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3 days ago in World
Australia’s social media ban leaves a 15-year-old worried about losing touch with friends
Riley Allen, a 15-year-old schoolboy living on an Outback sheep ranch, doesn't know how he'll keep in touch with his circle of far-flung friends once Australia's world-first social media ban takes effect on Wednesday. Riley's family lives 5 kilometers (3 miles) from Wudinna, a community of just over 1,000 in South Australia state. But some of his school friends live as far as 70 kilometers (43 miles) away.
3 days ago in Sports
Shohei Ohtani is the AP’s Male Athlete of the Year for record-tying 4th time
Shohei Ohtani is catching up with more legends. The baseball superstar ends 2025 by winning The Associated Press Male Athlete of the Year for the fourth time, tying him with Lance Armstrong, LeBron James and Tiger Woods for most among male honorees.
3 days ago in Features, Trending
How to watch one of the year’s best meteor showers, the Geminids
It's time for one of the strongest meteor showers of the year. The Geminids peak this weekend and are visible through mid-December, according to the American Meteor Society.
AG’s Office reaches $45M settlement with Eversource
Massachusetts Attorney General Andrea Joy Campbell has reached a $45 million settlement with Eversource Energy.
State releases $800K in workplace safety grants
The Healey-Driscoll Administration launched the SafetyWorks Initiative on Monday to improve safety in the workplace
Erving Open Space and Rec plan ready for public comment
Erving’s Open Space Committee has been working with the Franklin Regional Council of Governments throughout this year to update the town’s Open Space and Recreation Plan that is coming up on its expiration date.
2D8T Mohawk, Hawlemont Sustainability Study seeking input for educational visioning
The Sustainability Study for the Mohawk and Hawlemont Regional school districts is gathering information on what the educational visioning is for the future of the schools
4 days ago in Entertainment
Golden Globes enter the world of podcasts and tread carefully, avoiding controversy
The Golden Globes this year introduced a best podcast category and, predictably, the nominees announced Monday will get people talking.
4 days ago in Entertainment, Music
Coldplay, U2 and Ed Sheeran top Pollstar’s most popular touring artists of the new millennium
Much has been made about the global touring economy in the last few years. Take, for example, that tours grossing over a billion dollars is a new phenomenon in the 2020s — a benchmark first crossed by Taylor Swift in 2023 with her landmark Eras Tour and an accomplishment recently reached by The Weeknd.
4 days ago in Entertainment
ABC signs Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension, months after temporary suspension
President Donald Trump won't be getting his wish. ABC said Monday it has signed late-night comic Jimmy Kimmel to a one-year contract extension.
4 days ago in National
Trump’s former lawyer Alina Habba resigns as top federal prosecutor in New Jersey
President Donald Trump's former personal attorney, Alina Habba, resigned Monday as the top federal prosecutor for New Jersey, leaving the job after an appeals court said she had been serving in the post unlawfully.
4 days ago in Sports, Trending
Miami Heat guard Terry Rozier pleads not guilty to sports betting charges
Miami Heat player Terry Rozier pleaded not guilty Monday to charges he helped gamblers placing bets on his performance in NBA games.
4 days ago in World
100 schoolchildren abducted in Nigeria are released but more are still held
A total of 100 of the schoolchildren abducted from a Nigerian Catholic school last month and released over the weekend were hosted at a government-organized ceremony on Monday, many of them looking lost but relieved.
4 days ago in World
Magnitude 7.5 quake in northern Japan injures 23 people and triggers a tsunami
A powerful 7.5-magnitude earthquake struck off northern Japan late Monday, injuring more than 20 people and triggering a tsunami of up to 70 centimeters (28 inches) in Pacific coast communities, officials said.
4 days ago in Lifestyle
If you want that tattoo erased it’s going to hurt and it’s going to cost you
Some tattoos simply have to go for one reason or many others. But the process of taking them off is longer, much more costly and ouch — extremely more painful than getting them put on, according to professionals in the industry.
4 days ago in Sports
Jeff Kent elected to baseball Hall of Fame, which again keeps doors shut for Bonds and Clemens
Elected to baseball's Hall of Fame more than 17 years after his final game, Jeff Kent couldn't control his emotions. "Absolutely unprepared. Emotionally unstable," he said after Sunday's vote announcement. "Thoughts are so far clouded."
4 days ago in Entertainment
‘One Battle After Another’ leads Golden Globe nominations
Paul Thomas Anderson's "One Battle After Another" scored a leading nine nominations to the 83rd Golden Globe Awards on Monday, adding to the Oscar favorite's momentum and handing Warner Bros. a victory amid Netflix's acquisition deal.
4 days ago in Sports, Trending
Indiana grabs top seed in College Football Playoff. Alabama and Miami make it, Notre Dame left out
Most of that second-guessing came from Notre Dame, which was passed over in favor of Alabama and Miami for two of the bracket's bubble spots.
Municipal Power Choice Programs new decreased rates for 2026
Several towns in Franklin County have released their municipal electricity supply program’s new energy supplier and long-term rates going into effect this January.
New sewer regulations beginning January 1 for Deerfield residents
The Deerfield Selectboard, acting in their role as Sewer Commissioners put new Sewer Use Regulations into place at their December 3rd meeting.
