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U.S. has sent Israel data on aid group locations to try to prevent strikes

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

The Biden administration has been providing Israel with the location of humanitarian groups in Gaza for weeks to prevent strikes against their facilities. But Israel has continued to hit such sites.The information included GPS coordinates of a number of medical facilities and information on movements of aid groups in Gaza to the Israeli government for at least a month, according to three people familiar with the communications. All were granted anonymity because they feared speaking publicly would make it more difficult for aid groups to operate in Gaza.Still, Israel has launched operations against Hamas in or near aid sites, including hospitals, leading to the destruction of buildings and the blocking of fuel and other critical supplies.It’s unclear if the U.S. has compiled a formal “no-strike” list or if it is providing one-off guidance. But officials have helped transmit coordinates of groups that provide food and medical care in Gaza and operate out of hospitals, smaller offices...

Mix of rain and snow expected to impact travel in New England ahead of Thanksgiving

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

A storm arriving late Tuesday night is expected to bring a mix of rain and snow to New England, potentially having a major impact on holiday travel ahead of Thanksgiving. Snow is expected to give way to rain even in higher elevations in Worcester County by Wednesday morning. Even so, preparations were underway in communities including Leominster Tuesday. “We’re prepping some trucks up in case we have to go out,” said Leominster Department of Public Works Dispatcher Luke Beaulac. Some flakes may start to fly in higher terrain around 9 p.m., with rain falling elsewhere in the region.Rain and snow is expected to continue through the overnight hours before the rain/snow line pushes fully into New Hampshire near 2 a.m. Rain and wind in coastal communities is expected to persist through the morning and eventually taper off early Wednesday afternoon. Snowfall forecasts from 7NEWS meteorologists as of Tuesday afternoon projected between one and three inches of total snow thro...

‘They deserve a second chance’: 68-year-old man attacked by Pitbulls in Lynn speaks out, hopes dogs will not be put down

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

A 68-year-old man who was attacked by a pair of Pitbulls in Lynn says he does not want anything to happen to the dogs that mauled him and left him with extensive injuries.The victim, who wished to not give his name, spoke with 7NEWS from his hospital bed where he has been recovering ever since police say two Pitbulls attacked him on a bike path on Sunday, Nov. 12.“I got it good, they came after me,” he said over the phone. “The ear on the left side of my head is torn off.”The 68-year-old told 7NEWS he had been walking along The Northern Strand trail when he got up from petting other dogs and saw the Pitbulls about 25 feet away, charging at him.Photos provided to the news station showed the dogs’ teeth marks on the victim’s nose. The 68-year-old said the top of his eyes were also scratched and that he also had deep wounds to his legs.“I don’t know what reason they attacked me – nobody knows,” he said.According to court paper...

Ticker: Crypto exchange allowed money laundering, plea; Home sales at slowest pace in 13 years 

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

The government dealt a massive blow to the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange Binance as its founder, Changpeng Zhao, pleaded guilty to a felony charge Tuesday related to his failure to prevent money laundering on his platform.Binance also agreed to a roughly $4 billion settlement with the U.S. over violations of the Bank Secrecy Act and apparent violations of sanctions programs, including failure to put into place a suspicious transaction reporting programs. Zhao has stepped down as the company’s chief executive.Over the summer, the company was accused of operating as an unregistered securities exchange and violating a slew of securities laws in a lawsuit from regulators. That case was similar to practices uncovered after the collapse of FTX, the second largest cryptocurrency exchange, last year.“Binance became the world’s largest cryptocurrency exchange in part because of the crimes it committed — now it is paying one of the largest corporate penalties...

Thanksgiving Day football schedule

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

TUESDAY’S GAMESTech Boston vs. Brighton, 5 (Fenway)King Philip vs. Franklin, 7:30 (Fenway)WEDNESDAY’S GAMESChelmsford vs. Billerica, 4 (Fenway)Lynn Tech vs. KIPP, 4:30 (Manning)Blue Hills vs. Bristol-Plymouth, 5 (Taunton)Central (RI) at Somerset Berkley, 5South Shore at Holbrook/Avon, 5Arch. Williams at Cardinal Spellman, 6Chelsea vs. Cathedral, 6 (Carter)Greater Lawrence at Whittier, 6Lowell Catholic at Greater Lowell, 6Malden Catholic at St. John’s (Shrewsbury), 6Monomoy vs. St. John Paul, 6 (Sandwich)Monty Tech at Nashoba Tech, 6St. Mary’s at Everett, 6Shawsheen vs. Arch. Williams, 6 (Hormel)Tri-County at Old Colony, 6Bishop Feehan at Bishop Stang. 6:30Dracut/Innovation at Methuen, 6:30Leominster vs. Fitchburg, 6:30 (Fenway)THURSDAY’S GAMESExcel/Burke at East Boston, 9:30Abington at Whitman-Hanson, 10Atlantis Charter/Westport at Case, 10Barnstable at Falmouth, 10Bedford at Burlington, 10Belmont at Watertown, 10Boston Latin vs. Boston English, 10 (Har...

