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Boston's new NWSL team announces name: Here's what to know
It’s a historic day in Boston, as the city’s new National Women’s Soccer League franchise announced its new name on Tuesday. Sporting colors of green and black, the BOS Nation Football Club (pronounced as “boss nation”) will be the 15th National Women’s Soccer League franchise. New gear is available now on the website. Entering: BOS Nation FC ⚽️ Thank...
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Man stabbed girlfriend 10 times in face, neck before leaving body at Logan airport, prosecutors say
Nearly a year after fleeing the U.S., a Kenyan man accused of murdering his girlfriend pleaded not guilty Tuesday and was ordered held without bail. Kevin Adam Kinyanjui Kangethe was wanted for allegedly killing his girlfriend, Margaret Mbitu, whose body was found in an SUV at Boston Logan International Airport on Oct. 31. She was reported missing by her family….
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Man sought in deadly Worcester stabbings stabbed wife to death in 2004
Police in Worcester, Massachusetts, are continuing to search for a person of interest in a stabbing that killed a mother and daughter over the weekend. The man being sought, identified as 59-year-old William Rodriguez, previously served prison time for fatally stabbing his wife in 2004, the Worcester County District Attorney’s Office said Monday. Two women were found stabbed to death…
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Ex-NFL player, accused of urinating on plane passenger, issues statement
Former NFL player Gosder Cherilus was arrested on an overnight flight from Boston to Dublin for allegedly urinating on another passenger.
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New England Patriots training camp to kick off Wednesday
It’s a big day for New England Patriots fans, as a new era officially kicks of Wednesday, when training camp begins — and there are a lot of firsts. It’s the first season without former coach Bill Belichick. It’s new head coach Jerod Mayo’s first time in charge of training camp. And we’ll get a look at rookie Drake...
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Trooper Proctor, lead investigator in Karen Read case, suspended without pay
Massachusetts State Police Trooper Michael Proctor, the lead investigator in the Karen Read murder case, has been suspended without pay after a duty status hearing Monday. Interim Police Superintendent Col. John Mawn accepted the recommendation from the duty status hearing board, a body of three commissioned officers who heard evidence in the matter, according to a police representative. Proctor had…
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Karen Read jury deliberates all day but doesn't come to a verdict
Eyes across the nation have turned to Massachusetts as jurors decide the fate of Karen Read. The weeks-long murder trial is now in its final moments, but no verdict was reached Wednesday. Judge Beverly Cannone sent the jury home for the day at about 3:40 p.m. They’re due back Thursday. Shortly after deliberations resumed Wednesday morning, jurors sent a...
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Karen Read trial: Jury done deliberating for the day after closing arguments
The jury’s deliberations in the Karen Read murder trial will continue into a second day. Closing arguments were delivered Tuesday, and the jury began deliberating shortly before 1:30 p.m., after receiving instructions from Judge Beverly Cannone. The jury was sent home for the day about 4:23 p.m. with no verdict reached. While the jury deliberated, a throng of Read’s...
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It's finally game day! Celtics and Mavericks face off in Game 1 of NBA Finals
The day has finally arrived. Game 1 of the NBA Finals between the Boston Celtics and Dallas Mavericks tips off Thursday night. All is quiet inside of TD Garden on Thursday morning. But all of the streets are covered in green and white T-shirts reading, “You got Boston.” The Celtics dominated their Eastern Conference opponents, losing just two games on…
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‘Karen Read was framed,' defense argues as trial opens
The long-awaited trial of the Karen Read murder case began Monday with opening statements and the first witness testimony. Twelve jurors and four alternates, picked over a five-day process, will help decide the fate of Read, who’s facing several charges for allegedly killing her boyfriend, Boston police Officer John O’Keefe, in 2022 after a night out at two separate...
