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In a first, ballot initiative to divest from Israel wins at the ballot box, in Somerville, Mass.
Voters in Somerville, Massachusetts, passed a measure to divest from Israel, the first such vote in the US, despite opposition from local Jewish groups.
Boston councilors slam City Hall for allowing violent pro-Palestinian Oct. 7 rally without permit
'Dirty Jew...go back to Israel,' two non-Jewish Boston men allege antisemitic assault
US judge blocks Trump from withholding funds from Los Angeles, other sanctuary cities
Alex Bregman’s Boston breakout: A season of resilience, and representation
Alex Bregman is steadily finding his rhythm after overcoming a right quad strain that sidelined him for nearly seven weeks.
Kiss cam gone wrong: AI CEO caught in affair with HR chief at Coldplay concert
As the jumbotron camera moved from couple to couple and landed on Byron and Cabot, the couple swiftly tried to hide their faces.
Fire at Boston-area senior living facility kills at least nine
About 70 people lived at the Gabriel House Assisted Living Facility in Fall River, Massachusetts, where the fire broke out about 9:30 p.m. on Sunday.
Rare trial to begin in challenge to Trump-backed deportations of pro-Palestinian campus activists
Judges have ordered the release of students detained by immigration authorities after they argued the administration retaliated against them for their pro-Palestinian advocacy
JetBlue flight rolls off runway at Boston airport, no injuries reported
The airport authority deplaned the passengers via stairs and transported them by bus to the terminal.
Two Harvard students who assaulted Jewish peer receive honors, $65,000 fellowship
In October 2023, Ibrahim Bharmal and Elom Tettey-Tamaklo surrounded a Jewish student named Yoav Segev and covered him with keffiyehs while shouting “Shame! Shame! Shame!”
Rubio says US may have revoked more than 300 visas
US Secretary of State Marco Rubio said that the State Department may have revoked more than 300 visas and warned that the Trump administration was looking every day for "these lunatics".
Kitty Dukakis, dead at 88, was the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate
Kitty Dukakis, the first Jewish spouse of a US presidential candidate, died at 88. She advocated for addiction recovery, Holocaust memory, and humanitarian causes.
US antisemitism task force to meet leadership of four major cities
The US Antisemitism Task Force is pressing city leaders to address discrimination in schools, as federal scrutiny over rising antisemitism intensifies.
El Al expands to 52 weekly U.S. flights, including new Boston route
El Al will operate 52 weekly U.S. flights this summer, including six daily flights to New York and a new Boston route.
Al Pacino writes in ‘Sonny Boy’ about life, love, death - opinion
This book was written with what Pacino calls the “commitment and energy... and considerable help and persistence” of Dave Itzkoff, a former NYT culture reporter and author.
