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A mother and son in Massachusetts are feeling lucky after the pair won three $100,000 prizes from the state’s Keno lottery by playing the same numbers. As reported by CBS Boston, Tricia Johnson, a 59-year-old waitress in Falmouth, won $100K on March 22 after playing her usual Keno numbers after work. “I thought someone was messing with me,” she […]
Juul Labs reached a $462 million settlement with several states, including New York and California, on Wednesday, stemming from lawsuits accusing the company of aggressively targeting young people and providing misinformation about the e-cigarettes. As reported by the New York Times, California—which is expected to receive the biggest portion of the settlement with an estimated $162 million—claimed in its […]
Ben Affleck is taking his love for Dunkin’ to the next level. On Tuesday, the Gone Girl actor was spotted serving drinks at a Dunkin’ drive-thru in Medford, Massachusetts. Affleck wore the chain’s uniform, including a black shirt and hat that reads “America runs on Dunkin’.” According to TMZ, there’s speculation that Affleck was shooting […]
Boston is one step closer to potentially providing reparations for its Black community. According to the Associated Press, the Boston City Council voted unanimously to establish a small commission that will study the generational trauma caused by U.S. slavery and its role in the current racial wealth gap. The task force will also explore possible compensation for the […]
A Massachusetts woman was hit with multiple charges after she allegedly unleashed a swarm of bees on law enforcement. According to ABC affiliate WCVB, the incident took place Oct. 12 in Hampden County, where officers were trying to enforce an eviction notice. Officers on the scene were reportedly confronted by protestors, including Rorie Susan Woods—a 55-year-old woman who allegedly […]
A 19-foot boat is said to have been “in the right place at the wrong time” following a wild water-breaching whale incident caught in since-made-viral footage. As you’ve likely seen making the usual rounds in recent days, the footage in question—which shows vessels off the coast of Massachusetts in the Plymouth area, per a report from […]
A court said this week Harvard can be sued in connection with photos of enslaved people produced as part of a racist professor’s 1850 study. Per a report from the Associated Press, Massachusetts’ Supreme Judicial Court ruled Thursday that a woman whose enslaved ancestors are said to be depicted in the widely distributed photos can sue […]
The body of a 6-year-old Massachusetts boy whose mother died last week while attempting to save him from drowning on a fishing trip was discovered by a kayaker on Sunday morning. According to the Newburyport Fire Department, a kayaker came across “what is believed to be the body of 6-year-old Mas DeChhat” in the Merrimack […]
The last Salem “witch” has been exonerated, thanks to a middle school civics class. The Associated Press reports that Elizabeth Johnson Jr.’s conviction was overturned on Thursday, 329 years after she was charged with witchcraft and sentenced to death in 1693. The Salem Witch Trials began in 1692, and dozens of women were hanged and […]
A Massachusetts resident has been diagnosed with the rare monkeypox virus—marking the first reported monkeypox case in the country this year. According to the state’s Department of Public Health, the male patient tested positive for the rare infection on Tuesday, shortly after returning from a trip to Canada. The case was confirmed Thursday after follow-up testing by […]
