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Hotel workers picketing outside of Moxy Boston Downtown hotel on Tremont Street on Sept. 13. Local 26 hotel workers union members ratified their contracts at 13 hotels across Boston, after two months of striking. LAUREN ALBANO/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Local 26 ratifies contract with 3 hotel chains after 2 months of strikes

Liam Dunne November 14, 2024
After more than two months of strikes beginning Sept. 1, UNITE HERE Local 26 workers ratified contracts with Omni, Hilton and Marriott hotels.
People attending John Deaton’s Election Night Party at Nash Bar and Stage on Tuesday. Local political groups across Boston hosted election watch parties on Tuesday. PHOTO BY AVA BERGER

Elizabeth Warren wins third Senate term over newcomer John Deaton

Ava Berger November 6, 2024
Sen. Elizabeth Warren secured a third term as a U.S. Senator against first-time political candidate John Deaton in a decisive win Tuesday night.
The flight path from Boston to Palestine on Distance Calculator. Local organizations around Boston, such as HEAL Palestine, have been working to evacuate children from Gaza and provide them with necessary care and medical attention amid conflict in the area. ISABELLA OLAND/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Local humanitarian efforts provide recovery care to children evacuated from Gaza

George Lehman October 31, 2024
Humanitarian organizations in Boston have been evacuating children from Gaza for months to provide medical care in the City as conflict in the region persists.
The City of Boston polling locations webpage. Multiple polling locations in the Boston University area reported low in-person voter turnout on Tuesday. KATE KOTLYAR/DFP PHOTOGRAPHER

Lack of in-person voter turnout at state primary prompts questions about uninformed voters, November excitement around Boston

Lauren Albano September 3, 2024
Early in-person and mail-in ballot turnout saw a major increase this year for the Massachusetts State Primary. However, polling locations in the Boston University area saw low in-person voter turnout on primary day.
elizabeth warren and ibram x kendi in a school of public health event at boston university

SPH, Center for Antiracist Research host three-part lectures on health policy, racial inequities

Olga Benacerraf April 12, 2021
The series featured discussions with Ibram X. Kendi, Ayanna Pressley and Elizabeth Warren.
On Thursday, Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren, along with other senators, introduced a bill to make accreditors more transparent in how they rate colleges and universities. PHOTO COURTESY WIKIMEDIA COMMONS

Senator Warren proposes reforming higher education accreditation

Alyssa Meyers September 26, 2016

Massachusetts Sen. Elizabeth Warren introduced legislation that will reduce student debt by reforming higher education accreditation, according to a Thursday press release. The bill, titled the...

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