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Two of the top three colleges in the nation can be found in Massachusetts, according to the latest U.S. News & World Report ranking of the country’s best universities. Just like last year, MIT in Cambridge is ranked second behind Princeton University, and Harvard University is third.  MIT is also ranked No. 4 on the publication’s list of “Best Value …

WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration has moved to block a Massachusetts offshore wind farm, its latest effort to hobble an industry and technology that President Donald Trump has attacked as “ugly” and unreliable compared to fossil fuels such as coal and natural gas. The Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, or BOEM, filed a motion in federal court Thursday seeking …

Nine people from Massachusetts made the Forbes 400, a ranking of the richest people in the United States for 2025. The richest 400 people in the country are worth a staggering $6.6 trillion — a new record. The country’s richest are $1.2 trillion richer than last year, according to Forbes. Abigail Johnson, CEO and chairman of Fidelity, is the highest-ranked …

The Kalshi logo arranged on a laptop in New York, US, on Monday, Feb. 10, 2025. Gabby Jones | Bloomberg | Getty Images Massachusetts filed a lawsuit in state court Friday against Kalshi, alleging the predictions platform offers sports gambling without a license under the guise of events contracts. “If Kalsi wants to be in the sports gaming business in …

A federal agent wears a badge of Immigration and Customs Enforcement while standing outside an immigration courtroom at the Jacob K. Javits Federal Building in New York City, on June 10. Yuki Iwamura/AP hide caption toggle caption Yuki Iwamura/AP The Department of Homeland Security announced it’s launching an immigration enforcement operation in Illinois in the latest escalation of federal action …

Facebook Tweet Email Link The Trump administration launched a new federal immigration enforcement effort in Massachusetts focused on deporting criminals who entered the country illegally, according to the Department of Homeland Security. “ICE launched ‘Patriot 2.0’ to target the worst of the worst criminal illegal aliens living in the state of Massachusetts, following the success of Operation Patriot in May,” …

As wind speeds picked up, all of Bobby Richard’s patio furniture fell into his pool at his Holden house. Richard’s eldest son suggested that they go into the basement to stay safe. A tornado warning had been issued for Worcester County. Once it calmed outside, Richard and his family left their Willow Brook Drive basement and found a massive tree …

‘Pretty crazy’: Severe weather ravages through Massachusetts, leaving trail of destruction  Boston 25 News Reports of tornadoes sighted in Worcester area as severe storms rolled through New England Saturday  The Boston Globe Trees Down As Hail and Storms Batter Northeast  The Weather Channel Tornado touches down in Holden after severe thunderstorms hit Massachusetts  CBS News ‘Boom, it just hit’ Mass. resident describes brief, intense …

Dangerous storms moved through Massachusetts Saturday. Storms started in New York with a tornado warning around 1:30 p.m. but slowly moved their way across Massachusetts, leaving a path of destruction. Trees and wires were blown over as the National Weather Service warned of 60 mph winds. There was also the possibility of golf ball sized hail. “For your protection move …

ICE begins immigration crackdown in Massachusetts, DHS says  The Washington Post ICE Has Begun Immigration Crackdown in Massachusetts  The New York Times Trump administration begins new Ice operation in Massachusetts  The Guardian ICE begins new surge in Boston, as its deportation machinery hardens into place in New England  The Boston Globe Feds: Immigration crackdown begins in Boston  WCVB Source link