Massachusetts News

Aggregated Massachusetts News Articles

• Mother-of-five donates her uterus to a stranger's because 'her body wasn't done yet'
  
  Aprill Lane, 39, spent years doing IVF trying to have children. She finally has five, but wanted to help another woman have kids too. So she flew from Boston to Texas to donate her uterus to a stranger.
  Daily Mail.  Sat, 23 Mar 2019 02:07:28 GMT.
• Here's what happened at the hearing on education funding reform in Massachusetts
  
  Devin McCourty, Jason McCourty, Duron Harmon and Matthew Slater all testified during the hearing.
  Associated Press.  Boston.com.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 19:39:30 +0000.
• Source: Red Sox, Sale working on extension
  
  Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox are working toward a long-term contract extension, league sources confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
  ESPN.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:24:30 EST.
• Sources: Sale, Red Sox agree to 5-year extension
  
  Left-hander Chris Sale and the Boston Red Sox have agreed to a contract extension, pending a physical next week, league sources confirmed to ESPN's Jeff Passan.
  ESPN.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 13:24:30 EST.
• Multiple 2020 Democrats Say They Won't Attend AIPAC Summit
  
  Multiple Democrat presidential candidates said Thursday that they won't attend the American Israel Public Affairs Committee's annual conference in Washington next week.Sen. Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Sen. ...
  Newsmax.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:03:28 EDT.
• More than 30 Boston lawyers have been hired in the college bribery scandal
  
  The local attorneys representing defendants in the case range from solo practitioners to bold names at the city's largest law firms.
  Greg Ryan.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 17:50:45 +0000.
• Sam Adams is dedicating a beer to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg named 'When There Are Nine'
  
  Boston brewer Sam Adams is dedicating a new beer to Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, named after one of the liberal judge's comments about gender and the court.
  CNBC.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 16:24 GMT.
• Experts question Alzheimer's treatment strategy after Biogen failure
  
  Though some Massachusetts startups and researchers are maintaining a dogged determinedness in targeting a protein called amyloid beta, many are calling Biogen's aducanumab failure the last nail in the coffin.
  Allison Deangelis.  American City Business Journals.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:22:07 +0000.
• Boston hedge fund manager gets 14 years for running Ponzi scheme
  
  Raymond Montoya scammed millions of dollars, prosecutors say.
  Associated Press.  Boston.com.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 14:14:04 +0000.
• From Marlene Dietrich To Young Thug, This Exhibit Shows The Political Bent Of Gender-Bending Fashion
  
  For more than a century, women and men have fought gender biases with tuxes and dresses. See the history and future of gender-bending fashion at the MFA Boston.
  By Jonathon Keats, Contributor.  Forbes.  Fri, 22 Mar 2019 07:31:00 -0400.
• Samuel Adams dedicates new beer to Ruth Bader Ginsburg
  
  If you love Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg and want to help the ACLU, you can raise a glass of Sam Adams. Boston Beer Co. ...
  Victor Morton.  Washington Times.  Thu, 21 Mar 2019 18:19:49 -0400.
• Lawsuit Claims Harvard Keeps And Makes Money From Photos Of Slaves
  
  'Enslaved in Cambridge, Massachusetts'
  Neetu Chandak.  Daily Caller.  Thu, 21 Mar 2019 17:21:35 +0000.
• Boston Red Sox minor league affiliate plans to 'celebrate' Alex Rodriguez, Jennifer Lopez engagement
  
  A Boston Red Sox minor league affiliate plans to be among those congratulating former New York Yankees slugger Alex Rodriguez on his engagement to Jennifer Lopez.
  Ryan Gaydos.  Fox News.  Thu, 21 Mar 2019 15:15:29 GMT.
• 'Full House' to big house in college scheme? Experts differ
  
  BOSTON (AP) - Could Aunt Becky be headed to prison? It could go either way, experts say. ...
  Alanna Durkin Richer.  Washington Times.  Thu, 21 Mar 2019 01:15:31 -0400.

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