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Horror asylum where lobotomies were carried out and dead 'left to rot' in rooms

A mental asylum in the US has a dark and worrying history. At Danvers State Hospital in Massachusetts, patients were recorded as suffering overcrowding and rumours that some corpses were left to rot

Daily Mirror

Bill Russell's legacy of NBA championships and cerebral fight for equal rights

On May 1, 1968, Bill Russell led the Boston Celtics to another NBA championship, triumphing over the rival Los Angeles Lakers.

The Conversation

Incumbent Galvin faces Sullivan in Massachusetts’ secretary of state Democratic primary on Sept. 6

Incumbent William Galvin and Tanisha Sullivan are running in the Democratic primary for Massachusetts secretary of state on September 6, 2022.

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‘Don’t do it if you can’t do it right’ – Revisiting Bill Russell’s iconic legacy

Celebrate Bill Russell and his well-deserved legacy in Boston and beyond with this mini-documentary from the Boston Globe.

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BJ Novak says being a Harvard graduate is ‘the worst thing to have’ on a comedy resume, sparking debate

“Comedy is an underdog profession,” Novak explained in a recent interview

The Independent UK

Joni Mitchell, 78, Graces Stage after Nearly 2 Decades Away

Surprise! Joni Mitchell is back onstage. The folk legend performed her first full-length concert on Sunday at the Newport Folk Festival in Rhode Island, The Boston Globe reported. Mitchell has contended with health complications since suffering an aneurysm in 2015, and her last full show was in late 2002, according…

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The Conjuring: Home that inspired horror movie sells for nearly £1.2m

Real-life events at the Rhode Island farmhouse inspired 2013 horror movie

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Home that inspired ‘The Conjuring’ sells for more than $1.5M (old)

The Rhode Island farmhouse that inspired the 2013 horror movie “The Conjuring” occurred has been sold to a Boston developer who plans to keep it open to the public

The Independent UK

Bikini One Day, Boots The Next. Suddenly, It’s Winter In May

Remembering the freak spring snowstorm that hit the Northeast U.S. 45 years ago.

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7 Corporate Titans Who Took Over Media Companies: Adelson, Bezos And More

As opposed to expectations for a drawn-out soap opera, it took just three weeks for Tesla, Inc. (NASDAQ: TSLA) CEO Elon Musk to force the Twitter Inc. (NYSE: TWTR) board into yielding.

Benzinga

How Robert Langer, a pioneer in delivering mRNA into the body, failed repeatedly but kept going: 'They said I should give up, but I don't like to give up'

The mRNA vaccines developed against COVID-19 owe a lot to the work of Robert Langer, a pioneer in the delivery of mRNA. Langer, who is the Massachusetts Institute of Technology David H. Koch Institute Professor and director of the Langer Lab, helped lay the foundation for the underlying delivery mechanism…

The Conversation

Family sues country club, wins nearly $5 million due to too many golf balls damaging their house

In March, lawyers for the country club filed a notice that it would seek to appeal the case.

USA Today Sports Media Group

Peres Jepchirchir wins Boston Marathon on 50th anniversary of first official women's race

Olympic champion Peres Jepchirchir wins an epic Boston Marathon after a phenomenal final-mile battle with Ababel Yeshaneh, while 11 Ukrainian athletes finish amid plenty of roadside support.

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Dave Hyde: Pairing Tom Brady and Sean Payton was the Dolphins’ big plan — until Flores’ lawsuit ruined it

In late January, as the Miami Dolphin slow-cooked their coaching hire, a team source was asked about the strangely sluggish pace.

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Does Boston's Mayor Hate the City's Restaurants?

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu seems hellbent on making things difficult or impossible for city restaurants.

Los Angeles Times

Bill Shaikin: Don’t expect Theo Epstein 2.0, but how long does Andrew Friedman want to run Dodgers?

PHOENIX — You don't walk away from a dream job without explaining why. If you're Theo Epstein, and the dream job involves leading the Boston Red Sox to their first World Series championship in way too many decades, you write a column in the Boston Globe explaining why.

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My Boston Globe op ed on What the Supreme Court Should do in the Harvard and UNC Affirmative Action Cases

I argue the justices should crack down on the dubious "diversity" rationale for racial preferences, and curb discrimination against Asian-American applicants.

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