NC governor declares emergency in Charlotte
CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — Authorities in Charlotte tried to quell public anger Wednesday after a police officer shot a black man, but a dusk prayer vigil turned into a march that ended with a protester critically wounded by gunfire and the governor declared a state of emergency in the city.The man was not shot by police who had massed in riot gear to keep the marchers outside an upscale downtown hotel, Charlotte officials announced on Twitter. City officials originally announced the man was dead b..>> view originalReport faults Wheaton on sexual assaults
Wheaton College in Norton failed to respond to a report of student-on-student rape, did little to prevent an alleged rapist from continuing to contact the victim, and neglected to prevent retaliation against a different victim, according to a recent report by the Department of Justice. The findings are detailed in a 19-page letter sent to the small liberal arts school in July by federal attorneys who spent a year investigating the college. The investigation found five areas where Wheaton fell s..>> view originalCEO of EpiPen maker defends pricing before Congress
WASHINGTON — Outraged Republican and Democratic lawmakers on Wednesday grilled the head of pharmaceutical company Mylan about the significant cost increase of its life-saving EpiPens and the profits for a company with sales in excess of $11 billion.Defending the company’s business practices, Mylan chief executive Heather Bresch told the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee that she wishes the company had ‘‘better anticipated the magnitude and acceleration’’ of the rising prices for s..>> view originalRed Sox Wrap: Boston Stays Hot, Beats Orioles 5-1 For Seventh ...
The Boston Red Sox are on a serious roll, and it didn’t stop Wednesday night. The Red Sox got an excellent outing from starter Clay Buchholz and a clutch hit from rookie Andrew Benintendi to earn a 5-1 win over the Baltimore Orioles at Camden Yards. Boston is on a season-high seven-game winning streak and expanded its lead in the American League East to five games with its third consecutive victory over the Orioles. Here’s how this one went down: GAME IN A WORD Gift. The Red Sox scored all five..>> view originalBoston Fed chief outvoted on rate hikes
The country’s central bank kept a key interest rate unchanged Wednesday, putting the president of the Federal Reserve Bank of Boston, Eric Rosengren, in an unusual spot: on the outside.Rosengren joined two other members of the Fed’s rate-setting committee in disagreeing with the decision. It was a rare move for the 31-year veteran of the Boston Fed, who had supported lower rates and stimulus as a way to boost the economy. Advertisement But in recent months, he has warned that keeping interes..>> view originalAfter assaulting Muslim tenant, landlord must learn about Islam
A Somerville landlord and Christian minister convicted of pushing her Muslim tenant down the stairs must comply with a judge’s order that she learn about the Islamic faith as part of her probation, the state’s highest court concluded Wednesday.In a unanimous ruling, the Supreme Judicial Court left intact the probation imposed on Daisy Obi by Somerville District Court Judge Paul M. Yee Jr. in 2014. The SJC’s ruling was based on procedural grounds and didn’t directly address the probation conditi..>> view originalModerna bets big with $110 million drug plant in Norwood
Moderna Therapeutics Inc. will build a $110 million plant in Norwood, it said Wednesday, a big bet that it can shepherd multiple products still in development through clinical trials and win regulatory approvals.The 200,000-square-foot biomanufacturing facility, scheduled to open in early 2018, will employ more than 200 workers. About 100 will be transferred to Norwood from Moderna’s three sites in Cambridge’s Kendall Square, where the five-year-old company is based, while more than 100 others ..>> view originalHow do you find a manatee that has overstayed its welcome?
BARNSTABLE — If there were a mass alert system for finding manatees, C.T. Harry would surely use it. For the past few days, Harry, who works for the International Fund for Animal Welfare, has been joined by volunteers in searching for the massive sea cow that has lingered too long here. Advertisement It’s “all hands on deck,” said Harry as he steered a motorboat in Cotuit Bay. Experts are prepared to pluck the portly creature out of the cooling ocean and return it to sunny Florida. But firs..>> view original5 injured in rollover crash in Boston involving stolen car
Five people, including three juveniles were injured in a rollover crash Wednesday afternoon in Roxbury.Watch the reportThe crash was reported on Warren Street at Martin Luther King Boulevard.The crash remains under investigation, but witnesses told officials that an SUV was attempting to turn at a high rate of speed, flipped over and hit other vehicles.The SUV came to a stop on its side.Police said the SUV was stolen and three juveniles were inside at the time of the crash.Investigators said at..>> view originalVince Wilfork set for first return to Foxboro as an opponent
FOXBORO — As far as sentimentalities go, Vince Wilfork seems to be trying to brush it aside this week.So are his former teammates.Homecomings are almost always emotional, and it will likely be no different when Wilfork, who spent 11 seasons in New England before signing a two-year deal with the Houston Texans in 2015, makes his return to Gillette Stadium for the first time as an opponent tonight.But even Wilfork, the big nose tackle who always seemed to know what to say in any situation, is at a..>> view original
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