Racist Remarks Cited Before Cannabis Regulator’s Suspension, Court Documents Say
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts‘ top cannabis regulator made race-based and “culturally insensitive” remarks, including referring to Asian people as “yellow,”
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Michigan Democrats Poised to Test Ambitious Environmental Goals in the Industrial Midwest
LANSING, Mich. (AP) — Michigan is on the verge of implementing one of the nation’s most ambitious clean energy mandates,
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3 Men of Palestinian Descent Attending Holiday Gathering Shot, Injured Near University of Vermont
Three young men of Palestinian descent who were in Burlington for a Thanksgiving holiday gathering were shot and injured —
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Tackling Climate Change and Alleviating Hunger: States Recycle and Donate Food Headed to Landfills
ELMSFORD, N.Y. (AP) — When Sean Rafferty got his start in the grocery business, anything that wasn’t sold got tossed
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Massachusetts Is Creating Overnight Shelter Spots to Help Newly Arriving Migrant Families
BOSTON (AP) — Massachusetts has begun awarding grants to local agencies to set up temporary housing sites for homeless families
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Attentive Energy Investing $10.6M in Supply Chain, Startups to Help New Jersey Offshore Wind
MIDDLETOWN, N.J. (AP) — A company proposing an offshore wind farm in New Jersey is investing $10.6 million in projects
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A Man Killed a Woman, Left Her Body in a Car, Then Boarded a Flight to Kenya From Boston, Police Say
BOSTON (AP) — A man killed a woman, left her body in a car in Boston, then boarded a flight
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College Student Is Fatally Shot in Salem as Revelers Take Part in Halloween Celebration
SALEM, Mass. (AP) — An 18-year-old Salem State University student was fatally shot in Salem early Wednesday morning, according to
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Boston Councilmember Wants Hearing to Consider Renaming Faneuil Hall Due to Slavery Ties
In calling for the hearing, Councilor Tania Fernandes Anderson has filed a resolution decrying the building’s namesake, Peter Faneuil, as
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Decline of Rare Right Whale Appears to Be Slowing, but Scientists Say Big Threats Remain
PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — The decline of one of the rarest whales in the world appears to be slowing, but
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