Boston (Boston???) bans facial recognition over racial bias
Boston joins cities like San Francisco, Oakland, and Cambridge, Massachusetts in banning the technology.
On Jun 24, 2020 by Andrew Wyrich
Trans people celebrate Massachusetts’ history-making law keeping protections
68 percent of Massachusetts voters stood with transgender people on Tuesday.
On Nov 7, 2018 by Alex Dalbey
This bizarrely melodramatic ad conflates trans rights with protecting sex offenders
Wow. Just wow.
On Sep 25, 2018 by Ana Valens
Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez congratulates ‘sister in service’ Ayanna Pressley on historic win
Pressley is on her way to becoming Massachusetts’ first Black congresswoman.
On Sep 5, 2018 by Samantha Grasso
Massachusetts mandates copay-free birth control
This protects women even if Trump were to further roll back Obamacare coverage.
On Nov 21, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
Woman sentenced to 2.5 years for texting boyfriend to commit suicide
The prosecution asked for 20 years.
On Jun 16, 2017 by Samantha Grasso
New England town devastated by theft of giant lobster statue
Not even lobster statues are safe.
On Sep 13, 2016 by Peter Bd
Massachusetts senate passes transgender rights bill
Will #TransBillMA pass and help turn the tide against discrimination?
On May 12, 2016 by Mary Emily O’Hara
Massachusetts police under investigation after arrest turns physical
The chase reportedly reached speeds of 90 mph.
On May 12, 2016 by Josh Katzowitz
NOAA reveals a spooky deep-sea ghost fish for Halloween
OK, technically it’s a rhinochimaera, but ‘terrifying rhino ghost fish’ is more accurate.
On Oct 31, 2015 by Aja Romano
Art snobs against Renoir picket Boston’s Museum of Fine Arts
Haters gonna curate.
On Oct 6, 2015 by Aja Romano
Watch a robot named Atlas go for an anthropomorphic stroll in the woods
Boston Dynamics is the super-secretive robotics company owned by Google.
On Aug 17, 2015 by Dylan Love
Watch Cape Cod vacationers help save a stranded white shark
They kept its gills wet until help arrived—because fish are friends.
On Jul 14, 2015 by Cynthia McKelvey
First known American killed while fighting ISIS
The Massachusetts native died fighting alongside the Kurdish People’s Protection Union.
On Jun 10, 2015 by Kasia Pilat
We should be sending drug addicts to the hospital, not putting them in prison
In a Facebook post, Massachusetts’ Gloucester Police Department announced a groundbreaking new policy.
On May 7, 2015 by Matthew Rozsa
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