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State police temporarily stop entry onto the Esplanade ahead of Boston Pops Fourth of July Spectacular

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

Revelers are keeping their eyes on the sky as the city of Boston prepares to ring in the Fourth of July with its annual festivities on the Esplanade.Gates opened for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at 12 p.m. to a rush of attendees. In an update around 2:30 p.m., though, state police announced they were temporarily suspending entry onto the Esplanade due to the risk for heavy rain and potential lightning. Gates are expected to reopen around 5 p.m.https://twitter.com/MassStatePolice/status/1676300500730277891In the meantime, a state police spokesperson said visitors already on the Esplanade may voluntarily evacuate if they want to, with the option to be re-screened for re-admittance later in the day.“This is being done so that if we do have to evacuate the venue in case of lightning, fewer visitors will have to be evacuated,” state police said of the decision to temporarily suspend entry. Performers previously took the stage at the Ha...

Emergency crews respond to separate crashes involving tractor-trailers on 93 southbound in Boston

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

Emergency crews spent Tuesday morning responding to two crashes involving tractor-trailers on Route 93 in Boston that tied up traffic into the city.Video showed traffic at a standstill around 7 a.m. as crews worked to remove a tractor-trailer from the roadway near Exit 15 and the Greater Boston Food Bank.Another crash involving a jackknifed Amazon tractor-trailer was also being cleared closer to the gas tank and Savin Hill. Authorities have not said whether there were any injuries from either incidents. The cause of both crashes remain under investigation.By 10:30 a.m., MassDOT officials said the scene of the crash by Exit 15 had been cleared while lanes were still being gradually reopened at the other crash site.

Israeli troops begin leaving Jenin camp, hours after Palestinian attacker wounds 8 in Tel Aviv

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

By MAJDI MOHAMMED and IMAD ISSEID (Associated Press)JENIN, West Bank (AP) — The Israeli military began withdrawing troops from a militant stronghold in the occupied West Bank late Tuesday, security officials said, winding down an intense two-day operation that killed at least 12 Palestinians, confiscated hundreds of weapons and left a wide swath of damage in its wake.But heavy fighting between Israeli troops and Palestinian militants continued in parts of the Jenin refugee camp, delaying the planned pullout.The development came hours after a Hamas militant rammed his car into a crowded Tel Aviv bus stop and began stabbing people, wounding eight, including a pregnant woman who reportedly lost her baby. The attacker was killed by an armed bystander. Hamas said the attack was revenge for the Israeli offensive.Visiting a military post outside Jenin, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu indicated the operation, one of the most intense in the territory in nearly two decades, wa...

Red Sox Notebook: Nathan Eovaldi admits he misses Boston ahead of first start against his former team

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

The Texas Rangers’ three-game series at Fenway Park will conclude with a resounding exclamation point.Ahead of Tuesday’s series opener, Nathan Eovaldi confirmed that he’ll take the mound for the finale on Thursday.“I’m definitely excited, obviously. I had this (series) on my schedule,” the former Red Sox star told reporters on Tuesday morning. “To be able to start this one, I mean, I was super excited.“I was excited just to be able to come back here alone, but to be able to pitch in front of the fans again, it’ll be awesome.”The last time Eovaldi pitched against the Red Sox, he was a New York Yankee. That was back on August 10, 2016, his last game of the season before needing Tommy John surgery for the second time.While his arm recovered, he signed with the Tampa Bay Rays in February ’17. At the following summer’s trade deadline, they dealt him to Boston, and he immediately cemented himself as a crucial member o...

Alleged wrong-way reckless Massachusetts driver with a knife charged with OUI drugs, identified

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

The alleged wrong-way reckless driver on Route 3 in Weymouth who hit several vehicles and then carried a knife down the highway before getting arrested has been charged with OUI drugs and numerous other offenses, according to police.Michael Silvia, 43, of Plymouth, has been identified as the suspect who’s accused of the chaotic wrong-way incident Saturday evening south of Boston.Silvia allegedly struck several vehicles before crashing into a guardrail, then apparently got out of his vehicle while carrying a knife, according to Massachusetts State Police who tried to tase him.After troopers were unable to tase Silvia, he allegedly threw the knife toward the woods and was arrested. He was transported to South Shore Hospital in Weymouth for a psychiatric evaluation.The Plymouth man is now facing a litany of offenses, including assault with a dangerous weapon (knife), OUI drugs, and possession of a Class B drug (cocaine).The other charges are: reckless operation of a motor vehicle...

