8 charts that show the toll climate change will take on Boston
City officials this week released a report that included updated projections of how climate change is expected to impact Boston and outlined ways the city can prevent and brace for the potentially devastating effects. “Boston residents are already impacted by extreme heat, rain, snow and flooding,” Austin Blackmon, the city’s chief of environment, energy and open space said in a statement. The report “shows that these trends are expected to continue, and now we have a better understanding of wh..>> view originalInnovation growing at Boston Public Schools
Boston Public Schools is preparing to convert two schools to so-called innovation schools and is considering creating three more to give students more educational options.Principals at the Burke and Holmes schools — both of which now serve high-needs students — are seeking to convert into innovation schools next year, while the Eliot K-8 Innovation School is seeking a five-year renewal of its plan.The district is also developing concepts for three new schools — an Intrepid Academy at Hale Reserv..>> view originalInsys execs charged with bribing doctors
Federal prosecutors have brought racketeering charges against former top executives of a pharmaceutical company for allegedly bribing doctors across the country to prescribe a fentanyl-based pain medication to patients.Six former Insys employees, including the former chief executive, Michael L. Babich, were arrested yesterday for their role in an alleged scheme to coerce doctors across the country to prescribe the company’s Sybsys product, according to U.S. Attorney Carmen M. Ortiz’s office. Syb..>> view originalRed Sox free agent Koji Uehara nears deal with Cubs
NATIONAL HARBOR, Md. — Free agent Red Sox reliever Koji Uehara is on the brink of joining some other former Red Sox in Chicago.The Cubs on Thursday were nearing a deal with Uehara, a source said. A Japanese outlet, Nikkan Sports, reported Uehara had a one-year, $4.5 million agreement, pending a physical. He'll be 42 next season.Uehara will be best remembered by Sox fans for throwing the final out of the 2013 World Series and his dominance that season, as well as his habit of high-fiving teammat..>> view originalGlobe names new chief executive
Doug Franklin. Doug Franklin, a former door-to-door newspaper subscription salesman who later served as publisher of The Atlanta Journal-Constitution and chief financial officer of media conglomerate Cox Enterprises, will become the new chief executive of The Boston Globe.Franklin on Jan. 1 will replace Mike Sheehan as CEO of New England’s largest news operation, said Globe owner and publisher John W. Henry. Franklin, 59, who currently lives in Sarasota, Fla., was chosen after a 10-mont..>> view originalBoston climate change report paints dire portrait of 50-year forecast
A major flood could affect more than 90,000 Bostonians and 12,000 buildings, causing $14 billion in damages, within 50 years if officials do not take significant action, according to a city climate change report released today.The report suggests steps including mile-long gates in Boston Harbor and more water-absorbing “green infrastructure,” a tax on property owners for stormwater absortion, creating “assessment districts” for areas that need large-scale resilience help and taxing properties th..>> view originalNBC Boston touts star weather team
NBC Boston will be making a run at ratings leader WCVB Ch. 5 starting on New Year’s Eve, and it is betting big on its weather coverage, which will feature the StormRanger, an armored car-like vehicle with mobile radar that will be deployed at the first sign of a major storm.NBC Boston will debut in the Hub on Ch. 10 on most providers with six hours of live New Year’s Eve coverage.Its weather coverage will feature what station bigs boast is the largest team of meteorologists in the market, includ..>> view originalDoping: Russian boxer, Romanian weightlifter lose Rio medals
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — The Court of Arbitration for Sport says a Russian boxer and Romanian weightlifter will lose medals from the Rio de Janeiro Olympics after failing doping tests at the games.Misha Aloian won a flyweight silver medal in a bout on the final day of the Olympics in August and tested positive for the banned stimulant tuaminoheptane.Gabriel Sincraian, who won bronze in the men's 85-kilogram weightlifting, tested positive for exogenous testosterone.CAS says the results from both a..>> view originalThe Latest: S. Korea PM officially becomes acting president
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) — The Latest on the impeachment of South Korean President Park Geun-hye (all times local):7:20 p.m. Advertisement South Korean President Park Geun-hye has been officially stripped of power after being impeached.The suspension of Park’s power was made Friday when her office received a copy of the impeachment motion hand-delivered by National Assembly officials. Get Todays Headlines in your inbox: Prime Minister Hwang Kyo-ahn now steps in as acting presi..>> view originalBach: Olympic bid process needs to change; 'too many losers'
LAUSANNE, Switzerland — Signaling a potential radical change in the way Olympic host cities are chosen, IOC President Thomas Bach wants to revise the bidding process because it "produces too many losers."He wouldn't rule out the possibility of awarding two games at the same time.Bach's comments came on Thursday, the same day the IOC executive board cleared all three candidate cities for the 2024 Olympics — Paris, Los Angeles and Budapest, Hungary — to advance to the next stage of the race."We h..>> view original
Friday, December 30, 2016
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