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Cristina Silva

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Managing Editor for Local News, @bostonglobe. she/her/ella. Email me if you’d like: [email protected].

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Lowell is getting dozens of migrant families. Their struggles resonate with Cambodian community. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/26/met…

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Is our milk safe? Here’s what to know about bird flu particles in dairy products. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/24/met…

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Roughly 14% of WBUR's staff is leaving the company as 24 employees took buyouts and 7 employees were laid off, its CEO said Weds. The cost-cutting measures come as the station has been looking to cut its budget after a steep decline in advertising revenue. bostonglobe.com/2024/04/24/bus…

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In Massachusetts, a family of four needs more than $300,000 to live comfortably — the highest of all U.S. states. on.nbcboston.com/n91tG0U

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CalMatters announces the acquisition of The Markup, a nonprofit newsroom that specializes in covering technology and its impact on our lives.
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50 people died in the mental health shelters. About half of those deaths occurred after suspected drug overdoses, when staff members found the bodies of men and women slumped on bathroom floors. Eight people staying in the shelters killed themselves. nytimes.com/2024/03/31/nyr…

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'The volume's first owner, French physician and bibliophile Dr. Ludovic Bouland (1839–1933), bound the book with skin he took without consent from the body of a deceased female patient in a hospital where he worked,' nbcboston.com/news/local/har…

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“From Hiroshima's standpoint, the horror of nuclear weapons was not sufficiently depicted,' he was quoted as saying by Japanese media. 'The film was made in a way to validate the conclusion that the atomic bomb was used to save the lives of Americans.'

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In Gaza,

'There's no milk, no protein, no bread, no clean water, no fruits or vegetables,' Tafesh says.

Her kids constantly cry from hunger, begging for bread. She sees them wasting away, bones protruding, and feels helpless.

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A mob in the Mexican tourist city of Taxco brutally beat a woman to death Thursday because she was suspected of kidnapping and killing a young girl. apnews.com/article/f48c9a…

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Many Americans say immigrants contribute to economy but there's worry over risks.

the share of Americans who say that there’s a major risk that legal immigrants will commit crimes in the U.S. has increased, going from 19% in 2017 to 32% in the new poll. apnews.com/article/39246e…

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Black pastors see popular Easter services as an opportunity to rebuild in-person worship attendance (from The Associated Press Religion Team’s ⁦⁦⁦⁦⁦Darren Sands⁩ ) apnews.com/article/2b21b0…

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The Boston Globe is hiring a reporter to cover law enforcement. Learn more about joining our award-winning Metro team: …stonglobemediapartners.applytojob.com/apply/NqWFmYcb…

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“I feel like I’m online shopping — for a human,” said Scanlon, 28, an interior designer who resides in Foxborough. “I’m adding these men to my cart, and then they stay in the [direct messages] and then it’s stupid small talk. I don’t want it anymore.” bostonglobe.com/2024/03/21/bus…

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Notes from a Hired Pen: How Did This Get Made? From Pitch to Story in the Washington Post - Jen A. Miller jenamiller.com/notes-from-a-h…

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