Commencement speaker surprises UMass Boston graduates with $1,000 at graduation ceremony
Graduates from the University of Massachusetts Boston left their graduation ceremony with more than just diplomas thanks to a generous billionaire.
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Cairo masterplan threatens ancient City of the Dead
Bodies are exhumed and burial sites are razed to make way for roads and bridges.
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Bidens celebrate NCAA women's basketball champion LSU Tigers at the White House
President Joe Biden and first lady Dr. Jill Biden welcomed the 2023 NCAA women's basketball champions, the Louisiana State University Tigers, to the White House on Friday, celebrating their accomplishments and the example they've set for the country.
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India official empties dam to retrieve lost phone
The man, who has now been suspended, was taking a selfie when he dropped his phone into the water.
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Tina Turner defined herself as more than an abuse survivor. And we should too
While Tina Turner chose to share her experiences as a survivor of domestic abuse, she also defined herself beyond it.
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NTSB finds "unsafe speeds of multiple vehicles" likely caused crash that left 9 children and 1 adult dead
The National Transportation Safety Board has determined that the probable cause of a 2021 crash involving multiple vehicles in Butler County, Alabama, which killed nine children and one adult, was "the unsafe speeds of multiple vehicles during rain, low visibility, and wet road conditions," according to the report.
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Lewis Hamilton says racist abuse suffered by Vinícius Jr. evokes painful memories
Seven-time Formula One world champion Lewis Hamilton said Thursday that the racism suffered by Real Madrid forward Vinícius Jr. in Spain's La Liga reminds him of his own career experiences of discrimination.
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Democrats have warning for White House that their support for debt deal is not guaranteed
Rep. Susan Wild, one of the country's most politically vulnerable Democrats, made her displeasure known over the White House's handling of talks to raise the debt ceiling with House Speaker Kevin McCarthy.
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FBI reveals 1980s plot to kill Queen Elizabeth II
Newly released FBI documents say there were “ever-present“ IRA threats during her US visits.
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Stephen 'tWitch' Boss died by suicide without other causes, coroner determines
An autopsy report by the LA County Medical Examiner states Stephen "tWitch" Boss, the amiable DJ for "The Ellen DeGeneres Show" and dancer who rose to fame on "So You Think You Can Dance," died by suicide in December without other causes.
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Spanish soccer's inaction over racist abuse of Vinícius Jr. could prove costly for LaLiga
It's one of the world's most watched soccer leagues, featuring some of the planet's greatest players. Except, this week, nobody is talking about the 'beautiful game' after the shameful racist abuse of Real Madrid star Vinícius Jr. in Valencia on Sunday sent LaLiga into crisis management mode.
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Bolivia's Catholic Church says it was 'deaf' to sexual abuse victims
By Monica Machicao and Brendan O'Boyle LA PAZ Roman Catholic Church leaders in Bolivia said on Wednesday the
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