Bruins’ prospect Fabian Lysell learns tough lessons in first pro season

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

Like most players who enter pro hockey as teenagers, Fabian Lysell encountered his share of challenges in his first year with the Providence Bruins.The B’s first round pick in 2021 (21st overall) traversed hills and valleys throughout his season before it came to a dead end stop when he was the recipient of a late, high hit from Hartford’s veteran forward Adam Clendening in the Calder Cup playoffs after Lysell had delivered a pass and cut into the middle of the ice, concussing one of the B’s brightest prospects and ending his first pro year.Lysell started fast, had a tough World Junior Championships for Sweden and then see-sawed the rest of the season. The skilled right wing wound up with 14-23-37 totals in 54 games, a decent output for a player his age, though not quite the totals that would label him a can’t-miss-kid.“It’s a lot of new things, a lot of new things to take in,” said Lysell on Tuesday. “I feel like the start of the year was really good, ...

Ticker: China throttles high tech metal exports; Nokia renews patent lease with Apple

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

China has imposed export curbs on two metals used in computer chips and solar cells, expanding a squabble with Washington over high-tech trade ahead of Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen’s visit to Beijing this week.The controls on gallium and germanium are intended to “safeguard national security,” the Commerce Ministry said late Monday. It said exports will require official permission once the rules take effect Aug. 1 but did not say what restrictions might be applied.China is the biggest global source of gallium and germanium, which are produced in small amounts but are needed to make computer chips for mobile phones, cars and other products, as well as solar panels and military technology.Yellen is due to arrive Thursday as part of efforts by the Biden administration to revive relations that have plunged to their lowest level in decades due to disputes about technology, China’s military buildup, human rights and other irritants.Nokia renews patent lease with...

Yankees use Lou Gehrig’s ‘Luckiest Man’ anniversary to honor Sarah Langs, others battling ALS

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

When Aaron Boone worked as a broadcaster at ESPN, he knew he could count on Sarah Langs.The baseball-obsessed researcher always had whatever stat the future Yankees manager needed while on-air. And as the two got to know each other, Boone could tell how deeply she loved the sport he had spent his entire life around.“Her passion and her love for the game was infectious,” Boone said Tuesday while sitting beside Langs, who now works for MLB Network.Langs is battling amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, or ALS. The Yankees, as part of their annual HOPE Week initiative, hosted the 30-year-old and other women from the organization Her ALS Story. They received a tour of Monument Park and the team’s museum, and Langs joined Boone on the dais for his pregame press conference while the rest of the group watched.Yankees ace Gerrit Cole then presented Langs with a team-signed “Baseball Is The Best” T-shirt. Langs frequently tweets the phrase, and the shirt highlights the...

Massachusetts State Police call for evacuation of Boston POPS event due to weather

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

The Massachusetts State Police is shutting down entry to and calling for evacuation of the Esplanade due to the weather.“URGENT—Due to expected heavy rain and possibility of lightning thru 5 PM we are temporarily suspending entry onto the Esplanade at the security checkpoints,” the agency tweeted at around 2:30 p.m. “This is being done so that if we do have to evacuate venue in case of lightning, fewer visitors will have to be evacuated.”The warning was bolstered by an emergency alert, which was automatically pushed to this reporter’s phone at 3:18 p.m.: “Emergency Alert: Per MSP; Pls evacuate Boston POPS event area and seek shelter due to incoming weather. All entry gates will be closed, will reopen when safe to do so.”The July 4 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular at the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. and runs until around 11 when fireworks wrap up. Gates open at noon, and officials say they are ready for an all-day affai...

Woman found dead in SUV near San Ysidro mall

Published Thu, 20 Feb 2025 15:42:31 GMT

SAN DIEGO — San Diego police are investigating a suspicious death Monday after a woman was found dead inside a vehicle in San Ysidro.Shortly after midnight, a security guard discovered the woman inside an SUV parked at a strip mall located at 4400 Camino De La Plaza, near the Las Americas Premium Outlets, SDPD said.The circumstances that led to the woman's death are still under investigation by SDPD's Homicide Unit. She was described by police as being in her 30s. Three arrested after police standoff in North County Officials said the incident is being investigated as a suspicious death. There was not any suspect information immediately available.The strip mall is located at the last exit before the U.S.-Mexico border.