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Northeastern farmers face new challenges with severe drought

The impacts of climate change have been felt throughout the Northeastern U.S. with rising sea levels, heavy precipitation and storm surges causing flooding and coastal erosion

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They call it ‘tranq’ — and it’s making street drugs even more dangerous

Approaching a van that distributes supplies for safer drug use in Greenfield, Massachusetts, a man named Kyle noticed an alert about xylazine.

Tribune News Service

Giants vs. Patriots: Best photos from preseason Week 1

The best photos from a preseason Week 1 game between the New York Giants and New England Patriots -- a game won by Big Blue.

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There's reason for people on opposing sides of abortion to talk, even if they disagree – it helps build respect, understanding and can lead to policy change

The Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade has split the country into joyous supporters and furious dissenters. Emotions are running high, and some protests have turned violent. Yet research shows that people on either side of the abortion rights issue can bridge their divide if they speak directly…

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Native Americans call on tourists to boycott ‘tone deaf’ Massachusetts museum

Members of the Wampanoag community say Plimoth Patuxet Museums is too small, in disrepair and not staffed by workers not from local tribes

The Independent UK

Massachusetts voters will decide on two ballot initiatives this fall related to retail alcohol licensing and dental insurance

The Massachusetts Secretary of State completed the signature verification process for the second round of signatures submitted by campaigns for two ballot initiatives.

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Some Native Americans say this Pilgrim site is failing as a bi-cultural museum

Members of Massachusetts's Wampanoag community say the people running the Patuxet living history site have done little to ingratiate themselves with tribes.

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Native Americans urge boycott of 'tone deaf' Pilgrim museum

Native Americans in Massachusetts are calling for a boycott of a popular living history museum featuring Colonial reenactors portraying life in Plymouth, the famous English settlement founded by the Pilgrims who arrived on the Mayflower

The Independent UK

Project Veritas Ex-COO Loses Libel Suit Against Massachusetts Teachers Union

From Landino v. Mass. Teachers Ass'n, decided today by Judge Denise Casper (D. Mass.), the undisputed facts: The MTA is a state affiliate of the National Education Association ("NEA"), a national labor union. Established in 2011, Project Veritas is a non-profit conservative media outlet that conducts "undercover reporting" concerning "subjects…

Reason

Movie review: ‘I Love My Dad’ a winning dark comedy from rising filmmaker James Morosini

From Waltham, Massachusetts-raised writer-director James Morosini comes “I Love My Dad,” a black comedy of the darkest hue about a father-son relationship that has sunk so deep that father Chuck Green (Patton Oswalt) turns to catfishing to remain in contact with his son Franklin (also Morosini). The father hijacks the…

Boston Herald

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

Cannabis Legalization Bill On Gov. Bakers' Desk Needs Reworking, This MA Official Explains Why

On Sunday, the Massachusetts House and Senate both passed cannabis compromise legislation poised to create a more equitable environment in the legal marijuana industry.

Benzinga

Federal Prosecutor Sets Up Hotline for Reporting, Among Other Things, People "Espousing … Hate-Filled Views"

"In Massachusetts, we have recently seen multiple incidents of groups espousing deeply offensive and hurtful ideologies displayed on our streets."

Reason

An animal tranquilizer is making street drugs even more dangerous

The sedative xylazine is starting to permeate illegal opioids and cocaine. It does not respond to naloxone, an overdose reversal medication, and may be to blame for grisly injuries and infections.

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What factors influence uninsured rates?

Nearly 30 million Americans lack health insurance. Characteristics such as geography, age, race or ethnicity, income and education can impact whether someone has insurance or not.

The Independent UK

Massachusetts police officer searching for white suspect arrested Black man instead, lawsuit claims

Police officer allegedly placed a knee on the neck of Donovan Johnson, who at one point screamed ‘I can’t breathe!’

Benzinga

Pediatric Association Strongly Opposed To Medical Marijuana Use In Massachusetts Schools

The American Academy of Pediatrics does not support the proposed study on medical marijuana consumption in schools, which came in as part of the Massachusetts marijuana compromise bill, approve

Boston Herald

Joe Battenfeld: Massachusetts lawmakers put the ‘high’ in high school

The Massachusetts Legislature wants to keep the “high” in high school.

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Liverpool owners FSG set for major boost after landmark $141bn decision

Betting on sport is to be legalised in the state of Massachusetts, the home of FSG

USA Today Sports Media Group

Massachusetts in line to legalize sports betting after bill passes through state legislature

Betting may be legal in Massachusetts real soon.

Ballotpedia

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.

Benzinga

Marijuana Compromise Bill Addressing Social Equity, Taxes Approved In MA House & Senate

Massachusetts House and Senate both passed cannabis compromise legislation on Sunday that would set up a more equitable environment in the legal marijuana industry.

Daily Mirror

Last Salem 'witch' finally pardoned 329 years after she was wrongly convicted

Elizabeth Johnson Jr's was finally exonerated on Thursday, around 392 years after she was initially convicted of witchcraft during the Salem Witch Trials, through the efforts of primary-school aged children and a Massachusetts state senator

Asharq Al-Awsat

Pat Carroll, Emmy Winner and Voice of Ursula, Dies at 95

Pat Carroll, a comedic television mainstay for decades, Emmy-winner for “Caesar’s Hour” and the voice Ursula in “The Little Mermaid,” has died. She was 95. Her daughter Kerry Karsian, a casting agent, said Carroll died at her home in Cape Cod, Massachusetts, on Saturday.

Boston Herald

Massachusetts is wicked dry: Severe drought sparking water bans, record low rivers, farming impacts

BOSTON — Lawns, crops and rivers across the Bay State are all super thirsty this summer as drought conditions continue to worsen with no end in sight.

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