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Are Dems doing enough for the AAPI vote? One strategist says the DNC fell short
The Democratic National Committee credentialed about 200 content creators for its annual conference just as if they worked for NBC News or the Wall Street Journal. DNC officials say this strategy opens Harris campaign messaging to a potential audience of 169 million people on social media – and generated 30 million views on night one alone. Former Boston Globe Bostonian…
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Noah Lyles' childhood struggles with asthma inspire kids with the condition
US Olympic gold medal sprinter Noah Lyles has asthma. As a child it was so severe he was hospitalized many times. And as it turns out, the so-called fastest man in the world is not the only Olympian with that chronic condition. A 2023 review in the Scandinavian Journal of Medicine and Science in Sports found that 15 to 30%…
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Jaylen Brown gives back to Boston-area kids with 7uice Foundation
The MIT Media Lab welcomed about 70 middle schoolers from diverse backgrounds to participate in the finals of a robotics competition that featured a live dialogue with astronauts on the International Space Station. The unique opportunity – created by Zero Robotics – also attracted Jaylen Brown’s 7uice Foundation, which sent five high school interns to participate. “I think just the…
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Triathlete Flora Duffy, Bermuda's only Olympic gold medalist, looks to repeat in Paris
A triathlete from Bermuda who grew up training in the island’s azure ocean – and on its curvy, narrow streets – is the country’s only Olympic gold medalist. In Tokyo, triathlete Flora Duffy notched the latest margin of victory ever in the women’s event and put her country in the Guiness Book of World Records. At 36 – mature for…
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Brian Walshe lawyer to file motion naming investigator Proctor after Read trial testimony
The unprofessional conduct Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor has admitted to on the stand in the Karen Read murder trial is now set to impact another high-profile homicide case he’s connected to. The attorney representing Brian Walshe — the Cohasset man accused of killing his wife, Ana, in early 2023 — has told NBC10 Boston he plans to file…
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Boston sneaker brand founder finds inspiration in being ‘unapologetically Asian American'
A new sneaker brand born in West Roxbury is standing on four centuries of Asian American culture. The 1-year-old company, called 1587, is named for the year Asians first arrived in the United States. “For us, it’s so important to be not just Asian American, but unapologetically Asian American,” said the company’s co-founder Adam King, 42, who was born in…
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Canton PD audit, tied to corruption allegations in Karen Read trial, to move forward
Accusations of corruption in the Karen Read case have sparked an audit of the Canton Police Department, which began Monday night with a fiery meeting. It’s the same day as opening statements in the high-profile trial. Read is accused of hitting and killing her boyfriend, Boston Police Officer John O’Keefe, with her SUV in Canton, Massachusetts, in January 2022....
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Despite diversity efforts, professional soccer has very few Black head coaches
As the United Soccer League expansion team Rhode Island F.C. plays its first-ever professional match on March 16, it will have a unicorn on the sidelines. Former New England Revolution forward Khano Smith is the club’s head coach — and the league’s only Black head coach among 24 teams. One tier above the USL, in Major League Soccer, the representation…
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Mass. needs more health care workers — can virtual reality help train them?
While new jobs data released Friday put the Massachusetts unemployment rate at an ultra-low 3%, the demand for workers in health care is surging to incredibly high levels. The health care sector had 49,030 job openings as of January 2024, according to the state’s Labor and Workforce Development Office, with demand for nursing especially strong — 17,627 job postings were…
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How marijuana is becoming big business in Fitchburg
Fitchburg, Massachusetts, a relatively small city in Worcester County, has transformed itself into a mega town for marijuana. Converting an old wire-making factory into a cannabis cultivation operation, Garden Remedies was the first to move to Fitchburg in 2016. Since then, six other companies have created similar set ups within the city’s limits and six others are in the...
