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A patient assaulted a hospital worker just days after a new state policy banned defensive weapons use by staff.
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NOAA announces planned rollback of North Atlantic right whale protections
There are fewer than 380 right whales left in the world, with roughly 70 females capable of bearing young. -
Sprawling investigation finds decades of sexual abuse among Catholic priests in Rhode Island
Attorney General Peter Neronha released a report after a multiyear review finding 75 clergy molested more than 300 victims since 1950. -
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Commuters, disability advocates blast Boston’s snow response
The hearing comes as Boston contends with fallout from a pair of major snow storms. -
Gender-affirming surgeon takes job at MGH after UMass Memorial canceled her appointments
Dr. Ashley Alford previously performed vaginoplasties, or bottom surgeries, at UMass Memorial in Worcester.
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