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bostonherald. com > 03/23/2026 > meta-new-mexico-trial-closing-arguments

Jury begins deliberations in landmark New Mexico trial over children's safety risks on Meta

1+ mon, 6+ day ago  (880+ words) Meta's attorneys dispute the claims and say'the company'provides built-in protections for teenagers and weeds out'harmful content'but that some potentially harmful gets past its safety nets for some users. Jurors heard closing arguments after six weeks of testimony from scores of…...

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bostonherald. com > 04/24/2026 > florida-georgia-wildfires

Growing wildfires blamed for death of Florida firefighter, destruction of 120 Georgia homes

5+ day, 22+ hour ago  (687+ words) By EMILIE MEGNIEN and RUSS BYNUM An unusually large number of wildfires are burning this spring across the Southeast, where scientists say the threat of fire has been amplified by a combination of extreme drought, gusty winds, climate changeand dead…...

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bostonherald. com > 04/23/2026 > election-2026-georgia-governor

Trump-endorsed Burt Jones seeks edge on Rick Jackson in ugly Republican primary for Georgia governor

6+ day, 22+ hour ago  (920+ words) Using his position as lieutenant governor, Jones pushed legislation that would have disqualified Jackson's company from receiving taxpayer-funded contracts. The proposal failed, but Jones is running a television ad attacking Jackson on the subject at the same time Jones argues…...

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bostonherald. com > 04/03/2026 > georgia-lawmakers-voting-machines

Georgia lawmakers end annual session without settling conflict on voting machines

3+ week, 6+ day ago  (674+ words) By CHARLOTTE KRAMON and JEFF AMY, Associated Press/Report for America The lawmakers" failure to offer a solution after months of debate raises uncertainty about how Georgians will vote in November and leaves confusion that could end in the courts…...

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bostonherald. com > 03/10/2026 > epstein-zorro-ranch-search

New Mexico prosecutors launch search of Jeffrey Epstein's secluded former Zorro Ranch

1+ mon, 2+ week ago  (221+ words) The office of state Attorney General Ra'l Torrez announced that the search was being done with the cooperation of the current ranch owners. Torrez last month reopened an investigation of the ranch. New Mexico's initial case was closed in 2019 at…...

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bostonherald. com > 06/25/2025 > us-marshals-nab-2023-dorchester-parade-shooting-fugitive-in-georgia

US Marshals nab 2023 Dorchester parade shooting fugitive in Georgia

10+ mon, 5+ day ago  (250+ words) After six months on the lam, a man charged in the 2023 Boston J'Ouvert Parade mass shooting has been nabbed by federal authorities in Georgia. U. S. Marshals arrested Gerald Vick, 31, of Dorchester, in Lithia Springs, Georgia, earlier today, according to the Boston…...

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bostonherald. com > 05/12/2025 > copy-city-protests

Defendants in Georgia "Cop City" case say they are in limbo as trial delays continue

11+ mon, 2+ week ago  (1303+ words) It has been more than a year and a half since authorities in Georgia indicted 61 activists on racketeering charges in connection with protests against an Atlanta-area police training facility that critics derisively call "Cop City." The three are among 61 defendants…...