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Boston’s best historic sites that locals miss, according to a Paul Revere reenactor
Boston wears its history like a badge of honor, and in this 250th anniversary year, the patriotism feels louder than ever. This summer visitors will flock to the usual suspects: Fenway Park, the USS Constitution and Faneuil Hall. But beyond the well-known favorites, the city is filled with Revolutionary-era landmarks that even lifelong Bostonians routinely…
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How Travis Kelce is spending final days before massive Taylor Swift wedding
Travis Kelce is working up a sweat before his wedding to Taylor Swift at Madison Square Garden. The NFL star went for a run by himself in New York City on Tuesday, as seen in a TMZ photo obtained by Page Six. Kelce jogged through Tribeca, where his soon-to-be wife owns a $18 million townhouse…
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Detroit’s EV bet backfires as hybrid boom leaves Big Three behind
Fuel-sipping hybrids have become some of the hottest vehicles on the lot this year as gas prices hover near $4 a gallon. The problem for Detroit’s automakers is that they don’t have many to offer. Hybrid sales likely rose more than 9% during the first half of the year, compared with a roughly 3% decline…
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Scientists Just Found Something Very Disturbing About the AMOC Current Deep Below the Ocean: Evidence That Its Weakening Isn’t Just a Fluke, and If It Collapses, the World Could Be Plunged Into Climate Catastrophe
Chilling news: a mysterious patch of cold water at the bottom of the north Atlantic is caused by the weakening of a vital ocean current that, if it collapses, would trigger devastating climate shifts across the globe. At least, that’s the conclusion of a new study published in the journal Geophysical Research Letters, which seeks…
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California immigrant detainees boycott over high commissary prices
Immigrants detained at two federal facilities in California have launched a boycott in protest of increasing and, in their view, burdensome prices at the facilities’ commissaries for items including tampons, coffee and soup. The Times reviewed a grievance letter and spoke with three detainees who are involved in the boycott at the California City Detention…
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Fired ‘X-Men ’97’ Creator Says He Was Treated Like a ‘DEI Hire’ at Marvel
Original “X-Men ’97” showrunner Beau DeMayo told Vanity Fair following his firing from that Disney+ animated series that he was made to feel like a “DEI hire” by his Marvel colleagues during his time working with the studio. DeMayo created and oversaw the first season of “X-Men ’97,” Marvel’s revival of the 1990s animated “X-Men”…
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Photos: Fourth of July Celebrations From Years Past
Official White House Photo by Pete SouzaPresident Barack Obama, First Lady Michelle Obama, and Malia Obama watch the Fourth of July fireworks from the roof of the White House on July 4, 2014. Underwood & Underwood / GettyOriginal caption: “Bathers in the waters of the Atlantic with the Steel Pier in the background, Atlantic City,…
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Penalty Shootouts: Is the Team That Kicks First More Likely to Win?
In a World Cup, some of the most important matches are decided by a penalty shootout. When that moment comes, the captains want to win the coin toss to decide the order of the kicks. The reason is an old belief: that regardless of the skill of the shooter and the goalkeeper, the team that…
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Defying Pope Leo XIV, traditionalists go ahead with bishop consecrations in Switzerland
ECONE, Switzerland — A group of traditionalist Catholics directly defied Pope Leo XIV on Wednesday by consecrating four bishops without his consent, dismissing the resulting excommunications and break with the Holy See by saying it was necessary to defend the Catholic faith. The Society of St. Pius X, which opposes modernizing reforms in the Catholic Church, went…
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One-third of Dems say they want far-left democratic socialists in office: shock poll
WASHINGTON — Nearly one third of Democrats say they want to see democratic socialists in office, according to a new poll — as far-left candidates have racked up victories in New York City and Colorado. A firm 32% of Democrats indicated they like democratic socialist pols, compared to 11% who don’t and 56% who have…