Wednesday, March 22, 2017

Who is behind the Boston Women's March? and other top stories.

  • Who is behind the Boston Women's March?

    Who is behind the Boston Women's March?
    Thousands of people — including U.S. Senator Elizabeth Warren, Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey and Boston Mayor Martin J. Walsh — are expected to participate in the Boston Women’s March for America on Saturday, one of hundreds of such events being held across the country and even overseas. The reasons they’ll participate are as varied as they are. Some will gather to protest what they see as a rising tide of discrimiation and injustice. Others will link arms in support of human rig..
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  • Device with propane tank explodes, damages Boston police cruiser

    Device with propane tank explodes, damages Boston police cruiser
    AP, updated on January 20, 2017 BOSTON (AP) — An explosive device with a propane tank blew up near a police cruiser on Friday in what appears to be a deliberate act, police said. The South Boston explosion occurred during the morning rush hour and damaged the cruiser, but no one was hurt, police Commissioner William Evans said. The federal Joint Terrorism Task Force was called in to help with the investigation into what happened, said Evans, who called the explosion “troubling.” Evans said th..
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  • Someone dressed Boston's duckling statues in solidarity with ...

    Someone dressed Boston's duckling statues in solidarity with ...
    On Saturday, following the inauguration of Donald Trump as the 45th president of the United States, protestors will march in Washington, D.C., Boston, and other cities nationwide. And some will be wearing knitted hats with cat ears as part of The Pussyhat Project, making a visual statement in support of women’s rights. As it happens, Boston’s iconic Make Way for Ducklings statues are donning the political pink hats, too. Allison Kroner, who snapped the widely shared Instagram photo of the ducks..
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  • Marchers flood Common to protest Trump agenda

    Marchers flood Common to protest Trump agenda
    Less than an hour after President Trump took the oath of office Friday, protesters thronged to Boston Common to denounce him, surging in the evening toward City Hall, where they briefly clashed with some of his supporters. Angelina Carbini held up a small white sign during an afternoon demonstration that reflected her despair: “You won. We lost. Please don’t destroy us.” Advertisement The 43-year-old from Arlington had left work shortly after the inauguration to join scores of protesters aft..
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  • A social media roundup of the Boston protests

    A social media roundup of the Boston protests
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  • Trump's epic inaugural failure

    Trump's epic inaugural failure
    Donald Trump likes to think that he is perpetually breaking boundaries and setting records, and he surely did with his inauguration speech. It was the worst in generations, and perhaps the worst of all time. It wasn’t just mediocre. It was stunningly, disconcertingly, dumbfoundingly bad. And bad in a deeply worrying way. Advertisement There was little that was unifying about it; little that was inspirational; little that spoke to the better angels of America, to transcendent American values..
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  • Rage against Trump: DC inaugural protests turn chaotic

    Rage against Trump: DC inaugural protests turn chaotic
    WASHINGTON (AP) — Protesters registered their rage against the new president Friday in a chaotic confrontation with police who used pepper spray and stun grenades in a melee just blocks from Donald Trump’s inaugural parade. At least 217 people were arrested for rioting while a burning limousine sent clouds of black smoke into the sky during Trump’s procession.Several spirited demonstrations unfolded peacefully at various security checkpoints near the Capitol as police helped ticket-holders get ..
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  • Hundreds of anti-Trump protesters march through Boston's Financial ...

    Hundreds of anti-Trump protesters march through Boston's Financial ...
    Hundreds of protesters marched through the streets of Boston's Financial District on Friday as President Donald Trump's inaugural parade got underway in Washington, D.C. Members of dozens of left-wing groups participated in the march, calling for a "Boston People's Inauguration" and chanting, "Rise, resist, protect our communities." "We're here because we're protesting the craziness in Trump's appointment and as he starts his administration," said Lydia Lowe, a longtime Boston-area activist an..
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  • Mass. women march in DC today

    Mass. women march in DC today
    Bay State residents head to D.C. for Women’s MarchThousands of Bay State women set off for Washington, D.C., yesterday to participate in today’s massive Women’s March on Washington demonstration.About 10,000 Massachusetts marchers are expected to attend the rally today, representing a huge contingent second only to New York.Organizers say the march will be a “non-violent” event focused on a number of social issues, including abortion, criminal justice reform and gay rights.“It’s once in a lifeti..
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  • What $3 million gets you in a city

    What $3 million gets you in a city
    When Michelle Easter says, “We’ve been cooking,” she’s not talking about what goes on in the high-end kitchens typically found in her listings. She’s talking about the sizzling downtown Boston market.The number of $3 million-plus sales in downtown neighborhoods continues to increase, from a total of 73 in 2014 to 117 in 2015 and 178 in 2016, according to figures her firm, Otis & Ahearn Real Estate, compiled. Advertisement “You have new construction that’s presold before it’s even constructed..
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