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Prince William, Kate, in US for visit overshadowed by new race row

Boston (AFP) - Prince William and wife Kate began their first visit to America in eight years Wednesday under the cloud of a fresh racism row after his godmother quit the royal household for repeatedly asking a Black British woman where she was "really" from.

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British Royals William, Kate hold court at Boston City Hall

BOSTON — The visiting royals enjoyed something of a Boston tea party with Mayor Michelle Wu and Gov.-Elect Maura Healey in City Hall before a brief and soggy address about the climate to a crowd outside.

Boston Herald

What are Prince William and Kate Middleton doing in Boston?

Couple’s visit will centre around second annual Earthshot Prize Awards Ceremony on Friday

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Editorial: Boston says yes to crack pipes, no to food

“Boston logic” is a suitable addition to the universe of oxymorons such as “jumbo shrimp.”

Boston Herald

24 Boston police officers becoming city firefighters this year in large uptick

BOSTON — Two dozen Boston Police officers are shedding the blue for the red this year, switching over to Boston Fire in an unusually large swing among the city’s first responders.

Boston Herald

Student shot outside high school in Boston

BOSTON — A student was left wounded but alive after being shot by a classmate outside Jeremiah E. Burke High School on Tuesday morning.

Boston Herald

Boston bans artificial turf in parks due to toxic ‘forever chemicals’

The city joins a growing number across the US in limiting the use of artificial turf made with dangerous PFAS compounds

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Transit woes mount for Boston's beleaguered subway riders

For Boston subway riders, it seems every week brings a new tale of transit woe

The Independent UK

Boston declares heat emergency through weekend as heat index up to 105 predicted

BOSTON — Boston is hot right now.

Boston Herald

Sweltering heat strikes US East Coast, Deep South

Dangerously high temperatures Thursday threatened much of the Northeast and Deep South as millions of Americans sought comfort from air-conditioners, fire hydrants, fountains and cooling centers

The Independent UK

Community unites after an LGBTQ+ senior housing project in Boston was defaced

Vandals defaced the perimeter of the construction site over the weekend, spraying hate-filled messages and death threats on banners and posters. They included threats saying, "We will burn this."

WEKU

Michael Cox named Boston police commissioner

BOSTON — Mayor Michelle Wu has made her pick for police commissioner: Michael Cox, a longtime veteran of the department who rose up through it after fellow officers confused him with a suspect and beat him in the 1990s.

Boston Herald

Patriot Front accused of assault after ‘sickening’ march through Boston

Black leaders in Boston called Patriot Front members the ‘children of the KKK’

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July 4th met with burst of violence in Boston: 10 people shot at 7 locations in the city

BOSTON — Gunshots rang and blood spilled across the streets of Boston on the eve of the Fourth of July as 10 people were shot at seven different locations in the city.

Tribune News Service

Gov. Baker, Mayor Wu mark 9th anniversary of marathon bombing with ‘One Boston’

BOSTON — The city paused for a somber moment out of an otherwise joyous day to honor the victims and survivors of the Boston Marathon bombing nine years ago.

The Independent UK

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu hopes to transform her adopted city

When she was elected mayor of Boston in November, Michelle Wu transformed the image of the city’s chief executive

Reason

Does Boston's Mayor Hate the City's Restaurants?

Boston Mayor Michelle Wu seems hellbent on making things difficult or impossible for city restaurants.

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When prominent women of color are misidentified, it’s a reminder: We don’t all look alike

A South Asian woman orbiting the same spaces as me always guarantees one thing: We will be confused for each other.

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