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capital and largest city of Massachusetts, United States
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- 21h ago
Nine former FBI employees sue Kash Patel over February dismissals tied to Trump probe
Nine former FBI employees filed a federal lawsuit in Washington on Thursday, 15 October, challenging their February 2026 dismissals, which they link to the Mar-a-Lago classified documents investigation into Donald Trump.
- 4d ago
Galeria staff to receive insolvency pay after fourth insolvency in six years
Germany's Federal Employment Agency approved insolvency benefit on Tuesday, 13 October 2026, covering wages while formal insolvency proceedings for the department store chain are still pending.
- Oct 9
LeBron James makes 76ers debut, scores 10 points in 114-108 pre-season loss to Nets
James played 18 first-half minutes and scored 10 points, while Jaylen Brown led all scorers with 18 and Brooklyn outscored Philadelphia 37-23 in the third quarter.
- Oct 8
Margaret Hamilton, whose Apollo 11 software helped land the first crew on the Moon, dies at 90
Hamilton led the team that wrote the onboard software for NASA's Apollo missions, including Apollo 11's 1969 Moon landing. She died on 30 September in Cambridge, Massachusetts, at the age of 90.
- Oct 7
Aerosmith to return to the stage with two all-star concerts at the Hollywood Bowl
Aerosmith will perform at the Hollywood Bowl on October 29 and November 1, 2026, marking the band's first shows since retiring from touring in August 2024.
- Oct 6
Uber buys workplace catering platform ezCater in $2.3 billion all-cash deal
Uber Technologies agreed to acquire Boston-based catering marketplace ezCater to expand Uber Eats into corporate meal delivery and enterprise accounts.
- Oct 5
Schneider Electric agrees to acquire software maker PTC for $23.7 billion
Schneider Electric agreed on 5 October to acquire Boston-based industrial software firm PTC in a $23.7 billion transaction, sending the French group's shares down nearly 10% on financing and dilution concerns.
- Oct 3
Coast Guard suspends search for six on crashed medical aircraft off Massachusetts
The US Coast Guard has called off its 66-hour search for six people aboard a Latitude Air Ambulance jet that crashed off Nantucket Island during a flight from Bermuda to Boston.
- Oct 3
Zach Bryan wears Free Palestine shirt at Robert Kraft's Gillette Stadium
Country musician Zach Bryan wore a Free Palestine T-shirt during his concert at Gillette Stadium on October 2, following Robert Kraft's pressure campaign that removed Macklemore from Ed Sheeran's U.S. tour.
- Oct 1
Yankees sweep Red Sox in Wild Card Series with 9-2 Game 2 victory
New York outscored Boston 18-2 across two games in the Bronx to advance to an American League Division Series matchup against Tampa Bay.
- Oct 1
US employment agency sues Harvard to compel release of faculty hiring records
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission filed a federal lawsuit in Boston to force Harvard University to turn over applicant data from 2018 onward, following an investigation into alleged hiring discrimination against white men.
- Sep 30
Massachusetts probe finds 270 Catholic clerics abused 944 children
A 191-page report from Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell documented decades of abuse across three Catholic dioceses, though expired statutes of limitations prevent new state charges.
- Sep 30
Judge denies Lindsay Clancy acquittal following mistrial in Massachusetts triple infanticide case
A Massachusetts judge has rejected a motion to acquit Lindsay Clancy of murder following a deadlocked jury, moving the 36-year-old mother closer to a potential retrial for the 2023 deaths of her three children.
- Sep 29
US Supreme Court permits third-country deportations as Burundi agrees to receive migrants
The US Supreme Court temporarily lifted lower-court restrictions on sending deportees to third countries, while Burundi agreed to accept non-criminal migrants under bilateral arrangements.
- Sep 27
Delta flight to Boston makes emergency landing in Porto after smoke fills cabin
A Delta Air Lines Airbus A330 flying from Barcelona to Boston diverted to Porto on Sunday after smoke filled the cabin, leaving 14 passengers requiring treatment for smoke inhalation.
- Sep 26
Early Nor'easter Floods East Coast Towns and Cuts Power to Thousands
Governors in New York and New Jersey declared states of emergency on Saturday as an early autumn nor'easter brought up to six inches of rain, coastal surges, and widespread flight cancellations.
- Sep 26
Ed Sheeran cancels two concerts near Boston as early storm threatens US northeast
Organizers called off two performances at Gillette Stadium as an early-season storm threatens more than 40 million people along the US northeast coast with high winds and torrential rain.
- Sep 26
Nor'easter brings 80 mph winds and heavy rain to US East Coast as festival cancels opening
An early season nor'easter brought wind gusts up to 80 mph and up to 8 inches of rain to the US East Coast, threatening power cuts for 40 million people and canceling festival events in Maryland.
- Sep 25
Ed Sheeran cancels Gillette Stadium concerts after nor'easter and tour lineup fallout
Messina Touring canceled two weekend shows at Foxborough's 64,628-seat Gillette Stadium as a nor'easter approached New England, concluding a three-week stretch of artist departures and refund requests across the Loop tour.
- Sep 25
Pedro Sánchez faces questions on corruption during Harvard lecture on artificial intelligence
Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sánchez addressed students at Harvard University on the risks of tech oligarchs, but the session shifted to questions about domestic corruption cases and the Pegasus phone hack.
