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Freshman UMass Dartmouth student hit, killed by vehicle on campus

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

A freshman UMass Dartmouth student was hit and killed by a vehicle on campus Thursday morning, according to a statement from Chancellor Mark Fuller.Fuller said Frank Petillo, Jr. was a first-year Bioengineering student. No additional information on the crash has been released. “This has been a very difficult week for the Corsair community,” Fuller said. “We feel a collective pain even if we do not personally know those who have passed. We sit in class together. We work together. We pass each other in the halls. We are often more connected than we realize. If you need support, please reach out to someone.”“Please keep Frank’s family, friends, and classmates in your thoughts and prayers,” Fuller added. “He will be sorely missed.”The university is providing additional hours at the Counseling Center on Friday for those who may need it.The Center for Religious and Spiritual Life also has campus ministers from several faith traditions ...

DA: Body found inside burning vehicle in Rowley

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

A body was found inside a burning vehicle in Rowley early Friday morning, according to Essex County DA Paul Tucker. Officers responded to a report for a vehicle crashed on a private driveway at 935 Haverhill Street just before 1 a.m., the DA’s office said. First responders found the vehicle engulfed in flames with a single occupant dead inside. The victim’s identity has not been released.Rowley Police Chief Scott Dumas said that about an hour prior to the crash, an officer spotted the same vehicle parked across town on Stackyard Road. The officer spoke with the driver, assessed the driver as capable of continuing to drive, and gave the driver directions back to the road leading to their home.Dumas said the officer then followed the driver on Route 133 into Ipswich before alerting Ipswich Police that the vehicle was passing through their town.Rowley Police say they had no further contact with the vehicle until receiving the crash report at the location back in Rowley.The ...

Transit Police: Suspect arrested for punching, kicking 63-year-old man at Haymarket MBTA station

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

A 35-year-old man was arrested Thursday afternoon for allegedly punching and kicking a 63-year-old man at the Haymarket MBTA station, according to transit police.Police say the incident happened around 1 p.m. on a train car while it was stopped in the station. The men were involved in a verbal dispute before the attack.The suspect also had a warrant for his arrest out of Quincy District Court, according to police. https://twitter.com/MBTATransitPD/status/1644304906352828422

First responders rescue driver trapped inside car in Westborough

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

First responders rescued a driver trapped inside a car in Westborough Thursday night. Officials say the crash took place around 9 p.m. The roof was ripped off of the car as part of rescue efforts. Otis Street was shut down as crews were working.There is no word on the condition of the driver.

ASK IRA: Was Thursday in Philadelphia a tease or the real Heat?

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

Q: That was amazing. Where has this team been all year? – Matthew.A: It has been in a place that when the opposition plays with more desperation, the Heat all too often have failed to meet that desperation. The 76ers entered Thursday locked into No. 3 in the East, no matter what they did in their final three games. And they played like it. The Heat entered with far more at stake, and played like it. The problem for the Heat has been facing teams with equal desperation. That will change as soon as a potential Tuesday play-in opener. Win that type of game, and then you could talk about statements. Thursday was about one team with a playoff ticket punched and the other team scrambling, perhaps futilely, to get there. Soon enough for the Heat it will be desperation vs. desperation.Q: I’m a Heat fan since forever. I want the team to play against the Celtics and get revenge from last year. It’s Jimmy Butler time. – Jurgis.A: And it might well come to be. But first ...

1 man in serious condition after downtown Toronto stabbing

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

One man is in hospital after a stabbing in Toronto’s downtown core late Thursday night.Police were called to the area of Dundas Street West and Chestnut Street just before 11 p.m.When officers arrived on the scene they found an injured man and he was taken to hospital in serious condition.The investigation is ongoing and there is no word on suspects at this time.

Man kills hostage at California park after wounding officer

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

ROSEVILLE, Calif. (AP) — A man fleeing police in Northern California took two hostages at a public park, killing one of them before surrendering, after earlier wounding a California Highway Patrol officer, authorities said.It happened Thursday in Roseville, a city of about 150,000 northeast of Sacramento, in the early afternoon as families played at nearby baseball fields and children attended camp.The California Highway Patrol officer was in stable condition at a hospital. The names of the two adults taken hostage, including the one who died, were not immediately released. The surviving hostage was taken to a hospital with what appeared to be non-life threatening injuries, according to a statement from the city of Roseville, about 20 miles (32 kilometers) northeast of Sacramento.The suspect, who also was not immediately named, was hospitalized with gunshot wounds but there was no immediate word on his condition, the city statement said.It was unclear how he was wounded. Police didn...

US adds a healthy 236,000 jobs despite Fed’s rate hikes

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

WASHINGTON (AP) — America’s employers added a solid 236,000 jobs in March, reflecting a resilient labor market and suggesting that the Federal Reserve may see the need to keep raising interest rates in the coming months.The unemployment rate fell to 3.5%, not far above the 53-year low of 3.4% set in January. Last month’s job growth was down from February’s sizzling gain of 326,000.Friday’s government report suggested that the economy and the job market remain on solid footing despite nine rate hikes imposed over the past year by the Fed. The March job gain may lead the Fed to conclude that the pace of hiring is still putting upward pressure on wages and inflation and that further rates hikes are necessary. When the central bank tightens credit, it typically leads to higher rates on mortgages, auto loans, credit card borrowing and many business loans.Despite last month’s brisk job growth, the latest economic signs increasingly suggest that an economic slowdown may be upon us. Manufac...

Russia: West must remove obstacles to its grain exports

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

ANKARA, Turkey (AP) — Russia may pull out of a wartime deal that allows the export of Ukrainian grain to global markets if the West fails to remove obstacles to Russian agricultural exports, Moscow’s top diplomat suggested Friday.The deal, which was brokered by the United Nations and Turkey in July, unblocked shipments that were stuck in Ukraine’s blockaded and mined ports, alleviating rising food prices and threat of hunger in some countries.A separate agreement aimed to facilitate the export of Russian fertilizers and grain. Moscow has repeatedly complained that the deal failed to work for Russian agricultural exports, which have had trouble reaching world markets due to Western sanctions. Speaking at a joint news conference with his Turkish counterpart, Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov told reporters that Russia agreed last month to extend the deal for 60 days – instead of the 120 days set under a previous extension – to send a warning signal to the West.“...

As streamers cut costs, TV shows – and residuals – vanish

Published Fri, 21 Feb 2025 10:42:54 GMT

Actor Diana-Maria Riva is all too familiar with a show being canceled. For a performer, it’s painful, unfortunate part of show business. But this was different.In December, Riva was floored when she found out that “Gordita Chronicles” would be removed entirely from HBO Max’s vast streaming library — one of dozens of shows that HBO effectively wiped from existence for U.S. viewers.“It was as if somebody had broken up with you and then came back to remind you a couple of weeks later that we’ve broken up,” says Riva, who played the mother of a plus-sized 12-year-old named Cucu in the critically lauded comedy about a Dominican family adapting to life in 1980s Miami.As streamers face mounting pressure to save money, several have followed HBO’s lead. Erasing original shows can help streamers get tax write-downs and, to a smaller extent, save on residual payments. But it brings criticism that they are sidelining already marginalized voices and shortchanging creatives. The...