Northeastern University School of Law accidentally tells 4,000 former and current applicants they’ve been accepted.
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Coast Guard Academy settles suit over cadets-with-kids ban
A cadet who was expelled for becoming a father will get his degree as part of a legal settlement.
Former Northeastern employee charged in campus bomb hoax
The man’s minor injuries were not consistent with an explosion and a letter near the purported bomb was in ‘pristine’ condition, the FBI says.
Amazon cracks down on products it views as cannabis related
The tech giants have tended to allow products that are not ‘plant facing,’ but Amazon recently changed the artificial intelligence it uses to search for contraband and more businesses are getting booted.
Fire damages Mark Wahlberg’s childhood home in Boston
Fueled by strong winds, the blaze spread from one triple decker to three others in Boston’s Dorchester neighborhood.
Boyfriend of slain New Hampshire boy’s mom gets 22 to 45 years in prison
Authorities discovered the child was missing last October. He was later found dead and had suffered from injuries and malnourishment.
Cannabis to remain banned in international sporting events
The World Anti-Doping Agency declines to remove marijuana from its list of prohibited substances, calling it ‘against the spirit of sport.’
No way to let Oklahoma voters decide cannabis question, court rules
Supporters submitted enough signatures for a proposal to legalize recreational marijuana, but counting them was delayed to the point ballots can’t be printed in time.
Recreational cannabis measure will be on ballot in Arkansas
The state’s supreme court rules against a committee that blocked the question of whether to legalize marijuana. The panel claimed voters wouldn’t fully understand the impact.
Massachusetts panel explores changes to state seal, motto
Critics have decried the current ones as racially insensitive to the state’s Indigenous communities.