Battenfeld: Maura Healey pick to chair MCCA faced own accusations about lack of diversity

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

Gov. Maura Healey’s new chair of the Massachusetts Convention Center Authority, who just engineered the ouster of executive director David Gibbons, faced accusations of being a “stumbling block” to diversity while she was a top official in Boston Mayor Martin Walsh’s administration.Emme Handy, former Chief Financial Officer under Walsh, came under fire after a long-awaited 703-page city report found that few city contracts went to businesses owned by people of color.The findings were so bad that the head of the Black Economic Council of Massachusetts called on Handy and another top Walsh official to be fired and called them “stumbling blocks” to diversity.“Bold leadership is required to immediately correct this systemic problem,” the council said in a statement reported by the Bay State Banner.Despite that, Handy, who has since left city government, was picked by Healey to chair the MCCA in a board shakeup that eventually led to Gibbons – who made $316,000 in 2022 – agreeing to a “m...

Patriots QB Will Grier shares mentality if he gets called on to play

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

FOXBORO — Quarterback Will Grier received additional opportunities when the Patriots ran practice differently during the bye week.Offensive coordinator Bill O’Brien said Grier, along with Mac Jones and Bailey Zappe, all got work with the first-team offense last Wednesday. Head coach Bill Belichick said the Patriots gave players who haven’t received many snaps this season more work in that practice since the team was running their own plays, not scout-team work.Related ArticlesNew England Patriots | Mac Jones gets good news at first Patriots practice after bye week New England Patriots | Bill Belichick helping to fill void in Patriots assistant coach’s absence New England Patriots | Bill Belichick explains why Patriots QB Will Grier took first-team reps in practice New England Patriots | Bill Belichick suggests Patriots won’t name starting quarterback until Sunday New England Patriots | ...

Over 100K sign tipped wage ballot petition

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

Campaigners for a “One Fair Wage” ballot initiative seeking to allow tipped workers a standard minimum wage announced the petition has far exceeded the 75,000 signature threshold required to secure a spot on the November 2024 ballot on Monday.“We’re here today to celebrate that we have officially gathered over 100,000 signatures,” said One Fair Wage Organizing Director Estefania Galvis at a press event Monday evening. “And we are very, very confident it will be on the ballot next year.”The One Fair Wage ballot question, if it goes to the ballot and is passed by voters, would incrementally phase out the state’s minimum $6.75 “service rate” wage by 2029, allowing tipped workers in restaurant and hospitality industries to earn at least the standard minimum wage in addition to tips.The ballot initiative was proposed in the fall and must pass additional measures in order to be put on the 2024 ballot.Proponents at the press confe...

5 things you should know about the Fall Economic Statement

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

The Trudeau government released its fall economic statement, which focuses on housing, affordability, and the green economy and includes a potential path back to balanced budgets.Here are five things you need to know.HousingThe Federal government is announcing $15 billion in new loan funding to build more than 30,000 new rental units in Canada. An additional $1 billion over three years will go to the affordable housing fund. The catch is neither of these actions will kick in until 2025, the expected year of the next federal election.On housing, the federal government is earmarking $15 billion for low-cost loans to developers as well as $1 billion for affordable housing. Photo: Marcus Lenk.Beginning Jan. 1, 2024, the government intends to deny income tax deductions for expenses on short-term rental units, like Airbnb’s, in provinces and municipalities that have prohibited short-term rentals. It is also proposing $50 million over three years, starting in 2024, to support municip...

1 injured in fire at 650 Parliament, site of massive 2018 blaze that displaced residents for years

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 12:05:46 GMT

A two-alarm fire at an apartment complex at 650 Parliament Street north of Wellesley Street sent a man to hospital and his two dogs to a veterinarian for treatment on Tuesday.Toronto Fire said crews responded to reports of heavy smoke and fire coming from an 18th floor unit.The lone occupant was able to escape the apartment on his own and his two dogs were rescued by firefighters.Officials say the blaze has now been doused and crews are ventilating the building.TFS on-scene at a 2-alarm residential highrise fire on Parliament north of Wellesley. Crews investigated reports of heavy smoke and fire in an 18th floor unit. One building occupant is being assessed by EMS at this time. Fireground operations continue. ^bp #Toronto pic.twitter.com/qaidMhj5Cw— Toronto Fire Services (@Toronto_Fire) November 21, 2023The fire was contained to one unit. It’s not yet clear how it started.In 2018, the same building was the scene of a massive six-alarm electrical fire that displaced resi...