Investigators found 451 clergy abused 1,997 kids between 1950 and 2019.
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DeSantis plans to announce 2024 bid on Twitter Spaces with Musk, sources say
While it is common for campaigns to publicize their announcements on social media, it is far more unusual – and perhaps unprecedented – to hold a campaign announcement in a live social media forum.
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Posted inNation & World, New England, News, Schools and Education
Hoax school shooting made worse when Massachusetts officer accidentally fires gun
Local and state police had responded to a report of someone with a gun at St. John’s Prep at about 2 p.m. Monday, and the sound of the gunshot ‘elevated the situation,’ police said.
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Car seats and baby formula are regulated. Is social media next?
U.S. Surgeon General Dr. Vivek Murthy wants policymakers need to address the harms of social media because there isn’t enough evidence to show it’s safe for kids and teens.
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Debt ceiling talks grind on, but Republicans say there’s a ‘lack of urgency’ from White House
With time short to strike a deal, both sides are laboring to come up with a compromise that could be approved quickly by the Republican House and the Democratic Senate and be signed into law.
Posted inNation & World, New England, News
Recent shark attacks worry beachgoers, yet experts say they’re very rare
The rate of shark bites has stayed steady in recent years, but it might feel like a more common occurrence because of the prevalence of smartphones.
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Russia extends detention of U.S. journalist Evan Gershkovich by 3 months
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich, a Bowdoin College graduate, was arrested in March on espionage charges on a reporting trip in Russia.
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Trump makes video appearance in New York criminal case, trial date set for March primary season
The judge reviewed an order barring Trump and his lawyers from disseminating evidence to third parties or posting it to social media, and it requires that certain, sensitive material shared by prosecutors be kept only by Trump’s lawyers, not Trump himself.
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Missouri man accused of deliberately crashing truck into barrier near White House
After the crash, the 19-year-old man exited the truck with a Nazi flag and started shouting as Park Police and Secret Service officers approached him.
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Civil rights groups warn tourists about Florida in wake of ‘hostile’ laws
Florida is one of the most popular states in the U.S. for tourists, and tourism is one of its biggest industries.