58 h. ago At least 6 people are injured after a truck crashed into a building and pedestrians in Boston

Police say a box truck crashed into a building in Boston's Chinatown neighborhood and then hit several pedestrians

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63 h. ago Jury selection begins in Karen Read's retrial over the death of her Boston police boyfriend

Jury selection has begun in the highly-anticipated retrial of Karen Read, less than a year after a judge declared a mistrial on charges that she was responsible for the death of her Boston police officer boyfriend

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2 w. ago Lead investigator in Karen Read case who sent sexist and crude texts about her has been fired

The lead investigator in the Karen Read case has been fired after admitting that he sent sexist and crude texts about her to family and colleagues during her trial

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2 w. ago Trial begins for Nadine Menendez, wife of former US Sen. Bob Menendez

Jury selection has begun in the bribery trial of Nadine Menendez, the wife of former U.S. Sen. Bob Menendez

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2 w. ago ‘We’re going to talk about death today – your death’: a doctor on what it’s like to end a life rather than extend one

I used to focus on maternity and newborn care, but when Canada legalised assisted dying in 2016, I began helping people with a different transitionThe patient referral comes through my reliable old fax machine on a single sheet of paper. “Thanks for seeing this 74-year-old gentleman with end-stage liver failure. He’s been following the news carefully and is eager to make a request for an assisted death. I hear you’ll be providing this service here in Victoria – courageous! I look forward to your assessment. Summary of his file is below.” I read it twice to myself before sharing it with Karen, my office manager. We look at each other for a short moment before I break the silence. “His name is Harvey. I’m going to need a chart.”While Karen makes a chart for Harvey – demographics on the front sheet, blank request forms in the back – I dial his number. His wife, Norma, answers. As Harvey isn’t mobile, I agree to meet them at their home. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Constance Marten and partner ‘exposed newborn to utterly dangerous conditions’, trial hears

Marten, 37, and Mark Gordon, 50, are accused of the gross negligence manslaughter of their baby in early 2023

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3 w. ago Trial begins over a plot to kill an Iranian dissident in NYC

The trial of two men charged in an alleged Iranian government-sponsored murder-for-hire plot that targeted a prominent Iranian journalist and human rights activist has begun with jury selection

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3 w. ago Baby’s death ‘entirely avoidable’, aristocrat Constance Marten’s retrial told

The defendants allegedly kept the birth of their daughter as ‘their little secret’.

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4 w. ago Mayors of ‘sanctuary cities’ face Congressional grilling in wild hearing that includes ‘criminal’ referrals

Mayors of New York, Denver, Chicago and Boston faced a contentious hearing about policies that Republicans believe thwart Trump’s mass deportation plan

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4 w. ago Mayors of Boston, Chicago, Denver and New York defend 'sanctuary' policies in congressional hearing

Democratic mayors of four major cities say Congress and the Trump administration are exaggerating crime committed by immigrants and attacking so-called sanctuary cities simply to score political points, as Republicans hammer the policies for shielding criminals and discouraging cooperation with federal officials

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