to tell all indicted for lying to the FBI
2016-06-27
(BOSTON) June 27 – 70 year-old Robert DeLuca was arrested Monday in Florida. He has a detention hearing scheduled for Thursday.Read More →
Massachusetts state trooper released from hospital after a.m. crash on I-93
2016-06-25
(BOSTON) June 25 – Five people, including the trooper, who was unnamed, were hospitalized, following the early morning chain of accidents.Read More →
Scallops twice wrapped in bacon served up by the governor’s wife
2016-06-25
(BOSTON) June 25 – Ann LePage says she always wanted to be a waitress. Her boss says she’s the perfect role model. Read More →
Transgendered in RI now covered by state insurance
2016-06-24
(BOSTON) June 24 – In making the announcement Governor Raimondo said the tradition of Rhode Island is not to discriminate against anyone. Read More →
JFK love letter that was never sent sells for $89,000
2016-06-23
(BOSTON) June 24 – The anonymous letter was sold for three times what it was expected to fetch.Read More →
Health apps improve patient outcomes, lower hospital costs
2016-06-23
(HPE INSIGHTS) My friend is part of a growing market in which the combination of monitoring devices, health applications, and data analytics is improving patient outcomes, and reducing costs.Read More →
RI rapist gets a century
2016-06-22
(BOSTON) June 22 – At his sentencing the judge called Curtis Maxie “the devil incarnate.” Read More →
Fare beater finds God; returns $300 in back fare to the MBTA
2016-06-21
(BOSTON) 31 year-old Matthew Andrewes says he was motivated by Christian guilt and a spiritual tap on the shoulder. Read More →
Hood recalls Muscle Milk made in California
2016-06-20
(BOSTON) June 20 – The company says there have been no reports of anyone getting sick as a result of faulty packaging. Read More →