Six Victims, One Gunman Killed in Santa Monica Shooting
By Aditya Tejas A gunman with an assault rifle killed at least six people in Santa Monica on Friday before being shot to death by police, authorities said. Santa Monica Police Chief Jacqueline Seabrooks told reporters the incident began in a house in the city, with the gunman, described as being dressed in all black, [...]
Boston Mayor Menino Out of Hospital After Surgery
By Aditya Tejas Boston Mayor Thomas Menino was released from the hospital on Friday after prostate surgery. Menino, 70, was released from Brigham and Women’s Hospital on Thursday and said he is “raring to go.” In a video released by his staff, he thanked people for their well wishes. “That gave me encouragement during some [...]
UN Makes Largest Aid Appeal for Syria
By Aditya Tejas The United Nations launched the largest humanitarian aid request in history, seeking over $5 billion for humanitarian aid to Syria. UN Emergency Relief Coordinator Valerie Amos said in a news conference on Friday that one in three Syrians need urgent humanitarian assistance. “Between January and April, the number of people displaced in [...]
President Obama Visits California
By Christine Hayes Obama delivered remarks on the new health care law in San Jose. The White House said Obama explained “what the Affordable Care Act will mean for all Americans nationwide and the efforts underway in California to implement the law and enroll Americans who currently don’t have access to quality, affordable insurance.” He [...]
US Naval Academy Investigating Sexual Assault Accusation
By Aditya Tejas The US Naval Academy is investigating allegations that three members of the school’s football team sexually assaulted a female midshipman at an off-campus house last year, a Pentagon spokesman said Friday. The names of the players were not made public and a Naval Academy spokesman said school leadership were monitoring the investigation. [...]
South Korea and Japan Ban Import of US Wheat
By Aditya Tejas Japan and South Korea suspended imports of American wheat, and other Asian and European countries began stepping up inspections after the United States government revealed a strain of genetically altered wheat that was not approved for sale was found growing in an Oregon field. The Department of Agriculture said that none of [...]
Turkish Police Clash with Protestors in Istanbul
By Aditya Tejas Dozens of people were arrested after Turkish police used tear gas and water cannons to break up a protest occupying a park in central Istanbul. The demonstrators were holding a four-day occupation at Gezi Park, protesting plans to redevelop it as part of Taksim Square. An Istanbul court later ordered the protest [...]
New Online Chat Room for Victims of Sexual Abuse in the Military
By Christine Hayes The Pentagon announced a new online chat room for victims of sexual abuse in the military on Thursday. The Safe Helproom service was created with suggestions through the 24-hour sexual assault victim hotline. Bi-weekly chats will take place with a moderator to ensure comments are appropriate and all participants follow chat room [...]
Human Rights Expert Warns of Unmanned Robots
By Christine Hayes A United Nations human rights expert is calling for a review of the use of lethal unmanned robots. Christof Heynes spoke to the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva on Thursday. Heynes hopes for a global moratorium on testing, production, and use of the armed robots. These weapons are not currently deployed [...]
Mass. Lieutenant Governor has Last Day in Office
By Christine Hayes Massachusetts Lieutenant Governor Timothy Murray will spent his last day in office in the Western part of the state. Murray, alongside Governor Deval Patrick, made an announcement related to the Massachusetts agricultural industry in Westfield. He then made his last public appearance as Lieutenant Governor at a meeting of Patrick’s cabinet, also [...]
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Serenata de Amor Brings Cape Verde to Emerson
Serenata de Amor, a musical theater project spearheaded by visual media arts associate professor Claire Andrade-Watkins, was brought to Emerson this past year. The project is a tribute to the morna of Cape Verde and Brava set in the 1940s. Andrade-Watkins worked with a team of faculty and staff members from Emerson to bring Serenata [...]
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Fleetwood Mac
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B-52s + Go-Go’s
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Paul McCartney
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She & Him
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