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Recent Did you know? items

* ... that Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority general manager Phillip Eng brews his own beer?

* ... that [[Massachusetts Bay Transportation Authority]] general manager '''[[Phillip Eng]]''' brews his own beer?

* ... that the Scott Tower was built in 1940 as part of a project to create Holyoke, Massachusetts' "own version of New York City's Central Park"?

* ... that the '''[[Scott Tower]]''' was built in 1940 as part of a project to create [[Holyoke, Massachusetts]]' "own version of New York City's [[Central Park]]"?

* ... that a park in Brookline, Massachusetts, is named for the Massachusetts politician Sumner Z. Kaplan?

* ... that a park in [[Brookline, Massachusetts]], is named for the Massachusetts politician '''[[Sumner Z. Kaplan]]'''{{-?}}

* ... that Justin Yu, the current Classic Tetris World Champion, is also a cellist in MIT's video game orchestra?

* ... that '''[[Justin Yu]]''', the current [[Classic Tetris World Championship|Classic Tetris World Champion]], is also a cellist in [[Massachusetts Institute of Technology|MIT]]'s video game orchestra?

* ... that Massachusetts gave the United States its first openly LGBT state legislator to be elected, as well as the first out congressperson and state attorney general?

* ... that '''[[LGBT history in Massachusetts|Massachusetts gave the United States]]''' its first openly [[Elaine Noble|LGBT state legislator to be elected]], as well as [[Gerry Studds|the first out congressperson]] and [[Maura Healey|state attorney general]]?

* ... that a sinkhole opened up in Massachusetts in September 2023, damaging cars?

* ... that '''[[September 2023 northeastern U.S. floods|a sinkhole opened up in Massachusetts in September 2023]]''', damaging cars?

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6 August 2024 – Israel–Hamas war protests

In the United States, Massachusetts District Judge Richard Stearns rules that Harvard University must face a lawsuit accusing the university of intentionally ignoring requests for safety from Jewish students following "severe and pervasive harassment" on campus, while also calling the university's claims that antisemitic acts are protected under the First Amendment "dubious". (Reuters)

:In the [[United States]], [[United States District Court for the District of Massachusetts|Massachusetts District]] [[United States District Judge|Judge]] [[Richard G. Stearns|Richard Stearns]] rules that [[Harvard University]] must face a lawsuit accusing the university of intentionally ignoring requests for safety from [[Jews|Jewish]] students following "[[Antisemitism during the Israel–Hamas war|severe and pervasive harassment]]" on campus, while also calling the university's claims that [[Antisemitism|antisemitic]] acts are protected under the [[First Amendment to the United States Constitution|First Amendment]] "dubious". [https://www.reuters.com/legal/harvard-must-face-lawsuit-over-antisemitism-campus-us-judge-says-2024-08-06/ (Reuters)]

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