Obama's immigration goals defeated in Supreme Court deadlock
The Supreme Court deadlocked Thursday on a challenge to President Obama’s programs to spare millions of illegal immigrants from deportation, handing Obama a crushing defeat on an issue that has loomed large during his presidency and this year’s political campaign. The 4-4 split on the court upholds a lower court ruling that halted Obama’s November 2014 effort to allow the unauthorized immigrants to live and work in the United States legally. Advertisement The court’s action came in a single..>> view originalWhat's next for Boston Latin?
Boston Latin School has been around for nearly four centuries, but the scene that unfolded on Thursday may have been an unwelcome first.First came a tense meeting between the faculty, Mayor Marty Walsh, and School Superintendent Tommy Chang. When it concluded, some teachers and administrators reportedly refused to stand behind the mayor and superintendent, their bosses, during a postmeeting press conference. Instead, they posed for a group picture with beleaguered headmaster Lynne Mooney Teta, ..>> view originalSilverman: Ugly truths after ugly win, series
While it’s beyond me how anyone could look forward to a flight to Dallas, I suppose I can grasp the point made by a couple of Red Sox players that they were going to have a “happy flight” to Texas last night.After all, by winning 8-7 in 10 innings yesterday, they dodged what would have been one gnarly looking four-game sweep to the White Sox.But the Red Sox can’t be happy campers right now.That was one ugly and nasty-looking victory and series loss, a set of games that exposed more Red Sox weakn..>> view originalCyclist is struck by truck, killed in Cambridge
This story was reported by Travis Andersen and Steve Annear of the Globe Staff and correspondents Trisha Thadani, Olivia Arnold, Samantha J. Gross, and Lauren Fox. It was written by Thadani and Andersen. CAMBRIDGE — A 27-year-old woman was killed Thursday after she was hit by a truck while riding her bicycle in Inman Square, a four-way intersection often jammed with cars, pedestrians, MBTA buses, and bikers, authorities said.Amanda Phillips of Cambridge was struck by a landscaping truck at 12:..>> view originalBritish vote on leaving the EU rocks world financial markets
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — World financial markets were rocked Friday by Britain’s unprecedented vote to leave the European Union, with stock markets and oil prices crashing and the pound hitting its lowest level in three decades.The uncharted, unexpected path of a European Union without Britain sparked the sell-offs, with more jitters expected as global markets try to digest the shock result. Advertisement Governments in Asia vowed to take measures to stabilize the financial markets as panic..>> view originalXander Bogaerts saves Red Sox from disastrous sweep
Buckle up. This afternoon's Red Sox walk-off at Fenway Park had more twists and turns than a Quentin Tarantino thriller.And it was almost as messy.Before the game veered off the rails, it looked like it was going to be the same script as last night's loss. After another middling effort from a Sox starter, the offense struck back to give them a late-inning lead, only to see it squandered by the bullpen.But the Sox didn't roll over after seeing their 5-4 lead turn into a 7-5 deficit in the sevent..>> view original2016 NBA Draft: Boston Celtics pick up Demetrius Jackson, Ben ...
BOSTON -- With an unprecedented eight picks Thursday night, the Boston Celtics were always promised to have a busy NBA Draft. In the first round, they picked up Jaylen Brown (the No. 3 pick), Guerschon Yabusele (No. 16) and Ante Zizic (No 23). A wrap-up of Boston's second round action follows below: -- The Celtics traded the No. 31 pick (Michigan State's Deyonta Davis) and No. 35 pick (Serbia's Rade Zagorac) to the Memphis Grizzlies for a future first-rounder. The earliest Boston could see th..>> view originalCameron to resign after Britain votes to leave EU
LONDON — Britain voted to leave the European Union, a historic decision sure to reshape the nation’s place in the world, rattle the Continent, and rock political establishments throughout the West.With 309 of 382 of the country’s cities and towns reporting early on Friday, the Leave campaign held a 52 percent to 48 percent lead. The BBC called the race for the campaign shortly before 4:45 a.m., with 13.1 million votes having been counted in favor of leaving and 12.2 million in favor of remainin..>> view originalWatch Boston Dynamics' newest robodog fetch a soda and slip on a ...
VIDEO Boston Dynamics, the high-profile robotics company that Alphabet reportedly doesn't want, has released a video of its latest robot: SpotMini. SpotMini is a four-legged robot that weighs just 55lbs and has an all-electric locomotion system. SpotMini is one of the quietest robots Boston Dynamics has ever built. In the past, the company has used gas engines and hydraulics in its robots, making loud, outdoor-only bots that sound like dirtbikes or chainsaws. Boston Dynamics' Alphadog was a muc..>> view originalThe mystery of 'Whitey' Bulger's missing hat
The white hat James “Whitey” Bulger was wearing when the FBI captured him in Santa Monica, Calif., five years ago was predicted to fetch a handsome price Saturday at a government auction of the gangster’s belongings, with proceeds going to the families of his victims.Yet, the fisherman-style hat was initially missing from an auction catalog prepared by the US Marshals Service and posted on txauction.com, a site that will simulcast the auction at the Boston Convention & Exhibition Center this Sa..>> view original
Friday, June 24, 2016
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