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LSD, trips back to Boston, OJ Simpson trial scare: ‘Whitey’ Bulger’s tell-all exposed
1+ hour, 27+ min ago (126+ words) LSD, trips back to Boston, OJ Simpson trial scare: "Whitey" Bulger"s tell-all exposed'Boston Herald Lawmakers launch probe into Massachusetts Medicaid fraud, request data from Healey "Where the hell is my audit": St. Paddy"s Breakfast brings jabs and jigs…...
Editorial: Stop messing with our time
2+ hour, 8+ min ago (136+ words) Editorial: Stop messing with our time'Boston Herald Now that we're more than two weeks into daylight saving time, most of us likely have adjusted to that one-hour time change. Since it's an annual ritual, springing forward simply represents the heralding…...
Ticker: 3,800 workers strike at meatpacking plant; Self-storage megadeal in the works
12+ hour, 41+ min ago (283+ words) About 3,800 workers for the world's largest meatpacking company began striking Monday in Colorado, and if they don't get a new contract soon, already costly beef could become even more expensive for U.S. consumers. As the sun rose, hundreds of strikers picketed…...
Letters to the editor
1+ day, 3+ hour ago (277+ words) President Donald Trump differs from his predecessors in many ways, but in one respect he is the same: He is carrying on the time-worn "war on drugs." In the latest news, Trump has declared war on the Mexican drug cartels…...
Gaskin: The AI trajectory risk for women in the workplace
2+ day, 3+ hour ago (515+ words) When people talk about AI horrors, they often reach for science fiction: human-like robots with AI supercomputing power taking over the world, a rogue actor engineering a deadly virus, or mass job displacement as algorithms replace workers at scale while…...
Dear Abby: Estate sales are catnip to retired parents
2+ day, 6+ hour ago (271+ words) Dear Abby: My parents have always been wonderful and supportive. As they grow older, it's hard to see them deal with the aches and pains that come with age " especially my mother, who has rheumatoid arthritis. In an effort to…...
What to say if you’re in recovery and your workplace encourages social drinking
2+ day, 20+ hour ago (922+ words) Picture this: It's lunchtime in the 1960s, and you're out with co-workers enjoying not one, not two, but three cocktails with your meal. While the three-martini lunch seems improbable today, workplaces still can be boozy places. After-work happy hours, corporate parties…...
MassDOT revamping service plaza procurement process after Applegreen mess
3+ day, 12+ hour ago (634+ words) MassDOT has started a new highway service plaza procurement process, coordinating with a public-private partnership commission that officials say will "provide independent oversight" on RFP development. This comes after the state Inspector General found that the Department of Transportation failed…...
California launches probe after video shows petition gatherers offering money for signatures
3+ day, 13+ hour ago (418+ words) A video posted Monday on X shows a sign that says "Sign petition for $5" and a line of people waiting along the sidewalk. A woman sitting at a folding table appears to be instructing the name and address to use…...
Boston date-rape survivor blasts Mayor Wu for prioritizing booze-joint expansion over public safety
4+ day, 1+ hour ago (916+ words) A date rape drug survivor blasted the Wu administration for boasting about adding hundreds of new liquor licenses to bolster Boston's economy while failing to backstop that move with nightlife protections to ensure safe'drinking for patrons. Boston resident Ilana Katz…...