Entertainment
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Boston Commemorates St. Patrick's Day with Brisk Parade Festivities
Boston celebrated its St. Patrick’s Day parade on Sunday, which Mayor Michelle Wu hailed as one of the most significant events of the year for the city. Wu noted that the day was a time for19 March 2023Read More... -
160 Arts Organizations Receive $626,000 in Grants from Boston Cultural Council, Announces Mayor Wu
Mayor Michelle Wu and the Mayor’s Office of Arts and Culture, in collaboration with the Boston Cultural Council...09 March 2023Read More... -
Irish-American Heritage Month
During the month of March, the City of Boston celebrates and honors the achievements and contributions of Irish-Americans.08 March 2023Read More... -
New National Strategy to Reenergize U.S. Travel and Tourism
Commerce Secretary Gina M. Raimondo today announced a new National Travel and Tourism Strategy that focuses federal government efforts to support the U.S. travel and tourism industry13 June 2022Read More... -
Washington zoo welcomes new baby panda
Washington zoo officials heralded the arrival of "a precious giant panda cub" Friday, following the much-watched birth of panda Mei Xiang's latest baby, four years after her last pregnancy.23 August 2020Read More...
Economics
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Longest Recorded Streak of Home Price Growth Ends as Prices Decline
After a record-breaking 131 months of continuous price growth, the US housing market has finally experienced a year-over-year decline in home prices. According to data released by theRead More... -
The Uber and Lyft trade group questions the gig worker stance of Biden's labor nominee
In a letter sent to Biden on Monday, the Flex Association, which represents companies like Uber (UBER.N) and Lyft (LYFT.O), asked his nominee for head of the U.S. Department of Labor, JulieRead More... -
Study Finds Boston's $100,000 Salary Feels Like $46,000
According to a recent study conducted by SmartAsset, earning $100,000 annually in Boston feels like bringing home only $46,588 after accounting for taxes and the cost of living, includingRead More... -
Ohio Public Pension Systems Experience Over $30 Million in Losses from Silicon Valley Bank's Collapse
Several public pension systems in Ohio suffered significant losses due to investments in Silicon Valley Bank of California and Signature Bank of New York, two of the largest banks to fail in the...Read More... -
Justice Department Requests Additional $21M from Congress to Enhance Supreme Court Security Amid Threats
The Justice Department has requested an additional $21 million to beef up security measures for the federal judiciary, including Supreme Court justices, following threats and protests thatRead More...
Fashion
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Diamond Prices Firm After Supply Declines
Diamond trading was seasonally slow in December as the industry’s focus shifted to retail and as diamantaires took their end-of-year break. Sentiment received a boost from strong holidayRead More... -
Protesters target Polanski film at cinemas in Brussels
Feminist activists defaced cinemas in Brussels with angry condemnations of director Roman Polanski's latest film overnight on Tuesday and Wednesday.Read More... -
London Latino heartlands struggle for survival
Whenever London's South Americans go looking for a job, a helping hand, the flavours of home or a party with their compatriots, they head to the Latino indoor marketRead More... -
Tutankhamun sculpture’s London auction sparks Egyptian outcry
A 3,000-year-old head sculpture of an eternally-young Tutankhamun — the Egyptian pharaoh known as King Tut — goes under the hammer this week in London despite an outcry from Cairo.Read More... -
Four top British authors in novel anti-Brexit European crusade
Ken Follett, Lee Child, Kate Mosse and Jojo Moyes, four heavyweights of British literature, are launching a "Friendship Tour" of Europe to represent the 48 percent whoRead More... -
Zombies and women: London Men's Fashion Week wraps up
Models in zombie make-up and a growing number of women on the catwalks were among the eye-catching features of Men's Fashion Week, which wrapped up inRead More... -
'Britain's Notre-Dame' tells fiery tale of restored glory
A bolt of lightning pierced its tower and flames licked across its thick oak roof. Thirty-five years ago it was York Minster in northern England that went up in flames.Read More... -
Elton John joins call for boycott of Brunei-owned hotels
British pop legend Elton John has joined "friend" George Clooney in calling for a boycott of nine Brunei-owned hotels over the sultanate's new death-penalty laws forRead More... -
Ed Sheeran marries girlfriend in 'tiny wedding': report
British singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran has married his girlfriend Cherry Seaborn in a "tiny winter wedding", The Sun newspaper reported on Thursday.Read More...
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Health
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Bayer AG, the German pharmaceutical and chemical company, plans to invest $1 billion in drug research and development in the United States this year, according to Sebastian Guth, the
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The Greenbelt Community Vaccination Center (CVC) continues working to ensure everyone who wants a vaccine can ask for one, offering live on-demand American Sign Language interpreters
The United States on Wednesday approved a lab-made antibody treatment against the Ebola virus developed by the biotech firm Regeneron after it was shown to significantly reduce the
The US capital is relaxing lockdown restrictions following a sustained period of decreased coronavirus infections, Washington's mayor said Wednesday, announcing that restaurants and other
The higher summer temperatures in the Northern Hemisphere are unlikely to significantly limit the growth of the coronavirus pandemic, according to a Princeton University study published
Washington's mayor extended the US capital's lockdown Wednesday amid a stream of new coronavirus cases, even as many parts of the country gradually reopen in a push to prevent further
US Secretary of State Mike Pompeo on Sunday said "enormous evidence" showed the new coronavirus originated in a lab in China, further fueling tensions with Beijing